William Neill (22 February 1922 – 5 April 2010) was an Ayrshire-born poet who wrote in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, Scots and English.

[1] Neill was born in Prestwick, Ayrshire and educated at Ayr Academy.

Occasionally he would sicken of teaching English and conduct lessons in Scots instead.

The Gaelic poetry of William Neill took the National Mòd's bardic crown at Aviemore in 1969.

He died in Munches Park Residential Home in Dalbeattie on 5 April 2010.