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William Brewster
Artist's impression of Mayflower passenger William Brewster (l. 1568-1644 CE). Published in The Romantic Story of the Mayflower Pilgrims: And its place in the life of to-day, 1911 CE by A. C. Addison.

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William Bradford
Statue of William Bradford (l. 1590-1657 CE), Mayflower passenger and the second governor of the Plymouth Colony after the death of John Carver. Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation provides a first-hand account of the voyage and the establishment...

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William Henry Harrison, 1813
Portrait of William Henry Harrison (future ninth president of the United States) as a major general in the War of 1812. Oil on canvas by Rembrandt Peale, c. 1813.
National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.

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Portrait of William Harvey
A c. 1627 portrait of the English physician William Harvey (1578-1657) who discovered the circulatory system in 1628. (National Portrait Gallery, London)

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Fort William, Calcutta
A view of Fort William, Calcutta in the 1750s when it was commanded by the British East India Company. The fort was captured by the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj-ud-Daulah, in June 1756. Captured British soldiers who had defended the fort were then...

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An Illustration from 'A Continuation of a Voyage to New Holland' by William Dampier.
Illustrations of fish off the coast of New Guinea in William Dampier's (1651-1715) book, A Continuation of a Voyage to New Holland.

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William Penn
A stained glass window depicting William Penn (1644–1718 CE), the founder of the Province of Pennsylvania. Made by J. and R. Lamb Studio c. 1905 CE.

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King Frederick William III of Prussia
King Frederick William III of Prussia (r. 1797-1840), oil on canvas portrait by an unknown artist, between 1830-1840.
Museum of Prussia, Minden, Germany.

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William Shakespeare and Ben Jonson at the Mermaid Tavern
An imagined conversation between William Shakespeare and Ben Jonson at the Mermaid Tavern, illustration from A book for Shakespeare plays and pageants by Orie Latham Hatcher, 1916.

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Portrait of William Shakespeare, c. 1611
The Chandos Portrait, thought to depict William Shakespeare, oil on canvas, attributed to John Taylor, c. 1611.
National Portrait Gallery, London.