William Rose

William Rose may refer to:

Sports

 * William Rose (footballer) (1861–1937), England international footballer
 * William Rose (cricketer, born 1934), former English cricketer
 * William Rose (cricketer, born 1842) (1842–1917), English cricketer
 * Bill Rose (born 1941), New Zealand darts player
 * Billy Rose (footballer, born 1904) (1904-1982), English footballer for Barrow and Bury
 * Bill Rose (footballer) (1931–2007), Australian rules footballer
 * Billy Rose (curler) (1904–1987), Canadian curler

Politicians

 * William Rose I (fl. 1393–1406), MP for Weymouth
 * William Rose (MP for Canterbury) (before 1410–after 1443), MP for Canterbury
 * William Oliver Rose (1871–1936), physician and politician in British Columbia, Canada
 * William Stewart Rose (1775–1843), poet, translator, Treasurer of the Navy, Member of Parliament
 * Sir William Rose (1803-1885), clerk of the Parliaments
 * William Anderson Rose (1820–1881), businessman, MP and Lord Mayor of London
 * William G. Rose (1829–1899), Republican mayor of Cleveland, Ohio
 * William Edward Rose, American hotelier, railroad president and politician in South Carolina

Others

 * William Balthazar Rose (born 1961), British painter
 * William Rose (schoolmaster and writer) (1719–1786), Scottish schoolmaster and classical scholar
 * William Cumming Rose (1887–1985), American nutritionist
 * William Rose (illustrator) (1909–1972), American film poster illustrator
 * William Rose (screenwriter) (1914–1987), American screenwriter
 * Axl Rose (William Rose, born 1962), Guns N' Roses vocalist
 * William I. Rose (geologist), American mineralogist
 * William I. Rose (general) (1898–1954), American military officer
 * Sir William Rose, 2nd Baronet (1846–1902), owner in Victorian times of Moor Park, Farnham
 * William Kinnaird Rose (1845–1919), editor of the Brisbane Courier
 * William John Rose (1885–1968), Canadian Slavist and historian
 * Billy Rose (1899–1966), American theatrical showman