William Stead may refer to:
Bill Stead (1887–1939), English football goalkeeper with Southampton, Aberdeen and Clapton Orient W. T. Stead (William Thomas Stead, 1849–1912), English journalist, victim of RMS Titanic disaster William Force Stead (1884–1967), American diplomat, poet, Anglican clergyman William Stead (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1930s and 1940s William H. Stead, American politician and lawyer Billy Stead, New Zealand rugby union player William Stead, American director. Popeye's Revenge is his latest work.