Definition that contains william
- sullivan English composer of operettas who collaborated with the librettist William Gilbert (1842-1900)
- hamlet the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father
- bounty a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutinied against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat
- oxford a university town in northern Mississippi; home of William Faulkner
- hastings the decisive battle in which William the Conqueror (duke of Normandy) defeated the Saxons under Harold II (1066) and thus left England open for the Norman Conquest
- lear the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters
- tallis English organist and composer of church and secular music; was granted a monopoly in music printing with William Byrd (1505-1585)
- othello the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who would not trust his wife
- hathaway wife of William Shakespeare (1556-1623)
- scopes Tennessee highschool teacher who violated a state law by teaching evolution; in a highly publicized trial in 1925 he was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow (1900-1970)