William Alexander

• William Alexander (poet) (1808–1875), American poet and author • William Alexander (journalist and author) (1826–1894), Scottish journalist and author • William Alexander (author) (born 1976), American children's writer • William Alexander, Baron Alexander of Potterhill (1905–1993), English educator and author • Fred Alexander (editor) (William Frederick Alexander, 1882–1957), New Zealand subeditor, poetry anthologist and newspaper editor • William Menzies Alexander (1858–1929), Scottish medical and theological writer ==Military==

• William Alexander (Canadian soldier) (1880–1917), World War I soldier executed for desertion • William Melville Alexander (aviator) (1897–1988), Canadian World War I flying ace • William Alexander, Lord Stirling (1726–1783), American Revolutionary War soldier ==Politics==

• Bill Alexander (British politician) (1910–2000), British communist activist, commander of the International Brigade's British Battalion • William Alexander (died 1446), MP for Salisbury and Wiltshire • William Alexander (Australian politician) (1844–1924), member of the Western Australian Legislative Council • William Alexander (Lord Provost) (1690–1761), MP for Edinburgh and Lord Provost of Edinburgh 1754–1756 • William Alexander (Glasgow MP) (1874–1954), MP for Glasgow Central • Bill Alexander (American politician) (born 1934), American politician; former US representative from Arkansas • William B. Alexander (1921–2006), member of the Mississippi State Senate • Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (born 1967), King of the Netherlands • William Melville Alexander (Illinois politician), speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives • William Alexander (Illinois politician) ==Religion==

• William Alexander (Quaker) (1768–1841) English Quaker and publisher • William Alexander (bishop) (1824–1911), Anglican bishop, Primate of All Ireland • William Lindsay Alexander (1808–1884), Scottish church leader • William Patterson Alexander (1805–1884), American missionary in Hawaii ==Sports==

• William Alexander (American football) (1889–1950), football coach at Georgia Tech • Bill Alexander (Canadian football) (1924–1997), Canadian football halfback • William Alexander (rugby union, born 1874) (1874–1937), Wales international rugby union player • William Alexander (rugby union, born 1905) (1905–?), English rugby union player ==Visual arts==

• Bill Alexander (painter) (1915–1997), East-Prussian artist, star of The Magic of Oil Painting • William Alexander (painter) (1767–1816), British artist ==Characters==

• William Alexander (Hollyoaks), a fictional character in British soap opera Hollyoaks ==Others==

• Bill Alexander (engineer) (William Hector, 1927–1995), British avionics engineer • William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling (c. 1567–1640), British colonial organizer • William Alexander (the younger) (c. 1602–1638), founder of the colony at Port Royal; son of the 1st Earl of Stirling • William Alexander (judge) (c. 1754–1842), Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer • Sir William Alexander, 3rd Baronet (1797–1873), Attorney-General of the Duchy of Cornwall • William C. Alexander (1848–1937), cofounder of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity • William Cowper Alexander (1806–1874), president of the New Jersey State Senate and president of the Equitable Life Assurance Society • William D. Alexander (1916–1991), American film producer • William DeWitt Alexander (1833–1913), educator in Hawaii • William Hastings Alexander (c. 1823–1876), Hong Kong judiciary officer • Bill Alexander (director) (born 1948), American theatre director ==See also==