William Parker
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Sportsmen
- Tony ParkerTony ParkerWilliam Anthony "Tony" Parker is a French professional basketball player who currently plays for the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA....
, William Anthony Parker II, (born 1982), Belgian basketball player - Smush ParkerSmush ParkerWilliam Henry "Smush" Parker is an American professional basketball player. Parker played shooting guard in college but moved to point guard in the NBA...
(born 1981), American basketball player - Sir William Parker, 3rd Baronet (1889–1971), British rower and Olympic medalist
- Will ParkerWill ParkerWilliam James "Will" Parker was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Swansea. Parker first joined Swansea in 1893 and spent most of his sporting career with the club. During the 1903/04 season he was given the captaincy of Swansea, and the club won the championship...
, rugby union player - Willie ParkerWillie Parker"Fast" Willie Everette Parker Jr. is an American football running back for the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at North Carolina...
, American football running back - Willie Parker (offensive lineman)Willie Parker (offensive lineman)William Nolen Parker is a former American football center who played for eight seasons in the National Football League for the Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions.-San Francisco 49ers:...
(born 1948), former American football center
Noblemen
- William Parker, 4th Baron MonteagleWilliam Parker, 4th Baron MonteagleWilliam Parker, 13th Baron Morley, 4th Baron Monteagle was an English peer, Lord of Morley, Hingham, Hockering, &c., in Norfolk, the eldest son of Edward Parker, 12th Baron Morley , and of Elizabeth Stanley, daughter and heiress of William Stanley, 3rd Baron Monteagle .When quite a youth he...
(1575–1622), English politician - Sir William Parker, 1st Baronet, of Harburn (1743–1802), British admiral
- Sir William Parker, 1st Baronet, of Shenstone (1781–1866), British admiral
Members of the Armed Forces
- William Harwar ParkerWilliam Harwar ParkerWilliam Harwar Parker was an officer in the United States Navy and later in the Confederate States Navy. His auto-biography, entitled Recollections of a Naval Officer 1841-1865, provides a unique insight into the United States Navy of the mid-19th century during an era when the Age of Sail was...
(1826–1896), United States Navy officer - William Albert Parker, Civil War Union Navy commander of James River forces
Other people
- William Kitchen Parker (1823–1890), British physician and comparative anatomist
- William H. Parker (politician)William H. Parker (politician)William Henry Parker was a U. S. Representative from South Dakota. He graduated from the law department of Columbian College .-External links:* from .* at the ....
(1847–1908), US Representative from South Dakota - William H. Parker (police officer) (1905–1966), Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department
- William Parker (abolitionist), anti-slavery activist and freedom fighter
- William Parker (bishop) (1887–1982), Bishop of Shrewsbury in the Church of England
- William Parker (Boston)William Parker (Boston)William Parker was an American businessman and politician, who served as acting mayor of Boston, Massachusetts in early 1845.-Early life:Parker was one of thirteen children...
(1793–1873), businessman and politician in the United States - William Parker (early settler)William Parker (early settler)William Parker was an early Puritan settler in the Connecticut Colony and one of the founders of Hartford. He arrived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the summer of 1635 after sailing from London on May 21, 1635 aboard the ship Mathew. He settled in Newtowne, the community that is now Cambridge,...
(1618-1686), early settler in the Connecticut colony - William Parker (musician)William Parker (musician)William Parker is an American free jazz double bassist, poet and composer.-Biography:Parker was not formally trained as a classical player, though he did study with Jimmy Garrison, Richard Davis, and Wilbur Ware and learned the tradition. Parker is one of few jazz bassists who regularly plays arco...
(born 1952), American jazz double bassist - William Parker (privateer)William Parker (privateer)William Parker was an English captain, privateer & also mayor of Plymouth.He was born near Plymouth & was a member of the lesser gentry but he became one the owners of the Merchants house & later became mayor of Plymouth before becoming a privateer in the services of Queen Elizabeth...
, Elizabethan Sea Dog active during the 16th century - William Parker (Private Practice)William Parker (Private Practice)William Parker, more commonly known as Dell Parker, is a character on the Grey's Anatomy spin-off, Private Practice. He is played by actor Chris Lowell...
, character in the series TV Private Practice - William Parker (MP)William Parker (MP)William Parker was a British Conservative Party politician.He was elected to the House of Commons at the 1859 general election as one of the two Members of Parliament for the Western division of Suffolk, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1885 general election.- External links :...
(1802–1892), British Member of Parliament for West Suffolk, 1859–1880
See also
- Bill Parker (disambiguation)Bill Parker (disambiguation)Bill Parker is the name of:*Bill Parker, American comic book writer; created Captain Marvel in 1940*Bill Parker , inventor of the plasma lamp-See also:*Billy Parker *William Parker...
- Billy Parker (disambiguation)