William Kennedy may refer to: Politics and law William Kennedy (North Carolina politician) (1768–1834), U.S. Congressman from North Carolina William Kennedy (New Jersey politician) (1775–1826), American politician, acting governor of New Jersey William Kennedy (Montana politician) (1835–1904), miner, restaurant and hotel proprietor, 8th mayor of Missoula, Montana William Kennedy (Wisconsin politician) (1841–1910), American lawyer and legislator William Kennedy (Connecticut politician) (1854–1918), United States congressman from Connecticut William Nassau Kennedy (1839–1885), Manitoba politician, mayor of Winnipeg William James Kennedy (politician) (1857–1912), Manitoba politician William Walker Kennedy (1882–1963), Manitoba politician and lawyer William Farris Kennedy (1888–1951), British Columbia politician William Costello Kennedy (1868–1923), Canadian businessman and politician William Rann Kennedy (1846–1915), British jurist and Lord Justice of Appeal, classical scholar William Francis Kennedy (died 1874), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly William H. Kennedy III (active since 1993), American lawyer and associate counsel to president Clinton Arts and entertainment William Kennedy (author) (born 1928), American Pulitzer-winning novelist William Stetson Kennedy (1916–2011), American author and civil rights activist William Kennedy (poet) (1799–1871), Scottish poet, journalist, and diplomat William Kennedy (painter) (1859–1918), Scottish painter William Denholm Kennedy (1813–1865), Scottish historical, genre and landscape painter William Kennedy (drummer), drummer for Yellowjackets Other William Kennedy (explorer) (1814–1890), Canadian sailor and searcher for John Franklin William Kennedy (Royal Navy officer) (1838–1916), British admiral William Clark-Kennedy (1879–1961), Canadian serviceman and recipient of the Victoria Cross William Quarrier Kennedy (1903–1979), British geologist William James Kennedy (active since 1990), British geologist William Kennedy Smith (born 1960), American physician and member of the Kennedy family William John Kennedy (1919–2005), activist for the rights of Australian Aborigines William Parker Kennedy (1892–1968), president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen (BRT) from 1949 to 1962 William Kennedy (footballer), Scottish footballer William Kennedy (footballer, born 1890) (1890–1915), English footballer William Kennedy (coach), Scottish footballer William Kennedy (athlete) (1898–?), Canadian Olympic athlete William Kennedy (cricketer) (1853-1889), New Zealand cricketer William Kennedy (rugby league, born 1969), Australian rugby league player William Kennedy (rugby league, born 1997), Australian rugby league player William Kennedy (priest) (died 1940), Anglican priest in Ireland W. P. M. Kennedy (William Paul McClure Kennedy, 1879–1963), Canadian historian and legal scholar See also Bill Kennedy (disambiguation) Billy Kennedy (disambiguation)