William Powell (1892–1984) was an American actor.

William, Willie, Bill or Billy Powell may also refer to:

Contents

• Sports
• Politicians
• Military
• Musicians
• Priests
• Others
• See also

Sports

• William Powell (gridiron football) (born 1988), CFL running back
• Bill Powell (baseball) (1885–1967), pitcher in Major League Baseball
• William Powell (cricketer) (1885–1954), first-class cricketer
• Billy Powell (footballer) (1901–1981), English footballer
• Willie Powell (1903–1987), Negro league baseball player
• William Powell (baseball) (1919–2004), Negro league baseball player

Politicians

• William Edward Powell (1788–1854), Welsh Conservative politician, member of parliament for Cardiganshire
• William E. Powell (born 1934), American politician from the state of Florida
• William Powell (Canadian politician) (1907–1992), mayor of Hamilton, Ontario
• William Powell (Corby MP) (1948–2022), Conservative member of parliament in the United Kingdom
• Sir William Powell, 1st Baronet (c. 1624–1680), English member of parliament for Herefordshire
• William Powell (Liberal Democrat politician), Welsh Liberal Democrat member of the National Assembly for Wales
• William Thomas Rowland Powell (1815–1878), Welsh Conservative politician, member of parliament for Cardiganshire
• William Frederick Powell (1826–1889), political figure in Ontario, Canada
• William Powell (Virginia colonist) (died 1623), Virginia colonist, landowner, militia officer and politician
• William Frank Powell (1848–1920), African American diplomat

Military

• William G. Powell (1871–1955), Marine Corps Brevet Medal recipient
• William Henry Powell (soldier) (1825–1904), American Civil War general

Musicians

• William Powell (singer) (1942–1977), lead vocalist of The O'Jays
• Billy Powell (1952–2009), American musician

Priests

• William Powell (Archdeacon of Bath) (died 1612), Anglican priest
• William Powell (Archdeacon of Chester) (died 1751), British Anglican priest
• William Powell (Archdeacon of Colchester) (1717–1775), academic and priest

Others

• "Benjaman Kyle" (born 1948), amnesiac
• William Dummer Powell (1755–1834), Chief Justice of Upper Canada
• William Powell (English actor) (1735–1769), English actor
• William Henry Powell (artist) (1823–1879), American artist
• William Henry Powell (architect) (1847–1900), English architect
• William Powell (author) (1949–2016), author of The Anarchist Cookbook
• William S. Powell (1919–2015), historian of North Carolina
• Alleged English name for Seminole fighter Osceola
• Bill Powell (golf course owner) (1916–2009), American businessman, entrepreneur, and pioneering golf course owner
• William David Powell (1925–1968), American television writer, son of the actor
• William J. Powell (1897–1942), American civil aviator and author
• William J. Powell (attorney) (born 1960), U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia
• William Bramwell Powell (1836–1904), American educator, author and superintendent of schools

See also

• William Nowland Van Powell (surname Van Powell), American architect, painter, and historian

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