William Anderson

William Anderson or Bill Anderson may refer to many people in various fields:

Arts and entertainment

*Bill Anderson (country music) (b. 1937), American country music singer, songwriter and game show host
*William Alonzo Anderson (1916–1981), known as Cat Anderson, American jazz trumpeter
*William Anderson (guitarist) (born 1962), American classical guitarist and composer
*William M. Anderson, film editor
*Wil Anderson (b. 1974), Australian comedian
*William West Anderson (b. 1928), known as Adam West, American actor, best known for playing Batman from 1966 to 1968

Authors

*William Charles Anderson (1920–2003), American author
*William J. Anderson (1811–?), American slave and author
*William L. Anderson, American economist and writer

Law and politics

* William Anderson (Canadian politician, Waterloo) (1905–1961), member of Canadian House of Commons for Waterloo South electoral district, see 23rd Canadian Parliament
*William Anderson (Ontario politician) (1822–1897), Canadian politician
*William Anderson (Pennsylvania) (1762–1829), United States Congressman from Pennsylvania
*William Clayton Anderson (1826–1861), United States Representative from Kentucky
*William Coleman Anderson (1853–1902), United States Representative from Tennessee
*William Anderson (naval officer) (1921–2007), United States Representative from Tennessee and commander of the first nuclear submarine
*William Crawford Anderson (1877–1919), British socialist politician
*William Hamilton Anderson (1874–c.1959), superintendent of the New York Anti-Saloon League
*William Stafford Anderson (b. 1889), politician in New Brunswick, Canada

Medicine

*William G. Anderson, DO, physician and social activist

Military

*William Anderson (naval officer) (1921–2007), commander of the first nuclear submarine, the USS "Nautilus", later a United States Representative from Tennessee
*William Anderson (RAAF officer) (1891–1975), Australian air marshal
*William Anderson (VC) (1885–1915), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
*William Herbert Anderson (1881–1918), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
*William T. Anderson (1839–1864), American Civil War guerrilla commander, known as "Bloody Bill"
*Maurice Anderson, often known as Bill Anderson, British Army medical officer

cience and Academics

*William Anderson (engineer) (1834–1898), British engineer and philanthropist, see Institution of Mechanical Engineers
* William Anderson (naturalist) (d. 1778), naturalist on Captain Cook's third voyage (1776–1780), died aboard the "Resolution"
* William Anderson (political scientist) (b. 1888), professor at University of Minnesota, served on federal commissions
*William French Anderson (born 1936), American geneticist and molecular biologist
* William James Anderson, Scottish physician who emigrated to Canada

ports

*William Anderson (cricketer), mid-18th century English cricketer
*William Anderson (footballer), English footballer, 1883 FA Cup Final winner with Old Etonians
*William Anderson (Scottish footballer), 1885 FA Cup Finalist with Queen's Park in 1884 and 1885 and Scotland international
*Bill Anderson (baseball) (1895-1983), Major League Baseball player, see Atlanta Braves all-time roster
*Bill Anderson (football coach), college football head coach at Howard Payne University
*Bill Anderson (football player) (born 1936), American football player
*Bill Anderson (Highland games), Scottish sportman
*Bill "Red" Anderson, ice hockey player
* William Anderson (cricketer born 1909), First class cricketer

Other

*William Anderson (bishop) (1892–1972), Bishop of Salisbury, England
*William Anderson (collector) (1842–1900), British surgeon and collector of Japanese art
*William Anderson (missionary) (1770–1852), English-Anglican missionary to South Africa
*Sir Eric Anderson (b. 1936), full name William Eric Kinloch Anderson, Provost of Eton College

ee also

*Bill Andersen (politician), 1988 Republican candidate from Tennessee for the U.S. Senate
*Bill Andersen (1924-2005), New Zealand communist and trade union leader
*Billy Anderson (disambiguation)