William Christopher Prout (December 24, 1886 – August 4, 1927) was an American athlete.[1] He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He was president of the American Olympic Committee.[2] He was also the tenth state deputy of the Massachusetts Knights of Columbus from 1921 to 1924.[3] Prout stood for election to become the District Attorney of Suffolk County, Massachusetts, in 1926, but lost.[2]