Peter or Pete Williams may refer to:

Academics

Peter Williams (musicologist) Peter Williams (14 May 1937 – 20 March 2016) was an English musicologist, author, harpsichordist, organist, and professor. Williams was considered one of the leading scholars on the organ and the life and works of Johann Sebastian Bach. Life an ...

(1937–2016), English musicology professor and Bach scholar *

Peter Williams (educationalist) Peter Williams CBE (born 20 April 1948) is the former Chief Executive of the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), and the current Honorary President of the British Accreditation Council for Independent Further and Higher Educa ...

(born 1948), British educationalist * Peter Damian Williams (born 1957), Australian historian

Arts and entertainment

Peter Williams (dance critic) Peter Lancelot Williams (12 June 1914 – 10 August 1995) was an English designer and dance critic. He founded and edited the monthly magazine ''Dance and Dancers'' for thirty years, wrote columns for national newspapers and was an influentia ...

(1914–1995), English ballet critic and writer * Peter Williams (actor, born 1915) (1915–2003), American-British actor * Jim Bowen (Peter Williams, 1937–2018), English stand-up comedian * Peter Williams (painter) (1952–2021), American painter *

Pete Williams (journalist) Louis Alan "Pete" Williams (born February 28, 1952) is a former American journalist and former government official. From 1993-2022, he was a television correspondent for NBC News. He served in the administration of President George H. W. Bush. ...

(born 1952), American journalist and television correspondent *

Peter Williams (broadcaster) Peter Allan Williams (born 6 March 1954) is a New Zealand former broadcaster and sports writer who worked for the national broadcaster TVNZ between 1979 and 2018. His roles with TVNZ included hosting the ''1 News'' 6pm weekend bulletin and ser ...

(born 1954), New Zealand television presenter * Peter Williams (actor, born 1957), Jamaican-born actor *

Pete Williams (musician) Pete Williams (born 1960) is an English singer/songwriter and musician, known for his work with Dexys Midnight Runners, The Bureau and These Tender Virtues. He is an original member of Dexys Midnight Runners and played on the number one single ...

(born 1960), English musician *

Peter Llewellyn Williams Peter Llewellyn Williams (born 21 March 1964) is a British stage and television actor. He is best known for his part as Much the Miller's Son in the 1980s cult TV series ''Robin of Sherwood''. Williams was born in Paddington. In addition to his ...

(born 1964), British stage and television actor *Pete Williams (fl. 2001), creator of the animated sitcom ''

Undergrads ''Undergrads'' (stylized as ''underGRADS'') is an adult animated sitcom centered on the lives of four college undergraduate freshmen. Originally broadcast on MTV in 2001, only 13 episodes were created. It has since been shown on Teletoon in Canad ...

Politics and law

Harrison A. Williams Harrison Arlington "Pete" Williams Jr. (December 10, 1919November 17, 2001) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a Democrat who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives (1953–1957) and the United States Senat ...

(1919–2001), a.k.a. Pete Williams, U.S. senator from New Jersey *

Peter Williams (lawyer) Sir Peter Alderidge Williams (1 December 1934 – 9 June 2015) was a New Zealand barrister and penal reform advocate. He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1987. Biography Williams was born in 1934 and educated at Feilding High School. He gra ...

(1934–2015), New Zealand jurist * Peter Barry Williams (fl. 1980–1984),

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, Hong Kong

Religion

Peter Williams (Welsh Methodist) Peter Williams (15 January 1723 – 8 August 1796) was a prominent leader of Welsh Methodism in the eighteenth century, best known for publishing Welsh-language bibles and bible commentary. Personal life Williams was born on 15 January 1723 a ...

(1723–1796), leader of Welsh Methodism *

Peter Bailey Williams Peter Bayley Williams (August 1763 – 22 November 1836) was a Welsh Anglican priest and amateur antiquarian. It is also claimed that he led the first rock climb recorded in the United Kingdom. Life Williams was the son of Peter Williams, one of ...

(1763–1836), Welsh Anglican priest and amateur antiquarian *

Peter Williams Jr. Peter Williams Jr. (1786–1840) was an African-American Episcopal Church (United States), Episcopal priest, the second ordained in the United States and the first to serve in New York City. He was an Abolitionism in the United States, abolitionist ...

(1780–1840), African-American Episcopal priest

Science and medicine

Peter Williams (physician) Peter Orchard Williams (23 September 1925 − 25 July 2014) was a British physician, who served as Director of the Wellcome Trust, and of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine. The son of Agnes (née Birkinshaw) and Robert Willia ...

(1925–2014), British physician *

Peter Williams (physicist) Sir Peter Michael Williams, (born 22 March 1945) is a British physicist. Education Williams was educated at Hymers College and completed his undergraduate degree at Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1966, and his PhD at Selwyn College, Cambridge ...

(born 1945), British physicist, chairman of Oxford Instruments; Chancellor, University of Leicester *

Peter Francis Williams Peter Francis Williams is an amateur astronomer from New South Wales, Australia. He specializes in early detection of declines in R Coronae Borealis-type stars and the long-term monitoring of several southern Mira variables and eclipsing bina ...

(active since 1999), Australian astronomer

Sports

Australian rules football

* Peter Williams (Australian footballer, born 1867) (1867–1949), VFL footballer for Carlton *

Peter Williams (Australian footballer, born 1944) Peter Williams (born 10 October 1944) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL). A Wonthaggi recruit, Williams played seven senior games for Fitzroy, four in the 1965 VFL season and ...

, VFL footballer for Fitzroy *

Peter Williams (Australian footballer, born 1957) Peter Williams (born 14 December 1957) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Williams, a Waverley recruit, made seven appearances for Richmond, all in the 1979 VFL season. A r ...

, VFL footballer for Richmond

Cricket

Peter Williams (Irish cricketer) Peter Victor Williams (10 July 1897 – 1 April 1971) was an Irish cricketer active from 1919 to 1927 who played for Sussex. He was born in Dublin and died in Auckland, New Zealand. He appeared in 23 first-class matches as a righthanded batsman ...

(1897–1971), Irish cricketer for Sussex and several other teams in England *

Peter Williams (Australian cricketer) Peter David Williams (born 9 February 1942) is an Australian former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and an occasional wicket-keeper, he played four first-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1965 and 1966. See also * List of Victoria fi ...

(born 1942), Australian cricketer, played for Victoria *

Peter Williams (South African cricketer) Peter Williams (28 September 1957 – 26 May 2014) was a South African cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Eastern Province and Natal NATAL or Natal may refer to: Places * Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, a city in Brazil * Natal, S ...

(1957–2014), South African cricketer

Other sports

Peter Williams (rugby union, born 1884) Peter Williams (22 April 188430 August 1976) was a rugby union player who represented New Zealand national rugby union team, New Zealand nine times, including a single Test match (rugby union), Test match. He played club rugby for Dunedin side A ...

(1884–1976), New Zealand rugby union international footballer *

Peter Williams (English footballer) Peter John Williams (21 October 1931 – 13 July 2021) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League as a winger. Williams died in Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county ...

(1931–2021), English footballer * Peter Williams (motorcyclist) (1939–2020), British motorcycle racer, participant in the Isle of Man TT, 1967 * Peter Williams (rugby, born 1958), English rugby union and rugby league footballer * Pete Williams (basketball) (born 1965), American professional basketball player *

Peter Williams (footballer, born 1960) Peter Wesley Williams (born 17 May 1960) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a forward. He made appearances in the English Football League for Wrexham Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre ...

, Welsh association footballer *

Peter Williams (swimmer) Peter Rowan Williams (born 20 June 1968) is a South African former swimmer who set a world record in the 50 metre freestyle. He placed third in the 50 metre freestyle at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, and fourth at the 1992 Summer Olympics. At th ...

(born 1968), South African swimmer *

Pete Williams (fighter) Peter Alan Williams (born July 10, 1975) is a former American mixed martial arts fighter who fought out of Ken Shamrock's fight team the Lion's Den. Williams was ranked as high as the #6 top Heavyweight fighter in the world as of May 2000.Bloo ...

(born 1975), American mixed martial arts fighter * Petey Williams (born 1981), Canadian professional wrestler * Peter Williams (alpine skier) (born 1983), New Zealand para-alpine sit-skier * Peter Williams (cyclist) (born 1986), British racing cyclist

Others

Peter Williams (Medal of Honor) Peter Williams (born 1831, date of death unknown) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. He earned the award for steering throughout the Battle of Hampton Roads, ...

(1831–?), American Civil War sailor * Peter Gordon Williams (1920–1982), British businessman and unofficial member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong *

Peter D. Williams Major General Peter D. Williams (also known as Drax Williams; born November 15, 1939) is a retired United States Marine Corps general and an aviator. He served as the Inspector General of the United States Marine Corps in his last command. Biog ...

(born 1939), United States Marine Corps general and aviator * Peter Williams (businessman) (born 1974), British businessman, co-founder of Jack Wills clothing brand

Fictional characters

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