William Bryson may refer to: William Bryson (civil engineer) (1823–1903), Scottish civil engineer, surveyor and architect William Bryson (electrical engineer) (1855–1906), Scottish electrical and marine engineer William Curtis Bryson (born 1945), American judge Bill Bryson (politician) (1898–1973), Australian Labor Party politician Bill Bryson (born 1951), American author Bill Bryson Sr. (1915–1986), American journalist