Nelson publicly encouraged this close bond with his officers and on 29 September 1798 described them as " We few, we happy few, we band of brothers ", echoing William Shakespeare's play Henry V. From this grew the notion of the Nelsonic Band of Brothers, a cadre of high-quality naval officers that served with Nelson for the remainder of his life.

On his return to Naples, Nelson was greeted with a triumphal procession led by King Ferdinand IV and Sir William Hamilton and was introduced for only the third time to Sir William's wife Emma, Lady Hamilton, who fainted violently at the meeting, and apparently took several weeks to recover from her injuries.

The soothing waters of the hotel's hot spring and the lively social life on Nevis attracted many famous Europeans, including Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Antigua-based Admiral Nelson, and Prince William Henry, Duke of Clarence, ( future William IV of the United Kingdom ), who attended balls and private parties at the Bath Hotel.

* 1772 – William Nelson, American colonial governor of Virginia ( b. 1711 )

According to Stephen Kinzer's 2006 book Overthrow, in 1898 the chief of the French Canal Syndicate ( a group that owned large swathes of land across Panama ), Philippe Bunau Varilla, hired William Nelson Cromwell to lobby the U. S. Congress for the Panama Canal.

William Nelson Cromwell was paid $ 800, 000 for his lobbying efforts.

* 1824 – William " Bull " Nelson, American navy officer ( d. 1862 )

* Nelson, William E. The Fourteenth Amendment: from political principle to judicial doctrine ( Harvard University Press, 1988 ) online edition

Wilson had tried to find a middle ground between conservative Republicans, led by Senator Nelson W. Aldrich, and the powerful left wing of the Democratic party, led by William Jennings Bryan, who strenuously denounced private banks and Wall Street.

* November 10 – In San Francisco, California, a necrophiliac serial killer named Earle Nelson ( dubbed " Gorilla Man ") kills and then rapes his 9th victim, a boardinghouse landlady named Mrs. William Edmonds.

* November 19 – William Nelson, American colonial governor of Virginia ( b. 1711 )

Unlike William Cornwallis, who maintained a tight blockade of Brest with the Channel Fleet, Nelson adopted a loose blockade in hopes of luring the French out for a major battle.

The following year Crawford played the role of Amy Nelson in I Saw What You Did ( 1965 ), another William Castle vehicle.

From the left: Dr. Thomas Heazle Parke, Robert H. Nelson, Henry M. Stanley, William G. Stairs, and Arthur J. M. Jephson

From the left: Dr. Thomas Heazle Parke, Robert H. Nelson, Henry M. Stanley, William G. Stairs, and Arthur J. M. Jephson

Davis had recently ended affairs with William Wyler and Howard Hughes and her husband Ham Nelson had filed for divorce, and after the first few days of filming she begged to be released from her contract, claiming she was too sick to continue.

* William Nelson Runyon ( 1871 – 1931 ), Acting Governor of New Jersey from 1919 to 1920.

MoMA's Board of Trustees included Nelson Rockefeller and William S. Paley ( head of CBS ), who reportedly " hit the ceiling " on seeing the proofs of the poster.

His biographies include the life and works of John Bunyan, John Wesley, William Cowper, Oliver Cromwell and Horatio Nelson.

Works in the 1880s, funded by the publisher William Nelson and carried out by Hippolyte Blanc, saw the Argyle Tower built over the Portcullis Gate, and the Great Hall restored after years of use as a barracks.

The Virginian Railway ( VGN ), an engineering marvel of its day, was conceived and built by William Nelson Page and Henry Huttleston Rogers.

As he had a bad temper, slaves Noah Buley, Nelson Ford, George Ford, and Joshua Hammond became afraid, and fled to the farm of William Parker, a mulatto who lived in Christiana, Pennsylvania.

* Reverend Dr. William Archer Rutherfoord Goodwin grew up on farm in southern Nelson County during the Reconstruction era after the American Civil War.

* 1878 – William Merz, American gymnast and athlete ( d. 1946 )

* 1961 – William Van Dijck, Belgian athlete

William " Willie " D. Davenport ( June 8, 1943 – June 17, 2002 ) was an American athlete, born in Troy, Alabama.

William Harrison " Bones " Dillard ( born July 8, 1923 ) is an American former track and field athlete, the only male so far to win Olympic titles in both sprinting and hurdling events.

* Harold Nelson ( athlete ) ( 1923-2011 ), New Zealand runner ; full name William Harold Nelson

* William Hamilton ( athlete ) ( 1884 –?

* George William Smith ( sportsman ) ( 1874 – 1954 ), New Zealand track athlete, All Black rugby union player, also a founder of rugby league in Australasia

* William Beveridge ( footballer ) ( 1858 – 1941 ), Scottish footballer and athlete

William Ashley " Billy " Sunday ( November 19, 1862 – November 6, 1935 ) was an American athlete who, after being a popular outfielder in baseball's National League during the 1880s, became the most celebrated and influential American evangelist during the first two decades of the 20th century.

Well-known South Tynesiders include author Dame Catherine Cookson, former three times Prime Minister of New Zealand Sir William Fox, actress Dame Flora Robson, Monty Python actor Eric Idle, Hollywood director Ridley Scott, waxed jacket inventor J Barbour and athlete Steve Cram.

Dunchurch is the birthplace of the 18th century hymnwriter William Tans ' ur, and in more recent times of the athlete Katharine Merry.

* William Murray ( athlete ) ( 1885 – 1925 ), British athlete who competed at the 1908 Olympic Games

* William Miller ( Australian athlete ) ( 1846 – 1939 ), champion in boxing, fencing, wrestling and weight-lifting

William (" Bill ") Arthur Carr ( October 24, 1909 – January 14, 1966 ) was an American athlete, a double Olympic champion in 1932.

Thomas (" Tom ") William Courtney ( born August 17, 1933 ) is a former American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

William Kiptarus Tanui ( born February 22, 1964 ) is a Kenyan former athlete, winner of 800 m at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

* William Gairdner, ( 1960 ) Olympic athlete ( Decathlon, Tokyo, 1964 ), conservative author

Frederick William " Fred " Schule ( September 27, 1879 – September 14, 1962 ) was an American athlete and winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1904 Summer Olympics.

William (" Willie ") Augustus Banks III ( born March 11, 1956 ) is an American athlete.

* William Watson ( track and field athlete ) ( 1916 – 1973 ), aka " Big Bill " Watson, American track and field athlete

* William Remington ( athlete ) ( 1879 – 1963 ), American athlete