William Stead

William Stead may refer to:


 * Bill Stead (1887–1939), English football goalkeeper with Southampton, Aberdeen and Clapton Orient
 * W. T. Stead (William Thomas Stead, 1849–1912), English journalist, victim of RMS Titanic disaster
 * William Force Stead (1884–1967), American diplomat, poet, Anglican clergyman
 * William Stead (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1930s and 1940s
 * William H. Stead, American politician and lawyer
 * Billy Stead, New Zealand rugby union player