# William Alexander

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'''William''' or '''Bill Alexander''' may refer to:

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==Literature==
*[William Alexander (poet)](/source/William_Alexander_(poet)) (1808–1875), American poet and author
*[William Alexander (journalist and author)](/source/William_Alexander_(journalist_and_author)) (1826–1894), Scottish journalist and author
*[William Alexander (author)](/source/William_Alexander_(author)) (born 1976), American children's writer
*[William Alexander, Baron Alexander of Potterhill](/source/William_Alexander%2C_Baron_Alexander_of_Potterhill) (1905–1993), English educator and author
*[Fred Alexander (editor)](/source/Fred_Alexander_(editor)) (William Frederick Alexander, 1882–1957), New Zealand subeditor, poetry anthologist and newspaper editor
*[William Menzies Alexander](/source/William_Menzies_Alexander) (1858–1929), Scottish medical and theological writer

==Military==
*[William Alexander (Canadian soldier)](/source/William_Alexander_(Canadian_soldier)) (1880–1917), World War I soldier executed for desertion
*[William Melville Alexander (aviator)](/source/William_Melville_Alexander_(aviator)) (1897–1988), Canadian World War I flying ace
*[William Alexander, Lord Stirling](/source/William_Alexander%2C_Lord_Stirling) (1726–1783), American Revolutionary War soldier

==Politics==
*[Bill Alexander (British politician)](/source/Bill_Alexander_(British_politician)) (1910–2000), British communist activist, commander of the International Brigade's British Battalion
*[William Alexander (died 1446)](/source/William_Alexander_(died_1446)), MP for Salisbury and Wiltshire
*[William Alexander (Australian politician)](/source/William_Alexander_(Australian_politician)) (1844–1924), member of the Western Australian Legislative Council
*[William Alexander (Lord Provost)](/source/William_Alexander_(Lord_Provost)) (1690–1761), MP for Edinburgh and Lord Provost of Edinburgh 1754–1756
*[William Alexander (Glasgow MP)](/source/William_Alexander_(Glasgow_MP)) (1874–1954), MP for Glasgow Central
*[Bill Alexander (American politician)](/source/Bill_Alexander_(American_politician)) (born 1934), American politician; former US representative from Arkansas
*[William B. Alexander](/source/William_B._Alexander) (1921–2006), member of the Mississippi State Senate 
*[Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands](/source/Willem-Alexander_of_the_Netherlands) (born 1967), King of the Netherlands
*[William Melville Alexander (Illinois politician)](/source/William_Melville_Alexander_(Illinois_politician)), speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives
*[William Alexander (Illinois politician)](/source/William_Alexander_(Illinois_politician)), member of the Illinois House of Representatives
*[William Lee Alexander](/source/William_Lee_Alexander), American politician, Oklahoma State Treasurer

==Religion==
*[William Alexander (Quaker)](/source/William_Alexander_(Quaker)) (1768–1841) English Quaker and publisher
*[William Alexander (bishop)](/source/William_Alexander_(bishop)) (1824–1911), Anglican bishop, Primate of All Ireland
*[William Lindsay Alexander](/source/William_Lindsay_Alexander) (1808–1884), Scottish church leader
*[William Patterson Alexander](/source/William_Patterson_Alexander) (1805–1884), American missionary in Hawaii

==Sports==
*[William Alexander (American football)](/source/William_Alexander_(American_football)) (1889–1950), football coach at Georgia Tech
*[Bill Alexander (Canadian football)](/source/Bill_Alexander_(Canadian_football)) (1924–1997), Canadian football halfback
*[William Alexander (rugby union, born 1874)](/source/William_Alexander_(rugby_union%2C_born_1874)) (1874–1937), Wales international rugby union player
*[William Alexander (rugby union, born 1905)](/source/William_Alexander_(rugby_union%2C_born_1905)) (1905–?), English rugby union player

==Visual arts==
*[Bill Alexander (painter)](/source/Bill_Alexander_(painter)) (1915–1997), East-Prussian artist, star of ''The Magic of Oil Painting''
*[William Alexander (painter)](/source/William_Alexander_(painter)) (1767–1816), British artist
*[William Walker Alexander](/source/William_Walker_Alexander) (1870–1948), Canadian printmaker and bookplate maker

==Others==
*[Bill Alexander (engineer)](/source/Bill_Alexander_(engineer)) (William Hector, 1927–1995), British avionics engineer
*[William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling](/source/William_Alexander%2C_1st_Earl_of_Stirling) (c. 1567–1640), British colonial organizer
*[William Alexander (the younger)](/source/William_Alexander_(the_younger)) (c. 1602–1638), founder of the colony at Port Royal; son of the 1st Earl of Stirling
*[William Alexander (judge)](/source/William_Alexander_(judge)) (c. 1754–1842), Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer
*[Sir William Alexander, 3rd Baronet](/source/Sir_William_Alexander%2C_3rd_Baronet) (1797–1873), Attorney-General of the Duchy of Cornwall
*[William Alexander (insurance writer)](/source/William_Alexander_(insurance_writer)) (1848–1937), cofounder of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity
*[William Cowper Alexander](/source/William_Cowper_Alexander) (1806–1874), president of the New Jersey State Senate and president of the Equitable Life Assurance Society
*[William D. Alexander](/source/William_D._Alexander) (1916–1991), American film producer
*[William DeWitt Alexander](/source/William_DeWitt_Alexander) (1833–1913), educator in Hawaii
*[William Hastings Alexander](/source/William_Hastings_Alexander) (c. 1823–1876), Hong Kong judiciary officer
*[Bill Alexander (director)](/source/Bill_Alexander_(director)) (born 1948), American theatre director
*[William Alexander (architect)](/source/William_Alexander_(architect)) (1841–1904), Scottish architect
*[William Alexander (Hollyoaks)](/source/William_Alexander_(Hollyoaks)), a fictional character in British soap opera ''Hollyoaks''

==See also==
*[Willie Alexander](/source/Willie_Alexander) (born 1943), American singer
*[Willie Alexander (American football)](/source/Willie_Alexander_(American_football)) (born 1949), former professional American football player
*[Will Alexander (disambiguation)](/source/Will_Alexander_(disambiguation))
*[Alexander Williams (disambiguation)](/source/Alexander_Williams_(disambiguation))

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