William Stevenson may refer to:
- Sir William Stevenson (poet) (1530–1575), English poet
- Sir William Stevenson (colonial administrator) (1805–1863), Governor of Mauritius
- William Ford Stevenson (1811–1852), Fellow of the Royal Society
- William E. Stevenson (1820–1883), American politician, Governor of West Virginia
- William Grant Stevenson (1849–1919), Scottish sculptor and painter
- William Ernest Stevenson (born 1870s), Northern Irish Senator
- William Francis Stevenson (1861–1942), U.S. Congressman from South Carolina
- William Stevenson (bishop) (1878–1945), Australian Anglican bishop
- William H. Stevenson (1891–1978), U.S. Congressman from Wisconsin
- William Stevenson (athlete) (1900–1985), U.S. Olympic athlete, lawyer, and ambassador
- William Stevenson (canoer) (born 1923), Canadian canoer
- William Stevenson (New Zealand politician) (1901–1983), New Zealand industrialist and philanthropist
- William Stevenson (Canadian writer) (born 1925), British-born Canadian author and journalist
- William Stevenson (judge) (born 1934), Canadian Supreme Court justice
- William Stevenson (Scottish writer) (1772–1829), Scottish nonconformist preacher and writer; father of Elizabeth Gaskell
- William "Mickey" Stevenson (fl. 1964), Motown songwriter and record producer
- Willie Stevenson (born 1939), footballer
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“Oh! a private buffoon is a light-hearted loon,
If you listen to popular rumour;
From morning to night he’s so joyous and bright,
And he bubbles with wit and good humour!”
—Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)
“When I was sick and lay a-bed,
I had two pillows at my head,
And all my toys beside me lay
To keep me happy all the day.”
—Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894)