William Holmes

William, Bill, or Billy Holmes may refer to:

Sports

Bill Holmes (ice hockey) (William Orser Holmes, 1899–1961), Canadian ice hockey player
Bill Holmes (footballer, born 1926) (1926–2020), English footballer
Billy Holmes (footballer, born 1875) (1875–1922), English footballer with Manchester City who became manager of Clapton Orient
Billy Holmes (footballer, born 1951) (1951–1988), English footballer with Hereford United, Wimbledon and other clubs
Billy Holmes (Australian footballer) (1890–1942), Australian footballer for Collingwood and Fitzroy
William Holmes (English cricketer) (1885–1951), English cricketer
William Holmes (New Zealand cricketer) (1849-1885), New Zealand cricketer
William Holmes (cyclist) (born 1936), British Olympic cyclist
William Holmes (footballer) (1889–1933), footballer who played for Stoke

Bill Holmes (trade unionist) (1873–1961), British Labour Party politician and trade unionist
William Holmes (politician) (1779–1851), British Tory politician

William Holmes (Australian general) (1862–1917), Australian Major General of World War I
Sir William Holmes (British Army officer) (1892–1969), British Lieutenant General of World War II
William Edgar Holmes (1895–1918), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
William Holmes (British Army medical officer) (1762–1834), Surgeon-General to the British Forces in Canada
William Norman Holmes (1896–?), World War I flying ace
William T. Holmes (1846–1916), Union Army soldier in the American Civil War and Medal of Honor recipient

William Holmes (academic) (1689–1768), Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University 1732–1735
William Holmes (actor), American actor
William Holmes, anarchist writer and husband of Lizzie Holmes
William Holmes (film editor) (1904–1978), American film editor
William Hardy Holmes (1873–1951), Anglican bishop
William Henry Holmes (1846–1933), American anthropologist
William Henry Holmes (musician) (1812–1885), English musician
William E. Holmes (1856–1931), Baptist minister and educator
William Anthony Holmes (1782–1843), Irish clergyman