Bill Carson

• Bill Carson (ice hockey), Canadian Stanley Cup winning ice hockey player
• Bill Carson (musician), American Western swing guitarist from California
• Bill Carson (sportsman), New Zealand cricketer and rugby union footballer
• Bill Carson (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer
• "Lightning" Bill Carson, a fictional character portrayed by actor Tim McCoy in a series of films, see Straight Shooter
• Bill Carson, a character in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
• pseudonym of Fred Olen Ray, American film director