Leading Figures in History

William Lyons

Co-founder of Jaguar Cars (1901–1985)

William M. Roth

American shipping executive and special ambassador for trade

William MacGillivray

Scottish naturalist and ornithologist (1796–1852)

William Macready

English actor (1793–1873)

William Makepeace Thackeray

English novelist and illustrator (1811–1863)

William Manchester

American author, journalist and historian (1922–2004)

William Manuel Johnson

American jazz banjo and double bass player (died 1972)

William March

United States Marine, novelist, short story writer

William Marsh Rice

American businessman and philanthropist (1816–1900)

William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke

Anglo-Norman soldier and statesman (1146/7–1219)

William Marshall (actor)

American actor, director, and opera singer (1924–2003)

William Mason (New York politician)

U.S. politician

William Mathias

Welsh composer (1934–1992)

William Maxson

William Maxwell (American writer)

American journalist (1908–2000)

William McBride (doctor)

Australian obstetrician (1927–2018)

William McDougall (psychologist)

British psychologist (1871–1938)

William McGonagall

Scottish-Irish poet (1825–1902)

William McIntyre (judge)

Judge of the Supreme Court of Canada (1918–2009)

William McKeen

American author and educator

William McKell

Australian politician (1891–1985)

William McKinley

President of the United States from 1897 to 1901

William McMurdo

British Army general

William Merritt Chase

American painter (1849–1916)