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Alexander Higgins (footballer, born 1870) William Alexander "Sandy" Higgins (born 1870) was an English association football, footballerhttps://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/a-z_player_archive/a-z_player_archive_pages/higgins_alexander.html who played as a full-back (association football), fu ...

(1870–?), born William Alexander Higgins, English footballer * William Higgins (English cricketer) (1850–1926), English cricketer * William Higgins (New Zealand cricketer) (1888–1968), New Zealand cricketer * William Higgins (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1900s for Wales League XIII, and Ebbw Vale * William Higgins (tennis), American tennis player of the 1960s and 1970s in

1971 US Open – Men's Singles Stan Smith defeated Jan Kodeš in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–6(5–3) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1971 US Open. It was his first major singles title. Ken Rosewall was the reigning champion, but did not compete this ...

* William S. Higgins (1894–1944), American college football player, coach, and official, college basketball coach, and dentist * Bill Higgins (baseball) (1859–1919), American baseball player * Bill Higgins (basketball) (born 1952), American basketball player * Bill Higgins (hurler), Irish hurler *

Billy Higgins (karateka) Billy Higgins (born 14 August 1945, in Bootle, England) is a British karateka and former kumite competitor. He holds an 8th-degree black belt from the KUGB, was a winner of multiple European championships, and a gold medalist in men's kumite wit ...

(born 1945), British karateka *

Billy Higgins (Scottish footballer) Billy Higgins (born 15 March 1940) is a Scottish former footballer. He played at wing half for Hearts including 197 league appearances. He emigrated to South Africa in 1967 to play for Durban City Durban City was a South African asso ...

(born 1940), Scottish footballer *

Billy Higgins (English footballer) William Charles Higgins (26 February 1924 — 1981) was an English footballer who played as a winger. Career In 1946, Everton signed Higgins from Tranmere Rovers, with whom he played for on amateur terms. Higgins made his debut for Everton on ...

(1924–1981), English football winger

Politicians

William J. Higgins William John Higgins (1880 – October 7, 1943) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented St. John's East in the House of Assembly from 1913 to 1928 as a member of the Newfoundland People's Party, Liberal Pr ...

(1880–1943), lawyer, judge and political figure in Newfoundland * William L. Higgins (1867–1951), U.S. Representative from Connecticut

Others

William Higgins (chemist) William Higgins (1763 – June 1825), an Irish chemist, was one of the early proponents of atomic theory. Known mainly for his speculative ideas on chemical combination, William Higgins is popular for the insights his life offers into the emerge ...

(1763–1825), Irish chemist *

William Higgins (director) William Higgins, also known as "Wim Hof" (December 19, 1942 – December 21, 2019) was an American independent director of gay pornographic films who based his businesses in the Czech Republic since 1996. He started his career as a porn director a ...

(1942–2019), American director of gay pornographic films *

William R. Higgins William Richard Higgins (January 15, 1945 – July 31, 1989) was a United States Marine Corps Colonel (United States), colonel who was captured in Lebanon in 1988 while serving on a United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission. He was held hosta ...

(1945–1990), United States Marine Corps colonel, killed in Lebanon *

William Victor Higgins William Victor Higgins (June 28, 1884 – August 23, 1949) was an American painter and teacher, born in Shelbyville, Indiana. At the age of fifteen, he moved to Chicago, where he studied at the Art Institute in Chicago and at the Chicago Aca ...

(1884–1949), American painter and teacher *

Billy Higgins (vaudeville) William Weldon Higgins (June 9, 1888 – April 19, 1937) was an American vaudeville entertainer, comedian, singer and songwriter — critically acclaimed, and is historically chronicled, as one of the most popular stage comedians of the 1920s ...

(1888–1937), American vaudeville entertainer *

Billy Higgins Billy Higgins (October 11, 1936 – May 3, 2001) was an American jazz drummer. He played mainly free jazz and hard bop. Biography Higgins was born in Los Angeles, California, United States. Higgins played on Ornette Coleman's first records, be ...

(1936–2001), American jazz drummer *

William Higgins (high constable) William Higgins was the first chief constable, high constable of the Toronto Police Service, Toronto Police Department, appointed as High Bailiff after Old Toronto, Toronto's incorporation in 1834. Higgins was appointed High Constable of the Hom ...

, first high constable of Toronto * William Higgins (priest) (died 1666), Anglican priest

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