William Williams

William Williams may refer to:

Academics

William Mattieu Williams, English writer on science
William Williams (veterinary surgeon), Welsh veterinary surgeon
William Henry Williams, English-born Australian headmaster and professor
W. Roger Williams, English pathologist, surgeon, cancer researcher and medical writer
William Williams (doctor), Welsh doctor and writer on sanitation issues
William Owen Williams, British veterinarian
William T. B. Williams, dean at the Tuskegee Institute
William Williams (surveyor), British academic at Cambridge
W. T. Williams, English and Australian botanist and plant taxonomist
William Williams (metallurgist), Canadian metallurgical engineer
William Morgan Williams, presenter of a 1969 Frazer Lecture

Art and entertainment

William Williams Pantycelyn, Welsh composer of hymns
William Williams (artist), artist and author of American novel Penrose
William Williams (antiquary), Welsh historian and poet
William Joseph Williams, American painter
William Williams (Gwilym Cyfeiliog), Welsh poet and hymnwriter
William Williams (Carw Coch), Welsh literary figure
William Williams (Creuddynfab), Welsh poet and literary critic
William Aubrey Williams, Welsh composer
William Williams (Crwys), Welsh-language poet
Billy Williams (music hall performer), vaudeville entertainer
William Carlos Williams, American poet
William Emrys Williams, known as Bill, editor-in-chief of Penguin Books, 1936–1965
William B. Williams (DJ), disc jockey on New York City radio station WNEW
Billy Williams (cinematographer), British cinematographer
Bill Williams (journalist), American television journalist
Billy Dee Williams, American actor
William T. Williams, New York painter
Willie Williams (set designer), British theatrical stage set, lighting designer and video director

Military

William Peere Williams-Freeman, Royal Navy officer and admiral of the fleet
William Williams (printer and publisher), American printer, publisher and colonel during the War of 1812
William Williams (soldier), soldier killed in defense of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812
William Fenwick Williams, Canadian-born British military leader
William Orton Williams, Confederate officer executed as a spy
William Williams (Medal of Honor), Medal of Honor recipient of the American Civil War
William Haliday Williams, American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
William Charles Williams, Victoria Cross recipient of the First World War
William Williams (VC), Victoria Cross recipient of the First World War
William Williams (naval officer), American naval officer in the American Revolution

Politics

U.S.

William Williams (Connecticut politician), US Continental Congressman
William M. Williams (Texas politician), politician in the Texas House and Senate
William B. Williams (Mississippi politician), served 1870-1871
William Williams (Massachusetts politician), mayor of Gloucester, Massachusetts in 1879 and 1882
William Williams (New York politician), US Representative from New York
William Williams (Indiana politician), US Representative from Indiana
William B. Williams (Michigan politician), US Representative from Michigan
William M. Williams Jr., member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
William E. Williams, U.S. Representative from Illinois
William R. Williams, US Representative from the state of New York
William Reid Williams, United States Assistant Secretary of War
William Williams (surgeon), Surgeon General
William Williams (commissioner), Commissioner of Immigration, Ellis Island
William R. Williams (California politician), California State Treasurer, 1907–1911
Bill K. Williams, American politician

UK

William Peere Williams (1664–1736), Member of Parliament for Bishops Castle
Sir William Williams, 6th Baronet, Welsh politician
Sir William Williams, 1st Baronet, of Gray's Inn, Welsh lawyer and politician, speaker of the House of Commons
Sir William Williams, 2nd Baronet, of Gray's Inn, Welsh politician, Member of Parliament for Denbigh, 1708–1710
William Peere Williams (1664–1736), MP for Bishop's Castle, 1722–1727
Sir William Williams, 2nd Baronet, of Clapton, MP for New Shoreham, 1758–1751
William Addams Williams, British Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire
William Williams (Radical politician), Welsh businessman based in London, Radical MP 1835–1847 and 1850–1865
William Williams (Swansea MP), British Member of Parliament for Swansea District 1893–1895
William Williams (Labour politician), British civil servant and politician
Thomas Williams (Warrington MP), British Member of Parliament for Warrington
William Williams (Weymouth MP), British Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis
W. Llewelyn Williams, Welsh journalist, lawyer and Liberal Party politician

Other countries

William Williams (New South Wales politician), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
William Williams (Tasmanian politician), member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
William J. Williams, elected in the Alberta general election, 1944 under the Veterans' and Active Force party banner

Religion

William Williams (Archdeacon of Cashel), Irish Anglican clergyman
William Williams of Wern, Welsh Independent minister, promoter of the General Union movement of 1834
William Williams (bishop), bishop of Waiapu in New Zealand
William Williams (Caledfryn), Welsh Congregational minister, poet and literary critic
Leonard Williams (bishop), of Waiapu in New Zealand
William Augustine Williams, African-American linguist, librarian, Catholic seminarian
William Williams (priest), Dean of St David's, 1919–1931
William Williams (Methodist), minister and naturalist in Victoria, Australia
William A. Williams (creationist), American Presbyterian clergyman
William Williams (missionary), Welsh missionary to East Khasi Hills, India
William J. Williams (Methodist) in Victoria, Australia
William Richard Williams (theologian), principal of the United Theological College Aberystwyth

Sports

American football

William M. Williams (American football), head coach of the Clemson college football program in 1897
J. William Williams, American football player and coach

Australian rules football

Billy Williams (footballer, born 1888), Australian football player for St Kilda
Bill Williams (footballer, born 1904), Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy
Bill Williams (Australian footballer), Australian rules footballer for South Melbourne
Bill Williams (footballer, born 1929), Australian rules footballer for Richmond and Stawell Gift winner

Association football

William Williams (footballer, born 1856), Welsh international footballer in the 1870s and 1880s
Billy Williams (footballer, born 1876), former England and West Bromwich Albion footballer
William Williams (footballer, born 1892), English footballer
Bill Williams (1900s footballer), English football player
Billy Williams (footballer, born 1905), former West Ham United and Chelsea footballer
Bill Williams (footballer, born 1942), English football player
Bill Williams (footballer, born 1960), English football player
John Williams (footballer, born 1960), English footballer

Athletics

Baseball

William Williams (baseball), co-owner of the Cincinnati Reds baseball team
Billy Williams (umpire), baseball umpire
Billy Williams (right fielder), baseball player for the 1969 Seattle Pilots

Cricket

William Williams (cricketer, born 1844), English cricketer
Billy Williams (sportsman), Middlesex and MCC cricketer, also a rugby union player, referee and administrator
Will Williams, New Zealand cricketer

Rugby

William Williams (rugby union), Welsh rugby union footballer in the 1880s and 1890s
William Henry Williams (rugby union), Welsh rugby union footballer who played in the 1900s for Wales, Pontymister RFC, and London Welsh RFC
William Williams (Halifax RLFC), Welsh rugby league footballer in the 1900s and 1910s
Billy Williams (rugby, born 1905), rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 1930s for Great Britain and Wales
Billy Williams (rugby, born 1925), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer in the 1940s
Billy Williams (rugby union, born 1929), Wales and British and Irish Lions international rugby union player

Other

William S. Williams, mountain man and frontiersman
William S. Williams, travelled to South Australia on the Cygnet in the First Fleet of South Australia in 1836
William Muir Williams, judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri in 1898
William Williams (murderer), last person executed by Minnesota
William M. Williams, US Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1920–1921
William Emrys Williams, British educationalist and editor-in-chief of Penguin Books
William Appleman Williams, American historian
William Williams (brewer), settler and brewer in the Province of South Australia
William Williams, character in 2006 film American Dreamz
Willie Williams (murderer), American murderer