William Phillips
William Phillips may refer to:
Entertainment
- William Phillips (editor), American editor and co-founder of Partisan Review
- William T. Phillips, American author
- William Phillips (director), Canadian film-maker who wrote and directed the film Gunless
- William Phillips (musician), Grammy-winning songwriter
- William Phillips, American character actor known as Tully Marshall
- Tourist (musician), UK
Politics
- William Phillips Sr., Boston merchant and politician
- William Phillips Jr., Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1812–1823
- William Edward Phillips, Governor of Penang
- William A. Phillips, American lawyer and politician
- William Phillips (diplomat), U.S. diplomat, first United States ambassador to Canada
- William M. Phillips, Philadelphia city councilman
Science
- William Phillips (geologist), British mineralogist who founded the Geological Society of London
- William Phillips (botanist), English botanist and antiquary
- William Dale Phillips, American chemist and member of the National Academy of Sciences
- William Daniel Phillips, Nobel laureate physicist specializing in laser cooling of atoms
Sports
- William David Phillips, Wales international rugby union player
- William Phillips (cricketer, born 1876), cricketer and test match umpire
- William Phillips (basketball), American basketball player
- William Phillips (water polo), Australian water polo player
- Will Phillips (cricketer), English cricketer
- William Lloyd Phillips, Welsh gymnast
- William Phillips (sailor), Australian sailor
- Will Phillips (footballer), Australian rules footballer
Other
- William Phillips (British Army officer), a major-general in the American Revolutionary War
- William Eric Phillips, chairman and chief executive officer of Massey Ferguson
- William Phillips (economist), New Zealander known for the Phillips curve and Moniac hydraulic computer
- William Phillips (gunman), responsible for a standoff with police at the Johnson Space Center, 2007