William is a very prominent first name for men (#5 out of 1220, Top 1%) and also a very prominent surname for all people (#1923 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. Census).hort forms and variants came into being with a common basic meaning of will, determined, or resolute. William has remained a royal name in the UK for nearly one thousand years. The firstborn son of the current Prince of Wales is named William.
The Deliverance Banjo Boy at 56. Rabun County, Georgia resident Billy Redden was 15 when he was discovered at a casting call in Clayton, Georgia and offered the part of the inbred banjo-playing boy in the 1972 Burt Reynolds sodomy classic Deliverance.
Finally we have Garrett Hedlund, who is actually reuniting with Kristen Stewart, having previously worked with her on the adaptation of Jack Kerouacâs On the Road. In Billy Lynnâs Long Halftime Walk, he will be playing Sgt. Dime, the incredibly intense leader of Billy Lynnâs platoon, Bravo Company. Production on the film is set to start this month, so itâs unclear at this point if we can expect more names to come aboard.