1. (noun) United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997)

• william burroughs
• william s. burroughs
• william seward burroughs

2. (noun) United States inventor who patented the first practical adding machine (1855-1898)

• william seward burroughs

3. (noun) United States novelist and author of the Tarzan stories (1875-1950)

• edgar rice burroughs