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Bill Quash
Bill Quash (William Francis Patterson Quash, 1868–1938), English amateur footballer, left-half for Upton Park FC; won gold in men's football at the 1900 Paris Olympics, also excelling at cycling, swimming, skating, and cricket.
Bill Quinn
Bill Quinn (William Tyrell Quinn, 1912–1994), American character actor from vaudeville and silent films to Star Trek V; known as Sweeney on The Rifleman and Mr. Van Ranseleer on All in the Family and Archie Bunker's Place; father-in-law of Bob Newhart.
Bill Raftery
Bill Raftery (born 1943, Orange, New Jersey) is an American college basketball broadcaster and former Seton Hall coach, known for catchphrases like "Onions!" and lead Final Four TV analyst since 2015.
Bill Rancic
Bill Rancic (William Edward Rancic) is an American entrepreneur and TV personality who won the first season of The Apprentice in 2004 and co-founded RPM Restaurants.
Bill Ready
Bill Ready (William Ready) is an American technology executive and CEO of Pinterest since June 2022, after serving as a Google president of commerce and as PayPal's chief operating officer.
Bill Reid
Bill Reid, born William Ronald Reid (1920–1998), was a Haida Canadian master goldsmith and sculptor whose works, including The Raven and the First Men, revived Haida art.
Bill Reineke
Bill Reineke is an American Republican politician serving as President pro tempore of the Ohio Senate, representing the 26th District after three terms in the Ohio House.
Bill Richardson
Bill Richardson (William Blaine Richardson III, 1947–2023), New Mexico Democratic congressman, UN ambassador, Energy secretary, and two-term governor, later a private hostage negotiator through the Richardson Center.
Bill Rieflin
Bill Rieflin (William Frederick Rieflin, 1960–2020) was a Seattle drummer and multi-instrumentalist for Ministry, Pigface, KMFDM, R.E.M., and King Crimson, serving as Crimson's first full-time keyboardist.
Bill Roberts
Bill Roberts (William Roberts, 1912-2001), English 400 m runner for Salford Harriers: 1936 Olympic 4x400 m relay gold with a 46.4 leg, fourth in the Berlin 400 m final, 1938 Empire 440y champion, and Britain's captain at London 1948.
Bill Robinson
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (1878–1949), born Luther Robinson in Richmond, Virginia, was an American tap dancer and actor, "King of Tap Dancers," star of Blackbirds of 1928 and the Stair Dance, and Shirley Temple's film partner.
Bill Rodgers
Bill Rodgers (William Henry Rodgers, born 1947), American marathoner nicknamed Boston Billy and King of the Roads; four-time winner of both the Boston and New York City marathons, 1975-1980, world #1 in 1975, 1977, 1979.
Bill Roemer
Bill Roemer is an American politician and Certified Public Accountant serving as a Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 31st district in Summit County.
Bill Romanowski
Bill Romanowski (William Thomas Romanowski, born 1966) is a former NFL linebacker, Boston College and 1988 third-round pick, who played 16 seasons for the 49ers, Eagles, Broncos, and Raiders, won four Super Bowls, and was later tied to BALCO's THG steroid scandal.
Bill Rowling
Bill Rowling (Wallace Edward Rowling, 1927–1995), New Zealand Labour prime minister 6 September 1974–12 December 1975 between Norman Kirk and Robert Muldoon; former finance minister, later ambassador to the United States and Te Papa trust board chairman.
Bill Roycroft
Bill Roycroft (James William George Roycroft, 1915–2011) was an Australian Olympic eventing rider who won team gold at Rome 1960 after leaving hospital with a broken collarbone, and competed in five Olympics, taking bronze in 1968 and 1976.
Bill Russell
Bill Russell (1934-2022), Boston Celtics center, won a record 11 NBA titles and five MVPs, revolutionized defense and shot blocking, became the NBA's first Black head coach, and had No. 6 retired league-wide in 2022.
Bill S. Hansson
Bill S. Hansson, born in 1959 in Sweden, is a chemical ecologist who studies insect olfaction and directs the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena.
Bill Sage
Bill Sage (William Sage III, born 1962, New York City) is an American character actor from SUNY Purchase and Hal Hartley's ensemble, known for American Psycho, Mysterious Skin, We Are What We Are, Wrong Turn, and recurring TV roles.
Bill Sawchuk
Bill Sawchuk (William Sawchuk, born 1959) is a Canadian swimmer from Roblin, Manitoba, who competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, won Commonwealth and Pan American Games medals, and was selected for the boycotted 1980 Moscow Games.
Bill Sefton
Bill Sefton (William Healy Sefton, 1915-1982), American pole vaulter for USC, fourth at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, and co-holder with Earle Meadows of the 'Heavenly Twins' world records of 4.48 m and 4.54 m in 1937.
Bill Self
Bill Self (born 1962, Okmulgee, Oklahoma) is a Hall of Fame college basketball coach, Kansas head coach since 2003, with NCAA titles in 2008 and 2022, 17 Big 12 regular-season championships, and an 855-272 career record.
Bill Shankly
Bill Shankly (1913-1981), Scottish football manager, led Liverpool FC from December 1959 to July 1974, winning three First Division titles, two FA Cups, and the 1973 UEFA Cup; born in Glenbuck, died aged 68.
Bill Sharman
Bill Sharman (1926-2013), American basketball Hall of Famer enshrined as player (1976) and coach (2004); won titles in three leagues (ABL, ABA, NBA) and led the 1971-72 Lakers' 33-game win streak.
Bill Shoemaker
Bill Shoemaker (William Lee Shoemaker, "The Shoe"), 1931–2003, American Hall of Fame jockey; won a then-record 8,833 races, four Kentucky Derbies, and 11 Triple Crown races over a 1949–1990 career.
Bill Shorten
Bill Shorten (born 1967, Melbourne) is an Australian politician, former AWU national secretary, federal MP for Maribyrnong from 2007, and Labor leader 2013–2019 who lost the 2019 election, later NDIS minister until 2025.
Bill Sienkiewicz
Bill Sienkiewicz (born 1958, Blakely, Pennsylvania), American comic artist known for Moon Knight, New Mutants, Elektra: Assassin, and Stray Toasters; Eisner winner and Hall of Fame inductee.
Bill Sikes
Bill Sikes (William Sikes) is the brutal housebreaker of Dickens's Oliver Twist (1837-39), a member of Fagin's gang, Nancy's lover, owner of the dog Bull's-eye, and Nancy's murderer.
Bill Silkworth
Bill Silkworth (William Sylvester Silkworth, 1884–1971), American trap shooter and financier; won 1924 Paris Olympic gold in men's team trap with the US team, later convicted of mail fraud. Not the physician William Duncan Silkworth.
Bill Simmons
Bill Simmons (born 1969) is an American sportswriter and media entrepreneur, the ESPN 'Sports Guy' who founded Grantland and The Ringer, sold The Ringer to Spotify for about $250 million, and hosts The Bill Simmons Podcast and The Rewatchables.