William Howe 1814 - 1879
- occupation:
- Inventor, Mechanical engineer, Railway engineer
- Nationality:
- British
- born in:
- West Auckland, Durham, England, United Kingdom
William Howe was a railway and mechanical engineer, during his career worked for the Clay Cross Colliery Co. and Robert Stephenson & Co.
In 1842-3, along with William Williams, Howe designed the valve-gear known as link motion.