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Bill Bentsen
Bill Bentsen (William Bruce Bentsen, 1930–2020), American Olympic sailor: bronze Flying Dutchman Tokyo 1964 and gold Soling Munich 1972 crewing for Buddy Melges, later a leading racing rules administrator.
Bill Berry
Bill Berry (William Thomas Berry, born 1958) is the American drummer and founding member of R.E.M. who left the band in 1997 after a 1995 brain aneurysm, distinct from the 1930–2002 jazz trumpeter and a comedy singer-songwriter of the same name.
Bill Bidwill
Bill Bidwill (1931-2019), longtime owner of the Arizona Cardinals, sole owner from 1972, moved the team from St. Louis to Arizona in 1988, reached the 2008 Super Bowl, and pioneered NFL minority hiring.
Bill Bixby
Bill Bixby (Wilfred Bailey Everett Bixby III, 1934–1993), American TV actor and director, star of My Favorite Martian, The Courtship of Eddie's Father, The Magician, and The Incredible Hulk; died of prostate cancer while directing Blossom.
Bill Black
Bill Black (1926–1965), Memphis bassist, played slap upright bass on Elvis Presley's first Sun single in 1954 with the Blue Moon Boys, then led Bill Black's Combo, charting 19 Hot 100 instrumentals on Hi Records.
Bill Blessing
Bill Blessing, also known as Louis W. Blessing III, is a Republican member of the Ohio Senate from the 8th district, in his second term.
Bill Bowerman
Bill Bowerman (1911–1999), University of Oregon track coach 1948–1972, won four NCAA titles, coached 33 Olympians, co-founded Nike with Phil Knight, and invented the waffle sole using his wife's waffle iron.
Bill Bradley
Bill Bradley (born 1943) is a former New Jersey U.S. senator (1979–1997), two-time NBA champion with the New York Knicks, Hall of Famer, 1964 Olympic gold medalist, architect of the 1986 tax reform, and 2000 Democratic presidential candidate who lost to Al Gore.
Bill Brandt
Bill Brandt, born Hermann Wilhelm Brandt in Hamburg (1904–1983), was a British photographer whose work moved from 1930s social documentary to high-contrast, wide-angle distorted nudes and landscapes.
Bill Bray (bodyguard)
Bill Bray, retired LAPD officer, was Michael Jackson's bodyguard from the Jackson 5 era through the 1990s and a father figure to the singer; estranged in the mid-1990s, he died in November 2005.
Bill Browder
Bill Browder, also known as William F. Browder, is an American-born British financier who founded Hermitage Capital Management, once the largest foreign investor in Russia, and led the Magnitsky sanctions movement.
Bill Bruford
Bill Bruford (William Scott Bruford, born 1949) is an English drummer, co-founder of Yes and longtime King Crimson drummer, leader of Bruford and Earthworks, PhD (Surrey 2016), retired 2009, returned 2023 with Pete Roth Trio.
Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson (born 1951, Des Moines, Iowa) is an American-British author of humorous travel, language, and science books, including Notes from a Small Island and A Short History of Nearly Everything, Aventis and Descartes Prize winner and former Durham University chancellor.
Bill Buckner
Bill Buckner (William Joseph Buckner, 1949–2019), American MLB first baseman and left fielder over 22 seasons (1969–1990) with the Dodgers, Cubs, Red Sox, Angels, and Royals; 2,715 hits, 1980 NL batting title, and the famous Game 6 error in the 1986 World Series.
Bill Bufalino
Bill Bufalino (William Eugene Bufalino Sr., 1918-1990) was a Detroit attorney, Jimmy Hoffa's personal lawyer and IBT counsel from 1947, 21-year president of Teamsters Local 985, cousin of mobster Russell Bufalino, and a character in The Irishman.
Bill Burr
Bill Burr is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and podcaster from Canton, Massachusetts, host of the Monday Morning Podcast, star of F Is For Family and Old Dads, with eight hour-long specials including Drop Dead Years.
Bill C-59 (Canada, 2024)
Bill C-59, the Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023, is a Canadian statute assented in June 2024 that amended the Competition Act to prohibit greenwashing.
Bill Cable
Bill Cable (born William Laurence Cumpanas, also known as Stoner) was an American model, actor, stunt performer, and screenwriter who modeled for COLT Studio and played Johnny Boz in Basic Instinct's opening scene, dying in 1998 after a motorcycle accident.
Bill Callahan (musician)
Bill Callahan, born 1966 in Silver Spring, Maryland, is the American singer-songwriter formerly known as Smog (Smog, (Smog)), a Drag City lo-fi and indie-folk artist whose albums include Woke on a Whaleheart, Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest, Gold Record, and 2026's My Days of 58.
Bill Camp
Bill Camp, American character actor (born 1961 or 1964, Massachusetts), Juilliard-trained stage veteran, Tony and Emmy nominee, known for The Night Of, 12 Years a Slave, Joker, and The Gilded Age.
Bill Carr (olympedia 40578)
Bill Carr (William John Carr, 1876-1942), Irish-born American rower with Philadelphia's Vesper Boat Club; won gold in the men's eights at the 1900 Paris Olympics. Not the 1932 sprinter Bill Carr.
Bill Carr (olympedia 78205)
Bill Carr (William Arthur Carr, 1909-1966), American quarter-miler, Olympedia athlete 78205; won 1932 Olympic 400m gold in world record 46.2 and relay gold in 3:08.2; career ended by 1933 car crash.
Bill Carter
Bill Carter, full name William S. Carter, is a retired American semiconductor engineer who was the principal designer of the XC2064, the first commercial FPGA, at Xilinx.
Bill Cartwright
Bill Cartwright (James William Cartwright, born 1957) is a 7-foot-1 American center, third pick of the 1979 NBA Draft, Knicks All-Star, three-time Bulls champion 1991-93, and Bulls head coach 2001-03.
Bill Cassidy
Bill Cassidy (born 1957) is a Republican physician and U.S. Senator from Louisiana since 2015, HELP Committee chairman, who voted to convict Trump in 2021, confirmed RFK Jr., and lost his 2026 primary.
Bill Champlin
Bill Champlin (William Bradford Champlin, born 1947, Oakland, California) is an American singer, keyboardist, and songwriter, founder of the Sons of Champlin and a Chicago member 1981-2009, singing "Hard Habit to Break" and "Look Away", and a two-time Grammy-winning songwriter for "After the Love Has Gone" and "Turn Your Love Around".
Bill Chisholm (businessman)
Bill Chisholm, also known as William Chisholm Jr., is an American private equity investor who co-founded STG and bought the Boston Celtics for a record $6.1 billion in 2025.
Bill Cleary, Jr.
Bill Cleary, Jr. (William John Cleary Jr., born 1934, Cambridge, Massachusetts), American ice hockey forward; Olympic silver 1956 and gold 1960, Harvard record-setting scorer, Harvard head coach (1989 NCAA title), and athletic director.
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton (William Jefferson Clinton, born 1946) is an American politician, 42nd U.S. president (1993–2001) and Arkansas governor, impeached 1998 but acquitted, presiding over budget surpluses and sustained growth.
Bill Clinton 1992 presidential campaign
Bill Clinton 1992 presidential campaign: Arkansas Governor Clinton's Democratic run against George H. W. Bush and Ross Perot. Carville's 'It's the economy, stupid,' Gore as running mate, New Democrat positioning, and a 43%-370-electoral-vote win.