William Pickering
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William Pickering may refer to:
- William Pickering (Australian politician)William Pickering (Australian politician)William George Pickering was an Australian politician. He was the Country Party member for Sussex in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1917 to 1924.-References:...
, Western Australian state MP - William Pickering (fiction), director of the National Reconnaissance Office in Dan Brown's book Deception Point
- William Pickering (footballer)William Pickering (footballer)William Pickering was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a centre forward. He was killed in action during the First World War.-References:...
, Scottish association football player - William Pickering (governor)William Pickering (governor)William Pickering was a Republican and the fifth governor of Washington territory, from .Pickering was born in Yorkshire, England....
(1798–1873), Republican governor of Washington territory, 1862–1866 - William Pickering (publisher)William Pickering (publisher)William Pickering was an English publisher, notable for introducing cloth binding to British publishing before 1820.Pickering began working as an antiquarian bookseller before 1820, and quickly moved into publishing...
, British publisher and bookseller - William A. PickeringWilliam A. PickeringWilliam A. Pickering was the first Protector appointed by the British government to administer the Chinese Protectorate in colonial Singapore. He was the first European official in Singapore who could speak fluent Mandarin and Hokkien and gained the trust of many of the Singapore Chinese...
(1840–1907), first Protector appointed by the British government to administer the Chinese Protectorate in colonial Singapore - William Hayward PickeringWilliam Hayward PickeringWilliam Hayward Pickering ONZ KBE was a New Zealand born rocket scientist who headed Pasadena, California's Jet Propulsion Laboratory for 22 years, retiring in 1976...
(1910–2004), former director of the NASA/Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory - William Henry PickeringWilliam Henry PickeringWilliam Henry Pickering was an American astronomer, brother of Edward Charles Pickering. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1883.-Work:...
(1858–1938), American astronomer - Bill PickeringBill PickeringWilliam Harold "Bill" Pickering was a professional footballer. He initially played for Latch & Batchelors F.C. before playing as an amateur for Sunderland. He went on to play for Merthyr Town, Gillingham, Huddersfield Town, Reading, Colwyn Bay United, Bristol Rovers, Accrington Stanley, Oswestry...
(born 1901), former English professional footballer