William White
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William White may refer to:
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[edit] Politics
- William White (Secretary of State), North Carolina Secretary of State, 1798–1811
- William White (Canadian politician), elected member of the first Council of the Northwest Territories, 1883–1885
- William Arthur White (1824–1891), British diplomat
- William J. White (1850–1923), United States Representative from Ohio
- Sir William Thomas White (1866–1955), Canadian politician and Cabinet minister
- Bill White (Canadian politician) (1915–1981),first Black Canadian to run for provincial or federal political office in Canada
- William Henry White (politician) Canadian Member of Parliament from Alberta.
[edit] Religion
- William White (Bishop of Pennsylvania) (1748–1836), First Episcopal Presiding Bishop, Episcopal Bishop of Philadelphia, and second Chaplain of the United States Congress
- William C. White (1854–1937), son of Seventh-day Adventist Church founder Ellen G. White
- William Charles White (1865–1943), Anglican Bishop of Newfoundland
- William A. White (1874–1936), American-Canadian Baptist minister, and only Black military chaplain in the British Empire during World War I
[edit] Sports
- Will White (1854–1911), American baseball player
- William Edward White (1860–?), American baseball player, possibly the first African-American to play major league baseball
- William White (boxer), British boxer and Olympic competitor
- William White (footballer), Liverpool F.C. player, 1901–1902
- William White (field hockey), competitor in the 1948 Summer Olympics
- William White (football player) (born 1966), American football player
[edit] Music and media
- William White (composer) (born 1571), English composer
- William Allen White (1868–1944), American newspaper editor
- William Lindsay White (1900–1973), American journalist
- William S. White, American journalist and author of Citadel, a seminal text about the United States Senate
[edit] Civil servants
- Sir William Arthur White (1824–1891), British diplomat
- William Hale White (1831–1913), English writer and civil servant
[edit] Military
- William Allison White (1894–1974), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Sir William Henry White (1845–1913), British warship designer
- William White (conscientious objector), Australian conscientious objector during the Vietnam War
[edit] Architecture
- William White (architect) (1825–1900), English architect
- William H. White, British architect
[edit] Art and design
- William White (Royal Doulton Figurine Designer)
[edit] Science and medicine
- William Alanson White (1870–1937), American neurologist and alienist
- William E. White, researcher on dissociative psychoactives
- William Comings White, engineer, General Electric, Schenectady, NY
[edit] Criminals
- William White (gangster) (1900–1934), Prohibition gangster and Chicago Outfit gunman
[edit] Businessmen
- William White (railway manager), president of the Delaware and Hudson Railway, 1954–1967
[edit] Others
- Larry Grayson (1923–1995), English stand-up comedy and gameshow host, born William White

