William Black may refer to:
- William Black (novelist) (1841–1898), Scottish novelist
- William Black, captain of the HMS Racoon, 1811–1815
- William Black (Methodist) (1760–1834), Methodist minister in Nova Scotia
- William K. Black (born 1951), American lawyer, academic, author, and a former bank regulator
- William P. Black (1842–1916), Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- William Black (soldier), youngest wounded soldier of the American Civil War
- William Black (pianist) (c. 1950–2003), American pianist and teacher
- William Valentine Black (1832–1927), Utah pioneer
- William Murray Black (1855–1933), officer in the United States Army
- William Black (1771–1866), Canadian shipper, merchant, and office-holder
- William Black, Baron Black (1893–1984), coachbuilder
- William George Black (1857–1932),antiquary, lawyer and politician of Glasgow
- William Pierpont Black (1877–1942), New Zealand wood carver, journal editor and publisher
- William M. Black (dredge), a steam-propelled, sidewheel dustpan dredge
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