Charles, Charlie, Charley, Chuck or Chuckie Williams may refer to:

Actors

Charles Williams (English actor) Charles Williams (1693–1731) was a British stage actor. Williams joined the company at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in 1718 and remained with it to his death in the year of his 38th birthday.Brean p.173 Selected roles * Lorenzo in '' Love in ...

(1693–1731), at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane *

Charles Williams (American actor) Charles Williams (September 27, 1898 – January 3, 1958) was an American actor and writer. He appeared in over 260 film and television productions between 1922 and 1956. He also worked as a writer on 30 films between 1932 and 1954. He st ...

(1898–1958), screenwriter *

Charlie Williams (comedian) Charles Adolphus Williams, MBE (23 December 1927 – 2 September 2006) was an English professional footballer who was one of the first black players in British football after the Second World War, Bourne, Stephen,Obituary ''The Guardian'', 4 Sep ...

(1927–2006), English Yorkshire stand-up, former footballer

Artists

Charles Williams (caricaturist) Charles Williams (died 1830) was a British caricaturist, etcher and illustrator. He was chief caricaturist between 1799 and 1815 for the leading British publisher S. W. Fores. He worked in a style similar to James Gillray. In his earlier works ...

(before 1775—1830), British illustrator *

Charles Insco Williams Charles Insco Williams (December 12, 1853 - February 13, 1923) was an artist and architect in Dayton, Ohio. Biography He was born on December 12, 1853, to Mary Forman and John Insco Williams. His father seems to have been an accomplished pain ...

(1853–1923), American artist and architect in Dayton, Ohio *Charles David Williams (1875–1954), American book and magazine illustrator (

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Charles Williams (artist) Charles Williams (born 16 March 1965) is a British artist. He is a founding member of the Stuckist art group and a member of the New English Art Club. Life and work Charles Williams was born in Evanston, Illinois, USA, and raised in England. ...

(born 1965), American-English Stuckist movement painter * Charles T. Williams, American sculptor

Music and dance

Charles Holston Williams Charles Holston Williams (January 25, 1886 – 1978) was an American choreographer and professor of physical education. He was the organizer and first director of the Hampton Institute Creative Dance Group, the first national touring company compos ...

(1886–1978), American founder of dance company *

Charles Williams (composer) Charles Williams (8 May 1893 – 7 September 1978) was a British composer and conductor, contributing music to over 50 films. While his career ran from 1934 through 1968, much of his work came to the big screen as stock music and was therefore unc ...

(1893–1978), English film music *

Charles Williams (musician) Charles Isaac Williams (born July 18, 1932) is an alto saxophone, alto saxophonist based in New York City.Henderson, A.C. I. Williams: Allmusic Artist Biography accessed November 11, 2014 Biography Williams was born in Halls, Tennessee and moved ...

(born 1932), American jazz saxophonist ** ''Charles Williams'' (album), 1971 release by saxophonist *

Charles "Hungry" Williams Charles "Hungry" Williams (February 12, 1935 – May 10, 1986) was an American rhythm & blues drummer, best known for the innovative and influential technique he used on numerous recordings that came out of New Orleans in the 1950s and 1960s. E ...

(1935–1986), American R&B drummer from New Orleans

Politics

Charles Williams (of Llangibby) Sir Charles Williams (1591–1641) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622 and from 1640 to 1641. Williams was the son of Sir Rowland Williams of Llangibby. He matriculated at Jesus College, Oxford, on 16 June 1 ...

(1591–1641), English MP in 1621 *

Charles Hanbury Williams Sir Charles Hanbury Williams, KB (8 December 1708 – 2 November 1759) was a Welsh diplomat, writer and satirist. He was a Member of Parliament from 1734 until his death. Early life Hanbury was the son of a Welsh ironmaster and Member of Parl ...

(1708–1759), Welsh MP and satirist *

Charles K. Williams Charles Kilbourne Williams (January 24, 1782March 9, 1853) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court from 1834 to 1846 and as 20th governor of Vermont from 1850 to 1852. Biography Williams wa ...

(1782–1853), American governor of Vermont *Charles Williams (before 1825—after 1865), American mayor of Rockford, Illinois, 1859–64 *

Watkin Williams (Liberal politician) Sir Charles James Watkin Williams (23 September 1828 – 17 July 1884) was a Welsh judge, doctor and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1880. Life Williams was the eldest son of Peter Williams, rector of Llansan ...

(Charles James Watkin Williams, 1828–1884), Welsh MP for Caernarvonshire, 1880 *

Charles G. Williams Charles Grandison Williams (October 18, 1829March 30, 1892) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He represented the state of Wisconsin for ten years in the United States House of Representatives, from 1873 to 1883, and was chairman ...

(1829–1892), American congressman from Wisconsin *

Charles Henry Williams Charles Henry Williams (later known as Charles Henry Basset, from 1880) (16 November 1834 – 1 February 1908) of Pilton House and Westaway House, Pilton, near Barnstaple, and of Watermouth Castle all in North Devon, was a British naval an ...

(1834–1908), English MP for Barnstaple, 1868–1874 * Charles Williams (Wisconsin state legislator) (1844–1922), American Democrat *

Morgan Williams (politician) Charles Morgan Williams (21 April 1878 – 4 August 1970) was a mayor and Member of Parliament for Kaiapoi in Canterbury, New Zealand. Early years: farming and business C. Morgan Williams was born in North Wales in 1878, and worked as a letter ...

(Charles Morgan Williams, 1878–1970), New Zealand politician *

Charles Williams (Torquay MP) Charles Williams (21 April 1886 – 28 Oct 1955) was a Conservative Party politician in England. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for constituencies in Devon from 1918 to 1922, and from 1924 to 1955. He was elected to the House of Commons on ...

(1886–1955), English politician *

Charles Cromwell Williams Charles Cromwell Williams (February 9, 1896 – January 31, 1975) was a railway worker and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Regina City in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federa ...

(1896–1975), Canadian member of Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan *

Charles Williams (Australian politician) Charles Bennett Williams was an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Council The Western Australian Legislative Council is the upper house of the Parliament of Western Australia, a state of Austra ...

, Labor member of Western Australian Legislative Council, 1928–1948 *

Charles Williams, Baron Williams of Elvel Charles Cuthbert Powell Williams, Baron Williams of Elvel, (9 February 1933 – 30 December 2019) was a British business executive, Labour life peer and member of the House of Lords. In his 20s he played first-class cricket while at university ...

(1933–2019), English MP, cricketer, businessman

Sports

American football

* Charles M. Williams (coach), football and basketball at Temple University, 1894–99 *

Chuck Williams (American football) Charles A. Williams (March 8, 1934 – December 27, 2020) was an American college football coach who served as the head football coach at Canisius College for five seasons. Williams coached at North Tonawanda High School, the University at Buffal ...

(1934–2020), coach *

Charles Williams (gridiron football) Charles Williams (born September 14, 1953) is a former Canadian football defensive back in the Canadian Football League who played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He played college football for the Jackson State Tigers. He also played in the Nation ...

(born 1953), Canadian defensive back *

Charlie Williams (American football) Charlie U. Williams (born February 2, 1972) is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Bowling Green State University. Early years Williams attended ...

(born 1972), NFL safety for Dallas Cowboys

Association football

Charlie Williams (footballer, born 1873) Charles Albert Williams (19 November 1873 – 29 July 1952) was an English football goalkeeper and manager, who was the first goalkeeper known to have scored a goal in a first-class match. Playing career Williams started his career as a yout ...

(1873–1952), English goalkeeper and manager * Charles Williams (footballer, born 1912) (1912—after 1934), English footballer *

Charlie Williams (footballer, born 1944) Charlie Williams (born 15 February 1944) is a Maltese former professional soccer player. Williams learned to play soccer in the streets of Valletta. At the age of ten, he started playing organized soccer for the Valletta Lilywhites in the Vall ...

, Maltese midfielder *

(1927–2006), English centre-half, later performer

Baseball

* Charles Williams (baseball) (1894–1952), American pitcher in Negro leagues * Charlie Williams (shortstop) (1903–1931), American shortstop in Negro leagues *

Charlie Williams (umpire) Charles Herman Williams (December 20, 1943 – September 10, 2005) was an American baseball umpire who officiated in the National League from 1978 to 1999, and in both leagues from 2000 to 2001. He was the fourth African American to serve as a ful ...

(1943–2005), first African American behind home plate in World Series *

Charlie Williams (pitcher) Charles Prosek Williams (October 11, 1947 – January 27, 2015) was a Major League Baseball pitcher, best known for being the player the New York Mets traded to the San Francisco Giants for Willie Mays in . New York Mets Williams was selecte ...

(1947–2015), American with Mets and Giants

Basketball

Charlie Williams (basketball) Charles E. Williams (born September 5, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player born in Colorado Springs, Colorado. A 6’0” guard from Stadium High School ( Tacoma) and Seattle University, he played in the American Basketba ...

(born 1943), American point guard * Chuck Williams (basketball) (born 1946), American point guard *

Chuckie Williams Chuckie Williams (born December 31, 1953) is an American former professional basketball player. Life A guard, Williams played at Kansas State University from 1972 to 1976 for head coach Jack Hartman. One of the school's most potent long-rang ...

(born 1953), American shooting guard *

Chaz Williams Chaz Calvaron Williams (born April 6, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Njarðvík of the Úrvalsdeild karla. He played college basketball for University of Massachusetts (UMass) and was considered one of the top point guar ...

(born 1991), American point guard in Macedonian First League * Charles Williams (basketball) (born 1996), American shooting guard

Combat sports

Charley Williams Charley "Doc" Williams (born February 4, 1928) is a former professional boxer from the 1940s and 50's. He fought many of the top fighters of his era, and held wins over several members of the famed Murderers' Row (boxing), including a win over Ch ...

(born 1928), American boxer *

Charles Williams (boxer) Charles Williams (born June 2, 1962) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1978 to 1996, holding the IBF light heavyweight title from 1987 to 1993. Career Born in Columbus, Ohio, Williams was known as "Prince" Charles and tur ...

(born 1962), American light heavyweight *

Rockin' Rebel Charles Williams (January 13, 1966 – June 1, 2018) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Rockin' Rebel. He was best known for his appearances on the U.S. independent circuit with promotions such as Eastern Cham ...

(Charles Williams, 1966–2018), American professional wrestler

Other sports

Charles Williams (cricketer, born 1800) Charles Montague Williams (22 May 1800 – 17 March 1830) was an English first-class cricketer who played for the Marylebone Cricket Club Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) is a cricket club founded in 1787 and based since 1814 at Lord's Cricket ...

(1800–1830), English underarm bowler with Marylebone * Charles Williams (Australian footballer) (1881–1969), with Richmond in VFL *

Charles Williams (athlete) Charles Harold Williams (23 June 1887 – 15 December 1971) was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was born in Wolverhampton and died in Malvern, Worcestershire Malvern is a spa town and civil ...

(1887–1971), English 1908 Olympian in track and field *

Charles Williams (rackets) Charles Williams (1888-1935) was English rackets world champion. Rackets career Williams became a professional rackets player and the school coach at a young age, playing from the Harrow Club at Harrow School. In January 1911 he competed in and ...

(1888–1935), English world champion and Titanic survivor *

Charlie Williams (motorcyclist) Charlie Williams (born in Kelsall, Cheshire) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best season was in 1974 when he finished in tenth place in the 500cc world championship on a Yamaha motorcycle. Williams was a nine-time winner at ...

(born 1950), English motorcyclist *

Charles Williams (rugby union) Charles Williams is a former South African rugby union player who represented the Proteas against the All Blacks (1976). He was also selected in 1979 for the South African Barbarians, the first multi-racial South African side to tour Britain. O ...

South African player, 1976–1980 *

Charlie Williams (pool player) Charlie Williams (born January 5, 1977, in Seoul, South Korea) is an American professional pool player. Williams represented America as a player at the Mosconi Cup 5 times (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005) and as a non-playing captain in 2011. ...

(born 1977), Korean-born American * Charles Williams (ice hockey) (born 1992), American goaltender

Writers

Fiction

Charles Williams (British writer) Charles Walter Stansby Williams (20 September 1886 – 15 May 1945) was a British poet, novelist, playwright, theologian, literary critic, and member of the Inklings, an informal literary discussion group associated with C. S. Lewis and J. ...

(1886–1945), English novelist, member of Inklings *

Charles Williams (American author) Charles K. Williams (August 13, 1909 – April 5, 1975) was an American author of crime fiction. He is regarded by some critics as one of the finest suspense novelists of the 1950s and 1960s. His 1951 debut, the paperback novel ''Hill Girl'', sol ...

(1909–1975), American author of suspense novels (''Dead Calm'', ''Hotspot'',...) *

C. K. Williams Charles Kenneth "C. K." Williams (November 4, 1936 – September 20, 2015) was an American poet, critic and translator. Williams won many poetry awards. ''Flesh and Blood'' won the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1987. ''Repair'' (1999) won ...

(Charles Kenneth Williams, 1936–2015), American poet *

Charlie Williams (British writer) Charlie Williams (born 1971) is an English writer who has published six novels and a number of shorter works. Williams grew up in the town of Worcester on the borders of Western England, and was educated at Swansea University Swansea University ...

(born 1971), English author of ''The Mangel Trilogy'' * Charles Williams (film director) (born 1982), Australian screenwriter-director

Non-fiction

Charles Greville Williams Charles H. Greville Williams (22 September 1829 – 15 June 1910), was an English scientist and analytical chemist who published many scientific papers from 1853. He was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. He died in Horley and is buried in S ...

(1829–1910), English scientist and analytical chemist *

Charles Frederick Williams Charles Frederick Williams (4 May 1838 – 9 February 1904), was a Ulster Scots people, Scottish-Irish writer, journalist, and war correspondent. Early life Charles Williams was born on 4 May 1838 in Coleraine, Ireland. He claimed to be descende ...

(1838–1904), Irish-Scottish newspaper editor and war correspondent *

Charles Theodore Williams Charles Theodore Williams FRCP, MVO (29 August 1838 – 15 December 1912) was an English physician, known as a leading authority on pulmonary tuberculosis.

(1838–1912), English physician * Charles Tudor Williams (1839–1914), American businessman and educator *

Charles D. Williams Charles David Williams (July 30, 1860 - February 14, 1923) was the fourth Bishop of Michigan in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. He was an advocate of the "Social Gospel" views of Walter Rauschenbusch. Personal Charles David ...

(1860–1923), American Episcopal bishop and theologian * C. Dickerman Williams (1900–1998), American lawyer and freedom-of-speech advocate * Charles Williams (priest) (1906–1961), Welsh Anglican theologian and chaplain of Merton College *

Chuck Williams (author) Charles Edward Williams (October 2, 1915 – December 5, 2015) was the American founder of Williams Sonoma and author and editor of more than 100 books on the subject of cooking. Williams is credited for playing a major role in introducing French c ...

(1915–2015), cookbook writer, founder of Williams-Sonoma * Charles M. Williams (academic) (1917–2011), American professor at Harvard Business School

Other

Charles Williams (academic) Charles Williams (1807 – 17 October 1877) was Principal of Jesus College, Oxford, from 1857 to 1877. Life Williams studied at Jesus College from 1823 to 1827, holding a scholarship and gaining a First in Literae Humaniores. He was then ordaine ...

(1807–1877), English principal of Jesus College, Oxford *

Charles Williams (brewer) Charles Williams (1850 – 11 April 1936) was head brewer for several notable Australian companies. Career Williams was born in Wakefield Street, Adelaide, son of John Williams (c. 1806 – 29 June 1876), a brewer. He was educated at J. L. Young' ...

(1850–1936), Australian pioneer in Adelaide * Charles Williams (Royal Navy officer) (1925–2015), South African-born rear admiral *

Charles James Blasius Williams Charles James Blasius Williams (3 February 1805 – 24 March 1889) was an English physician. He was an early adopter of new techniques of physical examination, and became known as a specialist in diseases of the chest. Life He was the eighth c ...

, English physician *

Charles Q. Williams Charles Quincy Williams (September 17, 1933 – October 15, 1982) was a United States Army major and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for heroism above and beyond the call of duty as an Army ...

(1933–1982), American Army major, Medal of Honor recipient *Charles Andrew Williams (born 1986), perpetrator of the

Santana High School shooting On March 5, 2001, a school shooting occurred at Santana High School in Santee, California. The gunman, 15-year-old Charles Andrew Williams, opened fire with an eight-shot .22-caliber revolver, killing two students and wounding 13 others. Willi ...