Bill, Billy, Will, Willie or William Howard may refer to:

Noblemen and politicians

American

* William J. Howard (1799–1862), Pittsburgh mayor in 1845 * William Alanson Howard (1813–1880), U.S. Representative from Michigan (1855–1859) and Governor of Dakota Territory 1878–1880 * William Howard (congressman) (1817–1891), U.S. Representative from Ohio *

William Marcellus Howard William Marcellus Howard (December 6, 1857 – July 5, 1932) was a noted jurist and politician from the American state of Georgia. Life Howard was born in Berwick, Louisiana and moved to Georgia with his family while in his youth. He attende ...

(1857–1932), U.S. Representative from Georgia * William S. Howard (1875–1953), U.S. Representative from Georgia * William Lorenzo Howard (1921–2004), mayor of Monroe, Louisiana

British

* William Howard (judge) (before 1230—1308), English nobleman and ancestor of aristocratic Howard family, Judge Advocate of Fleet *

William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham (c. 151012 January 1573) was an English diplomat and military leader. He served four monarchs, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I, in various official capacities, most notably on dip ...

(''c.''1510–1573), English nobleman * William Howard (died 1600) (1538–1600), English member of parliament *

Lord William Howard Lord William Howard (19 December 1563 – 7 October 1640) was an English nobleman and antiquary, sometimes known as "Belted Will" or "Bauld (bold) Will". Early life Howard was born on 19 December 1563 at Audley End, Essex, the fourth and las ...

(1563–1640), nicknamed "Belted Will" or "Bauld Willie", third son of 4th Duke of Norfolk *

William Howard, 3rd Baron Howard of Effingham William Howard, 3rd Baron Howard of Effingham (27 December 1577 – 28 November 1615) was an English nobleman, the eldest son of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham (who as Lord Howard of Effingham famously led the English fleet against the S ...

(1577–1615), his grandson, heir to 1st Earl of Nottingham *

William Howard (died 1672) Sir William Howard (c. 1599 – by 7 August 1672) of Tollesbury Hall, Essex was an English courtier and a member of Parliament between 1624 and 1640. He was the 4th surviving son of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk by his 2nd wife. He was crea ...

(''c.''1599–1672), English gentleman and member of parliament *

William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford, FRS (30 November 1614 – 29 December 1680) was the youngest son of Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel, and his wife, the former Alethea Talbot. A Fellow of the Royal Society from 1665, he was a Royali ...

(1614–1680) *

William Howard, 3rd Baron Howard of Escrick William Howard, 3rd Baron Howard of Escrick (c. 1626–1694) was an English Parliamentarian soldier, nobleman, and plotter. Life Howard was the second son of Edward Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Escrick and Mary Butler. He matriculated at Corpus ...

(1626–1694), conspirator in Rye House Plot * William Howard (died 1701) (''c.''1674–1701), English Member of Parliament for Carlisle 1695–1701 and Northumberland 1701 * William Howard (Irish politician) (before 1680—1728), Member of Parliament for Dublin City 1727–28 *

William Howard, Viscount Andover William Howard, Viscount Andover (23 December 1714 – 15 July 1756), of Elford Hall, Staffordshire, was a British Tory politician from the Howard family who sat in the House of Commons from 1737 to 1747. He was the eldest son and heir of the ...

(1714–1756), British Member of Parliament and heir to Earl of Berkshire *

William Howard, 3rd Earl of Wicklow William Howard, 3rd Earl of Wicklow PC (I) (January 1761 – 27 September 1818), known as William Forward between 1780 and 1815, was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer. Early life Howard was the second son of Ralph Howard, 1st Viscount Wicklow ...

(1761–1818), British nobleman, Earl of Wicklow *

William Howard (1781–1843) The Hon. William Howard (25 December 1781 – 25 January 1843) was an English politician who was a Conservative Member of Parliament for Morpeth (1806–32) and Sutherland (1837–40). Early life and family Howard was the second son of Frederi ...

, British Member of Parliament for Morpeth 1806–1826 and 1830–1832, Sutherland 1837–1840 *

William Howard, 4th Earl of Wicklow William Howard, 4th Earl of Wicklow KP (13 February 1788 – 22 March 1869) was an Anglo-Irish peer, styled William Forward, and then Lord Clonmore from 1815 to 1818. He was the eldest son of William Howard, 3rd Earl of Wicklow and Eleanor Ca ...

(1788–1869), British nobleman *

William Howard, 8th Earl of Wicklow William Cecil James Philip John Paul Howard, 8th Earl of Wicklow (30 October 1902 – 8 February 1978), styled Lord Clonmore until 1946, was an Anglo-Irish peer. Biography He was the only child of Ralph Howard, 7th Earl of Wicklow and the C ...

(1902–1978), British nobleman *

William George Howard, 8th Earl of Carlisle William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is ...

(1808–1889), English clergyman and peer

Performers

*Willie Howard (1883–1949), American comedian with his brother Eugene as

Howard Brothers Willie Howard (April 13, 1883 – January 14, 1949) and Eugene Howard (July 7, 1880 – August 1, 1965), billed as the Howard Brothers, were Silesian-born American vaudeville performers of the first half of the 20th century. They were two of t ...

Billy Howard Billy Howard is an English comedian and impressionist, who appeared on the ITV series '' Who Do You Do?'' in the early 1970s, alongside other impressionists such as Faith Brown. Howard was born in Edgware, London, England. He commenced his musi ...

, English comedian and impressionist active since 1960s

Sportsmen

Billy Howard (gridiron football) Billy Howard Sr. (July 17, 1950 – February 13, 2005) was an American professional football defensive lineman who played three seasons with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Lions in the second roun ...

(1950–2005), American defensive lineman with the Detroit Lions *

William Howard (American football) Bill, Billy, Will, Willie or William Howard may refer to: Noblemen and politicians American * William J. Howard (1799–1862), Pittsburgh mayor in 1845 * William Alanson Howard (1813–1880), U.S. Representative from Michigan (1855–1859) and Gove ...

(born 1964), American running back with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers *

Willie Howard Willie L. Howard is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Stanford Cardinal. Howard was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the second rou ...

(born 1977), American football defensive end and coach *

Will Howard (cricketer) William Oliver Fitzalen Howard (born 13 February 1981) is an English former first-class cricketer. Howard was born at Guildford and was educated at Cranleigh School, before going up to Oxford Brookes University. While studying at Oxford Brooke ...

(born 1981), English first-class cricketer *

William Howard (basketball) William Howard (born October 25, 1993) is a French professional basketball player for Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A. Howard started his basketball career in his home country, France. Professional career Gravelines-Dunkerque (2012–2014) In June 2 ...

(born 1993), French power forward *

Will Howard (American football) William Thomas Howard (born September 24, 2001) is an American professional football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats and the Ohio State Bucke ...

(born 2001), American quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers

Writers

William Howard (engineer) William Howard (1793–1834) was an American topographical engineer who was one of the first to work for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. When the railroad built its first cars using friction bearings first developed by Ross Winans, Howard mad ...

(1793–1834), American railroad topographer and memoirist *

William Lee Howard William Lee Howard (1860-1918) was an American physician and writer. William Lee Howard was born in Hartford, Connecticut on the 1st of November 1860. His father was one of the founders of the Republican Party. He attended Williston Seminary, a ...

(1860–1918), American physician and writer *

William K. Howard William K. Howard (June 16, 1899 – February 21, 1954) was an American film director, writer, and producer. Considered one of Hollywood's leading directors at one point, he directed over 50 films from 1921 to 1946, including '' The Thundering H ...

(1899–1954), American film director, writer and producer *

William Alvin Howard William Alvin Howard (born 1926) is an American mathematician and proof theorist best known for his work demonstrating formal similarity between intuitionistic logic and the simply typed lambda calculus that has come to be known as the Curry–Ho ...

(born 1926), American proof theorist (Curry-Howard correspondence) * M. William Howard Jr. (born 1946), American academic and Reformed Church historian * Bill Howard (born 1969), American Catholic journalist and editor

Others

* William Howard (typefounder), 19th-century English designer at

Chiswick Press The Chiswick Press was founded by Charles Whittingham I (1767–1840) in 1811. The management of the Press was taken over in 1840 by the founder's nephew Charles Whittingham II (1795–1876). The name was first used in 1811, and the Press contin ...

in Great Queen Street * William Howard (artist) (before 1830—after 1870), African American woodworker and craftsman * William R. Howard (1922–2009), American businessman and Piedmont Airlines executive