James Williams may refer to:

Entertainment

* James J. Williams (1853–1926), English photographer * James Dixon Williams (1877–1934), American film producer *

James Williams (musician) James Williams (March 8, 1951 – July 20, 2004) was an American jazz pianist.AllMusic/ref> Early life James Williams was born March 8, 1951, in Memphis, Tennessee. He began his formal piano studies at age 13, and was subsequently an organist ...

(1951–2004), American jazz pianist *

James D-Train Williams James Nelson Williams (born 1962), known by the stage name D Train, is an American singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, producer and actor. He rose to fame in the early 1980s with the release of his first album “ You're the One for Me” (wor ...

(born 1962), American singer, songwriter and musician * James K. Williams, Liberian rapper * J. R. Williams (James Robert Williams), Canadian cartoonist

Military

James Williams (Revolutionary War) James Henderson Williams (November 10, 1740 – October 7, 1780) was an American pioneer, farmer, and miller from Ninety-Six District in South Carolina. In 1775 and 1776, Williams was a member of the state's Provisional Assembly. During the Wa ...

(1740–1780), colonel from South Carolina *

James Monroe Williams James Monroe Williams (September 12, 1833 – February 15, 1907) was an American lawyer, soldier, and merchant. He served both as a cavalry and as an infantry Officer (armed forces), officer in the Union Army within the Trans-Mississippi Theater of ...

(1833–1907), American Civil War soldier *

James Howard Williams James Howard Williams, also known as Elephant Bill (15 November 1897 – 30 July 1958), was a British soldier and elephant expert in Burma, known for his work with the Fourteenth Army during the Burma Campaign of World War II, and for his 195 ...

(1897–1958), British soldier and elephant expert in Burma * James E. Williams (1930–1999), Medal of Honor in the U.S. Navy * James A. Williams (1932–2017), U.S. Army general *

James L. Williams Major General James L. Williams (Ret.) was the commanding general of the 4th Marine Division, a position he was appointed to in April 2007. Biography His previous position was as the assistant division commander, 2nd Marine Division which be ...

, commanding general of the 4th Marine Division

Politics

* James Wray Williams (1792–1842), U.S. Representative from Maryland *

James Williams (ambassador) James Williams (July 1, 1796 – April 10, 1869) was an American Diplomatic rank#Historical ranks.2C 1815-1961, Minister Resident (Ambassador) to the Ottoman Empire, appointed on January 14, 1858 by James Buchanan, President James Buchanan. Ja ...

(1796–1869), to Ottoman Empire * James D. Williams (1808–1880), U.S. Representative from Indiana * James Williams (Ohio politician) (1822–1892), Republican *

James Williams (Delaware politician) James Williams (August 4, 1825 – April 12, 1899) was an American farmer and politician from Smyrna, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as U. S. Representative fro ...

(1825–1899), U.S. Representative * James E. Williams (Atlanta mayor) (1826–1900), Atlanta mayor after the Civil War * James E. Williams (East St. Louis mayor) * James M. Williams (1850–1909), Ohio House and Ohio Senate * James R. Williams (politician) (1850–1923), U.S. Representative from Illinois * James R. Williams (lawyer) (1936–2020), candidate for lieutenant governor of Ohio * James D. Williams (Pennsylvania politician) (1943–1985), Pennsylvania House * James Edwin Williams (1856–1917), British trade unionist * James Williams (labor leader), American president of painters' union * James A. Williams Jr., American labor union leader * James Harrison Williams, member of the Iowa House of Representatives

Religion

James Williams (priest, died 1872) James Williams (baptized 26 July 1790 – 24 March 1872) was a Welsh cleric. Williams was the great-grandfather of famous Welsh artist Kyffin Williams. Life James Williams was the son of John Williams, the rector of Llanddeusant church, St Caff ...

(1790–1872), Welsh clergyman *

James Williams (bishop) James Williams may refer to: Entertainment * James J. Williams (1853–1926), English photographer * James Dixon Williams (1877–1934), American film producer * James Williams (musician) (1951–2004), American jazz pianist * James D-Train Wi ...

(1825–1892), Canadian Church of England * James Williams (archdeacon of Ardfert) (died 1724) * James Williams (archdeacon of Wrexham) * James Kendrick Williams (born 1936), American Catholic bishop

Sports

American football

James Williams (end) James "Froggy" Williams (March 18, 1928 – June 23, 2015) was a college American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1965. Williams was Rice's all-time leading scorer with 156 career points, including 75 ext ...

(1928–2015), Rice University * James Williams (cornerback) (born 1967), American football cornerback * James Williams (safety), American football safety *

James Williams (wide receiver) James L. Williams (born March 6, 1978) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft and also played for the Detroit Lions. He played c ...

(born 1978), American football wide receiver * James O. Williams (born 1968), American football offensive tackle *

James Williams (linebacker) James Edward Williams (born October 10, 1968) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the New Orleans Saints (1990–1994), the Jacksonville Jaguars (1995–1996), the San Francisco 49ers (19 ...

(born 1968), American football linebacker *

Jamie Williams (American football) Jamie Earl Williams (born February 27, 1960) is a former professional American football tight end who played for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), mainly for the Houston Oilers and the San Francisco 49ers. After a stellar NFL c ...

(born 1960), NFL tight end

Association football

* James Williams (Welsh footballer) (1885–1916) * James Williams (Australian footballer) (born 1937) * James Williams-Richardson (born 1988), Anguillan international footballer *

James Williams (Irish footballer) James Richard Williams was an Irish international footballer who played club football for Ulster as a forward. Williams made two appearances for Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Oce ...

Jimmy Williams (footballer, born 1982) James Williams (born 17 July 1982 in Liverpool) is an English former professional footballer, who last played for Kendal Town. Williams began his career as a trainee with Swindon Town. He made his debut on 13 April 1999, as a substitute for K ...

, English footballer

Other sports

* James Williams (baseball), co-owner of the Cincinnati Reds baseball team * James Williams (basketball) (born 1979), American *

James Williams (British fencer) James Williams (born 16 October 1966, in Huddersfield) is a Olympian and former champion fencer. He competed at the 1992 Olympic Games, 1996 Olympic Games and 2000 Olympic Games. Biography Williams started fencing when he joined the Army and ...

(born 1966) * James Williams (cricketer) (born 1973), Welsh * James Williams (field hockey) (1878–1929), British * Jimmy Williams (coach) (James Bernard Williams, 1926–2016), minor league baseball manager *

Fly Williams James "Fly" Williams (born February 18, 1953) is an American former professional basketball player, who played in the American Basketball Association (ABA) for the Spirits of St. Louis. A street basketball player from New York, he once scored ...

(James Williams, born 1953), American basketball player * James Leighman Williams (born 1985), American fencer

Other uses

James Miller Williams James Miller Williams (September 14, 1818 – November 25, 1890) was a Canadian-American businessman and politician. Williams is best known for establishing the first commercially successful oil well in 1858 and igniting the first oil boom i ...

(1818–1890), Canadian oil businessman * James Nelson Williams (1837–1915), New Zealand runholder, orchardist and entrepreneur *

James Leon Williams James Leon Williams (April 18, 1852 – February 23, 1932) was an American prosthodontist and a pioneer dental histology, histologist.Shklar, G; Carranza, FA: The Historical Background of Periodontology. In Newman, MG; Takei, HH; Carrana FA, ...

(1852–1932), American dental researcher * James Steele Williams (1896–1957), American paleontologist *

James Arthur Williams James Arthur Williams (December 11, 1930 – January 14, 1990) was an American antiques dealer and a historic preservationist based in Savannah, Georgia. He played an active role in the preservation of the Savannah Historic District for over 35 y ...

(1930–1990), American antiques dealer * James Wilson Williams (born 1982), American academic * James Oladipo Williams (died 1999), Nigerian jurist and judge *

James F. Williams James F. Williams II is a retired American librarian. He was the Dean of Libraries at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He holds a bachelor's degree in sociology from Morehouse College (1966) and a master's degree in library science from Atla ...

, American librarian, University of Colorado * James H. Williams Jr., American mechanical engineer, MIT * Jamie Williams, president of the Wilderness Society * USS ''James E. Williams'', an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy