William Cole

William or Bill Cole may refer to:

Business

 * William Rossa Cole (1919–2000), American children's writer
 * William Washington Cole (1847–1915), part owner of the Barnum & Bailey Circus

Fine arts and entertainment

 * William Cole (musician) (1909–1997), English conductor and organist
 * Bill Cole (musician) (born 1937), jazz musician, jazz and African American scholar
 * Bill Cole (television journalist and producer) (1922–2006), foreign correspondent for CBS News and public television producer

Military and law enforcement

 * William Cole (police officer) (c. 1840–1900), British policeman
 * William Carey Cole (1868–1935), U.S. Navy admiral
 * USS William C. Cole, a destroyer escort named after the admiral
 * William E. Cole (1874–1953), U.S. Army general

Politics

 * William Colle (fl. 1397–1414), MP for Leominster in 1397
 * William Cole (burgess) (1691-1729), planter and member of the House of Burgesses, grandson of William Cole (immigrant)
 * William Cole (councillor) (1638-1694), planter and member of the Virginia Governor's Council, son of William Cole (immigrant)
 * William Cole (planter) (c.1571–1653), English planter, politician and soldier in Ireland
 * William Cole (immigrant) (c. 1598-before 1664), English planter, politician and family founder in Virginia
 * William Cole, 1st Earl of Enniskillen (1736–1803), Irish peer and politician
 * William Cole, 3rd Earl of Enniskillen (1807–1886), known as Viscount Cole
 * William Cole (Australian politician) (1858–1938), South Australian House of Assembly
 * William Cole (public servant) (1926–2019), Australian
 * William Clay Cole (1897–1965), U.S. Congressman from Missouri
 * William H. Cole IV (born 1972), city councilman from Baltimore
 * William Hinson Cole (1837–1886), U.S. Congressman from Maryland and Confederate surgeon
 * William Purington Cole Jr. (1889–1957), U.S. Congressman from Maryland and judge
 * W. Sterling Cole (1904–1987), U.S. Congressman from New York
 * William J. Cole, State Treasurer of Mississippi
 * Bill Cole (Montana politician), mayor of Billings, Montana, 2017
 * Bill Cole (West Virginia politician) (born 1956), Senate

Religion

 * William Cole (Dean of Lincoln) (c. 1530–1600), English Puritan clergyman
 * William Cole (antiquary) (1714–1782), Cambridgeshire clergyman
 * William Cole (Dean of Waterford) (died 1804)

Sports

 * William C. "King" Cole (1881–1968), American college football player and coach
 * Billy Cole (footballer) (1909–1958), Australian rules footballer
 * Billy Cole (born 1965), English shot putter

Medicine

 * William Cole (botanist) (1626–1662), English herbalist
 * William Cole (physician) (1635–1716), English physician and medical writer
 * William Harder Cole (1892–1967), American Science Educator

Scholars

 * William Cole (scholar) (1753–1806), English classical scholar