Richard Williams may refer to:

Entertainment

Richard Williams (animator) Richard Edmund Williams (March 19, 1933 – August 16, 2019) was a Canadian-British animator, voice actor, director, and writer, best known for serving as animation director on ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' (1988), for which he won two Academy Awa ...

(1933–2019), Canadian-British animator *

Richard Williams (theatre director) Richard Williams is a theatre director, producer and teacher working mainly in the areas of dramatic and lyric presentation. Richard Williams’ career has concerned classics, new plays, music theatre and opera productions. In a directing career la ...

, theatre director, producer and teacher * Dick Anthony Williams (1934–2012), American actor * Richard Bebb (Richard Bebb Williams, 1927–2006), English actor

Military

Richard Williams (Royal Marines officer) Colonel Commandant Sir Richard Williams (1764–1839) was a career British officer of the Royal Marines active during the American Revolutionary War, the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic Wars, and the War of 1812. Sir Richard Williams ...

(1764–1839), British military officer *

Richard Williams (RAAF officer) Air Marshal Sir Richard Williams, (3 August 1890 – 7 February 1980), is widely regarded as the "father" of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He was the first military pilot trained in Australia, and went on to command Australian and Br ...

(1890–1980), Australian aviator

Music

* Richard Williams (conductor) (1923–2007), Welsh conductor *

Richard Williams (musician) Richard Gene Williams (May 4, 1931 – November 4, 1985) was an American jazz trumpeter. Biography Williams was born in Galveston, Texas, and played tenor saxophone early in his life before picking up trumpet as a teenager. He played in local Te ...

(1931–1985), American jazz trumpeter * Richard Williams, drummer for The Passions * Dick Williams (singer) (1926–2018), American singer *

Rich Williams Richard John Williams (born February 1, 1950) is an American guitarist, primarily known for being one of the only consistent original members of the rock band Kansas alongside drummer Phil Ehart. Both have appeared on every Kansas album to date ...

(born 1950), American guitarist

Politics

* Richard Williams (alias Cromwell) (by 1502–1545), Welsh soldier and courtier *

Richard Williams (congressman) Richard Williams (November 15, 1836 – June 19, 1914) was an American lawyer and politician in the state of Oregon. A native of Ohio, he moved to Oregon in 1851 where he became an attorney. A Republican, he was the United States Congressman repre ...

(1836–1914), American politician from Oregon * Richard Williams (died 1579) (before 1535–1579), English politician for Oxford *

Richard Williams (died 1601) Richard Williams may refer to: Entertainment * Richard Williams (animator) (1933–2019), Canadian-British animator * Richard Williams (theatre director), theatre director, producer and teacher * Dick Anthony Williams (1934–2012), American ...

(before 1560–1601), MP for

New Romney New Romney is a market town in Kent, England, on the edge of Romney Marsh, an area of flat, rich agricultural land reclaimed from the sea after the harbour began to silt up. New Romney, one of the original Cinque Ports, was once a sea port, w ...

Richard Williams (died 1692) Richard Williams (c. 1654 – September 1692), of Cabalfa, Clyro, Radnorshire, was a Welsh politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Radnorshire , HQ = Presteigne , Government = Radnorshi ...

(c. 1654–1692), MP for Radnorshire, for Breconshire and for New Radnor Boroughs *

Richard Williams (MP for Flint) Richard Williams may refer to: Entertainment * Richard Williams (animator) (1933–2019), Canadian-British animator * Richard Williams (theatre director), theatre director, producer and teacher * Dick Anthony Williams (1934–2012), American ...

(c. 1699–1759), Welsh politician for Flint * Richard Williams (of Rhosygeido) (before 1570–1622), Welsh politician from Anglesey *

Richard H. Williams (New York politician) Richard H. Williams (born August 3, 1807 in Aurora, Cayuga County, New York) was an American politician from New York. He was the son of Richard Montgomery Williams (1776–1837) and Amy (Hart) Williams (1779–1862). On October 23, 1834, he mar ...

(1807–?), American politician from New York * Richard Henry Williams (1852–1924), Canadian lumber merchant and political figure in Saskatchewan * Richard S. Williams (before 1820–after 1853), American politician from New York

Sports

Baseball

Dick Williams Richard Hirschfeld Williams (May 7, 1929 – July 7, 2011) was an American left fielder, third baseman, manager, coach and front-office consultant in Major League Baseball. Known especially as a hard-driving, sharp-tongued manager from 1967 to 1 ...

(1929–2011), American baseball player and manager * Dick Williams (executive), American baseball executive *

Rick Williams (baseball, born 1952) Richard Allen Williams (born November 9, 1952) is a retired American professional baseball player. He was a , right-handed pitcher who appeared in 48 games, 17 as a starter, for the 1978–1979 Houston Astros. Williams attended Merced High ...

, American baseball pitcher (Houston Astros, 1978–79) *

Rick Williams (baseball, born 1956) Richard Anthony Williams (born November 21, 1956, in Fort Worth, Texas) is a former Minor League Baseball pitcher and Major League Baseball (MLB) coach who is an MLB scout for the Los Angeles Angels. Early life Williams is the son of the late D ...

, American baseball coach and scout

Basketball

* Richard Williams (basketball coach), American basketball coach at Mississippi State University from 1986 to 1998 * Richie Williams (basketball) (born 1987), American basketball player

Cricket

Richard Williams (cricketer, born 1901) Richard Harry Williams (23 April 1901—19 December 1982) was an English first-class cricketer who played 37 matches for Worcestershire between 1923 and 1932. He averaged barely 11 in his career, though his obituary in ''Wisden'' suggest ...

(1901–1982), English, played for Worcestershire *

Richard Williams (cricketer, born 1957) Richard Grenville Williams is a Welsh former cricketer active from 1974 to 1992 who played for Northamptonshire (Northants). He was born in Bangor, Caernarvonshire on 10 August 1957. He appeared in 284 first-class matches as a righthanded batsm ...

, Welsh-born, played for Northamptonshire *

Reggie Williams (cricketer) Richard Charles James ("Reggie") Williams (born 8 August 1969) is a former English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Gloucestershire in 44 first-class matches in a career that spanned 1990 to 2001. Having ...

(Richard Charles James Williams, born 1969), English, played for Gloucestershire

Football

Richard Williams (American football) Richard Keith Williams (born August 13, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Memphis Tigers. He was selected by the Washin ...

(born 1960), American running back for Atlanta Falcons and Houston Oilers * Richard Williams (Australian rules footballer) (1905–1958) *

Richard Williams (English footballer) Richard Williams (17 April 1866 – 5 November 1939) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career Born in Bromborough Pool, Williams played for Bromborough Pool, Everton, Luton Town and Glossop North End/Glossop ...

(1869–after 1895), English, played for Everton and Luton Town *

Richard L. Williams (soccer) Richard Williams may refer to: Entertainment * Richard Williams (animator) (1933–2019), Canadian-British animator * Richard Williams (theatre director), theatre director, producer and teacher * Dick Anthony Williams (1934–2012), American ...

, Canadian soccer player * Richard Parry Williams (1863–?), Welsh international footballer *

Dick Williams (footballer) Richard Williams (15 December 1905 – 27 May 1983) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Reading and Stoke City. Career Williams played for Jarrow before being spotted by scouts from Stoke City in 1926. It took him ...

(1905–1983), English footballer * Richie Williams (born 1970), American soccer coach and former player *

Richie Williams (Canadian football) Richie Williams (born March 10, 1983) is a former American Canadian football quarterback, and is now a jack man for Jamie McMurray in the Monster Energy Cup Series stock car racing leagues. He was originally signed as a free agent by the Hamilto ...

(born 1983), American quarterback who played in Canada

Rugby

Richard Williams (rugby league) Richard "Richie" Williams (born 31 May 1986) is an Indigenous Australian former professional rugby league footballer. Williams previously played as a for the Penrith Panthers, the St. George Illawarra Dragons and the Gold Coast Titans. Back ...

(born 1986), Australian rugby league footballer *

Richard Garnons Williams Colonel Richard Davies Garnons Williams (15 June 1856 – 27 September 1915) was a British Army officer and Welsh rugby union player who represented , Brecon and Newport. He played in the first Wales international rugby union match in 18 ...

(1856–1915), Welsh rugby union player *

Dickie Williams Richard "Dickie" L. Williams (16 March 1925 – 26 March 1997) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Mountain Ash RFC and Bristol RUFC, ...

(1925–1997), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer

Tennis

* Richard Williams (tennis coach) (born 1942), American coach and father of Venus and Serena Williams *

R. Norris Williams Richard "Dick" Norris Williams II (January 29, 1891 – June 2, 1968), generally known as R. Norris Williams, was an American tennis player and RMS Titanic, RMS ''Titanic'' survivor. Biography Williams was born in Geneva, Switzerland, the son ...

(1891–1968), American player

Other sports

Richard Williams (boxer) Richard "The Secret" Williams (born 9 May 1971) is an English professional light middle/ middle/ super middleweight boxer of the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s who won the International Boxing Organization (IBO) light middleweight title, and Common ...

(born 1971), English boxer *

Richard Williams (racing driver) Richard Williams (born 11 June 1977) is a British motor racing driver who competed in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup as a member of the SPS Automotive Performance Team. Williams was born in Yeovil, Somerset. He entered motor sport through karting ...

(born 1977), English racing driver *

Richard Williams (rock climber) Richard Williams may refer to: Entertainment * Richard Williams (animator) (1933–2019), Canadian-British animator * Richard Williams (theatre director), theatre director, producer and teacher * Dick Anthony Williams (1934–2012), American ...

, American climber and entrepreneur

Writers and academics

* Richard Williams (academic) (born 1960), English academic and engineer * Richard Williams (journalist) (born 1947), English journalist * Richard Allen Williams (born 1936), African American physician and author *

Richard Bryn Williams Richard Bryn Williams, or Bryn Williams (1902–1981), was a Welsh- Argentine writer, poet, playwright and historian. From 1975 to 1978 he was Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales. Biography Williams was born in Blaenau Ffestiniog, ...

(1902–1981), Welsh writer, poet, playwright and historian * Richard D'Alton Williams (1822–1862), Irish physician and poet *

Richard Hughes Williams Richard Hughes Williams (1878 – 26 July 1919), or Dic Tryfan, was a Welsh language writer of short stories, born in Rhosgadfan in the old county of Caernarfonshire (Gwynedd), north Wales. Most of his stories are set in the slate-quarrying c ...

(1878–1919), Welsh language writer of short stories *

Richard Tecwyn Williams Richard Tecwyn Williams FRS (20 February 1909 – 29 December 1979) was a Welsh biochemist who founded the systematic study of xenobiotic metabolism with the publication of his book ''Detoxication mechanisms'' in 1947. This seminal book built ...

(1909–1979), Welsh biochemist

Others

Richard Leroy Williams Richard Leroy Williams (April 6, 1923 – February 19, 2011) was Virginia state judge and later a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Education and career Born in Morrisville, ...

(1923–2011), American judge * Richard Llewellyn Williams (born 1929), American diplomat *

Richard Mackenzie Williams Richard Mackenzie Williams (2 February 1882 – 12 December 1966) was a Welsh Anglican priest in the mid 20th century who rose to become Archdeacon of Wrexham. Williams was educated at Jesus College, Oxford. He was ordained deacon in 1912; and pr ...

, Welsh Anglican priest * Richard T. Williams (before 1930–1956), American sailor, for whom

Williams Field Williams Field or Willy Field is a United States Antarctic Program airfield in Antarctica. Williams Field consists of two snow runways located on approximately 8 meters (25 ft) of compacted snow, lying on top of 8–10 ft of ice, floa ...

in Antarctica is named