William Miller
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United States government
- William Miller (North Carolina)William Miller (North Carolina)William Miller was the 18th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1814 to 1817.Born in Warren County, North Carolina, William Miller was orphaned at the age of 22 and inherited a substantial plantation. He briefly attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1802, but...
(1770–1825), North Carolina governor, 1814–1817 - William S. MillerWilliam S. MillerWilliam Starr Miller I was a U.S. Representative from New York.-Biography:Born in Wintonbury, Connecticut, Miller completed preparatory studies.He served as member of the Board of Aldermen of New York City in 1845....
(1793–1854), US congressman from New York - William Read MillerWilliam Read MillerWilliam Read Miller was the 12th Governor of the State of Arkansas.William Read Miller was born in Batesville, Arkansas. Miller was the first native born Arkansas governor. Miller studied law and was admitted to the Arkansas bar in 1848.Miller was elected county clerk of Independence County,...
(1823–1887), governor of Arkansas - William Henry Miller (legislator) (1829–1870), US congressman from Pennsylvania
- William H. H. Miller (1840–1917), US Attorney General, 1889–1893
- William J. MillerWilliam J. MillerWilliam Jennings Miller was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in North Andover, Massachusetts, Miller attended the public schools....
(1899–1950), US congressman from Connecticut - William Ernest MillerWilliam Ernest MillerWilliam Ernest Miller was a United States federal judge.Born in Johnson City, Tennessee, Miller received an A.B. from the University of Tennessee in 1930 and an LL.B. from Yale Law School in 1933. He was in private practice in Johnson City, Tennessee from 1933 to 1955...
(1908–1976), U.S. federal judge - William E. MillerWilliam E. MillerWilliam Edward "Bill" Miller was a New York politician. He was the Republican Party nominee for Vice President of the United States in the 1964 election...
(1914–1983), Republican vice presidential nominee in 1964, US congressman - G. William MillerG. William MillerGeorge William Miller served as the 65th United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Carter from August 6, 1979 to January 20, 1981...
, secretary of the treasury and Federal Reserve Board chairman - William Miller (Texas politician), member of Twenty-first Texas LegislatureTwenty-first Texas LegislatureThe Twenty-first Texas Legislature met from 8 January to 6 April 1889 in regular session. All members of the House of Representatives and a portion of the members of the Senate were elected in the 1888 General Election.-House of Representatives:-Senate:...
Government elsewhere
- Sir William Miller, 1st BaronetSir William Miller, 1st BaronetSir William Miller, 1st Baronet, of Manderston, Berwickshire was British Vice-Consul at Saint Petersburg 1842-54, and a Member of Parliament for Leith Burghs 1859 - 1868, for Berwickshire 1873/74, and an armiger....
(1809–1887), British Vice-Consul at St. Petersburg, 1842–1854, Member of Parliament for Leith - William Miller (Canadian politician)William Miller (Canadian politician)William Miller, PC was a Canadian politician.Born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, the son of Charles Miller and Elizabeth Smith, he was educated at the Antigonish Academy, studied law and was called the bar of Nova Scotia in 1860...
(1835–1912) - William Thomas Miller, MP in the Northern Ireland Parliament for Fermanagh and TyroneFermanagh and Tyrone (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)Fermanagh and Tyrone was a county constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 - 1929. It returned eight MPs, using the single transferable vote method of proportional representation.-Boundaries:...
and North Tyrone - Bill Miller (politician) (born 1954), former Labour MEP
Music
- William Miller (American publisher), 19th century music publisher
- Bill Miller (pianist)Bill Miller (pianist)Bill Miller was an American jazz pianist, who accompanied Frank Sinatra over fifty years, and for the last eight years of his life, accompanied Frank Sinatra, Jr.....
(1915–2006), close collaborator with Frank Sinatra - Bill Miller (musician)Bill Miller (musician)Bill Miller is a Native American singer/songwriter of Mohican heritage. He was born on the Stockbridge-Munsee reservation, near Shawano in northern Wisconsin....
(born 1955), Grammy Award-winning Native American singer and songwriter - Billy Miller (musician) (born 1958), musician multi-instrumentalist from North Carolina
- William (Billy) Miller, member of Australian band The FerretsThe Ferrets (band)The Ferrets were an Australian pop / rock band from Melbourne and Sydney, which formed in 1975 and disbanded in 1979. Their second single, "Don’t Fall in Love", was released in 1977 and peaked at No. 2 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart...
Writing and publishing
- William Miller (British publisher)William Miller (British publisher)William Richard Beckford Miller was one of the leading English publishers of the early 19th century.-Origins and early life:William Miller was born at Bungay, Suffolk, on 25 March 1769, the son of Thomas Miller , a bookseller and antiquarian, and Sally Kingsbury of Waveney House, Bungay...
(1769–1844) - William Miller (engraver) (1796–1882), Scottish line engraver
- William Miller (poet)William Miller (poet)William Miller was a Scottish poet best known for the nursery rhyme Wee Willie Winkie.Miller, known as "The Laureate of the Nursery", was born in Glasgow and lived in Dennistoun, Scotland. He suffered from ill health and was unable to become a surgeon and instead took up woodturning and cabinet...
(1810–1872), Scottish poet, writer of Wee Willie Winkie - William Burke MillerWilliam Burke MillerWilliam Burke "Skeets" Miller was a newspaper and radio reporter who first came to prominence with his on site reporting of the attempted rescue of caver Floyd Collins for Louisville's Courier-Journal, for which he received a Pulitzer Prize on May 4, 1926...
(1903–1983), newspaper and radio journalist - William H. Miller (writer)William H. Miller (writer)William H. Miller is a maritime author and historian who has written numerous books dealing with the golden age of ocean liners.William Hughes Miller was born in Hoboken, New Jersey on May 3, 1948. In addition to his teaching career and writing over 40 books and many articles on the great liners,...
(born 1948), maritime historian - H. Bill Miller (1920–1961), mystery co-author with Bob Wade
Film and television
- William Miller (actor)William Miller (actor)William Miller is a British child actor who rose to fame when he was chosen for the part of Oliver Twist in the BBC One Christmas adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic broadcast in December 2007...
, English child actor - Ranger Bill MillerRanger Bill MillerWilliam Joseph "Ranger Bill" Miller was an American actor and film director.Miller was born in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. Prior to being in films, he was a Texas Ranger and toured with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Miller falsely claimed he was the adopted son of Buffalo Bill Cody...
(1878 – 1939), American actor - Bill Miller (film producer)Bill Miller (film producer)-Life and career:Bill Miller was born in -Life and career:Bill Miller was born in -Life and career:Bill Miller was born in [[Queensland]and, like his older brother [[George Miller |George Miller]], who gave up practicing medicine to become a [[film director]], Bill, a successful arts and...
, Australian - Billy Miller (actor)Billy Miller (actor)Billy Miller is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Richie Novak on the ABC Daytime soap opera All My Children, and currently, as Billy Abbott on the CBS Daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless and "Charlie" on the CW Network drama Ringer .-Personal life:Born in Tulsa,...
, American actor, best known for roles on All My Children and The Young and the Restless - William Miller (Almost Famous character), fictional character in the 2000 film Almost Famous
Military
- William Miller (Peruvian general) (1795–1861), British general, fought in Latin America beside Simón Bolívar
- William Miller (Confederate Army officer) (1820–1909), general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War
Athletics
- Bill Miller (American football)Bill Miller (American football)William Joseph Miller is a former professional American football wide receiver in the American Football League. He played six seasons for the Dallas Texans , the Buffalo Bills , and the Oakland Raiders...
(born 1940), wide receiver in the American Football League - Bill Miller (athlete)Bill Miller (athlete)William Preston Miller was an American athlete who competed mainly in the javelin throw.He competed for the United States in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the javelin throw where he won the silver medal....
(born 1930), Olympian athlete in the javelin throw - Bill Miller (coach)Bill Miller (coach)Bill Miller is best known as the most successful football coach at Texas State and athletics director. Under Miller's direction, the football team won 31 conference titles.-Life and career:...
(1931–2006), Texas State football coach - Bill Miller (ice hockey)Bill Miller (ice hockey)Robert William Miller was a retired professional ice hockey player who played 95 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Montreal Maroons and Montreal Canadiens. His name is engraved on the Stanley Cup with the Montreal Maroons in 1935.- External links :...
(1908–1986), Canadian professional hockey player - Bill Miller (footballer born 1890)Bill Miller (footballer born 1890)William "Bill" Miller was an English professional footballer who made seven appearances in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion. Before Brighton's admission to the Football League, Miller scored 40 goals from 84 games in the Southern League, and was their top scorer in the 1913–14 season...
, English footballer for Brighton & Hove Albion - Bill Miller (footballer born 1908)Bill Miller (footballer born 1908)William "Bill" Miller was an English professional footballer who made four appearances in the Football League, three for Luton Town and one for Southport. He was also on the books of Bolton Wanderers and Stockport County, without appearing in the Football League, and also played for several...
(1908–1974), English footballer for Luton Town and Southport - Bill Miller (outfielder)Bill Miller (outfielder)William Alexander Miller was a professional baseball player. He played in one game in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates as a right fielder.-External links:...
(1879–1957), Major League Baseball player - Bill Miller (right-handed pitcher)Bill Miller (right-handed pitcher)William Francis "Wild Bill" Miller was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in one game on October 2, for the St. Louis Browns.-External links:*...
(1910-1982), Major League Baseball player - Bill Miller (left-handed pitcher)Bill Miller (left-handed pitcher)William Paul Miller was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles . Listed at 6' 0", 175 lb., Miller batted and threw left-handed...
(1927–2003), Major League Baseball player - Bill Miller (pole vault) (1912–1977), Olympian athlete pole vaulter
- Bill Miller (umpire)Bill Miller (umpire)William Scott Miller is a Major League Baseball umpire who began his career in the American League in ....
(born 1967), Major League Baseball umpire - Bill Miller (wrestler)Bill Miller (wrestler)William M. Miller , better known as Dr. Bill Miller or Mr. M, was a former professional wrestler. He is a one time American Wrestling Association World champion and also wrestled in the National Wrestling Alliance, the World Wrestling Association in Indianapolis and the World Wide Wrestling...
(1927–1997), American professional wrestler - Billy MillerBilly MillerBilly RoShawn Miller is a retired American football tight end won a Super Bowl with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Denver Broncos in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL Draft...
(born 1977), American professional football player - William Miller (Canadian football) (born 1957), running back in the Canadian Football League
- William Miller (rower)William Miller (rower)William G. Miller was an American rower who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was part of the American boat, which won the silver medal in the coxless fours event....
- Willie Miller (American football)Willie Miller (American football)Willie T. Miller is a former professional American football wide receiver who played seven seasons in the National Football League for the Cleveland Browns and the Los Angeles Rams. He is currently the head football coach of E.B...
(born 1947), American football player - Willie MillerWillie MillerWilliam Ferguson Miller, MBE is a former professional football player who made a club record 558 league appearances for Aberdeen. He is currently the club's Director of Football...
(born 1955), player, manager and director for Aberdeen F.C., player for Scotland national football team - Willie Miller (footballer born 1910)Willie Miller (footballer born 1910)William Rennie "Willie" Miller was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as an inside forward.-References:...
, Scottish footballer for Burnley - Willie Miller (footballer born 1924)Willie Miller (footballer born 1924)Willie Miller was a Scottish association football player, who played as a goalkeeper for Celtic, Clyde and Hibernian. Miller was capped six times by the Scotland national football team....
, player for Celtic F.C. and Scotland national football team - Willie Miller (footballer born 1969)Willie Miller (footballer born 1969)Willie Miller is a former Scottish association football player. He began and spent most of his career with Hibernian, for whom he played in nearly 250 league games. Miller won the 1991 Scottish League Cup Final with Hibs...
, player for Hibernian F.C. - Willie Miller (basketball) (born 1977), professional basketball player of the Alaska Aces
Science
- William Hallowes MillerWilliam Hallowes MillerWilliam Hallowes Miller FRS , British mineralogist and crystallographer.- Life and work :Miller was born in 1801 at Velindre near Llandovery, Carmarthenshire. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated in 1826 as fifth wrangler. He became a Fellow there in 1829...
(1801–1880), British mineralogist and crystallographer - William Allen MillerWilliam Allen MillerWilliam Allen Miller FRS was a British scientist.He was born in Ipswich, Suffolk and educated at Ackworth School and King's College London....
(1817–1870), British chemist after whom the Miller crater is named - William H. Miller (chemistry)William H. Miller (chemistry)William H. Miller is a professor at the University of California, Berkeley and is a leading researcher in the field of theoretical chemistry. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science members. He was the 2007 recipient of the...
(born 1941), chemistry professor - William R. Miller (psychologist), professor of psychology at the University of New Mexico
- William T. MillerWilliam T. MillerWilliam T. Miller was a professor of organic chemistry at Cornell University. His experimental research included investigations into the mechanism of addition of halogens, especially fluorine, to hydrocarbons...
(1911-1998), chemistry professor
Religion
- William Miller (preacher)William Miller (preacher)William Miller was an American Baptist preacher who is credited with beginning the mid-nineteenth century North American religious movement now known as Adventism. Among his direct spiritual heirs are several major religious denominations, including Seventh-day Adventists and Advent Christians...
(1782–1849), Founder of the Millerite Movement - William Miller (minister)William Miller (minister)William Miller/ar was a minister of the Free Presbyterian Church of Victoria who served the John Knox Church, cnr Little Lonsdale and Swanston Streets, Melbourne 1851-64, and was the first Chairman of the council of Scotch College in Melbourne....
(1815–1874), served the Free Presbyterian Church of Victoria in Australia - William McElwee MillerWilliam McElwee MillerWilliam McElwee Miller was an American missionary to Persia, and author of several books.Born in Middlesboro, Kentucky, Miller received a M.A. in 1913 from Washington and Lee University, and a B.D. in 1919 from Princeton Theological Seminary...
(1892–1993), author, Presbyterian minister, missionary to Persia (Iran)
Other fields
- William Starr MillerWilliam Starr MillerWilliam Starr Miller II was a prominent New York industrialist and real estate operator.- Biography:Born in New York City, William was a son of George Norton Miller I and Caroline Tucker Chase...
, New York industrialist in the early 20th century - William Dawes MillerWilliam Dawes MillerWilliam Dawes Miller was an American engineer. He was also a director of the Pioneer Fund and President of the Metropolitan Club in Manhattan....
(1918–1993), American engineer - William Herbert Miller, Jr.William Herbert Miller, Jr.William Hubert Miller, Jr. , of New York City, was an aerophilatelist who published philatelic literature on the subject.-Philatelic literature:...
(1932-1988), philatelist of New York City - William Henry Miller (architect)William Henry Miller (architect)William Henry Miller was an American architect and the first graduate of the architecture school at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.Born in 1848 in Trenton, New York, Miller graduated from Cornell in 1872...
(1848–1922), American architect - Bill Miller (finance)Bill Miller (finance)Bill Miller is Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Legg Mason Capital Management, a subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc. He is currently the portfolio manager of the Legg Mason Capital Management Value Trust and the Legg Mason Capital Management Opportunity Trust mutual funds...
, chairman and chief investment officer of Legg Mason Capital Management - Willie Miller (urbanist)Willie Miller (urbanist)Willie Miller is an urbanist based in Glasgow, Scotland. He is Principal of Willie Miller Urban Design , one of Scotland's foremost urban design practices, having established the firm in 1996...
, British urban planner - William Ian Miller, law professor at University of Michigan
- William R. Miller (businessman)William R. Miller (businessman)William Robert Miller CBE , sometimes known as Bill Miller, is a British-born businessman who was Vice-Chairman of Bristol-Myers Squibb until 1990. Subsequently, he has become a philanthropist and supporter of scientific, artistic, educational and ecclesiastical causes.William Robert Miller was...
, former Vice-Chairman of Bristol-Myers Squibb and philanthropist - William P. Miller (college president), president of Weber State University, 1962-1972
See also
- William Millar (disambiguation)