willfulness
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～ the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline
William Beaumont
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～ United States surgeon remembered for his studies of digestion (1785-1853)
William McKinley
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～ 25th President of the United States; was assassinated by an anarchist (1843-1901)
William Byrd
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～ English organist and composer of church music; master of 16th century polyphony; was granted a monopoly in music printing with Thomas Tallis (1543-1623)
William Golding
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～ English novelist (1911-1993)
William A. Craigie
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～ English lexicographer who was a joint editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (1872-1966)
William Cowper
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～ English poet who wrote hymns and poetry about nature (1731-1800)
William Dean Howells
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～ United States writer and editor (1837-1920)
William Stubbs
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～ English historian noted for his constitutional history of medieval England (1825-1901)
William Rehnquist
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～ United States jurist who served as an associate justice on the United States Supreme Court from 1972 until 1986, when he was appointed chief justice (born in 1924)
William IV
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～ King of England and Ireland; son of George III who ascended the throne after a long naval career (1765-1837)
William Hazlitt
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～ English essayist and literary critic (1778-1830)
William Tell
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～ a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)
William Ralph Inge
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～ English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954)
William Rose Benet
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～ United States writer; brother of Stephen Vincent Benet (1886-1950)
William Rufus
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～ the second son of William the Conqueror who succeeded him as King of England (1056-1100)
William Augustus
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～ English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765)
William Franklin Graham
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～ United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
William Henry Pratt
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～ United States film actor (born in England) noted for his performances in horror films (1887-1969)