William Burton may refer to:

Antiquaries [edit]

• William Burton (antiquary, died 1645) (1575–1645), author of The Description of Leicestershire, 1622, English translator of Achilles Tatius
• William Burton (antiquary, died 1657)

Politicians [edit]

• William Burton (died 1438), MP for London (UK Parliament constituency)
• William Burton (MP for Nottingham), 1417-26, MP for Nottingham (UK Parliament constituency)
• William Burton (d. 1781), British MP for Rutland
• William Henry Burton (1739–1818), UK MP for the Irish constituency of County Carlow, 1801–1802
• William Burton (governor) (1789–1866), governor of Delaware
• William Burton (Canadian politician) (1888–1944), mayor of Hamilton, Ontario

Others [edit]

• William George Burton (1774–1825), printer and author, father of William Evans Burton
• W. K. Burton (William Kinnimond Burton, 1856–1899), British engineer, photographer and photography writer
• William Westbrooke Burton (1794–1888), judge in New South Wales, Australia
• William Evans Burton (1804–1860), actor and playwright
• William Francis Burton (1907–1995), marine and landscape artist
• William Merriam Burton (1865–1954), American chemist
• Willie Burton (born 1968), American basketball player
• William Burton Walbert, singer and composer

See also [edit]

• Bill Burton Fishing Pier State Park

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