Named William

Over 600 obituaries for famous people named William. See who they were, when they died, and read their memorial pages.

William McPherson

Pulitzer Prize-winning book critic at Washington Post
Died on Tuesday March 28th 2017

William Salice

Italian inventor (Kinder Surprise)
Died on Friday December 30th 2016

William Trevor

Irish writer (Love and Summer
Died on Monday November 21st 2016

William Johnson

New Zealand actor (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Died on Friday September 23rd 2016

William J. McCormack

Mauritian-born Canadian police chief (Toronto Police Service)
Died on Thursday September 8th 2016

William Lucas

British actor (The Adventures of Black Beauty)
Died on Friday July 8th 2016

William Smith

Northern Irish paramilitary and politician
Died on Wednesday June 8th 2016

William Rice

American food editor and critic in Washington
Died on Sunday April 3rd 2016

William Haze

American actor (One Tree Hill
Died on Thursday February 11th 2016

William Y. Smith

retired four-star U.S. Air Force general
Died on Tuesday January 19th 2016

William Del Monte

last known survivor of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake
Died on Monday January 11th 2016

William Guest

American R&B singer (Gladys Knight & the Pips)
Died on Thursday December 24th 2015

William A. Culpepper

retired judge of the Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Third Circuit
Died on Sunday October 4th 2015