William Lyman may refer to:
- William Lyman (congressman) (1755–1811), U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts
- William Lyman (inventor) (1821–1891), American inventor of a rotating-wheel can opener
- William Whittingham Lyman (1850–1921), American winemaker in California
- William Whittingham Lyman, Jr., (1885–1983), American academic and Celtic scholar
- William R. Lyman (1898–1972), American football player
Famous quotes containing the words william and/or lyman:
“This particularly rapid, unintelligible patter
Isn’t generally heard, and if it is it doesn’t matter!”
—Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)
“Isn’t it strange some people make
You feel so tired inside,
Your thoughts begin to shrivel up
Like leaves all brown and dried!”
—Rachel Lyman Field (1894–1942)