William Bean (disambiguation)

William Bean (1721–1782) was one of the first permanent settlers in Tennessee.

William Bean may also refer to:
 * William Bean (geologist) (1787–1866), English geologist and conchologist
 * William Bean (born 1843), Australian businessman and politician, the oldest of Bean Brothers
 * William Jackson Bean (1863–1947), British botanist
 * William Hopper Bean, miller of Chillenden Windmill in 1882–1899
 * William George Bean, British businessman, founded Blackpool Pleasure Beach in 1896
 * Joe Bean (William Bean, 1874–1961), American baseballer
 * William Bennett Bean (1909–1989), American medical writer