William Burton Explained

William, Willie, Bill, or Billy Burton may refer to:

Academics

William Burton (antiquary, died 1645) (1575–1645), author of The Description of Leicestershire, 1622, English translator of Achilles Tatius
William Burton (antiquary, died 1657) (1609–1657), English schoolmaster and antiquary

William Evans Burton (1804–1860), British actor and playwright
William Shakespeare Burton (1824–1916), English genre and historical painter
William Burton Walbert (1886–1959), American singer and composer
William Francis Burton (1907–1995), British marine and landscape artist
Rahn Burton (William Burton, 1934–2013), American jazz pianist
Willie D. Burton, American production sound mixer

William Burton (Leicester MP) (fl. 1360s), represented Leicester (UK Parliament constituency)
William Burton (MP for City of London) (died 1438)
William Burton (died 1781) (c. 1695–1781), British Member of Parliament for Rutland 1730–1734
William Burton (governor) (1789–1866), governor of Delaware
William Westbrooke Burton (1794–1888), British judge in New South Wales, Australia
William Burton (Canadian politician) (1888–1944), mayor of Hamilton, Ontario
W.E. Burton (fl. 1910s), chief magistrate of Anguilla
Bill Burton (political consultant) (born 1977), American political consultant
William C. Burton, American lawyer

William Burton (clergyman) (died 1616), English clergyman
W. K. Burton (William Kinnimond Burton, 1856–1899), British engineer, photographer and photography writer
William Merriam Burton (1865–1954), American chemist
William John Burton (1908–1985), New Zealand lithographic draughtsman, rifleman and archer