John Williams (disambiguation)
John Williams is an American composer, conductor and pianist.
John, Johnnie, or Johnny Williams may also refer to:
People
Actors
- John Williams (actor), English stage, film, and television actor
- John Williams (radio personality), American radio personality
- Grant Williams (actor), American actor
Artists
- John Williams (goldsmith), Welsh-born goldsmith based in London
- John Frank Williams Australian photographer, academic, art critic and historian
- John T. Williams (woodcarver), Native American woodcarver and shooting victim
Businessmen
- John Williams (football executive), English football executive
- John Williams (winemaker), American winemaker
- John C. Williams (economist), president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- John H. Williams (businessperson), American businessperson
- John Henry Williams (baseball), son of baseball player Ted Williams
- John Osborn Williams, Canadian businessperson
- John P. Williams Jr., president of the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
- John Stanton Williams, American shipowner and businessperson
Clergymen
- John Williams (Ab Ithel), Welsh antiquary and Anglican priest
- John Williams (archbishop of York), British Anglican archbishop of York and political advisor to King James I
- John Williams (archdeacon of Switzerland), Anglican archdeacon of Switzerland
- John Williams (archdeacon of Worcester), Anglican archdeacon of Dudley and archdeacon of Worcester
- John Williams (bishop of Chichester), English bishop of Chichester
- John Williams (bishop of Connecticut), American bishop of Connecticut, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, and dean of Berkeley Divinity School
- John Williams (dean of Llandaff), Welsh Anglican archdeacon of Llandaff and dean of Llandaff
- John Williams (evangelical priest), Welsh Anglican priest
- John Williams (minister and physician), Welsh nonconformist preacher and physician
- John Williams (missionary), English Congregationalist missionary eaten by cannibals in Vanuatu
- John Williams (New England minister), New England Puritan minister, famous for The Redeemed Captive
- John Williams (Oxford academic), British Anglican dean of Bangor, principal of Jesus College, Oxford, and vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford
- John Williams (priest, born 1792), Welsh Anglican archdeacon of Cardigan, scholar, and schoolmaster
- John Williams (schoolmaster, born 1760), Welsh Anglican priest and schoolmaster
- John Albert Williams, American Episcopal priest, journalist, and political activist
- Chris Williams (bishop), Anglican bishop in Canada
- John Elias Williams, American Presbyterian missionary to China
- John Joseph Williams, American Roman Catholic archbishop of Boston
- John Owen Williams (Pedrog), Welsh Congregationalist minister and poet
- John Tudno Williams, moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Wales and principal of United Theological College, Aberystwyth
Criminals and alleged criminals
- John Williams (British mass murderer), perpetrator of the Ratcliff Highway murders
- John Williams (convict), convict transported to Van Diemen's Land
- John Williams (died 1913), murder convict in the Case of the Hooded Man
- John Allen Williams (murderer) or John Allen Muhammad, American murderer
- Johnny Madison Williams Jr., bank robber
Judges
- John Williams (English judge), known for the 1830s Tolpuddle Martyr trials
- John A. Williams (judge), US federal judge
- John Griffith Williams, Welsh judge of the High Court of England and Wales
- Hugh Williams (judge), New Zealand judge
- B. John Williams, American lawyer and judge
Military figures
American military figures
- John Williams (Medal of Honor, born 1828), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
- John Williams (Medal of Honor, born 1832), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
- John Williams (Medal of Honor, 1861), American sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
- John B. Williams (general), United States Air Force general
- John F. Williams, Army National Guard general
- John Foster Williams, Continental Navy officer during the American Revolutionary War
- John G. Williams Jr., US Navy admiral
- John J. Williams (soldier), Union soldier, last battle fatality during the American Civil War
- John Pugh Williams, American Revolution general
- John Stuart Williams, Confederate general in the American Civil War, later US senator from Kentucky
British military figures
- John Williams (British Army officer), British army officer
- John Williams (VC), recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Jack Williams (VC), Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross
- John Lloyd Williams (RAF officer), World War I fighter ace
- Sir John Williams (Royal Marines officer), Royal Marines officer
- John Williams Wilson, English-Chilean sailor and politician
Other military figures
- John Edwin Ashley Williams, Australian air force officer, murdered in 1944 following "The Great Escape"
- John Scott Williams, Canadian military officer and aviator
Musicians
- John Williams (bassist), American jazz double bassist, bass guitarist
- John Williams (guitarist), Australian classical guitarist
- John Williams (pianist), American jazz pianist
- John B, English disc jockey
- John David (musician), Welsh pop and rock musician and songwriter
- John Gary Williams, American R&B singer and member of The Mad Lads
- John McLaughlin Williams, American classical conductor and violinist
- John Overton Williams, American jazz saxophonist with Andy Kirk
- John Williams (music producer), English A&R executive, record producer and songwriter
- Johnny Williams (bassist), American jazz double bassist
- Johnny Williams (blues musician), Chicago blues guitarist and singer
- Johnny Williams (drummer), American jazz drummer with the Raymond Scott Quintette
- Johnny Williams (saxophonist), American saxophonist with Count Basie
- "Scarface" John Williams, singer
Physicians
- J. C. P. Williams, New Zealand cardiologist
- John Ralston Williams, Canadian-American physician
- John Whitridge Williams, obstetrician at Johns Hopkins Hospital
- John Williams (gastroenterologist), British clinical academic researcher
- Sir [John Williams, 1st Baronet, of the City of London], physician to Queen Victoria
Politicians
American politicians
- John Williams (Caswell County, North Carolina), North Carolina state senator
- John Williams (Continental Congress), North Carolina delegate to Continental Congress
- John Williams (Pitt County, North Carolina), American revolutionary from North Carolina, served in state Assembly and House of Commons
- John Williams (Rochester, New York), US representative from New York
- John Williams (Salem, New York), US representative from New York
- John Williams (Tennessee politician), US senator from Tennessee
- John Williams (West Virginia politician), West Virginia state delegate
- John Bell Williams, US Representative from Mississippi
- John Cornelius Williams Jr., American politician in the state of South Carolina
- Thomas Edward Williams (politician) , Wisconsin legislator, erroneously named John Edward Williams in the 1885 Wisconsin Blue Book
- John F. Williams (American politician), New York state senator
- John Green Williams, Virginia lawyer and delegate
- John J. Williams (politician), US senator from Delaware
- John K. Williams, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- John M. S. Williams, US representative from Massachusetts
- Pat Williams (Montana politician), US representative from Montana
- John R. Williams, mayor of Detroit
- Jack Williams (American politician), three-time governor of Arizona
- John Sharp Williams, US representative and senator from Mississippi
- John Skelton Williams, US Comptroller of the Currency
- John Stuart Williams, US senator from Kentucky, former Confederate general
- John T. Williams (politician), Wisconsin state assemblyman
- John Willis Williams, state legislator in Arkansas
Australian politicians
- John Williams (Australian senator), Australian senator from New South Wales
- John Williams (New South Wales colonial politician), member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
- John Williams (New South Wales state politician), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
- John Williams (South Australian politician), pastoralist and member of the South Australian House of Assembly
- John Williams (Western Australian politician), member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia
- B. A. Santamaria, anti-communist activist and journalist who wrote under the pseudonym John Williams
British politicians
- John Williams (MP for Bedford), sat 1554–55
- John Williams, 1st Baron Williams of Thame, Lord Chamberlain
- John Williams (Dorset MP), English member of parliament for Dorset, 1604
- Sir John Williams, 2nd Baronet, of Llangibby, MP for Monmouth Boroughs and Monmouthshire, 1698–1705
- Sir John Williams, 2nd Baronet, of Eltham, MP for Herefordshire, 1701–1705
- John Williams (Wales MP), Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1653
- Sir John Williams (died 1743), MP for Aldeburgh, 1730–1734
- John Williams (died 1751), MP for Fowey, 1701–1702
- John Williams (Macclesfield MP), MP for Macclesfield, 1847–1852
- John Williams (born 1736), MP for Saltash, 1771
- John Williams (Windsor MP), MP for Windsor, 1802–1804
- John Williams (English judge), MP for Lincoln, 1822–1826, Ilchester, 1826–1827, and Winchelsea, 1830–1832
- John Williams (Nottinghamshire politician), MP for Nottingham South and Mansfield
- Jack Williams (socialist activist), British socialist and unemployed movement activist
- John Charles Williams, MP for Truro, 1892–1895
- John Williams (Gower MP), MP for Gower 1906–1922
- John Henry Williams (politician), MP for Llanelli 1922–1936
- John Williams (trade unionist), British trade unionist and politician
- John Williams (Glasgow politician), British MP for Glasgow Kelvingrove
- John L. Williams (Welsh nationalist), Plaid Cymru councillor and language campaigner
- John Williams (Weymouth MP), MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis
Canadian politicians
- John Williams (Manitoba politician), Canadian politician
- John Elliot Williams, Canadian politician and boat builder
- John G. Williams (Canadian politician), member of Parliament for Edmonton—St. Albert, Alberta
- John Reesor Williams, member of the Ontario Legislature
- John Tucker Williams, Canadian political figure
- John William Williams (Canadian politician), Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Victoria City
Other politicians
- Jack Williams (New Zealand politician), Labour Party member of parliament
- John Kenneth Williams, Pakistani senator
- John William Williams, New Zealand politician from Northland
- John Williams (Jamaican politician), Jamaican planter, slave-owner and politician
Scholars
- John Williams (Ab Ithel), Welsh antiquary and Anglican priest
- John Williams (art historian), University of Pittsburgh
- John Williams (bishop of Connecticut), American bishop of Connecticut, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, and dean of Berkeley Divinity School
- John Williams (gastroenterologist), British clinical academic researcher
- John Williams (Oxford academic), British Anglican dean of Bangor, principal of Jesus College, Oxford, and vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford
- John Williams (priest, born 1792), Welsh Anglican archdeacon of Cardigan, scholar, and schoolmaster
- John Williams (water scientist), member of the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists
- John Williams Jr. (university president), former and 12th president of Muhlenberg College
- John Allen Williams, American political scientist
- John Beaumont Williams, Australian botanist
- John Burr Williams, early finance theorist; author of The Theory of Investment Value
- John Davis Williams, chancellor of the University of Mississippi, 1946–1968
- John Ffowcs Williams, professor of engineering at the University of Cambridge, former Master of Emmanuel College
- John Harry Williams, Canadian-American physicist
- John Henry Williams (economist), American economist
- John Tudno Williams, moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Wales and principal of United Theological College, Aberystwyth
Sportsmen
Association footballers
- John Williams (footballer, born 1901), English professional footballer
- John Williams (footballer, born 1960), English footballer
- John Williams (footballer, born 1968), English footballer
- Johnny Williams (footballer, born 1947), English footballer
- Johnny Williams (footballer, born 1935), English footballer
- Jonny Williams, Wales international footballer
Australian rules footballers
- John Williams (Australian footballer, born 1940), Australian footballer for Carlton
- John Williams (Australian footballer, born 1947), Australian footballer for Essendon and Collingwood
- John Williams (Australian footballer, born 1988), Australian footballer for Essendon
Baseball players
- John Williams (pitcher), American Negro leagues baseball player
- John Williams (first baseman), American Negro leagues baseball player
- Johnnie Williams (baseball), Major League Baseball pitcher
- Johnny Williams (baseball), American Negro leagues baseball player
Basketball players
- John Williams (basketball, born 1966), American basketball player
- John "Hot Rod" Williams, American basketball player
- John Sherman Williams, American basketball player
Cricketers
- John Williams (Auckland cricketer), New Zealand cricketer
- John Williams (Canterbury cricketer), New Zealand cricketer
- John Williams (cricketer, born 1878), English cricketer
- John Williams (cricketer, born 1911), English cricketer
- John Williams (cricketer, born 1980), English cricketer
Gridiron football players and coaches
- John Williams (defensive back), American-born player of Canadian football
- John Williams (offensive lineman, born 1945), American football player
- John Williams (running back), American football player
- John Williams Jr. (Canadian football), Canadian football running back
- John Williams (offensive lineman, born 2002), American football player
- John L. Williams (American football), American football player
- John M. Williams, American football coach
- Johnny Williams (American football), American football player
Rugby players
- John Williams (rugby league, born 1985), Australian rugby league footballer
- John Williams (rugby league, born 1907), rugby league footballer of the 1930s for Wales and Rochdale Hornets
- John Williams (rugby union, born 1927)
- John Williams (rugby union, born 1940), Australian rugby union player
- John Williams (rugby union, born 1946), South African rugby union player and coach
- Jack Williams (rugby union, born 1882), Wales international rugby union lock forward
- J. J. Williams (rugby union), Wales international rugby union winger
- J. P. R. Williams, Wales international rugby union fullback
- Johnny Williams (rugby union, born 1882), Wales international rugby union winger
- Johnny Williams (rugby union, born 1982), English rugby union player
- Johnny Williams (rugby union, born 1996), Wales international rugby union centre
Other sportsmen
- John Williams (archer), American archer
- John Williams (track runner), Welsh runner
- John Williams (equestrian), American equestrian
- John Williams (mixed martial artist), Canadian martial artist known as Gray Wolf
- John Williams (motorcyclist), English Grand Prix motorcycle racer
- John Williams (snooker referee), Welsh snooker referee
- Ian Rotten, American wrestler
- Johnny Williams (boxer), Welsh boxer
- John Williams (triple jumper), American triple jumper, 1985 All-American for the SMU Mustangs track and field team
Writers
- John Williams (author, born 1961), Welsh novelist
- John Williams (satirist), English poet, satirist, and journalist
- John A. Williams, American novelist
- Sir John Bickerton Williams, English nonconformist author and lawyer
- John Edward Williams, American author, editor and professor, known for novels Augustus, Butcher's Crossing and Stoner
- John Ellis Williams, Welsh novelist
- John Francon Williams, Welsh journalist, writer, geographer, historian, cartographer and inventor
- John Hartley Williams, English poet
- John James Williams (poet), Welsh poet
- John Williams Ntwali, Rwandan journalist
- John Richard Williams (poet), Welsh poet, also known as J. R. Tryfanwy
- John Sibley Williams, American poet and fiction writer
Others
- John Williams (Surveyor of the Navy), British shipbuilder and designer and Surveyor of the Navy
- John Williams, engineer of the Montgomery Canal
- John Williams (barrister), Welsh barrister and legal writer
- John Constantine Williams Sr., cofounder of St. Petersburg, Florida
- John Eddie Williams, American attorney
- John G. Williams (ornithologist), Welsh ornithologist
- John H. Williams (film producer), film producer
- J. Lloyd Williams, botanist, author, and musician
- John W. Williams (legislative clerk) , American lawyer, clerk of the Virginia House of Delegates