William Avery

William Avery may refer to:

  • Bill Avery (born 1942), Nebraska politician and professor
  • William Avery (aviator) (1894–1956), who piloted the aircraft of Octave Chanute
  • William Avery (basketball) (born 1979), American professional basketball player
  • William Avery (businessman), co-founder of W & T Avery Ltd.
  • Sir William Beilby Avery (1854–1908), philatelist, son of William Avery, and senior partner of W & T Avery Ltd.
  • William H. Avery (politician) (1911–2009), former Governor of Kansas
  • William H. Avery (engineer) (1912–2004), aeronautics engineer
  • William Tecumsah Avery (1819–1880), former member of the United States House of Representatives
  • William Waightstill Avery, (1816–1864), member of the Congress of the Confederate States from North Carolina

Famous quotes containing the words william and/or avery:

    “A taste for drink, combined with gout,
    Had doubled him up forever.”
    —Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

    “Th-th-th-th-that’s all, folks!”
    —Tex Avery [Fred Avery] (1907–1980)