William Wake (disambiguation)

William Wake (1657–1737) was an English priest and the archbishop of Canterbury 1716 until his death in 1737.

William Wake may also refer to:
 * Sir William Wake, 8th Baronet (1742–1785), British politician
 * William Wake (cricketer) (1852–1896), English cricketer
 * William Wake (governor), governor of Bombay, 1742–1750
 * William Wake (sailor), captain of the British trading schooner, Prince William Henry, Wake Island is named after him