William or Willie Bell may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

William Bell (artist) William Bell (1734/5 - 1794) was an English painter who specialised in portraits. A prize-winning student at the Royal Academy of Arts, influenced by Joshua Reynolds, Sir Joshua Reynolds, he achieved eminence in his native area, the North East of ...

(1735–1794), English portrait painter *

William Bell (architect) William Bell (1789 – 1865) was a Scottish architect and builder, who emigrated to the United States and practiced in North Carolina. Life William Bell was born in Aberdour on the coast of Fife on 28 October 1789. Bell trained in Medicine at Ed ...

(1789–1865), Scottish-born architect who practiced in North Carolina *

William Bell (photographer) William H. Bell (1830 – January 28, 1910) was an England, English-born American photographer in the latter half of the 19th century. Many of his photographs documenting war-time diseases and combat injuries were published in the medical book, ...

(1830–1910), English-born American photographer *

William Henry Bell William Henry Bell, known largely by his initials, W H Bell (20 August 1873 – 13 April 1946), was an English composer, conductor and lecturer. Biography Bell was born in St Albans and was a chorister at St Albans Cathedral. He studied organ, ...

(1873–1946), English composer *

William Bell (tuba player) William John Bell (born December 25, 1902, Creston, Iowa, died August 7, 1971, Perry, Iowa) was the premier player and teacher of the tuba in America during the first half of the 20th century. In 1921, he joined the band of John Philip Sousa, a ...

(1902–1971), American tuba player and teacher *

William J. Bell William Joseph Bell (March 6, 1927 – April 29, 2005) was an American screenwriter and television producer, best known as the creator of the soap operas '' Another World'', ''The Young and the Restless'' and ''The Bold and the Beautiful''. Ea ...

(1927–2005), American writer and producer of TV soap operas *

William Bell (singer) William Bell ( ''né'' Yarbrough; born July 16, 1939) is an American soul singer and songwriter. As a performer, he is best known for his debut single, 1961's " You Don't Miss Your Water"; 1968's top 10 hit in the UK " Private Number", a duet w ...

(born 1939), American soul singer and songwriter *

William Bell (author) William Edwin Bell (27 October 194530 July 2016) was a Canadian author of young adult fiction, born in Toronto, Ontario. He lived in Orillia, Ontario. Personal life and education Bell was born in Toronto on 27 October 1945 to William B. and Iren ...

(1945–2016), Canadian young adult fiction author *

William Brent Bell William Brent Bell (born September 17, 1970) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is known for his work on horror films such as ''Stay Alive'' (2006), ''The Devil Inside (film), The Devil Inside'' (2012), ''Wer (film), We ...

(born 1980), American film director *

William Bell (Fringe) This article lists the major and recurring fictional characters on the science fiction television series, ''Fringe'', created by J. J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman, and Roberto Orci. In the overarching storyline for the five seasons of the show, severa ...

, character from the 2008–2013 TV series ''Fringe''

Politics and law

United Kingdom

* William Bell (lawyer) (c. 1538–1598), English lawyer * William Bell (apothecary) (died 1668), English apothecary and politician who sat in the House of Commons * Cory Bell (William Cory Heward Bell, 1875–1961), British MP for Devizes

United States

* William Bell Jr. (politician) (1828–1902), American politician from Ohio * William H. Bell (Wisconsin politician) (1863–1937), American politician from Wisconsin *

William A. Bell William A. Bell Sr. (born June 1, 1949) is an American politician who served as the 33rd mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, from 2010 to 2017. He had previously held the office on an interim basis in 1999. Prior to that, he had served several terms ...

(born 1949), mayor of Birmingham, Alabama

Other countries

* William R. Bell (1876–1927), Australian colonial District Officer in the Solomon Islands, assassinated *

William Henry Dillon Bell William Henry Dillon Bell (1 March 1884 – 31 July 1917) was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand. He won the Wellington Suburbs and Country seat in the 1911 general election, and held it to 1914, when he retired and volun ...

(1884–1917), New Zealand politician *

William Henry Bell (businessman) William Henry Bell was the head of the Asiatic Petroleum Company and member of the Executive Council and the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Biography He joined the Asiatic Petroleum Company and became the manager and then head of the oil compa ...

(fl. 1930s), British businessman and politician in Hong Kong * William F. Bell (1938–2013), Canadian politician; mayor of Richmond Hill, Ontario *

William Montgomerie Bell William Montgomerie Bell (29 January 1813 – 16 September 1867) was a merchant and politician in colonial Victoria, Australia. He was Mayor of Melbourne (when it was part of the Colony of New South Wales) in 1848 and 1849 and represented the dist ...

(1813–1867), merchant and politician in colonial Victoria, Australia

Religion

* William Bell (bishop) (died 1343), Scottish Bishop of St Andrews * William Bell (priest) (1625–1683), English archdeacon of St Albans and sermon writer * William Bell (field preacher) (fl. 1670s), Scottish minister and prisoner on the Bass Rock *

William Bell (theologian) William Bell (1731 – 29 September 1816) was a Church of England minister who engaged with vigour in some of the theological controversies of his day. He is remembered as a writer on theological matters and as a benefactor of Cambridge Universi ...

(1731–1816), English theologian * William Bell (clergyman) (1780–1857), Scottish-born Presbyterian minister in Upper Canada *

William Yancy Bell William Yancy Bell (or William Yancey Bell) (February 23, 1887 – April 10, 1962) received a Ph.D. from Yale University in 1924 was a sometime follower of Marcus Garvey and became a bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church . At Yal ...

(1887–1962), American bishop for the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church

Sports

Association football (soccer)

* William Bell (Welsh footballer) (1860–1930), Welsh footballer * William Bell (English footballer) (1905–1937), English footballer (Sheffield United, Grimsby Town, Hull City) *

Willie Bell William John Bell (3 September 1937 – 21 March 2023) was a Scottish football player and manager. He played as a left back for Queen's Park, Leeds United, Leicester City, Brighton & Hove Albion and represented Scotland. Playing career Bell ...

(1937–2023), Scottish football player and manager

Other sports

William P. Bell William Park Bell (April 19, 1886 – June 21, 1953) was a noted golf course architect, active from the 1920s into the early 1950s. Biography Born in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, Billy Bell studied agriculture at Duff's Business Institute in Pittsbur ...

(1886–1953), American golf course architect *

Billy Bell (ice hockey) William Edward Bell (June 10, 1891 – June 3, 1952) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Career Bell played four seasons in the National Hockey Association and six in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Wanderers, Montreal ...

(1891–1952), Canadian ice hockey player *

William Bell (baseball) William Bell (August 31, 1897 – March 16, 1969) was an American right-handed pitcher and manager in baseball's Negro leagues. Born in Galveston, Texas, Bell played for the Kansas City Monarchs for the first eight seasons of his career. Often ove ...

(1897–1969), American Negro league baseball pitcher and manager * William M. Bell (1909–1991), American college football player and coach *

William Bell Jr. (baseball) William Bell Jr. (July 30, 1930 – March 6, 2021) was an American pitcher who played in the Negro American League in all or part of four seasons spanning 1949–1954. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he batted and threw left handed.< ...

(1930–2021), American Negro league baseball pitcher * William "Whitey" Bell (born 1932), American basketball player * William Bell (American football) (born 1971), American football player * William Lawrence Bell, Jr (pickleball) (1924–2006), one of the creators of the racket sport

pickleball Pickleball is a racket or paddle sport in which two or four players use a smooth-faced paddle to hit a perforated, hollow plastic ball over a net until one side is unable to return the ball or commits a rule infraction. Pickleball is played i ...

Others

* William Bell (railway architect) (1844-1919), born in York who designed the extension of

Hull Paragon Interchange Hull Paragon Interchange is a transport interchange providing rail, bus and coach services located in the city centre of Kingston upon Hull, England. The G. T. Andrews-designed station was originally named ''Paragon Station'', and together ...

Station around 1900 * William Bell (East India Company), East India Company factor in Iran; his grave being the oldest British grave in Iran * William Bell (Canadian businessman, born 1806) (1806–1844), Canadian businessman and militia officer *

William Nathaniel Bell William Nathaniel Bell (March 6, 1817 – September 6, 1887), originally from Edwardsville, Illinois and later a resident of Portland, Oregon, was a member of the Denny Party, the first group of Euro-American settlers in what is now Seattle, Was ...

(1817–1887), American pioneer; settled Seattle, Washington *

William Abraham Bell William Abraham Bell (26 April 1841 – 6 June 1921), fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, was an English physician who is best known as a photographer of the American West, and a founder and developer of several businesses and towns in Col ...

(1841–1921), English physician and photographer of the American west; founder of Manitou Springs, Colorado * William Augustus Bell (1882–1961), American businessman, educator, and president of Miles College in Alabama * William Robert Bell (1845–1913), Canadian militia officer, farmer, and businessman *

William H. Bell (fl. 1860s) William H. Bell was an African-American servant of William Seward, who is best known for being the maître d' who greeted William Seward's would-be assassin Lewis Powell the night of April 14, 1865, and for giving testimony against him during t ...

, African-American servant of William Seward *

William Harrison Bell William Harrison Bell (March 28, 1927 – June 1, 2016) was an American Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon and a Professor of Surgery who is known for his contributions to the field of Orthognathic Surgery. Dr. Bell's groundbreaking research provided a ...

(1927–2016), American oral and maxillofacial surgeon *

William Dwane Bell The 2001 Panmure RSA killings were a triple murder committed on 8 December 2001 at the Panmure RSA, in Auckland, New Zealand. The perpetrator, William Dwane Bell, had been fired by the RSA two weeks before for his behavior. He committed the m ...

(born 1978), New Zealand criminal * William J. Bell (entomologist) (1943–1998), American entomologist *

William Francis Bell William Francis Bell (August 8, 1918 – September 20, 1984) was a golf course architect, active from the 1960s into the early 1980s. Biography William Francis Bell was born in Pasadena, California, the son of noted architect William Park Bell, ...

(1918–1984), American golf course architect

Other uses

* '' William Bell, No. 24'', 1865 pilot boat used by the Sandy Hook pilots in New Jersey