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Russ Williams (presenter)
Russell Williams may refer to: Sportspeople *Russell Williams (footballer) (born 1974), former Australian rules footballer * Russell Williams (cyclist) (born 1961), English former road and track cyclist Politicians *Russell Williams (politician) (born 1953), former politician in Quebec, Canada * T. Russell Williams (1869–1926), British socialist politician Others * Russell Williams (criminal) (born 1963), Canadian convicted rapist and murderer and former Colonel in the Canadian Forces *Russ Williams (DJ) (born 1962), English radio DJ *Russell Williams II (born 1952), American sound mixer and two-time Oscar winner See also * Williams (surname) Williams is a common patronymic form of the name William that originated in medieval England, Wales, France, and Italy.Reaney & Wilson p.493 The meaning is derived from ''son'' or ''descendant of William'', the Northern French form that also gave ... * William Russell (other) {{hndis, Williams, Russell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Williams (footballer)
Russell Williams (born 20 January 1974) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Australian Football League (AFL). Williams, an Indigenous Australian from South Fremantle, played his football as a rover. He made three appearances for reigning premiers Essendon in the 1994 AFL season and then returned to Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ..., having been unable to settle in Melbourne. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Russell 1974 births Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football Essendon Football Club players South Fremantle Football Club players Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Williams (cyclist)
Russell Williams (born 14 April 1961) is an English former professional road and track cyclist from London. Williams is also a cycling coach and David Duffield's co-commentator on Eurosport. Palmarès ;1978 :1st British National Road Race Championships - Junior ;1983 :1st Quad Cities (USA) ;1984 :1st Quad Cities (USA) ;1989 :1st Sprint classification, Tour of Ireland ;1990 :1st British National Keirin Championships ;1994 :3rd British National Derny Championships ;1996 :2nd British National Derny Championships :2nd points race, British National Track Championships ;1997 :2nd British National Derny Championships ;1998 :2nd British National Derny Championships ;1999 :2nd British National Derny Championships ;2002 :1st British National Derny Championships :2nd Madison, British National Track Championships The British National Track Championships are held annually and organised by British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation). The main events are var ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Williams (politician)
Russell Williams (born January 31, 1953) is a Canadian politician, and a cabinet minister and a four-term Member of the National Assembly of Quebec. Early life Russell Williams was born in London, Ontario in 1953 to Harold and Gloria (Higgins) Williams. Williams completed high school in Beaconsfield, later attending was educated at the Sir George Williams University (which later became Concordia University), where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Applied Social Studies in 1976. Williams was the director of the YMCA in Montreal during the 1980s, working as the executive director as well as the director of community initiatives. He was also active as a member of Alliance Quebec in the late 1980s. He briefly served as the director of the Health Council of the Brant Region as well as director of the Canadian Foundation for Human Rights. Member of the National Assembly Williams ran for the Liberal Party in the Montreal riding of Nelligan in the 1989 election, replacing Cliffo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Williams (criminal)
David Russell Williams (born March 7, 1963) is a convicted double-murderer and former colonel of the Canadian Armed Forces who was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for 25 years in 2010. In late January 2010, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) discovered evidence that led them to suspect Williams' involvement in the disappearance and death of Jessica Lloyd, and suspected links to two other crimes that had been committed in close proximity to other locations near Williams' previous home in Tweed, Ontario. On February 7, Williams was interrogated on video by OPP investigator Jim Smyth and confronted with the evidence of tire tracks and boot prints at Lloyd's home. Over the next 10 hours, Williams gave a detailed confession of the sexual assault and murder of Lloyd, and also the sexual assault and murder of Corporal Marie-France Comeau and at least two other cases initially. The subsequent investigation into Williams brought further confessions and revealed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russ Williams (DJ)
Russell "Russ" Williams (born 21 January 1962) is an English radio DJ from Blackpool, primarily known for his long-running shows on Virgin Radio (from 1993), and 2008 to 2016 on Absolute Radio, the re-launched version of Virgin Radio. Early life Williams trained at London's National Broadcasting School in Programming and Journalism. Radio career After his training, Williams landed a journalist job at Brighton's Southern Sound including presenting weekend Breakfast, which then led to a presenting job at Radio Mercury in Sussex, presenting a chart show every Sunday from 3–5pm. Williams then moved to Finland where he presented his own show on Helsinki's Radio 1. Williams returned to the UK and joined Newcastle's Metro Radio. In 1990, he joined London's Capital Radio to present the Weekend Breakfast Show, which remained his domain for three years. He often stood in as holiday relief for Chris Tarrant, and he also hosted ''The Rebel Yell Rock Machine'', which was syndicated acr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Williams II
Russell Williams II (born October 14, 1952) is an American production sound mixer. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Sound. He has worked on more than 50 films since 1976. He is Distinguished Artist in Residence Emeritus at the American University School of Communication in Washington, DC. Selected filmography * ''Training Day'' (2001) * ''Dances with Wolves'' (1990) * '' Glory'' (1989) * ''Field of Dreams ''Field of Dreams'' is a 1989 American sports fantasy drama film written and directed by Phil Alden Robinson, based on Canadian novelist W. P. Kinsella's 1982 novel ''Shoeless Joe''. The film stars Kevin Costner as a farmer who builds a ...'' (1989) Awards * Academy Awards: 1989 (''Glory'') and 1990 (''Dances With Wolves'') * Prime Time Emmys: 1988 (''Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami'') and 1998 (''12 Angry Men'') References External links * 1952 births Living people Production sound mixers Best Sound Mixing Academy Award w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Williams (surname)
Williams is a common patronymic form of the name William (name), William that originated in medieval England, Wales, France, and Italy.Reaney & Wilson p.493 The meaning is derived from ''son'' or ''descendant of William'', the Northern French language, French form that also gave the English name William. Derived from an Old French given name with Germanic languages, Germanic elements; ''will'' = desire, will; and ''helm'' = helmet, protection. It can be an Anglicised form of the Dutch language, Dutch surname Willems. It is the second most common surname in New Zealand; third most common in Wales and the United States and fourth most common in Australia. Surname history The English name Williams is a patronymic surname, derived from the personal name Williams and is takes its names from the Old German words Willihelm and Willelm (the Norman French version was Guillaume). In the aftermath of Norman conquest of England, 1066 Norman invasion of England, Williams became the most popula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
