William Shaw
William Shaw is the name of the following people:
- William Shaw (philologist) (1749–1831), British philologist and clergyman
- William Shaw (politician) (1823–1895) Irish politician
- William Shaw (cricketer) (1827-1890), English cricketer
- William Arthur Shaw (1865-1943), British historian
- William Shaw (soccer player) (1897 – after 1928), English soccer player
- William Shaw (mathematician) ( William T. Shaw ; * 1958), British mathematician
- William Shaw (Author) (born 1959), British journalist and author
- William Fletcher Shaw (1878–1961), British medic and university professor
- William Lewis Shaw (born 1938), American football player, see Billy Shaw
- William Smith Shaw (1778–1826), American librarian
