William Rogers
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There are several men named William Rogers (and similar spellings), among them:
- William P. Rogers, U.S. Attorney General under Dwight Eisenhower and Secretary of State under Richard Nixon.
- Will Rogers, the "cherokee kid" cowboy, and humorist.
- Will Rogers, Jr., a congressman from Oklahoma from 1933 to 1942 and the son of the noted humorist by the same name.
- William C. Rogers III, commander of the USS Vincennes when it shot down Iran Air Flight 655.
- William C. Rodgers, activist and founder of the Catalyst Infoshop in Presscott, Arizona.
- William Barton Rogers, founder of MIT.
- William D. Rogers, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs and subsequently Undersecretary of State for Economic Affairs under Gerald Ford.
- William Findlay Rogers, a congressman from New York from 1883 to 1884.
- William Nathaniel Rogers, a congressman from New Hampshire from 1923 to 1924 and 1931 to 1936.
- William Vann Rogers, Jr., a congressman from California from 1943 to 1944.
- William "Buck" Rogers a science-fiction character.
- Bill Rodgers, a British member of parliament and cabinet officer.
- Bill Rogers, a golfer.
- Bill Rogers, the official announcer of Disneyland and Walt Disney World since 1991.
- Bill Rogers, a New York-based voice actor who works with TAJ Productions.
- Bill Rogers:1954-, renowned eye surgeon and golfer.
- Bill Rogers:1938-2005, orchestrator for Frank Sinatra after the death of Nelson Riddle; orchestrator for Jerry Lewis, Carl Fontana and Dana Rogers.
Several places and things are named Will Rogers, including:
- USS Will Rogers (SSBN-659) a nuclear submarine.
- Will Rogers State Historic Park in Los Angeles.
- Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma.
