Bill(s) may refer to:

Common meanings

Banknote A banknote or bank notealso called a bill (North American English) or simply a noteis a type of paper money that is made and distributed ("issued") by a bank of issue, payable to the bearer on demand. Banknotes were originally issued by commerc ...

, paper cash (especially in the United States) *

Bill (law) A bill is a proposal for a new law, or a proposal to substantially alter an existing law. A bill does not become law until it has been passed by the legislature and, in most cases, approved by the executive. Bills are introduced in the le ...

, a proposed law put before a legislature *

Invoice An invoice, bill, tab, or bill of costs is a commercial document that includes an itemized list of goods or services furnished by a seller to a buyer relating to a sale transaction, that usually specifies the price and terms of sale, quanti ...

, commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer * Bill, a bird or animal's

beak The beak, bill, or rostrum is an external anatomical structure found mostly in birds, but also in turtles, non-avian dinosaurs and a few mammals. A beak is used for pecking, grasping, and holding (in probing for food, eating, manipulating and ...

Places

Bill, Wyoming Bill is an unincorporated community in Converse County, Wyoming, United States. It is included within the southern-central portion of Thunder Basin National Grassland. History The settlement is rumored to have begun shortly after World War I, ...

, an unincorporated community, United States

People and fictional characters

Bill (given name) Bill is a masculine given name, generally a short form (hypocorism) of William. It can also be used as the adaptation into English of the popular Greek name Vasilis or Vasileios (Basil), especially amongst Greek immigrants in English-speaking countr ...

, a list of people and fictional characters *

Bill (surname) Bill is a surname, and may refer to: * Alfred H. Bill (1879-1964), American writer * Charles Bill (1843–1915), British politician * Edward Lyman Bill (1862-1916), founder and editor of the magazine ''Talking Machine World'' * Ian Bill (born 194 ...

Bill (footballer, born 1953) Oswaldo Faria (3 April 1953 – 22 September 2002), better known as Bill, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. Career Striker revealed by Itumbiara EC, Bill marked his time with several Brazilian football teams. He ...

, Brazilian football forward Oswaldo Faria *

Bill (footballer, born 1978) Alessandro Faria (born 7 June 1978), known as Bill, is a former footballer who played as a forward. Born and raised in Brazil, he has been naturalized by Togo and played for that national team. Career He was signed by BSV Schwarz-Weiß Rehden ...

, Togolese football forward Alessandro Faria *

Bill (footballer, born 1984) Rosimar Amâncio (born 2 July 1984), better known as Bill, is a Brazilian footballer as a striker. Career Bill began his career on Bragantino, and was loaned to China League One club Nanchang Hengyuan, in 2008. After the loan, Bill returned ...

, Brazilian football forward Rosimar Amâncio *

Bill (footballer, born 1999) Fabricio Rodrigues da Silva Ferreira (born 7 May 1999), commonly known as Bill, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a winger for Nova Iguaçu. Career Flamengo Bill made his debut for Flamengo against Vasco da Gama on 31 March 2019. He sco ...

, Brazilian forward Fabricio Rodrigues da Silva Ferreira

Arts, media, and entertainment

Characters

* Bill, the villain of the ''

Kill Bill ''Kill Bill: Volume 1'' is a 2003 American martial arts action film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It stars Uma Thurman as the Bride, who swears revenge on a group of assassins ( Lucy Liu, Daryl Hannah, Vivica A. Fox and Michael ...

'' films * Bill, one of the protagonists of the ''Bill & Ted'' films * A lizard in Lewis Carroll's ''

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (also known as ''Alice in Wonderland'') is an 1865 English Children's literature, children's novel by Lewis Carroll, a mathematics university don, don at the University of Oxford. It details the story of a ...

'' * A locomotive in ''

The Railway Series ''The Railway Series'' is a series of British books about a railway known as the North Western Railway, located on the fictional Sodor (fictional island), Island of Sodor. There are 42 books in the series, the first published in May 1945 by Wi ...

'' and ''

Thomas & Friends ''Thomas & Friends'' is a British children's television series which aired from 9 October 1984 to 20 January 2021. Based on ''The Railway Series'' books by Wilbert Awdry and his son Christopher Awdry, Christopher, the series was developed for ...

'' * A candy store owner in the 1971 film, ''

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'' is a 1971 American musical film, musical fantasy film directed by Mel Stuart from a screenplay by Roald Dahl, based on his 1964 novel ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory''. It stars Gene Wilder as chocol ...

'' *

Bill the Cat Bill the Cat, or Bill D. Cat, is a fictional cat appearing in the works of cartoonist Berkeley Breathed, beginning with the comic strip '' Bloom County'' in the 1980s and continuing in '' Outland'' and '' Opus'' in the following decades. Bill ...

, a ''Bloom County'' character *

Bill Cipher The following is a list of characters from the Disney Channel/Disney XD animated series ''Gravity Falls''. All of the characters listed have appeared in the first and second seasons. Overview Main * Mason "Dipper" Pines (voiced by Jason R ...

, a demon in ''Gravity Falls'' * Bill the Pony and his previous owner Bill Ferny in the novel ''The Lord of the Rings'' * Bill Potts (''Doctor Who''), a female companion of the twelfth Doctor in ''Doctor Who'' *

Bill Sikes William Sikes is a fictional character and one of the main antagonists (alongside Monks) in the 1838 novel '' Oliver Twist'' by Charles Dickens. Sikes is a malicious criminal in Fagin's gang, and a vicious robber and murderer. Throughout much o ...

, the antagonist from ''Oliver Twist'' * Mr. Bill, a claymation character on ''Saturday Night Live'' * Sour Bill, in ''

Wreck-It Ralph ''Wreck-It Ralph'' is a 2012 American animated comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. It was directed by Rich Moore and produced by Clark Spencer, from a screenplay by Phil Johnston (filmmaker), Phil Johnston and Jennifer Lee ( ...

'' * Bill Kerman, in the computer game ''

Kerbal Space Program ''Kerbal Space Program'' is a 2015 Space flight simulation game, space flight simulation video game developed by Mexican studio Squad for Linux, macOS, Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One. In the game, players dir ...

Films

* ''Bill'' (1981 film), a 1981 TV film starring Mickey Rooney ** '' Bill: On His Own'', 1983 sequel to the 1981 film * ''Bill'' (2015 film), an adventure-comedy film about Shakespeare from the cast of ''Horrible Histories'' * ''Bill, the Galactic Hero'' (film), 2014 science student fiction film based on the 1965 Harry Harrison novel * ''

Meet Bill ''Meet Bill'' (formerly known as ''Bill'') is a 2007 American comedy film written and directed by Bernie Goldmann and Melisa Wallack, and stars Aaron Eckhart as the title character, with supporting performances by Logan Lerman, Jessica Alba, ...

'', a 2007 comedy film formerly known as ''Bill'' * ''

The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, "Woodentop (The Bill), Woodentop" (part of the ''Storyb ...

'', a long-running British police TV drama series

Music

Albums

* ''Bill'' (Bill Cosby album), 1973 * ''Bill'' (Bill Anderson album), 1973 * ''Bill'' (Tripping Daisy album), 1992 * ''Bill'', 2021 album by

William Shatner William Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor. In a career spanning seven decades, he is best known for his portrayal of James T. Kirk in the ''Star Trek'' franchise, from his 1966 debut as the captain of the starship USS Enterpri ...

Songs

* "Bill" (song), a song from the 1927 musical ''Show Boat'' * "Bill", a 1996 song by

Peggy Scott-Adams Peggy Scott-Adams (born Peggy Stoutmeyer; June 25, 1948 – March 27, 2023) was an American soul, blues and R&B singer. Earlier in her career, she was billed as Peggy Scott, and was known as 'The Little Lady with the Big Voice'. Early life a ...

Printed media

* ''

Bill, the Galactic Hero ''Bill, the Galactic Hero'' is a satirical science fiction novel by American writer Harry Harrison, first published in 1965. A novella length version appeared in the magazine '' Galaxy Science Fiction'' in 1964 under the name "The Starsloggers" ...

'', a 1965 science fiction novel by American writer Harry Harrison * '' Bill, the Galactic Hero on the Planet of Bottled Brains'', a 1990 novel by Harry Harrison and Robert Sheckley * " Bill, the Ventriloquial Rooster", an 1898 sketch story by Australian writer Henry Lawson * "The Bill" (short story), a 2013 short story by Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai

Television

* ''

,'' a British police procedural television series * The Bill (''Inside No. 9''), an episode of the British television series ''Inside No. 9.''

Weapons

Bill (weapon) A bill is a class of agricultural implement used for trimming tree limbs, which was often repurposed for use as an infantry polearm. In English, the term 'Italian bill' is applied to the similar roncone or roncola, but the Italian version tende ...

, a weapon similar to a halberd * BILL Anti-tank guided weapon, a Swedish anti-tank weapon ** BILL 2 Anti-tank guided weapon, a Swedish anti-tank weapon

Other uses

Bill (United States Congress) In the United States Congress, a bill is proposed legislation under consideration by either of the two chambers of Congress: the House of Representatives or the Senate. Anyone elected to either body can propose a bill. After both chambers approv ...

Bill the Goat Bill the Goat is the mascot of the United States Naval Academy. The mascot is a live goat and is also represented by a costumed midshipman. There is also a bronze statue of the goat, ''Navy Bill'', in the north end zone of Navy–Marine Corp ...

, the mascot of the US Naval Academy *

The Bill (band) The Bill is a Polish punk rock band, formed in 1988 by Artur "Soko" Soczewica, in the Polish town of Pionki. The band's name is pronounced in a similar way to the Polish word 'debil', which means 'moron'. The Bill played several times at the Jaroc ...

Tropical Storm Bill The name Bill has been used for five tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean and three in the West Pacific Ocean. In the Atlantic Ocean: ''Bill'' replaced the name ''Bob'' following the latter's retirement after the 1991 season. * Hurricane B ...

, a list of storms