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Billy Murray (actor)
Billy Murray (William Albert Murray, born 1941) is an English actor known for DS Don Beech in The Bill, gangster Johnny Allen in EastEnders, and voicing Captain Price in Call of Duty.
Billy Napier
Billy Napier (born 1979) is an American college football coach, Furman graduate, and former Louisiana (40-12) and Florida head coach (22-23, fired Oct 2025), now James Madison's 10th head coach.
Billy Ocean
Billy Ocean, born Leslie Sebastian Charles in Trinidad in 1950, is a Trinidadian-British singer whose 1980s hits include "Caribbean Queen" and "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car."
Billy Paul
Billy Paul (Paul Williams, 1934-2016) was a Philadelphia jazz and soul singer whose 1972 Grammy-winning No. 1 hit "Me and Mrs. Jones" made him a defining voice of Philadelphia International Records' Philly soul sound.
Billy Porter
Billy Porter (born 1969, Pittsburgh) is an American actor, singer, and director, distinct from composer Cole Porter. Tony winner for Kinky Boots (2013) and A Strange Loop (2022), Emmy winner for Pose (2019), director of Anything's Possible (2022), and album Black Mona Lisa (2023).
Billy Possum
Billy Possum: a 1909 plush opossum toy honoring President William Howard Taft, created by Susie Wright Allgood's Georgia Billy Possum Company to replace the teddy bear; it flopped within months.
Billy Powell
Billy Powell (1952-2009), American keyboardist of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd; former roadie who composed the Free Bird piano intro, survived the 1977 crash, played through the 1987 reunion.
Billy Preston
Billy Preston (William Everett Preston, 1946–2006), American keyboardist and singer; the only musician credited on a Beatles single ("Get Back"); Rolling Stones touring keyboardist; solo hits "Outa-Space" and "Nothing from Nothing"; Rock Hall 2021.
Billy Preston discography
Billy Preston discography: albums by the American soul keyboardist (1946–2006), from 1960s Vee-Jay organ records and Apple's That's the Way God Planned It and Encouraging Words to A&M hits "Outta Space," "Will It Go Round in Circles," and "Nothing from Nothing."
Billy Quinn (William J. Quinn)
Billy Quinn, also known as William J. Quinn, is an American energy private-equity investor who founded Dallas-based Pearl Energy Investments in 2015 after nearly two decades at Natural Gas Partners.
Billy Ray Cyrus
Billy Ray Cyrus, American country singer and actor from Flatwoods, Kentucky; "Achy Breaky Heart" (1992) and 17-week No. 1 debut album Some Gave All; later Hannah Montana and Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road."
Billy Redden
Billy Redden (born 1956), also called the banjo boy, is a nonprofessional Georgia actor who played Lonnie in Deliverance's 1972 Dueling Banjos scene, with a hidden musician fretting; later found by Tim Burton for Big Fish (2003).
Billy Santoro
Billy Santoro (born 1976, Philadelphia) is an American gay adult film performer, also credited as Billy Santos, active from about 2012, married to performer Seth Santoro, and known for Lucas Entertainment's first bareback scene and a 2020 JustForFans controversy.
Billy Schrauth
Billy Schrauth (born 2003) is an NFL offensive guard for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, drafted 160th overall in 2026 out of Notre Dame, where he was a 2025 captain and AFCA second-team All-American.
Billy Sharp
Billy Sharp (William Louis Sharp, born 1986), English striker and Sheffield United legend; record EFL Championship scorer, 296 career goals, six promotions, retired October 2026 after Doncaster Rovers.
Billy Sheehan
Billy Sheehan (born 1953, Buffalo, New York) is an American rock bassist of Talas, the David Lee Roth band, Mr. Big, Niacin, and The Winery Dogs, known for two-handed tapping, three-finger plucking, and the Yamaha Attitude signature bass.
Billy Sims
Billy Ray Sims, Oklahoma Sooners running back, 1978 Heisman Trophy winner and 1979 runner-up; first overall 1980 NFL draft pick of the Detroit Lions; five-season NFL career ended by a 1984 knee injury; No. 20 retired.
Billy Slater
Billy Slater (William Slater) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who spent his entire 319-game NRL career as a Melbourne Storm fullback from 2003 to 2018, revolutionizing the position.
Billy Squier
Billy Squier (William Haislip Squier, born 1950, Wellesley, Massachusetts) is an American arena rock singer-guitarist whose 1981 album Don't Say No and hit "The Stroke" made him an early-1980s star; "The Big Beat" became hip-hop's most sampled song.
Billy Strayhorn
Billy Strayhorn (William Thomas Strayhorn, 1915-1967), American jazz composer, pianist, and arranger; Duke Ellington's collaborator for nearly 30 years; composer of Take the 'A' Train and Lush Life; papers at Library of Congress.
Billy Strings
Billy Strings (William Apostol, born 1992, Lansing, Michigan) is an American bluegrass guitarist and singer with three Grammy wins for Best Bluegrass Album; albums include Renewal, Highway Prayers, and the 2026 T Bone Burnett-produced So Much for Goodbyes.
Billy Sunday
Billy Sunday (William Ashley Sunday, 1862–1935) was an American professional baseball player turned evangelist who held more than 300 urban revivals and helped build support for Prohibition.
Billy Talent
Billy Talent: Canadian punk rock band from Mississauga, Ontario, formed 1993 as Pezz; members Kowalewicz, D'Sa, Gallant, Solowoniuk; triple-platinum 2003 debut, three Junos, German chart success.
Billy the Axeman
Billy the Axeman is the name given to an unidentified American serial killer blamed for family axe murders mainly in the Midwest between 1911 and 1912.
Billy the Exterminator
Billy the Exterminator, originally The Exterminators, is an A&E reality series (2009–2017) following Billy Bretherton and his family running the Vexcon pest-control company in Benton, Louisiana, later continued as Billy Goes North on CMT Canada.
Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid, born Henry McCarty, alias William H. Bonney, was a New Mexico outlaw of the 1878 Lincoln County War, convicted of murdering Sheriff Brady in 1881, escaped killing two guards, and was shot dead by Pat Garrett at Fort Sumner.
Billy the Kid (TV series)
Billy the Kid is an MGM+/Epix Western drama TV series (2022) created by Michael Hirst, starring Tom Blyth as the outlaw William H. Bonney across three seasons covering his Irish immigrant roots and the Lincoln County War.
Billy the Puppet
Billy the Puppet, the ventriloquist doll of the Saw franchise, built by James Wan and used in-story by John Kramer, Mark Hoffman, and Amanda Young to deliver Jigsaw's game instructions, never named on screen.
Billy Tipton
Billy Tipton (born Dorothy Lucille Tipton) was an American jazz pianist, saxophonist, and bandleader who lived as a man from about 1934 until his death in 1989.
Billy Van Zandt
Billy Van Zandt, American comedy playwright, actor, and TV writer from Middletown, NJ; with partner Jane Milmore wrote 23 farces including You've Got Hate Mail and Love, Sex, and the I.R.S.; half-brother of Steven Van Zandt; distinct from musician Steven and singer Brooklyn Van Zandt.