William Rees Explained

William Rees may refer to:

Sports

• William Rees (rugby) (1899–1968), rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 1930s
• William Lee Rees (1836–1912), English-born New Zealand cricketer, politician and lawyer
• Billy Rees (1924–1996), association footballer of the 1940s and 1950s

Religious figures

• William Rees (priest and writer) (1859–1936), earlier Welsh Anglican priest
• William Jenkins Rees (1772–1855), Welsh cleric and antiquary
• William Rees (archdeacon of St Asaph) (1905–?), later Welsh Anglican priest

Others

• William Rees (Liberal politician), in 1390 MP for Norfolk
• William Hurst Rees (1917–2004), British surveyor and member of the Lands Tribunal
• William James Rees (1913–1967), British hydroid and cephalopod researcher
• William E. Rees (born 1943), originator of "ecological footprint" concept
• William Rees (cinematographer) (1904–1961), American cinematographer
• William Rees (Gwilym Hiraethog) (1802–1883), writer
• William Rees (veterinary surgeon) (1928–2018), Chief Veterinary Officer of the United Kingdom, 1980–1988
• William Gilbert Rees (1827–1898), explorer, surveyor, and early settler in Central Otago, New Zealand

See also

• William Rees-Mogg (1928–2012), British journalist, writer and politician
• William Reese (disambiguation)
• William Rees-Davies (disambiguation)