William Paterson
# William Paterson

William Paterson or Bill Paterson may refer to:

## People

* Bill Paterson (actor) (born 1945), Scottish actor
* Bill Paterson (footballer, born 1897) (1897–1970), Scottish footballer for Cowdenbeath, Derby, Providence, New Bedford etc
* Bill Paterson (footballer, born 1930) (1930–2002), Scottish footballer for Doncaster, Newcastle, Rangers etc
* William Paterson (actor) (1919–2003), American actor
* William Paterson (Australian politician) (1847–1920), Australian politician
* William Paterson (banker) (1658–1719), Scottish trader, a founder of the Bank of England
* William Paterson (Canadian politician) (1839–1914), Canadian Member of Parliament and Cabinet minister
* William Paterson (explorer) (1755–1810), Scottish soldier, and botanist; former lieutenant governor of Tasmania
* William Paterson (goalkeeper) (1902–?), Scottish footballer for Dunfermline, Dundee United, Arsenal, Airdrieonians etc
* William Paterson (judge) (1745–1806), United States Founding Father, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and signer of the U.S. Constitution
* William Paterson (Michigan politician), Mayor of Flint, Michigan
* William Paterson (trade unionist) (1843–1906), Scottish trade unionist and fire officer
* William Paterson (wrestler), Australian Olympic wrestler
* William A. Paterson (1838–1921), American auto manufacturer and Mayor of Flint, Michigan
* William Alexander Paterson a.k.a. Bill Alexander, (born 1948), American theatre director
* William Burns Paterson (1849–1915), Scottish horticulturist, founder Alabama State University
* William Paterson Paterson (1860–1939), Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1919
* William Romaine Paterson, Scottish writer
* William Stanley Bryce Paterson a.k.a. Stan Paterson (1924–2013), glaciologist
* Willie Paterson (fl. 1913–1928), Scottish footballer for Hamilton, Motherwell, Charlton etc

## Other uses

* William Paterson University, Wayne, New Jersey
