William Harper
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William Harper may refer to:
- William Harper (composer) (born 1949), composer and photographer
- William Harper (South Carolina)William Harper (South Carolina)William Joseph Harper was a jurist, politician, and social and political theorist from South Carolina.-Political career:...
(1790–1847), US Senator from South Carolina - William Allen HarperWilliam Allen HarperWilliam Allen Harper was a Texas Christian University medical student who, after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, discovered a large piece of President Kennedy's skull bone in the grass to the left of President Kennedy and 117' forward of his location when he was first shot in the...
, JFK assassination witness - William Claude HarperWilliam Claude HarperWilliam Harper is an American jewelry artist who was born in Bucyrus, Ohio, in 1944. He received a BS in 1966 and an MS in education in 1967, both from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He also studied advanced enameling techniques at the Cleveland Institute of Art.Harper began...
(born 1944), American jewelry artist - William Edmund HarperWilliam Edmund HarperWilliam Edmund Harper, March 20, 1878–June 14, 1940, was a Canadian astronomer.William Harper was born in Dobbington, Ontario. He attended high school in Owen Sound, then taught for three years following his graduation...
(1878–1940), Canadian astronomer - William Rainey HarperWilliam Rainey HarperWilliam Rainey Harper was one of America's leading academics of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Harper helped to organize the University of Chicago and Bradley University and served as the first President of both institutions.-Early life:Harper was born on July 26, 1856 in New Concord,...
(1856–1906), first president of the University of Chicago - Bill HarperBill HarperWilliam "Bill" Harper was a Scottish goalkeeper who played for, among others, Hibernian, Arsenal, Fall River Marksmen and Plymouth Argyle. He also represented Scotland in 11 full internationals.-Early years:...
(1898–1989), Scottish football (soccer) goalkeeper - Billy HarperBilly HarperBilly Harper is a Jazz saxophonist, "one of a generation of Coltrane-influenced tenor saxophonists" with a distinctively stern, hard-as-nails sound on his instrument.-Biography:...
, jazz saxophonist - Willie HarperWillie HarperWillie Miles Harper is a former American Football linebacker who played for the San Francisco 49ers.Harper played high school football for Toledo Scott and college football at University of Nebraska where he was an All-American in 1972 and was drafted in the second round of the 1973 NFL Draft by...
, former American football linebacker - Will Harper, minor Eastenders character
- William Harper, Jr.William Harper, Jr.William Harper, Jr. was a pioneer aviator and aviation engineer with the Wright brothers.-Biography:In 1912 he built his own airplane to fly out of Roosevelt Field, New York:...
, pioneer aviator with the Wright brothers