William or Bill Horton may refer to: Sports William Horton (bobsleigh) (1897–1974), British Olympic bobsledder William Horton (cricketer) (1906–1986), English cricketer Bill Horton (rugby league) (1905–1992), British rugby league footballer Willie Horton (baseball) (born 1942), American baseball player Bill Horton (ice hockey) (1946–1988), retired Canadian ice hockey player William Horton Sr. (1909–1973), American Olympic sailor William Horton Jr. (born 1939), American Olympic sailor Characters Bill Horton (Days of Our Lives), fictional character on the daytime soap opera Days of our Lives Will Horton, fictional character on the daytime soap opera Days of our Lives Others William Horton (military aide) (c. 1708–1749), British military aide William Charlie Horton (1876–1969), United States Marine and Medal of Honor recipient Willie Horton (born 1951), American criminal and focus of controversy in the 1988 presidential election William Samuel Horton (1865–1936), American impressionist painter William Thomas Horton (1864–1919), British mystic, illustrator and author William Horton (MP), Member of Parliament for Southwark