William, Bill or Billy Byrne may refer to: *

William Byrne (boxer) William Byrne is a former boxing, boxer from New Zealand. He won the silver medal in the Lightweight (75 – 81 kg) division at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games. References

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, former boxer from New Zealand * William Byrne (Catholic) (1780–1833), Irish missionary and educator *

William Byrne (engraver) William Byrne (1743–1805) was a British engraver. Life Byrne was born in London in 1743. After studying some time under his uncle, an artist little known, he went to Paris, where he became a pupil of Aliamet, and afterwards of Wille. As well ...

(1743–1805), British artist * William Byrne (painter) (1906–1997), American painter * William Byrne (priest), Irish priest * William A. Byrne (1872–1933), Irish poet and educator * William D. Byrne Jr., United States Navy admiral *

William Draper Byrne William Draper Byrne (born September 26, 1964) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts since 2020. He is known for taking over the diocese after the revelation of widespread clergy child sex ...

(born 1964), Roman Catholic bishop of Springfield, Massachusetts, United States *

William Henry Byrne William Henry Byrne (17 May 184428 April 1917) was an Irish architect who mainly designed churches. He studied under James Joseph McCarthy before going into business with John O’Neill in 1869. He worked on his own after O'Neill's death in 1883. ...

(1844–1917), Irish architect * William Matthew Byrne Sr. (1896–1974), American judge * William Matthew Byrne Jr. (1930–2006), American judge, and son of William Matthew Byrne Sr * William Michael Byrne (1775–1798), Irish revolutionary * William Patrick Byrne (1859–1935), member of the British Civil Service *

William Pitt Byrne Jews in Georgian Society: The Laras of London, Pearl Foster, Silverwood Books, pp221-222 William Pitt Byrne (c. 1806 – 6 or 8 April 1861) was a British newspaper editor and proprietor of ''The Morning Post''. He graduated from Trinity Coll ...

(1806–1861), British newspaper editor and proprietor of ''The Morning Post'' * William T. Byrne (1876–1952), American politician in New York *

Bill Byrne (American football) William Joseph Byrne (November 19, 1940 – June 23, 2021) was an American football guard. He played professional football for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). Early life Byrne was born in New York City in 1940. Rai ...

(1940–2021), American football player *

Bill Byrne (athletic director) Clarence William Byrne Jr. is an American retired college athletics administrator. He was the athletic director at the University of Oregon from 1984 to 1992, at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln from 1992 to 2002, and at Texas A&M University ...

, American collegiate athletic director *

Bill Byrne (footballer, born 1896) William Byrne (14 August 1896 – 19 July 1930) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition ...

(1896–1930), Australian footballer for Fitzroy *

Bill Byrne (footballer, born 1931) Cyril William Byrne (15 May 1931 – 4 September 2020) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Byrne played with North Launceston from 1951 to 1953, winning the ...

(1931–2020), Australian footballer for Melbourne *

Bill Byrne (politician) William Stephen Byrne (born 19 April 1958) is an Australian Labor politician who was elected to represent Rockhampton in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland at the 2012 state election. He served until his retirement due to ill health in 201 ...

(born 1958), Member of the Queensland Parliament *

Bill Byrne (sports entrepreneur) Bill Byrne (14 June 1936 – 6 March 2007) was a sports entrepreneur who founded the first women's professional basketball league in the United States. Byrne was born in Stoutsville, Ohio and founded the National Scouting Association (NSA) which ...

(1936–2007), founder of the first women's professional basketball league *

Billy Byrne (footballer) William Byrne (22 October 1918 – 2001) was an English footballer. Career Byrne joined Port Vale as an amateur in March 1946 and, after making his debut in a War Cup match in April that year, signed as a professional the next month. He playe ...

(1918–2001), English footballer *

Billy Byrne (hurler) William Byrne (born January 1960) is an Irish hurling coach and former player. At the club level, he played with Naomh Éanna and at the inter-county level, he was a member of the Wexford senior hurling team. Playing career At club level, By ...

(born 1960), Irish retired hurler

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