Paul Williams may refer to:

Entertainment

* Paul Williams (saxophonist) (1915–2002), American rhythm and blues saxophonist * Paul Williams (The Temptations singer) (1939–1973), founding member of The Temptations * Paul Williams (songwriter) (born 1940), songwriter for The Carpenters, The Muppets, film and television actor *

Paul Williams (British singer) Paul Williams (born Paul Nigel Vincent Yarlett; 19 September 1940 – 1 March 2019) was an English blues and rock singer and musician. Career During his early career he joined Zoot Money's Big Roll Band on bass and vocals, alongside the guitaris ...

(1940–2019), vocalist for Juicy Lucy, Tempest * Paul Williams (director) (born 1943), American film and television director *

Paul L. Williams (author) Paul L. Williams (born 1944) is an American author, journalist, and consultant. He has penned articles for major news outlets, including ''USA Today'', ''The Wall Street Journal'', and ''National Review''. He has appeared on Fox News, NPR, and ...

(born 1944), FBI consultant, journalist *

Paul Williams (author) Paul Edward Williams (born 15 January 1967, York, England) is an English author, television consultant, commentator, lifelong devotee to 2-Tone, ska music and the British skinhead subculture. He is well known for his creation of The Specialized ...

(born 1967), British author and consultant on ska music *

Paul Williams (journalist) Paul S. Williams (May 19, 1948 – March 27, 2013) was an American music journalist and writer who created ''Crawdaddy!'', the first national US magazine of rock music criticism, in January 1966. He was a leading authority on the works of musicia ...

(1948–2013), American founder of music magazine ''Crawdaddy!'' *

Paul Williams (media personality) Paul Williams (born 1964) is an Irish media personality and writer on crime. His TV credits include ''Dirty Money'' and the self-regarding title ''Paul Williams Investigates—The Battle for the Gas Fields''. In 2011 he joined the '' Irish Sun' ...

(born 1964), Irish journalist and non-fiction crime writer *

Paul Williams (comedian) Paul Anthony Williams (born 7 August 1992) is a New Zealand comedian and musician. Williams plays the role of Taskmaster's assistant on the New Zealand version of the international television series ''Taskmaster'', and is one of the show's pr ...

(born 1992), New Zealand comedian and singer-songwriter *

Paul Andrew Williams Paul Andrew Williams (born 1973 in Portsmouth, England) is a British film writer and director. He won the New Director's Award for his film '' London to Brighton'' in the 2006 Edinburgh International Film Festival. Career Williams began his caree ...

(born 1973), British film writer and director * Paul O. Williams (1935–2009), American science-fiction author and poet * Paul Williams (bluegrass musician), American bluegrass and gospel musician *

Paul Williams (composer) Paul Williams is an English composer and pianist. Biography Paul Williams (aka Terry Day) studied at the Royal College of Music before going on to read Music at Cambridge University, where he gained an M.A. While still at Jesus College, he t ...

, English composer and pianist * Paul Williams (''The Young and the Restless''), character on ''The Young and the Restless'' * Paul Williams (1934–2016), birth name of soul musician Billy Paul *Paul Williams, Australian actor in the film ''

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Politics

* Paul Williams (Conservative politician) (1922–2008), British MP for Sunderland South *

Paul Williams (health service manager) Sir Paul Michael Williams, OBE KStJ, DL (born 25 June 1948), is a British former National Health Service manager, who was Chief Executive of NHS Wales between 2009 and 2011. Career He was born in Wales, and joined the NHS as a clerk at the Welsh ...

(born 1948), NHS Wales *

Paul Williams (Labour politician) Paul Daniel Williams (born 23 August 1972) is a British general practitioner (GP) and former Labour Party politician, who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stockton South from 2017 to 2019, when he lost his seat to the Conservat ...

(born 1972), British

Sports

Football and rugby

Paul Williams (quarterback) Paul Williams (born April 14, 1963) is a former American football quarterback who played two seasons in the Arena Football League with the New England Steamrollers and Maryland Commandos. He played college football at Tarleton State University ...

(born 1963), American football player * Paul Williams (wide receiver) (born 1983), for the Houston Texans * Billy Williams (coach) (Paul Beauchamp Williams, 1892–1973), American college football, baseball, basketball coach * Paul Williams (footballer, born 1962), English footballer * Paul Williams (footballer, born 1965), English footballer * Paul Williams (footballer, born 1969), English footballer * Paul Williams (footballer, born 1970), English footballer *

Paul Williams (footballer, born 1971) Paul Darren Williams (born 26 March 1971) is an English professional football coach and former player who was until August 2022 academy director at Birmingham City. As a player, he was a centre back and midfielder from 1989 until 2005, playing ...

, English footballer and coach * Paul Williams (Canadian football) (born 1947), Canadian football defensive back * Paul Williams (Northern Ireland footballer) (born 1963), Northern Ireland footballer *

Paul Williams (Australian rules footballer) Paul Williams (born 3 April 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club and the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is also a former assistant coach in the AFL, which most nota ...

(born 1973), Australian rules footballer *

Paul Williams (rugby union) Paul Williams (born 22 April 1983) is a New Zealand-born Samoan international rugby union player who plays for Stade Français in the French Top 14. His regular playing positions are Centre, Wing and fullback. He is a son of former All Black ...

(born 1983), New Zealand * Paul Williams (referee) (born 1985), New Zealand rugby union referee

Other sports

Paul Williams (water polo) Paul Williams (born 30 April 1955) is an Australian water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics. See also * Australia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of men's Olympic water pol ...

(born 1955), Australian Olympic water polo player *

Paul Williams (runner) Paul Gregory Williams (born August 7, 1956) is a retired long-distance runner from Canada, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. His best result was finishing in 21st place in the men's 10,000 ...

(born 1956), Canadian *

Paul Williams (basketball) Paul Williams (born March 5, 1961) is an American former basketball player. Born in Phoenix, Arizona, he played at St. Mary's High School and led the school to its first boys basketball state championship during his final season. Williams played ...

(born 1961), American *

Paul Williams (boxer) Paul Williams (born July 27, 1981) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2012. He held the WBO welterweight title twice between 2007 and 2008, the WBO interim junior middleweight title in 2008, and challenged once fo ...

(born 1981), American professional boxer *

Paul Williams (sprinter) ''For other individuals with the same name, see Paul Williams (disambiguation).'' Paul Williams is a Grenadian people, Grenadian sprinter. He competed in the Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres, Men's 100m event at the 2 ...

(born 1986), Grenadian * Paul Williams (darts player) (born 1964), English

Other

* Paul L. Williams (general) (1894–1968), U.S. general in World War II *

Paul R. Williams Paul Revere Williams, FAIA (February 18, 1894 – January 23, 1980) was an American architect based in Los Angeles, California. He practiced mostly in Southern California and designed the homes of numerous celebrities, including Frank Sina ...

(1894–1980), architect in Los Angeles, California *

Paul X. Williams Paul Xandros Williams (February 19, 1908 – January 24, 1994) was a United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. Education and career Born in Booneville, Ar ...

(1908–1994), U.S. federal judge *

Paul S. Williams Jr. Paul Scott "Bo" Williams Jr. (October 17, 1929 – July 8, 1995) was a United States Army officer. He retired from active duty in 1986 having achieved the rank of lieutenant general. After retiring from the Army, Bo was active in the family inves ...

(1929-1995), American Army lieutenant general * Paul Williams (Buddhist studies scholar) (born 1950), at the University of Bristol, UK *

Paul Williams (bishop) Paul Gavin Williams (born 16 January 1968) is a Church of England bishop. Since May 2015, he has been the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham; from 2009 to 2015, he was the Bishop of Kensington, an area bishop in the Diocese of London. Early lif ...

(born 1968), Bishop of Kensington * Paul R. Williams (professor of law), peace negotiator