Famous Williams Quiz

All of the answers are people whose first name is William.

Includes nicknames such as Billy and Will.

Quiz by Elan

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Last updated: February 25, 2016

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First submitted	February 24, 2016
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Clue	Person
English playwright	William Shakespeare
42nd President	Bill Clinton
Braveheart	William Wallace
Old West outlaw	Billy the Kid
Battle of Hastings	William the Conqueror
Early Quaker	William Penn
Discovered blood circulation	William Harvey
Southern novelist	William Faulkner
Won the Spanish-American war	William McKinley
Captain James T. Kirk	William Shatner

Clue	Person
Discovered infrared radiation	William Herschel
Creator of an American newspaper empire	William Randolph Hearst
Lord of the Flies	William Golding
Shortest-serving US President	William Henry Harrison
____ ___ the Science Guy	Bill Nye
Heaviest US President	William Howard Taft
Founder of Microsoft	Bill Gates
"Piano Man"	Billy Joel
"When Harry Met Sally" Hollywood film star	Billy Crystal
Boston Celtics center who won 11 championships in 13 years	Bill Russell

cpgatbyu

level 77

Feb 24, 2016

The standard spelling is "William the Conqueror" (with 2 "o"s). Please accept this spelling.

Elan

level 62

Feb 24, 2016

You're right. The answer has been changed to "William the Conqueror."

Highlander29

level 68

Feb 25, 2016

Some answers just need the last name, others need both names (Bill Gates). Why??

Elan

level 62

Feb 25, 2016

It was just a mistake. "Gates" will work now.

HelveticaBold

level 66

Feb 25, 2016

Great quiz. If you're open to suggestions then William Hartnell, the first ever Doctor Who, is a great one!

Elan

level 62

Feb 25, 2016

Thanks for the suggestion! For this quiz, I picked who I consider are the 20 best Williams. There are certainly many more great ones, including William Hartnell, and you can always make a Famous Williams #2 if you want.