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William Strang RA (13 February 1859 – 12 April 1921) was a Scottish painter and printmaker, notable for illustrating the works of Bunyan, Coleridge and Kipling.
William Strang, 1st Baron Strang GCB GCMG MBE (2 January 1893–27 May 1978) was a British diplomat who served as a leading adviser to the British Government from the 1930s to the 1950s and as Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office from 1949 to 1953.
William Gilbert Strang (born November 27, 1934 [1]) is an American mathematician known for his contributions to finite element theory, the calculus of variations, wavelet analysis and linear algebra. He has made many contributions to mathematics education, including publishing mathematics textbooks.
William James Strang (7 October 1883 – 9 May 1937) [2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
In 1615 John Strang of Balcaskie sold the estate and became a colonel in Cochrane's Scots Regiment. [3] Sir Robert Strange was descended from a younger son of the house of Balcaskie whose family had settled in Orkney at the time of the Scottish Reformation. [3]
William B. Strang Jr. (1857–1921) was an American railroad magnate who platted Overland Park, Kansas and is considered the founder of the community. In 1905, Strang purchased 600 acres south of Kansas City, Missouri and adjacent to present day Metcalf Avenue and 80th Street.
William Strang was an established land and railroad developer when he first envisioned the idea of an interurban streetcar line connecting downtown Kansas City to Johnson County as early as 1903, while visiting his mother in Kansas City. [3] Strang bought 600 acres of rural land in 1905, founding and developing the suburb of Overland Park. [4]
William Strang (16 September 1878 – 7 October 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Celtic as a full back. [4] He was described as a "robust full back with a lusty kick."