William Short

William Short or William Shortt may refer to:


 * William Short (Alberta politician) (1866–1926), Mayor of Edmonton, Alberta
 * William Short (American ambassador) (1759–1849), United States Minister Plenipotentiary to France, 1790–1792
 * William Short (footballer), English footballer
 * William Short (priest) (c. 1760 – 1826), Archdeacon of Cornwall
 * William Henry Short (1884–1916), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
 * William J. Short (1864–1939), member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
 * Bill Short (1937–2022), American baseball pitcher
 * Bill Shortt (1920–2004), Welsh footballer
 * William Allaire Shortt (1859–1915), American politician
 * William Hamilton Shortt (1881–1971), English railway engineer and horologist