William Draper may refer to:
- William F. Draper (1842–1910), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
- William Franklin Draper (1912–2003), American painter
- William G. Draper (1920–1964), U.S. Air Force officer and aide to President Dwight D. Eisenhower
- William Henry Draper (1801–1877), lawyer, judge and political figure in Upper Canada and Canada West
- William Henry Draper Jr. (1894–1974), U.S. army officer, banker, and diplomat
- William Henry Draper III, prominent American businessman, son of William Henry Draper Jr.
- William Henry Draper (congressman) (1841–1921), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing New York
- William Draper (British Army officer) (1721–1787), British lieutenant-general
Famous quotes containing the word william:
“Here lies the body of William Jones
Who all his life collected bones,
Till Death, that grim and boney spectre,
That universal bone collector,
Boned old Jones, so neat and tidy,
And here he lies, all bona fide.”
—Anonymous. “Epitaph on William Jones,” from Eleanor Broughton’s Varia (1925)