William Watkins

Last updated April 12, 2025

William or Bill Watkins may refer to:

People

William H. Watkins (politician) (1827–1888), elected delegate to the Oregon Constitutional Convention
William Henry Watkins (1862–1924), British co-operative activist
William J. Watkins Sr. (1803–1858), Black abolitionist and educator
William Keith Watkins (born 1951), U.S. federal judge
William Wirt Watkins (1826–1898), Arkansas politician

Bill Watkins (baseball) (1858–1937), Canadian baseball manager
Walter H. Watkins (1878–1937), known as Billy, head coach of the Auburn college football program, 1900–1901
William Richard Watkins (1904–1986), English cricketer
Billy Watkins (rugby, born c. 1910) (c. 1910–1972), rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1930s
Billy Watkins (rugby union, born 1933) (1933–2013), Welsh rugby player
William Watkins (footballer), English footballer who played for Burnley between 1898 and 1902
Bill Watkins (cricketer, born 1923) (1923–2005), Welsh cricketer

Billy Watkins (musician) (1927–2010), gospel and song singer
William Watkins (cleric) (fl. 1750–1762), Welsh cleric
Bill Watkins (Seagate) (born c. 1953), CEO of Seagate Technology
William John Watkins (born 1942), American science fiction writer and poet
William Turner Watkins (1895–1961), American Methodist bishop
William Watkins (entomologist) (1849–1900), English entomologist
William Watkins (architect) (1834–1926), English architect
William Lane Watkins (1852–1929), first black doctor to graduate from Boston University Medical School
William Gregory Watkins (1869–1959), British architect
W. P. Watkins (William Pascoe Watkins, 1893–1995), English co-operator and writer