William Cook
William Cook, Will Cook, Willie Cook, Bill Cook or Billy Cook may refer to:
Sportsmen
- Billy Cook (footballer, born 1890) (1890–1974), English-born footballer who played for Sheffield United
- Willie Cook (footballer) (1906–1981), Scottish footballer
- Billy Cook (footballer, born 1909) (1909–1992), Irish footballer who played for Celtic and Everton
- Billy Cook (footballer, born 1940), Scottish-born footballer who played for Australia
- Bill Cook (footballer, born 1887) (1887–1949), Australian rules footballer for Carlton
- Bill Cook (footballer, born 1937), Australian rules footballer for Geelong
- William Cook (billiards player), World Champion of English billiards in the 19th century
- Bill Cook (1896–1986), Canadian ice hockey player in the Hockey Hall of Fame
- Billy Cook (jockey) (1910–1985), Australian jockey
- W. T. Cook (William Thomas Cook, 1884–1970), American college sports coach
Politicians
- William Hemmings Cook (1768–1846), Canadian fur trader and politician, member of council of Assiniboia
- William Cook (MP), Member of Parliament for Lewes
Musicians
- Willie Cook (1923–2000), American jazz trumpeter
- Antony Tudor (William Cook, 1908–1987), English choreographer
- Will Marion Cook (1869–1944), American composer and violinist
Writers and artists
- William Edwards Cook (1881–1959), American-born expatriate artist, architectural patron, and long-time friend of writer Gertrude Stein
- Will Cook (writer) (William Everett Cook, 1921–1964), American writer of westerns
- William Delafield Cook (1936–2015), Australian artist
Scientists
- William Cook (computer scientist) (born 1963), American computer scientist
- William Cook (scientist), Chief Scientific Adviser to the Ministry of Defence of Great Britain 1966–1970
- William Harrison Cook (1903–1998), Canadian chemist
- William J. Cook (born 1957), American operations researcher and mathematician
- William Cook, 19th / early 20th century creator of the Orpington poultry breeds
Others
- William Cook (entrepreneur) (1931–2011), American medical equipment manufacturer
- William Douglas Cook (1884–1967), founder of Eastwoodhill Arboretum, now the national arboretum of New Zealand
- William R. Cook, American history professor, collaborator with Ron Herzman
- Billy Cook (actor) (1928–1981), American actor
- Billy Cook (criminal) (1928–1952), American mass murderer
- William Cook (pioneer) (18th century), founder of Russellville, Kentucky
- William W. Cook (1858–1930), attorney and legal scholar
See also
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