William Kerr

William Kerr is the name of:

Politics and nobility

 * William Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian (c. 1605–1675), Scottish nobleman
 * William Kerr, 2nd Marquess of Lothian (1661–1722), Scottish peer and soldier
 * William Kerr, 3rd Marquess of Lothian (c. 1690–1767), Scottish nobleman
 * William Kerr, 4th Marquess of Lothian (1710–1775), also a Member of Parliament
 * William Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian (1737–1815), British soldier and peer
 * William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian (1763–1824), son of William Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian
 * Sir William Kerr, 3rd Baronet (died 1716), one of the Scottish representatives to the first Parliament of Great Britain
 * Sir William Kerr, 4th Baronet (died 1741), of the Kerr baronets
 * Sir William Kerr, 6th Baronet (died 1755), of the Kerr baronets
 * William Johnson Kerr (1787–1845), political figure in Upper Canada
 * William G. Kerr (c. 1814–1861), mayor of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
 * William Kerr (Canadian politician) (1836–1906), Canadian politician
 * William Franklin Kerr (1876–1968), journalist and politician in Saskatchewan, Canada
 * William Kerr (mayor) (1809–1853), mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Military

 * William Kerr (Royal Navy officer) (born c. 1670), British admiral
 * William Munro Kerr (1876–1959), British admiral
 * William Kerr (British Army officer, died 1741), British Army officer, MP for Aberdeen Burghs and Dysart Burghs
 * William Alexander Kerr (1831–1919), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross

Sports

 * William Kerr (American football) (1914–2005), American football and wrestling coach
 * Bill Kerr (footballer) (1882–1911), Australian rules footballer
 * Willie Kerr, Scottish footballer
 * Billy Kerr (1945–2012), Irish cyclist
 * William Kerr (baseball), co-owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team
 * Will Kerr (born 1982), American mixed martial artist
 * Bud Kerr (1916–1964), American football player and coach

Other

 * William Kerr (gardener) (died 1814), collector of plants in East Asia
 * William Kerr (journalist) (1812–1859), Scottish-Australian journalist, founder of The Argus
 * William Kerr (architect) (1836–1911), Irish-American architect
 * William Kerr (bishop) (1873–1960), Irish Anglican bishop
 * William Jasper Kerr (1863–1947), president of Oregon State University, 1907–1932
 * William Alexander Robb Kerr (1875–1945), Canadian academic and president of the University of Alberta
 * William R. Kerr, professor at Harvard Business School
 * Bill Kerr (1922–2014), South African-born Australian actor
 * Will Kerr (police officer) - British Chief Constable