William Gilbert

William Gilbert may refer to:

• William Gilbert (MP for Derby), Member of Parliament (MP) for Derby
• William Gilbert (politician) (1829–1919), South Australian parliamentarian and philanthropist
• William A. Gilbert (1815–1875), American politician

• William Gilbert (cricketer) (1856–1918), English cricketer
• Billy Gilbert (footballer) (born 1959), English former footballer
• Billy Gilbert (baseball) (1876–1927), Major League Baseball second baseman
• Willy Gilbert (1881–1956), Norwegian sailor

• William Gilbert (author) (1804–1890), English novelist & surgeon (father of W. S. Gilbert)
• W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911), British dramatist who was part of the comic opera team of Gilbert and Sullivan
• Billy Gilbert (1894–1971), American comedian born William Barron
• Billy Gilbert (silent film actor) (William V. Campbell, 1891–1961), American silent film actor
• Willie Gilbert (1916–1980), American author and playwright

• William Gilbert (astronomer) (1544–1603), English physicist
• William Gilbert (rugby) (1799–1877), British cobbler & rugby-ball maker
• William Gilbert (pastoralist) (1850–1923), South Australian pastoralist and vigneron
• William Ball Gilbert (1847–1931), American judge
• Bill Gilbert (intelligence service director) (1916–1987), New Zealand military leader and intelligence service director