William Gibson (disambiguation) explained
William Gibson (born 1948) is an American-Canadian science fiction author.
William Gibson may also refer to:
Sports
- Will Gibson (1869–1911), Scottish footballer with Sunderland
- Billy Gibson (boxing) (1876–1947), boxing promoter and manager
- William Gibson (footballer, born 1876) (1876–?), Irish footballer who played for Sunderland AFC
- William Gibson (1920s footballer), Scottish football player
- William Gibson (footballer, born 1926) (1926–1995), Scottish footballer who played for Tranmere Rovers
- William Gibson (ice hockey) (1927–2006), Canadian hockey player
- Bill Gibson (basketball) (c. 1928–1975), American basketball coach
- Willie Gibson (footballer, born 1898) (1898–1992), Scottish footballer who played for Newcastle United
- Willie Gibson (footballer, born 1953), Scottish footballer for Hearts, Partick Thistle, Raith Rovers and Cowdenbeath
- Billy Gibson (footballer, born 1981), Scottish footballer who played for Partick Thistle
- Willie Gibson (footballer, born 1984), Scottish footballer who is currently player-manager for Queen of the South
- Billy Gibson (footballer, born 1990), English footballer who played for Yeovil Town
Politicians
- William Gibson-Craig (1797–1878), Scottish advocate and politician
- William Gibson (Canadian Independent Liberal politician) (1815–1890), Canadian Independent Liberal Member of Parliament
- William Harvey Gibson (1821–1894), Republican politician and American Union Army general
- William J. Gibson (died 1863), Wisconsin state senator who died in the Civil War
- W. C. Gibson (William Charles Gibson), Accountant General and Controller of Revenue of Ceylon, 1851–1861
- William Gibson (Liberal Party of Canada politician) (1849–1914), Canadian Member of Parliament and Senator
- William Gibson (Ulster Unionist Party politician) (1859/60–?), Member of the Senate of Northern Ireland
- William Gibson, 2nd Baron Ashbourne (1868–1942), Anglo-Irish Member of Parliament
- William Gibson (Australian politician) (1869–1955), Australian politician
- William Kennedy Gibson (1876–1949), Irish footballer and politician
Religion
Arts and entertainment
Other
- William Gibson (painter) (1644–1702), English miniature painter
- William Gibson (anatomist) (died 1753), professor of Anatomy at Cambridge University
- William Sidney Gibson (1814–1871), English barrister and antiquarian
- William H. Gibson (educator) (1829–1906), American educator and civil rights activist
- William Pettigrew Gibson (1902–1960), Scottish art historian, Wallace Collection, Courtauld Institute of Art, National Gallery
- William Willard Gibson Jr. (born 1932), lawyer in Texas
- William Gibson (NAACP activist) (1933–2002), American dentist and chairman of NAACP
- William Clyde Gibson (born 1957), American convicted serial killer
- William Gibson (historian) (born 1959), British historian, academic, writer, and professor