'''William Ellis''' may refer to:
{{TOC right}} ==Politicians== *William Ellis (14th-century MP), member of parliament for Canterbury, 1388 *Sir William Ellis (secretary of state) (died 1732), English Jacobite, secretary of State to James II in exile *Sir William Ellis (solicitor-general) (1609–1680), English lawyer and politician *William Craven-Ellis (1880–1959), Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom *William Cox Ellis (1787–1871), member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania *William Henry Ellis (politician) (1819–1858), English-born political figure in Newfoundland *William R. Ellis (1850–1915), United States congressman from Oregon from 1893–1899 and 1907–1911 *William T. Ellis (1845–1925), U.S. representative from Kentucky *William Ellis (Newfoundland politician) (1857–1926), building contractor and political figure in Newfoundland *William A. Ellis (1828–1900), member of the Wisconsin State Senate *William Ellis (mayor), mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey *William Ellis (Massachusetts politician), representative to the Great and General Court
==Sportsmen== *William Ellis (English cricketer) (1876–1931), English cricketer for Derbyshire *William Ellis (Scottish cricketer) (1923–2015), Scottish cricketer *William Webb Ellis (1806–1872), Anglican clergyman, allegedly the inventor of rugby football *Billy Ellis (1895–1939), English footballer *Bill Ellis (1919–2007), English cricketer
==Religious figures== *William Ellis (British missionary) (1794–1872), English missionary and author *William Ellis (missionary in Newfoundland) (1780–1837), Irish-born Methodist clergyman, missionary in Newfoundland *William Webb Ellis (1806–1872), Anglican clergyman, allegedly the inventor of rugby football
==Others== *William Ellis (astronomer) (1828–1916), English astronomer and meteorologist *William Ellis (engraver) (1747–1810), English engraver *William Ellis (economist) (1800–1881), English businessman, writer on economics, and educational thinker *William Ellis (Medal of Honor) (1834–1875), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient *William Ellis (writer on agriculture) (1700–1758), English writer on agriculture *Sir William Charles Ellis (1780–1839), English physician, pioneering superintendent of asylums and Methodist lay preacher *William Ellis (actor), British actor, voice artist and podcaster *William Henry Ellis (businessman) (1864–1923), born into slavery and became a Mexican millionaire *William Henry Ellis (engineer) (1860–1945), British civil engineer and steel maker *William Hodgson Ellis (1845–1920), British-Canadian chemist *William Otoo Ellis, vice chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology *William Edward Ellis (1908–1982), U.S. Navy officer *W. H. Ellis (1867–1948), justice of the Florida Supreme Court *William Wade Ellis (1751–1779), naturalist and artist who accompanied Captain Cook *William Ashton Ellis (1852–1919), English doctor, translator and theosophist *William Ellis (Royal Navy officer) (1697/8—1743)
==See also== *William Henry Ellis (disambiguation) *William Ellis School, a UK secondary comprehensive school for boys in Highgate, London
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