William Ward may refer to:

Contents 1 Athletics 2 Military 3 Politics 4 Religion 5 Other fields 6 See also

[edit] Athletics

• Kid Norfolk (1893-1968), (William Ward) American boxer who fought under the name Kid Norfolk
• William Ward (cricketer) (1787-1849), British cricketer, scorer of the first ever double-century
• William Ward (football coach), American football coach at the University of Michigan in 1896
• Billy Ward (rugby league), William "Billy" Ward, rugby league footballer of the 1910s for Great Britain, England, and Leeds

[edit] Military

• William Ward (soldier) (d. 1836), American Lieutenant-Colonel during the Texas Revolution
• William E. Ward, American general officer of the United States Army; inaugural combatant commander of United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM)
• William H. Ward (1840-1927), American army officer and Medal of Honor recipient
• William Thomas Ward (1808–1878), American army general and congressman from Kentucky

[edit] Politics

• William Ward (Pennsylvania) (1837-1895), American politician, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
• William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley (1867–1932), British politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and Governor-General of Australia
• William Ward, 3rd Earl of Dudley (1894–1969), British Conservative politician
• William Ward, 3rd Viscount Dudley and Ward (1750–1823), British peer and politician
• William L. Ward (1856–1933), American politician, U.S. Representative from New York
• William Dudley Ward (1877-1946), British Liberal politician and Olympic sailor

[edit] Religion

• William Ward (priest) (c.1560-1641), English Roman Catholic martyr
• William Ward (missionary) (1769-1823), British pioneer Baptist missionary
• William George Ward (1812-1882), English Roman Catholic theologian and mathematician
• William Hayes Ward (1835-1916), American clergyman, editor, and Orientalist

[edit] Other fields

• William Ward (engraver) (1762-1826), English engraver
• William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley (1817–1885), British peer and benefactor
• William Ward, 4th Earl of Dudley (born 1920), British peer
• William Arthur Ward (1921-1994), American motivational writer
• Adolphus William Ward (1837 - 1924), English historian and man of letters

[edit] See also

• Bill Ward (disambiguation)

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