William Bolton
William Bolton may refer to:
- William Bolton (priest), Dean of Ross, Ireland, 1630–1637
- Sir William Bolton, English merchant and Lord Mayor
- William Bolton (Royal [Navy officer, died 1817)], Royal Navy Captain
- William Bolton (Royal Navy officer, died 1830), Royal Navy Captain
- William [Compton Bolton], United States Navy officer
- William Kinsey Bolton, commanding officer of the Australian 8th Battalion AIF during World War I for the landings at Gallipoli
- William P. Bolton, U.S. Congressman from Maryland
- William Bolton (footballer), English football winger
- William Robert Fossey Bolton, businessman and philanthropist from Toowoomba, Australia
- William Bolton (rugby union), Scottish rugby union player