Politicians
- William Parker (died 1403), MP for London (UK Parliament constituency)
- William Parker (died 1421), MP for Hertfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
- William Parker (fl.1410), MP for Great Yarmouth (UK Parliament constituency)
- William Parker, 4th Baron Monteagle (1575–1622), English politician
- William H. Parker (politician) (1847–1908), US Representative from South Dakota
- William Parker (Boston) (1793–1873), businessman and politician in the United States
- William Parker (MP) (1802–1892), British Member of Parliament for West Suffolk, 1859–1880
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