William Williams may refer to:

Art and literature

William Williams (artist) William Williams (1727 – 27 April 1791) was a Welsh-American painter who wrote a novel, ''The Journal of Llewellin Penrose, Seaman'', considered by many to be the first American novel. Early life Williams was born in Bristol, England, but hi ...

(1727–1791), artist and author of American novel ''Penrose'' *

William Joseph Williams William Joseph Williams (November 17, 1759 – November 30, 1823) was an American portrait and miniature painter. Biography He was born in New York City, the son of William Williams, a Welsh painter born in Bristol, and Mary Mare Williams, s ...

(1759–1823), artist who painted three presidents *

William Williams (antiquary) William Williams (Gwilym Ddu o Arfon) (1739–1817) was a Welsh antiquarian, known also as a poet. Life Williams was born in February 1739 in Ty Mawr, Trefdraeth, Anglesey from William ap Huw ap Sion, a stonemason. After a short time at school ...

(Gwilym Ddu o Arfon, 1739–1817), Welsh historian and poet *

William Williams (Carw Coch) William Williams (6 March 1808 – 26 September 1872), known by his bardic name, ''Carw Coch'' (literally Red Stag), was a prominent literary figure in Aberdare, and south Wales generally, during the mid-nineteenth century, and an important f ...

(1808–1872, bardic name Carw Coch), Welsh literary figure *

William Williams (Creuddynfab) William Williams (1814–69), also known by the bardic name Creuddynfab, was a Welsh poet and literary critic. Biography Creuddynfab was born 20 August 1814 at Tŷ Du on the Creuddyn peninsula, and as the eldest child of stone mason Enoch ...

(1814–1869), Welsh poet and literary critic * William Williams (Crwys) (1875–1968, bardic name Crwys), Welsh-language poet * William Carlos Williams (1883–1963), American poet *

William T. Williams William T. Williams (born 1942) is an American painter and educator. He is known for his process-based approach to painting that engages motifs drawn from personal memory and cultural narrative to create non-referential, abstract compositions. ...

(born 1942), New York painter

Military

William Williams (printer and publisher) William Williams (October 12, 1787 – June 10, 1850) was an American printer, publisher and bookseller, originally from Massachusetts. He moved to New Hartford, New York, with his family and soon established himself in the printing and newspa ...

(1787-1850) Printer, publisher and colonel during the

War of 1812 The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. It bega ...

William Williams (soldier) Frederick Hall, who used the alias William Williams was a runaway African American slave who enlisted as a private in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812 and died from a mortal wound while defending Fort McHenry from the British naval bombardment ...

(died 1814), soldier killed in defense of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812 *

William Orton Williams William Orton Williams, (July 7, 1839 – June 9, 1863) called Orton Williams until he changed his name to Lawrence Williams Orton, was a Confederate officer during the American Civil War who, after being caught behind Union lines in a U.S. Army u ...

(1839–1863), Confederate officer executed as a spy * William Williams (Medal of Honor) (1840–1893), Medal of Honor recipient of the American Civil War *

William Haliday Williams William Haliday Williams (December 13, 1845 – September 1, 1916) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Williams received his country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor. Williams's medal was won ...

(1845–1916), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient *

William Charles Williams William Charles Williams Victoria Cross, VC (15 September 1880 – 25 April 1915) was a British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to United Kingdom, ...

(1880–1915), Victoria Cross recipient of the First World War * William Williams (VC) (1890–1965), Victoria Cross recipient of the First World War * William

Fenwick Williams General Sir William Fenwick Williams, 1st Baronet (4 December 180026 July 1883) was a Nova Scotian military leader for the British during the Victorian era. Williams is remembered for his defence of the town of Kars during the Crimean War. He ...

(1800–1883), Canadian-born British military leader *

William Williams (naval officer) Captain William Williams ( - 22 October 1780) was an American naval officer in the American Revolution. He was imprisoned twice by the British and participated in the Battle off Halifax (1780). Career He commanded a privateer from Providence, ...

, American naval officer in the American Revolution

Politics

U.S.

William Williams (Connecticut politician) William Williams (April 8, 1731 – August 2, 1811) was an American Founding Father, merchant, a delegate for Connecticut to the Continental Congress in 1776, and a signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence. Early life Willi ...

(1731–1811), US Continental Congressman * William M. Williams (Texas politician) (1809–1859), politician in the Texas House and Senate * William Williams (New York politician) (1815–1876), US Representative from New York *

William Williams (Indiana politician) William Williams (May 11, 1821 – April 22, 1896) was an American lawyer and politician who served four terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1867 to 1875. Biography Born near Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Williams attended the common scho ...

(1821–1896), US Representative from Indiana *

William B. Williams (politician) William Brewster Williams (July 28, 1826 – March 4, 1905) was a politician and judge from the U.S. State of Michigan. Williams was born in Pittsford, New York. He attended the common schools, received an academic education, and graduated fro ...

(1826–1905), US Representative from Michigan *

William M. Williams Jr. William M. Williams Jr. was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Biography Williams was born on July 11, 1846, in Lake, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. During the American Civil War, he served with the 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery Regiment of ...

(1846–?), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly * William E. Williams (1857–1921), U.S. Representative from Illinois *

William R. Williams William Robert Williams (August 11, 1884 – May 9, 1972) was an American politician from New York (state), New York. Life He was born on August 11, 1884, in Brookfield, New York. He moved to Cassville, New York, Cassville in 1891. He was a sal ...

(1884–1972), US Representative from the state of New York * William Reid Williams (1866–1931), United States Assistant Secretary of War *

William Williams (surgeon) Sir William Daniel Campbell Williams (30 July 1856 – 10 May 1919) was an Australian surgeon. He was surgeon general and Knight of Grace of the Order of St John of Jerusalem. Williams was born in Sydney. He studied medicine at University Col ...

(1856–1919), Surgeon General *

William Williams (commissioner) William Williams (1862–1947) was the federal commissioner of immigration for the Port of New York, from 1902 to 1905 and again, from 1909 to 1914. His office was on Ellis Island, which was the location of the nation's most important immigr ...

(1862–1947), Commissioner of Immigration, Ellis Island * William R. Williams (California politician), California State Treasurer, 1907–1911

UK

Sir William Williams, 6th Baronet Sir William Williams, 6th Baronet (– 23 December 1696) of Faenol (Vaynol) was a Welsh politician and landowner elected as MP for Caernarvonshire from 1689 until his death. Career Williams was born in around 1663, the son of Sir Griffith ...

(died 1696), Welsh politician *

Sir William Williams, 1st Baronet, of Gray's Inn Sir William Williams, 1st Baronet (1634 – 11 July 1700) was a Welsh lawyer and politician. He served as a Member of Parliament for Chester and later Beaumaris, and was appointed Speaker for two English Parliaments during the reign of Ch ...

(1634–1700), Welsh lawyer and politician, speaker of the House of Commons *

Sir William Williams, 2nd Baronet, of Gray's Inn Sir William Williams, 2nd Baronet (''c.'' 1665 – 20 October 1740), of Glascoed, Llansilin, Denbighshire was a Welsh landowner and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1708 to 1710. Early life Williams was the son of Sir Wi ...

(1665–1740), Welsh politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Denbigh, 1708–1710 * William Peere Williams (1664–1736), MP for Bishop's Castle, 1722–1727 * Sir William Williams, 2nd Baronet, of Clapton (1730–1761), MP for New Shoreham, 1758–1751 * William Addams Williams (1787–1861), British Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire *

William Williams (Radical politician) William Williams (12 February 1788 – 26 April 1865), was a Welsh Radical politician. Born in Llanpumsaint, Carmarthenshire, and having had only a basic education, Williams began working in a cotton warehouse in London and soon built up his ...

(1788–1865), Welsh businessman based in London, Radical MP 1835–1847 and 1850–1865 * William Williams (Swansea MP) (1840–1904), British Member of Parliament for Swansea District 1893–1895 * William Williams (Labour politician) (1895–1963), British civil servant and politician * Thomas Williams (Warrington MP) (William Thomas Williams, 1915–1986), British Member of Parliament for Warrington *

William Williams (Weymouth MP) William Williams (28 March 1774 – 8 February 1839) was an English politician who was Whigs (British political party), Whig Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis (UK Parliament constituency), ...

(1774–1839), British Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis *

W. Llewelyn Williams William Llewelyn Williams known as Llewelyn Williams (10 March 1867 – 22 April 1922), was a Welsh journalist, lawyer and radical Liberal Party politician. Background and early life He was born at Brownhill, Llansadwrn, Towy Valley, Carmarthe ...

(1867–1922), Welsh journalist, lawyer and Liberal Party politician

Other countries

William Williams (New South Wales politician) William John Williams (1856–1947) was an English-born Australian politician. He was born in Gwennap in Cornwall and was brought up in Wales where he was a house painter. He arrived in New South Wales around 1890 and settled in Broken Hill, ...

(1856–1947), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly * William Williams (Tasmanian politician) (1851–1924), member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council

Religion

* William Williams (Archdeacon of Cashel) (fl. 17th century), Irish Anglican clergyman * William Williams of Wern (1781–1840), Welsh Independent minister, promoter of the General Union movement of 1834 *

William Williams (bishop) :''To be distinguished from William Williams (missionary) (1859–1892) in Khasi Hills India'' William Williams (18 July 1800 – 9 February 1878) was consecrated as the first Anglican Bishop of Waiapu, New Zealand, on 3 April 1859 by the Gen ...

(1800–1878), bishop of Waiapu in New Zealand *

William Williams (Caledfryn) William Williams (pen name "Caledfryn" or "Gwilym Caledfryn") (6 February 1801 – 23 March 1869) was a Welsh Congregational Congregational churches (also Congregationalist churches or Congregationalism) are Protestant churches in the Calvini ...

(1801–1869), Welsh Congregational minister, poet and literary critic *

Leonard Williams (bishop) William Leonard Williams (1829–1916) was an Anglican bishop of Waiapu. He was regarded as an eminent scholar of the Māori language. His father, William Williams, was the first Bishop of Waiapu, Williams was the third bishop, "Who was Who" 189 ...

(William Leonard Williams, 1829–1916), third bishop of Waiapu in New Zealand *

William Augustine Williams William Augustine Williams (also William Augustine Willyams/Willyms or Gullielmus Williams; May 26, 1836 — May 21, 1901) was an African-American linguist, librarian, Catholic seminarian, and public figure. He was the first openly African-Americ ...

, African-American linguist, librarian, Catholic seminarian, and public figure *

William Williams (priest) William Williams was the sixth Dean of St David's. He was born in 1848, educated at St David's College, Lampeter and ordained in 1872. He was Curate of Lampeter and then of Oswestry. He held incumbencies at Llanuwchllyn, Llanfair Talhaiarn and ...

(1848–1930), Dean of St David's, 1919–1931 *

William Williams (minister) William Williams may refer to: Art and literature * William Williams (artist) (1727–1791), artist and author of American novel ''Penrose'' * William Joseph Williams (1759–1823), artist who painted three presidents * William Williams (antiquary ...

(1848–1913), Australian Methodist minister and president-general of the Methodist Church of Australasia 1907–1910 *

William A. Williams (creationist) William Asbury Williams D.D. (May 30, 1854 – May 6, 1938) was an American Presbyterian clergyman and creationist writer. Biography Williams was born in Beallsville, Ohio.Coyle, William. (1962)''Ohio Authors and Their Books'' Cleveland: World ...

(1854–1938), American Presbyterian clergyman and creationist writer *

William Williams (missionary) William Williams (11 February 1859 – 22 April 1892) was a Welsh Presbyterian missionary to Khasi Hills, northeast India, in the late 19th century. He was a son of a ship captain in Nanternis, a small village in Wales. Following his father's ...

(1859–1892), Welsh missionary to East Khasi Hills, India * William Richard Williams (theologian) (1896–1962), theologian and principal of the United Theological College Aberystwyth

Sports

Football and rugby

* William Williams (footballer, born 1856) (1856–?), Welsh international footballer in the 1870s and 1880s * William Williams (footballer, born 1892) (1892–1926), English footballer * William Williams (rugby union) (1866–1945), Welsh rugby union footballer in the 1880s and 1890s * William Henry Williams (rugby union) (1873–1936), Welsh rugby union footballer who played in the 1900s for Wales, Pontymister RFC, and London Welsh RFC *

Billy Williams (rugby, born 1925) William E. Williams (28 March 1925 – 27 December 2007) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales national rugby union team, Wales XV a ...

(1925–2007), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer in the 1940s *

William Williams (Halifax RLFC) William "Billy" J. Williams (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Halifax, as a , i.e. number 2 or 5. In ...

(20th century), Welsh rugby league footballer in the 1900s and 1910s * William M. Williams (American football) (1877–1932), head coach of the Clemson college football program in 1897 *

J. William Williams John William Williams (September 12, 1880 – May 10, 1908) was an American college football player and coach. His was one of the early deaths that was at least partially attributed to injuries incurred from a college football game. Playing care ...

(1880–1908), American football player and coach * John Williams (footballer, born 1960) (William John Williams), English footballer

Other sports

William Williams (baseball) William Joseph Williams, Sr. (1916 – August 23, 2009) was the co-owner of the Cincinnati Reds baseball team of the National League from through with his brother James Williams. They sold the Reds to Marge Schott in 1984. Williams was a part ...

(1916–2009), co-owner of the Cincinnati Reds baseball team * William Williams (cricketer, born 1844) (1844–1885), English cricketer *

Will Williams William Salter Austen Williams (born 6 October 1992) is a New Zealand and English cricketer. He made his List A debut for Canterbury on 18 January 2017 in the 2016–17 Ford Trophy. He made his Twenty20 debut for Canterbury in the 2017–18 Sup ...

(born 1992), New Zealand cricketer

Other

William Williams Pantycelyn William Williams, Pantycelyn (c. 11 February 1717 – 11 January 1791), also known as William Williams, Williams Pantycelyn, and Pantycelyn, is generally seen as Wales's premier hymnist. He is also rated among the great literary figures of Wale ...

(1717–1791), Welsh composer of hymns * William S. Williams (1787–1849), mountain man and frontiersman * William Williams (c.1803–1858), brewer in the colony of South Australia * William S. Williams, travelled to South Australia on the ''Cygnet'' in the

First Fleet of South Australia In 1836, at least nine ships in 1836 carried the first European settlers from England to the south coast of Australia for the establishment of the City of Adelaide and the province of South Australia. Although not all of the ships sailed toge ...

in 1836 * William Mattieu Williams (1820–1892), English writer on science * William Williams (veterinary surgeon) (1832–1900), Welsh veterinary surgeon * William Owen Williams (1860–1911), British veterinarian * William Aubrey Williams (1834–1891), bardic name

Gwilym Gwent Gwilym Gwent (born William Aubrey Williams on November 28, 1834 and died on July 3, 1891), was a Welsh-born composer who immigrated in mid-life to the United States. Early life William Aubrey Williams was born at Tredegar in 1834, where as a boy ...

), Welsh composer * William Muir Williams, judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri in 1898 *

William Henry Williams William Henry Williams (7 November 1852 – 12 September 1941) was an England, English-born Australians, Australian headmaster and professor. Early life Williams was born in Worcestershire, England, the son of a merchant's clerk. He attended ...

(1852–1941), English-born Australian headmaster and professor *

William Williams (doctor) William Williams (1855 or 1856 – 1911) was a Welsh doctor with a particular interest in issues of sanitation. Life Williams was the second son of John Williams of Dolgelly. He matriculated at Jesus College, Oxford in 1877 at the age of 21, hold ...

(1855/6–1911), Welsh doctor and writer on sanitation issues *

William Williams (murderer) William Williams ( – February 13, 1906) was a Mining in Cornwall and Devon, Cornish miner and the last person executed by the state of Minnesota in the United States. In 1905, Williams murdered John Keller and Keller's mother in Saint Pau ...

(1877–1906), last person executed by Minnesota * William M. Williams, US Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1920–1921 *

William Emrys Williams Sir William Emrys Williams, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, CBE (5 October 1896 – 30 March 1977) was editor-in-chief of Penguin Books from 1936 to 1965 and an educationalist and powerhouse of popular education in the 20th century. ...

(1896–1977), British educationalist and editor-in-chief of Penguin Books * William Williams (surveyor) (1901–1995), British academic at Cambridge * William H. Williams (1910–1999), British production manager and producer *

W. T. Williams William Thomas Williams FAA OBE (18 April 1913 – 15 October 1995) was an English and Australian botanist and plant taxonomist, known for his work on algorithms for numerical taxonomy... Biography Williams was born 18 April 1913 in Fulham, Lond ...

(William Thomas Williams, 1913–1995), English and Australian botanist and plant taxonomist * William Appleman Williams (1921–1990), American historian *

William B. Williams (DJ) William B. Williams (August 6, 1923 - August 3, 1986) was an American disc jockey on New York City radio station WNEW for over four decades. He hosted the popular program ''Make Believe Ballroom''. Williams is particularly noted for coining t ...

(1923–1986), disc jockey on New York City radio station WNEW *

William Williams (metallurgist) William M. Williams (25 February 1927 – 28 January 2011) was a Welsh-born metallurgical engineer and Birks professor of metallurgy at McGill University. Education Williams was born in Tonypandy, Wales, the son of a coal miner. In 1944, he won ...

(1927–2011), Canadian metallurgical engineer *

William T. B. Williams William Taylor Burwell Williams (July 3, 1869 – March 26, 1941) was Dean of the College Department at Tuskegee Institute and two-time president of the National Association of Teachers in Colored Schools (later renamed the American Teachers Assoc ...

, dean at the Tuskegee Institute *

William Williams (brewer) William Williams (1803 – 26 April 1858) was an early settler in the Province of South Australia, known for establishing the Walkerville Brewery and for his work on the Kaurna language. He was Deputy Colonial Storekeeper for some time. Early ...

, settler and brewer in the Province of South Australia * William Morgan Williams, presenter of a 1969 Frazer Lecture * William Williams, character in 2006 film

American Dreamz ''American Dreamz'' is a 2006 American comedy film directed by Paul Weitz. It satirizes both popular entertainment and American politics during the second Bush administration, called a "cultural satire" by Weitz. Reviews were mixed and the f ...