Paul Williams

Paul Williams may refer to:

Music

• Paul Williams (The Temptations) (1939–1973), tenor/baritone from the popular Motown act The Temptations
• Paul Williams (songwriter) (born 1940), songwriter for the Carpenters, the Muppets, and others; also film and television actor
• Paul Williams (saxophonist) (1915–2002), rhythm and blues saxophonist
• Paul Williams (stage name for Paul Humphrey), songwriter, mandolinist and tenor singer for bluegrass group Jimmy Martin and the Sunny Mountain Boys
• Paul Williams, birth name of soul musician Billy Paul
• Paul Williams (British singer), vocalist with Juicy Lucy, Zoot Money's Big Roll Band, Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation, Tempest (UK band) and IOU
• Paul Williams (composer / pianist) (born 1940), British composer and pianist

Writing

• Paul O. Williams (1935-2009), American science-fiction author and poet
• Paul Williams (Crawdaddy! creator) (born 1948), American author who created the music magazine Crawdaddy!
• Paul L. Williams, former FBI consultant, journalist and author
• Paul Williams (Irish journalist) (born 1964), Irish journalist and non-fiction crime writer
• Paul Williams (author) (born 1967), British author and consultant on ska music
• Paul Andrew Williams (born 1973), British film writer and director

Sports

• Paul Williams (athlete) (born 1956), Canadian middle-distance runner
• Paul Williams (footballer born 1971), English association football (soccer) player; now Aldershot Caretaker Assistant Manager
• Paul Williams (footballer born 1969), English association football (soccer) player
• Paul Williams (footballer born 1965), English association football (soccer) player
• Paul Williams (Northern Ireland footballer) (born 1963), Northern Irish association football (soccer) player
• Paul Williams (Australian rules footballer) (born 1973), Australian rules footballer for the Sydney Swans
• Paul Williams (boxer) (born 1981), American welterweight boxer
• Paul Williams (American football) (born 1983), American wide receiver for the Houston Texans
• Paul Williams (Canadian football) (born 1947), Canadian football defensive back
• Paul Williams (rugby union) (born 1983), New Zealand rugby union footballer

Other

• Paul Williams (architect) (1894–1980), prominent architect in Los Angeles, California
• Paul Williams (bishop), Bishop of Kensington
• Paul Williams (director) (born 1943), American film and television director
• Paul Williams (health service manager), former Chief Executive, NHS Wales
• Paul Williams (politician) (1922–2008), British Member of Parliament
• Paul Williams (professor), professor at American University and director of the Public International Law & Policy Group
• Paul Williams (philosopher), professor of Indian and Tibetan Philosophy at the University of Bristol, UK
• Paul Williams (The Young and the Restless), fictional character on The Young and the Restless
• Paul L. Williams (US general), United States general in World War II
• Paul X. Williams (1908–1994), U.S. federal judge