Editing William Hamilton

'''William Hamilton''' may refer to:

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== Academics ==
*[[Robert William Hamilton Jr.]] (1930–2011), known as Bill, American hyperbaric physiologist 
*[[William Hamilton (university principal)]] (1669–1732), Principal of the University of Edinburgh
*[[William Hamilton (surgeon)]] (died 1717), surgeon in the British East India Company
*[[Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet]] (1788–1856), Scottish metaphysician
*[[William Rowan Hamilton]] (1805–1865), mathematician, astronomer and physicist who lived in Dublin in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
*[[William Edwin Hamilton]] (1834–1902), son of William Rowan and publisher of his ''Elements of Quaternions'' (1866)
*[[William Hamilton (geologist)]] (1805–1867), English geologist
*[[William F. Hamilton (physician)]] (1893–1964), American physician
*[[William F. Hamilton (professor)]] (born 1941), professorship of management and technology
*[[William Hamilton (theologian)]] (1924–2012), American theologian
*[[W. D. Hamilton]] (1936–2000), British evolutionary biologist and geneticist
*[[Bill Hamilton (agricultural scientist)]] (1909–1992), New Zealand agricultural scientist and scientific administrator
*[[Willie Hamilton (academic)]] (born 1958), expert in cancer diagnosis
*[[William Baskerville Hamilton]], historian

==Artists==
*[[William Hamilton (painter)]] (1751–1801), English painter
*[[William Hamilton Gibson]] (1850–1896), American illustrator, author and naturalist 
*[[William Hamilton (cartoonist)]] (1939–2016), American cartoonist associated with ''The New Yorker''

==Businessmen==
*[[Inslaw|William Anthony Hamilton]], founder of American computer company Inslaw
*[[William Hamilton (lumber baron)]] (died 1822), lumber merchant and political figure in Upper Canada
*[[Bill Hamilton (engineer)]] (1899–1978), New Zealand engineer and inventor
*[[William Hamilton and Company]], British shipbuilding firm

==Criminals==
*[[William Hamilton (criminal)]], criminal who shot at Queen Victoria in 1849
*[[Billy Ray Hamilton]] (died 2007), American murderer

== Poets ==
*[[William Hamilton (comic poet)]] (1665–1751), Scottish poet
*[[William Hamilton (Jacobite poet)]] (1704–1754), Scottish poet associated with the Jacobite movement
*[[William Hamilton (British Army officer)]] (c. 1896–1917), poet and soldier from Victoria Barracks, Windsor

== Politics ==

===Australasia===
*[[William Hamilton (Australian politician)]] (1858–1920), Queensland politician
*[[William John Warburton Hamilton]], administrator, explorer, and politician in New Zealand

===Canada===
*[[William Ernest Hamilton]] (1902–1985), Ontario politician
*[[William McLean Hamilton]] (1919–1989), Canadian politician

===Ireland===
*[[William Hamilton (died 1760)]], Member of Parliament for [[Londonderry City (Parliament of Ireland constituency)]]
*[[William Hamilton (died 1762)]], Member of Parliament for [[Strabane (Parliament of Ireland constituency)]]
===United States===
*[[William S. Hamilton]] (1797–1850), son of Alexander Hamilton, well-known miner, politician, and commander
*[[William W. Hamilton]] (1810–1866), English-born American politician from Iowa
*[[William Hamilton (abolitionist)]] (1773–1836), abolitionist and orator
*[[William Hamilton (Flint politician)]] (died 1878), American politician
*[[William Thomas Hamilton]] (1820–1888), Governor of Maryland (1880–1884)
*[[William J. Hamilton]] (1932–2019), American politician
*[[Bill Hamilton (West Virginia politician)]] (born 1950), American state legislator in West Virginia
*[[G. William Hamilton]] (1933-2022), American politician and businessman

===United Kingdom===
*[[William Hamilton (Lord Chancellor)]] (died 1307), Lord Chancellor of England
*[[William Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton]] (1616–1651), Scottish nobleman
*[[William Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton]] (1635–1694), Scottish nobleman
*[[William Gerard Hamilton]] (1729–1796), English statesman
*Sir [[William Hamilton (diplomat)]] (1730–1803), Scottish diplomat and husband of Emma Hamilton
*[[William Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton]] (1811–1863), Scottish nobleman
*[[William Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton]] (1845–1895), Scottish nobleman
*[[Willie Hamilton]] (1917–2000), British Labour MP
*[[Lord William Hamilton]] (1700s–1734), member of parliament for Lanarkshire
*Sir [[William Hamilton of Sanquhar]], pursemaster for James V

== Sportsmen ==
*[[William Hamilton (cricketer)]] (1859–1914), Irish cricketer
*[[William Hamilton (cyclist)]] (1930–2017), Canadian Olympic cyclist
*[[William Hamilton (footballer)]] (1903–?), Scottish footballer
*[[Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1866)]] (1866–1940), 19th century American Major League baseball player
*[[Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1990)]] (born 1990), 21st century American Major League baseball player
*[[William Hamilton (tennis player)]] (1869–1943), Irish tennis player
*[[William Hamilton (athlete)]] (1883–1955), 1908 Olympic gold medalist
*[[William Hamilton (sport shooter)]] (1884–1939), Canadian Olympic shooter
*[[William Hamilton (equestrian)]] (1921–2007), Swedish Olympic equestrian
*[[Willie Hamilton (footballer, born 1938)]] (1938–1976), Scottish footballer
*[[Willie Hamilton (footballer, born 1889)]] (1889–1921), Scottish footballer
*[[Bill Hamilton (rugby league)]] (born 1945), Australian rugby league footballer
*[[Billy Hamilton (footballer)]] (born 1957), Northern Irish footballer
*[[Pud Hamilton]] (William Hamilton, 1874–1965), Canadian ice hockey player

== Others ==
*[[William Hamilton (antiquarian)]] (died 1724), Scottish topographer and genealogist, grandfather of William Gerard Hamilton
*[[Death of William DaShawn Hamilton|William DaShawn Hamilton]] (1992– {{Circa|1998}}), an American child whose skeletal remains were found under suspicious circumstances
*[[William Richard Hamilton]] (1777–1859), English antiquarian and traveler
*[[William Peter Hamilton]] (1867–1929), ''Wall Street Journal'' editor
*[[William Hamilton (film editor)]] (1893–1942), film editor
*Bill Hamilton, bassist for the Canadian band [[Silverstein (band)|Silverstein]]
*[[William Hamilton (physician)]] (1758–1790), Scottish physician and botanist
*[[William Hamilton (Irish minister)]] (1755–1797), Irish Protestant minister, geologist, meteorologist and antiquarian
*[[William Thomas Hamilton (frontiersman)]] (1822–1908), English-born American frontiersman and author
*[[William Hamilton (actor)]], Irish stage actor of the eighteenth century
* [[William Hamilton (priest)]], Archdeacon of Armagh
*[[William G. Hamilton]] (1932–2022), American physician
*[[Bill Hamilton (journalist)]], Washington editor for ''The New York Times''
* William L. Hamilton, ''Shaken and Stirred'' columnist for ''[[The New York Times]]''<!-- "William L Hamilton" "Shaken And Stirred" site:nytimes.com  https://www.nytimes.com/by/william-l-hamilton -->

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