title: William Blair
text: # William Blair
  
  William Blair may refer to:
  
  * William Blair (American politician) (1820–1880), member of the Wisconsin State Senate
  * William Blair (Australian footballer) (1912–1960), Australian footballer and umpire
  * William Blair (Ayrshire MP) (died 1841), Member of Parliament for Ayrshire 1829–1832
  * William Blair (judge) (born 1950), British judge and KC; elder brother of U.K. prime minister Tony Blair
  * William Blair (Nova Scotia politician) (1836–1919), farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada
  * William Blair (Royal Navy officer) (1741–1782), Scottish sailor and captain in the Royal Navy
  * William Blair (Scottish footballer) (born 1872), Scottish international footballer
  * William Blair (surgeon) (1766–1822), British surgeon and writer on ciphers
  * William D. Blair, Jr (1937–2006), reporter, State Department spokesman, president of The Nature Conservancy
  * William Gourlay Blair (1890–1957), Canadian politician and physician
  * William H. Blair (1821–1888), American Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
  * William John Blair (1875–1943), Canadian engineer and politician
  * William M. Blair (1884–1982), investment banker from Chicago
  * William McCormick Blair Jr. (1916–2015), U.S. ambassador; son of William M. Blair
  * William Newsham Blair (1841–1891), New Zealand engineer and surveyor
  * William R. Blair (1874–1962), American scientist and U.S. Army officer
  * William R.N. Blair, Canadian psychologist and academic administrator
  * William W. Blair (1828–1896), leader in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
  * William Blair Tennent (1898–1976), New Zealand politician and cabinet minister
  * Willie Blair (born 1965), American baseball player
  
  ## Companies
  
  * William Blair & Company, a Chicago-based investment banking firm founded by William M. Blair
  