William Cole
William Cole may refer to:
- William Cole (Dean of Lincoln) (c. 1530–1600), Anglican priest and President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford
- William Cole (botanist) (1626–1662), English herbalist known for the doctrine of signatures
- William Cole (antiquary) (1714–1782), antiquary
- William Cole, 1st Earl of Enniskillen (1736–1803), Irish peer and politician
- William Cole (scholar) (1753–1806), English classical scholar, writer and churchman
- William Cole, 3rd Earl of Enniskillen (1807–1886), known as Viscount Cole
- William Cole (Dean of Waterford) (died 1804), Dean of Waterford
- William Hinson Cole (1837–1886), U.S. Congressman from Maryland
- William Washington Cole (1847–1915), part owner of the Barnum & Bailey Circus
- William C. "King" Cole (1881–1968), American college football player and coach
- William Cole (police officer) (died 1900), British policeman, who was awarded the Albert Medal for bravery
- William Carey Cole (1868–1935), U.S. Navy admiral
- William E. Cole (1874–1953), U.S. Army general
- William Purington Cole, Jr. (1889–1957), U.S. Congressman from Maryland
- William Clay Cole (1897–1965), U.S. Congressman from Missouri
- William Cole (musician) (1909–1997), conductor, composer and organist
- Sir William Cole (public servant) (born 1926), Australian senior public servant
- William Rossa Cole (1919–2000), American writer and poet
- W. Sterling Cole (1904–1987), U.S. Congressman from New York and first Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency
- William "Bill" Cole (born 1937), American jazz musician and professor
- William Cole (born 1963), university professor, art dealer, and expert in art and rare book connoisseurship
- Billy Cole (born 1965), English shot putter
- William H. Cole IV (born 1972), City Councilman from Baltimore, Maryland (2007–present); former Delegate in Maryland General Assembly (1999–2002)
See also
- William Cole, a fictional character from the 2005 film Man with the Screaming Brain
- William Cole Cozzens, U.S. politician and former governor of Rhode Island
- William Colle, MP for Leominster