William Anderson
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Arts and entertainment
- Bill Anderson (singer) (born 1937), American country music singer, songwriter and game show host
- Wil AndersonWil AndersonWilliam James "Wil" Anderson is an Australian comedian, writer, performing stand-up, and television and radio presenter and personality.- Early life :...
(born 1974), Australian comedian - William Alonzo Anderson (1916–1981), known as Cat Anderson, American jazz trumpeter
- William Anderson (artist)William Anderson (artist)William Anderson was born in Scotland and became an artist specializing in maritime and patriotic themes..Anderson's training as a shipwright stood him in good stead when he became an artist specializing in maritime art based on the Dutch 17th century Masters. He first exhibited at the Royal...
(1757–1837), painter of marine and historical paintings - William Anderson (guitarist)William Anderson (guitarist)William Anderson is an American guitarist and composer.Anderson studied the guitar with Allen Krantz, Christoph Harlan and David Starobin, and composition with Frank Brickle...
(born 1962), American classical guitarist and composer - William Anderson (theatre)William Anderson (theatre)- External links :* at Australian Dictionary of Biography*...
Australian stage entrepreneur - William Kevin Anderson, American composer and producer, collaborated with "Weird Al" Yankovic (Polka Party!Polka Party!Polka Party! is the fourth studio album by "Weird Al" Yankovic, released in 1986. The album is the third of Yankovic's to be produced by former The McCoys guitarist Rick Derringer...
, among others. Currently composing music for My Little Pony: Friendship Is MagicMy Little Pony: Friendship is MagicMy Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic is an animated television series that premiered on October 10, 2010 on the United States cable network The Hub, and is based on Hasbro's My Little Pony line of toys and animated works. The series is produced by Hasbro Studios and DHX Media Vancouver...
. - William M. AndersonWilliam M. AndersonWilliam M. Anderson is an Irish film editor who was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Editing for the film Dead Poets Society...
(born 1948), film editor - W. H. Anderson (1882–1955), Canadian composer, choir director, tenor, and voice teacher
- William West Anderson (born 1928), known as Adam WestAdam WestWilliam West Anderson , better known by the stage name Adam West, is an American actor best known for his lead role in the Batman TV series and the film of the same name...
, American actor, best known for playing Batman from 1966 to 1968 - Will Anderson (talk show host)Will Anderson (talk show host)Will Anderson is an American conservative talk show host.Will began his career in radio in 2005 on WVNN in Huntsville, Alabama, Sean Hannity's old seat. Will is now hosting the 9am-11am slot on WBHP in Huntsville, AL.- External links :*...
, American conservative talk show host - Will Anderson (singer)Will Anderson (singer)William Charles Anderson is the lead vocalist in the band Parachute, a pop rock band whose five members have been friends since high school and through college. They hail from Charlottesville, Virginia, the place that most of them call their hometown. Known for songs "She Is Love", Forever and...
, lead vocalist in the band Parachute
Authors
- William Anderson (writer)William Anderson (writer)William Anderson - American author, historian and lecturer. He is a specialist in the subject of Laura Ingalls Wilder and her times.His interest in American frontier began after reading Little House on the Prairie...
, American biographer, specialising in the Laura Ingalls Wilder times - William Charles AndersonWilliam Charles AndersonWilliam Charles Anderson was the author of several novels, historical and true life stories, and author or coauthor of several screenplays for film and television, including the adaptation of his own Bat*21, which was made into a film, starring Gene...
(1920–2003), American author - William J. AndersonWilliam J. AndersonWilliam J. Anderson wrote a narrative describing his life as a slave.-Early life:Anderson was born June 2, 1811 to Susan and Lewis Anderson. William’s mother was a free woman, but his father was a slave, belonging to a Mr. Shelton...
(born 1811), American slave and author - William Anderson (preacher)William Anderson (preacher)William Anderson, LL.D. , was a Scottish theological writer and preacher.Anderson was born on 6 January 1799, at Kilsyth, near Glasgow, where his father, Rev. John Anderson, was minister of a congregation of what was then called the Relief church, afterwards merged in the United Presbyterian...
(1799–1873), Scottish theological writer and preacher - William Anderson (Scottish writer)William Anderson (Scottish writer)-Biography:Anderson was born in Edinburgh 10 December 1805. His father was supervisor of excise at Oban, and his mother the daughter of John Williams, author of the ‘Natural History of the Mineral Kingdom.’ He was thus a younger brother of John Anderson , the historian of the house of Hamilton...
(1805–1866), Scottish miscellaneous writer
Law and politics
- William Anderson (Australian politician)William Anderson (Australian politician)Hon. William Anderson , J.P., was a Scottish-born, colonial Victorian farmer and politician.Anderson, the son of James Anderson and Hannah his wife, was born at Montrose, Scotland, on 3 January 1828, and was taken to Launceston, Tasmania, in Oct. 1841, arriving on 1 April of the following year...
(1828–1909), Scottish-born Victorian colonial politician - William Anderson (Canadian politician)William Anderson (Canadian politician)William Anderson was a Canadian politician and businessman. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party representing the riding of Waterloo South in 1957 and re-elected in 1958.The son of David Anderson, he was educated in Galt...
(1905–1961), member of Canadian House of Commons for Waterloo South electoral district - William Anderson (naval officer)William Anderson (naval officer)William Robert Anderson was an officer in the United States Navy, and a U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1965 to 1973.-Early life and naval career:...
(1921–2007), United States Representative from Tennessee and commander of the first nuclear submarine - William Anderson (Pennsylvania)William Anderson (Pennsylvania)William Anderson was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.William Anderson was born in Accomack County, Virginia, in 1762. Married to Elizabeth Dixon. During the Revolutionary War, he joined the Continental Army at the age of fifteen and served until the end of the war...
(1762–1829), United States Congressman from Pennsylvania - William Anderson (Ontario politician)William Anderson (Ontario politician)William Anderson was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Prince Edward in the 1st Parliament of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1870 to 1871....
(1822–1897), Canadian politician - William A. AndersonWilliam A. AndersonFor others of the same name see William Anderson .William A. Anderson was politician and judge in the state of Minnesota.-Biography:...
(1873–1954), mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota - William Clayton AndersonWilliam Clayton AndersonWilliam Clayton Anderson was a United States Representative from Kentucky.-Early years:William C. Anderson was a son of Simeon H. Anderson and nephew of Albert G. Talbott. He was born in Lancaster, Kentucky, where he attended private schools. He graduated from Centre College, Danville, Kentucky in...
(1826–1861), United States Representative from Kentucky - William B. AndersonWilliam B. AndersonWilliam Black Anderson is a former member of the US House of Representatives from Illinois. Born April 2, 1830 in Mount Vernon, Illinois, he attended McKendree College and studied law. Despite being admitted to the bar, he never practiced law, instead pursuing agricultural works. From 1856-58, he...
(1830-1901), United States Representative from Illinois - William Coleman AndersonWilliam Coleman AndersonWilliam Coleman Anderson was a U.S. Republican politician.He was born at Tusculum, near Greeneville, Tennessee. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee in 1894 and served from March 4, 1895 to March 3, 1897. He died in Newport,...
(1853–1902), United States Representative from Tennessee - William Crawford AndersonWilliam Crawford AndersonWilliam Crawford Anderson was a British socialist politician.Born on 13 February 1877 at Findon, Aberdeenshire, the name Crawford in fact does not appear on his birth certificate. His father Francis Anderson was a blacksmith, who married in 1868, Barbara Cruickshank, an ardent radical; she being...
(1877–1919), British socialist politician - William Hamilton Anderson (1874–c.1959), superintendent of the New York Anti-Saloon League
- William Marshall AndersonWilliam Marshall AndersonWilliam Marshall Anderson was an American scholar, explorer and politician, noted for his detailed travel journals in the Rocky Mountains and Imperial Mexico.-Background:...
(1807–1881), American scholar, explorer and politician - William Stafford AndersonWilliam Stafford AndersonWilliam Stafford Anderson was a lumberman and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Northumberland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1930 to 1956 as a Liberal member....
(born 1889), politician in New Brunswick, Canada - Bill Anderson (Ohio politician), former member of the Ohio House of Representatives
- William Alexander AndersonWilliam Alexander AndersonWilliam Alexander Anderson was a Virginia lawyer and politician, who served in the Virginia General Assembly and was elected twice as Attorney General of Virginia.-Student and soldier:...
(1842–1930), Virginia lawyer and politician
Medicine
- William G. AndersonWilliam G. AndersonWilliam G. Anderson D.O., , was the first African-American who was a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Osteopathic Association for twenty years where he also served as president...
(born 1927), physician and social activist - William Wallace AndersonWilliam Wallace AndersonWilliam Wallace Anderson was a medical doctor and was involved in architecture of rammed earth construction in South Carolina. He was the father of Confederate General Richard H. Anderson...
, medical doctor and involved in architecture of rammed earth construction in South Carolina
Military
- Maurice Anderson (1908–1986), often known as Bill Anderson, British Army medical officer
- William Anderson (naval officer)William Anderson (naval officer)William Robert Anderson was an officer in the United States Navy, and a U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1965 to 1973.-Early life and naval career:...
(1921–2007), commander of the first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus, later a United States Representative from Tennessee - William Anderson (RAAF officer)William Anderson (RAAF officer)Air Vice-Marshal William Hopton Anderson CBE, DFC was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force . He flew with the Australian Flying Corps in World War I, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Belgian Croix de guerre, and leading Nos. 3 and 7 Squadrons...
(1891–1975), Australian air marshal - William Anderson (VC)William Anderson (VC)William Anderson VC was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Life:...
(1885–1915), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross - William Herbert AndersonWilliam Herbert AndersonLieutenant Colonel William Herbert Anderson VC was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.Anderson was born on 29 December 1881 to W. J. Anderson CBE, who...
(1881–1918), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross - William T. AndersonWilliam T. AndersonWilliam T. "Bloody Bill" Anderson was a pro-Confederate guerrilla leader in the American Civil War.Anderson was known for his brutality towards Union soldiers, and pro Union partisans, who were called Jayhawkers. Anderson participated in Quantrill's raid on Lawrence, Kansas on August 21, 1863...
(1838–1864), American Civil War guerrilla commander, known as "Bloody Bill" - William Anderson (Canadian Army officer)William Anderson (Canadian Army officer)Lieutenant-General William Alexander Beaumont Anderson OBE CD was the Commander, Mobile Command of the Canadian Forces.-Military career:...
(1915–2000), Canadian general - William Anderson (Medal of Honor)William Anderson (Medal of Honor)-External links:...
(born 1852), American sailor and Medal of Honor recipient - William Y AndersonWilliam Y AndersonWilliam Yngve Anderson is a Swedish American fighter ace of World War II with 7 official victories in Europe, flying P-51 Mustang fighters in the U.S. Army Air Forces .-Biography:...
(born 1921), Swedish American fighter ace of World War II - William C. Anderson (United States Air Force)William C. Anderson (United States Air Force)William C. "Bill" Anderson was United States Assistant Secretary of the Air Force from 2005 to 2008.-Biography:...
, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Logistics) 2005-2008
Science and academics
- William Anderson (horticulturist)William Anderson (horticulturist)William Anderson , was a Scottish horticulturist.Anderson was born in Easter Warrington, Edinburgh in Scotland, his father having been, just previous to the rising of 1745, forester and gardener to a Jacobite laird in the western highlands, who had some share in favouring the escape of Charles...
(1766–1846), Scottish horticulturist - William Anderson (engineer)William Anderson (engineer)Sir William Anderson was director-general of the Royal Ordnance factories.-Life:...
(1835–1898), British engineer and philanthropist - William Anderson (naturalist)William Anderson (naturalist)William Anderson was a Scottish naturalist, one of seven children of schoolmaster Robert Anderson and Jean...
(1750–1778), naturalist on Captain Cook's third voyage (1776–1780), died aboard the Resolution - William Anderson (political scientist)William Anderson (political scientist)William Anderson was a U.S. political scientist, who served on national commissions in the 1940s and 1950s....
(1888–1975), professor at University of Minnesota, served on federal commissions - William Caldwell AndersonWilliam Caldwell AndersonWilliam Caldwell Anderson was an American Presbyterian minister who served as the fourth president of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio....
(1804–1870), President of Miami University - William French AndersonWilliam French AndersonWilliam French Anderson, M.D. is a U.S. physician, geneticist and molecular biologist. He is considered a pioneer of gene therapy. He graduated from Harvard College in 1958 and from Harvard Medical School in 1963...
(born 1936), American geneticist and molecular biologist - William James AndersonWilliam James AndersonWilliam James Anderson was a physician, amateur geologist, and historian of Scottish descent.He studied medicine at Edinburgh, where he obtained the degree of MD. Anderson was a physician in the Maritimes in the 1830s. At that time he developed an interest in the history and geology of Nova Scotia...
(1812–1873), Scottish physician who emigrated to Canada - William L. AndersonWilliam L. AndersonWilliam L. Anderson is an author and an associate professor of economics at Frostburg State University in Maryland. He is also an adjunct scholar with the Mackinac Center for Public Policy as well as for the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Alabama....
(born 1953), American economist and writer
Sports
- Bill Anderson (baseball)Bill Anderson (baseball)William Edward "Bill" Anderson was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Anderson played for the Boston Braves in . In two career games, he had a 0-0 record with a 10.13 ERA. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed....
(1895–1983), Major League Baseball player - Bill Anderson (football coach)Bill Anderson (football coach)Bill Anderson was the 17th head football coach for the Howard Payne University Yellow Jackets located in Brownwood, Texas and he held that position for four seasons, from 1988 until 1991. His career coaching record at Howard Payne was 24 wins, 18 losses, and 0 ties...
, college football head coach at Howard Payne University - Bill Anderson (American football) (born 1936), American football player
- Bill Anderson (strongman) (born 1937), Scottish sportsman
- Bill "Red" Anderson (1912–1991), ice hockey player
- William Anderson (cricketer)William Anderson (cricketer)William Anderson was a noted English cricketer of the mid-18th century who was principally associated with the famous London Cricket Club....
, mid-18th century English cricketer - William Anderson (cricketer born 1859), Olympic silver medal-winning cricketer
- William Anderson (cricketer, born 1871) (1871–1948), cricketer
- William Anderson (cricketer born 1909)William Anderson (cricketer born 1909)William Anderson is an English first class cricketer who played his only First class game for Free Foresters. His only First class game he played was against Cambridge University Cricket Club. -External links:...
, first class cricketer - William Anderson (footballer), English footballer, 1883 FA Cup Final1883 FA Cup FinalThe 1883 FA Cup Final was contested by Blackburn Olympic and Old Etonians at the Kennington Oval. Blackburn Olympic won 2–1 after extra time. Jimmy Costley and Arthur Matthews scored for Blackburn; Harry Goodhart for Old Etonians.-Teams:-References:...
winner with Old Etonians - William Anderson (Scottish footballer)William Anderson (Scottish footballer)William Anderson was a Scottish international footballer who played as a right winger. He played club football for Queen's Park and appeared in the sides that won the Scottish Cup in 1881, 1882 and 1884, and finished as runners-up in 1884 and 1885...
, 1885 FA Cup Finalist with Queen's Park in 1884 and 1885 and Scotland international - William Anderson (ice hockey)William Anderson (ice hockey)William Hardling Anderson was a British ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics.He was a member of the British ice hockey team, which won the bronze medal.-External links:*...
(1901–1983), British ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics - William Anderson (Scottish cricketer)William Anderson (Scottish cricketer)William Williamson Anderson was a Scottish cricketer from Fife.A right arm paceman, Anderson took 1663 wickets at 8.54 for his club side Dunfermline...
(1894–1973), Scottish cricketer from Fife
Other
- William Anderson (martyr) (died 1543), one of the Perth MartyrsPerth MartyrsThe Perth Martyrs were six people executed in Perth, Scotland in 1543 for their Protestant beliefs. The condemned people were William Anderson, Robert Lamb, James Finlayson, James Hunter, James Raveleson and Helen Stark. They were sentenced to death for their beliefs, after being convicted by the...
- William Anderson (Bishop of Caledonia) (born 1950), Canadian Anglican bishop since 2001
- William Anderson (Bishop of Salisbury) (1892–1972), Anglican Bishop of Croydon, of Portsmouth and of Salisbury, England
- William Anderson (collector)William Anderson (collector)William Anderson FRCS was an Engish surgeon born in Shoreditch, London. He was Professor of Anatomy at the Royal Academy in London, and an important collector and scholar of Japanese art. He was the first chairman of the Japan Society...
(1842–1900), British surgeon and collector of Japanese art - William Anderson (missionary)William Anderson (missionary)The Reverend William Anderson of Griquatown was an English Christian missionary who relocated to South Africa under the auspices of the London Missionary Society. He was one of the earliest missionaries in the region...
(1769–1852), English-Anglican missionary to South Africa - Sir Eric Anderson (born 1936), full name William Eric Kinloch Anderson, Provost of Eton College, 2000–2009
- Chief William Anderson, namesake of Anderson, IndianaAnderson, IndianaAnderson is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is the principal city of the Anderson, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses Madison county. Anderson is the headquarters of the Church of God and home of Anderson University, which is...
See also
- Bill Andersen (politician) (born 1936), 1988 Republican candidate from Tennessee for the U.S. Senate
- Bill AndersenBill AndersenBill Andersen was a New Zealand communist and trade union leader. He was one of the participants in the 1951 Waterfront Lockout and the president of the Northern Drivers' Union and later the National Distribution Union....
(1924–2005), New Zealand communist and trade union leader - Billy Anderson (disambiguation)
- Willie Anderson (disambiguation)