William Boyd Explained

William, Willie, Will or Bill Boyd may refer to:

Academics

• William Boyd (educator) (1874–1962), Scottish educator
• William Boyd (pathologist) (1885–1979), Scottish-Canadian professor and author
• William Alexander Jenyns Boyd (1842–1928), Australian journalist and schoolmaster
• William Beaty Boyd (1923–2020), American university administrator

Arts and entertainment

• Bill Boyd (musician) (1910–1977), American musician, leader of the band Bill Boyd and the Cowboy Ramblers
• William Boyd (actor) (1895–1972), American actor, better known as "Hopalong Cassidy"
• William "Stage" Boyd (1889–1935), American actor
• William Boyd (writer) (born 1952), Scottish novelist and screenwriter

Sports

• Bill Boyd (baseball) (1852–1912), American baseball player
• Bill Boyd (poker player) (1906–1997), American poker player
• William Robert Boyd (1930–2015), American basketball player and coach
• Willie Boyd (born 1958), Scottish footballer

Others

• Bill Boyd (Canadian politician) (born 1956), Canadian politician, Saskatchewan Party MLA for Kindersley
• William Boyd, 3rd Earl of Kilmarnock (died 1717), Scottish nobleman
• William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock (1704–1746), Scottish nobleman
• William Boyd (1774–1840), American silversmith
• William Boyd (colonel) (fl. 1940s), US Army Air Forces base commander, referenced in Freeman Field mutiny
• William Boyd (minister) (died 1772), Irish Presbyterian minister
• William Boyd (priest) (1726–1795), Irish Anglican priest
• William C. Boyd (1903–1983), American immunologist
• William Boyd III (born 1968 or 1969), New Hampshire state representative

See also

• Billy Boyd (disambiguation)
• Will Boyd (disambiguation)
• William Boyde (born 1953), British actor
• Will Boyde (born 1994), Welsh rugby union player
• Bill and Boyd, New Zealand musical group