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Arts and entertainment

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William West (artist) William West (1801–1861) was an English oil painting, oil painter and watercolourist who was a member of the Bristol School of artists. He was also the builder of the Observatory, Bristol, Clifton Observatory at Clifton Down, Bristol. Wes ...
(1801–1861), English artist (of Bristol) * William West (director) of ''
Flying Wild ''Flying Wild'' (aka ''The East Side Kids in Flying Wild'' and ''Air Devils'') is a 1941 American comedy thriller film directed by William Beaudine under the pseudonym "William West" as the fifth installment of the East Side Kids series whic ...
'' * William H. West (entertainer) (1853–1902), American minstrel show producer *
William Edward West William Edward West (1788 February 8, 1859) was an American painter, primarily of portraits. Family West was born in Lexington, Kentucky in 1788. His father was a silversmith, and responsible for his early artistic training. In 1809 he moved t ...
(1788–1859), American painter * William E. West Sr. (1922–2014), American painter *William West Anderson (1928–2017), birth name of American actor
Adam West William West Anderson (September 19, 1928 – June 9, 2017), known professionally as Adam West, was an American actor. He portrayed Batman in the 1960s ABC series of the same name and its 1966 theatrical feature film, reprising the role in ...
* William West (actor) (1856–1915), American actor


Law and politics

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William West (Rhode Island politician) William West (c. 1733–1816) was an American militia general in the American Revolutionary War, Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, Deputy Governor of Rhode Island, and Anti-Federalist leader. West also was a party in the first U.S. Supre ...
(c. 1733–1816), American militia general in the American Revolutionary War and later political leader *
William West, 1st Baron De La Warr William West, 1st Baron De La Warr ( ) of the second creation ( – 30 December 1595) was the elder son of Sir George West (d.1538), second son of Thomas West, 8th Baron De La Warr, by his third wife, Eleanor Copley, and Elizabeth Morton, wido ...
(c. 1520–1595), British political figure *
William H. West (judge) William Henry West (February 9, 1824 – March 14, 1911) was a Republican Party politician in the U.S. state of Ohio who served as Ohio Attorney General from 1866 to 1868, and a member of the Ohio Supreme Court from February 1872 to 1873. Hi ...
(1824–1911), politician and member of the Ohio Supreme Court, 1872–1873 * William H. West (policeman) (1842–1915), soldier and police officer * William H. West (Louisiana politician) (1928-2016), American politician and educator * William West (legal writer) (c. 1548–1598), English lawyer, known as the author of ''Symbolæographia'' *
William Stanley West William Stanley West (August 23, 1849December 22, 1914) was a United States Senator from the state of Georgia. He was a Democrat. He is notable for being the first person appointed to the Senate after ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment m ...
(1849–1914), U.S. Senator from Georgia * William West (1612–1670), English politician * William J. West (Canadian politician) (1892–1985), member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick * William J. West (UK politician) (1868–?), British politician and trade unionist


Science

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William West (chemist) William West may refer to: Arts and entertainment *William West (artist) (1801–1861), English artist (of Bristol) *William West (director) of ''Flying Wild'' *William H. West (entertainer) (1853–1902), American minstrel show producer *William E ...
(1792–1851), English chemist of the
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society is a learned society in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1819, and its museum collection forms the basis of Leeds City Museum, which reopened in September 2008. The printed works and p ...
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William West (botanist) William West, FLS (22 February 1848 – 14 May 1914) was an English pharmacist, botanist, microscopist and writer, particularly noted for his studies of freshwater algae. His sons, both botanists, were William West Jr with whom he did fieldwor ...
(1848–1914), English botanist *
William West Jr William West Jr, Royal College of Science, ARCS, (11 February 1875 – 14 September 1901) was an English botany, botanist. He was the elder son of the botanist William West (botanist), William West, and the brother of George Stephen West. West ...
(1875–1901), English botanist * William James West (died 1848), English surgeon and apothecary * William Dixon West (1901–1994), English geologist


Sport

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William West (sailor) Robert William West (born 1 December 1931) is a Canadian former Star Class Sailing (sport), sailor who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics. He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. References Sources

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William West (umpire) William Arthur John West (17 November 1863 – 22 February 1938) was a boxer, a first-class cricketer and Test match umpire. Cricket West played in five first-class matches for Marylebone Cricket Club, scoring 182 runs at 26 with a highest s ...
(1863–1938), cricketer and test match umpire *
William West (equestrian) William West (July 15, 1887 – September 15, 1953) was an American equestrian. He competed in three events at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and common ...
(1887–1953), American equestrian *
William West (wrestler) William West may refer to: Arts and entertainment *William West (artist) (1801–1861), English artist (of Bristol) * William West (director) of ''Flying Wild'' * William H. West (entertainer) (1853–1902), American minstrel show producer *William ...
, British Olympic wrestler *
Willie West Willie Tennyson West (born May 1, 1938) is an American football former defensive back. He played for nine seasons professionally: for the NFL St. Louis Cardinals; and for the American Football League (AFL)'s Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, New Yo ...
(born 1938), American football defensive back *
Wild Bill West William Robert "Wild Bill" West (1875 – death date unknown) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1900s and 1910s. A native of Virginia, West played for the Leland Giants in 1908, and went on to play for the Indianapolis ABCs The Ind ...
(1875–?), American baseball player


Other

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William West (antiquary) William West (23 October 1770 – 17 November 1854) was an English bookseller and antiquarian. Biography West was born on 23 October 1770 at Whaddon in the parish of Croydon, Surrey. Being tired of agricultural pursuits, in December 1784, when j ...
(1770–1854), English bookseller and antiquary *
William Marcus West William Marcus "Mark" West was a Scottish American pioneer who settled in what is now eastern Sonoma County, California, United States. Life West came to the area in 1832, soon after marrying Guadalupe Vasquez, a sister of General Vallejo. At ...
(fl. 1830s), Scottish-American pioneer


See also

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Billy West (disambiguation) Billy West (born 1952) is an American voice actor, comedian, singer and musician. Billy West may also refer to: * Billy West (baseball) (1853–1928), professional baseball player * Billy West (silent film actor) Billy West (September 22, 1892 ...
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West (name) West is an England, English surname. Notable people with the name include: *Absolom M. West (1818–1894), American politician, and Confederate militia general *Adam West (1928–2017), American actor *Adam West (soccer) (born 1986), American socc ...
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William (name) 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 ...
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William Cornwallis-West Colonel William Cornwallis Cornwallis-West, (20 March 1835 – 4 July 1917) was a British landowner, politician for seven years from 1885 and raised the 6th (Ruthin) Denbighshire Rifle Volunteer Corps followed by further ceremonial duties in ...
(1835–1917), British politician * {{hndis, West, William