William McKinney or Bill McKinney or Billy McKinney may refer to:
- William McKinney (1895–1969), American jazz drummer
- William "Bill" McKinney, president of the Pacific School of Religion
- Bill McKinney (1931–2011), American character actor
- Billy McKinney (basketball) (born 1955), American former basketball player and broadcaster
- Billy McKinney (baseball) (born 1994), Major League Baseball Player
- Billy McKinney (politician) (1927–2010), American former politician in Georgia
William McKinney was an American jazz drummer who led a series of musical groups, most notably McKinney's Cotton Pickers.
William "Bill" McKinney is the former President and Professor of American Religion of Pacific School of Religion (PSR) in Berkeley, California, the oldest theological seminary in the American West. Bill McKinney is a sociologist of religion by training and also an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. (UCC) His research interests include Protestant congregational dynamics, and the recent history and prospects for Mainline Protestant denominations. At PSR from July 1986 to June 2010, Bill McKinney was previously Dean of Hartford Seminary.
William Denison McKinney was an American character actor whose most famous role was the sadistic mountain man in John Boorman's 1972 film Deliverance. McKinney was also recognizable for his performances in seven Clint Eastwood films, most notably as Captain Terrill, commander pursuing the last rebels to "hold out" against surrendering to the Union forces in The Outlaw Josey Wales.
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