William Henry Willimon (born May 15, 1946) is a retired American theologian and bishop in the United Methodist Church who served the North Alabama Conference for eight years.

"[6] Bishop Willimon, originally from Greenville, South Carolina and raised at Buncombe Street UMC in Greenville, SC, received a Bachelor of Arts from Wofford College in 1968, a Master of Divinity from Yale Divinity School in 1971, and a Doctor of Sacred Theology from Emory University in 1973.

He has also received thirteen honorary doctorates, from schools including Colgate, Moravian Seminary, Lafayette, Lehigh, and Westminster.

In 2013, he was appointed pastor of the Duke Memorial United Methodist Church in Durham, North Carolina.

He has collaborated with his friend the theologian Stanley Hauerwas on six books, including their widely influential Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony.

Thus his most influential work has been in calling the Church to be a faithful witness to the God revealed to us in the person of Jesus Christ."