William or Bill Watkins may refer to:

People Politics William H. Watkins (politician) (1827–1888), elected delegate to the Oregon Constitutional Convention William Henry Watkins (1862–1924), British co-operative activist William J. Watkins Sr. (1803–1858), Black abolitionist and educator William Keith Watkins (born 1951), U.S. federal judge William Wirt Watkins (1826–1898), Arkansas politician

Sports Bill Watkins (baseball) (1858–1937), Canadian baseball manager Walter H. Watkins (1878–1937), known as Billy, head coach of the Auburn college football program, 1900–1901 William Richard Watkins (1904–1986), English cricketer Billy Watkins (rugby, born c. 1910) (c. 1910–1972), rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1930s Billy Watkins (rugby union, born 1933) (1933–2013), Welsh rugby player William Watkins (footballer), English footballer who played for Burnley between 1898 and 1902 Bill Watkins (cricketer, born 1923) (1923–2005), Welsh cricketer Bill Watkins (sport shooter) (born 1928), Welsh sport shooter

Other people Billy Watkins (musician) (1927–2010), gospel and song singer William Watkins (cleric) (fl. 1750–1762), Welsh cleric Bill Watkins (Seagate) (born c. 1953), CEO of Seagate Technology William John Watkins (born 1942), American science fiction writer and poet William Turner Watkins (1895–1961), American Methodist bishop William Watkins (entomologist) (1849–1900), English entomologist William Watkins (architect) (1834–1926), English architect William Lane Watkins (1852–1929), first black doctor to graduate from Boston University Medical School William Gregory Watkins (1869–1959), British architect W. P. Watkins (William Pascoe Watkins, 1893–1995), English co-operator and writer

Other uses William Watkins Ltd, a tugboat owning company William Watkins House, historic home in Tennessee

See also William Watkin (disambiguation)