William or Bill Cole may refer to:
Business
William Rossa Cole (1919–2000), American children's writer
William Washington Cole (1847–1915), part owner of the Barnum & Bailey Circus
Fine arts and entertainment
William Cole (musician) (1909–1997), English conductor and organist
Bill Cole (musician) (born 1937), jazz musician, jazz and African American scholar Bill Cole (television journalist and producer) (1922–2006), foreign correspondent for CBS News and public television producer
Military and law enforcement
William Cole (police officer) (c. 1840–1900), British policeman
William Carey Cole (1868–1935), U.S. Navy admiral
William E. Cole (1874–1953), U.S. Army general
Politics
William Colle (fl. 1397–1414), MP for Leominster in 1397
William Cole (burgess) (1691-1729), planter and member of the House of Burgesses, grandson of William Cole (immigrant) William Cole (councillor) (1638-1694), planter and member of the Virginia Governor's Council, son of William Cole (immigrant) William Cole (planter) (c.1571–1653), English planter, politician and soldier in Ireland William Cole (immigrant) (c. 1598-before 1664), English planter, politician and family founder in Virginia William Cole, 1st Earl of Enniskillen (1736–1803), Irish peer and politician William Cole, 3rd Earl of Enniskillen (1807–1886), known as Viscount Cole William Cole (Australian politician) (1858–1938), South Australian House of Assembly William Cole (public servant) (1926–2019), Australian William Clay Cole (1897–1965), U.S. Congressman from Missouri William H. Cole IV (born 1972), city councilman from Baltimore William Hinson Cole (1837–1886), U.S. Congressman from Maryland and Confederate surgeon William Purington Cole Jr. (1889–1957), U.S. Congressman from Maryland and judge W. Sterling Cole (1904–1987), U.S. Congressman from New York William J. Cole, State Treasurer of Mississippi Bill Cole (Montana politician), mayor of Billings, Montana, 2017 Bill Cole (West Virginia politician) (born 1956), Senate
Religion
William Cole (Dean of Lincoln) (c. 1530–1600), English Puritan clergyman
William Cole (antiquary) (1714–1782), Cambridgeshire clergyman
William Cole (Dean of Waterford) (died 1804)