William or Bill Davidson may refer to: Businessmen Bill Davidson (businessman) (1922–2009), Michigan businessman and sports team owner William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, named in honor of Bill Davidson William Davidson (lumberman) (1740–1790), Scots-Canadian pioneer Politics Sir William Davidson of Curriehill (1614/15–c. 1689), Scottish merchant and member of the Privy council William Davidson (congressman) (1778–1857), member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina William Davidson (Pennsylvania representative) (1783–1867), Pennsylvania politician William Davidson (conspirator) (1781–1820), Jamaican-born British radical executed for his part in the Cato Street Conspiracy William McCartney Davidson (1872–1942), Canadian journalist, politician, and author William H. Davidson (lieutenant governor) (fl. 1836–1838), Lieutenant Governor of Illinois William Davidson (British Columbia politician) (fl. 1867–1907), Scottish-born miner and political figure in British Columbia Engineering William Davidson (engineer) (1844–1920), Australian civil engineer William Soltau Davidson (1846–1924), New Zealander, pioneer of refrigerated shipping Harley-Davidson William A. Davidson, executive at Harley-Davidson Motor Company, brother of co-founders Arthur and Walter Davidson, and grandfather of Willie G. Davidson William H. Davidson (motorcyclist) (1905–1992), American motorcycle racer and president of Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Willie G. Davidson (William Godfrey Davidson, born 1933), former styling chief of Harley-Davidson and designer of the Harley-Davidson Super Glide Military William Lee Davidson (1746–1781), American Revolutionary War officer, namesake of Davidson College William Davidson Bissett (1893–1971), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross Sports Bill Davidson (American football, born 1915) (1915–1970), American football player Bill Davidson (American football, born 1935) (1935–1999), American football player and coach Bill Davidson (baseball) (1884–1954), outfielder in Major League Baseball (1909–1911) Bill Davidson (rugby league) (fl. 1914–1923), New Zealand rugby league player Will Davidson, UK footballer active in the 1890s William Davidson (sailor) (1876–1939), British competition sailor William Davidson (Scottish footballer) (fl. 1904–1914), Scottish footballer with Falkirk, Everton, etc William Davidson (Sussex cricketer) (1920–2015), English cricketer William Davidson (MCC cricketer) (1811–1894), English cricketer Kayak Bill (Bill Davidson, 1948–2004), Canadian rock climber Others William Davidson (bishop) (1919–2006), bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Kansas William B. Davidson (1888–1947), American actor William Mackay Davidson (1909–1991), Scottish haematologist and pathologist William Davidson (filmmaker) (1928–2009), Canadian filmmaker and TV creator William Leslie Davidson (1848–1929), Scottish philosopher William Taylor Davidson (1837–1915), owner and editor of the Fulton Democrat newspaper William Montgomery Davenport Davidson, Australian surveyor William Norman Lascelles Davidson, English cinematographer William Davidson (landscape gardener) (fl. 1860s) See also William Davison (disambiguation)