William Mariner may refer to:
- William Mariner (VC) - English recipient of the Victoria Cross during the First World War
- William Mariner (writer) - wrote of his experiences in the Polynesian island kingdom of Tonga
Famous quotes containing the words william and/or mariner:
“Before he left, Aunt William pressed a sovereign into his hand guiltily, as if it were conscience money. He, on his side, took it as though it were a doctor’s fee, and both ignored the transaction.”
—Ada Leverson (1862–1933)
“I must have the gentleman to haul and draw with the mariner, and the mariner with the gentleman ... I would know him, that would refuse to set his hand to a rope, but I know there is not any such here.”
—Francis, Sir Drake (1540–1596)