William Jesse Ramey (January 28, 1891 – May 26, 1963)[1] was an American vintage master carver of fish decoys.

[3] His production was mainly for personal usage and for friends and that is possibly why his work is noted for the high level of detail including carving of the gills under the body and the complete painting of all the fins.

Oscar W. Peterson and Jesse Ramey were among the first to employ this design which became a standard style of the many fish decoy makers in the Cadillac Michigan area.

[1] Jim & Al Nelson, Jim Pullen, George Aho, Don Johnson, Delbert Edwards, Arnold "Hook" Peterson, Al Williams, Ken Hill, Tom Richards, Dale Goodrich, and Jerry Finch are just a few of the carvers who have employed the "Cadillac Style".

[3] A number of transitional and contemporary fish decoy carvers have directly attributed Jesse Ramey's work as being an influence on their style.