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==Film, television and radio== |
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*[[David Williams (screenwriter)]], British television screenwriter |
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*[[David Williams (film distributor)]], Australian 1984 winner of the [[Raymond Longford Award]] |
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*[[David Walliams]] (David Edward Williams, born 1971), British comedian and author, especially of children books |
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*[[Dave Williams (radio announcer)]] (born 1971), Australian radio host |
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*[[David Williams (producer)]], American film director and producer for ADV Films |
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*[[David L. Williams (film director)]], British film director |
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==Music== |
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*[[Dave "Fat Man" Williams]] (1920–1982), New Orleans jazz, blues, and rhythm and blues pianist |
*[[Dave "Fat Man" Williams]] (1920–1982), New Orleans jazz, blues, and rhythm and blues pianist |
Revision as of 15:06, 23 December 2021
David or Dave Williams may refer to:
Music
- Dave "Fat Man" Williams (1920–1982), New Orleans jazz, blues, and rhythm and blues pianist
- David "Happy" Williams (born 1946), Trinidadian jazz double-bassist
- David Williams (guitarist) (1950–2009), American session guitarist
- Dave Williams (singer) (1972–2002), American rock singer
- David Williams (Australian indigenous musician) (born 1983), Aboriginal musician and artist
- David Williams (Welsh guitarist) (born 1986), Welsh guitarist and bassist in Son of Dork
- David John Williams (musician) (born 1986), musician formerly with Ivy Levan and The Dear & Departed
- David Williams (Australian musician), member of Augie March
- David Williams (music entrepreneur), head of Shock Records
- David C. Williams (film composer), American film composer
Politics and government
- David Williams (Brecon MP) (died 1613), MP for Brecon
- David Rogerson Williams (1776–1830), Governor of South Carolina, 1814–1816
- David Williams (Liberal politician) (1799–1869), British Member of Parliament for Merioneth, 1868–1870
- David Williams (Swansea East MP) (1865–1941), Labour Member of Parliament for Swansea East, 1922–1940
- David G. Williams (died 1903), member of the Wisconsin legislature
- David C. Williams (politician), member of the California legislature
- D. J. Williams (politician) (David James Williams, 1897–1972), British miner and checkweighman who became a Labour Party Member of Parliament
- David B. Williams (politician) (1919–1994), American jurist and politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- David Williams (trade unionist) (born 1926), Welsh trade unionist
- Delwyn Williams (David John Delwyn Williams, born 1938), British Conservative politician, MP for Montgomeryshire, 1979–1983
- Sir David Williams (Richmond upon Thames politician) (born 1939), Leader of Richmond upon Thames Council, 1983–2001
- David Williams (Australian politician) (born 1941), Australian politician
- David L. Williams (politician) (born 1953), Kentucky judge, President of the Kentucky Senate and 2011 gubernatorial nominee
- Dave Williams (Colorado politician), member of the Colorado House of Representatives
- Dave Williams (Iowa politician), member of the Iowa House of Representatives
- David Williams (civil servant) (born 1968), British civil servant
Religion
- David Williams (minister, born 1709) (1709–1784), Welsh independent minister and schoolmaster
- David Williams (philosopher) (1738–1816), Welsh minister, theologian and political polemicist
- David Williams (Oxford academic) (1786–1860), Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, 1856–1858
- David Williams (priest, born 1841) (1841–1929), Archdeacon of Cardigan, 1903–1928
- David Williams (archbishop of Huron) (1853–1931), Welsh-born Anglican Bishop of Huron and later Metropolitan of Ontario
- David Williams (priest, born 1862) (1862–1936), Archdeacon of Cardigan, 1928–1936
- David Williams (Methodist minister, born 1877) (1877–1927), Welsh theologian and minister
- David Rhys Williams (1890–1970), American Unitarian minister
- David Williams (bishop of Basingstoke) (born 1961), Anglican Bishop of Basingstoke
Science and space
- David Williams (geologist, born 1792) (1792–1850), English geologist and priest
- David Hiram Williams (1812–1848), Welsh geological surveyor
- David Williams (geologist, born 1898) (1898–1984), British professor of geology
- Sir David Innes Williams (1919–2013), British paediatric urologist
- David Williams (astrochemist) (born 1937), British astrochemist
- David Williams (space administrator) (born 1951), Chief Executive of the UK Space Agency
- Dafydd Williams (born 1954), Canadian astronaut
- David R. Williams (scientist) (born 1954), American professor of sociology and public health
- David B. Williams (materials scientist), British materials scientist, dean of the College of Engineering at the Ohio State University
- David Williams (mathematician), Welsh mathematician in probability theory
- David Williams (Canadian physician), Canadian physician, Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health
Sports
Association football
- Dai Williams (fl. 1912–1921), also known as Dave Williams, English footballer
- David Williams (footballer, born 1931), English footballer
- Dave Williams (footballer, born 1942) (1942–2015), Welsh football coach and player for Newport County
- David Williams (footballer, born 1955), Welsh football coach and player for Bristol Rovers
- David Williams (footballer, born 1968), English football goalkeeper
- David Williams (Australian soccer) (born 1988), Australian soccer player
Gridiron football
- D. J. Williams (tight end) (born 1988), American football tight end
- David Williams (running back) (born 1994), American football running back
- David Williams (defensive back), American football player, see Atlanta Falcons draft history
- Dave Williams (wide receiver) (born 1945), American football player
- Dave Williams (running back) (born 1954), American football player
- David Williams (wide receiver) (born 1963), American football player at the University of Illinois
- David Williams (offensive lineman) (born 1966), American football offensive lineman
Australian rules football
- David Williams (Australian rules footballer) (born 1961), former Australian rules footballer
Baseball
- Dave Williams (1900s pitcher) (1881–1918), American baseball pitcher
- David Williams (2000s pitcher) (born 1979), American baseball pitcher
Cricket
- David Williams (cricketer, born 1948), English cricketer
- David Williams (cricketer, born 1963), West Indian cricketer
Rugby league
- David Williams (rugby league) (born 1986), Australian rugby league player
- Dave Williams (rugby league, born 1989) (born 1989), rugby league footballer for Harlequins RL
- Dave Williams (rugby league, born 1967), rugby league footballer of the 1990s for Wales, Welsh Students, and South Wales Dragons
Rugby union
- David Williams (rugby union, born 1894) (1894–1959), Australian rugby union player
- David Williams (rugby union, born 1995), English rugby union player
Other sports
- Dave Williams (basketball) (1913–1983), American basketball player
- Tiger Williams (David Williams, born 1954), Canadian ice hockey player
- David Williams (judoka) (born 1965), American judoka
- David Williams (ice hockey) (born 1967), American ice hockey player
- David Williams (born 1972), American wrestler better known by the ring name David Young
- David Williams (card game player) (born 1980), American poker player
- David Williams (American cyclist) (born 1988), American cyclist
- David Williams (Canadian cyclist) (born 1994), Canadian cyclist
- David Williams (darts player), see 2011 PDC Under-21 World Championship
- David Williams (golfer), see Atlantic Open
- David Williams (racing driver), see 1982 British Formula One season
- David Williams (sailor) (born 1966), British Olympic sailor
- David Williams (tennis), see 1929 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
Writers
- David John Williams (1885–1970), Welsh-language writer and Welsh nationalist
- David Williams (historian) (1900–1978), Welsh historian
- David Gwyn Williams (1904–1990), Welsh poet, novelist, translator and academic
- David Williams (crime writer) (1926–2003), British advertising executive and crime writer
- David Williams (medievalist) (1939–2015), Canadian medieval literature scholar
- David J. Williams (born 1971), American science fiction writer and video game writer
- David Williams (journalist), Australian author and journalist
- David Williams (natural history writer), American natural history writer
Other people
- David Williams (coal owner) (1809–1863), Welsh industrialist
- David Henry Williams (1819–1897), American railroad surveyor, civil engineer and writer
- David L. Williams (architect) (1866–1937), American architect
- David Marshall Williams (1900–1975), American inventor
- Russell Williams (criminal) (David Russell Williams, born 1963), Canadian convicted murderer, rapist, and officer in the Canadian Forces
- David Williams (businessman, born 1969), British entrepreneur and founder of Avanti Communications Group plc
- David Williams (Alaska architect), architect and community planner in Alaska
- David A. Williams, American president and CEO of the Make-A-Wish Foundation
Fictional characters
- Dave Williams (Desperate Housewives), a fictional character on the TV series Desperate Housewives
- David Williams, character in Another Man, Another Chance
See also
- Davey Williams (disambiguation)
- David William (1926–2010), British/Canadian actor and director
- David Williams-Thomas, High Sheriff of the West Midlands, 1980–1981