William Cole

William Cole may refer to:

Politics and government

• William Colle, MP for Leominster first elected in 1397
• William Cole, 1st Earl of Enniskillen (1736–1803), Irish peer and politician
• William Cole, 3rd Earl of Enniskillen (1807–1886), known as Viscount Cole
• William Hinson Cole (1837–1886), U.S. Congressman from Maryland
• William Purington Cole, Jr. (1889–1957), U.S. Congressman from Maryland
• William Clay Cole (1897–1965), U.S. Congressman from Missouri
• W. Sterling Cole (1904–1987), U.S. Congressman from New York and first Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency
• Sir William Cole (public servant) (born 1926), Australian senior public servant
• William H. Cole IV (born 1972), City Councilman from Baltimore, Maryland (2007–present); former Delegate in Maryland General Assembly (1999–2002)
• Bill Cole (politician), West Virginia politician

Scholarship and science

• William Cole (botanist) (1626–1662), English herbalist known for the doctrine of signatures
• William Cole (antiquary) (1714–1782), clergyman and antiquary
• William Cole (scholar) (1753–1806), English classical scholar, writer and churchman

Arts and entertainment

• William Washington Cole (1847–1915), part owner of the Barnum & Bailey Circus
• William Cole (musician) (1909–1997), conductor, composer and organist
• William Rossa Cole (1919–2000), American writer and poet
• Bill Cole (born 1937), American jazz musician and professor

Military and police

• William Carey Cole (1868–1935), U.S. Navy admiral
• William E. Cole (1874–1953), U.S. Army general
• William Cole (police officer) (died 1900), British policeman, who was awarded the Albert Medal for bravery

Sport

• William C. "King" Cole (1881–1968), American college football player and coach
• Billy Cole (born 1965), English shot putter

Religion

• William Cole (Dean of Lincoln) (c. 1530–1600), Anglican priest and President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford
• William Cole (Dean of Waterford) (died 1804), Dean of Waterford

Others

• William Horace de Vere Cole (1881–1936), prankster and perpetrator of the Dreadnaught Hoax
• William Cole, a fictional character from the 2005 film Man with the Screaming Brain