William Anderson
William Anderson may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
- Bill Anderson (singer) (born 1937), American country music singer, songwriter and game show host
- Bill Anderson (producer) (1911–1997), American producer
- William Anderson (1911–1986), better known as Leif Erickson
- Wil Anderson (born 1974), Australian comedian
- Cat Anderson (William Alonzo Anderson, 1916–1981), American jazz trumpeter
- William Anderson (artist) (1757–1837), painter of marine and historical paintings
- William Anderson (guitarist) (born 1962), American classical guitarist and composer
- William Anderson (theatre) (1868–1940), Australian stage entrepreneur
- William Kevin Anderson, background music composer for several animated TV shows
- William M. Anderson (born 1948), film editor
- W. H. Anderson (1882–1955), Canadian composer, choir director, tenor, and voice teacher
- William West Anderson (born 1928), known as Adam West, American actor, best known for playing Batman from 1966 to 1968
- Will Anderson (talk show host), American conservative talk show host
- Will Anderson (singer) (born 1986), lead vocalist in the band Parachute
Writing
- William Anderson (American writer) (born 1952), American biographer, specialising in the Laura Ingalls Wilder times
- William Anderson (Scottish writer) (1805–1866), Scottish miscellaneous writer
- William Charles Anderson (1920–2003), American author
- William J. Anderson (1811–?), American slave and author
Law and politics
- William Anderson (Australian politician) (1828–1909), Scottish-born Victorian colonial politician, member for Villiers and Heytesbury
- William Anderson (Australian politician born 1853) (1853–1898), Victorian colonial politician for Creswick, and Windermere
- William Anderson (Tasmanian politician) (1904–1990), Australian politician from Tasmania
- William Anderson (Ontario MP) (1905–1961), member of Canadian House of Commons for Waterloo South electoral district
- William Anderson (naval officer) (1921–2007), United States Representative from Tennessee and commander of the first nuclear submarine
- William Anderson (Pennsylvania) (1762–1829), United States Congressman from Pennsylvania
- William Anderson (Ontario MPP) (1822–1897), Canadian politician
- William A. Anderson (1873–1954), mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota
- William Clayton Anderson (1826–1861), United States Representative from Kentucky
- William B. Anderson (1830–1901), United States Representative from Illinois
- William Coleman Anderson (1853–1902), United States Representative from Tennessee
- William Crawford Anderson (1877–1919), British socialist politician
- William Hamilton Anderson (1874–c. 1959), superintendent of the New York Anti-Saloon League
- William Marshall Anderson (1807–1881), American scholar, explorer and politician
- William Stafford Anderson (1889–?), politician in New Brunswick, Canada
- Bill Anderson (Ohio politician), former member of the Ohio House of Representatives
- William Alexander Anderson (1842–1930), Virginia lawyer and politician
- Bill Anderson (Iowa politician) (born 1977), Republican politician and legislator from the state of Iowa
- Bill Anderson (West Virginia politician) (born 1948), member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
- William Spencer Anderson (died 1872), American-born Liberian politician and explorer
Medicine
- William Anderson (collector) (1842–1900), British surgeon and collector of Japanese art
- William G. Anderson (born 1927), physician and social activist
- William Wallace Anderson, medical doctor and involved in architecture of rammed earth construction in South Carolina
Military
- Maurice Anderson (1908–1986), often known as Bill Anderson, British Army medical officer
- William Anderson (naval officer) (1921–2007), commander of the first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus, later a United States Representative from Tennessee
- William Anderson (RAAF officer) (1891–1975), Australian air marshal
- William Anderson (VC) (1885–1915), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- William Anderson (1820–1848), British Army lieutenant with the 1st Bombay Fusiliers whose murder impacted the Second Anglo-Sikh War
- William Herbert Anderson (1881–1918), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- William T. Anderson (1840–1864), American Civil War guerrilla commander, known as "Bloody Bill"
- William Anderson (Canadian Army officer) (1915–2000), Canadian general
- William Anderson (Medal of Honor) (1852–?), American sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
- William Y. Anderson (1921–2011), Swedish American fighter ace of World War II
- William C. Anderson (United States Air Force) (born 1958), Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Logistics) 2005–2008
Science and academics
- William Anderson (horticulturist) (1766–1846), Scottish horticulturist
- William Anderson (engineer) (1835–1898), British engineer and philanthropist
- William Anderson (naturalist) (1750–1778), naturalist on Captain Cook's third voyage (1776–1780), died aboard the Resolution
- William Anderson (political scientist) (1888–1975), professor at University of Minnesota, served on federal commissions
- William Caldwell Anderson (1804–1870), President of Miami University
- William French Anderson (born 1936), American geneticist and molecular biologist
- William Henry Anderson (1908–1997), American entomologist
- William James Anderson (1812–1873), Scottish physician who emigrated to Canada
- Eric Anderson (teacher) (William Kinloch Anderson, born 1936), Provost of Eton College, 2000–2009
Sports
American football
- Bill Anderson (American football) (born 1936), American football player
- Bill Anderson (American football, born 1925) (1925–2013), American college football coach, head football coach at Howard Payne University
- Bill Anderson (American football, born 1947), American college football coach, head football coach at North Park University and Illinois College
- Billy Anderson (quarterback) (1941–1996), American football quarterback led NCAA in passing in 1965
Australian football
- Bill Anderson (footballer, born 1878) (1878–1915), Australian rules footballer for St Kilda
- Bill Anderson (footballer, born 1911) (1911–1971), Australian rules footballer for Geelong
Baseball
- Bill Anderson (1880s pitcher) (1865–1936), American Major League Baseball player
- Bill Anderson (1920s pitcher) (1895–1983), American Major League Baseball player
Cricket
- William Anderson (18th-century cricketer), mid-18th century English cricketer
- William Anderson (cricket umpire) (1910–1975), South African Test match umpire in two games
- William Anderson (cricketer, born 1859) (1859–1943), French Olympic silver medal-winning cricketer
- William Anderson (cricketer, born 1871) (1871–1948), English cricketer
- William Anderson (cricketer, born 1909) (1909–1975), English first class cricketer
- William Anderson (Scottish cricketer) (1894–1973), Scottish cricketer from Fife
Football (soccer)
- Bill Anderson (footballer), manager of Football League side Lincoln City, 1946–1965
- William Anderson (Scottish footballer) (c. 1860–?), 1885 FA Cup Finalist with Queen's Park in 1884 and 1885 and Scotland international
Ice hockey
- Red Anderson (ice hockey) (Bill Anderson, 1910–1991), Canadian ice hockey player
- William Anderson (ice hockey) (1901–1983), British ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics
Other sports
- Bill Anderson (strongman) (born 1937), Scottish sportsman
- William Anderson (cyclist), Canadian Olympic cyclist
Religion
- William Anderson (died 1543), one of the Perth Martyrs
- William Anderson (bishop of Caledonia) (born 1950), Canadian Anglican bishop since 2001
- William Anderson (bishop of Salisbury) (1892–1972), Anglican Bishop of Croydon, of Portsmouth and of Salisbury, England
- William Anderson (minister) (1799–1873), Scottish theological writer and preacher
- William Anderson (missionary) (1769–1852), English-Anglican missionary to South Africa
- William F. Anderson (bishop) (1860–1944), American Methodist bishop
Other
- William P. Anderson (1851–1927), Canadian civil engineer
- William S. Anderson (born 1919), president and chairman of the National Cash Register Corp, 1972–1984
- Chief William Anderson, namesake of Anderson, Indiana
See also
- Bill Andersen (politician) (born 1936), 1988 Republican candidate from Tennessee for the U.S. Senate
- Bill Andersen (1924–2005), New Zealand communist and trade union leader
- Billy Anderson (disambiguation)
- Willie Anderson (disambiguation)
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