William or Bill Patterson may refer to:

Politics

* William Paterson (New Jersey lawyer) (1745-1806), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court * William Patterson (New York politician) (1789–1838), U.S. Representative from New York * William Patterson (Ohio politician) (1790–1868), U.S. Representative from Ohio *

William Albert Patterson William Albert Patterson (July 10, 1841 – June 14, 1917) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Colchester in the House of Commons of Canada from 1891 to 1896 as a member of the Conservative Party. He was bor ...

(1841–1917), Canadian Member of Parliament *

William John Patterson William John Patterson (May 13, 1886 – June 10, 1976) was a Liberal politician and the sixth premier of Saskatchewan from 1935 to 1944. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 1921 election. He succeeded Jam ...

(1886–1976), Canadian Premier of Saskatchewan * William G. Patterson (1923–2000), politician in Newfoundland, Canada * William L. Patterson (1891–1980), American civil rights activist; US Communist Party leader *

R. William Patterson R. William Patterson (July 28, 1908 – June 18, 1995), a U.S. politician and member of the Democratic party, was mayor of Dayton, Ohio, from 1958 to 1961. An attorney, Patterson ran against Republican incumbent Paul F. Schenck in the 1960 Uni ...

(1908–1994), American politician; former mayor of Dayton, Ohio * William Patterson (Alberta politician) (1908–1996), Alberta MLA, 1959–1967 * William Worth Patterson (1849–1921), mayor of Ashland, Kentucky

Sport

* Bill Patterson (footballer, born 1888) (1888–1956), former Australian rules footballer for St Kilda * Bill Patterson (footballer, born 1873) (1873–1939), former Australian rules footballer for Carlton * Billy Patterson (1918–1998), American football player for the Chicago Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates *

Bill Patterson (racing driver) Gerald William Riggall Patterson (30 August 1923 – 10 January 2010) was an Australian motor racing driver, race team owner and businessman. Patterson, son of Wimbledon champion Gerald Patterson, attended his father's school, Scotch College, Me ...

(1923–2010), Australian motor racing driver * Bill Patterson (rugby union) (1936–1999), English rugby union player * William Patterson (cricketer, born 1854) (1854–1939), English amateur cricketer * William Patterson (cricketer, born 1859) (1859–1946), English amateur cricketer * Will Patterson (born 1987), American football linebacker

Others

* William Patterson (engineer) (1795–1869), 19th century engineer and boat builder *

William Hammond Patterson William Hammond Patterson (14 February 1847 – 16 July 1896), known as W. H. Patterson, was a British trade unionist. Born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne to a Primitive Methodist family, Patterson's father worked in quarrying, and he was sent to work ...

(1847–1896), British trade unionist *

William Patrick Patterson William Patrick Patterson was a spiritual teacher of the Fourth Way, an esoteric teaching of self-development brought to the West by G. I. Gurdjieff. Patterson was also an author, filmmaker and speaker on spiritual themes, including the Fourth Way ...

, author and spiritual teacher of The Fourth Way *

William A. Patterson William A. "Pat" Patterson (October, 1899 – June 13, 1980) was the President of United Airlines from 1934 until 1966. Life and career Patterson was born on a sugarcane plantation in Waipahu on Oahu, Hawaii. When Patterson was 13, his widowed m ...

(1899–1980), president of United Airlines from 1934 until 1966 * William R. Patterson (born 1975), American motivational speaker * William Patterson, author of subjects and dialogues for the comic strip '' Jeff Hawke'' * William Patterson (priest) (1930–2002), Anglican priest *

William Patterson (Maryland businessman) William Patterson (1752–1835) was a businessman, a gun-runner during the American Revolution, and a founder of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. His many business dealings included shipping, banking, and the Baltimore Water Company. Early life ...

(1752–1835), businessman and a founder of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad * William James Patterson (1838–1926), Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic *

William Burns Paterson William Burns Paterson was an educator and horticulturist. He is chiefly known as an educational provider, being involved in establishing Alabama State University. He was a Democrat, a Presbyterian, and a charter member of the Alabama State hortic ...

(1850–1915), educator and horticulturist *

Spaceman Patterson William "Spaceman" Patterson is a guitarist and producer, who has collaborated with Miles Davis, James Brown and Frank Ocean. History Spaceman Patterson was one of the musicians in Miles Davis' touring line-up in the 1980s. In 1992, Patterson ...

(William Patterson), composer, arranger and producer

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