William Young
William Young may refer to:
Politicians
- Bill Young (1930–2013), United States Representative from Florida's 13th congressional district
- Bill Young (New Zealand politician) (1913–2009), New Zealand politician
- Bill Young (Australian politician) (1918–2012), Australian politician
- Bill Young (Tasmanian politician) (1917–2003), member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
- William Young (New Zealand politician) (?–?), member of the Legislative Council
- Sir William Young, 1st Baronet (1724–1788), Colonial Head of Dominica
- Sir William Young, 2nd Baronet (1749–1815), Colonial Head of Tobago
- William Singleton Young (1790–1827), U.S. Representative from Kentucky
- William Young (Nova Scotia politician) (1799–1887), politician and Premier of Nova Scotia
- William Mackworth Young (1840–1924), member of the Indian Civil Service and Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab
- William Albin Young (1860–1928), U.S. Representative from Virginia
- William Young (MP) (1863–1942), British Member of Parliament for East Perthshire, 1910–1918, and Perth, 1918–1922
- William Young (Australian politician) (1852–1915), New South Wales politician
- William Young (Tasmanian politician) (1912–2012), Australian politician
- William Robert Young (died 1933), Irish linen merchant, politician and philanthropist
Sportsmen
Soccer/association football
- Bill Young (Canadian soccer) (born 1940s/1950s), Canadian international soccer player, see Canada men's national soccer team match results
- Billy Young (association football) (born 1938), Irish soccer player
- William Young (referee), soccer referee active in the 1990s, see Republic of Ireland national football team 1990s results
- William Young (footballer), soccer player of the 1920s
American football
- Bill Young (American football) (1914–1994), American football player
- Bill Young (American football coach), former defensive coordinator at Oklahoma State University
- Billy Young (American football) (born 1901), American football player
Rugby
- Bill Young (rugby union) (born 1974), Australian rugby union footballer
- W. B. Young (1916–2013), Scottish rugby union player
Cricketers
- Will Young (cricketer) (born 1994), New Zealand cricketer
- William Young (cricketer) (1861–1933), English cricketer
- Billy Young (cricketer) (born 1970), former English cricketer
Other sportsmen
- Bill Young (Australian rules footballer) (born 1931), Australian rules footballer
- Bill Young (ice hockey) (born 1947), ice hockey player
- Will Young (Australian footballer) (born 1990), Australian football player
- William J. Young (coach) (1881–1957), American college basketball and football coach
Military
- William Young (1751–1821), Royal Navy officer
- William Young (1761–1847), Royal Navy officer
- William Young (Medal of Honor) (1835–?), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
- William Hugh Young (1838–1901), Confederate States Army brigadier general
- William Ramsay Young (1894–1965), Australian soldier
- William Young (veteran) (1900–2007), last surviving member of Royal Flying Corps
- William Young (VC) (1876–1916), recipient of the Victoria Cross
- William Young (1934-2011), Central Intelligence Case Officer largely responsible for the Laotian Civil War
Academics
- William Henry Young (1863–1942), mathematician
- William John Young (1878–1942), English biochemist
- William Gould Young (1902–1980), chemistry professor and winner of the Priestley Medal
- William D. Young, Canadian doctor whose pro bono work with children was commemorated with the Dr. William D. Young Memorial in Toronto
Actors
- William Allen Young (born 1954), African American actor
- Bill Young (actor) (born 1950), Australian actor in Vacant Possession (film)
Musicians
- Billy Young (singer), 1960s singer on Chess Records
- Will Young (born 1979), English pop star
- William Young (composer) (c. 1610–1662), English composer and viola da gambist
Law
- William Young (judge) (born 1952), Justice of the Supreme Court of New Zealand
- William G. Young (born 1940), United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts
Others
- William Weston Young (1776–1847), Quaker Entrepreneur, artist, and inventor
- William Young (architect) (1843–1900), designer of Glasgow City Chambers
- William Alfred Young (1863–1911), President of the Council, and Magistrate of the British Overseas Territory of Pitcairn Island
- William Thomas Young (1870–1953), New Zealand seaman and trade unionist
- William Hooper Young (1871–?), convicted American murderer
- William Gordon Young (1904–1974), Australian physical culturist and public servant
- William T. Young (1918–2004), American businessman
- William H. Young (labor leader) (born 1946), 17th president of National Association of Letter Carriers
- William P. Young (born 1955), Canadian/American author
- William Young (CIA officer) (1934-2011), CIA agent
See also
- Willie Young (disambiguation)
- William Yonge (disambiguation)