William Painter or Paynter may refer to
- William Painter (author) (1540?–1594), English author and translator
- William Painter (inventor) (1838–1906), inventor of the crown cork and the founder of Crown Holdings, Inc.
- William Paynter (academic) (1637–1716), English clergyman and Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University
- Will Paynter (1903–1984), Welsh miners' leader
- William Henry Paynter (1901–1976), Cornish antiquary and folklorist
- William Hunt Painter (1835–1910), English botanist
- William Rock Painter (1863–1947), Democratic politician from the state of Missouri
Famous quotes containing the word painter:
“The painter ... does not fit the paints to the world. He most certainly does not fit the world to himself. He fits himself to the paint. The self is the servant who bears the paintbox and its inherited contents.”
—Annie Dillard (b. 1945)