Throughout the world, William James (William James 
) is a rare masculine given name. The given name William James is characteristic of Cuba, where it is a rare male name, Ireland, and Ghana. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Philippines, the United Kingdom, and Cuba. Much less frequently, William James is the last name as well as the forename.
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| William James | Cuba, United Kingdom, Australia, Ghana, Philippines |
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william james wilson English eye surgeon, GB (b. 1792) |
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william james dawson British writer (b. 1854) |
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