William Nicholson

William, Bill, Billy, Will, or Willie Nicholson may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

William Nicholson (artist, born 1781) (1781–1844), English portrait-painter and etcher
William Nicholson (poet) (1782–1849), Scottish poet, known as the Bard of Galloway
William Adams Nicholson (1803–1853), English architect
Sir William Nicholson (artist, born 1872) (1872–1949), English painter and engraver
William Nicholson (sound engineer) (born 1937), American film sound engineer
William Nicholson (writer) (born 1948), British screenwriter, playwright and novelist

William Nicholson (U.S. Navy officer) (c. 1790–1872), U.S. Navy officer
William Nicholson, 1st Baron Nicholson (1845–1918), British field marshal and chief of the Imperial General Staff
William Jones Nicholson (1856–1931), U.S. Army general
Sir William Nicholson (Royal Navy officer) (1863–1932), British admiral
William L. Nicholson (1926–2020), U.S. Air Force general

William Nicholson (Australian politician) (1816–1865), mayor of Melbourne and premier of Victoria
William Newzam Nicholson (1816–1899), British MP for Newark
William Nicholson (distiller) (1824–1909), British distiller and politician
William Graham Nicholson (1862–1942), British Liberal Unionist and later Conservative Party politician
Will Nicholson (1900–1975), American politician in Colorado
Billy Nicholson (politician) (born 1948), American politician and former insurance agent from Mississippi

William Nicholson (English bishop) (1591–1672), bishop of Gloucester
William Nicholson (American bishop) (1822–1901), American bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church
William Nicholson (Quaker) (1826–1899), American Quaker minister and physician

Billy Nicholson (ice hockey) (1878–1947), Canadian ice hockey player and executive
Willie Nicholson (fl. 1924–1936), Scottish footballer
Bill Nicholson (cricketer) (1909–2001), Scottish cricketer
Bill Nicholson (baseball) (1914–1996), American baseball player
Bill Nicholson (footballer) (1919–2004), English football player, coach and manager

William Nicholson (chemist) (1753–1815), English chemist, publisher, and inventor
William H. Nicholson (1869–1911), first African American fireman in the New York City Fire Department
William Nicholson (journalist) (1877–1957), New Zealand clerk, local politician, builder, journalist and editor
Bill Nicholson (Canadian administrator), Canadian farmer and administrator