William Dunn
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William Dunn may refer to:
- William Dunn (1770-1849), mechanic and agriculturist,
- William Dunn (Medal of Honor)William Dunn (Medal of Honor)William Dunn was a sailor in the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Second Battle of Fort Fisher on January 15, 1865.-Military service:...
, American Civil War sailor who received the Medal of Honor - Bill DunnBill DunnBill Dunn is an American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives. He has served as a state representative since being elected to the 99th Tennessee General Assembly...
(born 1961), American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives - Bill Dunn, main character in the short story, The Reign of the Super-ManThe Reign of the Super-Man"The Reign of the Superman" is a short story written by Jerry Siegel and illustrated by Joe Shuster. It was the first published use by the writer/artist duo of the character name Superman, which they later applied to their archetypal fictional superhero. The title character of this story is a...
- Bill Dunn (Australian politician)Bill Dunn (Australian politician)William Fraser Dunn was an Australian politician and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1910 until 1950. He was a member of the ALP.-Early life:...
(1877-1951), New South Wales Politician - Bill Newton DunnBill Newton DunnWilliam "Bill" Newton Dunn is a British politician. He is a Member of the European Parliament for the East Midlands for the Liberal Democrats.-Early life:...
(born 1941), British politician - Billy DunnBilly DunnWilliam Dunn was a Scottish association football Player who played for East Stirlingshire, Stoke and Hednesford Town.-Career:William Dunn was one of East Stirlingshire's all time greatest goalscorers. In an era when many goalscorers were left unrecorded Dunn scored a known 128 goals for East...
(1865–1921), Scottish footballer - Sir William Dunn, 1st Baronet, of Clitheroe (1856-1926), British Conservative politician
- Sir William Dunn, 1st Baronet, of Lakenheath (1833–1912), London banker, merchant and philanthropist, Liberal Member of Parliament for Paisley
- William Dunn, a fictional character in the Blue TracerBlue TracerBlue Tracer is a Golden Age of comics superhero, created by Fred Guardineer and published by Quality Comics. His first appearance was in Military Comics #1 .-Publication history:...
comic book series - William E. DunnWilliam E. DunnWilliam E. Dunn was elected mayor of Murray, Utah for two four-year terms during 1965-1970, and elected as a Salt Lake County Commissioner from 1970 to 1979. He also ran for the statewide office of Secretary of State for Utah but was defeated in 1972...
Mayor and County Commissioner from Utah - William M. DunnWilliam M. DunnWilliam McKee Dunn was a U.S. Representative from Indiana and the Judge Advocate General of the United States Army.-Early life and career:...
(1814–1887), U.S. Representative from Indiana - William R. DunnWilliam R. DunnWilliam R. Dunn was the first American ace of World War II. Joining the Canadian Army at the outbreak of war in September 1939, he was an infantryman until he transferred to the Royal Air Force in late 1940. After service in an RAF Eagle Squadron, he joined the United States Army Air Force in...
(1916–1995), American World War II fighter pilot - William Thomas Dunn, All-American football player for Penn State
See also
- Dunn BaronetsDunn BaronetsThere have been three creations of baronetcies on families bearing the surname Dunn; all three were in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The first was settled on William Dunn of Lakenheath, Suffolk, for whom the Sir William Dunn Professor of Biochemistry and the Sir William Dunn School of...
, three distinctive British baronetcies with incumbents with the name William Dunn - Sir William Dunn Professor of BiochemistrySir William Dunn Professor of BiochemistryThe Sir William Dunn Professorship of Biochemistry is the senior professorship in biochemistry at the University of Cambridge. The position was established in 1914 by the trustees of the will of Sir William Dunn, banker, merchant and philanthropist....
, at the University of Cambridge (created 1914) - William DonneWilliam DonneWilliam Stephens Donne was an English cricket player, and former president of the Rugby Football Union.-Cricket career:...
, English cricketer