William Rose may refer to:

Sports

William Rose (footballer) William Crisp Rose (1 December 1861 – 2 February 1937) was an English international association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. Early and personal life Born in Euston, Middlesex, Rose was th ...

(1861–1937), England international footballer * William Rose (cricketer, born 1934), former English cricketer * William Rose (cricketer, born 1842) (1842–1917), English cricketer * Bill Rose (footballer) (1931–2007), Australian rules footballer * Billy Rose (curler) (1904–1987), Canadian curler

Politicians

* William Rose I (fl. 1393–1406), MP for Weymouth * William Rose (MP for Canterbury) (before 1410–after 1443), MP for Canterbury *

William Oliver Rose William Oliver Rose (February 10, 1871 – March 4, 1936) was an educator, physician and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Nelson in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1916 to 1921 as a Conservative. Bio ...

(1871–1936), physician and politician in British Columbia, Canada *

William Stewart Rose William Stewart Rose (1775–1843) was a British poet, translator and Member of Parliament, who held Government offices. From a Tory background, he was well-connected in the political and literary world, and made a mark by his championing of Ita ...

(1775–1843), poet, translator, Treasurer of the Navy, Member of Parliament *Sir

William Rose (Clerk of the Parliaments) Sir William Rose (19 July 1808 – 19 November 1885) was a British barrister and civil servant who served as Clerk of the Parliaments from 1875 to 1885, succeeding his father. From a Tory background, he was well-connected in the political wor ...

(1803-1885), clerk of the Parliaments *

William Anderson Rose Alderman Sir William Anderson Rose (16 August 1820 – 9 June 1881) was a businessman, MP and Lord Mayor of London. Rose was educated at St Olave's Grammar School and University College London. He served as a Sheriff of the City of London for 1 ...

(1820–1881), businessman, MP and Lord Mayor of London * William G. Rose (1829–1899), Republican mayor of Cleveland, Ohio * William Edward Rose, American hotelier, railroad president and politician in South Carolina *

William Pinckney Rose William Pinckney Rose (April 24, 1787 – January 22, 1850) was an American soldier. Life Rose was born on April 24, 1787 in Granville County, North Carolina, the son of Frederick and Mary (Washington) Rose. During the War of 1812, he ked a gro ...

(1787–1850), American soldier and participant in the Mississippi Constitutional Convention of 1832.

Others

* William Balthazar Rose (born 1961), British painter *

William Rose (schoolmaster and writer) Dr William Rose (1719–1786) was a Scottish schoolmaster and classical scholar. Life The eldest son of Hugh Rose of Birse, Aberdeenshire, he was educated at Marischal College, Aberdeen. He later served as usher to the Earl of Dunmore at the Nor ...

(1719–1786), Scottish schoolmaster and classical scholar *

William Cumming Rose William Cumming Rose (April 4, 1887 – September 25, 1985) was an American biochemist and nutritionist. He discovered the amino acid threonine, and his research determined the necessity for essential amino acids in diet and the minimum daily re ...

(1887–1985), American nutritionist *

William Rose (illustrator) William F. Rose (September 16, 1909– May 29, 1972) was an American illustrator and film poster artist active in the 1930s and 1940s. He is recognized as one of the most distinctive poster artists of the Classical Hollywood cinema, Classical H ...

(1909–1972), American film poster illustrator *

William Rose (screenwriter) William Rose (31 August 1918 – 10 February 1987) was an American screenwriter of British and Hollywood films. Life Born in Jefferson City, Missouri Jefferson City, informally Jeff City, is the List of capitals in the United States, capi ...

(1914–1987), American screenwriter *

Axl Rose W. Axl Rose ( ; born William Bruce Rose Jr., February 6, 1962) is an American singer and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist and lyricist of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, and has been the band's sole constant member since its inception in ...

(William Rose, born 1962), Guns N' Roses vocalist * William I. Rose (geologist), American mineralogist * William I. Rose (general) (1898–1954), American military officer * Sir William Rose, 2nd Baronet (1846–1902), owner in Victorian times of Moor Park, Farnham *

William Kinnaird Rose William Kinnaird Rose (1845–1919), was a Scottish journalist, war correspondent, investigator and editor of the ''Brisbane Courier''. Biography Rose was born in Glasgow in 1845 and educated at Kilmarnock Academy, Ayr Academy and the Universi ...

(1845–1919), editor of the ''Brisbane Courier'' * William John Rose (1885–1968), Canadian Slavist and historian *

Billy Rose Billy Rose (born William Samuel Rosenberg; September 6, 1899 – February 10, 1966) was an American impresario, theatrical showman, lyricist and columnist. For years both before and after World War II, Billy Rose was a major force in entertainm ...

(1899–1966), American theatrical showman {{hndis, Rose, William