There are several men named William Rogers (and similar spellings), among them:
- William P. Rogers, U.S. Attorney General under Dwight Eisenhower and Secretary of State under Richard Nixon.
- Will Rogers, the cowboy humorist.
- Will Rogers, Jr. , his son, a congressman from Oklahoma from 1933 to 1942.
- William C. Rogers III, commander of the U.S.S. Vincennes when it shot down an Iranian airliner.
- William Barton Rogers, founder of MIT.
- William D. Rogers, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs and subsequently Undersecretary of State for Economic Affairs under Gerald Ford.
- William Findlay Rogers , a congressman from New York from 1883 to 1884.
- William Nathaniel Rogers , a congressman from New Hampshire from 1923 to 1924 and 1931 to 1936.
- William Vann Rogers, Jr. , a congressman from California from 1943 to 1944.
- William "Buck" Rogers from science-fiction.
- Bill Rodgers, British member of parliament and cabinet officer.
- Bill Rogers, a golfer.
There was also a nuclear submarine named USS Will Rogers (SSBN-659) and there is Will Rogers State Historic Park and Will Rogers World Airport.