William Sharp may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
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William Sharp (engraver)
William Sharp (29 January 174925 July 1824), was a British engraver and artist.
Life and work
Sharp was the son of a reputable gunsmith who lived at Haydon's Yard, Minories in central London. He was apprenticed to the 'bright-cut' engraver ...
(1749–1824), English engraver
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William Sharp (lithographer) (1803–1875), English-born lithographer and painter; lived in Boston, Massachusetts
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William Sharp (writer)
William Sharp (12 September 1855 – 12 December 1905) was a Scottish writer, of poetry and literary biography in particular, who from 1893 wrote also as Fiona Macleod, a pseudonym kept almost secret during his lifetime. He was also an editor ...
(1855–1905), Scottish author and poet, pseudonym Fiona MacLeod
Politics
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William G. Sharp (1859–1922), American congressman (1909–14); Ambassador to France (1914)
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William Sharp (Australian politician) (1844–1929), New South Wales politician
Science
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William Sharp (homeopath) (1805–1896), English early science educator and homeopath
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William Sharp (surgeon) (1729–1810), surgeon to George III and musician
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William Sharp (scientist) (born 1936), American scientist and entrepreneur
Sports
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William Sharp (footballer) (1889–1915), Scottish footballer
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Billy Sharp (born 1986), English footballer
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Will Sharp
William Sharp (born 13 May 1986) is a Nigerian rugby league footballer who played as a or on the for the York City Knights in the Championship.
He has previously played for Harlequins RL and Hull F.C. in the Super League, and Featherstone R ...
(born 1986), Nigerian-born English rugby league player
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Bill Sharp (baseball)
William Howard Sharp (born January 18, 1950) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers.
Sharp graduated in 1968 from Lima Senior High School where he played baseball, basket ...
(born 1950), outfielder in Major League Baseball
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Bill Sharp (footballer) (1915–2006), Australian rules footballer
Other
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Sir William Sharp, 6th Baronet (1729–1780), Scottish soldier of fortune
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William F. Sharp (1885–1947), American World War II general
See also
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Michael William Sharp
Michael William Sharp (1776? – 1840) was an English painter.
Life
He was born in London, and was a pupil of Sir William Beechey. He also studied in the schools of the Royal Academy. In about 1804 he married the actress and dancer Arabella Me ...
(1776–1840), English painter
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William Sharp Bush
William Sharp Bush (c. 1786 - 1812) was an officer in the United States Marine Corps during the War of 1812. He was also the first Marine Corps officer to be killed in combat.
Born in Wilmington, Delaware, Bush was appointed as a Second Lieutenan ...
(1786–1812), U.S. marine
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William Sharp Macleay (1792–1865), British entomologist
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William Sharp McKechnie
William Sharp McKechnie (2 September 1863 – 2 July 1930) was a Scottish scholar, historian, lecturer in Constitutional Law and History, and author of ''Magna Carta: A Commentary on the Great Charter of King John with an Historical Introducti ...
(1863–1930), Scottish lecturer and author
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William Sharpe (disambiguation)
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