William Hope may refer to:
- William Hope (VC) (1834–1909), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- William Hope (paranormal investigator) (1863–1933), pioneer of so-called "spirit photography"
- William Hope (actor) (born 1955), Canadian actor
- William Johnstone Hope (1766–1831), prominent and controversial British Royal Navy officer and politician
- William Henry Bateman Hope, British Member of Parliament for North Somerset, 1906–1910
- Bob Hope (William Henry Hope), British-born American comedian and actor
- William Hope Hodgson (1877–1918), English author of horror, fantastic fiction and science fiction
Famous quotes containing the word hope:
“Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.”
—Maya Angelou (b. 1928)