William Edwards
William Edwards may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
[edit]- William Edwards (architect) (1719–1789), Welsh architect of the Pontypridd bridge in south Wales
- William Camden Edwards (1777–1855), Welsh engraver
- William Augustus Edwards (1866–1939), American architect in Atlanta
- William Albert Edwards (1888–1976), American architect in Santa Barbara, California
- William John Edwards (1898–1978), Welsh singer
- William J. Edwards (architect) (fl. 1907), American architect, designed the Washington School (Grand Forks, North Dakota)
Military
[edit]- William Edwards (United States Navy officer) (c. 1790–1813), American navy officer.
- William D. Edwards (1849–1903), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient.
- William F.S. Edwards (1872-1941), decorated British brig. gen. 1st appointed soldier commissioned by the Crown to become Commissioner of Police in East Africa, including Uganda.
- William Mordaunt Marsh Edwards (1855–1912), English army officer, awarded the Victoria Cross in the Sudan.
Politics and law
[edit]- William Edwards (17th century MP) (fl. 1645), British politician, MP for the City of Chester
- William P. Edwards (1835–1900), American lawyer, soldier, member-elect to the U.S. Congress from Georgia
- William Henry Edwards (politician) (1857–1950), Canadian manufacturer and politician
- William Edwards (Wisconsin politician) (1861–1944), American politician, Wisconsin state senator
- Don Edwards (William Donlon Edwards, 1915–2015), U.S. Representative from California
- Jack Edwards (American politician) (William Jackson Edwards, 1928–2019), U.S. representative from Alabama
- William Edwards (British politician) (1938–2007), British politician, MP for Merionethshire
- William Cameron Edwards (1844–1921), Canadian businessman and parliamentarian
- William C. Edwards (Wyoming politician), member of the Wyoming House of Representatives
- W. Cary Edwards (William Cary Edwards, 1944–2010), American politician, Attorney General of New Jersey
- W. Stuart Edwards, Canadian civil servant and lawyer
Sports
[edit]- William Edwards (1831–1898), American harness racing pioneer
- William Edwards (Kent cricketer) (1859–1947), English cricketer
- William Edwards (Cornwall cricketer) (born 1938), English cricketer
- William Edwards (rugby union) (born 1995), English rugby union and rugby sevens player
Others
[edit]- William Edwards (inventor) (1770–1851), American inventor, grandson of Jonathan Edwards
- William Frédéric Edwards (1777–1842), French physiologist, of Jamaican background
- William Henry Edwards (1822–1909), American entomologist
- William Edwards (school inspector) (1851–1940), Welsh school inspector
- William F. Edwards (1906–1989), American businessman, educator and professor at Brigham Young University
- Willie Edwards (1932–1957), African American murdered by the Ku Klux Klan