Williams (surname)

Williams is a patronymic form of the name William, Williams is Welsh surname and the 2nd most common surname in Wales, 3rd most common surname in the whole of the United Kingdom and also 3rd most common in the United States of America and Australia and 5th most common in New Zealand the name is mostly common in areas with Welsh heritage or were welsh pioneers settled. (see also People named Williams):

A

• Aaron Williams, professional basketball player
• Allison Vernon-Williams, the female lead character on the movie Cry-Baby
• Amancio Williams, Argentinian architect
• Andy Williams (born 1927), American singer
• Angel Williams female pro wrestler
• Anthony A. Williams (born 1951), Mayor of Washington, D.C.

B

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

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

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
• Deron Williams (born 1984), NBA basketball player

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

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

G

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

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.

J

• James Williams, American Fencer
• 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

K

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

L

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

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
• Michelle Williams, American singer, Actress, member of group Destiny's Child

P

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

R

• Raymond Williams, Welsh man of letters
• Richard Williams (tennis player)
• Ricky Williams, American Football Player
• Robert Williams, various people of the same name including:
• Robbie Williams, British singer
• Robert Franklin Williams, Civil Rights activist
• Robley C. Williams, American biophysicist
• Robin Williams, writer
• 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

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
• Stanley Williams, early leader of the Crips
• Steven Williams, actor
• Steve Williams, a name shared by a number of people
• Susan May Williams

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 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 (1945–1997), American jazz drummer
• Tonya Lee Williams, Canadian actress

V

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

W

• Waldo Williams (1904–1971), Welsh poet
• 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