William Weir may be:
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* William Douglas Weir, 1st Viscount Weir (1877-1959), Scottish industrialist
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William Weir (Author) — William Weir (born September 15, 1928, in the Philippines) is an American author who wrote Fatal Victories From Cannae to Bunker Hill to Pearl Harbor History s most tragic military triumphs and the high cost of victory. He also wrote Turning… … Wikipedia
William Weir, 1st Viscount Weir — William Douglas Weir, 1st Viscount Weir GCB (1877 1959) was a Scottish industrialist born in Glasgow. During World War I he converted his factories to produce explosive shells, and in 1919 he became Minister of Munitions.He was made a Knight in… … Wikipedia
William Alexander Weir — (1858 10 15 ndash; 1929 10 22) was a Quebec lawyer, politician, and judge. He was the MLA for Argenteuil in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1903 ndash;1910, held several ministries, and helped rewrite several provincial… … Wikipedia
William Sommers — William Will Sommers or Somers (d. June 15, 1560) was the most well known court jester of Henry VIII of EnglandWeir, Henry VIII , p. 251.] .Born in Shropshire, Sommers came to the attention of Richard Fermor, a merchant of the staple at Calais,… … Wikipedia
William M. Anderson — (born March 12, 1948 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is an Irish film editor who was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Editing for the film Dead Poets Society (1989). He has had an extended, notable association with the director Peter Weir,… … Wikipedia
William Gilbert Weir — (July 1, 1896 December 12, 1971) was a Canadian politician and was the longest serving Liberal Progressive Member of Parliament in Canadian history sitting in the Canadian House of Commons for 27 years. A farmer by occupation, Weir was first… … Wikipedia
William Kelley — (* 27. Mai 1929 in Staten Island, New York; † 3. Februar 2003 in Bishop, Kalifornien) war ein US amerikanischer Schriftsteller und Drehbuchautor, der bei der Oscarverleihung 1986 den Oscar für das beste Originaldrehbuch für Der einzige Zeuge… … Deutsch Wikipedia
William V of Aquitaine — William V (969 ndash; 31 January 1030), called the Great ( le Grand ), was Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitou (as William II or III) from 990 until his death. He was the son and successor of William IV by his wife Emma, daughter of Theobald I… … Wikipedia
William Pierce (politician) — William Leigh Pierce (c. 1740 ndash; December 10, 1789) was an army officer during the American Revolutionary War and a member of the United States Constitutional Convention of 1787.Little is known about Pierce s early life or background. He… … Wikipedia
William Gay (poet) — William Gay (2 May 1865 – 22 December 1897) was a Scottish born Australian poet.Early lifeGay was born at Bridge of Weir, in Renfrewshire, Scotland. His father, an upright religious man, was an engraver of patterns for wallpaper and calico, his… … Wikipedia
