William Campbell
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Canada
- William Campbell (jurist)William Campbell (jurist)Sir William Campbell was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Upper Canada and a resident of Toronto. He also held political appointments in both Nova Scotia and Upper Canada.He was born in Caithness, Scotland in 1758...
(1758–1834), Scottish-born Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Upper Canada - Lord William Campbell (c. 1731–1778), Scottish-born Royal Governor of Nova Scotia and South Carolina
- William A. CampbellWilliam A. CampbellWilliam Alexander Campbell was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1917 sitting with the Liberal caucus in government.-Political career:...
(fl. 1910), Alberta provincial politician - William Wilfred Campbell (1858–1918), poet
- William Campbell (Canadian politician)William Campbell (Canadian politician)William Campbell was aProgressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a process operator and farmer by career....
(born 1929), Canadian House of Commons, 1979–1980 - William Bennett CampbellBennett CampbellWilliam Bennett Campbell, PC was a politician and the 24th Premier of Prince Edward Island, Canada....
(1943–2008), former premier of Prince Edward Island - William Campbell (Prince Edward Island politician)William Campbell (Prince Edward Island politician)William Campbell was a farmer and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented 1st Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1886 and from 1898 to 1900 and 4th Prince from 1896 to 1897 as a Conservative member.He was born in New London, Prince Edward...
(1836–1909), farmer and political figure in Prince Edward Island - William L. Campbell (Canadian film editor)William L. Campbell (Canadian film editor)William L. Campbell was a Canadian film editor who is best known for his work on David Winning's first feature film Storm....
(1946–2005), film editor of Storm 1987
United States
- William Campbell (business executive), former CEO of Intuit
- William Campbell (general)William Campbell (general)William Campbell was a Virginia farmer, pioneer, and soldier. One of the thirteen signers of the earliest statement of armed resistance to the British Crown in the American Colonies, the Fincastle Resolutions, Campbell represented Hanover County in the Virginia House of Delegates...
(1745–1781), Virginia militia general in the American Revolution - William Campbell (NY surveyor)William Campbell (NY surveyor)For other persons with a similar name see William Campbell William Campbell was an American physician, merchant, surveyor and politician from New York.-Life:...
(c. 1767–1844), American physician, merchant, surveyor and politician from New York - William W. Campbell (New York) (1806–1881), U.S. Representative from New York
- William B. CampbellWilliam B. CampbellWilliam Bowen Campbell was governor of Tennessee from 1851 to 1853.-Biography:Campbell was born in Sumner County, Tennessee, later leaving to study law in Virginia. He returned to Tennessee in 1829 in order to establish a law practice at Carthage, in Smith County...
(1807–1867), governor of Tennessee - William Henry Campbell (1808–1890), president of Rutgers College
- William Wildman CampbellWilliam Wildman CampbellWilliam Wildman Campbell was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Rochester, Vermont, Campbell attended the public schools, Goddard Seminary, Barre, Vermont, and Tufts College, Medford, Massachusetts.He studied law....
(1853–1927), U.S. Congressman from Ohio - William Wallace CampbellWilliam Wallace CampbellWilliam Wallace Campbell was an American astronomer, and director of Lick Observatory from 1900 to 1930. He specialized in spectroscopy.-Biography:...
(1862–1938), U.S. astronomer - William MarchWilliam MarchWilliam March was an American author and a highly decorated US Marine. The author of six novels and four short-story collections, March was praised by critics and heralded as "the unrecognized genius of our time", without attaining popular appeal until after his death.March grew up in rural...
(1893–1954), born William E. Campbell, American soldier and novelist - William Joseph CampbellWilliam Joseph CampbellHon. William Joseph Campbell was a United States federal judge and the longest serving Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. In 1970 the Library of the United States Courts of the Seventh Circuit was named "The William J. Campbell Library of the...
(1905–1988), U.S. federal judge - William C. CampbellWilliam C. CampbellWilliam Cammack Campbell , often known as Bill Campbell or William C. Campbell, is an American amateur golfer and two-time President of the United States Golf Association . He was inducted to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1990.Campbell was born in Huntington, West Virginia. He served in the U.S...
(born 1923), former president of the United States Golf Association - William Campbell (film actor)William Campbell (film actor)William Campbell was an American actor who appeared in supporting roles in major film productions and also starred in several low-budget B-movies, including two cult horror films.-Career:...
(1926-2011), American film and television actor - Will D. CampbellWill D. CampbellWill Davis Campbell is a Baptist minister, activist, author, and lecturer. Throughout his life, he has been a notable white supporter of civil rights in the Southern United States...
(born 1924), American Baptist minister - Bill Campbell (mayor)Bill Campbell (mayor)Bill Campbell , is a former American politician, a member of the Democratic Party, and served as the 57th Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., from 1994 to 2002. Campbell was the fifty-seventh mayor in the city's history and the third African American to hold the office...
(born 1953), former mayor of Atlanta, Georgia - Bill Campbell (illustrator)Bill Campbell (illustrator)Bill Campbell , is a former freelance illustrator and cartoonist, and creator of the "Weird-ohs", "Silly Surfers", and "Frantics" plastic model kit series for the Hawk Model Company, which were wildly popular in the early 1960s.- References :...
, illustrator for the Hawk Model Company - William Campbell (Medal of Honor, 1838) (born 1838), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
- William Campbell (Medal of Honor, 1840) (1840–1919), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- Bill Campbell (sportscaster)Bill Campbell (sportscaster)Bill Campbell is a longtime sportscaster in the Philadelphia area.Campbell began his broadcasting career at the age of 17 at a radio station in his hometown of Atlantic City. He moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1941 as a minor league baseball announcer, and then settled in Philadelphia in...
(born 1923), sportscaster in the Philadelphia area - Bill Campbell (California politician)Bill Campbell (California politician)William J. Campbell is a Republican politician from California. A former California State Assembly Republican Leader, he has served on the Orange County Board of Supervisors since 2003 and has served as Chairman of the Board since January 11, 2011 .Born in Los Angeles, Campbell grew up in...
(born 1942), Republican politician from California - Bill Campbell (baseball) (born 1948), former Major League Baseball pitcher
- Billy CampbellBilly CampbellWilliam Oliver "Billy" Campbell is an American film and television actor. In television, he is best known for his roles as Rick Sammler on Once and Again, as Det. Joey Indelli on Crime Story, as Jordan Collier on The 4400, and as Dr. Jon Fielding on the Tales of the City Miniseries...
(born 1959), American actor sometimes referred to as Bill Campbell - Billy Campbell (TV executive)Billy Campbell (TV executive)Billy Campbell is an American television executive producer.-Career:Sometime actor including a role in Project Greenlight, Billy has held many executive posts including Discovery Channel where his dismissal was instrumental to the team terminating sponsorship of the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling...
(born 1959), American TV executive producer - William Campbell (filmmaker), televison and film producer, documentary filmmaker, and photojournalist
- William D. CampbellWilliam D. CampbellWilliam Durant "Bill" Campbell was an early Boy Scouts of America Scouting notable.Campbell was born in Flint, Michigan. He graduated from Princeton University in 1929 and first went into banking. After a few years, he became a field associate of the American Museum of Natural History and led...
(1907–1995), world leader of the Boy Scouts
United Kingdom
- William Campbell (missionary)William Campbell (missionary)William Campbell was a Scottish missionary to Taiwan. He wrote extensively on topics related to Taiwan and was also responsible for founding the island's first school for the blind. Interested in the early history of the island , his knowledge of the time was such that he was called "without...
(1841–1921), Presbyterian missionary to Taiwan - Willie CampbellWillie CampbellWilliam R. "Willie" Campbell was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Cowdenbeath, Alloa Athletic, Huddersfield Town & Manchester City. He was born in Dunfermline....
(c. 1900–?), Scottish footballer - William Campbell (footballer)William Campbell (footballer)William Cecil Campbell was a Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Inverness....
(born 1865), Scottish forward with various clubs including Preston North End, Darwen and Newton Heath - William Campbell (Everton footballer) (born 1865?), Scottish centre half in Everton F.C.'s 1890–91 English League Championship winning team
- Junior CampbellJunior CampbellJunior Campbell is a Scottish composer, songwriter and musician. He was a founding member, lead guitarist, piano player, and singer with the Scottish band Marmalade and co-wrote and produced some of their biggest successes, including "Reflections of My Life", "I See The Rain" and "Rainbow".He...
(William Campbell, born 1947), musician & composer - William Campbell (metallographer)William Campbell (metallographer)William Campbell, D.Sc., Ph.D., M.A. was an English metallurgist, born at Newcastle on Tyne, England. He was graduated at the Durham College of Science of Durham University in 1898, and at Columbia University...
(1876–1936), English metallurgist - William Campbell (Scottish musician), Scottish musician
- William Charles CampbellWilliam Charles CampbellCaptain William Charles Campbell, Distinguished Service Order, Military Cross with Bar , was a World War I fighter pilot of Scots heritage who was credited with 23 victories. Serving with No. 1 Squadron during 1917, he was a notable balloon buster, being the first British ace to down five enemy...
(1889–?), World War I fighter pilot - William Robert CampbellWilliam Robert CampbellSir William Robert Campbell was the first British colonial Inspector General of Police of Ceylon . After serving as chief of police in the Indian province of Rathnageri, he was appointed as Chief Superintendent of Police in Ceylon to be in charge of the Police Force on September 3, 1866...
, first British colonial Inspector General of Police of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) - William Pitcairn CampbellWilliam Pitcairn CampbellLieutenant General Sir William Pitcairn Campbell KCB was a British Army General during World War I.-Military career:...
(1856–1933), British Army general during World War I - William Campbell, 2nd Baron Stratheden and CampbellWilliam Campbell, 2nd Baron Stratheden and CampbellWilliam Frederick Campbell, 2nd Baron Stratheden, 2nd Baron Campbell , was a British peer and Liberal politician.-Background:...
(1824–1893), British peer and Liberal politician
Others
- Willie Campbell (hurler)Willie Campbell (hurler)Willie Campbell was an Irish sportsperson. He was born in Midleton, County Cork. He played hurling with his local club Midleton and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1939 until 1941. Campbell won one All-Ireland title, one Munster title and two National Hurling League titles...
(born 1918), Irish hurler - William Campbell (Australian politician)William Campbell (Australian politician)William Campbell was one of Australia's richest pastoralists, one of the first people to discover gold in Australia, and a conservative Victorian policitian....
(1810–1896), Victorian pastoralist and politician - William Alexander CampbellWilliam Alexander CampbellWilliam Alexander Campbell played 26 test matches and vice-captained for 15 for the Australian Wallabies in the position of lock from 1984 til 1990. He played 58 matches and captained 26 times for the Queensland Reds. Peter Jenkins named Campbell as one of the top 100 Wallabies, in his book of...
(born 1961), Australian vascular surgeon and former Wallabies rugby player - William Stuart Campbell, Paul McCartney lookalike who according to urban legend took Paul's place in the Beatles after the latter's alleged death
- William John CampbellWilliam John CampbellWilliam John Campbell was a Creole mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone of Egba and Ife descent. His family was a prominent one amongst the Creoles in the early 1900s. His mother, Sarah Campbell was a Egba, his father, John Campbell, was an Ife. His brother John William Campbell was a herbalist at...
, Creole mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone