William or Will Evans may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

William Evans (watercolourist) William Evans (1798–1877) was an English water-colour painter. Life Evans was born at Eton on 4 December 1798, was son of Samuel Evans, a landscape-painter originally from Flintshire, who had settled at Windsor. Samuel Evans he was selected ...

(1798–1877), English watercolour painter born in Eton *

William Evans (landscape painter) William Evans (1809 – 7 December 1858) was an English landscape painter. He was an associate member of the Old Society of Painters in Water-colours, where he exhibited as William Evans of Bristol. Born in Bristol, in his early years he was a ...

(1809–1858), William Evans of Bristol *

William T. Evans William T. Evans (1843 - November 25, 1918) was an American art collector. Life He was born in Ireland, and grew up in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. He studied architecture at the New York Free School. He was President of the Mills & Gibb, and Mill ...

(1843–1918), American art collector * William Evans (Wil Ifan) (1883–1968), Welsh poet and Archdruid * William John Evans (1866–1947), Welsh musician and composer *

Yusef Lateef Yusef Abdul Lateef (born William Emanuel Huddleston; October 9, 1920 – December 23, 2013) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and prominent figure among the Ahmadiyya Community in America. Although Lateef's main instruments ...

(1920–2013), a.k.a. William Evans, American musician *

Dave Evans (bluegrass) William "Dave" Evans (July 24, 1950 - June 26, 2017) was a tenor singer, banjo player, composer, and bluegrass band leader. He was noted for his powerful tenor vocal range and for his style which bridged traditional and contemporary bluegrass. N ...

(1950–2017), William Evans, bluegrass musician

Politics, law, and military

William Evans (British Army officer) Lieutenant-General William Evans was a British Army General who became governor of the Royal Hospital Chelsea. Military career In 1713, during the War of the Spanish Succession, Evans was invited by the Duke of Ormonde to serve in Flanders and ...

, British Army officer during the War of Spanish Succession *

William David Evans Sir William David Evans (1767–1821), was an English lawyer. Evans, son of John Evans and Janet Butterfield, was born in London 25 May 1767, and educated at Harrow School. On attaining his sixteenth year he was articled to a Warrington solicitor ...

(1767–1821), English lawyer * William Evans (1788–1856), British MP for North Derbyshire * William F. Evans (1799–1865), Texan politician * Sir William Evans, 1st Baronet (1821–1892), British Liberal politician and benefactor * William Evans (Pennsylvania politician) (1831–1905), American politician from Pennsylvania * William Henry Evans (1842–1923), Wisconsin legislator * William Evans (judge) (1846/7–1918), Welsh judge and legal author * William D. Evans (1852–1936), jurist in the state of Iowa *

William Evans (Medal of Honor) William Evans (c. 1852 – November 26, 1893) was an Irish-born soldier in the U.S. Army who served with the 7th U.S. Infantry during the Black Hills War. He participated in campaigns against the Sioux in the Montana Territory and, at Big Horn ...

(1853–1893), American Indian Wars soldier *

William Evans (Australian politician) William John Evans (18 April 1856 – 22 August 1914) was an Australian union leader and politician. Evans was born in Ballarat, Victoria, the son of John Evans, a railway time-keeper, and Harriet Denman, both born in England. He joined Victorian ...

(1856–1914), Australian union leader and politician *

William Sanford Evans William Sanford Evans (December 18, 1869 – June 27, 1949) was a Manitoba politician. Between 1933 and 1936, he was the leader of that province's Conservative Party caucus. Evans was born in Spencerville, Ontario, the son of Rev. J.S. Ev ...

(1869–1950), Manitoba politician *

William E. Evans (politician) William Elmer Evans (December 14, 1877 – November 12, 1959) was a lawyer, real estate developer, and politician, who served as a Republican United States Congressman from California's 9th and 11th Congressional District. Biography William ...

(1877–1959), U.S. Congressman from California * William S. Evans (1884–1984), Lithuanian-born Jewish-American lawyer, politician, and judge * William Wadsworth Evans (1886–1972), politician in the New Jersey General Assembly * William Evans (trade unionist) (1899–1983), British trade union leader *

William W. Evans Jr. William Wadsworth Evans Jr. (May 6, 1921 – August 19, 1999) was an American Republican Party (United States), Republican politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1960 to 1962 and was a candidate for the Republican nominatio ...

(1921–1999), American politician in the New Jersey General Assembly * William J. Evans (general) (1924–2000), United States Air Force general * William T. Evans (politician) (1925–1991), American politician and judge *

William Andrew Evans Major-General William Andrew Evans (b. August 1939) is a former British Army officer. Military career Educated at Sherborne School, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and Christ Church, Oxford, Evans was commissioned into the 5th Royal Inniskil ...

(born 1939), British general

Religion

William Evans (divine) William Evans (d. 1720?), was a Welsh Presbyterian minister. Life Evans was educated at the college at Ystradwalter, then under the presidency of the Rev. Rees Prytherch. He was ordained at Pencader, near Carmarthen, in 1688, and continued past ...

(died 1720), Welsh Presbyterian divine *

William Evans (lexicographer) William Evans (d. circa 1776) was a Welsh minister and lexicographer. Life Evans came from Cefn-gwilli, Llanedi in Carmarthen and was educated at Carmarthen College under Dr. Jenkins, 1767–72. He was for some years pastor of the Presbyterian co ...

(died 1776), Welsh minister and lexicographer *

William Evans (priest) William Edward Evans (8 June 1801 – 21 November 1869) was an English divine and naturalist. Life Evans was born on 8 June 1801 in Shrewsbury. He inherited a taste for poetry and natural history from his father, John Evans M.D., a physician the ...

(1801–1869), English divine and naturalist

Science

William Evans (ornithologist) William Evans FRSE FFA FSA MBOU (1851–1922) was a Scottish naturalist, ornithologist and actuary. He was described as one of the most competent field naturalists of his day. He served as President of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh. ...

(1851–1922), Scottish naturalist, ornithologist and actuary *

William Percival Evans William Percival Evans (22 November 1864 – 2 September 1959) was a New Zealand chemist who specialised in the study of local brown coals. Biography Born in Melbourne, Australia to an English vicar, Evans moved to New Zealand with his family ...

(1864–1959), New Zealand chemistry academic *

William Harry Evans Brigadier William Harry Evans CSI CIE DSO (born 22 July 1876 in Shillong – died 13 November 1956, Church Whitfield ) was a lepidopterist and British Army officer who served in India. He documented the butterfly fauna of India, Burma and ...

(1876–1956), lepidopterist * William Evans (cardiologist) (1895–1988), Welsh cardiologist and publisher * William Evans, Baron Energlyn (1912–1985), Welsh geologist and life peer * William J. Evans (chemist), American chemist *

William Frederick Evans William Frederick Evans was an English entomologist who worked on Odonata and Orthoptera. Evans wrote ''British Libellulinae or Dragonflies'' (1845) which has 12 coloured plates. This seems to be a rare work of entomology. He also described a spe ...

, Victorian era British entomologist * William E. Evans (pharmacist), American pharmacist and researcher * William Eugene Evans (1930–2010), marine mammal acoustician and ecologist * William Charles Evans (1911–1988), biochemist

Sports

* William Evans (baseball), Negro league baseball player *

William Evans (cricketer, born 1883) William Henry Brereton Evans (29 January 1883 – 7 August 1913) was a South African-born English first-class cricketer who played 66 times in the early 20th century. An all-rounder, he played county cricket for Worcestershire County Cricket Cl ...

(1883–1913), South African-born English all-round cricketer *

William Evans (cricketer, born 1897) William Lewis Evans (29 November 1897 – 25 April 1966) was an English people, English first-class cricketer and civil servant. Evans was born at Streatham. He first joined the Civil Service (United Kingdom), Civil Service in January 1913 as ...

(1897–1966), English first-class cricketer and civil servant * William Evans (footballer) (1853–1919), Welsh international football defender *

Will Evans (footballer, born 1991) William George Evans (born 9 October 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays for Scunthorpe United. Career Evans played for Fairford Town and then Cricklade before joining Swindon Town and progressing through their Centre of Ex ...

, English football defender *

Will Evans (footballer, born 1997) William Albert Evans (born 1 July 1997) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Newport County, as a winger. Club career Evans was born in the Welsh village of Llangedwyn and progressed through the Shrewsbury Town youth system. Afte ...

, Welsh football forward * William W. Evans (1908–1963), American lacrosse player *

William Evans (Australian sportsman) William Thomas "Poley" Evans (9 April 1876 – 19 July 1964) was an Australian sportsman. He captained Queensland at first-class cricket and represented Australia in rugby union. He was born in Indooroopilly, Queensland and died at Buranda, ...

(1876–1964), Queensland cricketer and rugby union player *

William Evans (rugby union, born 1883) William George Evans (23 March 1883 – 23 January 1946) was a Welsh people, Welsh international rugby union and rugby league Rugby union positions#Forwards, forward who won one cap for the Wales national rugby union team and two caps for the Wa ...

(1883–1946), Welsh international rugby union player *

William Evans (rugby union, born 1892) William Henry Evans (9 February 1892 - c. 1979) was a Wales, Welsh international centre who played club rugby for Llwynypia RFC, Llwynypia and Penygraig RFC, Penygraig. He won four caps for Wales national rugby union team, Wales playing in all fo ...

(1892–1979), Welsh rugby union player *

Will Evans (rugby union) William Giles Evans (born 28 January 1997 in Norwich, England) is an English rugby union openside flanker who plays for Harlequins in Premiership Rugby. He previously played for Leicester Tigers, he made his Tigers debut against Gloucester h ...

(born 1997), English rugby union flanker

Other

William Davies Evans Captain William Davies Evans (27 January 1790 – 3 August 1872) was a seafarer and inventor, though he is best known today as a chess player. He is buried at the Belgian port of Ostend. Early life Evans was born at St Dogwells, Pembrokeshire ...

(1790–1872), Welsh chess player *

William Gray Evans William Gray Evans (December 16, 1855 – October 21, 1924) was the oldest son of Colorado's second territorial governor, John Evans and Margaret Gray Evans. He was president of the Denver Tramway Company. He oversaw the completion of the Moffat T ...