Williams (surname)

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Williams is a patronymic form of the name William, and is a common surname in Britain and nations with a Welsh heritage. It is also ranked number 3 in an American survey of names. (see also People named Williams):

Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

[edit] A

• Aaron Williams, professional basketball player
• Amancio Williams, Argentinian architect
• Andy Williams (born 1927), American singer
• Anthony A. Williams (born 1951), Mayor of Washington, D.C.
• Angel Williams female pro wrestler

[edit] B

• Brook Williams (1938-2005) British Actor & friend of actor Richard Burton
• Barry Williams (born 1954), American actor (The Brady Bunch)
• Bernard Williams, British philosopher
• Bernie Williams, pro baseball player
• Brian Williams, news reporter for NBC
• Billy Williams, Hall-of-Fame pro baseball outfielder from the Chicago cubs
• Bruce Williams, national radio talk-show host

[edit] C

• Charles Williams (1886–1945), British writer
• Charles Kaufman Williams II, an American archaeologist and classical scholar
• Clarence Williams (1893–1965), American jazz musician
• Cliff Williams (born 1949), bassist for the Australian hard rock band AC/DC

[edit] D

• Dafydd Williams (born 1954), Canadian astronaut
• Danny Williams (politician) (2004- ), Premier of Newfoundland
• Darren Williams (born 1977), English Soccer player
• Darrent Williams (1982-2007), American Football player
• Daryl Williams (born 1955), Australian politician
• Dave Williams (1881-1918), Major League Baseball pitcher
• Dave "Tiger" Williams (born 1954), Canadian hockey player
• Dave Williams (musician) (1972-2002), American singer in the band Drowning Pool
• David Marshall Williams aka "Carbine Williams", (1900-1975) inventor of short-stroke gas piston for firearms
• Deniece Williams (born 1951), American singer

[edit] E

• Emlyn Williams (1905-1987), Welsh actor and dramatist
• Eric Williams (1911-1981), Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
• Eric A. Williams, a Trinidad and Tobago politician

[edit] F

• Sir Frank Williams, founder and owner of the WilliamsF1 Formula One constructor
• Sir Frederic Calland Williams (1911-1977), electrical engineer closely involved with the development of radar and early digital computers

[edit] G

• Gail Ann Williams
• Guy Williams (1924 - 1989), American actor

[edit] H

• Hank Williams, Sr. and his son Hank Williams, Jr., and his son Hank Williams III are all country music singers & guitarists
• Harland Williams is a Canadian-born comedian, actor, and radio personality.

[edit] J

• Jason Williams, a ice hockey player with the Chicago Blackhawks
• Jody Williams
• Joe Williams (1918-1999), Jazz singer
• John Williams (see also John Williams (disambiguation))
• Jonathan Williams (1751 - 1815), American businessman, military figure, politician and writer
• James Williams, American Fencer

[edit] K

• Keller Williams, a folk/jam-band musician residing in Fredricksburg, Virginia.
• Kelly D. Williams, Artist/designer
• Kenneth Williams, TV and movie actor
• Kip Williams, (b. 1968) film director and screenwriter

[edit] L

• Lawrence G. Williams (1913 - 1975), US Congressman from Pennsylvania
• Leon Jay Williams (1976-), Singaporean singer and actor in Taiwanese dramas

[edit] M

• Marcus Williams (Nets), American basketball player
• Marcus Williams (University of Arizona), American basketball player
• Mark Williams (snooker player), Welsh professional snooker player
• Midge Williams, American Jazz vocalist
• Morgan B. Williams, US Congressman from Pennsylvania

[edit] P

• Patrick Williams, American Music Composer
• Percy Williams
• Pip Williams, Record Producer

[edit] R

• Raymond Williams, Welsh man of letters
• Richard Williams (tennis player)
• Ricky Williams, American Football Player
• Robbie Williams, British singer
• Robert F. Williams, mathematician
• Robert Franklin Williams, Civil Rights activist
• Robley C. Williams, American biophysicist
• Robin Williams, TV and movie actor
• Roger Williams (theologian), founder of Rhode Island
• Roger Williams, American folk singer
• Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury
• Roy Williams (safety), American Football Player
• Roy Williams (wide receiver), American Football Player
• Roy Williams (coach), head basketball coach of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tar Heels
• Rozz Williams, American rock vocalist
• Ryan Williams, footballer

[edit] S

• Scott Williams, US field hockey defender
• Serena Williams, US pro tennis player and sister of Venus Williams
• Shirley Williams, United Kingdom politician
• Sonny Bill Williams, New Zealand Rugby League Player
• Steven Williams, actor
• Steve Williams, a name shared by a number of people
• Susan May Williams

[edit] T

• Tad Williams, fantasy and science fiction writer
• Ted Williams, Hall-of-Fame pro baseball player for the Boston Red Sox
• Tennessee Williams, American playwright
• Thomas Cardinal Williams (born 1930), a Catholic Archbishop and Cardinal from New Zealand
• Thomas Williams (Mayflower), a signatory of the Mayflower Compact
• Thomas Williams of Llanidan (1737–1802), a Welsh lawyer and businessman known as the “Copper King of Parys Mountain”
• Thomas Williams (Eos Gwynfa) (c.1769-1848), a Welsh poet
• Thomas Williams (Gwilym Morgannwg) (1778-1835), a Welsh poet
• Thomas Williams (Brynfab) (1848-1927), a Welsh poet
• Thomas Williams (British cartoonist) (1940–2002)
• Thomas Williams (writer) (1926–1990), an American novelist
• Thomas Williams (Australian politician)
• Thomas Williams (UK politician) (1915–1986)
• Thomas Williams (Iroquois chief) (c. 1758–1848)
• Thomas H. Williams (California) (1828–1886), attorney general of California from 1858 to 1862
• Thomas Lemon Williams (Internet Rev) The Ying to Thomas Lemon Allen's warty Yang.
• Thomas Williams (Pennsylvania) (1806–1872), a United States representative
• Thomas Williams (Alabama) (1825–1903), a United States representative
• Thomas Hickman Williams (1801–1851), a United States senator from Mississippi who served from 1837 to 1838
• Thomas Hill Williams (1780–1840), a United States senator from Mississippi who served from 1817 to 1828.
• Thomas Scott Williams (1777–1861), a United States representative from Connecticut
• Thomas Sutler Williams (1872–1940), a United States representative from Illinois
• Thomas Wheeler Williams (1789–1874), a United States representative from Connecticut
• Tom Williams (Australian rules footballer)
• Tom Williams (television), Australian television presenter
• Tom Williams (Irish Republican) (1924–1942), IRA member who was hanged
• Tom Williams (US hockey player) (1940–1992), American professional hockey player from 1961 to 1976
• Tom Williams (Canadian hockey player) (born 1951), Canadian professional hockey player from 1971 to 1979
• Tom Williams (footballer) (born 1980), English-Cypriot football player
• Tom Williams (rugby player) (born 1983), English rugby union player
• Tommy Williams (born 1956), Republican member of the Texas Senate
• Tom Williams, Baron Williams of Barnburgh (1888–1967), British Labour Party politician, MP 1922–1959, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries 1945–1951
• Tony Williams
• Tonya Lee Williams

[edit] V

• Vanessa Lynn Williams, singer, actress, and Miss America
• Venus Williams, pro tennis player and sister of Serena Williams
• Victoria Williams

[edit] W

• Waldo Williams
• Walt Williams (born 1943), Major League Baseball outfielder
• Walt Williams (born 1970), American basketball player
• Walter Williams, economist
• Wayne Williams, imprisoned serial murderer
• Willie L. Williams, Police Department chief in Philadelphia and Los Angeles
• William Williams
• William Brewster Williams (1826-1905) American politician from Michigan
• William Carlos Williams, American poet