William Adams Hodgman (January 31, 1884 – February 9, 1967) was a United States Navy captain and diplomat.
During World War I, he commanded USS Roe, for which he received the Navy Cross.
After leaving the navy, he served as commercial attaché to several countries, notably to Hungary, where he gained notoriety for striking a duke at a party.
Hodgman graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1908, after being appointed from New York.
[6] Despite this incident, Hodgman kept his post as diplomat, and was assigned to Montevideo, Uruguay, later the same year.