William Bennett (disambiguation)

William Bennett (born 1943) is an American conservative pundit, political theorist and former Secretary of Education.

William, Bill or Billy Bennett may also refer to:

Politicians

• W. A. C. Bennett (1900–1979), premier of British Columbia
• William Bennett (English politician) (1873–1937), Member of Parliament for Battersea South, 1929–1931
• Bill Bennett (1932–2015), premier of British Columbia and son of W. A. C Bennett
• Bill Bennett (Liberal MLA) (born 1950), British Columbia politician
• William Bennett, Mayor of Rockford, Illinois, 1911–1917
• William Gordon Bennett (1900–1982), Unionist Party (Scotland) MP for Glasgow Woodside, 1950–1955
• William Humphrey Bennett (1859–1925), Canadian senator
• William M. Bennett (1869–1930), New York politician
• William Weaver Bennett (1841–1912), mayor of Teaneck, New Jersey, 1895–1907
• William Bennett (Australian politician) (1843–1929), member of the Tasmanian Parliament

Musicians

• William Bennett (oboist) (1956–2013), San Francisco Symphony oboist
• William Bennett (flautist) (born 1936), British flute player
• William Sterndale Bennett (1816–1875), British composer
• Willie P. Bennett (1951–2008), Canadian folk music singer-songwriter
• William Bennett, musician with the noise band Whitehouse
• William Bennet (musician) (c. 1767–c. 1833), English musician

Academia

• W. E. Bennett (William E. Bennett), American academic
• William G. Bennett (1896–1977), Australian architect
• Sir William H. Bennett (surgeon) (1852–1931), British surgeon
• William R. Bennett Jr. (1930–2008), American physicist
• William W. Bennett (educator) (1821–1887), president of Randolph–Macon College from 1877 to 1887.

Religious

• William Bennet (bishop) (1746–1820), spelled Bennett on his memorial in Cloyne Cathedral
• William Bennett (clergyman) (c. 1770–1857), British-born Methodist minister
• W. J. E. Bennett (1804–1886), Anglican priest
• William H. Bennett (Mormon) (1910–1980), Canadian agronomist and leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Sports

• William Bennett (cricketer) (1807–1886), cricketer
• William Bennett (footballer) (1896–?), English footballer with Nelson
• Bill Bennett (footballer) (born 1948), former Australian rules footballer
• Bill Bennett (ice hockey) (born 1953), retired American ice hockey left winger
• Billy Bennett (footballer, born 1872) (1872–?), English footballer who played for Crewe Alexandra and Small Heath
• Billy Bennett (footballer, born 1955), Scottish footballer who made over 400 league appearances

Others

• William Mineard Bennett (1778–1858), English miniature-painter
• William James Bennett (1787–1844), English watercolour painter
• William Bennett (painter) (1811–1871), English watercolour painter
• William Cox Bennett (1820–1895), English poet
• William Bennett (Australian engineer) (1824–1889), (William Christopher Bennett) Irish-Australian surveyor and engineer
• William H. Bennett (newspaperman) (1879–1939), newspaper editor and proprietor in Peterborough, South Australia
• Billy Bennett (comedian) (1887–1942), British comedian
• William Tapley Bennett Jr. (1917–1994), American diplomat
• Bill Bennett (director) (born 1953), Australian film director
• William G. Bennett (gaming executive) (1924–2002), American gaming executive and real estate developer

See also

• William Hart-Bennett (1861–1918), British government official who served overseas
• William Bennet (disambiguation)
• William Benet (disambiguation)
• Bennett (name)