William Black

William Black may refer to:

Living

• William B. Black, Jr. (born 1936), former Deputy Director of the U.S. National Security Agency
• William B. Black (Illinois politician) (born 1941), member of the Illinois House of Representatives
• William K. Black (born 1951), American lawyer, academic, author, and a former bank regulator

Dead

• William Black (Methodist) (1760–1834), Methodist minister in Nova Scotia
• William Black (1771–1866), Canadian shipper, merchant, and office-holder
• William Black (Mormon) (1784–1873), Mormon missionary in Ireland
• William Valentine Black (1832–1927), Utah pioneer
• William Black (novelist) (1841–1898), Scottish novelist
• William P. Black (1842–1916), Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
• William Anderson Black (1847–1934), Canadian politician
• William Black (soldier) (1853-1872, né Edward William Black), youngest wounded soldier of the American Civil War
• William Murray Black (1855–1933), officer in the United States Army
• William George Black (1857–1932),antiquary, lawyer and politician of Glasgow
• William Black (Ontario politician) (1867–?), speaker of the Legislature of Ontario and Conservative MLA
• William Black (Canadian politician) (1869–1930), Progressive party member of the Canadian House of Commons
• William Black (actor) (1871–?), Broadway stage and silent film actor
• William Pierpont Black (1877–1942), New Zealand wood carver, journal editor and publisher
• William Black, Baron Black (1893–1984), coachbuilder
• William Black (bishop) (1920–2013), American bishop of Southern Ohio
• William Black (pianist) (1952–2003), American pianist and teacher
• William Black, captain of the HMS Racoon, 1811–1815
• William Black (businessman) (1904-1983), American businessman

• Willam Black, character from Kevin Smith's "View Askewniverse" films

• William M. Black (dredge), a steam-propelled, sidewheel dustpan dredge