William Gray 1722716 224743991 2008-07-10T06:15:22Z Roman Spinner 786437 Categorizing entries under headings "Religious figures and public officials", "Writers and academics", "Sports personalities", "Others" and "See also"; adding [[Bill Gray (football player)]] '''William Gray''' or '''Bill Gray''' is a name shared by the following individuals: ==Religious figures and public officials== *[[William Gray (bishop)]] (before 1390–1436), English clergyman; served as Bishop of London (1425–31) and Bishop of Lincoln (1431–36) *[[William Gray (Massachusetts)]] (1750–1825), American politician and merchant who became one of the wealthiest men of his era *[[William H. Gray (Oregon politician)]] (1810–1889), American pioneer of Oregon Country and organizer of its government *[[William Crane Gray]] (1835–1919), American religious figure; first bishop of the Episcopal Church's Missionary Jurisdiction *[[William Bain Gray]] (1886–1949), British Foreign Office official; served as [[List of Governors-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|Administrator of Saint Vincent]] and Governor of Saint Helena *[[William Gray (Glasgow)]], Scottish administrator who served as [[Lord Provost of Glasgow]] from 1972 to 1975 *[[Wilfred James Gray]], Australian government official from the 1970s to the 2000s; specialist in Aboriginal matters; best known as Bill Gray *[[William H. Gray (Pennsylvania)]] (born 1941), American minister and political figure; Democrat from Pennsylvania; 2nd district (1979–91) ==Writers and academics== *[[William S. Gray]] (1885–1960), American academic and prolific textbook author who was a foremost authority on the teaching of reading *[[William G. Gray]] (1913–1992), English occultist, author and mystic whose prolific writings define modern studies of ritual and the occult *[[George William Gray]] (born 1926), Scottish academic who is an internationally known authority on organic chemistry *[[William M. Gray]], (born 1931), American academic; Professor of Atmospheric Science; pioneer in techniques of forecasting hurricanes *[[William D. Gray]], American philosopher; author of the 1991 book ''Thinking Critically About [[New Age]] Ideas'' ==Sports personalities== *[[Bill Gray (baseball)]] (1871–1932), American [[Major League Baseball]] player whose career lasted from May 1890 to October 1898 *[[Bill Gray (football player)]] (1922–1978), American offensive lineman in the National Football League (Washington Redskins) *[[Bill Gray (rugby player)]] (1932–1993), [[New Zealand Rugby Union]] footballer ==Others== *Bill Gray (born 1938), American actor who portrayed teenager Bud Anderson on TV's ''[[Father Knows Best]]''; best known as Billy Gray *[[William J. Gray]], American astronomer associated with [[Project Pluto]] *[[Bill Gray (typesetter)]], lettering designer and [[typeface]] expert =See also= *[[Gray (surname)]] *[[Grey (surname)]] *[[William Grey]] (before 1415–1478), English clergyman who served as Bishop of Ely from 1454 to 1478 *[[William Gray Purcell]] (1880–1965), American architect known for his late-19th- early-20th-century Midwestern "Prairie School" style *[[William Francis Gray Swann]] (1884–1962), Anglo-American physicist particularly noted for research into cosmic rays and high energy *[[William Gray Espy]] (born 1948), American actor best known for roles in daytime dramas ''The Young and the Restless'' and ''Another World'' *[[Bill Gray's]], American chain of fast-food restaurants based in New York State; founded in 1938 by Bill and Alberta Gray {{hndis|Gray, William}}