Discover their roots.

Bill English

Politician

English, Irish

Lumsden, Southland, New Zealand

Bill Engvall

Actor · TV Personality

Swedish (paternal grandfather), English, some Irish and German, remote Dutch, French, Welsh

Galveston, Texas, U.S.

Bill Freehan

Athlete

English, Irish, as well as German and French-Canadian

Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

Bill Gadsby

Athlete

English

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Bill Gates

English, as well as German, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish

Seattle, Washington, U.S.

Bill Hader

Actor · TV Personality

English, Irish, German, some Danish, remote French Huguenot

Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.

Bill Haley

Musician

English, smaller amounts of German, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, remote French

Highland Park, Michigan, U.S.

Bill Heck

Actor

Father: Croatian, Norwegian · Mother: English, some German, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Irish, and Scottish

Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.

Bill Hicks

Actor · Musician · TV Personality

English, some Scottish and Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, more distant Dutch and French

Valdosta, Georgia, U.S.

Bill Irwin

Actor

Father: English, some Scottish · Mother: Irish, German

Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States

Bill Kreutzmann

Musician

German (around half), Irish, English, Scottish, 1/32 Scots-Irish/Northern Irish

Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California, United States

Bill Mazeroski

Athlete

Father: Polish · Mother: German, English, Scottish

Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S.

Bill Medley

Musician

English, as well as Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Irish, Scottish, and Dutch

Los Angeles, California, United States

Bill Milner

Actor

English

Richmond upon Thames, Surrey, England, U.K.

Bill Moseley

Actor · Musician

English, some German and Swedish

Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.

Bill Nelson

Politician

Scottish, Irish, Northern Irish, English, Danish

Miami, Florida, U.S.

Bill Nighy

Actor

English, Irish

Caterham, Surrey South Eastern, Surrey, England, U.K.

Bill Nye

Actor · TV Personality

English, French, Welsh, Irish

Washington, D.C., U.S.

Bill O’Reilly

TV Personality

*87.5% Irish *12.5% mix of English and some French Huguenot

New York City, New York, U.S.

Bill Paxton

Actor

English, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, Austrian, German, French, Swiss-French, Dutch, Irish, distant Welsh, remote Norwegian

Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, U.S.

Bill Pullman

Actor

Father: English, Scottish, Northern Irish/Irish · Mother: Dutch

Hornell, New York, U.S.

Bill Richardson

Politician

*25% British Isles [English, distant Welsh and Scottish] *25% Spanish [directly from Spain] *50% Mexican [Spanish, Indigenous Mexican]

Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States

Bill Sharman

NBA · Athlete

English, Irish, Scottish

Abilene, Texas, U.S.

Bill Walton

NBA · Athlete · TV Personality

English, Irish, possibly other

La Mesa, San Diego, California, United States

Bill Weld

Politician

English (mostly), with distant Dutch, Welsh, French Huguenot, and Scottish

Smithtown, New York, U.S.