William Hamilton

William Hamilton may refer to:

Politicians and noblemen

William Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton (1616–1651), Scottish nobleman
William 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 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

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)
Bill Hamilton (West Virginia politician) (born 1950), American state legislator in West Virginia

Robert William Hamilton, Jr. (1930–2011), known as Bill, 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 (physician) (1893–1964), American physician
William F. Hamilton (professor) (born 1941), professorship of management and technology
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

William Hamilton (cricketer) (1859–1914), Irish cricketer
William Hamilton (cyclist) (born 1930), Canadian Olympic cyclist
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
William Hamilton (sport shooter) (1884-1939), Canadian Olympic shooter
Willie Hamilton (footballer) (1938–1976), Scottish footballer
Bill Hamilton (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer
Billy Hamilton (footballer) (born 1957), Northern Irish footballer
William "Pud" Hamilton (1874–1965), Canadian ice hockey player

William Hamilton (comic 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

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

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