William Williams

William Williams may refer to:

Authors and artists

• William Williams (artist) (1727–1791), artist, author of first American novel, Penrose
• William Joseph Williams (1759–1823), his son, artist; painted George Washington, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
• William Williams (Crwys) (bardic name, "Crwys") (1875–1968), Welsh language poet, three-time winner of the Crown at the National Eisteddfod of Wales and Archdruid
• William Appleman Williams (1921–1990), American historian
• William Carlos Williams (1883–1963), American poet
• Sir William Emrys Williams (1896–1977), British educationalist and Editor-in-Chief of Penguin Books, 1936–1965

Military figures

• William Williams (VC) (1890–1965), Victoria Cross recipient of World War I
• William Charles Williams (1880–1915), Victoria Cross recipient of World War I
• Sir William Williams, 1st Baronet, of Kars (1800–1883), Canadian-born British military leader

Politicians

• Sir William Williams, 1st Baronet, of Gray's Inn (1634–1700) — Welsh lawyer & politician, speaker of the House of Commons
• William Williams (Australian politician), Australian politician
• Sir William Williams, 2nd Baronet, of Gray's Inn (c. 1665–1740), Welsh politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Denbigh, 1708–1710
• William Peere Williams (1664-1736) (c. 1664–1736), MP for Bishop's Castle, 1722–1727
• Sir William Williams, 2nd Baronet, of Clapton (c. 1730–1761), MP for New Shoreham. 1758–1751
• William Williams (signer) (1731–1811), U.S. Continental Congressman; signer of the Declaration of Independence for Connecticut.
• William Williams (politician) (1788–1865), Welsh businessman based in London, Radical MP 1835–1847 and 1850–1865
• William Williams (New York) (1815–1876), US Representative from New York
• William Williams (Indiana) (1821–1896), US Representative from Indiana
• William B. Williams (politician) (1826–1905), US Representative from Michigan
• William E. Williams (1857–1921), U.S. Representative from Illinois
• William R. Williams (1884–1972), US Representative from New York
• William Hume-Williams (1863–1947), Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom
• Sir Thomas Williams (UK politician) (1915–1986), British Member of Parliament for Warrington

Religious figures

• William Williams (bishop), first bishop of Waiapu in New Zealand
• William Leonard Williams, third bishop of Waiapu in New Zealand
• William Williams Pantycelyn (1717–1791), religious leader & musician
• William Williams of Wern (1781–1840), Welsh Independent minister; promoter of the "General Union" movement of 1834
• William Richard Williams (theologian), theologian and principal of the United Theological College Aberystwyth

Others

• Billy Dee Williams, American actor
• William Williams (doctor) (1855/6–1911), Welsh doctor and writer on sanitation issues
• William Williams (footballer), Welsh footballer of the 1920s
• William Williams (murderer) (1877–1906), last person executed by Minnesota
• William Williams (rugby player) (1866-1945), Wales international rugby union player
• William Henry Williams (1852–1941), English-born Australian Headmaster and professor
• William Henry Williams (rugby player) (1873-1936), Wales international rugby union player
• William S. Williams (1787–1849), American mountain man
• William B. Williams (DJ) (1923–1986), disk jockey on New York City radio station WNEW
• William W. Williams, author of the Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience
• John Williams (footballer born 1960), English soccer player (born William John Williams)

Fictional characters

• "Clean Willy" Williams, fictional character in Michael Crichton's novel The Great Train Robbery
• Williams Williams, in the Simpsons episode "Bart the Murderer", is the real name of the character Fat Tony
• William W. Williams, the full name of Willy from the gangrene gang in The Power Puff Girls

See also

• Willie Williams (disambiguation)
• Bill Williams (disambiguation)
• Billy Williams (disambiguation)

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