William Philip Creger (April 15, 1922–August 9, 2013) was an American internist with a specialty in hematology.

He was both a student and faculty member at Stanford and won a Guggenheim Fellowship for his research in 1970.

[3] He recalled watching the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge through the window of his family's apartment on Broadway Street.

He took leave from Stanford during the Korean War, as he served in the United States Army as a captain.

He played the viola in a string quartet, enjoyed reading Sherlock Holmes stories and the poetry of Yeats, and gardened.