William Patterson

William or Bill Patterson may refer to:

Politics[edit]

William Paterson (New Jersey lawyer) (1745-1806), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
William Patterson (New York politician) (1789–1838), U.S. Representative from New York
William Patterson (Ohio politician) (1790–1868), U.S. Representative from Ohio
William Albert Patterson (1841–1917), Canadian Member of Parliament
William John Patterson (1886–1976), Canadian Premier of Saskatchewan
William G. Patterson (1923–2000), politician in Newfoundland, Canada
William L. Patterson (1891–1980), American civil rights activist; US Communist Party leader
R. William Patterson (1908–1994), American politician; former mayor of Dayton, Ohio
William Patterson (Alberta politician) (1908–1996), Alberta MLA, 1959–1967
William Worth Patterson (1849–1921), mayor of Ashland, Kentucky

Bill Patterson (footballer, born 1888) (1888–1956), former Australian rules footballer for St Kilda
Bill Patterson (footballer, born 1873) (1873–1939), former Australian rules footballer for Carlton
Billy Patterson (1918–1998), American football player for the Chicago Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates
Bill Patterson (racing driver) (1923–2010), Australian motor racing driver
Bill Patterson (rugby union) (1936–1999), English rugby union player
William Patterson (cricketer, born 1854) (1854–1939), English amateur cricketer
William Patterson (cricketer, born 1859) (1859–1946), English amateur cricketer
Will Patterson (born 1987), American football linebacker

William Patterson (engineer) (1795–1869), 19th century engineer and boat builder
William Hammond Patterson (1847–1896), British trade unionist
William Patrick Patterson, author and spiritual teacher of The Fourth Way
William A. Patterson (1899–1980), president of United Airlines from 1934 until 1966
William R. Patterson (born 1975), American motivational speaker
William Patterson, author of subjects and dialogues for the comic strip Jeff Hawke
William Patterson (priest) (1930–2002), Anglican priest
William Patterson (Maryland businessman) (1752–1835), businessman and a founder of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
William James Patterson (1838–1926), Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic
William Burns Paterson (1850–1915), educator and horticulturist
Spaceman Patterson (William Patterson), composer, arranger and producer