William Rose may refer to:
Sports William Rose (footballer) (1861–1937), England international footballer William Rose (cricketer, born 1934) (1934–2025), English cricketer William Rose (cricketer, born 1842) (1842–1917), English cricketer Bill Rose (footballer) (1931–2007), Australian rules footballer Bill Rose (swim coach), American swimming coach Billy Rose (curler) (1904–1987), Canadian curler Willie Rose (William Rose, born 1987), American football fullback
Politicians William Rose I (fl. 1393–1406), MP for Weymouth William Rose (MP for Canterbury) (before 1410–after 1443), MP for Canterbury William Oliver Rose (1871–1936), physician and politician in British Columbia, Canada William Stewart Rose (1775–1843), poet, translator, Treasurer of the Navy, Member of Parliament Sir William Rose (Clerk of the Parliaments) (1803-1885), clerk of the Parliaments William Anderson Rose (1820–1881), businessman, MP and Lord Mayor of London William G. Rose (1829–1899), Republican mayor of Cleveland, Ohio William Edward Rose, American hotelier, railroad president and politician in South Carolina William Pinckney Rose (1787–1850), American soldier and participant in the Mississippi Constitutional Convention of 1832.
Others William Rose (schoolmaster and writer) (1719–1786), Scottish schoolmaster and classical scholar William Cumming Rose (1887–1985), American nutritionist William Rose (illustrator) (1909–1972), American film poster illustrator William Rose (screenwriter) (1914–1987), American screenwriter Axl Rose (William Rose, born 1962), Guns N' Roses vocalist William I. Rose (geologist), American mineralogist William I. Rose (United States Army officer) (1898–1954), American military officer Sir William Rose, 2nd Baronet (1846–1902), owner in Victorian times of Moor Park, Farnham William Kinnaird Rose (1845–1919), editor of the Brisbane Courier William John Rose (1885–1968), Canadian Slavist and historian Billy Rose (1899–1966), American theatrical showman William Balthazar Rose (born 1961), British painter