William Herbert Gray III (August 20, 1941 – July 1, 2013) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who represented Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district from 1979 to 1991.

He resigned from Congress in September of that year to become president and chief executive officer of the United Negro College Fund, a position he held until 2004.

In 1949, upon the death of his grandfather, Gray's family moved to North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he graduated from Simon Gratz High School.

In 1972, Gray succeeded his father as the senior minister at Bright Hope Baptist Church in Philadelphia.

The move was considered surprising and prompted speculation that it may have been connected with an investigation into alleged campaign finance violations by the Gray team.

It was reported that Gray agreed not run in the special election and in return Thornburgh would drop the investigations.

Thornburgh resigned as Attorney General and ran for the Senate seat himself, though he lost in an upset to Democrat Harris Wofford.