William Hayes may refer to:
In politics
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William Hayes (Irish politician), Irish Sinn Féin politician
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William Hayes (Canadian politician) (1879–1939), member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
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William P. Hayes (1866–1940), American lawyer and mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts
In sport
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William Hayes (American football) (born 1985), American football player
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William Hayes (Australian cricketer) (1883–1926), Australian cricketer
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William Hayes (New Zealand cricketer) (1890-1972), New Zealand cricketer
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William Hayes (diver) (born 1968), Canadian Olympic diver
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William Hayes (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1930s and 1940s
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William Hayes (wrestler) (1891–?), British wrestler
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Willie Hayes (basketball) (born 1967), American college basketball head coach
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Willie Hayes (1928–2014), Irish footballer
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Will Hayes (Australian footballer)
Will Hayes (born 5 June 1995) is an Australian rules footballer who formerly played for the Western Bulldogs and the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early career
After failing to get drafted, Hayes joined Footsc ...
(born 1995), Australian footballer
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William Hayes (sprinter), American sprinter, 3rd in the 220 yards at the
1922 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Other people
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William Hayes (composer)
William Hayes (1706 – 27 July 1777) was an English composer, organist, singer and conductor.
Life
Hayes was born in Gloucester. He trained at Gloucester Cathedral where the cathedral account books record his name amongst the choristers from ...
(1708–1777), organist, conductor, writer
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William Hayes (geneticist)
William Hayes FRCPI FRS FRSE LLD (18 January 1913 – 7 January 1994) was an Irish geneticist.
Early life
He was born in Rathfarnham, Co Dublin, the only son of William Hayes, a successful Dublin pharmacist, and his second wife, Miriam, nà ...
(1913–1994), Irish-born microbiologist and geneticist
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William Hayes (pastoralist) (1827–1913), Australian pastoralist
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William Hayes (photographer)
William Hayes (1871–1940) was a Victorian photographer in York.Buchanan, Terry (1986) ''William Hayes, 1871-1940: York Photographic Artist''. Beverley: Hutton Press,
He moved to the small village of Hutton-le-Hole
Hutton-le-Hole is a smal ...
(1871–1940), Victorian photographer in York, England
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William C. Hayes (1903–1963), American Egyptologist
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William Prine Hayes (1919–2009), Canadian commodore and educator
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William Q. Hayes
William Quinn Hayes (born April 14, 1956) is a Senior status, senior United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
Early life and education
Born in Bronxvil ...
(born 1956), U.S. federal judge
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William Hayes (academic)
William Hayes (12 November 1930 – 16 March 2025) was an Irish-born physicist and academic administrator, active in the United Kingdom.
Early life and career
Hayes was born in Killorglin on 12 November 1930. He was educated at Synge Street CBS ...
(1930–2025), president of St John's College, Oxford
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Billy Hayes (writer)
William Hayes (born April 3, 1947) is an American writer, actor, film director and convicted drug smuggler. Hayes is best known for his autobiographical book '' Midnight Express'' about his experiences in and escape from a Turkish prison, after ...
(born 1947), American writer
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Bully Hayes
William Henry "Bully" Hayes (1827 or 1829 – 31 March 1877) was a notorious American ship's captain who engaged in blackbirding in the 1860s and 1870s.James A. Michener & A. Grove Day, ''Bully Hayes, South Sea Buccaneer'', in ''Rascals in Parad ...
(William Henry Hayes, 1827/29–1877), American ship's captain and trader
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J. William Hayes
James William Hayes (November 26, 1921 – March 30, 1992) was an American entertainment lawyer and business manager.
Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Hayes was raised and educated in Oklahoma. To friends and family, he was affectionately called "B ...
(1921–1992), American entertainment lawyer
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Harm (comics)
Hackett
Hackett is a former pilot of the Royal Air Force who later became a henchman of the heroin manufacturer China White (comics), China White. Decades prior, he manipulated Green Arrow, Oliver Queen into investing in illegal offshore accounts ...
(William Hayes), fictional supervillain from DC Comics
See also
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William Haye
William Haye (15 September 1948 – 18 March 2019) was a Jamaican cricketer who played in seven first-class and two List A matches for Jamaica between 1970 and 1977. In March 2019, he was shot dead in his own home, before the house was set o ...
(1948–2019), Jamaican cricketer
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Billy Hayes (disambiguation)
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William Hays (disambiguation)
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William Hay (disambiguation)
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