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

[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

[edit] D

• Dafydd Williams (born 1954), Canadian astronaut
• Danny Williams (politician) (2004- ), Premier of Newfoundland
• 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

[edit] G

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

[edit] H

• Hank Williams, Sr. and his son Hank Williams, Jr., country music singers & guitarists

[edit] J

• 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

[edit] K

• Keller Williams, a folk/jam-band musician residing in Fredricksburg, Virginia.
• Kelly D. Williams, Artist/designer
• Kenneth Williams, TV and movie actor

[edit] L

• Lawrence G. Williams (1913 - 1975), US Congressman from Pennsylvania

[edit] M

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

[edit] P

• 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
• 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

[edit] S

• Serena Williams, 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 Williams, US Congressman from Pennsylvania
• Tom Williams (hockey), American hockey player
• Tom Williams (republican), an IRA member who was hanged
• Tom Williams (television), an Australian presenter
• 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 Carlos Williams, American poet