Bill (first name)

Bill is a male name .

Origin and meaning

Bill is short for William , the English form of Wilhelm .

Well-known namesake

• Bill Beach (born 1932), American rockabilly singer
• Bill Brown (1925-2018), American middle-distance runner
• Bill Brown (1931-2004), Scottish football player
• Bill Brown (* 1969), American composer
• Bill Challis (1904–1994), American arranger
• Bill Clinton (* 1946), American politician, President 1993 to 2001
• Bill Condon (born 1955), American film director
• Bill Cosby (born 1937), American actor
• Bill Dixon (1925-2010), American jazz musician
• Bill Drayton (* 1943), American entrepreneur
• Bill Drews (1870–1938), German lawyer
• Bill Evans (1929–1980), American jazz pianist
• Bill Evans (* 1958), American saxophonist
• Bill Frisell (* 1951), American jazz musician
• Bill Gates (* 1955), American entrepreneur
• Bill George ( William J. George; 1929–1982), American football player
• Bill George ( William W. George; * 1942), American manager, management scientist and university lecturer
• Bill George , film technician
• Bill Goldberg (born 1966), American football player and wrestler
• Bill Graham (* 1918), American jazz musician
• Bill Graham (1931–1991), German-American concert organizer
• Bill Haley (1925–1981), American musician
• Bill Hicks (1961–1994), American comedian
• Bill Hoffman (1902-1994) American football player
• Bill Houlder (* 1967), Canadian ice hockey player
• Bill Ivy (1942–1969), British motorcycle racer
• Bill Johnson (1874–1972), American jazz musician and band leader
• Bill Johnson (1905–1955), American jazz musician
• Bill Johnson (1912–1960), American jazz musician and arranger
• Bill Johnson (* 1954), American politician
• Bill Johnson (1960–2016), American ski racer
• Bill Kaulitz (* 1989), German musician
• Bill Lange (1928–1995) American football player
• Bill Lochead (born 1954), Canadian ice hockey player
• Bill Lomas (1928–2007), British motorcycle racer
• Bill Medley (born 1940), American singer
• Bill Miller (* 1955), American musician of Indian descent
• Bill Mockridge (* 1947), Canadian actor and cabaret artist
• Bill Monroe (1911–1996), American bluegrass musician
• Bill Murray (born 1950), American actor
• Bill Mumy (* 1954), American musician and actor
• Bill O'Reilly (* 1949), American presenter
• Bill Osmanski (1915–1996) American football player and dentist
• Bill Owens (* 1938), American photographer and brewer
• Bill Owens (* 1949), American politician (New York, Democratic Party)
• Bill Owens (born 1950), American politician (Colorado, Republican Party)
• Bill Paschal (1921–2003), American football player
• Bill Paxton (1955-2017), American actor and director
• Bill Payne (* 1949), American rock pianist
• Bill Pullman (born 1953), American actor
• Bill Ramsey (* 1931), German-American jazz singer
• Bill Rooney (1896–1988) American football player
• Bill Schermbrucker (* 1938), Canadian writer and university professor of Kenyan origin
• Bill Skarsgård (* 1990), Swedish actor
• Bill Stafford (1939-2001), American baseball player
• Bill Walsh (1931–2007), American football coach
• Bill Watterson (* 1958), American comic artist
• Bill Werbeniuk (1947-2003), Canadian snooker player
• Bill Willis (1921–2007) American football player and coach
• Bill Willis , American musician
• Bill Wilson (1895–1971), US co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, see William Griffith Wilson
• Bill Withers (1938-2020), American singer and songwriter
• Bill Wyman (born 1936), British musician