William Sheffield may refer to:
- William Sheffield (fl.1407-1421) for Rutland (UK Parliament constituency)
- William Sheffield (died 1646), MP for Hedon, 1614 and Thirsk (UK Parliament constituency), 1624
- William Sheffield (judge)
- William J. Sheffield (born 1928), American politician
- William Paine Sheffield, Sr., U.S. Representative and Senator from Rhode Island
- William Paine Sheffield, Jr., U.S. Representative from Rhode Island
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“Our citizenship in the United States is our national character. Our citizenship in any particular state is only our local distinction. By the latter we are known at home, by the former to the world. Our great title is AMERICANS—our inferior one varies with the place.”
—Thomas Paine (1737–1809)