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 actor * Richard Bebb (Richard Bebb Williams, 1927–2006), English actor

Military

* Richard Williams (Royal Marines officer) (1764–1839), British military officer * Richard Williams (RAAF officer) (1890–1980), Australian aviator

Music

* Richard Williams (conductor) (1923–2007), Welsh conductor * Richard Williams (musician) (1931–1985), American jazz trumpeter * Richard Williams, drummer for The Passions * Dick Williams (singer) (1926–2018), American singer * Rich Williams (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) 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 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

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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) (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 Hig ...

, 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 ...

, 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) (1901–1982), English, played for Worcestershire * Richard Williams (cricketer, born 1957), 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) (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) (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) (born 1971), English boxer * Richard Williams (racing driver) (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 in Antarctica is named