William Cunningham

William Cunningham may refer to:

Academics and ecclesiastics

• William Cunningham (economist) (1849–1919), English economist and Archdeacon of Ely
• William Cunningham (theologian) (1805–1861), Scottish theologian
• William H. Cunningham (born c. 1945), former president of the University of Texas at Austin
• William T. Cunningham (1930–1997), American Roman Catholic priest

Noblemen

• Cunningham baronets of Cunninghamhead, Ayr in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia:
  • Sir William Cunningham, 1st Baronet (died c. 1640)
  • Sir William Cunningham, 2nd Baronet (died 1670)
  • Sir William Cunningham, 3rd Baronet (died 1724)
• William Cunningham, 3rd Earl of Glencairn, Scottish noble
• William Cunningham, 4th Earl of Glencairn (c. 1490–1547), Scottish noble
• William Cunningham, 6th Earl of Glencairn (c. 1520–c. 1578), Scottish noble
• William Cunningham, 8th Earl of Glencairn (1575–1630), Scottish noble
• William Cunningham, 9th Earl of Glencairn (1610–1664), Scottish noble

Politicians

• W. Pete Cunningham (1929–2010), American politician and soldier
• William Cunningham (Illinois politician) (born 1976), member of the Illinois Senate
• William J. Cunningham (1870–1952), Texas state senator
• William Tharp Cunningham (1871–1952), American judge and state legislator

Soldiers

• William "Bloody Bill" Cunningham (1756–1787), American Loyalist commander
• William Cunningham (lawyer) (1883–1959), New Zealand major general and lawyer

Sportsmen

Association footballers

• Bill Cunningham (footballer) (fl. 1892–1893), Irish footballer
• William Cunningham (footballer) (1899–1934), English footballer
• Willie Cunningham (footballer, born 1925) (1925–2000), Scottish footballer
• Willie Cunningham (Northern Irish footballer) (1930–2007), also football manager

Other sportsmen

• Bill Cunningham (cricketer) (1900–1984), New Zealand cricketer
• Bill Cunningham (infielder) (1886–1946), American Major League Baseball player
• Bill Cunningham (outfielder) (1894–1953), American Major League Baseball player
• Bill Cunningham (rugby union) (1874–1927), New Zealand rugby union player
• Billy Cunningham (born 1943), American National Basketball Association Hall-of-Fame player and head coach
• W. A. Cunningham (1886–1958), American college football and basketball coach
• William Cunningham (American football) (1872–1957), American college football player
• William Cunningham (basketball) (born 1974), American professional basketball player

Others

• Bill Cunningham (American photographer) (1929–2016), American fashion photographer for The New York Times
• William Cunningham (body snatcher) (1807–1871), Irish-American body snatcher
• Bill Cunningham (musician) (born 1950), American musician, original bass guitarist / keyboardist for the Box Tops
• Bill Cunningham (talk show host) (born 1947), American radio and television talk show host, commentator, attorney and entrepreneur
• William Meredith Cunningham (born 1901), American writer

See also

• William Cuningham, 16th-century English physician, astrologer and engraver
• Bill Cunningham (disambiguation)
• Willie Cunningham (disambiguation)
• William Cuninghame of Lainshaw (1775–1849), Scottish writer on biblical prophecy
• William Cunninghame (1731–1799), Scottish tobacco merchant
• Sir William Montgomery-Cuninghame, 9th Baronet (1834–1897), Scottish soldier, politician and Victoria Cross recipient