William Hamilton

William Hamilton may refer to:

Politicians and noblemen

United Kingdom

• William Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton (1616–1651), Scottish nobleman
• William Douglas-Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton (1635–1694), Scottish nobleman
• William Hamilton (Lord Chancellor) (died 1307), Lord Chancellor of England
• William Gerard Hamilton (1729–1796), English statesman
• Sir William Hamilton (diplomat) (1731–1803), Scottish diplomat and husband of Emma Hamilton
• William Douglas-Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton (1811–1863), Scottish nobleman
• William Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton (1845–1895), Scottish nobleman
• Willie Hamilton (1917–2000), British Labour MP

North America

• William S. Hamilton (1797–1850), son of Alexander Hamilton, well-known miner, politician, and soldier
• William Hamilton (Flint politician), American politician
• William Thomas Hamilton (1820–1888), Governor of Maryland (1880–1884)
• William Ernest Hamilton (1902–1985), Ontario politician
• William McLean Hamilton (1919–1989), Canadian politician
• William J. Hamilton (born 1932), Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly (1977)

Australia

• William Hamilton (1858–1920), Leader of the 1901 Shearers Strike and early Labor politician

Scientists, mathematicians, and academics

• Robert William "Bill" Hamilton, Jr. (1930–2011), American hyperbaric physiologist
• William Hamilton (educator) (1669–1732), Principal of the University of Edinburgh
• William Hamilton (surgeon) (died 1717), surgeon in the British East India Company
• Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet (1788–1856), Scottish metaphysician
• Sir William Rowan Hamilton (1805–1865), Irish mathematician, astronomer and physicist
• William John Hamilton (1805–1867), English geologist
• William F. Hamilton (1893–1964), American physician
• William Hamilton (theologian) (1924–2012), American theologian
• W. D. Hamilton (1936–2000), British evolutionary biologist and geneticist
• William Maxwell Hamilton (1909–1992), New Zealand agricultural scientist and scientific administrator

Sportsmen

• William Hamilton (cricketer) (1859–1914), Irish cricketer
• Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1866) (1866–1940), 19th century American Major League baseball player
• Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1990) (born 1990), 21st century American Major League baseball player
• William Hamilton (tennis player) (1869–1943), Irish tennis player
• William Hamilton (athlete) (1884–?), 1908 Olympic gold medalist
• Willie Hamilton (footballer) (1938–1976), Scottish footballer
• Bill Hamilton (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer
• Billy Hamilton (footballer) (born 1957), Northern Irish footballer

Poets

• William Hamilton (poet) (1665–1751), Scottish poet
• William Hamilton (Jacobite poet) (1704–1754), Scottish poet associated with the Jacobite movement
• William Hamilton (British Army officer) (1891–1917), poet and soldier from Victoria Barracks, Windsor

Artists

• William Hamilton (painter) (1751–1801), English painter
• William Hamilton Gibson (1850–1896), American illustrator, author and naturalist
• William Hamilton (cartoonist) (born 1939), American cartoonist associated with The New Yorker

Businessmen

• William Hamilton (lumber baron) (died 1822), lumber merchant and political figure in Upper Canada
• Bill Hamilton (engineer) (1899–1978), New Zealand engineer and inventor
• William Hamilton and Company, British shipbuilding firm

Criminals

• William Hamilton (criminal), criminal who shot at Queen Victoria in 1849
• Billy Ray Hamilton (died 2007), American murderer

Others

• William Richard Hamilton (1777–1859), English antiquarian and traveler
• William Peter Hamilton (1867–1929), Wall Street Journal editor
• William Hamilton (film editor) (1893–1942), film editor
• Bill Hamilton (musician), bassist for the Canadian band Silverstein

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