William Hawkins

William Hawkins may refer to:


 * William Hawkins (died c. 1554), MP for Plymouth
 * William Hawkins (died 1589), English sea-captain and merchant
 * William Hawkins (fl. c. 1600), 16th century representative of the English East India Company
 * William Hawkins (serjeant-at-law) (1673–1746), English serjeant-at-law and legal writer
 * William Hawkins (priest) (1722–1801), English poet and dramatist, son of the serjeant-at-law
 * William Hawkins (governor) (1777–1819), governor of North Carolina
 * William Hawkins (mass murderer) (1809–1838), convicted perpetrator of the Myall Creek massacre
 * William L. Hawkins (1895–1990), African-American folk artist
 * Bill Hawkins (cricketer) (1861–1930), New Zealand cricketer and Member of Parliament
 * William Ashbie Hawkins (1862–1941), African American lawyer in Baltimore
 * William D. Hawkins (1914–1943), American Marine awarded the Medal of Honor during World War II
 * William E. Hawkins (1863–1937), Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas
 * William Hawkins (songwriter and poet) (1940–2016), Canadian songwriter, musician and poet
 * Trip Hawkins (born 1953), founder of Electronic Arts
 * Bill Hawkins (American football) (born 1966), player for the Los Angeles Rams
 * Yisrayl Hawkins (born Buffalo Bill Hawkins), 20th century religious leader
 * William A. Hawkins (born 1954), CEO of Medtronic, a medical company in Minnesota
 * William Warwick Hawkins, British Member of Parliament for Colchester