William Alexander

William or Bill Alexander may refer to:

Literature

William Alexander (author) (born 1976), American children's writer
William Alexander, Baron Alexander of Potterhill (1905–1993), English educator and author
William Frederick Alexander (1882–1957), New Zealand subeditor, poetry anthologist and newspaper editor
William Menzies Alexander (1858–1929), Scottish medical and theological writer

William Alexander (Canadian soldier) (1880–1917), World War I soldier executed for desertion
William Melville Alexander (1897–1988), Canadian World War I flying ace
William Alexander, Lord Stirling (1726–1783), American Revolutionary War soldier

Bill Alexander (politician) (1910–2000), British communist activist
William Alexander (died 1446), MP for Salisbury and Wiltshire
William Alexander (Australian politician) (1844–1924), member of the Western Australian Legislative Council
William Alexander (Edinburgh MP) (c. 1690–1761), MP for Edinburgh and Lord Provost of Edinburgh 1754–1756
William Alexander (Glasgow MP) (1874–1954), MP for Glasgow Central
William Vollie Alexander Jr. (born 1934), American politician; former US Representative from Arkansas

William Alexander (American football) (1889–1950), football coach at Georgia Tech
Bill Alexander (Canadian football) (born 1924), Canadian football halfback
William Alexander (rugby player) (1874–1937), Wales international rugby union player

Bill Alexander (painter) (1915–1997), East-Prussian artist, star of The Magic of Oil Painting
William Alexander (painter) (1767–1816), British artist

William Alexander (Hollyoaks), a fictional character in British soap opera Hollyoaks
William Alexander (Honorverse), a fictional character in the Honorverse

Bill Alexander (engineer) (William Hector, 1927-1995), British avionics engineer
William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling (c. 1567–1640), British colonial organizer
William Alexander (the younger) (c. 1602–1638), founder of the colony at Port Royal; son of the 1st Earl of Stirling
William Alexander (judge) (c. 1754–1842), Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer
Sir William Alexander, 3rd Baronet (1797–1873), Attorney-General of the Duchy of Cornwall
William C. Alexander (1848–1937), cofounder of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity
William Cowper Alexander (1806–1874), president of the New Jersey State Senate and president of the Equitable Life Assurance Society
William D. Alexander (1916–1991), American film producer
William DeWitt Alexander (1833–1913), educator in Hawaii
William Hastings Alexander (died 1876), Hong Kong judiciary officer
Bill Alexander (director) (born 1948), American theatre director