George Williams may refer to:

Academics

George Williams (priest) George Williams (1814–1878) was an English cleric, academic and antiquary. Early life Born at Eton on 4 April 1814, Williams was son of Edward Williams, a bookseller and publisher there. He was educated on the foundation at Eton College, in th ...

(1814–1878), English academic and antiquary * George C. F. Williams (1857–1933), American medical doctor, genealogist and historian * George G. Williams (1902–2000), professor of English and creative writing at Rice University *

George Huntston Williams George Huntston Williams (April 7, 1914, in Huntsburg – October 6, 2000) was an American professor of Unitarian theology and historian of the Socinian movement. Williams' father was a Unitarian minister in Ohio. Williams studied at St. Lawr ...

(1914–2000), professor of Unitarian history at Harvard University * George H. Williams (educator) (1918–2003), president of American University *

George Christopher Williams George Christopher Williams (May 12, 1926 – September 8, 2010) was an American evolutionary biologist. Williams was a professor of biology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook who was best known for his vigorous critique of grou ...

(1926–2010), American biologist * George E. Williams (geologist), Australian geologist *

George Williams (lawyer) George John Williams is an Australian academic specialising in Australian constitutional law and the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Planning and Assurance at the University of New South Wales. He was formerly the Dean of the Law Faculty. At UNSW ...

, Australian legal academic

Entertainment

George Augustus Williams George Augustus Williams (4 May 1814 – 26 May 1901) was an English landscape painter during the Victorian era, and a member of the Williams family of painters. Biography George Augustus Williams was born on 4 May 1814 in London. He was the t ...

(1814–1901), British landscape painter * George A. Williams (actor) (1854–1936), American actor of the silent film era *George

Emlyn Williams George Emlyn Williams, CBE (26 November 1905 – 25 September 1987) was a Welsh writer, dramatist and actor. Early life Williams was born into a Welsh-speaking, working class family at 1 Jones Terrace, Pen-y-ffordd, Ffynnongroyw, Flintsh ...

(1905–1987), Welsh dramatist and actor *

George Williams (musician) George Dale "The Fox" Williams (November 5, 1917 – April 17, 1988) was a musician, composer, and an arranger for a number of major big bands, including Jimmie Lunceford, Glenn Miller, Gene Krupa, Sonny Dunham, and Ray Anthony. Career He wrote hit ...

(1917–1988), arranger/composer for big bands *

George Brigars Williams George Brigars Williams (8 January 1929 – 1 August 2016) was a Ghanaian actor. Early life and education He was born on 8 January 1929 in Sekondi, Western Region of Ghana, to Nora Awoonor Williams and Francis Awoonor Williams. He had ancestra ...

(1929–2016), Ghanaian actor *

George C. Williams (cinematographer) George C. Williams is an Indian cinematographer, who works in the Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam film industry. Career As a youngster, George C. Williams revealed he had a passion for keeping track of lighting, camera angles and framing in Tamil ...

, Indian cinematographer *

George Williams (Desperate Housewives) ''Desperate Housewives'' is an American comedy-drama series that aired on ABC (American Broadcasting Company). It focuses on the residents living on the fictional Wisteria Lane as narrated by their deceased neighbor, Mary Alice Young (Brenda Str ...

, television character *George W. Williams, vaudeville performer and recording artist, see

George Williams and Bessie Brown George W. Williams was a vaudeville performer and recording artist in the United States. He recorded several songs with Bessie Brown his wife. They were one of the comedy duos on the TOBA Toba may refer to: Languages * Toba Sur language, spoken in ...

Politics

George Williams (died 1556) George Williams (by 1521 – 1556) was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Grantham Grantham () is a market and industrial town in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, situated on t ...

, MP for Grantham *

George Williams (British politician) Lieutenant-Colonel George Williams (1765 – 19 December 1850) was a British army officer and Liberal politician. Background Williams was born in St Johns, Newfoundland, of Welsh descent, grandson of George Williams of Silverdale near Swansea. ...

(1765–1850), British army officer and Liberal politician * George Hawkins Williams (1818–1889), American politician and lawyer *

George Henry Williams George Henry Williams (March 26, 1823April 4, 1910) was an American judge and politician. He served as chief justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, was the 32nd Attorney General of the United States, and was elected Oregon's U.S. senator, and serve ...

(1823–1910), United States attorney general and United States senator from Oregon *

George E. Williams (New Jersey politician) George E. Williams is an American politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from the 7th Legislative District from 1994 to 1996. Elected as a Democrat, Williams switched to the Republican Party while in office. A graduate of Merc ...

, member of the New Jersey General Assembly *

George E. Williams (New York politician) George E. Williams (28 February 1828 – 31 October 1914)George E Williams
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(1828–1914), New York assemblyman, 1879 *

George Washington Williams George Washington Williams (October 16, 1849 – August 2, 1891) was a soldier in the American Civil War and in Mexico before becoming a Baptist minister, politician, lawyer, journalist, and writer on African-American history. He served in the ...

(1849–1891), author and Ohio state legislator * George F. Williams (1852–1932), United States representative from Massachusetts *

George A. Williams (Nebraska politician) George Arthur Williams (August 17, 1864 – July 7, 1946) was a 20th-century politician who served as the 18th lieutenant governor of Nebraska from 1925 to 1931. Born in La Fayette, Illinois, Williams attended school in Galva, Illinois, though ...

(1864–1946), lieutenant governor of Nebraska, 1925–1931 *

George Norris Williams George Norris Williams (13 October 1866, Ōkaihau New Zealand – 9 July 1949, Dawson City) was the acting commissioner of Yukon from 13 October 1916 to 1 Apirl 1918, when the previous commissioner, George Black, was fighting in World War I. Bef ...

(1866–1949), acting Commissioner of Yukon, 1915 to 1916 *

George Williams (Michigan politician) George Williams was born on 24 September 1869 in Oswestry, which has at various times in history been part of either Wales or Shropshire, England. Sometime before 1884 he immigrated to Marquette, Michigan, Marquette in the Upper Peninsula of Mi ...

(1869–1934), Michigan state senator *

George H. Williams (Missouri politician) George Howard Williams (December 1, 1871November 25, 1963) was an American politician and attorney from Missouri. A Republican, he served as U.S. Senator from Missouri from 1925 to 1926, completing the term of Selden P. Spencer following the la ...

(1871–1963), U.S. senator from Missouri * George S. Williams (1877–1961), U.S. representative from Delaware *

George Hara Williams George Hara Williams (November 17, 1894 – September 12, 1945) was a Canadian farmer activist and politician.Dale-Burnett, LisaWilliams, George (1894–1945), ''Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, accessed February 12, 2008 Biography Born in Binsca ...

(1894–1945), Saskatchewan politician

Sports

American football

George Williams (American football) George Williams was an American football coach. As head coach of Kansas Wesleyan in 1916, his team failed to win a game. They gave up an average of just over 40 points per game while scoring only three points for the entire season. Coaching ca ...

, head coach at Kansas Wesleyan University in 1916 *

George Williams III George Roger Williams III (born December 8, 1975) is a former American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven pla ...

(born 1975), American football defensive lineman

Association football

George Williams (footballer, born 1862) George Williams (born 1862) was a Welsh international footballer. He was part of the Wales national football team between 1893 and 1898, playing 6 matches. He played his first match on 18 March 1893 against Scotland and his last match on 19 Febr ...

(1862–?), Chirk F.C. and Wales *

George Williams (footballer, born 1879) George Owen Williams (September 1879 – 27 July 1916) was a semi-professional footballer who played in the Football League for West Bromwich Albion as a half back. He was capped by Wales at international level. Personal life Williams served ...

(1879–1916), Wrexham A.F.C., West Bromwich Albion F.C. and Wales *

George Williams (footballer, born 1881) George Williams (10 February 1881 – 13 May 1946) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia ser ...

(1881–1946), Australian rules footballer for St Kilda *

George Williams (footballer, born 1882) George Williams (1882–1939) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (), commonly known as Wolves, is a professional football club based in Wolverhampton ...

(1882–1939), English footballer for Wolverhampton Wanderers *

George Williams (footballer, born 1897) George Henry William (10 October 1897 – 22 February 1957) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward for Southampton and Exeter City in the 1920s. Football career Williams was born at Ventnor on the Isle of Wi ...

(1897–1957), English footballer with Southampton and Exeter City *

Robert Williams (footballer, born 1932) George Robert Williams (18 November 1932 – March 2003) was an English professional footballer who played as a right half. Career Born in Felling, Williams spent his early career with Rotherham United, Sheffield United and Wisbech Town. He sig ...

(George Robert Williams, 1932–2003), English footballer for Mansfield Town *

George Williams (footballer, born 1993) George Benjamin Williams (born 14 April 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League One club Cambridge United. Career Worcester City Williams began his career as an academy scholar with Milton Keynes Dons be ...

, English footballer for Cambridge United *

George Williams (footballer, born 1995) George Christopher Williams (born 7 September 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for National League club Boreham Wood. He has previously been capped for the Wales national team at several age groups including seven caps f ...

, Wales international footballer for Barrow *

Geraint Williams David Geraint Williams (born 5 January 1962) is a Welsh football manager and former professional footballer. As a player, he was a midfielder from 1980 until 2000, notably featuring in the Premier League for Ipswich Town, as well as in the Foo ...

(born 1962), Welsh football manager nicknamed "George"

Baseball

* George Williams (Negro leagues) (1864–1918), African American baseball player, Cuban Giants from 1885 * George Williams (infielder) (1939–2009), American baseball player *

George Williams (catcher) George Erik Williams (born April 22, 1969) is an American former professional baseball catcher who played for the Oakland Athletics and San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB) in parts of four seasons spanning 1995–2000. Listed at 5' 10 ...

(born 1969), American baseball player

Rugby

George Williams (rugby union) George Albert Williams (1856 – 27 April 1925), also known as Bully Williams, was a New Zealand rugby union player who toured with the 1888–89 New Zealand Native football team to the British Isles and Australia. Williams was one of five non-M� ...

(1856–1925), New Zealand rugby union player *

George Williams (rugby league) George Williams (born 31 October 1994) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and for Warrington Wolves in the Super League and England at international level. He has previously played as a for the Wigan Warriors ...

(born 1994), English rugby league player

Other sports

George Williams (Australian footballer) George Williams (30 April 1871 – 27 April 1937) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australi ...

(1871–1937), Australian rules footballer for Collingwood * George Williams (cricketer) (1880–?), English cricketer *

George Williams (basketball) George L. "Shorty" Williams (1899 – February 4, 1961) was an American basketball center (basketball), center who played for the Missouri Tigers men's basketball, Missouri Tigers. He was a two-time NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans, All-Americ ...

(1899–1961), American college basketball player in the 1920s * George Williams (racewalker) (1935–2016), British racewalker * George Williams (umpire), West Indian cricket umpire in the 1950s * George Williams (athletics coach), American track and field coach

Other

Gilly Williams George James Williams, known familiarly as Gilly Williams (1719–1805) was an English official, known as a wit and letter writer. Life Born at Denton, Lincolnshire, he was a younger son of William Peere Williams and Anne, daughter of Sir George ...

(George James Williams, 1719–1805), English official, wit, and letter writer * George Williams (physician) (c. 1762–1834), English physician and librarian *

George Ebenezer Williams George Ebenezer Williams (30 August 1783 − 17 April 1819) was an English organist and composer.Church of the Firstborn who identified himself as a reincarnation of the prophet Cainan *

George Williams (philanthropist) Sir George Williams (11 October 1821 – 6 November 1905) was an English philanthropist, businessman and founder of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA). The oldest and largest youth charity in the world, its aim is to support young peo ...

(1821–1905), English founder of the YMCA *

George Forrester Williams George Forrester Williams (1837–December 31, 1920) was a soldier, military adviser and journalist who worked as managing editor of the ''New York Times'' from 1870 to 1873. Williams was born in 1837 in Gibraltar to a military family. After li ...

(1837–1920), Gibraltar-born soldier and military adviser who became managing editor of the New York Times *

George C. Williams (Medal of Honor) George C. Williams (1839–1926) was a soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War who was awarded the Medal of Honor. Biography Williams was born in England on December 9, 1839. He emigrated to the United States and joined the Union ...

(1839–1926), Union Army during the American Civil War *

George Williams (Idaho architect) George Williams (November 11, 1859 or 1860 in Kewanee, Illinois – December 22, 1929 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) was an American architect based in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. He was born in Illinois and moved to Coeur D'Alene in 1903. A number of hi ...

(1860–1929), American architect *

George Washington Williams (naval officer) George Washington Williams (Yorkville, South Carolina, 30 July 1869 – Charleston, South Carolina, 18 July 1925) was a U.S. Navy rear admiral. Navy career Williams graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1890. He served the required tw ...

(1869–1925), US Navy officer * George Clark Williams (1878–1958), Queen's Counsel and Justice of the Peace * George Hopkins Williams II (1915–2006), aviation history collector *

George Williams College (Chicago) George Williams College is a campus of Aurora University located on Geneva Lake in Williams Bay, Wisconsin. The campus was previously part of an independent college that was first based in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, and later ...

, a campus of Aurora University, Illinois *

Sir George Williams Campus Quartier Concordia is a neighbourhood redevelopment project centred on Concordia University's Sir George Williams campus in downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Bordered by Sherbrooke Street, Saint-Mathieu Street, René Lévesque Boulevard and Bishop ...

of Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada * ''George Williams'' (fireboat), see Fireboats of Portland, Oregon