William Burton

William Burton is the name of the following people:

• William Burton (antiquarian) (1609–1657), English politician
• William Burton (Politician, 1789) (1789–1866), American politician, Governor of Delaware
• William Burton (golfer) , American golfer
• William Burton (politician, 1888) (1888–1944), Canadian politician
• William Burton (swimmer) (born 1941), Australian swimmer
• William Evans Burton (1804–1860), English actor, playwright and theater manager
• William M. Burton (1865-1954), American chemist
• William Shakespeare Burton (1824–1916), English painter

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