William Ferguson
William Ferguson may refer to:
Arts
[edit]- William Ferguson (tenor), operatic tenor, see The Tempest
- William Gouw Ferguson, Scottish painter of still life
- William J. Ferguson (1845–1930), American actor and witness to Abraham Lincoln's assassination
- Will Ferguson (born 1964), Canadian writer
Sportspeople
[edit]- Bill Ferguson (American football) (born 1951), NFL linebacker
- Bill Ferguson (cricket scorer) (1880–1957)
- Willie Ferguson, Scottish footballer with Chelsea and Queen of the South
- Willie Ferguson (footballer), Scottish footballer with Celtic, Burnley and Manchester City
- William Ferguson (racing driver) (1940–2007), in Formula One competitions
- Billy Ferguson (1938–1998), Northern Irish footballer
Politicians
[edit]Australia
[edit]- William Ferguson (1891–1961), NSW, Australia politician (1953–1961)
- William John Ferguson (1859–1935), NSW, Australia politician (1894–1904)
Canada
[edit]- Will Ferguson (Ontario politician) (1954–2011), Ontario, Canada politician
- William Ferguson (Manitoba politician) (1862–1936), Canadian politician
United States
[edit]- Bill Ferguson (politician) (born 1983), Maryland state senator
- William Webb Ferguson (1857–1910), Michigan state representative
Others
[edit]- William Ferguson (1800–1828), Irish soldier of Irish military diaspora, aide-de-camp to General Simon Bolívar in Hispanoamerican wars of Independence.
- William Ferguson (Australian Aboriginal leader) (1882–1950), Indigenous Australian leader
- William Ferguson (botanist) (1820–1887), British botanist and entomologist
- William Ferguson (engineer) (1852–1935), New Zealand civil engineering manager and consultant
- William Ferguson (historian) (1924–2021), Scottish historian
- William Ferguson (Los Angeles pioneer) (1822–1910), settler
- William Ferguson (Australian pioneer) (c. 1809–1892) early settler of South Australia
- William C. Ferguson (died 2015), American telecommunications expert, chairman and CEO of NYNEX
See also
[edit]- Sir William Fergusson, 1st Baronet (1808–1877), Scottish surgeon
- William Fergusson (physician) (1773–1846), Scottish inspector-general of military hospitals and medical writer
- William Fergusson (politician), NSW, Australia politician (1880–1887)
- William Scott Ferguson (1875–1954), Canadian–American historian, president of the American Historical Association