| William Brinkley | |
| State Senate: | Kentucky |
| District: | 6th |
| Term Start: | January 1, 1987 |
| Term End: | March 2, 1989 |
| Predecessor: | Ken Gibson |
| Successor: | Kim L. Nelson |
| State House1: | Kentucky |
| District1: | 10th |
| Term Start1: | November 1974 |
| Term End1: | January 1, 1987 |
| Predecessor1: | W. Michael Troop |
| Successor1: | Eddie Ballard |
| Birth Date: | 1936 |
| Death Date: | March 2, 1989 (aged 52) |
| Party: | Democratic |
William T. Brinkley (1936 – March 2, 1989) was an American politician from Kentucky who was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1987, and the Kentucky Senate from 1987 until his death in March 1989. Brinkley was first elected to the house in a November 1974 special election, following the resignation of incumbent representative Michael Troop.[1] Brinkley had previously lost the 1973 Democratic primary election to Troop.[2] Brinkley won reelection continuously to the house until his election to the senate in 1986, where he served until his death of a heart attack in March 1989.[3]