William Stafford
William Stafford may refer to:
Courtiers
- William Stafford (courtier), courtier to Henry VIII and Edward VI of England; husband of Mary Boleyn, thus brother-in-law to Queen Anne Boleyn
- William Stafford (conspirator), courtier and conspirator
- William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford, British nobleman and Roman Catholic martyr
- William Stafford, 4th Earl of Stafford
Politicians
- William Stafford (MP), MP for Stamford
- William H. Stafford, United States Representative for Wisconsin
- Will Stafford, one of founders of the nineteenth century UK labour movement
Others
- William Stafford (British soldier), played in 1875 FA Cup Final and 1873–74 Home Nations rugby union match
- William Stafford (died 1450) of Southwick, Wiltshire
- William Stafford (author), British author
- William Stafford (poet), American poet
- William Henry Stafford Jr., United States federal judge
- William Stafford (mining engineer), Scottish coal mining engineer responsible for the location of Lethbridge, Canada
- William Josephus Stafford, sea captain and privateer during the War of 1812 and afterward
- Billy Stafford from ''A Ticket to Red Horse Gulch''