William Tate may refer to: William Tate (MP) (1559–1617), English politician William Tate (Alderney politician), President of the States of Alderney William Tate (painter) (1747–1806), English portrait painter William Tate (soldier) (1744–?), Irish-American colonel in the French Revolutionary Wars William Tate (baseball), American baseball player William Tate (academic) (1903–1980), Dean at the University of Georgia William Tate (lighthouse keeper) (1869–1953), lighthouse keeper and aviation pioneer William Tate (priest) (died 1540), Canon of Windsor William Tate (bowls) (1918–1977), Irish lawn bowler Bill Tate (American football) (1931–2025), American college football head coach Bill Tate (boxer) (1911–1953), American boxer William Tate, Jr., a character in the TV series Believe