William Davidson Explained

William or Bill Davidson may refer to:

Businessmen

Bill Davidson (businessman) (1922–2009), Michigan businessman and sports team owner
- William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, named in honor of Bill Davidson
William Davidson (lumberman) (1740–1790), Scots-Canadian pioneer

Sir William Davidson of Curriehill (1614/15–c. 1689), Scottish merchant and member of the Privy council
William Davidson (congressman) (1778–1857), member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina
William Davidson (Pennsylvania representative) (1783–1867), Pennsylvania politician
William Davidson (conspirator) (1781–1820), Jamaican-born British radical executed for his part in the Cato Street Conspiracy
William McCartney Davidson (1872–1942), Canadian journalist, politician, and author
William H. Davidson (lieutenant governor) (fl. 1836–1838), Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
William Davidson (British Columbia politician) (fl. 1867–1907), Scottish-born miner and political figure in British Columbia

William Davidson (engineer) (1844–1920), Australian civil engineer
William Soltau Davidson (1846–1924), New Zealander, pioneer of refrigerated shipping

William A. Davidson, executive at Harley-Davidson Motor Company, brother of co-founders Arthur and Walter Davidson, and grandfather of Willie G. Davidson
William H. Davidson (motorcyclist) (1905–1992), American motorcycle racer and president of Harley-Davidson Motorcycles
Willie G. Davidson (William Godfrey Davidson, born 1933), former styling chief of Harley-Davidson and designer of the Harley-Davidson Super Glide

William Lee Davidson (1746–1781), American Revolutionary War officer, namesake of Davidson College
William Davidson Bissett (1893–1971), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross

Bill Davidson (American football, born 1915) (1915–1970), American football player
Bill Davidson (American football, born 1935) (1935–1999), American football player and coach
Bill Davidson (baseball) (1884–1954), outfielder in Major League Baseball (1909–1911)
Bill Davidson (rugby league) (fl. 1914–1923), New Zealand rugby league player
Will Davidson, UK footballer active in the 1890s
William Davidson (sailor) (1876–1939), British competition sailor
William Davidson (Scottish footballer) (fl. 1904–1914), Scottish footballer with Falkirk, Everton, etc.
William Davidson (Sussex cricketer) (1920–2015), English cricketer
William Davidson (MCC cricketer) (1811–1894), English cricketer
Kayak Bill (Bill Davidson, 1948–2004), Canadian rock climber

William Davidson (bishop) (1919–2006), bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Kansas
William B. Davidson (1888–1947), American actor
William Mackay Davidson (1909–1991), Scottish haematologist and pathologist
William Davidson (filmmaker) (1928–2009), Canadian filmmaker and TV creator
William Leslie Davidson (1848–1929), Scottish philosopher
William Taylor Davidson (1837–1915), owner and editor of the Fulton Democrat newspaper
William Montgomery Davenport Davidson, Australian surveyor
William Norman Lascelles Davidson, English cinematographer
William Davidson (landscape gardener) (fl. 1860s)