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'''William Williams''' may refer to:

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==Art and literature==
* [[William Williams (artist)]] (1727–1791), artist and author of American novel ''Penrose''
* [[William Williams (antiquary)]] (Gwilym Ddu o Arfon, 1739–1817), Welsh historian and poet
* [[William Williams (Carw Coch)]] (1808–1872, bardic name Carw Coch), Welsh literary figure
* [[William Williams (Creuddynfab)]] (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]] (born 1942), New York painter

==Military==
* [[William Williams (printer and publisher)]] (1787–1850), American printer, publisher and colonel during the War of 1812
* [[William Williams (soldier)]] (died 1814), soldier killed in defense of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812
* [[William Orton Williams]] (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]] (1845–1916), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
* [[William Charles Williams]] (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]] (1800–1883), Canadian-born British military leader
* [[William Williams (naval officer)]], American naval officer in the American Revolution

==Politics==
===U.S.===
* [[William Williams (Connecticut politician)]] (1731–1811), US Continental Congressman
* [[William M. Williams (Texas politician)]] (1809–1859), politician in the Texas House and Senate
* [[William Williams (Massachusetts politician)]] (1814–1887), mayor of Gloucester, Massachusetts in 1879 and 1882
* [[William Williams (New York politician)]] (1815–1876), US Representative from New York
* [[William Williams (Indiana politician)]] (1821–1896), US Representative from Indiana
* [[William B. Williams (Michigan politician)]] (1826–1905), US Representative from Michigan
* [[William M. Williams Jr.]] (1846–?), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
* [[William E. Williams]] (1857–1921), U.S. Representative from Illinois
* [[William R. Williams]] (1884–1972), US Representative from the state of New York
* [[William Reid Williams]] (1866–1931), United States Assistant Secretary of War
* [[William Williams (surgeon)]] (1856–1919), Surgeon General
* [[William Williams (commissioner)]] (1862–1947), Commissioner of Immigration, Ellis Island
* [[William R. Williams (California politician)]], [[California State Treasurer]], 1907–1911
* [[William B. Williams (Mississippi politician)]], served 1870-1871

===UK===
* [[Sir William Williams, 6th Baronet]] (died 1696), Welsh politician
* [[Sir William Williams, 1st Baronet, of Gray's Inn]] (1634–1700), Welsh lawyer and politician, speaker of the House of Commons
* [[Sir William Williams, 2nd Baronet, of Gray's Inn]] (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)]] (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)]] (1774–1839), British Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis
* [[W. Llewelyn Williams]] (1867–1922), Welsh journalist, lawyer and Liberal Party politician

===Other countries===
* [[William Williams (New South Wales politician)]] (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)]] (1800–1878), bishop of Waiapu in New Zealand
* [[William Williams (Caledfryn)]] (1801–1869), Welsh Congregational minister, poet and literary critic
* [[Leonard Williams (bishop)]] (William Leonard Williams, 1829–1916), of Waiapu in New Zealand
* [[William Augustine Williams]], African-American linguist, librarian, Catholic seminarian
* [[William Williams (priest)]] (1848–1930), Dean of St David's, 1919–1931
* [[William Williams (Methodist)]] (1848–1913), minister and naturalist in Victoria, Australia
* [[William A. Williams (creationist)]] (1854–1938), American Presbyterian clergyman
* [[William Williams (missionary)]] (1859–1892), Welsh missionary to East Khasi Hills, India
* [[William J. Williams (Methodist)]] (1884–1956) in Victoria, Australia
* [[William Richard Williams (theologian)]] (1896–1962), 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)]] (1925–2007), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer in the 1940s
* [[William Williams (Halifax RLFC)]] (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]] (1880–1908), American football player and coach
* [[John Williams (footballer, born 1960)]] (William John Williams), English footballer

===Other sports===
* [[William Williams (baseball)]] (1916–2009), co-owner of the Cincinnati Reds baseball team
* [[William Williams (cricketer, born 1844)]] (1844–1885), English cricketer
* [[Will Williams]] (born 1992), New Zealand cricketer
* {{anbl|Will Williams (long jumper)}}

==Other==
* [[William Williams Pantycelyn]] (1717–1791), Welsh composer of hymns
* [[William S. Williams]] (1787–1849), mountain man and frontiersman
* William S. Williams, travelled to South Australia on the ''Cygnet'' in the [[First Fleet of South Australia]] 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]]), Welsh composer
* William Muir Williams, [[List of judges of the Supreme Court of Missouri|judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri]] in 1898
* [[William Henry Williams]] (1852–1941), English-born Australian headmaster and professor
* [[William Williams (doctor)]] (1855/6–1911), Welsh doctor and writer on sanitation issues
* [[William Williams (murderer)]] (1877–1906), last person executed by Minnesota
* William M. Williams, US [[Commissioner of Internal Revenue]] 1920–1921
* [[William Emrys Williams]] (1896–1977), British educationalist and editor-in-chief of Penguin Books
* [[William Williams (surveyor)]] (1901–1995), British academic at Cambridge
* [[W. T. Williams]] (William Thomas Williams, 1913–1995), English and Australian botanist and plant taxonomist
* [[William Appleman Williams]] (1921–1990), American historian
* [[William B. Williams (DJ)]] (1923–1986), disc jockey on New York City radio station WNEW
* [[William Williams (metallurgist)]] (1927–2011), Canadian metallurgical engineer
* [[William T. B. Williams]], dean at the Tuskegee Institute
* [[William Williams (brewer)]], 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]]
* [[W. Roger Williams]] (1854–1948), English pathologist, surgeon, cancer researcher and medical writer

==See also==
* [[Sir William Williams (disambiguation)]]
* [[Sir William Williams, 1st Baronet (disambiguation)]]
* [[William J. Williams (disambiguation)]]
* [[William Peere Williams (disambiguation)]]
* [[William Thomas Williams (disambiguation)]]
* [[Willie Williams (disambiguation)]]
* [[Bill Williams (disambiguation)]]
* [[Billy Williams (disambiguation)]]

{{human name disambiguation|Williams, William}}

William Williams - Revision history

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