William Hamilton
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Europeans
Politicians and noblemen- William Hamilton, 2nd Duke of HamiltonWilliam Hamilton, 2nd Duke of HamiltonWilliam Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton KG was a Scottish nobleman who supported both Royalist and Presbyterian causes during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms....
(1616–1651), Scottish nobleman - William Douglas-Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton (1634-1694), Scottish Nobleman
- William Hamilton (Lord Chancellor)William Hamilton (Lord Chancellor)William Hamilton was deputy chancellor of England from 1286 to 1289, then Lord Chancellor from 1305 to his death on April 20, 1307. He was also Dean of York.-References:...
, (died 1307) Lord Chancellor of England - William Gerard HamiltonWilliam Gerard HamiltonWilliam Gerard Hamilton , English statesman and Irish politician, popularly known as "Single Speech Hamilton," was born in London, the son of a Scottish bencher of Lincoln's Inn....
(1729–1796), English statesman - Sir William Hamilton (diplomat)William Hamilton (diplomat)Sir William Hamilton KB, PC, FRS was a Scottish diplomat, antiquarian, archaeologist and vulcanologist. After a short period as a Member of Parliament, he served as British Ambassador to the Kingdom of Naples from 1764 to 1800...
(1730–1803), Scottish diplomat and husband of Emma Hamilton - William Hamilton, 11th Duke of HamiltonWilliam Hamilton, 11th Duke of HamiltonWilliam Alexander Archibald Douglas-Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton and 8th Duke of Brandon , styled Earl of Angus before 1819 and Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale between 1819 and 1852, was a Scottish nobleman.He was the son of Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton and Susan Euphemia...
(1811–1863), Scottish nobleman - William Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of HamiltonWilliam Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of HamiltonWilliam Alexander Louis Stephen Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton, 9th Duke of Brandon, 2nd Duke of Châtellerault KT was a Scottish nobleman.-Biography:...
(1845–1895), Scottish nobleman - Willie HamiltonWillie HamiltonWilliam Winter "Willie" Hamilton was a British politician who served as a Labour Member of Parliament for constituencies in Fife, Scotland between 1950 and 1987...
(1917–2000), British Labour MP
Scientists
- William Hamilton (botanist) (1783–1856), see StemodiaStemodiaStemodia is a genus of flowering plants in the plantain family, Plantaginaceae. The roughly 20 species it contains are commonly known as twintips. They are found across the tropical Americas and into the subtropics. These perennials have toothed leaves and racemes of colorful flowers which are...
- Sir William Hamilton, 9th BaronetSir William Hamilton, 9th BaronetSir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet was a Scottish metaphysician.-Early life:He was born in Glasgow. He was from an academic family, including Robert Hamilton, the economist...
(1788–1856), Scottish metaphysician - Sir William Rowan HamiltonWilliam Rowan HamiltonSir William Rowan Hamilton was an Irish physicist, astronomer, and mathematician, who made important contributions to classical mechanics, optics, and algebra. His studies of mechanical and optical systems led him to discover new mathematical concepts and techniques...
(1805–1865), Irish mathematician, astronomer and physicist - W. D. HamiltonW. D. HamiltonWilliam Donald Hamilton FRS was a British evolutionary biologist, widely recognised as one of the greatest evolutionary theorists of the 20th century....
(1936–2000), British evolutionary biologist and geneticist
Sportsmen
- William Hamilton (cricketer)William Hamilton (cricketer)William Drummond Hamilton was an Irish cricketer. A left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played fourteen times for the Ireland cricket team between 1883 and 1896, and also played first-class cricket for Oxford University and the MCC.-First-class career:Hamilton made his first-class debut for...
(1859–1914), Irish cricketer - William Hamilton (tennis player) (1869–1943), Irish tennis player
- Willie Hamilton (footballer)Willie Hamilton (footballer)William Murdoch Hamilton was a professional footballer with Sheffield United, Middlesbrough, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian and Aston Villa, and gained one cap for Scotland. He became known for his wild lifestyle which overshadowed his playing ability...
(1938–1976), Scottish footballer - Billy Hamilton (footballer)Billy Hamilton (footballer)William Robert Hamilton is a former Northern Ireland international footballer who played as a forward.At club level, Billy played for Linfield, QPR, Burnley, Oxford United, Limerick, Sligo Rovers, Coleraine and Distillery...
(born 1957), Northern Irish footballer
Poets
- William Hamilton (poet) (1665–1751), Scottish poet
- William Hamilton (Jacobite poet)William Hamilton (Jacobite poet)William Hamilton was a Scottish poet associated with the Jacobite movement.He was born at the family seat in Ecclesmachan, West Lothian, Scotland. He began his literary career by contributing verses to Allan Ramsay's Tea Table Miscellany. He joined Charles Edward Stuart in 1745, andcelebrated the...
(1704–1754), Scottish poet associated with the Jacobite movement - William Hamilton (British Army officer) (1891–1917), poet and soldier from Victoria Barracks, Windsor
Others
- William Hamilton (educator)William Hamilton (educator)William Hamilton was a Scottish Presbyterian theologian and minister of the Church of Scotland. He was Professor of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh from 1709 to 1732 and also Principal of the University from 1730 to 1732....
(1669–1732), Principal of the University of Edinburgh - William Hamilton (painter)William Hamilton (painter)William Hamilton was an English painter and illustrator.Hamiliton was born in Chelsea, London, but travelled and worked in Italy with Antonio Zucchi for several years. He trained first as an architectural draftsman, but soon moved to theatrical portraits and scenes from plays...
(1751–1801), English painter - William Richard HamiltonWilliam Richard HamiltonWilliam Richard Hamilton, FRS, was a British antiquarian, traveller and diplomat. He was son of Rev. Anthony Hamilton, Archdeacon of Colchester and Anne, daughter of Richard Terrick, Bishop of London....
(1777–1859), English antiquarian and traveler - William Hamilton (criminal), criminal who shot at Queen Victoria in 1849
North Americans
- William Hamilton (cartoonist)William Hamilton (cartoonist)William Hamilton is an American cartoonist and playwright. He is most closely associated with the magazine The New Yorker.-Biography:...
, American cartoonist associated with The New Yorker - William Hamilton (Flint politician)William Hamilton (Flint politician)William Hamilton was a Michigan Politician that was the ninth and 18th mayor of the City of Flint, Michigan serving from 1863–65 and 1876-77.-Political life:...
, U.S. politician - William Hamilton (lumber baron)William Hamilton (lumber baron)William Hamilton was a lumber merchant and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Ireland and came to Quebec City with his brother George sometime before 1807. They were originally in the business of importing goods but later became involved in the timber trade...
(died 1822), lumber merchant and political figure in Upper Canada - William Hamilton (athlete) (1884-19??), 1908 Olympic gold medalist
- William F. HamiltonWilliam F. HamiltonWilliam Hamilton was an American athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London....
(1893-1965), US American physician - William S. HamiltonWilliam S. HamiltonWilliam Stephen Hamilton , a son of Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, was a politician and miner who lived much of his life in the U.S. state of Illinois and territorial Wisconsin. Hamilton was born in New York, where he attended the United States Military Academy before he...
(1797–1850), son of Alexander Hamilton, well-known miner, politician and soldier - William Thomas HamiltonWilliam Thomas HamiltonWilliam Thomas Hamilton , a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 38th Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1880 to 1884...
(1820–1888), Governor of Maryland (1880–1884) - Billy Hamilton (baseball) (1866–1940), American Major League baseball player
- William Hamilton (film editor)William Hamilton (film editor)William Hamilton was an American film editor whose career spanned two decades.His credits include The Enchanted Cottage , Soul-Fire Our Dancing Daughters , Morning Glory , The Gay Divorcee , Roberta , Top Hat , The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle , The Hunchback of...
(1893–1942), film editor - William Ernest HamiltonWilliam Ernest HamiltonWilliam Ernest Hamilton was an Ontario political figure. He represented Wellington South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Progressive Conservative member from 1945 to 1955....
(1902–1985), Ontario, Canada politician - William McLean HamiltonWilliam McLean HamiltonWilliam McLean Hamilton, PC, OC was a Canadian politician.He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His father, Ernest Hamilton, was a lacrosse player who won a gold medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics...
(1919–1989), Canadian politician - William Peter HamiltonWilliam Peter HamiltonWilliam Peter Hamilton was the fourth editor of the Wall Street Journal and a proponent of Dow Theory.-Publications:* with Charles Henry Dow -References:...
(1867–1929), Wall Street Journal editor - William J. HamiltonWilliam J. HamiltonWilliam J. Hamilton, Jr. is an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey, who served in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature, where he represented the 17th Legislative District. He was Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 1977 session.-Biography:Hamilton was born in...
(born 1932), Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly (1977) - Billy Ray HamiltonBilly Ray HamiltonBilly Ray Hamilton was an American convicted murderer who conspired with Clarence Ray Allen to murder eight witnesses to a crime committed by Allen in 1974. Hamilton met Allen in Folsom Prison in 1979. Allen befriended Hamilton and allegedly offered to pay him $25,000 to carry out the murders...
(died 2007), American murderer - Bill Hamilton (musician), bassist for the Canadian band Silverstein
Others
- Bill Hamilton (engineer)Bill Hamilton (engineer)Sir Charles William Feilden Hamilton , commonly known as Bill Hamilton, was a New Zealander who developed the modern jetboat, and founder of what is now the world's leading water jet manufacturing company - CWF Hamilton Ltd .Hamilton never claimed to have invented the jet boat. He once said "I do...
, New Zealand engineer and inventor - Bill Hamilton (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer
- William Hamilton GibsonWilliam Hamilton GibsonWilliam Hamilton Gibson was an American illustrator, author and naturalist.-Biography:Gibson was born in Sandy Hook, Connecticut, of an old, distinguished New England family; one of his great-great-grandfathers was the jurist Richard Dana , who was the great-grandfather of the famous author...
(1850–1896), American illustrator, author and naturalist - William Hamilton and CompanyWilliam Hamilton and CompanyWilliam Hamilton and Company was a British shipyard located in Port Glasgow, Scotland. The company was purchased by Lithgow Ltd., later to become Scott Lithgow which was nationalised into British Shipbuilders in 1977....
, British shipbuilding firm