William Campbell

Last updated November 18, 2024

William, Willy, Will, Billy, or Bill Campbell may refer to:

Government officials

Lord William Campbell (c. 1731 – 1778), Scottish-born royal governor of Nova Scotia and South Carolina
William Campbell (British Army officer, died 1796) (died 1796), governor of Bermuda in 1796
William Campbell, 2nd Baron Stratheden and Campbell (1824–1893), British peer and Liberal politician
William Robert Campbell (fl. 1860s), British colonial Inspector General of Police of Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
William Campbell, Lord Skerrington (1855–1927), Scottish judge
William Campbell (MP) (died 1787), British Army officer and politician, MP for Glasgow
William Telfer Campbell (1863–1929), British colonial administrator

Canada

William Campbell (judge) (1758–1834), Scottish-born Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Upper Canada
William Campbell (Canadian politician) (born 1929), Canadian House of Commons, 1979–1980
William Campbell (Prince Edward Island politician) (1836–1909), farmer and political figure
William A. Campbell (politician) (1873–1934), Alberta provincial politician
William Bennett Campbell (1943–2008), premier of Prince Edward Island
Bill Campbell (Nova Scotia politician) (1919–2003), Canadian politician in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
William Neil Campbell (1885–1979), Canadian politician

United States

William Campbell (California politician) (1935–2015), state legislator in California
William Campbell (surveyor) (c. 1767 – 1844), American physician and politician from New York, of Cherry Valley, Otsego County
William B. Campbell (1807–1867), governor of Tennessee
William James Campbell (1850–1896), American politician (23rd Lieutenant Governor of Illinois)
William Joseph Campbell (1905–1988), U.S. federal judge
William Joseph Campbell (meteorologist) (1930–1992), American meteorologist
William L. Campbell Jr. (born 1969), U.S. federal judge
William W. Campbell (New York congressman) (1806–1881), U.S. congressman from New York
William W. Campbell (New York state senator) (1870–1934), American lawyer and politician from New York
William Wildman Campbell (1853–1927), U.S. Representative from Ohio
Bill Campbell (California politician) (born 1942), Republican politician from California
Bill Campbell (mayor) (born 1953), former mayor of Atlanta, Georgia
William Douglas Campbell, lobbyist and FBI informant in 2017

Australia

William Campbell (Victorian politician) (1810–1896), pastoralist and member of the Victorian Legislative Council
William Campbell (New South Wales politician) (1838–1906), New South Wales politician
William Henry Campbell (Queensland politician) (1846–1919), Queensland politician and newspaper editor/proprietor
Bill Campbell (Victorian politician) (1920–1996), Victorian politician

Sports

American football

Bill Campbell (gridiron football) (1920–1974), American football player
Will Campbell (offensive lineman) (born 2004), American football offensive tackle
William Campbell (American football) (born 1991), American football offensive guard

Association football

William Campbell (footballer) (1865–?), Scottish forward with various clubs including Preston North End, Darwen and Newton Heath
Willie Campbell (footballer) (c. 1900–?), Scottish footballer
Billy Campbell (footballer, born 1920) (1920–1994), Scotland international footballer (Greenock Morton FC)
Billy Campbell (Northern Irish footballer) (born 1944), Northern Ireland international footballer (Sunderland AFC, Dundee FC, Motherwell FC)
William Cole Campbell (born 2006), Icelandic footballer (FH, Breiðablik, Borussia Dortmund)

Australian rules football

Bill Campbell (footballer, born 1883) (1883–1954), Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy
Bill Campbell (footballer, born 1904) (1904–2007), Australian rules footballer for North Melbourne

Baseball

Bill Campbell (baseball) (1948–2023), right-handed pitcher in MLB from 1973 to 1987
Billy Campbell (baseball) (1873–1957), left-handed pitcher in MLB from 1905 to 1909
Bullet Campbell (William Henry Campbell, 1896–1968), American Negro leagues pitcher

Golf

William C. Campbell (golfer) (1923–2013), president of the United States Golf Association
Willie Campbell (golfer) (1862–1900), Scottish golfer

Other sports

William Campbell (sport shooter) (1919–?), Irish Olympic sport shooter
William Campbell (rugby union) (born 1961), Australian vascular surgeon and former Wallabies rugby player
Willie Campbell (hurler) (1918–1978), Irish hurler
Bill Campbell (sportscaster) (1923–2014), sportscaster in the Philadelphia area
William Campbell (bowls) (1878–?), Scottish lawn bowler

Military figures

William Campbell (general) (1745–1781), Virginia militia general in the American Revolution
William Campbell (Medal of Honor, 1838) (1838–?), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
William Campbell (Medal of Honor, 1840) (1840–1919), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
William A. Campbell (Tuskegee Airman) (1917–2012), African American pilot
William Charles Campbell (1889–1958), World War I fighter pilot
William Hunter Campbell (1839–1862), Ohio civilian who worked for the Union Army during the American Civil War
William Pitcairn Campbell (1856–1933), British Army general during World War I
William J. Campbell (general) (1931–2017), American Air Force general
William Edward Campbell, better known as William March (1893–1954), American soldier and novelist

Arts and entertainment

William L. Campbell (1946–2005), film editor of Storm 1987
William M. Campbell, president of Discovery Networks U.S.
Bill Campbell (illustrator) (1920–2017), American illustrator for the Hawk Model Company
Big Bill Campbell (1891–1952), Canadian entertainer and broadcaster
William Wilfred Campbell (1858–1918), Canadian poet

Actors

William Campbell (actor) (1923–2011), American film and television actor
Billy Gilbert (silent film actor) (William V. Campbell, 1891–1961), American silent film actor
Billy Campbell (born 1959), American actor sometimes referred to as William Oliver Campbell or Bill Campbell

Musicians

Junior Campbell (William Campbell, born 1947), musician and composer
William Campbell (Scottish musician) (fl 1990s), Scottish musician

Producers and directors

Billy Campbell (TV executive) (born 1959), American TV producer
William Campbell (filmmaker), producer, documentary filmmaker, and photojournalist
William S. Campbell (director) (1884–1972)

Religious figures

William Campbell (minister) (died 1805), Irish minister
William Howard Campbell (1859–1910), Irish missionary in southern India
William Campbell (missionary) (1841–1921), Presbyterian missionary to Taiwan
William Rickarby Campbell (1840–1918), New Zealand Presbyterian minister
Will Campbell (Baptist minister) (1924–2013), American Baptist minister

Scientists and engineers

William Campbell (metallographer) (1876–1936), English metallurgist
William C. Campbell (scientist) (born 1930), Irish biochemist and a Nobel laureate
William Wallace Campbell (1862–1938), American astronomer

Business and economics

William Campbell of Tullichewan (1793–1864), Glasgow businessman and councillor
Bill Campbell (business executive) (1940–2016), CEO of Intuit
William Middleton Campbell (1849–1919), Governor of the Bank of England

Other people

Bill Ransom Campbell (1920–1996), academic architect from North Carolina
William D. Campbell (Scouting) (1907–1995), world Scouting leader
William Henry Campbell (college president) (1808–1890), President of Rutgers College, 1862–1882
William Campbell, alleged Paul McCartney look-alike who, according to the urban legend and conspiracy theory "Paul is dead", replaced him in the Beatles

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