William Brereton may refer to:

William Brereton (fl. 1406–1432), MP for Midhurst and Chichester William Brereton (courtier) (died 1536) in the privy chamber of Henry VIII Sir William Brereton (died 1559) (c. 1520–1559), MP for Cheshire in 1547 and 1559 Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet (1604–1661), Parliamentary General in the English Civil War William Brereton, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Lords Brereton William Brereton, 1st Baron Brereton (1550–1630), MP for Cheshire in 1597, 1614 and 1621 William Brereton, 2nd Baron Brereton (1611–1664), MP for Cheshire in 1661 William Brereton, 3rd Baron Brereton (1631–1680), MP for Newton in 1659 and Bossiney 1660 William Brereton (actor) (1751–1787), English actor William Brereton (British Army officer) (1789–1864), colonel in the Royal Horse Artillery William Brereton (priest) (1726–1812), Archdeacon of Lichfield, 1782–1801 William Brereton (planter) (died 1822), planter in British Guiana

See also Brereton (disambiguation)