William Hunter may refer to:
Politicians
editU.S. politicians
edit- William Hunter (Vermont politician) (1754–1827), U.S. Representative from Vermont
- William Hunter (senator) (1774–1849), U.S. Senator from Rhode Island
- William H. Hunter (died 1842), U.S. Representative from Ohio
- William Hunter (Assistant Secretary of State) (1805–1886), U.S. Assistant Secretary of State; Rhode Island politician
- William F. Hunter (1808–1874), lawyer and U.S. Representative from Ohio
Other politicians
edit- William Hunter (Aberdeen MP) (1844–1898), Scottish politician
- William Hunter, Lord Hunter (1865–1957), Scottish politician and judge
- William Hunter (Canadian politician) (1858–1939), businessman and politician in British Columbia
Sports
edit- Will Hunter (born 1979), American football safety
- William Hunter (American athlete) (1883–1966), American Olympic athlete
- William Hunter (British athlete) (1892–1974), British Olympic athlete
- William Hunter (footballer, born 1888) (1888–1949), English footballer
- William Hunter (golfer) (c. 1850–?), Scottish amateur golfer
- Willie Hunter (American football), American football player and coach
- Willie Hunter (footballer, born 1940) (1940–2020), Scottish football player and manager
- Willie Hunter (footballer, born 1880) (fl. 1900s), Scottish footballer
- Willie Hunter (golfer) (1892–1968), Scottish-American professional golfer
Other people
edit- William Hunter (merchant), 16th-century Scottish merchant and spy
- William Hunter (anatomist) (1718–1783), Scottish anatomist
- William Hunter (surgeon) (1861–1937), British surgeon known for his oral sepsis theory
- William Hunter (Asiatic Society) (1755–1812), official and minister in India
- William Hunter (martyr) (c. 1530–1555), Protestant martyr
- Joseph Bradford (playwright) (William Randolph Hunter, 1843–1886), American playwright
- William Wilson Hunter (1840–1900), British historian
- William Hunter (statistician) (1937–1986), statistician
- William Guyer Hunter (1829–1902), surgeon-general in India, principal of medical colleges and Conservative politician
- William Hunter (publisher) (died 1761), printer and publisher in colonial America
- William Magee Hunter (1834–1868), New Zealand soldier
- Willie Hunter (musician) (1933–1995), Scottish folk fiddler