Military
- Maurice Anderson (1908–1986), often known as Bill Anderson, British Army medical officer
- William Anderson (naval officer) (1921–2007), commander of the first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus, later a United States Representative from Tennessee
- William Anderson (RAAF officer) (1891–1975), Australian air marshal
- William Anderson (VC) (1885–1915), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- William Herbert Anderson (1881–1918), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- William T. Anderson (1839–1864), American Civil War guerrilla commander, known as "Bloody Bill"
- William Anderson (Canadian Army officer) (1915–2000), Canadian general
- William Anderson (Medal of Honor) (1852–?), American sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
- William Y. Anderson (1921–2011), Swedish American fighter ace of World War II
- William C. Anderson (United States Air Force), Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Logistics) 2005–2008
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Famous quotes containing the word military:
“[I]t is a civil Cowardice to be backward in asserting what you ought to expect, as it is a military Fear to be slow in attacking when it is your Duty.”
—Richard Steele (1672–1729)
“Stately as a galleon, I sail across the floor,
Doing the military two-step, as in the days of yore.”
—Joyce Grenfell (1910–1979)
“I would sincerely regret, and which never shall happen whilst I am in office, a military guard around the President.”
—Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)