William or Bill Watkins may refer to:
People[edit]
Politics[edit]
- William H. Watkins (politician) (1827–1888), an 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[edit]
- Bill Watkins (baseball) (1858–1937), Canadian baseball manager
- Walter H. Watkins, head coach of the Auburn college football program, 1900–1901
- William Richard Watkins (1904–1986), English cricketer
- Billy Watkins (rugby) (c. 1910–1972), rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1930s
- Billy Watkins (rugby union) (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
Other people[edit]
- Billy Watkins (musician)
- William Watkins (cleric), 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
Other uses[edit]
- William Watkins Ltd, a tugboat owning company