William Martin may refer to:
Arts William Martin (painter) (1753 – c. 1836), English history painter William Martin (architect) (1829–1900), British architect E. William Martin (1891–1977), Scottish-born American architect William Martin (garden designer) (born 1953), Scottish-born Australian plantsman and garden designer William Martin (novelist), American novelist William Martin (tenor) (1898–1960), American opera singer William E. Martin (1945–2016), American songwriter, screenwriter and voice actor William H. "Dad" Martin (fl. 1894–1912), American photographer William Martin (director) (fl. 1974–2017), American stage director Bill Martin Jr. (William Ivan Martin Jr., 1916–2004), American educator, publishing executive, and author
Military William T. Martin (1823–1910), American lawyer, politician and Confederate States Army general William Martin (Royal Navy officer) (c. 1696–1756), naval officer and admiral Sir William Martin, 4th Baronet (1801–1895), First Sea Lord of Britain, 1858–1859 William Martin (American sailor, USS Benton) (1835–1914), New York born American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient William Martin (American sailor, USS Varuna) (fl. 1839–1863), Irish-born American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient William Martin (Royal Marines officer), invented by British military intelligence for a Second World War deception plan William Franklin Martin (1863–1942), United States Army general
Politics and government William Martin, 1st Baron Martin (died 1324), English noble Sir William Martin (Athelhampton), MP for Dorset in 1478 William Martin (MP for Exeter) (died c. 1609), MP for Exeter (UK Parliament constituency), 1597 William D. Martin (1789–1833), US congressman from South Carolina William Martin (merchant) (1806–1859), American merchant, politician in Tennessee Sir William Martin (judge) (1807–1880), first chief justice of New Zealand, 1841–1857 William Harrison Martin (1822–1898), U.S. representative from Texas William V. Martin (fl. 1880–1916), British vice-consul in Ferrol, Spain William T. Martin (mayor) (1788–1866), mayor of Columbus, Ohio Lee Martin (politician) (William Lee Martin, 1870–1950), New Zealand politician of the Labour Party William Melville Martin (1876–1970), premier of Saskatchewan William Martin (Canadian politician) (1886–1973), Canadian clergyman and politician William Martin (Scottish politician) (1886–1939), British MP for Dunbartonshire, 1923–1924 William McChesney Martin (1906–1998), American business executive, former Federal Reserve Chairman William Martin (Australian politician) (1834–1917), New South Wales politician William B. Martin (1846–1916), American politician William O'Hara Martin (1845–1901), American merchant, politician and banker from Nevada William E. Martin (New York politician) (1886–1923), American politician from New York William J. Martin (1861–1941), member of the California State Assembly William Martin (unionist) (1845–1923), Scottish-born American labor union leader
Science, engineering and philosophy William Martin (naturalist) (1767–1810), English naturalist and palaeontologist William Martin (philosopher) (1772–1851), English inventor, eccentric, and philosopher William Charles Linnaeus Martin (1798–1864), English naturalist William Clyde Martin Jr. (1929–2013), American physicist William Keble Martin (1877–1969), British botanist William A. Martin (1938–1981), American computer scientist William F. Martin (born 1957), American botanist and molecular biologist William Flynn Martin (born 1950), American energy economist, educator and diplomat William Hamilton Martin (1931–1987), American cryptologist, defector to the Soviet Union
Sport William Martin (Australian cricketer) (1856–1938), Australian cricketer William Martin (English cricketer) (1844–1871), English cricketer William Martin (English footballer), professional footballer for Huddersfield Town William Martin (footballer, born 2007), Danish-Irish footballer William Martin (sport shooter) (1866–1931), American Olympic sport shooter William Martin (swimmer) (born 2000), Australian Paralympic swimmer William Martin (water polo) (1906–1980), British Olympic water polo player William Martin (Olympic sailor) (1828–1905), French sailor Bill Martin (athletic director) (William C. Martin), University of Michigan athletics director William K. Martin (c. 1868–1949), American college football and baseball coach Trevor Martin (umpire) (William Trevor Martin, 1925–2017), New Zealand Test cricket umpire Willie Martin (Scottish footballer) (fl. 1933–1940) Bill Martin (basketball) (William Martin, born 1962), American basketball player Bill Martin (footballer) (William Thomas James Martin, 1883–1954), English footballer Bill Martin (rugby league) (William Martin, 1933–2007), English rugby league player Billy Martin (halfback) (William Vance Martin, 1938–1976), American football halfback Billy Martin (shortstop) (William Gloyd Martin, 1894–1949), American Major League Baseball player
Others William Martin (born 1796), with Bass and Flinders in Tom Thumb, see Martin Islet (New South Wales) William Alexander Parsons Martin (1827–1916), American Presbyterian missionary and translator William Byam Martin, English merchant and official of the East India Company William Clyde Martin (1893–1984), American Methodist bishop William Joseph Martin Jr. (1868–1943), president of Davidson College William R. H. Martin (1842–1912), American businessman William Thomas Martin (fl. 1883–1947), South Australian school inspector Bill Martin (museum director) (William J. Martin, 1954–2025), American public historian and museum director Bill Martin (sociologist) (William Craig Martin, 1956–2016), Australian sociologist Billy Martin (lawyer) (William R. Martin), American lawyer
See also Will Martin (disambiguation) Bill Martin (disambiguation) Billy Martin (disambiguation) Willie Martin (Canadian football) (born 1951), American-born Canadian football player William Martyn (disambiguation)