William the Elder

William the Elder may refer to:


 * William Corden the Elder (1795–1867), English portrait painter and miniaturist
 * William Goode, the elder (1762–1816), English evangelical Anglican clergyman
 * William Holl the Elder (1771–1838), English engraver
 * William Macready the elder (1755–1829), Irish actor-manager
 * William Morgan (of Tredegar, elder) (1700–1731), Welsh Whig politician
 * William Pitt the Elder (1708–1778), British statesman
 * William Theed the elder (1764–1817), English sculptor and painter