1 Prince William:

In the headlines with the news his wife Kate is expecting a child - William jnr?

2 William Shakespeare: Arguably the greatest playwright England has ever produced.

3 William Wallace: The Scottish hero who inspired Mel Gibson's film Braveheart.

4 William the Conqueror: French duke who led the Norman Conquest of England in 1066.

5 William Wordsworth: English romantic poet, famous for works including Daffodils.

6 William Pitt the Younger: Statesman who served two terms as Prime Minister of the UK.

7 William Shatner: As captain of the Starship Enterprise he boldly went where no man had gone before.

8 William Golding: British author famous for Lord of the Flies.

9 William Thomson, Lord Kelvin: Scientist who developed the Kelvin temperature scale.

10 William Wilberforce: British politician who spent his life fighting to end slavery.