William Moore
Wikimedia disambiguation page
William Moore, and variations of William such as Will, Willie, Bill or Billy Moore, may refer to:
Artists and entertainers
Billy Moore (musician, born 1917) (1917–1989), American jazz musician
Billy Moore (musician, born 1931) (1931–2002), Guyana Caribbean musician
Wild Bill Moore (1918–1983), tenor saxophone player Expos
William Moore (critic) (1868–1937), Australian art critic and author
William Moore (musician) (1893–1951), American blues singer and guitarist
William Moore (actor) (1916–2000), British TV actor
William Moore (dancer) (1933–1992), African American dance critic, manager Eleo Pomare Dance Company
William Henry Moore (politician) (1872–1960), Canadian author and member of the Canadian House of Commons
William R. Moore (journalist) (1909/10–1950), war correspondent killed in the Korean War
Willie "Pdub" Moore Jr. (born 1978), actor and comedian
William Perry Moore III, American actor and musician
William Moore (painter) (1790–1851), English portrait painter
Bill Moore (painter) (1949–2020), American painter
Businesspeople
William Moore (banker) (1914–2009), chairman of the board, Bankers Trust
William Dalgety Moore (1835–1910), Western Australian businessman
William H. Moore, soldier, businessman and founder of the Mystic Copper Mine and Elizabethtown, New Mexico
William H. H. Moore (1824–1910), American lawyer and insurance executive
Military people
William Moore (Medal of Honor) (1837–1918), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
Bill Moore (British Army officer) (born 1958), British general
William Moore (loyalist) (1949–2009), Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary and Shankill Butcher
William G. Moore Jr. (1920–2012), U.S. Air Force general
Sir William George Moore (British Army officer) (1795–1862)
Sir William James Moore (1828–1896), surgeon-general and honorary physician to Queen Victoria
Politicians and judges
Bill Moore (Queensland politician) (1897–1976), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Merthyr from 1940–1957
William Moore (Ardee MP) (c. 1685–1732), member of the Parliament of Ireland for Ardee 1715–27
William Moore (Clogher MP) (1743–1810), member of the Parliament of Ireland for Clogher, Clonmel and St Johnstown
Sir William Moore, 1st Baronet (1864–1944), Irish politician and judge
Sir William Moore, 2nd Baronet, Anglo-Irish politician
William Robert Moore (1830–1909), American politician, U.S. representative from Tennessee
William S. Moore (1822–1877), American lawyer and politician, U.S. congressman from Pennsylvania
William J. Moore (1923–2015), American politician, Pennsylvania state senator 1973–1988
Henson Moore (William Henson Moore III, born 1939), American lawyer and politician, U.S. representative from Louisiana
William Moore (Banbury MP) (1699–1746), British politician, member of parliament for Banbury
William Moore (1699–1783), United States landowner, politician and jurist; builder of Moore Hall
William Moore (Pennsylvania politician, died 1793) (c.1735–1793), jurist and politician, president (i.e. governor) of Pennsylvania
William Moore (New Jersey politician) (1810–1878), American politician, U.S. representative from New Jersey
William Campbell Moore (1923–1982), politician in British Columbia, Canada
William Henry Moore (financier) (1848–1923), among founders, U.S. Steel, corporate director
William A. Moore (North Carolina politician) (1831–1884), American lawyer, judge, confederate officer and politician
William A. Moore (Illinois politician), member of the Illinois House of Representatives
William L. Moore (Virginia politician) (1851–1926), American politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegates
William O. Moore (1841–1913), American politician in the Virginia House of Delegates
William Theodore Moore Jr. (born 1940), American lawyer, U.S. federal judge
William T. Moore (Texas politician) (1918–1999), American politician, president pro tempore of the 55th Texas legislature
William Moore (Wisconsin politician) (1886–1961), Wisconsin state assemblyman
William Henry Moore (Australian solicitor) (1788–1854), English-Australian solicitor
William Moore (Australian politician) (1823–1914), of both Tasmanian houses of parliament
William Moore (Queensland politician) (1866–1933), of Queensland Legislative Assembly
William Sturge Moore (died 1809), political figure in Lower Canada
William Vail Moore (1818–?), Wisconsin state assemblyman
William W. Moore (c. 1832–?), Florida representative
William Hickman Moore (1861–1946), American politician in Seattle, Washington
W. F. Moore (William Folsom Moore, 1868–1956), justice of the Supreme Court of Texas
Sportspeople
Football
Bill Moore (American football) (1912–1973), American football player
Bill Moore (Australian footballer) (1917–2009), Australian rules footballer
Bill Moore (footballer, born 1913) (1913–1982), English football player and manager
Bill Moore (rugby union) (1921–2002), English rugby union player
Billy Moore (footballer, born 1894) (1894–1968), English footballer
Billy Moore (footballer, born 1912) (1912–2002), Welsh footballer
Billy Moore (rugby, born 1910) (1910–1976), Welsh dual-code rugby player
Billy Moore (rugby league, born 1971) (born 1971), Australian rugby league footballer
Will Moore (gridiron football) (born 1970), American and Canadian football wide receiver
William Moore (American football) (born 1985), American football safety
William Moore (footballer) (1895–1932), Ireland international footballer
William M. Moore (1926–2013), American football and basketball coach
William R. Moore (American football) (1922–2011), American football coach
Other sports
Bill Moore (catcher) (1901–1972), MLB catcher for the 1926–27 Boston Red Sox
Bill Moore (first baseman) (born 1960), MLB first baseman for the 1986 Montreal Expos
Bill Moore (pitcher) (1902–1984), MLB pitcher for the 1925 Detroit Tigers
Bill Moore (cricketer) (1863–1956), Australian cricketer
Bill Moore (pole vaulter), winner of the 1946 and 1947 NCAA DI outdoor pole vault championship
Billy Moore (boxer), English retired Muay Thai boxer
Wilcy Moore (1897–1963), American baseball player
William Moore (athlete) (1890–1956), British track and field athlete
William Moore (cyclist) (born 1947), British Olympic cyclist
William Moore (cricketer, born 1846) (1846–1919), English cricketer
William Moore (bowls), Scottish lawn bowler
William T. Moore (yachtsman), American yachtsman and president of Moore-McCormack, son of founder Albert V. Moore
Willie Moore (Collegians hurler), Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer
Willie Moore (Cork hurler) (1931–2003), Irish hurler for Cork
Willie Moore (Limerick hurler) (born 1950), Irish hurler for Limerick
William Moore (ice hockey) (born 2007), Canadian-American college ice hockey player
William Moore (rugby union), Irish international rugby union player
Other people
Bill Moore (ufologist) (born 1943), author and UFO researcher
Bill Moore, founder of the audio streaming service TuneIn
William Moore (died 1697), gunner of William Kidd who was killed by Kidd
William Moore (bishop) (1858–1930), Anglican bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh
William Moore (chemist) (1941–2020), American chemist
William Moore (mathematician) (fl. c.
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