William David Wightman is an Anglican priest: he was Provost of St Andrew's Cathedral, Aberdeen from 1991 until 2002. Wightman was born on 29 January 1939, educated at the University of Birmingham and Wells Theological College; and ordained in 1964. After a curacy in Castlechurch he was Vicar at Buttershaw from 1970 to 1976; and of Cullingworth from 1976 to 1983. After this he was Rector of Peterhead then Longside before his time as Provost.