William Matthews
William Matthews is the name of the following people:
- William Matthews (politician) (1755 – around 1808), American politician
- William Matthews (priest) (1770-1854), American priest
- William Matthews (baseball player) (1878-1946) American baseball player
- William Matthews (literary historian) (1900 / 1905–1975), British literary historian, philologist and editor
- William Matthews (poet) (1942–1997), American poet and essayist