William Cole

• William Rossa Cole (1919–2000), American children's writer • William Washington Cole (1847–1915), part owner of the Barnum & Bailey Circus == Fine arts and entertainment ==

• William Cole (musician) (1909–1997), English conductor and organist • Bill Cole (musician) (born 1937), jazz musician, jazz and African American scholar • Bill Cole (television journalist and producer) (1922–2006), foreign correspondent for CBS News and public television producer == Military and law enforcement ==

• William Cole (police officer) (c. 1840–1900), British policeman • William Carey Cole (1868–1935), U.S. Navy admiral • USS William C. Cole, a destroyer escort named after the admiral • William E. Cole (1874–1953), U.S. Army general ==Politics==

• William Colle (fl. 1397–1414), MP for Leominster in 1397 • William Cole (burgess) (1691–1729), planter and member of the House of Burgesses, grandson of William Cole (immigrant) • William Cole (councillor) (1638–1694), planter and member of the Virginia Governor's Council, son of William Cole (immigrant) • William Cole (planter) (c.1571–1653), English planter, politician and soldier in Ireland • William Cole (immigrant) (c. 1598-before 1664), English planter, politician and family founder in Virginia • William Cole, 1st Earl of Enniskillen (1736–1803), Irish peer and politician • William Cole, 3rd Earl of Enniskillen (1807–1886), known as Viscount Cole • William Cole (Australian politician) (1858–1938), South Australian House of Assembly • William Cole (public servant) (1926–2019), Australian • William Clay Cole (1897–1965), U.S. congressman from Missouri • William H. Cole IV (born 1972), city councilman from Baltimore • William Hinson Cole (1837–1886), U.S. congressman from Maryland and Confederate surgeon • William Purington Cole Jr. (1889–1957), U.S. congressman from Maryland and judge • W. Sterling Cole (1904–1987), U.S. congressman from New York • William J. Cole, state treasurer of Mississippi • Bill Cole (Montana politician), mayor of Billings, Montana, 2017 • Bill Cole (West Virginia politician) (born 1956), member of the West Virginia Senate ==Religion==

• William Cole (Dean of Lincoln) (c. 1530–1600), English Puritan clergyman • William Cole (antiquary) (1714–1782), Cambridgeshire clergyman • William Cole (Dean of Waterford) (died 1804) ==Sports==

• William C. "King" Cole (1881–1968), American college football player and coach • Billy Cole (footballer) (1909–1958), Australian rules footballer • Billy Cole (born 1965), English shot putter ==Medicine==

• William Cole (botanist) (1626–1662), English herbalist • William Cole (physician) (1635–1716), English physician and medical writer • William Harder Cole (1892–1967), American Science Educator ==Scholars==

• William Cole (scholar) (1753–1806), English classical scholar