title: William Ferguson
text: # William Ferguson
  
  William Ferguson may refer to:
  
  ## Arts
  
  * William Ferguson (tenor), operatic tenor, see The Tempest
  * William Gouw Ferguson, Scottish painter of still life
  * William J. Ferguson (1845–1930), American actor and witness to Abraham Lincoln's assassination
  * Will Ferguson (born 1964), Canadian writer
  
  ## Sportspeople
  
  * Bill Ferguson (American football) (born 1951), NFL linebacker
  * Bill Ferguson (cricket scorer) (1880–1957)
  * Willie Ferguson, Scottish footballer with Chelsea and Queen of the South
  * Willie Ferguson (footballer), Scottish footballer with Celtic, Burnley and Manchester City
  * William Ferguson (racing driver) (1940–2007), in Formula One competitions
  * Billy Ferguson (1938–1998), Northern Irish footballer
  
  ## Politicians
  
  ### Australia
  
  * William Ferguson (1891–1961), NSW, Australia politician (1953–1961)
  * William John Ferguson (1859–1935), NSW, Australia politician (1894–1904)
  
  ### Canada
  
  * Will Ferguson (Ontario politician) (1954–2011), Ontario, Canada politician
  * William Ferguson (Manitoba politician) (1862–1936), Canadian politician
  
  ### United States
  
  * Bill Ferguson (politician) (born 1983), Maryland state senator
  * William Webb Ferguson (1857–1910), Michigan state representative
  
  ## Others
  
  * William Ferguson (1800–1828), Irish soldier of Irish military diaspora, aide-de-camp to General Simon Bolívar in Hispanoamerican wars of Independence.
  * William Ferguson (Australian Aboriginal leader) (1882–1950), Indigenous Australian leader
  * William Ferguson (botanist) (1820–1887), British botanist and entomologist
  * William Ferguson (engineer) (1852–1935), New Zealand civil engineering manager and consultant
  * William Ferguson (historian) (1924–2021), Scottish historian
  * William Ferguson (Los Angeles pioneer) (1822–1910), settler
  * William Ferguson (pioneer) (c. 1809–1892) early settler of South Australia
  * William C. Ferguson (died 2015), American telecommunications expert, chairman and CEO of NYNEX
  