William Watkins

William or Bill Watkins may refer to:

Politics

 * William H. Watkins (politician) (1827–1888), elected delegate to the Oregon Constitutional Convention
 * William Henry Watkins (1862–1924), British co-operative activist
 * William J. Watkins Sr. (1803-1858), Black abolitionist and educator
 * William Keith Watkins (born 1951), U.S. federal judge
 * William Wirt Watkins (1826–1898), Arkansas politician

Sports

 * Bill Watkins (baseball) (1858–1937), Canadian baseball manager
 * Walter H. Watkins (1878–1937), known as Billy, head coach of the Auburn college football program, 1900–1901
 * William Richard Watkins (1904–1986), English cricketer
 * Billy Watkins (rugby) (c. 1910–1972), rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1930s
 * Billy Watkins (rugby union) (1933–2013), Welsh rugby player
 * William Watkins (footballer), English footballer who played for Burnley between 1898 and 1902
 * Bill Watkins (cricketer, born 1923) (1923–2005), Welsh cricketer

Other people

 * Billy Watkins (musician) (1927–2010), gospel and song singer
 * William Watkins (cleric) (fl. 1750–1762), Welsh cleric
 * Bill Watkins (Seagate) (born c. 1953), CEO of Seagate Technology
 * William John Watkins (born 1942), American science fiction writer and poet
 * William Turner Watkins (1895–1961), American Methodist bishop
 * William Watkins (entomologist) (1849–1900), English entomologist
 * William Watkins (architect) (1834–1926), English architect
 * W. P. Watkins (William Pascoe Watkins, 1893–1995), English co-operator and writer

Other uses

 * William Watkins Ltd, a tugboat owning company