William Conway may refer to:
- William Conway (bishop) (1913–1977), Roman Catholic Cardinal Archbishop of Armagh, Primate of All Ireland
- William Conway (U.S. Navy) (1802–1865), American sailor
- William A. Conway (actor) (died 1828), English and American actor
- William A. Conway (1910–2006), American banker
- William B. Conway (1802–1839), American lawyer and Secretary of Iowa Territory
- William C. Conway (1865–1969), leader of a Latter Day Saint sect that combined the teachings of Joseph Smith with Druidic mysticism
- William E. Conway, Jr., founder of The Carlyle Group, former CFO of MCI Communications
- William G. Conway (born 1929), American zoologist
- Bill Conway (baseball) (1861–1943), Major League Baseball player
- Bill Conway, singer with The Modernaires
- Billy Conway (born 1967), rugby league footballer of the 1980s, '90s and 2000s
- Martin Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Allington (William Martin Conway, 1856–1937), English art critic and mountaineer
Famous quotes containing the words william and/or conway:
“O harmless Death! whom still the valiant brave,
The wise expect, the sorrowful invite,
And all the good embrace, who know the grave
A short dark passage to eternal light.”
—Sir William Davenant (1606–1668)
“Everybody gets pinched but you did it right. You told them nothing and they got nothing. You learned the two greatest things in life: Never rat on your friends and always keep your mouth shut.”
—Nicholas Pileggi, U.S. screenwriter, and Martin Scorsese. Jimmy Conway (Robert DeNiro)