William Paterson

William Paterson or Bill Paterson may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

William Romaine Paterson (1871–1941), Scottish novelist and poet
William Paterson (actor) (1919–2003), American actor
Bill Paterson (actor) (born 1945), Scottish actor
William Alexander Paterson a.k.a. Bill Alexander, (born 1948), American theatre director

William Paterson (banker) (1658–1719), Scottish trader, a founder of the Bank of England
William A. Paterson (1838–1921), American auto manufacturer and Mayor of Flint, Michigan
William Paterson (trade unionist) (1843–1906), Scottish trade unionist and fire officer

William Paterson (judge) (1745–1806), United States Founding Father, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, governor of NJ, and signer of the U.S. Constitution
William Paterson (Michigan politician) (fl. 1860s), mayor of Flint, Michigan
William Paterson (Canadian politician) (1839–1914), Canadian member of parliament and cabinet minister
William Paterson (Australian politician) (1847–1920), Australian politician
Bill Paterson (diplomat), Australian diplomat

Willie Paterson (fl. 1913–1928), Scottish footballer
Bill Paterson (footballer, born 1897) (1897–1970), Scottish footballer
William Paterson (goalkeeper) (1902–?), Scottish footballer
William Paterson (wrestler) (1928–2006), Australian Olympic wrestler
Bill Paterson (footballer, born 1930) (1930–2002), Scottish footballer
William Paterson (cricketer) (1819–1892), English cricketer and officer in the Indian Civil Service

William Paterson (explorer) (1755–1810), Scottish soldier, botanist and lieutenant governor of Tasmania
William Burns Paterson (1849–1915), Scottish horticulturist, founder Alabama State University
William Paterson Paterson (1860–1939), Scottish minister
William Dove Paterson (1860–1916), pioneer of cinema in Aberdeen, Scotland
William Stanley Bryce Paterson a.k.a. Stan Paterson (1924–2013), British glaciologist