William Sands may refer to: Sir William Sands, 1st Baronet (d. 1687), of the Sands baronets William Sands, senior (d. 1751), English architect William Sands, junior (c. 1730–c. 1780), English architect, son of the above William Sands (soldier) (1835–1918), American soldier William Franklin Sands (1874–1946), American diplomat Billy Sands (1911–1984), American actor