William Linn (February 27, 1752 – January 8, 1808)[1] was an American Presbyterian minister and the second President of Queen's College (now Rutgers University), serving in a pro tempore capacity from 1791 to 1795.

William Linn graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) with a Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)

After the death of the Reverend Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh in 1790 the Board of Trustees appointed Linn to serve as President pro tempore of Queen's College in 1791.

During this time, the college fell into financial trouble, and temporarily closed its doors in 1795.

Linn served for twenty-one years as a Regent of the University of the State of New York and died in 1808.