Stalag 17
Directed by: Billy Wilder
Starring: William Holden, Don Taylor, Otto Preminger, Robert Strauss
Country: United States of America
William
William is a boy name and means will helmet, protection.
It is a German name and its pronunciation is \wi(l)-liam\.
Other similar names and variants include: Bill, Bille, Billie, Billy, Bo, Guglielmo, Guillaume, Guillermo, Liam, Vilhelm, Villem, Wilek, Wiley, Wilhelm, Wilhelmus, Wilkes, Wilkie, Wilkinson, Will, Willem, Willhelmus, Willi, Williams, Williamson, Willie, Willis, Willkie, Wills, Willson, Willy, Wilmer, Wilmot, Wilmott, Wilson, Wim.
William is a very popular first name for men (#5 out of 1220) and also a very popular surname or last name for both men and women (#731 out of 88799).
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William VIP rank
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Most recent rank
#2
Most recent rank
376
Actors named William
127
Directors named William
1
Singers named William
57
Writers named William
Famous people named William
Here’s a list of VIPs named Major:
- William Shatner (actor) born in March 22, 1931.
- William Burroughs (actor) born in February 05, 1914.
- William Leymergie born in February 04, 1947.
- William Levy (actor) born in August 29, 1980.
- William Hurt (actor) born in March 20, 1950.
- William Holden (actor) born in April 17, 1918.
- William Giauque (Nobel Prize laureate)
- William Vickrey (Nobel Prize laureate)
- William Daniel Phillips (Nobel Prize laureate)
- William Kaelin Jr. (Nobel Prize laureate)
Famous actors named William and their movies
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Directed by: David Lean
Starring: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa
Country: United States of America
The Wild Bunch
Directed by: Sam Peckinpah
Starring: William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan, Edmond O'Brien
Country: United States of America
Network
Directed by: Sidney Lumet
Starring: Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch, Robert Duvall
Country: United States of America
William Hurt
Born on March 20, 1950
- Age: 70
- Birth sign: Pisces
- Birth chart: astro chart
- No. of movies: 37
Body Heat
Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan
Starring: William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna, Ted Danson
Country: United States of America
Dark City
Directed by: Alex Proyas
Starring: Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, William Hurt
Country: United States of America
A History of Violence
Directed by: David Cronenberg
Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, William Hurt
Country: United States of America
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Directed by: Hector Babenco
Starring: William Hurt, Raul Julia, Sônia Braga, José Lewgoy
William Shatner
Born on March 22, 1931
- Age: 89
- Birth sign: Aries
- Birth chart: astro chart
- No. of movies: 28
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Directed by: Nicholas Meyer
Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan
Country: United States of America
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Directed by: Leonard Nimoy
Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan
Country: United States of America
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Directed by: Nicholas Meyer
Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan
Country: United States of America
Star Trek
Written by: Gene Roddenberry
Starring: Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, DeForest Kelley, Nichelle Nichols
Country: United States of America
William Fichtner
Born on November 27, 1956
- Age: 63
- Birth sign: Sagittarius
- Birth chart: astro chart
- No. of movies: 11
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Written by: Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec, Evan Daugherty, Peter Laird (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters)
Directed by: Jonathan Liebesman
Starring: Megan Fox, Will Arnett, William Fichtner, Noel Fisher
Country: United States of America
The Neighbor
Directed by: Aaron Harvey
Starring: William Fichtner, Jessica McNamee, Jean Louisa Kelly, Michael Rosenbaum
The Settlement
Directed by: Mark Steilen
Starring: John C. Reilly, William Fichtner, Kelly McGillis, David Rasche
Famous directors named William and their movies
William Beaudine
- No. of movies: 144
The Canadian
Directed by: William Beaudine
Starring: Thomas Meighan, Mona Palma, Wyndham Standing, Dale Fuller
Boys Will Be Boys
Directed by: William Beaudine
Starring: Will Hay, Gordon Harker, Jimmy Hanley, Davy Burnaby
Little Annie Rooney
Directed by: William Beaudine
Starring: Mary Pickford, William Haines, Walter James, Gordon Griffith
Country: United States of America
Sparrows
Directed by: William Beaudine, Tom McNamara
Starring: Mary Pickford, Roy Stewart, Mary Louise Miller, Gustav von Seyffertitz
Country: United States of America
William Wellman Jr.
- No. of movies: 74
The Public Enemy
Directed by: William A. Wellman
Starring: James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Edward Woods, Joan Blondell
Country: United States of America
Beggars of Life
Directed by: William A. Wellman
Starring: Wallace Beery, Louise Brooks, Richard Arlen, Blue Washington
Country: United States of America
The Ox-Bow Incident
Directed by: William A. Wellman
Starring: Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews, Mary Beth Hughes, Anthony Quinn
Country: United States of America
Beau Geste
Directed by: William A. Wellman
Starring: Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Robert Preston, Brian Donlevy
Country: United States of America
William Nigh
- No. of movies: 73
Romance of the Limberlost
Directed by: William Nigh
Starring: Jean Parker, Eric Linden, Marjorie Main, Edward Pawley
Across to Singapore
Directed by: William Nigh
Starring: Ramon Novarro, Joan Crawford, Ernest Torrence, Frank Currier
William Dieterle
Born on July 15, 1893
- Age: 126
- Birth sign: Cancer
- Birth chart: astro chart
- No. of movies: 63
Portrait of Jennie
Directed by: William Dieterle
Starring: Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore, Lillian Gish
Country: United States of America
The Story of Louis Pasteur
Directed by: William Dieterle
Starring: Paul Muni, Josephine Hutchinson, Anita Louise, Donald Woods
The Devil and Daniel Webster
Directed by: William Dieterle
Starring: Edward Arnold, Walter Huston, Jane Darwell, Simone Simon
Country: United States of America
The Life of Emile Zola
Directed by: William Dieterle
Starring: Paul Muni, Gale Sondergaard, Joseph Schildkraut, Gloria Holden
Country: United States of America
William Friedkin
Born on August 29, 1935
- Age: 84
- Birth sign: Virgo
- Birth chart: astro chart
- No. of movies: 24
The Birthday Party
Directed by: William Friedkin
Starring: Robert Shaw, Patrick Magee, Dandy Nichols, Sydney Tafler
The Exorcist
Directed by: William Friedkin
Starring: Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Linda Blair, Lee J. Cobb
Country: United States of America
The Boys in the Band
Directed by: William Friedkin
Starring: Kenneth Nelson, Peter White, Leonard Frey, Frederick Combs
The French Connection
Directed by: William Friedkin
Starring: Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey, Tony Lo Bianco
Country: United States of America
Famous writers named William and their books
William Styron
Born on June 11, 1925
- Age: 95
- Birth sign: Gemini
- Birth chart: astro chart
- No. of books: 10
The Confessions of Nat Turner
By: William Styron
In the late summer of 1831, in a remote section of southeastern Virginia, there took place the only effective, sustained revolt in the annals of American Negro slavery...The
Sophie's Choice
By: William Styron
Three stories are told: a young Southerner wants to become a writer; a turbulent love-hate affair between a brilliant Jew and a beautiful Polish woman; and of an awful wound in that woman's past--one that impels both Sophie and Nathan …
Lie Down In Darkness
By: William Styron
William Styron traces the betrayals and infidelities--the heritage of spite and endlessly disappointed love--that afflict the members of a Southern family and that culminate in the suicide of the beautiful Peyton
Set This House On Fire
By: William Styron
The day after Peter Leverett met his old friend Mason Flagg in Italy, Mason was found dead. The hours leading up to his death were a nightmare for Peter - both
William Golding
Born on September 19, 1911
- Age:
- Birth sign: Virgo
- Birth chart: astro chart
- No. of books: 7
The Spire
By: William Golding
The vision that drives Dean Jocelin to construct an immense new spire above his cathedral tests the limits of all who surround him.
Lord of the Flies
By: William Golding
The Inheritors
By: William Golding
The Inheritors
By: William Golding
Eight Neanderthals encounter another race of beings like themselves, yet strangely different. This new race, Homo sapiens, fascinating in their skills and sophistication, terrifying in their cruelty, sense of guilt, and
The Human Comedy
By: William Saroyan
Now the major motion picture Ithaca, directed by and starring Meg Ryan—with a cast that includes Sam Shepard, Hamish Linklater, Alex Neustaedter, Jack Quaid, and Tom HanksThe place is Ithaca, in California's San Joaquin Valley.
The Time of Your Life (Modern Plays)
By: William Saroyan
The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze (New Directions Classic)
By: William Saroyan
My Name Is Aram
By: William Saroyan
The Minister And The Choir Singer
By: William M. Kunstler
"None of today's sordid homicides could hold a candle, or perhaps I should say a blunt instrument, to this saturnalia...for this was the case that had absolutely everything...respectability
The Hall-Mills Murder Case: The Minister and the Choir Singer
By: William Kunstler
William Simon
Born on November 27, 1927
- Age: 92
- Birth sign: Sagittarius
- Birth chart: astro chart
- No. of books: 1
A Time For Truth
By: William E. Simon
A distinguished conservative dissects the economic and political policies that threaten our liberty - and points the way to an American Renaissance.