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

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.

ee also

*Willie Williams (disambiguation)
*Bill Williams
*Billy Williams