William Dobson (disambiguation)

William Dobson was an English Baroque painter of the 17th century.

William Dobson may also refer to:


 * William Dobson (academic) (1650–1731), English academic, President of Trinity College, Oxford
 * William Polk Dobson (1793–1846), American politician, state senator for Surry County, North Carolina
 * William Charles Thomas Dobson (1817–1898), English painter
 * William Dobson (antiquary) (1820–1884), English journalist and antiquary
 * William Lambert Dobson (1833–1898), Australian judge and politician
 * William J. Dobson (born 1973), American journalist