William Hampton may refer to: William Hampton (mayor) (died 1480), Lord Mayor of London 1472/3 William Hampton (cricketer) (1903–1964), English cricketer William Hampton (gridiron football) (born 1975), American gridiron football player William Hampton (poet) (born 1959), British poet William H. Hampton (1893–1957), New York state senator William Wade Hampton (1854–1928), one of the first attorneys in Gainesville, Florida William M. Hampton (died 1960), American physician and politician from North Carolina