William Cole
William Cole is the name of the following people:
- William Cole (dean) (around 1530–1600), English clergyman, dean of Lincoln and university professor
- William Cole (officer) (around 1575–1653), English officer
- William Cole (botanist) (1626–1662) English botanist
- William Cole (antiquarian) (1714–1782), English clergyman, historian and antiquarian
- William Cole, 1st Earl of Enniskillen (1736–1803), Irish nobleman and politician
- William Cole (philologist) (1753–1806), British classical philologist and author
- William Cole, 3rd Earl of Enniskillen (1807–1886), Irish nobleman and politician
- William Cole (musician) (1909–1997), English composer and conductor
- William Carey Cole (1868-1935), American naval officer
- William Clay Cole (1897–1965), American politician
- William E. Cole (1874–1953), American Army officer
- William Hinson Cole (1837-1886), American politician
- William Purington Cole (1889–1957), American politician
- William Sterling Cole (1904–1987), American lawyer, politician and director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency
- William Storrs Cole (1902-1989), American paleontologist and geologist