William Painter

William Painter or Paynter may refer to


 * William Painter (author) (1540?–1594), English author and translator
 * William Painter (inventor) (1838–1906), American inventor of the crown cork and the founder of Crown Holdings, Inc.
 * William Paynter (academic) (1637–1716), English clergyman and Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University
 * Will Paynter (1903–1984), Welsh miners' leader
 * William Henry Paynter (1901–1976), Cornish antiquary and folklorist
 * William Hunt Painter (1835–1910), English botanist
 * William Rock Painter (1863–1947), American politician from Missouri