William Emerson

William Emerson may refer to:

Architects

 * William Emerson (American architect) (1873–1957), first dean of the MIT School of Architecture
 * William Emerson (British architect) (1843–1924)
 * William Ralph Emerson (1833–1917), American Shingle-style architect

Others

 * William Emerson (mathematician) (1701–1782), English mathematician
 * William Emerson Sr. (died 1776), minister and grandfather of Ralph Waldo Emerson
 * William Emerson (minister) (1769–1811), Unitarian minister, father of Ralph Waldo Emerson
 * William Henry Emerson (1860–1924), American chemist
 * William Emerson (footballer) (1891–1961), British footballer for Burnley and Glentoran
 * William A. Emerson (1921–2017), senior vice president and national sales director of Merrill Lynch
 * William Emerson (journalist) (1923–2009), American journalist
 * William Keith Emerson (1925–2016), American malacologist
 * Bill Emerson (1938–1996), American politician from Missouri
 * Bill Emerson (musician) (born 1938), American country music performer
 * Billy "The Kid" Emerson (1925–2023), American R&B and rock and roll singer and songwriter