William Kennedy may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

William Kennedy (author) William Joseph Kennedy (born January 16, 1928) is an American writer and journalist who won the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for his 1983 novel '' Ironweed''. Kennedy's other works include ''The Ink Truck'' (1969), '' Legs'' (1975), '' Billy Phelan's Gr ...

(born 1928), American Pulitzer-winning novelist * William

Stetson Kennedy William Stetson Kennedy (October 5, 1916 – August 27, 2011) was an American author, folklorist and human rights activist. One of the pioneer folklore collectors during the first half of the 20th century, he is remembered for having infiltrated t ...

(1916–2011), American author and civil rights activist * William Kennedy (poet) (1799–1871), Scottish poet, journalist, and diplomat * William Kennedy (painter) (1859–1918), Scottish painter * William Denholm Kennedy (1813–1865), Scottish historical, genre and landscape painter * William Kennedy (drummer), drummer for

Yellowjackets A yellowjacket is a black-and-yellow vespid wasp. Yellowjacket(s) or Yellow Jacket(s) may also refer to: Places * Yellow Jacket, Colorado, an unincorporated town * Yellow Jacket, Florida, an unincorporated area in Dixie County, Florida Arts, ...

Politics and law

William Kennedy (North Carolina politician) William Kennedy (July 31, 1768 – October 11, 1834) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina. He was born near Washington, North Carolina. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in ...

(1768–1834), U.S. Congressman from North Carolina * William Kennedy (New Jersey politician) (1775–1826), American politician, acting governor of New Jersey * William Kennedy (Montana politician) (1835–1904), miner, restaurant and hotel proprietor, 8th mayor of Missoula, Montana * William Kennedy (Wisconsin politician) (1841–1910), American lawyer and legislator * William Kennedy (Connecticut politician) (1854–1918), United States congressman from Connecticut *

William Nassau Kennedy William Nassau Kennedy (28 April 1839 – 3 May 1885) was the second Mayor of Winnipeg, Mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba from 1875 to 1876. He was the first commander of The Royal Winnipeg Rifles. Biography Kennedy was born in Newcastle, Upper ...

(1839–1885), Manitoba politician, mayor of Winnipeg * William James Kennedy (politician) (1857–1912), Manitoba politician * William Walker Kennedy (1882–1963), Manitoba politician and lawyer * William Farris Kennedy (1888–1951), British Columbia politician *

William Costello Kennedy William Costello Kennedy, (August 27, 1868 – January 17, 1923) was a Canadian politician. Born in Ottawa, Ontario, he was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the riding of Essex North in the 1917 federal election as a ...

(1868–1923), Canadian businessman and politician * William Rann Kennedy (1846–1915), British jurist and Lord Justice of Appeal, classical scholar * William Francis Kennedy (died 1874), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly * William H. Kennedy III (active since 1993), American lawyer and associate counsel to president Clinton

Sports

* William Kennedy (Scottish footballer) (fl. 1890s) *

William Kennedy (footballer, born 1890) William Kennedy (21 November 1890 – 13 October 1915) was a footballer who played as a centre forward for West Ham United. Born in Grays to Scottish parents, the fourth of eight children, Kennedy attended Borough Road College between 1913 and ...

(1890–1915), English footballer *

William Kennedy (coach) William Kennedy (2 February 1912 – 12 December 1989) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a half back with various clubs in the 1930s. Playing career Kennedy was born in Saltcoats, North Ayrshire, Scotland but by 1932 he wa ...

, Scottish footballer * William Kennedy (high jumper) (1898–?), Canadian Olympic athlete * William Kennedy (runner) (born 1884), American marathoner, 3rd at the 1927 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships * William Kennedy (cricketer) (1853-1889), New Zealand cricketer * William Kennedy (rugby league, born 1969), Australian rugby league player *

William Kennedy (rugby league, born 1997) William Kennedy (born 18 April 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League (NRL). Background Kennedy was born in Bathurst, New South Wales, Austral ...

, Australian rugby league player

Other

William Kennedy (explorer) William Kennedy (April 1814 – January 25, 1890) was a Canadian fur trader, politician, and historian. Early life Kennedy was born at Cumberland House, Saskatchewan in what was then Rupert’s Land, a son of the Hudson's Bay Company Chie ...

(1814–1890), Canadian sailor and searcher for John Franklin *

William Kennedy (Royal Navy officer) Admiral Sir William Robert Kennedy (4 March 1838 – 9 October 1916) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, The Nore. Biography Born in Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies where his father John Kennedy was the British chargé ...

(1838–1916), British admiral * William Clark-Kennedy (1879–1961), Canadian serviceman and recipient of the Victoria Cross * William Quarrier Kennedy (1903–1979), British geologist *

William James Kennedy William James "Jim" Kennedy is a British geologist. Jim Kennedy studied at the University of London. Kennedy was a Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford and Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of Oxford. He was curator of the Geological C ...

(active since 1990), British geologist *

William Kennedy Smith William Kennedy Smith (born September 4, 1960) is an American physician and a member of the Kennedy family who founded an organization focused on land mines and the rehabilitation of landmine victims. He is known for being charged with rape in a ...

(born 1960), American physician and member of the Kennedy family *

William John Kennedy William "Uncle" John Kennedy (23 March 1919 – 6 September 2005) was a lifelong activist for the rights of Australian Aboriginal people, a Wotjobaluk clan elder of the people who spoke the Wergaia language in the Wimmera region of western Vict ...

(1919–2005), activist for the rights of Australian Aborigines * William Parker Kennedy (1892–1968), president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen (BRT) from 1949 to 1962 * William Kennedy (priest) (died 1940), Anglican priest in Ireland * W. P. M. Kennedy (William Paul McClure Kennedy, 1879–1963), Canadian historian and legal scholar

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