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William Parker may refer to:
Entertainment
Military
William Parker, 9th baron Morley (died 1510), Privy counsellor and standard-bearer to King Richard III.
William Parker (privateer) (died 1617), English captain and privateer, and also mayor of Plymouth.
Sir William Parker, 1st Baronet, of Harburn (1743–1802), British admiral
Sir William Parker, 1st Baronet, of Shenstone (1781–1866), British admiral
William Harwar Parker (1826–1896), United States Navy officer
William Parker (Medal of Honor) (1832–?), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
William Albert Parker, American Civil War Union Navy commander of
James River forces
Politicians
William Parker (died 1403) , Member of Parliament (MP) for City of London
William Parker (died 1421) , MP for
Hertfordshire
William Parker (fl.1410) , MP for
Great Yarmouth
William Parker, 4th Baron Monteagle (1575–1622), English politician
William H. Parker (politician) (1847–1908), US Representative from South Dakota
William Parker (Boston) (1793–1873), businessman and politician in the United States
William Parker (MP) (1802–1892), British Member of Parliament for West Suffolk, 1859–1880
William Parker (Oregon politician), member of the
Oregon Territorial Legislature , 1850
William T. Parker (1928–2014), member of the Virginia Senate and House of Delegates
Religion
Sports
Willie Parker (defensive tackle) (born 1945), former American football defensive tackle
Willie Parker (offensive lineman) (born 1948), former American football center
Willie Parker (born 1980), American football running back
William Parker (Oxford University cricketer) (1832–1873), English cricketer
William Parker (New Zealand cricketer) (1862–1930), New Zealand cricketer
William Parker (MCC cricketer) (1886–1915), English cricketer
William Parker (bowls) (1892–1979), English bowls player
Will Parker (1873–1955), rugby union player
Sir William Parker, 3rd Baronet (1889–1971), British rower and Olympic medalist
Smush Parker (born 1981), American basketball player
Tony Parker (William Anthony Parker II, born 1982), French basketball player
Other people
William Parker (early settler) (1618–1686), settler in the Connecticut colony
William Parker (builder) (1800–1854), St. John's, Newfoundland builder
William Parker (abolitionist) (1821–1891), anti-slavery activist and freedom fighter
William Parker (glassmaker) (?–1817), American glassmaker and inventor
William Kitchen Parker (1823–1890), British physician and comparative anatomist
William Parker (master) (1870–1953), Australian barrister in New South Wales
William Belmont Parker (1871–1934), United States editor
William H. Parker (physicist) (1941–), American physicist
William H. Parker (police officer) (1905–1966), Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department
See also