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William F. Perry (1823–1901), Confederate brigadier general, first Alabama superintendent of public education, self-taught professor •
William Stevens Perry (1832–1898), American Protestant Episcopal bishop and educator •
William H. Perry Sr. (1860–1946), African American physician, principal and educator •
William Perry (Scottish priest) (died 1948), Scottish Anglican priest •
William G. Perry (architect) (1883–1975), American architect •
W. J. Perry (William James Perry, 1887–1949), British cultural anthropologist •
William Haggin Perry (1910–1993), American racehorse breeder and owner •
William G. Perry (psychologist) (1913–1998), American developmental psychologist, son of the architect •
William P. Perry (born 1930), American composer and producer ==See also==