William or Bill Cole may refer to: Business William Rossa Cole (1919–2000), American children's writer William Washington Cole (1847–1915), part owner of the Barnum & Bailey Circus Fine arts and entertainment William Cole (musician) (1909–1997), English conductor and organist Bill Cole (musician) (born 1937), jazz musician, jazz and African American scholar Bill Cole (television journalist and producer) (1922–2006), foreign correspondent for CBS News and public television producer Military and law enforcement William Cole (police officer) (c. 1840–1900), British policeman William Carey Cole (1868–1935), U.S. Navy admiral William E. Cole (1874–1953), U.S. Army general Politics William Colle (fl. 1397–1414), MP for Leominster in 1397 William Cole (planter) (c.1571–1653), English planter, politician and soldier William Cole, 1st Earl of Enniskillen (1736–1803), Irish peer and politician William Cole, 3rd Earl of Enniskillen (1807–1886), known as Viscount Cole William Cole (Australian politician) (1858–1938), South Australian House of Assembly William Cole (public servant) (1926–2019), Australian William Clay Cole (1897–1965), U.S. Congressman from Missouri William H. Cole IV (born 1972), city councilman from Baltimore William Hinson Cole (1837–1886), U.S. Congressman from Maryland and Confederate surgeon William Purington Cole Jr. (1889–1957), U.S. Congressman from Maryland and judge W. Sterling Cole (1904–1987), U.S. Congressman from New York William J. Cole, State Treasurer of Mississippi Bill Cole (Montana politician), mayor of Billings, Montana, 2017 Bill Cole (West Virginia politician) (born 1956), Senate Religion William Cole (Dean of Lincoln) (c. 1530–1600), English Puritan clergyman William Cole (antiquary) (1714–1782), Cambridgeshire clergyman William Cole (Dean of Waterford) (died 1804) Sports William C. "King" Cole (1881–1968), American college football player and coach Billy Cole (footballer) (1909–1958), Australian rules footballer Billy Cole (born 1965), English shot putter Medicine William Cole (botanist) (1626–1662), English herbalist William Cole (physician) (1635–1716), English physician and medical writer William Harder Cole (1892–1967), American Science Educator Scholars William Cole (scholar) (1753–1806), English classical scholar