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 word lyman:
“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)