William Phelps may refer to:
- Bill Phelps (b. 1934), Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
- William Phelps (colonist), (1599–1672), one of the founders of Windsor, Connecticut
- William Lyon Phelps (1865–1943), American author and critic
- William Wallace Phelps (1826–1873), U.S. Representative from Minnesota
- William Walter Phelps (1839–1894), U.S. Representative from New Jersey
- W. W. Phelps (Mormon) (1792–1872), early convert and leader in the Latter Day Saint movement
Famous quotes containing the word phelps:
“Out of my discomforts, which were small enough, grew one thing for which I have all my life been grateful—the formation of fixed habits of work.”
—Elizabeth Stuart Phelps (1844–1911)