William Ponsonby

William Ponsonby may refer to:

  • William Ponsonby (publisher) (died 1604), English publisher in the Elizabethan era
  • William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough (1704–1793), British & Irish MP, Chief Secretary for Ireland, Postmaster-General of Great Britain
  • William Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby (1744–1806), Member of Parliament for Bandonbridge and Kilkenny, Postmaster-General of Ireland
  • William Ponsonby (British Army officer) (1772–1815), British major-general in the Battle of Waterloo, Irish Member of Parliament
  • William Ponsonby, 1st Baron de Mauley (1787–1855), British Member of Parliament for Poole, Knaresborough and Dorset