William Brooks

William Brooks

William Brooks may refer to:

* William Brooks of Blackburn (1762-1846), cotton supplier
* Sir William Cunliffe Brooks, 1st Baronet (1819-1900), British lawyer and politician
* William Edwin Brooks (1828-1899), Irish civil engineer and ornithologist
* William Keith Brooks (1848-1908), American zoologist
* William L. Brooks 'Buffalo Bill' Brooks, (1832-1874), American western outlaw
* William Robert Brooks (1844-1922), American astronomer
* William T. H. Brooks (1821-1870), American Major General of the American Civil War

See also

*Bill Brooks (disambiguation)
*William Brookes
*William Brooke (disambiguation)


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