William Purcell may refer to:
- William E. Purcell (1856–1928),a states senator from North Dakota
- William Frederick Purcell (1866-1919), an arachnologist and biologist
- William Gray Purcell (1880-1965), an architect
- William R. Purcell, a state senator from North Carolina
Famous quotes containing the word william:
“When the Prince of Wales [later King George IV] and the Duke of York went to visit their brother Prince William [later William IV] at Plymouth, and all three being very loose in their manners, and coarse in their language, Prince William said to his ship’s crew, “now I hope you see that I am not the greatest blackguard of my family.””
—Horace Walpole (1717–1797)