William Stead
William Stead may refer to:
- Bill Stead, English football goalkeeper with Southampton, Aberdeen and Clapton Orient
- W. T. Stead, English journalist, victim of RMS Titanic disaster
- William [Force Stead], American diplomat, poet, Anglican clergyman
- William Stead , rugby league footballer of the 1930s and 1940s
- William H. Stead, American politician and lawyer
- Billy Stead, New Zealand rugby union player
- William Stead, American director. Popeye's Revenge is his latest work.