William Stokes may refer to:
- William Stokes (MP) for Leominster (UK Parliament constituency)
- William Axton Stokes (1814–1877), Philadelphia attorney and Major in the American Civil War
- William Brickly Stokes (1814–1897), American soldier and politician
- William Stokes (physician) (1804–1878), Irish physician
- Sir William Stokes (surgeon) (1839–1900), his son
- William Earl Dodge Stokes (1852–1926), American property developer
- J. William Stokes (1853–1901), U.S. Representative from South Carolina
- William R. Stokes, American politician and mayor of Augusta, Maine
Famous quotes containing the word stokes:
“Some pray to marry the man they love,
My prayer will somewhat vary;
I humbly pray to Heaven above
That I love the man I marry.”
—Rose Pastor Stokes (1879–1933)