William Owen

William Owen

William Owen may refer to:

*William Owen (Royal Navy officer) (1737–1778), British Royal Navy officer and settler of Campobello Island, Canada
*William Fitzwilliam Owen (1774–1857), British Royal Navy vice-admiral and explorer
*William D. Owen (1846–?), United States Representative from Indiana
*William Reid Owen (1864–1949), Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, 1924
*Sir William Owen (judge) (1899–1972), Justice of the High Court of Australia
*William T. Owen (1905–1942), Australian Army officer killed in action during World War II


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