William Williams

William Williams may refer to:

Authors and artists

• William Williams (artist) (1727–1791), artist, author of first American novel, Penrose; father of William Joseph Williams.
• 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), powerhouse of British popular education and Editor-in-Chief of Penguin Books 1936 - 1965.
• William Joseph Williams (1759–1823), artist, son of William Williams; painted George Washington, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson

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 Fenwick Williams (1800–1883), Canadian-born British military leader.

Politicians

• Sir William Williams (speaker), 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 from 1708 to 1710
• William Peere Williams (1664-1736) (c. 1664–1736), MP for Bishop's Castle 1722–1727.
• Sir William Peere 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 (1808–1872) — known as "Red Stag" (in Welsh, "Carw Coch") was proprietor of the Stag Inn at Trecynon, and local politician
• William Williams (New York) (1815–1876), US Representative from New York
• William Williams (Indiana) (1821–1896), US Representative from Indiana
• William Brewster Williams (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 William Thomas Williams (1915–1986), British Member of Parliament for Warrington

Religious figures

• Wiiliam Williams (Pantycelyn) (1717–1791), religious leader & musician.
• William Williams of Wern (1781–1840), Welsh Independent minister; the promoter of the "General Union" movement of 1834

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Others

• Billy Dee Williams, American Actor
• William S. Williams (1787–1849), American mountain man
• William Henry Williams (1852-1941), an English-born Australian Headmaster and Professor.
• William Williams (footballer), Welsh footballer of the 1920s
• William J. Williams, Jr., New York-based securities lawyer
• William W. Williams, author of the Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience

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
• Billy Williams