William Neff Patman (March 26, 1927 – December 9, 2008) was an American politician who served from 1981 to 1985 as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 14th congressional district.

He subsequently served in the United States Air Force Reserve as a captain from 1953 to 1966.

In 1960, Patman successfully sought the district 18 seat in the Texas State Senate.

When President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, Patman was in the fifteenth vehicle of the motorcade.

[1] In 1979, Patman was a member of the Killer Bees,[2] the group of twelve quorum-busting Democratic senators that hid out in an Austin garage apartment for 4½ days.