William or Bill Patterson may refer to: Politics William Patterson (New York politician) (1789–1838), U.S. Representative from New York William Patterson (Ohio politician) (1790–1868), U.S. Representative from Ohio William Albert Patterson (1841–1917), Canadian Member of Parliament William John Patterson (1886–1976), Canadian Premier of Saskatchewan William G. Patterson (1923–2000), politician in Newfoundland, Canada William L. Patterson (1891–1980), American civil rights activist; US Communist Party leader R. William Patterson (1908–1994), American politician; former mayor of Dayton, Ohio William Patterson (Alberta politician) (1908–1996), Alberta MLA, 1959–1967 William Worth Patterson (1849–1921), mayor of Ashland, Kentucky Sport Bill Patterson (footballer, born 1888) (1888–1956), former Australian rules footballer for St Kilda Bill Patterson (footballer, born 1873) (1873–1939), former Australian rules footballer for Carlton Billy Patterson (1918–1998), American football player for the Chicago Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates Bill Patterson (racing driver) (1923–2010), Australian motor racing driver Bill Patterson (rugby union) (1936–1999), English rugby union player William Patterson (cricketer, born 1854) (1854–1939), English amateur cricketer William Patterson (cricketer, born 1859) (1859–1946), English amateur cricketer Will Patterson (born 1987), American football linebacker Others William Patterson (engineer) (1795–1869), 19th century engineer and boat builder William Hammond Patterson (1847–1896), British trade unionist William Patrick Patterson, author and spiritual teacher of The Fourth Way William A. Patterson (1899–1980), president of United Airlines from 1934 until 1966 William R. Patterson (born 1975), American motivational speaker William Patterson, author of subjects and dialogues for the comic strip Jeff Hawke William Patterson (priest) (1930–2002), Anglican priest William Patterson (Maryland businessman) (1752–1835), businessman and a founder of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad William James Patterson (1838–1926), Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic William Burns Paterson (1850–1915), educator and horticulturist Spaceman Patterson (William Patterson), composer, arranger and producer See also Willie Patterson (disambiguation) William Paterson (disambiguation) William Pattison (disambiguation)