William Burden may refer to: William Burden (tenor), American tenor William Fletcher Burden (1830–1867), American industrialist William A. M. Burden Sr. (1877–1909), American football player and stock broker William Douglas Burden (1898–1978), American naturalist and author William A. M. Burden (1906–1984), American Ambassador to Belgium Doug Burden (William Douglas Burden, born 1965), American rower