William Hale may refer to:

Academics

• William Gardner Hale (1849–1928), American classical scholar and professor of Latin
• William Jasper Hale (1874–1944), president of the historically black Tennessee State University
• William Mathew Hale (born 1940), specialist on Turkey and Turkish politics, and professor of politics

Politicians

• William Hale (British politician) (1686–1717), British Whig politician
• William Hale (New Hampshire politician) (1765–1848), U.S. Representative from New Hampshire
• William Hale (Michigan Attorney General) (1809–1874), Michigan Attorney General
• William Hale (Wyoming politician) (1832–1885), Wyoming Territory governor, 1882–1885, and Iowa legislator

Writers

• William Hale Hale (1795–1870), author and Archdeacon of London
• William Bayard Hale (1869–1924), American journalist
• William Harlan Hale (1910–1974), American writer, journalist and editor

Other

• William Hale (British inventor) (1797–1870), British inventor and rocket pioneer
• William Ellery Hale (1836–1898), American businessman
• William John Hale (1862–1929), British architect
• William King Hale (1874 – 1962), U.S. cattleman convicted of murder and conspiracy in the Osage Indian murders
• Bill Hale (1915–2007), Australian rugby league player
• William Hale (director) (born 1934), American film and television director

See also

• William Haile (disambiguation)
• Willie Hale (Willie George Hale or 'Little Beaver', born 1945), American R&B musician