William Burton

William Burton may refer to:

Antiquaries

William Burton (antiquary, died 1645) (1575–1645), author of The Description of Leicestershire, 1622, English translator of Achilles Tatius
William Burton (antiquary, died 1657) (1609–1657), English schoolmaster and antiquary

William Burton (died 1438), MP for London
William Burton (MP for Nottingham), 1417–26, MP for Nottingham
William Burton (d. 1781), British MP for Rutland
William Henry Burton (1739–1818), UK MP for the Irish constituency of County Carlow, 1801–1802
William Burton (governor) (1789–1866), governor of Delaware
William Burton (Canadian politician) (1888–1944), mayor of Hamilton, Ontario
W.E. Burton chief magistrate of Anguilla

William George Burton (1774–1825), printer and author, father of William Evans Burton
W. K. Burton (William Kinnimond Burton, 1856–1899), British engineer, photographer and photography writer
William Westbrooke Burton (1794–1888), judge in New South Wales, Australia
William Evans Burton (1804–1860), actor and playwright
William Francis Burton (1907–1995), marine and landscape artist
William Merriam Burton (1865–1954), American chemist
Willie Burton (born 1968), American basketball player
Willie D. Burton, American production sound mixer
William Burton Walbert (1886–1959), singer and composer
William Burton (clergyman) (died 1616), English clergyman
William John Burton (1908–1985), New Zealand lithographic draughtsman, rifleman and archer
William Shakespeare Burton (1824–1916), English genre and historical painter
Bill Burton (political consultant) (born 1977), American political consultant
William C. Burton, American lawyer
Billy Burton (born 1956), English former motorcycle speedway rider