William Pitt
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- William Pitt, 1st Earl of ChathamWilliam Pitt, 1st Earl of ChathamWilliam Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham PC was a British Whig statesman who led Britain during the Seven Years' War...
(1708–1778), Prime Minister of Great Britain 1766–1768; often known as William Pitt the Elder - William Pitt the YoungerWilliam Pitt the YoungerWilliam Pitt the Younger was a British politician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He became the youngest Prime Minister in 1783 at the age of 24 . He left office in 1801, but was Prime Minister again from 1804 until his death in 1806...
(1759–1806), his son and Prime Minister of Great Britain (1783–1801) and (1804–1806)
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People
- William Augustus PittWilliam Augustus PittGeneral Sir William Augustus Pitt KB, PC was a long-serving if undistinguished senior officer of the British Army whose sixty years of service covered several major wars and numerous postings as garrison or regiment commander. He served as MP between 1754 and 1761...
(c. 1728–1809), 18th century British general - Ali'i William Pitt KalanimokuKalanimokuWilliam Pitt Kalanimoku was a High Chief who functioned similar to a prime minister of the Hawaiian Kingdom during the reigns of Kamehameha I, Kamehameha II and the beginning of the reign of Kamehameha III. He was called The Iron Cable of Hawaii because of his abilities.-Life:Kalanimoku was born ...
(d. 1827), Prime Minister of Kamehameha the Great who adopted the name of the British Prime Minister at the time - Ali'i William Pitt Leleiohoku ILeleiohoku IWilliam Pitt Leleiohoku I was a Hawaiian noble during the Kingdom of Hawaii who married two notable princesses and served as Royal Governor of Hawaii island. On King Kalākaua's trip around the world, he noted that the Sultan of Johor resembled Leleiohoku.Leleiohoku was born on March 31, 1821 in...
(1821–1848), husband of Princess Hariett Nahienaena and Princess Ruth Keelikolani and son of Kalanimoku - William Pitt KinauWilliam Pitt Kinau-Life:He was born December 21, 1842. His father was High Chief William Pitt Leleiohoku I . His mother was Princess Ruth Keelikōlani . Through his mother he was Kamehameha I's only great-great grandchild. His mother's parentage has been disputed but she is a member of the House of Kamehameha by...
(1842–1859), prince of Hawaii and son of Keelikolani and Chief Leleiohoku - William Pitt Leleiohoku II (1854–1877), Crown Prince of Hawaii and heir apparent of King David Kalakaua
- William Baker Pitt (1856–c.1920), founder of Swindon Town F.C. and Catholic prebendary
- William Rivers PittWilliam Rivers PittWilliam Rivers Pitt is an author, editor, and political activist.-Background:Pitt was born in Washington, D.C., and lived several years in Alabama before eventually moving to Boston...
(b. 1971), left-wing American essayist - William Pitt (architect)William Pitt (architect)William Pitt born in Melbourne was an architect, public servant and politician working in Victoria, Australia in the later part of the 19th century and early 20th century....
(1855–1918), Australian 19th century architect - William Pitt (Canada)William Pitt (Canada)Captain William Abraham Pitt was a Canadian engineer from the Kingston Peninsula of New Brunswick. He was born January 24, 1821 in Reed's Point, King County, New Brunswick. For over 30 years he operated a small sail and oars scow ferry connecting the Kinstaon Pennsula with the Kennebecasis...
, inventor of the underwater cable ferry in the early 1900s - William Pitt (Mormon)William Pitt (Mormon)William Hill Pitt was a prominent bandleader in the early history of the Latter Day Saint movement and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
(1813–1873), early Mormon bandleader - William Pitt (ship-builder)William Pitt (ship-builder)William Pitt was an English ship-builder who was the Master Attendant at Jamaica Dockyard, and later of Malta. His amusing poem of "The Sailor's Consolation" is in many collections credited to Charles Dibdin.-References:...
(d. 1840), author of The Sailor's Consolation - Bill Pitt (b. 1937), British politician and Liberal Member of Parliament for Croydon North West 1981–1983
- Brad PittBrad PittWilliam Bradley "Brad" Pitt is an American actor and film producer. Pitt has received two Academy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations, winning one...
, American actor (birth name William Bradley Pitt)
Other uses
- William Pitt UnionWilliam Pitt UnionThe William Pitt Union is the student union building of the University of Pittsburgh main campus and is a Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark...
, the student union at the University of Pittsburgh - William Pitt Debating UnionWilliam Pitt Debating UnionThe William Pitt Debating Union is the debating society of the University of Pittsburgh. Falling under the auspices of the Department of Communications, the WPDU is a co-curricular program and hub for a wide range of debating activities, including intercollegiate policy debate, public debate, and...
, a debating society at the University of Pittsburgh