William Carnegie may refer to:
- William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk (1756–1831), English admiral
- William Carnegie, 8th Earl of Northesk (1794–1878), son of the above
Famous quotes containing the words william and/or carnegie:
“Now owing, I’m much disposed to fear,
To his terrible taste for tippling,
That highly respectable gondolier
Could never declare with a mind sincere
Which of the two was his offspring dear
And which the Royal stripling.”
—Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)
“We accept and welcome ... as conditions to which we must accommodate ourselves, great inequality of environment; the concentration of business, industrial and commercial, in the hands of a few; and the law of competition between these, as being not only beneficial, but essential for the future progress of the race.”
—Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919)