William Stewart Explained
William, Willie, Will, Bill or Billy Stewart may refer to:
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United Kingdom and Ireland
- William Stewart (bishop of Aberdeen) (c. 1490–1545), Scottish clergyman and diplomat
- William Stewart (makar) (c.1476–c.1548), Scottish poet
- William Stewart (Lord Mayor of London), lord mayor of London
- William Stewart (Belfast South MP) (1868–1946), Northern Ireland member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
- William Stewart (Houghton-le-Spring MP) (1878–1960), English member of Parliament
- William Stewart (ILP politician) (1856 - 1947), Secretary of the Scottish Divisional Council of the Independent Labour Party
- William Stewart (Northern Ireland senator) (—1979), member of the Senate of Northern Ireland
- William Stewart (politician, died 1748) (c. 1706–1748), Scottish member of Parliament of Great Britain
- William Stewart (MP for Kirkcudbright) (1737–1797), Scottish member of Parliament of Great Britain
- Sir William Stewart (British Army officer, born 1774) (1774–1827), Scottish member of Parliament of Great Britain
- Sir William Stewart (soldier) (1643–1726), Scots-Irish soldier
- William Stewart, 1st Earl of Blessington (1709–1769), Anglo-Irish peer and member of the House of Lords
- William Stewart, 2nd Viscount Mountjoy (1675–1728), Anglo-Irish peer
- Will Stewart (bishop) (1943–1998), Bishop of Taunton
- Sir William Houston Stewart (1822–1901), Scottish naval officer
- Sir William Stewart of Baldorran (c.1440–c.1500), Scottish landowner
- William Stewart of Caverston, Scottish soldier, captain of Dumbarton Castle
- William Stewart of Grandtully (1567–1646), Scottish landowner and courtier
- Sir William Stewart of Houston (1540–1605), Scottish soldier, privy councilor and diplomat
- William Stewart of Monkton (d. 1588), Scottish landowner
- William Stewart (courtier), Scottish servant to James VI
- William Stewart, Lord Allanbridge (1925–2012), Scottish judge
- William Stewart, 1st Viscount Mountjoy (1653–1692), Anglo-Irish peer and soldier
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Sports
Football
- William Stewart (footballer, born 1868), Scottish footballer who played for Preston North End and Everton in the 1890s
- Willie Stewart (1872–1945), Scottish footballer who played for Newton Heath and Luton Town
- William Stewart (footballer, born 1875), Scottish international footballer who played for Queen's Park and Newcastle United
- Billy Stewart (Australian footballer) (1884–1968), Australian rules footballer for St Kilda
- William Stewart (footballer, born 1897) (1897–1974), Scottish footballer who played for Queen's Park and Shawfield
- William Stewart (footballer, born 1910), Scottish footballer who played for Manchester United and Motherwell
- Bill Stewart (American football) (1952–2012), American football coach
- Billy Stewart (footballer, born 1965), English goalkeeper who played for several clubs, including Chester and Southport
Other sports
- William Stewart (Australian cricketer) (1844–?), Australian cricketer
- William Stewart (English cricketer) (1847–1883), English cricketer
- William Stewart (cyclist) (1883–1950), British Olympic cyclist
- William Stewart (athlete) (1889–1958), Australian sprinter
- William Stewart (rower) (born 1997), British rower
- Bill Stewart (sports official) (1894–1964), American baseball coach and ice hockey referee
- Bill Stewart (athlete) (born 1921), American high jumper
- Bill Stewart (baseball) (1928–2013), American baseball outfielder, Kansas City Athletics
- William Payne Stewart (1957–1999), American golfer
- Bill Stewart (ice hockey) (born 1957), Canadian ice hockey defenceman
Other people
- William Stewart (makar), Scottish poet and translator active in the 1530s
- William Stewart (skipper) (fl. c. 1580-1610) was a Scottish sea captain from Dundee.
- William Robert Stewart (died 1818), American ship captain
- William W. Stewart (1776–1851), Scottish-born whaler, sealer and settler
- Sir William Drummond Stewart (1795–1871), Scottish adventurer and British military officer
- George Stewart (VC) (William George Drummond Stewart, 1831–1868), Scottish recipient of Victoria Cross; Crimean War veteran
- William Boyd Stewart (1835–1912), Canadian pastor, writer, and educator
- William Alvah Stewart (1903–1953), American federal judge
- William Stewart (skipper) (fl. c. 1580–1610) was a, Scottish sea captain
- Bill Stewart (journalist) (1941–1979), American TV correspondent for ABC News
- Bill Stewart (programmer) (1950–2009), American software creator
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