Big Bill is a

nickname A nickname, in some circumstances also known as a sobriquet, or informally a "moniker", is an informal substitute for the proper name of a person, place, or thing, used to express affection, playfulness, contempt, or a particular character trait ...

that may refer to: * Bill Abstein (1883–1940), American Major League Baseball and amateur soccer player *

Bill Bachrach William Bachrach (May 15, 1879 in Chicago, Illinois – July 1959) was an American swimming and water polo coach. Early life Bachrach was Jewish, and one of 16 children born to Charles and Leonora Bachrach in Elgin, Illinois, 40 miles west of Ch ...

(1879–1959), American swim and water polo coach *

Bill Bagwell William Mallory Bagwell (February 24, 1895 – October 5, 1976), nicknamed "Big Bill", was a pinch hitter and left fielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Boston Braves and Philadelphia Athletics during the 1920s. Bagwell was 6 feet, ...

(1895–1976), American Major League Baseball player * Big Bill Bissonnette (1937–2018), American jazz trombonist and producer *

Big Bill Broonzy Big Bill Broonzy (born Lee Conley Bradley; June 26, 1893 or 1903August 14, 1958) was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His career began in the 1920s, when he played country music to mostly African-American audiences. In the 19 ...

(1903–1958), American blues singer and guitarist *

William Stephen Devery William Stephen Devery (January 9, 1854 – June 20, 1919), nicknamed "Big Bill". was the last superintendent of the New York City Police Department police commission and the first police chief in 1898. Devery and Frank J. Farrell later co-owned ...

(1854–1919), New York City Police superintendent and first police chief, later co-owner of the New York Yankees baseball team *

Bill Dwyer (mobster) William Vincent Dwyer (February 23, 1883 – December 10, 1946), known as "Big Bill" Dwyer, was an early Irish-American Prohibition gangster and bootlegger in New York during the 1920s. He used his profits to purchase sports properties, includ ...

(1883–1946), prohibition gangster and bootlegger *

Big Bill Edwards William Hanford "Big Bill" Edwards (February 23, 1877 – January 4, 1943) was an American football player who played guard for the Princeton Tigers football team of Princeton University from 1896 to 1899. Biography He was born on February 23, ...

(1877–1943), American college football player *

Bill France Sr. William Henry Getty France (September 26, 1909 – June 7, 1992) was an American businessman and racing driver. He was also known as Bill France Sr. or Big Bill. He is best known for founding and managing NASCAR, a sanctioning body of US-based s ...

(1909–1992), American racing driver, co-founder, Chairman and CEO of NASCAR *

Bill Gatewood William Miller "Big Bill" Gatewood (August 22, 1881 – December 8, 1962) was an American Negro league baseball pitcher and manager for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League, and in its first few seasons. He pitch ...

(1881–1962), American Negro league baseball player and manager *

Bill Haywood William Dudley Haywood (February 4, 1869 – May 18, 1928), nicknamed "Big Bill", was an American labor organizer and founding member and leader of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and a member of the executive committee of the Socia ...

(1869–1928), a prominent figure of the American labor movement * William H. Hodgins (1856–1912), New York City police captain *

Bill Hollenback William Marshall "Big Bill" Hollenback (February 22, 1886 – March 12, 1968) was an American college football player and coach. He played football at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was selected as an College Football All-America Team, ...

(1886–1968), American college football Hall-of-Fame player and coach *

Bill James (pitcher, born 1887) William Henry "Big Bill" James (January 20, 1887 – May 25, 1942) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball between 1911 and 1919. Primarily used as a starting pitcher, he played for th ...

(1887–1942), Major League Baseball pitcher *

Bill Kemmer William Edward Kemmer (November 15, 1873 – June 8, 1945), nicknamed "Big Bill", was a third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the Louisville Colonels in 1895 and also had a 17-year minor league career. Kenner stood at and weighe ...

(1873–1945), American Major League Baseball player *

Bill Lee (right-handed pitcher) William Crutcher "Big Bill" Lee (October 21, 1909 – June 15, 1977) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played professionally for the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, and Boston Braves during the 1930s and 1940s. Early life and ca ...

(1909–1977), Major League Baseball pitcher * Big Bill Morganfield (born 1956), American blues singer and guitarist * W. Morrissey (born 1986), American professional wrestler *

Big Bill Neidjie Big Bill Neidjie ( – 23 May 2002), nicknamed "Kakadu Man", was the last surviving speaker of the Gaagudju language, an Aboriginal Australian language from northern Kakadu, after which Kakadu National Park is named. He was an elder of the ...

(–2002), last surviving speaker of the Gagudju language *

Big Bill Smith William T. "Big Bill" Smith (1869 – ?) was a Negro leagues catcher and manager for several years before he founded the first Negro National League. He played for several teams, and for most of the seasons he played for the Chicago Unions, B ...

(1869–?), American Negro league baseball player and manager *

Bill Speakman William Speakman-Pitt, VC (21 September 1927 – 20 June 2018), known as Bill Speakman, was a British Army soldier and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British an ...

(1927–2018), British Army soldier awarded the Victoria Cross *

William Howard Taft William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857March 8, 1930) served as the 27th president of the United States from 1909 to 1913 and the tenth chief justice of the United States from 1921 to 1930. He is the only person to have held both offices. ...

(1857–1930), 27th president of the United States *

William Hale Thompson William Hale Thompson (May 14, 1869 – March 19, 1944) was an American politician who served as mayor of Chicago from 1915 to 1923 and again from 1927 to 1931. Known as "Big Bill",Paul Reynolds (BBC journalist), Reynolds, Paul (November 29, 200 ...

(1869–1944), mayor of Chicago *

Bill Tilden William Tatem Tilden II (February 10, 1893 – June 5, 1953), nicknamed "Big Bill", was an American tennis player. He was the world No. 1 amateur for six consecutive years, from 1920 to 1925, and was ranked as the world No. 1 professional by Ra ...

(1893–1953), American tennis player * Bill Verna (born 1929), Australian professional wrestler *

Bill Voiselle William Symmes Voiselle (January 29, 1919 – January 31, 2005) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. From 1942 through 1950, Voiselle played for the New York Giants (1942–47), Boston Braves (1947–49) and Chicago Cubs (1950). He ba ...

(1919–2005), Major League Baseball pitcher *

William Watson (decathlete) William Delouis Watson (December 18, 1916 – 1973), also known as Big Bill Watson, was an American track and field athlete. Watson was the Amateur Athletic Union (A.A.U.) decathlon champion in 1940 and 1943. He was the first African-American to ...

(1916–1973), first African-American to win the national decathlon championship *

Bill Werbeniuk William Alexander Werbeniuk ( ; 14 January 1947 – 20 January 2003) was a Canadian professional snooker and pool player. Recognisable for his girth, he was nicknamed "Big Bill". Werbeniuk was a four-time World Championship quarter-finalist and ...

(1947–2003), Canadian snooker player

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