William Parsons may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

* William Parsons (composer and copyist) (fl.1545–1563), English Renaissance composer and copyist from Wells * William Parsons (composer and musician) (1745/6–1817), Master of the King's Music * William Parsons (poet) (died 1828), English writer associated with the Della Cruscan movement * William Parsons (actor) (1736–1795), British actor and painter * William Parsons (silent film actor) (1878–1919), American silent comedy film actor often credited as "Smiling Bill Parsons"

Sports

William Parsons (footballer) William Parsons Alexander (19 January 1877 – Unknown) was an Anglo-Spanish footballer who is best known for being, along with his brother John, one of the founders of FC Barcelona in 1899, and then serving as the club's vice-captain in 1899 and ...

(1877–), Anglo-Spanish footballer * Bill Parsons (born 1948), baseball player

Nobleman

* Sir William Parsons, 1st Baronet of Langley (c.1636–c.1662), of the Parsons baronets *

Sir William Parsons, 1st Baronet of Bellamont Sir William Parsons, 1st Baronet of Bellamont, PC (Ire) ( – 1650), was known as a "land-hunter" expropriating land from owners whose titles were deemed defective. He also served as Surveyor General of Ireland and was an undertaker in ...

(died 1650), Surveyor General of Ireland and Member of Parliament * Sir William Parsons, 2nd Baronet of Bellamont (died 1658),

Earl of Rosse Earl of Rosse is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Ireland, both times for the Parsons family. "Rosse" refers to New Ross in County Wexford. History The Parsons were originally an English family from Dishworth ( Disew ...

* Sir William Parsons, 2nd Baronet of Birr Castle (died 1741),

Sir William Parsons, 4th Baronet Sir William Parsons, 4th Baronet of Birr Castle (6 May 1731 – 1 May 1791) was an Irish politician and baronet. He was the son of Sir Laurence Parsons, 3rd Baronet and Mary Sprigge. From 1757 until his death in 1797, Parsons served as member ...

of Birr Castle (1731–1791), Irish politician *

William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (17 June 1800 – 31 October 1867), was an English engineer and astronomer. He built several giant telescopes. His 72-inch telescope, built in 1845 and colloquially known as the "Leviathan of Parsonstown", was ...

(1800–1867), Lord Rosse, Irish astronomer * William Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse (1873–1918), Irish peer and British Army officer * William Parsons, 7th Earl of Rosse (born 1936), worked for the United Nations

Others

* William Parsons (surveyor) (1701–1757), Surveyor General, founder of Easton, Pennsylvania *

William Barclay Parsons William Barclay Parsons Jr. (April 15, 1859 – May 9, 1932) was an American civil engineer. He founded Parsons Brinckerhoff, one of the largest American civil engineering firms. Early life Parsons was born on April 15, 1859 in New York City, ...

(1859–1932), American civil engineer *

William E. Parsons William Edward Parsons (June 19, 1872 – December 17, 1939) was an architect and city planner known for his work in the Philippines during the early period of American colonial period. He was a consulting architect to the Insular Government o ...

(1872–1939), American architect and city planner *

William Sterling Parsons William Sterling Parsons (26 November 1901 – 5 December 1953) was an American naval officer who worked as an ordnance expert on the Manhattan Project during World War II. He is best known for being the weaponeer on the ''Enola Gay'', th ...

(1901–1953), American naval officer and atomic bomb weaponeer aboard ''Enola Gay'' * William W. Parsons (academic administrator) (1850–1925), president of Indiana State Normal School, later known as Ball State University * William W. Parsons (NASA), former director of the NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, & Space Shuttle Program manager * William Henry Parsons (New York activist) (died 1935), headed the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice *

William Henry Parsons (colonel) William Henry Parsons (April 23, 1826 – October 3, 1907) was an American newspaper editor and legislator who served as a Confederate States Army colonel during the American Civil War. He was the brother of Albert Parsons, a pioneer American soci ...

(1826–1907), American newspaper editor, legislator, and Confederate colonel {{hndis, name=Parsons, William