Williams (family name)
Williams is an English family name.
meaning
The name is a patronymic derivation and means son of William .
distribution
Williams is the third most common family name in the United States, accounting for 0.69 percent of the total population.
variants
Name bearer
A.
- Aaron Williams (composer) (1731–1776), Welsh composer and music teacher
- Aaron Williams (basketball player) (* 1971), American basketball player
- Aaron Williams ( American football player ) (born 1990), American football player
- Abigail Williams (1680 – around 1699), American woman involved in witch trials
- Abraham J. Williams (1781–1839), American politician
- Abram P. Williams (1832-1911), American politician
- Adrian Williams (soccer player) (born 1971), Welsh soccer player
- Adrian Williams-Strong (* 1977), American basketball player
- Aeneas Williams (born 1968), American football player
- Al Williams (* 1919), American pianist
- Alan Williams (soccer player, 1923) (1923-1992), English soccer player
- Alan Williams (politician) (1930-2014), British politician (Labor Party)
- Alan Williams (soccer player, 1938) (1938-2017), English soccer player
- Alan Williams (Bishop) (* 1951), English religious, Bishop of Brentwood
- Alan Williams (canoeist) (* 1954), British canoeist
- Alan Williams (basketball player) (* 1993), American basketball player
- Alan Meredith Williams (1909–1972), British diplomat
- Alberta Williams King (1904–1974), American civil rights activist
- Alberto Williams (1862–1952), Argentine composer and conductor
- Alexander Williams (* 1996), German handball player
- Ali Williams (* 1981), New Zealand rugby player
- Allan Williams (Manager) (1930-2016), British music manager and music club owner
- Allen Williams (actor) (* before 1976), American actor
- Allison Williams (* 1988), American actress, comedian and musician
- Alpheus S. Williams (1810–1878), American politician and general
- Alphonso Williams (1962-2019), American soul singer
- Alwyn Williams (1921-2004), British geologist and paleontologist
- Alyson Williams (born 1962), American singer
- Amy Williams (* 1982), British skeleton pilot
- Andrae Williams (* 1983), Bahamian athlete
- Andrew Williams (Politician, 1828) (1828-1907), American politician (New York)
- Andrew Williams (politician, 1959) (born 1959), New Zealand politician
- Andrew Williams ( American football player ) (born 1979), American football player
- Andrew Williams (polo player) , Australian polo player
- Andrew Foster-Williams (* 1973), English opera singer (bass baritone)
- Andy Williams ( Howard Andrew Williams ; 1927–2012), American pop singer and television entertainer
- Andy Williams (soccer player, 1962) (born 1962), English soccer player
- Andy Williams (special effects artist) ( Andrew Williams ), special effects artist
- Andy Williams (Soccer Player, September 1977) ( Andrew Williams ; * 1977), Canadian-Jamaican soccer player
- Andy Williams (soccer player, October 1977) ( Andrew Phillip Williams ; * 1977), Welsh soccer player
- Andy Williams (soccer player, 1986) ( Andrew David Williams ; * 1986), English soccer player
- Angela Williams (athlete, 1965) (* 1965), sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago
- Angela Williams (athlete, 1980) (* 1980), American sprinter
- Angelina Williams (* 1983), American basketball player
- Anna-Lynne Williams (* 1978), American rock singer
- Anson Williams (* 1949), American filmmaker
- Anthony Williams (musician) (* 1931), Trinidadian musician and inventor of the steel pan
- Anthony Williams , known as Roc Raida (1972-2009), American DJ and record producer
- Anthony A. Williams (* 1951), American politician
- Archie Williams (1915-1993), American sprinter
- Archibald Hunter Arrington Williams (1842–1895), American politician
- Arnold Williams (1898–1970), American politician
- Arthur Williams (musician) , American jazz musician
- Arthur Williams (boxer) (born 1964), American boxer
- Arthur B. Williams (1872–1925), American politician
- Arthur Howard Williams (born 1950), Welsh chess player
- Arthur Stanley Williams (1861-1938), English astronomer
- Ashley Williams (actress) (born 1978), American actress
- Ashley Williams (soccer player, 1984) (born 1984), Welsh soccer player
- Ashley Williams (soccer player, 2000) (* 2000), Liberian soccer player
- Ashley C. Williams (* 1984), American actress, film producer, make-up artist and costume designer
- Ashton Hilliard Williams (1891–1962), American lawyer and politician
- Averil Williams (* 1935), British javelin thrower
- Avondale Williams (born 1977), football player for the British Virgin Islands
- Axel Williams (* 1983), Tahitian soccer player
B.
- Barbara Williams (born 1953), Canadian actress
- Barney Williams (* 1977), Canadian rower
- Barry Williams (athlete) (born 1947), British hammer thrower
- Barry Williams (actor) ( Barry William Blenkhorn ; born 1954), American actor
- Barry Williams (rugby player, I) , English rugby league player
- Barry Williams (rugby player, 1974) ( Barry Hugh Williams ; * 1974), Welsh rugby union player
- Bart Williams (actually Ryan Williams ), American musician, member of The Black Dahlia Murder
- Basil Williams (historian) ( Arthur Frederick Basil Williams ; 1867–1950), British historian
- Basil Williams (figure skater) (1891–1951), British figure skater
- Ben Williams (soccer player, 1900) (1900–1968), Welsh soccer player
- Ben Williams (Snook Referee) (born 1971), English snook referee
- Ben Williams (football referee) (born 1977), Australian football referee
- Ben Williams (soccer player, 1982) (born 1982), English soccer player
- Ben Williams (musician) (* around 1985), American jazz musician
- Ben Williams (soccer player, 1999) (born 1999), English soccer player
- Ben Ames Williams (1889–1953), American writer
- Benjamin Williams (Politician, 1751) (1751-1814), American politician (North Carolina)
- Benjamin Williams (Politician, 1876) (1876–1957), American lawyer and politician (Vermont)
- Benjamin Williams (triathlete) (* 1983), American triathlete
- Benjamin Samuel Williams (1824–1890), English commercial gardener
- Bernard Williams (1929–2003), English philosopher
- Bernard Williams (soccer player) (1908-2004), Irish soccer player
- Bernard Williams (producer) (1942-2005), British film producer
- Bernard Williams (athlete) (born 1978), American athlete
- Bernie Williams (* 1968), Puerto Rican baseball player
- Bert Williams (entertainer) (1874-1922), American entertainer
- Bert Williams (soccer player) (1920-2014), English soccer player
- Bettie Lou Williams (1932–1954), a young woman with a parasitic twin
- Betty Williams (1943-2020), Northern Irish civil rights activist
- Bianca Williams (* 1993), British sprinter
- Big Joe Williams (1903–1982), American blues musician
- Bill Williams (football player, 1874) ( William Williams ; 1874– ??), English football player
- Bill Williams (musician) (1897–1973), American blues musician
- Bill Williams (1914–1990), Anglican minister, see Harold Claude Noel Williams
- Bill Williams (soccer player, 1914) ( William Llewellyn Williams ; 1914– ??), Welsh soccer player
- Bill Williams (actor) (1915–1992), American actor
- Bill Williams (soccer player, 1942) ( William Thomas Williams ; * 1942), English soccer player and coach
- Bill Williams (game developer) (1960–1998), American video game programmer
- Bill Williams (Soccer Player, 1960) ( William Raymond Williams ; * 1960), English soccer player
- Bill Alvin Williams (* 1942), American spaceman
- Billy Williams (soccer player, 1876) (1876-1929), English soccer player
- Billy Williams (soccer player, 1896) (1896– ??), Welsh soccer player
- Billy Williams (soccer player, 1905) (1905-1993), English soccer player
- Billy Williams (soccer player, 1910) (1910– ??), English soccer player
- Billy Williams (singer) (1910–1972), American singer
- Billy Williams (cameraman) (born 1929), British cameraman
- Billy Williams (baseball player) (born 1938), American baseball player
- Billy Dee Williams (born 1937), American actor
- Bisa Williams (* 1954), American diplomat
- Blanche Emily Wheeler-Williams (1870–1936), American archaeologist, see Blanche Emily Wheeler
- Bleddyn Williams (1923-2009), Welsh rugby player
- Bob Williams (soccer player) ( Robert Daniel Williams ; 1902– ??), Welsh soccer player
- Bob Williams (Badminton) ( Robert B. Williams ; * 1923), American badminton player
- Bobby Williams ( American football player , 1930) (1930-2016) American football player
- Bobby Williams (football player, November 18, 1932) ( George Robert Williams ; 1932–2003), English football player
- Bobby Williams (football player, November 24, 1932) ( Robert Francis Williams ; born 1932), English football player
- Bobby Williams (soccer player, 1940) ( Robert Gordon Williams ; born 1940), English soccer player
- Bobby Williams ( American football player , 1942) (1942–2012), American football player
- Bobby Williams (boxer) ( Robert James Williams ; * 1953/1954), Australian boxer
- Bobby Williams (soccer player, 1968) ( Robert James Williams ; * 1968), Welsh soccer player
- Bobby Williams (porn actor) (real name Peter Rigali ; 1982-2013), American porn actor
- Boswell Williams (1926-2014), politician from Saint Lucia
- Brandon Williams (* 2000), English soccer player
- Brent Williams (born 1964), American football player
- Brian Williams (Author) ( Brian James Williams ; born 1958), British author and installation artist
- Brian Williams (TV journalist) (born 1959), American television journalist
- Brian Williams (rugby player) ( Brian Richard Williams ; 1960–2007), British rugby player
- Brian Williams (ice hockey player, 1963) (born 1963), American ice hockey player
- Brian Williams (musician) (born 1964), Welsh musician
- Brian Williams (ice hockey player, 1995) (born 1995), American ice hockey player
- Brian Carson Williams (1969-2002), American basketball player, see Bison Dele
- Brooke Williams (* 1984), New Zealand actress
- Bruce Williams (marksman) (* 1876), Canadian marksman
- Bryan Williams (soccer player) (born 1927), English soccer player
- Bryan Williams (rugby player) (born 1950), New Zealand rugby player and coach
- Bryan Williams , real name of Birdman (* 1969), American rapper
- Brynle Williams (1949-2011), Welsh politician
- Buck Williams (* 1960), American basketball player
- Bucky Williams (1906-2009), American baseball player
- Buffy-Lynne Williams (* 1977), Canadian rower
- Buster Williams (* 1942), American jazz bassist
- Byllye Williams (1922–1958), American pianist and singer
C.
- CK Williams (1936–2015), American poet and university professor
- Camilla Williams (1919–2012), American singer (soprano)
- Cara Williams (born 1925), American actress
- Carl Williams (racing driver) (1930–1973), American racing driver
- Carl Williams (boxer) (1959-2013), American boxer
- Carl Williams (sailor) (* 1981), New Zealand sailor, 2008 Olympian
- Carleigh Williams (* 1992), American soccer player
- Carola Williams (1903–1987), German circus director
- Caroline Williams (actress) (born 1957), American actress
- Caroline Ransom Williams (1872–1952), American Egyptologist and archaeologist
- Carroll Williams (1916-1991), American zoologist
- Cary Williams (* 1984), American football player
- Cathay Williams (1844-1893), American soldier
- Cecil Williams (1909–1979), British-South African civil rights activist and dramaturge
- Chancellor Williams (1898–1992), American writer, historian, and sociologist
- Chandler Williams († 2013), American football player
- Charles Williams (writer, 1886) (1886–1945), British writer
- Charles Williams (policeman, 1886) (1886–1955), British politician
- Charles Williams (composer) (1893–1978), English composer
- Charles Williams (actor) (1898–1958), American actor and screenwriter
- Charles Williams (Writer, 1909) (1909–1975), American writer and screenwriter
- Charles Williams, Baron Williams of Elvel (1933-2019), British baron
- Charles Williams (basketball player) (born 1943), American basketball player
- Charles Williams (boxer) (born 1962), American boxer
- Charles Williams (painter) (born 1965), British painter
- Charles G. Williams (1829-1892), American politician
- Charles Garfield Singer Williams (1939–2005), American Romance philologist and literary scholar
- Charles Hanbury Williams (1708–1759), British diplomat, writer and satirist
- Charles Hanson Greville Williams (1829-1910), British chemist
- Charles K. Williams (1782-1853), American politician
- Charlie Williams (soccer player, 1873) (1873–1952), English soccer player and coach
- Charlie Williams (comedian) (1928-2006), British comedian and football player
- Charlie Williams (basketball player) (born 1943), American basketball player
- Charlie Williams (soccer player, 1944) (born 1944), Maltese soccer player
- Charlie Williams (baseball player) (1947-2015), American baseball player
- Charlie Williams (racing driver) (born 1950), British motorcycle racer
- Charlie Williams (pool player) (born 1977), American pool player and sports promoter
- Chester Mornay Williams (1970-2019), South African rugby player
- Chester Williams (officer) (* 1973), Belizean police officer
- Chester Sidney Williams (1907–1992), American author and educator
- Cheyna Williams (* 1993), American soccer player, see Cheyna Matthews
- Chris Williams (journalist) (* 1951/1952), British journalist
- Chris Williams (soccer player, 1955) (born 1955), Welsh soccer player
- Chris Williams ( American football player , 1959) (born 1959), American football player
- Chris Williams (golfer) (* 1959), South African golfer
- Chris Williams (historian) (born 1963), British historian
- Chris Williams (actor, Great Britain) , British actor
- Chris Williams (actor, United States) (born 1967), American actor
- Chris Williams (screenwriter, I) , American screenwriter, director and producer
- Chris Williams (screenwriter, II) , American screenwriter
- Chris Williams (soccer player, 1976) (born 1976), Welsh soccer player
- Chris Williams (digital artist) (* 1977), American digital artist
- Chris Williams (cyclist) , Welsh cyclist
- Chris Williams (soccer player, 1981) (* 1981), Canadian soccer player
- Chris Williams (soccer player, 1984) (born 1984), American soccer player
- Chris Williams (soccer player, 1985) (born 1985), English soccer player
- Chris Williams ( American football player , 1985) (born 1985), American football player
- Chris Williams ( born 1987), American football player
- Chris A. Williams (1980-2017), American basketball player
- Chris M. Williams (* 1971), American producer
- Christa Williams (1926–2012), German pop singer
- Christania Williams (* 1994), Jamaican athlete
- Christine Williams Ayoub (* 1922), American mathematician and university professor
- Christy Williams (* 20th century), American actress
- Christopher Williams (scientist) (* 1952), English author and environmental researcher
- Christopher Williams (artist) (1873–1934), Welsh artist
- Christopher Williams (composer) , composer
- Christopher Williams (photographer) (born 1956), American photographer and concept artist
- Christopher Williams (singer) (born 1967), American singer
- Christopher Williams (athlete) (born 1972), Jamaican athlete
- Christopher Hodder-Williams (1926–1995), British author
- Christopher C. Williams (* 1941), English correspondence chess player
- Christopher Harris Williams (1798–1857), American politician
- Christopher John Fardo Williams (1930–1997), British philosopher and historian of philosophy
- Chuck Williams (Author) ( Charles Edward Williams ; 1915-2015), American chef, author, and entrepreneur
- Chuck Williams (basketball player) ( Edward Williams ; born 1946), American basketball player
- Chuck Williams , real name of Rockin 'Rebel (born 1966), American wrestler
- Chuck Williams (actor) , American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer
- Chuck Williams (producer) , American film producer
- Cindy Williams (born 1947), American actress
- Claire Williams (* 1976), British motorsport manager
- Clarence Williams (1893-1965), American jazz musician and producer
- Clarence Williams III (born 1939), American actor
- Clark Williams (1870–1946), American banker and politician
- Claude Williams (musician) (1908-2004), American jazz musician
- Claude Williams (politician) (* 1955), Canadian politician
- Claude C. Williams (1895–1979), American Presbyterian
- Claude N. Williams , American meteorologist
- Claudia Williams (* 1996), New Zealand tennis player
- Cleveland Williams (1933-1999), American boxer
- Cliff Williams (born 1949), Australian rock musician
- Clifton Williams (composer) (1923–1976), American horn player, composer and music teacher
- Clifton Williams (1932–1967), American test pilot and astronaut
- Clyde Williams (1873–1954), American politician
- Colin Williams (* 1934), British screenwriter and actor, see Colin Welland
- Colin Williams (* 1952), British theologian and clergyman
- Colleen Williams (presenter) (* 1955), American television presenter
- Colleen Williams (soccer player) (* 1991), American soccer player
- Conrad Williams (writer) (born 1969), British science fiction author
- Conrad Williams (athlete) (born 1982), British athlete
- Cootie Williams (1911–1985), American jazz trumpeter
- Cory Williams (born 1981), American actor
- Cowboy Pink Williams (1892–1976), American politician
- Craig Williams (born 1983), Welsh football player
- Cress Williams (born 1970), American actor
- Curtis M. Williams (1896–1969), American politician
- Cynda Williams (born 1966), American actress
D.
- Dafydd Rhys Williams (* 1954), Canadian astronaut
- Damien Williams (* 1992), American football player
- Damion Williams (* 1981), Jamaican soccer player
- Dan Williams (politician) (1942–2015), American politician
- Dan Williams (baseball player) (born 1966), American baseball player
- Dan Williams ( American football player , 1969) (born 1969) American football player
- Dan Williams ( born 1987), American football player
- Dan Williams (rugby player) (born 1989), English rugby union player
- Daniel Williams (theologian) (around 1643–1716), British theologian
- Daniel Williams (politician, 1795) (1795–1870), American politician
- Daniel Williams (politician, 1935) (* 1935), Grenadian politician and statesman
- Daniel Williams (* 1950), Canadian politician, see Danny Williams (politician)
- Daniel Williams (actor) , American actor
- Daniel Williams (soccer player) (* 1989), German soccer player
- Daniel Lewis Williams (* 1950), German-American singer (bass)
- Danielle Williams (* 1992), Jamaican hurdler
- Danny Williams (soccer player, 1924) (1924-2019), English soccer player and coach
- Danny Williams (musician) (1942–2005), South African musician
- Danny Williams (politician) (born 1950), Canadian politician
- Danny Williams (boxer) (born 1973), British boxer
- Danny Williams (soccer player, 1979) (born 1979), Welsh soccer player
- Danny Williams (soccer player, 1981) (born 1981), English soccer player
- Danny Williams (soccer player, 1988) (born 1988), English soccer player
- Dar Williams (* 1967), American singer-songwriter
- Darrent Williams (1982-2007), American football player
- Darryl A. Williams , Lieutenant General in the US Army
- Daudu Williams (* 1980), Sierra Leonean football referee
- Daurance Williams (* 1983), soccer player for Trinidad & Tobago
- Dave Williams ( American football player , 1945) (born 1945), American football player
- Dave Williams ( American football player , 1954) (born 1954), American football player
- Dave Williams (singer) (1972-2002), American singer
- Dave Albert Williams , real name of Fat Man Williams (1920–1982), American pianist and singer
- Davey Williams (1952–2019), American musician and author
- David Williams (geologist, 1792) (1792–1850), English geologist and clergyman
- David Williams (geologist, 1898) (1898-1984), English geologist
- David Williams (Admiral) (1921–2012), British admiral
- David Williams (mathematician) (born 1938), British mathematician
- David Williams (musician) (born 1946), American jazz bassist
- David Williams (guitarist) (1950–2009), American guitarist
- David Williams (soccer player, 1955) (born 1955), Welsh soccer player
- David Williams (tennis player) , British tennis player
- David Williams (Journalist) († 2005), British motorsport journalist
- David Williams (astronomer) , British astronomer
- David Williams (Bishop) (born 1961), British Bishop
- David Williams (ice hockey player) (born 1967), American ice hockey player
- David Williams (soccer player, 1968) (born 1968), English soccer player
- David Williams (cyclist) (* 1978), American cyclist
- David Williams (poker player) (born 1980), American poker player
- David Williams (rugby player) (born 1986), Australian rugby league player
- David Williams (soccer player, 1988) (born 1988), Australian soccer player
- David C. Williams (* 1958), American composer
- David Edward Williams, maiden name of David Walliams (* 1971), English actor
- David Glyndwr Tudor Williams (1930–2009), British lawyer and university professor
- David James Williams (* 1954), Canadian ice hockey striker, see Tiger Williams
- David Ricardo Williams (1923–1999), Canadian lawyer, historian and writer
- David Rogerson Williams (1776-1830), American politician
- Dean Williams (born 1956), Australian squash player
- Del-Angelo Williams (* 1993), German soccer player
- Delano Williams (* 1993), British sprinter
- Dell Williams (1922–2015), American entrepreneur
- Demorrio Williams (born 1980), American football player
- Deniece Williams (born 1950), American singer
- Denys Williams (1929–2014), Barbadian politician and lawyer
- Derek Williams (filmmaker) (born 1929), British film director, screenwriter, cameraman and filmmaker
- Derek Williams (boxer) (born 1965), British boxer
- Deron Williams (* 1984), American basketball player
- Derrick Williams (athlete) (born 1982), American athlete
- Derrick Williams ( American football player ) (born 1986), American football player
- Derrick Williams (basketball player) (born 1991), American basketball player
- Derrick Williams (soccer player) (born 1993), Irish soccer player
- Desai Williams (* 1959), Canadian athlete
- Desmond A. Williams (1930-2006), Irish clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Dublin
- Desney Williams (* 1969), Antiguan tennis player
- Devonia Williams (1924–1967), American R&B pianist and singer
- Dewi Rhys Williams , Welsh actor
- Diane Williams (* 1960), American athlete
- Dick Williams (1929-2011), American baseball player
- Dicoy Williams (* 1986), Jamaican soccer player
- Dioh Williams (* 1984), Liberian soccer player
- Doc Williams (1914-2011), American musician
- Don Williams (singer) ( Donald Ray Williams ; 1939-2017), American singer and songwriter
- Don Williams (poker player) (1942-2013), American poker player
- Donald Williams (basketball player) ( Donald E. Williams Jr. , born 1973), American basketball player
- Donald Cary Williams (1899-1983), American philosopher
- Donald E. Williams ( Donald Edward Williams ; 1942-2016), American astronaut
- Donna Williams (1963–2017), Australian writer and artist
- Doug Williams (born 1955), American football player and coach
- Douglas O. Williams (1917-1993), American sound engineer
- Duane Williams (* 1979), Barbadian tennis player
- Dudley Williams (1937-2010), British biochemist
- Dyfri Williams (* 1952), British classical archaeologist
E.
- EJ Williams ( Evans James Williams ; 1903-1945), Welsh physicist, see Evan James Williams
- Earl Larkin Williams (1903–1974), American astronomer and mathematician
- Earl Williams (singer) (1930-2018), American gospel singer
- Earl Williams (musician) (1938–2013), American jazz musician
- Earl Williams (basketball player) (born 1951), American basketball player
- Earl Williams (politician) (born 1964), Dominican politician
- Ed Williams , American actor
- Eddie Williams (saxophonist) (* around 1910), American jazz musician
- Eddie Williams (bassist) (1912–1995), American bassist
- Eddie N. Williams (1932–2017), political analyst and civil rights activist
- Edith Peers-Williams († 1897), British nobleman
- Edlorn Williams , football player for Antigua and Barbuda
- Edson Williams (* 1966), American special effects artist
- Edward Williams (1747-1826) Welsh scientist, author and businessman
- Edward Williams (painter) (1781–1855) British painter
- Edward Williams, Baron Francis-Williams (1903-1970), British journalist
- Edward Ellerker Williams (1793–1822), British colonial officer and diary author
- Edward Gordon Williams (1888-1915), British rower
- Edward Ingouville-Williams (1861-1916), British major-general in World War I.
- Edwin Bucher Williams (1891–1975), American Romance scholar, Hispanist, Lusitanist and lexicographer
- Eirian Williams (born 1955), Welsh snooker referee
- Elihu S. Williams (1835–1903), American politician
- Elijah Williams (1809-1854), English chess player
- Elizabeth Langdon Williams (1879–1981), American mathematician, physicist and astronomer
- Ellen Dinalo Williams (born 1972), American actress
- Elmo Williams (1913–2015), American film editor, film producer and film director
- Eliud Williams (* 1948), Dominican politician
- Elton Williams (* 1973), football player from Montserrat
- Elvis Williams (* 1979), football player for the British Virgin Islands
- Emlyn Williams (1905–1987), Welsh actor
- Emerick Williams (* 1984), Guyanese football player
- Emmett Williams (1925–2007), American poet and performance artist
- Eric Williams (screenwriter) , American screenwriter
- Eric Williams (singer) (born 1960), American singer, member of BLACKstreet
- Eric Williams (basketball player, 1972) (born 1972), American basketball player
- Eric Williams (basketball player, 1984) (born 1984), American basketball player
- Eric Eustace Williams (1911–1981), politician from Trinidad and Tobago
- Erik Williams (born 1968), American football player
- Ernest Edward Williams (1914-1998), American zoologist
- Ernest Hodder-Williams (1873-1941), British publisher
- Errol Williams (* 1939), American high jumper
- Esther Williams (1921–2013), American swimmer and actress
- Evan Williams (singer) (1867-1918), American opera singer (tenor)
- Evan Williams (soccer player) (born 1943), Scottish soccer player
- Evan Williams (entrepreneur) (* 1972), American internet entrepreneur
- Evan Williams (squash player) (born 1989), New Zealand squash player
- Evan James Williams (1903-1945), British physicist
- Evelyn Monier-Williams († 2015), British lawyer
F.
- Fara Williams (* 1984), English soccer player
- Fat Man Williams ( Dave Albert Williams ; 1920–1982), American pianist and singer
- Fess Williams (1894–1975), American jazz musician and band leader
- Finty Williams (born 1972), British actress
- Floyd Williams (* 1964), tennis player from Trinidad and Tobago
- Francis Williams (poet) (around 1702–1762), Jamaican poet
- Francis Williams (musician) (also Franc Williams ; 1910–1983), American jazz trumpeter
- Francis Edgar Williams (1893-1943), Australian anthropologist
- Francis Xavier Williams (1882–1967), American entomologist
- Frank Williams (actor) (born 1931), English actor
- Frank Williams (writer) , writer
- Frank Williams (architect) (1936–2010), American architect
- Frank Williams (* 1942), British entrepreneur and motorsport manager
- Frank Williams (baseball player) (1958–2009), American baseball player
- Frank Williams (basketball player) (* 1980), American basketball player
- Fred Williams (drummer) ( Frederick Louis Williams , also Black Fred Williams ; * around 1910), American blues and jazz musician
- Fred Williams ( Friedrich Wilhelm Locher ; * 1938), German actor
- Fred Williams (bassist) (* around 1940), American jazz musician
- Fred Williams (basketball player) (* 1973), American basketball player
- Freddie Williams (track athlete) (1926-2013), Welsh speedway driver
- Freddie Williams (businessman) (1942-2008), Scottish businessman and bookmaker
- Freddie Williams (athlete) (born 1962), Canadian athlete
- Freddie Williams (comic book writer) , American comic book writer
- Frederic Calland Williams (also Freddie Williams ; 1911–1977), British engineer
- Frederick Williams , English football player
- Fred Williams (drummer) (* around 1910), actually Frederick Louis Williams , American musician
- Frederick Newton Williams (1862-1923), English botanist
- Freedom Williams (born 1966), American rapper
G
- G. Mennen Williams (1911–1988), American politician
- Galmo Williams (* 1966), politician of the Turks and Caicos Islands (PNP)
- Gardner Williams (1877-1933), American swimmer
- Gareth Williams (soccer player, 1941) (born 1941), English soccer player
- Gareth Williams (soccer player, 1967) (born 1967), English soccer player
- Gareth Williams (pianist) (* 1968), British jazz pianist
- Gareth Williams (actor, USA) , American actor
- Gareth Williams (tennis player) (* 1975), South African tennis player
- Gareth Williams (rugby player) ( Gareth John Williams ; * 1979), Welsh rugby union player
- Gareth Williams (soccer player, 1981) (born 1981), Scottish soccer player
- Gareth Williams (soccer player, 1982) (born 1982), Welsh soccer player
- Gareth Williams (actor, New Zealand) (born 1987), New Zealand actor
- Gareth Wyn Williams (1941-2003), British politician
- Gary Williams (basketball coach, 1945) (* 1945), American basketball coach
- Gary Williams (basketball coach, 1953) (born 1953), American basketball coach
- Gary Williams (boxer) (born 1957), Australian boxer
- Gary Williams (soccer player) (born 1960), English soccer player
- Gary Williams (skeleton pilot) , British skeleton pilot
- Gary Anthony Williams (born 1966), American actor, screenwriter, producer and director
- Gaston Bart-Williams (1938–1990), Sierra Leonean opposition activist, journalist, director, writer and artist
- Gavaskar Williams (* 1971), Antiguan tennis player
- Gavin Williams (rugby player) (born 1979), New Zealand-Samoan rugby union player
- Gavin Williams (soccer player) (born 1980), Welsh soccer player
- Gene Williams , American jazz singer and band leader
- Genelle Williams (* 1984), Canadian actress
- Geoff Williams (* 1957), English squash player
- Geoffrey Williams (born 1965), British singer and songwriter
- George Williams (YMCA) (1821–1905), English founder of YMCA in London
- George Williams (soccer player, 1862) (1862– ??), Welsh soccer player
- George Williams (soccer player, 1879) (1879-1916), Welsh soccer player
- George Williams (football player, 1882) (1882-1939), English football player
- George Williams (soccer player, September 1897) (1897– ??), English soccer player
- George Williams (soccer player, October 1897) (1897–1957), English soccer player
- George Williams (rugby player) (born 1994), English rugby league player
- George Williams (soccer player, 1993) (born 1993), English soccer player
- George Williams (soccer player, 1995) (born 1995), Welsh soccer player
- George A. Williams (1864–1946), American politician
- George C. Williams (1926-2010), American evolutionary biologist
- George Dale Williams (1917–1988), American arranger, pianist and composer
- George F. Williams (1852–1932), American politician
- George H. Williams (1823–1910), American lawyer and politician
- George Hara Williams (1894–1945), Canadian politician
- George Howard Williams (1871–1963), American politician
- George Huntington Williams (1856-1894), American geologist
- George Huntington Williams (1892-1992) , American physician
- George Huntston Williams (1914-2000), American Unitarian theologian
- George R. Williams (1935–2004), American soul singer and composer, member of the band The Tymes
- George S. Williams (1877–1961), American politician
- Georgia Williams (* 1993), New Zealand cyclist
- Geraint Williams (born 1962), Welsh football player
- Gerard Williams (* 1988), football player from St. Kitts & Nevis
- Glen Garfield Williams (1923–1994), British theologian, church manager, ecumenist and peace activist
- Glanmor Williams (1920-2005), Welsh historian
- Glenn Williams , sound engineer
- Glyndwr Williams (* 1932), British historian
- Gordon Williams (Author) (1934-2017) British screenwriter and writer
- Gordon Williams (film editor) (* 1979), Canadian film editor
- Gordon Roland Williams (1914–1996), American librarian
- Gordon Willis Williams (1926-2010), American classical philologist
- Grace Alele-Williams (* 1932), Nigerian mathematician and university professor
- Grant Williams (1931–1985), American actor
- Gregory Alan Williams (born 1956), American actor and author
- Griff Williams (1911–1959), American pianist and big band leader
- Guinn Williams (politician) (1871–1948), American politician
- Guinn Williams (actor) ( Big Boy ; 1899–1962), American actor
- Gunther Gebel-Williams (1934–2001), German-American trainer
- Gus Williams (comedian) (1848–1915), American comedian and songwriter
- Gus Williams (musician, 1937) (1937–2010) Australian country musician and Aboriginal leader
- Gus Williams (musician, 1947) (nee Guus Willemse ; * 1947), Dutch musician
- Gus Williams (basketball player) (born 1953), American basketball player
- Gus Williams (actor) , American stuntman and actor
- Guy Williams (actor) (1924–1989), American actor
- Guy Williams (show jumper) (* 1971), British show jumper
- Guy Williams (special effects artist) (* 1969/1970), American special effects artist
- Gwilym Owen Williams (1913-1990) British bishop
H
- Hank Williams (1923-1953), American country musician
- Hank Williams, Jr. (born 1949), American country musician
- Hank Williams III (* 1972), American punk and country musician
- Hannah Williams (actress) (1911–1973), American actress
- Hannah Williams (sprinter) (* 1998), British hurdler
- Hannah Williams (singer) , British singer
- Harcourt Williams (1880–1957), British actor and theater director
- Harland Williams (born 1962), Canadian actor
- Harold Williams (singer) (1893-1976), Australian singer (baritone)
- Harold Williams (soccer player) (1924-2014), Welsh soccer player
- Harold Williams (geologist) (1934-2010), Canadian geologist
- Harold Williams , real name of Harold Perrineau, Jr. (born 1963), American actor
- Harold Claude Noel Williams (1914–1990), Anglican clergyman
- Harold Ivory Williams (1949-2010), American musician
- Harold Ivory Williams (Bishop) (1921-2014) American bishop
- Harvey D. Williams (1864–1931), American engineer and inventor
- Harrison A. Williams (1919–2001), American politician
- Harry Williams (born 1951), Australian soccer player
- Harry Gregson-Williams (* 1961), British film composer, music producer and conductor
- Hayley Williams (* 1988), American singer
- Heathcote Williams (1941-2017), British poet, playwright and actor
- Heather Williams , pseudonym of Tui Sutherland (* 1978), writer
- Helene Williams , American singer
- Helen Maria Williams (1759-1827), British writer
- Henrik Williams (* 1958), Swedish Scandinavian scholar and runologist
- Henry Williams (Cromwell) († 1604), English nobleman, grandfather of Oliver Cromwell
- Henry Williams (Wales) , Welsh politician
- Henry Williams, 2nd Baronet (1635–1666), Welsh politician
- Henry Williams (missionary) (1792–1867), English missionary
- Henry Williams (politician, 1805) (1805-1887), American politician (Massachusetts)
- Henry Williams (politician, 1823) (1823-1907), New Zealand politician
- Henry Williams (1907–1962), American blues and jazz singer and dancer, see Rubberlegs Williams
- Henry Williams Jr. (1917–2002), American golfer
- Henry Williams (cricketer) (born 1967), South African cricketer
- Henry Williams (basketball player) (1970-2018), American basketball player
- Henry Williams (actor) , New Zealand actor
- Henry Smith Williams (1863–1943), American physician and author
- Henry Harvey Williams (1917-2004), Vincentian Governor General of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Henry Herbert Williams (1872–1961), English bishop
- Henry Horace Williams (1858–1940), American philosopher
- Henry L. Williams (1869–1931), American football player and coach
- Henry L. Williams , known as Gizmo Williams (born 1962), American football player
- Herbert Williams (1908–1990), American sailor and Olympian
- Hezekiah Williams (1798-1856), American politician
- Holly Williams (* 1981), American country singer, songwriter and guitarist
- Holman Williams (1915-1967), American middleweight boxer
- Horatio Burt Williams (1877–1955), American medic
- Howard Williams (jazz musician) (1929 / 1930–2018), American jazz musician
- Howard Williams (conductor) (born 1947), British conductor
- Howell Williams (1898–1980), American geologist and volcanologist
- Howie Williams (born 1981), Vincentian football player
- Hugh Williams , pseudonym of Wilhelm Grosz (1894–1939), Austrian pianist and composer
- Hugh Williams (actor) (1904–1969), English actor and author
- Hugh C. Williams (* 1943), Canadian mathematician
- Hugh William Williams (1773–1829), Scottish painter
- Hype Williams (* 1970), American director
- Hywel Williams (athlete) (born 1929), British athlete
- Hywel Williams (politician) (born 1953), Welsh politician
- Hywel Williams (historian) , historian and author
- Hywel Williams-Ellis (also Hywel Williams Ellis ), British actor
I.
- Ifan Williams (violinist) (1889–1957), Canadian violinist, conductor and music educator
- Ifan Williams (cellist) (* 1945), Canadian cellist and music teacher
- Ifor Williams (1881-1965), British Celtologist
- Ike Williams (1923-1994), American boxer
- Imani Williams (* 1999), British singer and songwriter
- Iñaki Williams (* 1994), Spanish soccer player
- Innes Williams († 2013), British medic
- Ion James Muirhead Williams (1912-2001), South African engineer and botanist
- Isaac Williams junior (1777-1860), American politician
- Iwan P. Williams , British astronomer and asteroid explorer
J
- JD Williams (* 1978), American actor
- J. Williams (tennis player) , Australian tennis player
- J. Williams (singer) ( Joshua Elia Williams ; * 1986), New Zealand singer
- JH Williams III ( Jim Williams ; * 1965), American comic artist
- JJ Williams ( John James Williams ; born 1948) Welsh rugby union player
- J. Mayo Williams ( Jay Mayo Williams ; 1894–1980), American music producer and American football player
- JPR Williams ( John Peter Rhys Williams , JPR Williams ) (born 1949), Welsh rugby union player
- J. Terry Williams (1930-2015), American film editor
- Jamaal Williams (born 1995), American football player
- James Williams (officer) (1740–1780), American officer
- James Williams (Politician, 1822) (1822-1892), American doctor and politician (Ohio)
- James Williams (Politician, 1825) (1825–1899), American politician (Delaware)
- James Williams (fencer) (* 1985), American fencer
- James Williams (football player, Ireland) (fl. 1886), Irish football player
- James Williams (soccer player, 1884) (1884-1916), Welsh soccer player
- James Williams (musician) (1951-2004), American jazz pianist
- James Williams (astronomer) , American astronomer
- James A. Williams (* 1932), American Army General
- James D. Williams (1808–1880), American politician
- James David Williams (* 1941), American ichthyologist
- James E. Williams (1826–1900), American politician
- James Earl Williams (born 1967), American football player
- James H. Williams (1926–2016), American politician
- James Kendrick Williams (* 1936), American clergyman
- James Otis Williams (born 1968), American football player
- James R. Williams (1850–1923), American politician
- James Wray Williams (1792–1842), American politician
- Jan Williams (* 1939), American percussionist, conductor and music teacher
- Jan-Michael Williams (* 1984), Trinidadian-Tobagan football goalkeeper
- Jane Williams (nee Jane Cleveland; 1798–1884), British poem dedicatee
- Janet Williams , American soprano
- Jared Williams (1766–1831), American politician
- Jared W. Williams (1796–1864), American politician
- Jason Williams (Australian basketball player) (* 1975), Australian basketball player
- Jason Williams (rugby player) (born 1966), New Zealand rugby league player
- Jason Williams (ice hockey player) (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player
- Jason Williams (soccer player) (* 1984), Bermuda soccer player
- Jason Williams (* 1977), American graffiti artist see: Revok
- Jason Williams (snooker player) , Canadian snooker player
- Jason Chandler Williams (* 1975), American basketball player, see Jason Williams (basketball player)
- Jason David Williams (* 1981), American basketball player, see Jay Williams (basketball player)
- Jason James Williams (born 1983), American basketball player
- Jay Williams (writer) (1914–1978), American writer
- Jay Williams (politician) (* 1971), American politician
- Jay Williams (basketball player) (born 1981), American basketball player
- Jay Williams (actor) , Canadian actor
- Jayson Williams (* 1968), American basketball player
- Jeff Williams (musician) (born 1950), American drummer
- Jeff Williams (Manager) , Chief Operating Officer at Apple Inc.
- Jeff Williams (athlete) ( Jeffrey Williams ; * 1965), American sprinter
- Jeff Williams (baseball player) ( Jeffrey Francis Williams ; * 1972), Australian baseball player
- Jeff Williams (ice hockey player) (born 1976), Canadian ice hockey player
- Jeff Williams (soccer player) (* 1982), Barbadian soccer player
- Jeff Williams (poker player) (* 1986), American poker player
- Jeffrey N. Williams (* 1958), American astronaut
- Jeremiah Norman Williams (1829–1915), American politician
- Jeremy Williams (Boxer) ( Jeremy Allen Williams ; born 1972) American boxer
- Jeremy Williams (cricketer) (born 1979), British cricketer
- Jeremy Williams (ice hockey player) (born 1984), Canadian ice hockey player
- Jeremy Williams ( American football player ) (born 1991), American and Canadian football player
- Jeremy Williams (actor) (born 1982), British actor and model
- Jeremy Huw Williams (born 1969), British singer (baritone)
- Jerry Williams (presenter) (actually Gerald Jacoby ; 1923? –2003), American radio presenter
- Jerry Williams (singer) (actually Sven Erik Fernström : 1942–2018), Swedish singer and actor
- Jerry Williams (soccer player) (born 1960), English soccer player
- Jerry Williams (tennis player) (born 1962), tennis player from Antigua and Barbuda
- Jerry Williams (basketball player) (* 1979), American basketball player
- Jerry Lynn Williams (1948–2005), American singer and composer
- Jerry R. Williams (1923–1998) American football player and coach
- Jesse Williams (soccer player) (1903-1972), Welsh soccer player
- Jesse Williams (actor) (born 1981), American actor
- Jesse Williams (athlete) (born 1983), American high jumper
- Jesse Williams ( American football player ) (born 1990), American football player
- Jesse Lynch Williams (1871-1929), American author and playwright
- Jessie Williams (* 1999), British actress
- Jessica Williams (* 1948), American pianist and composer
- Jett Williams (born 1953), American country singer
- Jillian Camarena-Williams (* 1982), American shot putter
- Jim Williams (1948-2011), American engineer
- Jimy Williams (* 1943), American baseball player and manager
- Joan C. Williams (* 1952), American lawyer and gender researcher
- JoBeth Williams (born 1948), American actress
- Jodie Williams (* 1993), British sprinter
- Jody Williams (blues musician) (1935-2018), American blues guitarist
- Jody Williams (* 1950), American human rights activist
- Joe Williams (1918–1999), American jazz singer
- Joe Williams ( American football player ) (born 1947), American football player
- Joe Williams (film critic) (1958-2015), American film critic and author
- Joe Williams (actor) (* 1982), American stuntman and actor
- Joe Williams (soccer player, 1996) (born 1996), English soccer player
- Joe E. Williams (born 1974), American wrestler
- Joe Lee Williams , known as Big Joe Williams (1903-1982), American blues musician
- John Williams (Archbishop) (1582–1650), English clergyman, Archbishop of York
- John Williams (Chichester) (1636? -1709), English clergyman, Bishop of Chichester
- John Williams (missionary) (1796–1839), English missionary
- John Williams (Connecticut) (1817–1899) American clergyman, Bishop of Connecticut
- John Williams (actor) (1903–1983), English actor
- John Williams (saxophonist) (1905-1996), American saxophonist
- John Williams (Author) (1922–1994) American author
- John Williams (composer) (born 1932), American composer, conductor and pianist
- John Williams (band leader) (born 1941), British jazz musician
- John Williams (guitarist) (born 1941), Australian guitarist
- John Williams (bassist) (born 1946), British bassist and songwriter
- John Williams (director) (born 1962), British director
- John Williams Wilson (1798–1857), British frigate captain in the Chilean Navy
- John A. Williams (1925-2015), American writer
- John B. Williams (jazz musician) (* 1941), American jazz musician
- John Bell Williams (1918–1983), American politician
- John Bryn Williams , known as John B (* 1977), British music producer and DJ
- John C. Williams , American general
- John Ffowcs Williams (* 1935), British engineer
- John H. Williams , American economist
- John George Williams (1913–1997), Welsh ornithologist and naturalist
- John Joseph Williams (1822–1907), American clergyman, Archbishop of Boston
- John Robert Williams (1922-2002), British diplomat
- John S. Williams (1863–1932), American plantation owner and murderer
- John Whitridge Williams (1866–1931), American gynecologist and obstetrician
- John Sharp Williams (1854–1932), American politician
- John Stuart Williams (1818–1898), American politician
- John MS Williams (1818–1886), American politician
- John Patrick Williams (* 1937), American politician
- John Richard Williams (1909–1998), American politician
- John J. Williams (1904–1988), American politician
- John Williams (Politician, 1731) (1731–1799), American politician (North Carolina)
- John Williams (politician, 1740) (1740-1804), American politician (North Carolina)
- John Williams (politician, 1752) (1752-1806), American politician (New York)
- John Williams (Politician, 1778) (1778-1837), American politician (Tennessee)
- John Williams (politician, 1807) (1807-1875), American politician (New York)
- John Allen Williams (* 1945), American political scientist
- John Williams (rider) (* 1965), American equestrian
- John Williams (squash player) (born 1972), Australian squash player
- John Williams (athlete) (born 1948), British sprinter
- John Williams (archer) (born 1953), American archer
- John Williams (soccer player, 1960) (born 1960), English soccer player
- John Williams (soccer player, 1968) (born 1968), English soccer player
- John "Hot Rod" Williams (1962–2015), American basketball player
- John Williams (basketball player, 1966) (born 1966), American basketball player
- John Williams (racing driver) (1946–1978) British motorcycle racer
- John Williams (umpire) (born 1937), Welsh snooker umpire
- John Williams ( American football player ) (1945–2012) American football player
- Johnny Williams (bassist) (1908-1998), American jazz musician
- Johnny Williams (football player, 1925) ( John Williams ; 1925– ??), Scottish football player
- Johnny Williams (boxer) (1926-2007), British boxer
- Johnny Williams (pianist) ( John Thomas Williams ; 1929-2018), American jazz pianist
- Johnny Williams (rugby player) ( John Edward Williams ; 1932–2009), British rugby player
- Johnny Williams (football player, 1935) ( John Stanley James Williams ; 1935-2011), English football player
- Johnny Williams (soccer player, 1947) ( John Robert Williams ; born 1947), English soccer player
- Johnny Williams (soccer player, IV) , Costa Rican soccer player
- Johnny Williams (actor) , American actor
- Jonathan Williams (officer) (1751–1815), American officer and politician
- Jonathan Williams (publisher) (1929-2008), American publisher
- Jonathan Williams (racing driver) (1942–2014), British racing car driver
- Jonathan Williams (soccer player) (born 1977), Jamaican soccer player
- Jonathan Williams (1988) American football player
- Jonathan Williams ( American football player , 1994) (* 1994), American football player
- Jonathon Williams (born 1990), American basketball player
- Jonny Williams (born 1993), Welsh football player
- Joseph Williams (musician) (born 1960), American rock singer
- Joseph H. Williams (1814–1896), American politician
- Joseph Lanier Williams (1810–1865), American politician
- Joseph R. Williams (1808–1861), American politician
- Joseph T. Williams , American economist and financial scientist
- Josh Williams (* 1988), American football player
- Joss Williams (* around 1960), special effects artist
- Joy Williams (Australian writer) (born Eileen Williams ; 1942–2006), Australian writer
- Joy Williams (American writer) (born 1944), American writer
- Joy Williams (singer) ( Joy Elizabeth Williams ; * 1982), American singer and songwriter, member of The Civil Wars
- Juan Williams Rebolledo (1825–1910), Chilean vice admiral
- Judith Williams (* 1971), German-American singer (soprano), presenter and entrepreneur
- Juliet Rhys-Williams (1898–1964), British economist
- Julius Penson Williams (* 1954), American conductor, composer and music teacher
- Justin Williams (ice hockey player) (born 1981), Canadian ice hockey player
- Justin Williams (cyclist) (* 1989), American cyclist
- Justin Williams (baseball player) (born 1995), American baseball player
K
- Karen Williams (* 1960), British athlete
- Kasen Williams (* 1992), American football player
- Kate Williams , British jazz musician
- Katt Williams ( Micah Sierra Williams ; * 1973), American rapper
- Kedar Williams-Stirling (* 1994), Australian actor
- Keegan Williams (* 1980), New Zealand triathlete
- Kelli Williams (born 1970), American actress
- Kellie Shanygne Williams (born 1976), American actress
- Ken Williams (baseball player) (1890–1956), American baseball player
- Ken Williams (boxing coach) (1927-1997), Australian boxing coach
- Ken Williams (copyist) (1929 / 1930–2015), British-American copyist and arranger
- Ken Williams (composer) (* 1952), Canadian film composer
- Ken Williams (game developer) (* 1954), American programmer and entrepreneur
- Kenan Williams (* 1990), German pop singer and songwriter
- Kendal Williams (* 1995), American sprinter
- Kenneth Williams (1926–1988), British actor and comedian
- Kenneth Lee Williams (* 1934), American zoologist
- Kent Williams (* 1962), American illustrator, artist and comic book writer
- Keston Williams (* 1981), soccer player for Trinidad and Tobago
- Kevin Williams (porn actor) (born 1965), porn actor
- Kevin Williams (athlete) (born 1971), British sprinter
- Kevin Williams ( American football player ) (born 1980), American football player
- Kibi Williams , pseudonym for Heinz Otto Quilitzsch (1919–1983), Austrian writer
- Kid Williams (1893-1963), Danish boxer
- Kiely Williams (* 1986), American singer, actress, songwriter and dancer
- Kimberly Williams (athlete) (* 1988), Jamaican athlete
- Kimberly Williams-Paisley (* 1971), American actress and director
- Kimberly Kevon Williams (born 1985), American actress
- Kurt Williams (* 1975), soccer player for Trinidad and Tobago
- Kyffin Williams (1918-2006), Welsh artist
- Kyle Williams ( born 1983), American football player
- Kyle Williams ( born 1984), American football player
- Kyle Williams (soccer player) (born 1987), Bahamian soccer player
- Kyle Williams ( born 1988) American football player
- Kyle Williams (actor) , American actor and voice actor
L.
- Larry Williams (1935–1980), American singer, pianist and songwriter
- Latavious Williams (* 1989), American basketball player
- LaToy Williams (* 1988), Bahamian sprinter
- Lauryn Williams (* 1983), American athlete
- Lawrence G. Williams (1913–1975), American politician
- Lemuel Williams (1747-1828), American politician
- Leonard Williams (1904–1972), British Politician (Labor Party), Governor General of Mauritius
- Leroy Williams (born 1937), American jazz drummer
- Lew Williams (1934-2019), American rockabilly singer
- Lewis Williams (1782–1842), American politician
- Lil 'Ed Williams (* 1955), American blues musician, see Lil' Ed and The Blues Imperials
- Lily Williams (painter) (1874–1940), Irish painter
- Lily Williams (cyclist) (* 1994), American cyclist
- Lincoln Williams (born 1993), Australian volleyball player
- Linda Williams (film scholar) (* 1946), American film scholar
- Linda Williams (singer) (born 1955), Dutch pop singer
- Linda Christiane Williams (1964-2010), French pop singer, see Linda William '
- Lindon Williams (1932–1989), American politician
- Llewellyn Williams (architect) ( Llewellyn Edwin Williams ; 1884–1967), Australian architect
- Llewelyn Williams (tennis player) , Argentine tennis player
- Llewelyn R. Williams (* 1939), environmental researcher
- Lorenzo Williams (basketball player, 1969) (born 1969), American basketball player
- Lorenzo Williams (basketball player, 1984) (born 1984), American basketball player
- Lorenzo Williams ( American football player ) (born 1984), American football player
- Lori Williams (born 1946), American actress
- Lou Williams (* 1986), American basketball player
- Louis Otho Williams (1908-1991), American botanist
- Louise Williams , American tennis player
- Lucinda Williams (* 1953), American musician
- Lucinda Williams (athlete) (born 1937), American athlete
- Lydia Williams (* 1988), Australian soccer player
- Lyle Williams (1942–2008), American politician
- Lyndon Williams (born around 1964), Welsh badminton player
- Lynn Williams (trade unionist) (1924-2014), Canadian trade unionist
- Lynn Williams (sailor) (born 1939), American sailor
- Lynn Williams (soccer player) (* 1993), American soccer player
- Lynn Kanuka-Williams (* 1960), Canadian medium and long distance runner
M.
- Madeleine Williams (* 1983), Canadian cross-country skier
- Madieu Williams (born 1981), American football player
- Maisie Williams (born 1997), British actress
- Maizie Williams (born 1951), British singer
- Marc Williams , American musician
- Marc Williams (soccer player, 1988) , (* 1988), Welsh soccer player
- Marcus Williams ( American football player, 1977), American football player (Tight End, Oakland Raiders)
- Marcus Williams (basketball player, 1985) (born 1985), American basketball player
- Marcus Williams (basketball player, 1986) (* 1986), American basketball player
- Marcus Williams (soccer player) (* 1986), English soccer player
- Marcus Williams ( American football player, 1991), American football player (cornerback, New York Jets)
- Marcus Williams ( American football player , 1996) (born 1996), American football player (Safety, New Orleans Saints)
- Margaret Mensah-Williams (* 1961), Namibian politician, chairwoman of the National Council
- María Luisa Calle Williams (* 1968), Colombian cyclist, see María Luisa Calle
- Mario Williams (born 1985), American football player
- Marion Williams (1927–1994), American gospel singer
- Mark Williams (diplomat) (1944-2015), British diplomat
- Mark Williams (singer) (born 1954), New Zealand singer
- Mark Williams (actor) (born 1959), British actor
- Mark Williams (soccer player, 1959) (born 1959), English soccer player
- Mark Williams (Manager) (* 1961), Australian media manager
- Mark Williams (soccer player, 1966) (born 1966), South African soccer player
- Mark Williams (politician) (born 1966), British Member of Parliament for Ceredigion
- Mark Williams (soccer player, 1970) (born 1970), Northern Irish soccer player
- Mark Williams (soccer player, 1973) (born 1973), Welsh soccer player
- Mark Williams (soccer player, 1978) (born 1978), English soccer player
- Mark Williams (volleyball player) (* 1979), Australian / American volleyball and beach volleyball player
- Mark Williams (soccer player, 1981) (born 1981), English soccer player
- Mark Williams (film producer) , British film and television producer
- Mark Williams Ardington , special effects artist and animator
- Mark J. Williams (* 1975), British snooker player
- Marmaduke Williams (1774-1850), American politician
- Mars Williams (* 1955), American saxophonist
- Martin Williams (1924–1992), American music critic and cultural journalist
- Martyn Williams (born 1975), Welsh rugby player
- Marvin Williams (* 1986), American basketball player
- Mary Elizabeth Williams (* 1977), American opera singer (soprano)
- Mary Williams (actress) , actress
- Mary Lou Williams (1910–1981), American musician
- Mason Williams (* 1938), American guitarist and composer
- Matt Williams (producer) , American producer, screenwriter, and director
- Matt Williams (baseball player) (born 1965), American baseball player
- Matt Williams (politician) (* 1973), Australian politician
- Matt Williams (snooker player) , English snooker player
- Matthew Williams (soccer player) (born 1982), Welsh soccer player
- Matthew Williams (* 1985), Australian show jumper
- Maurice Williams (* 1982), American basketball player, see Mo Williams
- Maurice Williams (politician) , Australian politician, member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1962 to 1973
- Maurice Williams (* 1938), American front singer for Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs
- McRae Williams (* 1990), American freestyle skier
- Megan Williams (film producer) , Oscar-nominated film producer
- Megan Williams (Model) (* 1994), British model
- Megan Williams (actress) (1956-2000), Australian actress
- Megan Williams-Stewart (* 1987), American figure skater
- Mekeil Williams (* 1990), soccer player from Trinidad and Tobago
- Melvin Williams (1942–2015), American criminal and actor
- Meritzer Williams (* 1989), athlete from St. Kitts and Nevis
- Metchie Williams (* 1985), soccer player for the Cayman Islands
- Micah Williams (painter) (1782–1837) American painter
- Micah Williams (actor) (born 1991), American actor
- Michael Williams (politician) (* 1929), politician of Trinidad and Tobago, President 1987
- Michael Williams (actor) (1935-2001), British actor
- Michael Williams (geographer) (1935–2009), British geographer and environmental historian
- Michael Williams (philosopher) (* 1947), American philosopher
- Michael Williams, Baron Williams of Baglan (1949–2017), British politician and diplomat
- Michael Williams (Author, 1952) (born 1952), American author
- Michael Williams (producer) (born 1957), American film producer
- Michael Williams (author, 1962) (born 1962), South African author and opera manager
- Michael Williams (athlete, 1971) (born 1971), sprinter from St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Michael Williams (athlete, II) , sprinter from Barbados
- Michael Williams (snooker player) , English snooker player
- Michael Carter-Williams (* 1991), American basketball player
- Michael C. Williams (* 1973), American actor
- Michael E. Williams (* 1969), Jamaican ski racer
- Michael K. Williams (born 1966), American actor
- Michael L. Williams II , known as Mike Will Made It (* 1989), American music producer and rapper
- Michelle Williams (actress) (born 1980), American actress.
- Michelle Williams (singer) (born 1980), American singer.
- Michelle Williams (volleyball player) (* 1981), American volleyball player.
- Michelle Williams (swimmer) (* 1991), Canadian swimmer.
- Michelle Ann Williams (* in the 20th century), Dean of the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health in Boston
- Midge Williams (1915–1952), American jazz singer
- Mike Williams , pseudonym of Romano Ferrara , Italian film director and screenwriter
- Mike Williams (singer) ( Michael D. Williams ; * 1968), American singer, music journalist and author
- Mike Williams ( American football player ) ( Michael K. Williams ; * 1994) American football player
- Mike Williams (DJ) (* 1996), Dutch DJ and music producer
- Milan Williams (1948–2006), American musician
- Miller Williams (1930-2015), American poet
- Moe Williams (born 1974), American football player
- Molly Williams , American firefighter
- Monier Monier-Williams (1819–1899), English Indologist
- Montel Williams (born 1956), American presenter and actor
- Monty Williams (* 1971), American basketball coach
- Morgan B. Williams (1831-1903), American politician
N
- Nafessa Williams (* 1989), American actress
- Natalia Williams (* 1989), German actress
- Natashia Williams (* 1978), American actress and musician
- Nathan Williams (politician) (1773-1835), American lawyer and politician
- Nathan Williams (musician) (born 1963), American musician and singer
- Neco Williams (born 2001), Welsh football player
- Nell Williams (1998) British actress
- Nelson Williams (1917–1973), American jazz trumpeter
- Neville Williams (* around 1940), Aboriginal political activist
- Nia Williams (* 1990), American soccer player
- Niall Williams (born 1958), Irish writer and playwright
- Nicholas Sims-Williams , British Iranist, Orientalist
- Nick Boddie Williams (1906-1992), American journalist
- Nicola Williams (* 1971), travel book author
- Nigel Williams (* 1948), British writer
- Norman Williams (1791–1868), American politician and lawyer
- Novlene Williams-Mills (* 1982), Jamaican athlete
O
- Olivia Williams (born 1968), British actress
- Oscar Randal-Williams , British mathematician
- Otis Williams (actually Otis Miles ; * 1941), American singer, songwriter and producer
- Owain Fôn Williams (* 1987), Welsh football goalkeeper
- Owen Williams (Politician, 1764) (1764-1832), Member of Parliament for Great Marlow, 1796-1832
- Owen Williams (Author) (1790–1874), Owen Gwyrfai, Welsh author and antiquarian
- Owen Williams (politician, 1836) (1836–1913), British general and Member of Parliament for Great Marlow, 1880–1885
- Owen Williams (cricketer, 1847) (1847-1917), Australian cricketer
- Owen Williams (soccer player, 1874) (1874– ??) English soccer player
- Owen Williams (engineer) (1890-1969), British civil engineer
- Owen Williams (soccer player, September 1896) (1896–1960) English soccer player
- Owen Williams (soccer player, October 1896) (1896– ??) English soccer player
- Owen Williams (tennis player) (born 1931), South African tennis player
- Owen Williams (cricketer, 1932) (born 1932), South African cricketer
- Owen Williams (rugby player, 1986) , Welsh rugby player
- Owen Williams (rugby player, 1991) , Welsh rugby player
- Owen Williams (rugby player, 1992) , Welsh rugby player
P
- PJ Williams (born 1993), American football player
- Pat Williams (born 1972), American football player
- Patrice Bart-Williams (* 1979), German singer and songwriter
- Patricia M. Williams , American microbiologist
- Patrick Williams (1939–2018), American composer
- Patrick Watson-Williams (1863–1938), English surgeon and ENT specialist
- Paul Williams (saxophonist) (1915–2002), American saxophonist and composer
- Paul Williams (politician) (born 1922), British politician
- Paul Williams , known as Billy Paul (1934-2016), American singer
- Paul Williams (singer) (1939–1973), American singer
- Paul Williams (songwriter) (born 1940), American songwriter, musician and actor
- Paul Williams (director) (born 1943), American director
- Paul Williams (journalist, 1948) (1948–2013), American rock journalist
- Paul Williams (Buddhologist) (* 1950), British Indologist and Buddhologist
- Paul Williams (long distance runner) (born 1956), Canadian long distance runner
- Paul Williams (soccer player, 1963) (born 1963), Northern Irish soccer player
- Paul Williams (journalist, 1964) (born 1964), Irish journalist and writer
- Paul Williams (dart player) (born 1964), English dart player
- Paul Williams (soccer player, 1965) (born 1965), English soccer player
- Paul Williams (Bishop) (* 1968), British clergyman, Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham
- Paul Williams (soccer player, 1969) (born 1969), English soccer player
- Paul Williams (soccer player, 1970) (born 1970), English soccer player
- Paul Williams (soccer player, 1971) (born 1971), English soccer player
- Paul Williams (boxer) (born 1981), American boxer
- Paul Williams (rugby player) (born 1983), New Zealand-Samoan rugby union player
- Paul Williams (Referee) (born 1985), New Zealand rugby union referee
- Paul Williams (sprinter) (* 1986), Grenadian sprinter
- Paul O. Williams (1935-2009), American author
- Paul R. Williams (1894–1980), American architect
- Penry Williams (painter) (1798 / 1802-1885), Welsh painter
- Penry Williams (politician) (1866-1945), British politician
- Penry Williams (historian) (1925-2013), British historian
- Percy Williams (1908-1982), Canadian athlete
- Percy Williams Bridgman (1882–1961), American physicist
- Peter Williams (musicologist) (1937-2016), British musicologist
- Peter Williams (racing driver) (* 1939), British motorcycle racer
- Peter Williams (physicist) (* 1945), British physicist
- Peter Williams (actor) (born 1957), Jamaican actor
- Peter Williams (swimmer) , South African swimmer (African game winner 1995)
- Peter Williams (snooker player) , Welsh snooker player
- Peter Williams (cyclist) (* 1986), British cyclist
- Pharrell Williams (born 1973), American rapper
- Philip Williams (naval officer) (1869 / 1870–1942), American naval officer
- Philip Williams (snooker player) (born 1969), Welsh snooker player
- Pixie Williams (1928-2013), New Zealand singer
- Prince Williams (born 1977), British Virgin Islands football player
Q
- Quinnen Williams (born 1997), American football player
R.
- RA Awoonor-Williams , Ghanaian politician and lawyer
- Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958), English composer and conductor
- Randolph Williams (born 1974), Vincentian football player
- Randy Williams (* 1953), American athlete
- Ransome Judson Williams (1892-1970), American politician
- Raymond Williams (1921–1988), British cultural theorist, publicist and critic
- Raynell Williams (* 1989), American boxer
- Reggie Williams ( American football player , 1954) (born 1954), American football player
- Reggie Williams (baseball player, 1960) (born 1960), American baseball player
- Reggie Williams (basketball player, 1964) (born 1964), American basketball player
- Reggie Williams (baseball player, 1966) (born 1966), American baseball player
- Reggie Williams (Canadian football player) (born 1983), American Canadian football player
- Reggie Williams ( born 1983), American football player
- Reggie Williams (basketball player, 1986) (* 1986), American basketball player
- Reuel Williams (1783–1862), American politician
- Rex Williams (* 1933), English snooker and billiards player
- Rhiannon Williams , Australian youth author
- Rhyne Williams (born 1991), American tennis player
- Rhys Williams (actor) (1897–1969), Welsh actor
- Rhys Williams (athlete) (born 1984), Welsh athlete
- Rhys Williams (soccer player) (born 1988), Australian-Welsh soccer player
- Ricardo Williams (born 1981), American boxer
- Richard Williams (politician) (1836–1914), American politician
- Richard Williams (officer) (1890–1980), Australian air marshal
- Richard Williams (tennis player) (1891–1968), American tennis player
- Richard Williams (chemist) (born 1927), American chemist
- Richard Williams (musician) (1931–1985), American trumpeter
- Richard Williams (Animator) (1933-2019), Canadian animation director and producer
- Richard Williams (journalist) (* 1947), British sports and music journalist
- Richard Stanley Williams (* 1951), American physicist
- Richie Williams (* 1987), American basketball player
- Ricky Williams (born 1977), American football player
- Ritch Savin-Williams (* 1949), American psychologist and university professor
- Riviere Williams (* 1982), Barbadian football player
- Rob Williams (* 1985), British rower
- Rob Williams (comic book writer) , British comic book writer
- Robbie Williams (* 1974), British musician and entertainer
- Robbie Williams (cyclist) (born 1985), Australian cyclist
- Robbie Williams (snooker player) (* 1986), British snooker player
- Robert Williams (poet) ( Robert ap Gwilym Ddu ; 1766–1850), Welsh poet
- Robert Williams (politician) (1773-1836), American politician (North Carolina and Mississippi Territory)
- Robert Williams (archer) (1861-1914), American archer
- Robert Williams (actor) (1897–1931), American actor
- Robert Williams (actor, 1904) (1904–1978), American actor
- Robert Williams (chemist) ( Robert Joseph Paton Williams ; 1926-2015), English chemist and university professor
- Robert Williams (psychologist) (* 1930), American social psychologist
- Robert Williams (astronomer) (* 1940), American astronomer
- Robert Williams (artist) (* 1943), American painter and illustrator of underground comixes
- Robert Williams (singer) (born 1949), Greek pop and rock musician
- Robert Williams (drummer) (born 1955), American drummer
- Robert Williams (astrophysicist) , American astrophysicist
- Robert Williams (physicist) , physicist
- Robert Williams (writer) (born 1977), English writer
- Robert Williams (basketball player) (born 1997), American basketball player
- Robert B. Williams (* 1923), American badminton player, see Bob Williams (badminton)
- Robert Daniel Williams (1902– ??), Welsh football player, see Bob Williams (football player)
- Robert H. Williams (* 1940), American scientist and expert on energy policy
- Robert James Williams (* 1953/1954), Australian boxer, see Bobby Williams (boxer)
- Robert L. Williams (1868–1948), American politician (Oklahoma)
- Robert Moore Williams (1907–1977), American writer
- Robert Pete Williams (1914–1980), American blues guitarist and singer
- Robert Peter Williams , known as Robbie Williams (* 1974), English musician and entertainer
- Robert R. Williams (1886–1965), American chemist
- Roberta Williams (* 1953), American computer game developer
- Robin Williams (1951–2014), American actor and comedian
- Robin Williams (social scientist) (* 1952), British social scientist and university professor
- Robin M. Williams (mathematician) (1919–2013), New Zealand mathematician
- Robin Murphy Williams (1914-2006), American sociologist
- Roderick Williams (* 1965), English baritone, opera, concert and lied singer and composer
- Rodney Williams , Antiguan politician
- Roger Williams (1603–1683), American Baptist, missionary, and politician
- Roger Williams (pianist) (1924-2011), American easy listening pianist
- Roger Williams (politician, 1948) (born 1948), British politician
- Roger Williams (politician, 1949) (born 1949), American politician (Texas)
- Roger John Williams (1893–1988), American biochemist
- Roger Ross Williams (* 1973), American director
- Rolton Williams , Vincentian football player
- Romario Williams (* 1994), Jamaican soccer player
- Ron Williams (* 1942), German-American actor, singer, cabaret artist and presenter
- Ronwen Williams (* 1992), South African football goalkeeper
- Rosslyn Williams (* 1943), Australian discus thrower and shot putter
- Rowan Williams (born 1950), English theologian and clergyman, Archbishop of Canterbury
- Roy Williams (Screenwriter) (1907-1976), American screenwriter
- Roy Williams (athlete) (born 1934), New Zealand decathlete
- Roy Williams (boxer) (born 1945), American boxer
- Roy Williams (basketball coach) (born 1950), American basketball coach
- Roy Williams (musician) , British jazz musician
- Roy Williams ( American football player , 1980) (born 1980), American football player
- Roy Williams ( American football player , 1981) (born 1981), American football player
- Roy Hollister Williams , American author
- Roy Lee Williams (1915–1989), American trade unionist
- Rozz Williams (1963–1998), American singer, songwriter and artist
- Rubberlegs Williams (1907–1962), American singer and dancer
- Rudy Williams (1909–1954), American jazz saxophonist
- Rudy Williams (trumpeter) († 2011), American jazz trumpeter
- Rupert Gregson-Williams (* 1966), British film composer
- Russel Williams (born 1977), Dominican soccer player
- Russell Williams (born 1963), Canadian Air Force officer and murderer
- Russell Williams II (* 1952), American sound engineer
- Ruth Williams (badminton, around 1953) (* around 1953), Belgian badminton player
- Ruth Williams (Badminton, 1989) (* 1989), Jamaican badminton player
- Ruth Williams-Simpson (* 1949), Jamaican sprinter
- Ruth J. Williams ( Ruth Jeanette Williams ; * 1955), Australian-American mathematician
- Ryan Williams (actor, I) , actor
- Ryan Williams (politician) (* 1975), American politician
- Ryan Williams (Soccer Player, 1978) ( Ryan Neil Williams ; * 1978), English soccer player
- Ryan Williams (computer scientist) ( Richard Ryan Williams ; * 1979), American computer scientist
- Ryan Williams , real name of Bart Williams , American musician, member of The Black Dahlia Murder
- Ryan Williams ( American football player ) ( Ryan Gene Williams ; born 1990) American football player
- Ryan Williams (Soccer Player, 1991) ( Ryan Anthony Williams ; * 1991), English soccer player
- Ryan Williams (baseball player) ( Ryan Arthur Williams ; b.1991), American baseball player
- Ryan Williams (Soccer Player, 1993) ( Ryan Dale Williams ; * 1993), Australian soccer player
- Ryan Williams (athlete) (* 2000), Namibian athlete
- Ryan Piers Williams (* 1984), American actor, screenwriter and director
S.
- Sammy Williams (1948-2018), American actor and dancer
- Samuel Williams (clergyman) (1743-1817), American clergyman, historian, and naturalist
- Samuel Williams (diplomat) (1760–1841), American businessman and diplomat
- Samuel Williams (musician) ( savoirfaire ; * 1973), American violinist
- Samuel Williams (cyclist) (* 1994), British cyclist
- Sandy Williams (1906-1991), American jazz trombonist
- Sara Lee Williams (born around 1915), American badminton player
- Sarah Williams (born around 1965), Welsh badminton player
- Sarah Williams (Badminton) (born around 1965), Welsh badminton player
- Saul Williams (* 1972), American author and musician
- Scott Williams (figure skater) , American figure skater
- Scott Williams (actor) , actor
- Scott Williams (racing driver) , New Zealand motorcycle racer
- Scott Williams (screenwriter) (also Scott A. Williams ), American screenwriter and producer
- Scott Williams (basketball player) (* 1968), American basketball player
- Scott Williams (hockey player) (born 1976), American hockey player
- Scott Williams (cyclist) , Bermudian cyclist
- Scott W. Williams (* 1943), American mathematician
- Sean Williams (ethnomusicologist) (* 1959), American ethnomusicologist
- Sean Williams (writer) (born 1967), Australian writer
- Sean Williams (ice hockey player) (born 1968), Canadian ice hockey player
- Sean Williams (basketball player) (* 1986), American basketball player
- Sean Williams (cricketer) (* 1986), Zimbabwean cricketer
- Seannon Williams (* 1991), Barbadian tennis player
- Serena Williams (* 1981), American tennis player
- Seward H. Williams (1870–1922), American politician
- Shammond Williams (* 1975), American basketball player
- Shane Williams (born 1977), Welsh rugby player
- Shanesia Davis-Williams (born 1966), American actress
- Shawn Williams (born 1979), football player for St. Kitts & Nevis
- Shawne Williams (* 1986), American basketball player
- Shelden Williams (born 1983), American basketball player
- Shericka Williams (* 1985), Jamaican sprinter
- Shermaine Williams (* 1990), Jamaican hurdler
- Sherman Williams (musician) , American musician
- Sherman Williams ( American football player ) (born 1971), American football player
- Sherman Williams (boxer) (born 1972), Bahamian boxer
- Sherrod Williams (1804–1876), American politician
- Shirley Williams, Baroness Williams of Crosby (* 1930), British politician (Liberal Democrats)
- Sian Williams , b. Sian Doody (born 1962), Welsh badminton player
- Sian Williams (journalist) (born 1964), British television journalist
- Sian Williams (soccer player) (born 1968), Welsh soccer player
- Sian Williams (rugby player) (born 1990) Welsh rugby player
- Simon Williams (weightlifter) (* 1920), Jamaican weightlifter
- Simon Williams (actor) (born 1946), British actor
- Simon Williams (athlete) (born 1967), British shot putter and discus thrower
- Simon Williams (chess player) (* 1979), English chess player
- Simon Channing-Williams (1945–2009), British film producer
- Sonny Bill Williams (* 1985), New Zealand rugby player and boxer
- Sophus Williams (1835–1900), Danish-German photographer
- Spencer Williams (1889–1965), American musician and composer
- Spice Williams-Crosby (born 1952), American actress
- Stan Williams ( American football player ) (born 1929), American football player
- Stan Williams (baseball player) (born 1936), American baseball player
- Stan Williams (* 1951), American physicist, see Richard Stanley Williams
- Stanley Williams (dancer) (1925–1997), English ballet dancer
- Stanley Williams (offender) ( Tookie ; 1953-2005), American bodybuilder, gang founder, and writer
- Stanley N. Williams (* 1951), American volcanologist, geologist and university professor
- Stanley T. Williams (1888-1956), American literary scholar
- Stephanie Williams , US diplomat, UN special envoy for Libya
- Stephen Williams (architect) (* 1963), British architect and designer
- Stephen Williams (politician) (born 1966), British politician
- Stephen Williams ( American football player ) (* 1986), American football player
- Steve Williams (athlete) (born 1953), American sprinter
- Steve Williams (musician) (born 1956), American drummer
- Steve Williams (soccer player) (born 1958), English soccer player
- Steve Williams (wrestler) (1960-2009), American wrestler
- Steve Williams (special effects artist) ( Spaz Williams ; * 1962), Canadian special effects artist
- Steve Williams (caddy) (* 1963), New Zealand golf caddy
- Steve Williams (racing driver) British motorcycle racer
- Steve Williams (cyclist) (* 1973), Australian cyclist
- Steve Williams (rower) (born 1976), British rower
- Steve Williams (actor) , actor
- Steve Williams ( American football player ) (born 1991), American football player
- Steven Williams (born 1949), American actor
- Stuart Williams (soccer player) (1930-2013), Welsh soccer player
- Stuart Williams (1979 / 1980-2013), English rugby player
- Sue Williams (actress) (1945–1969), American actress
- Sue Williams (painter) (* 1954), American painter and graphic artist
- Sunita Lyn Williams (* 1965), American astronaut
- Susan Williams (swimmer) (born 1952), British swimmer
- Susan Williams (triathlete) (* 1969), American triathlete
- Susan Williams, Baroness Williams of Trafford (* 1967), British politician (Conservative Party)
- Susan Williams-Ellis (1918–2007), American designer (Portmeirion Pottery)
- Suzanne Williams (* 1956), Australian judoka
- Sylvanus Williams (* 1922), Nigerian long jumper
- Sylvester Williams (born 1988), American football player
T
- TH Parry-Williams (1887–1975) Welsh poet and writer
- T. Harry Williams (1909–1979), American historian
- Tad Williams (born 1957), American writer
- Taffy Williams (* 1933/1934 / 1936–1996), British mercenary
- Tamati Williams (* 1984), New Zealand soccer goalkeeper
- Tamisha Williams (* 1982), badminton player from Barbados
- Ted Williams (baseball player) (1918–2002), American baseball player and manager
- Ted Williams (photographer) (1925–2009), American photographer
- Ted Williams (radio host) (born 1957), American radio host
- Tennessee Williams (1911-1983), American writer
- Tenitra Michelle Williams (* 1980), American singer, see Michelle Williams (singer)
- Teran Williams (* 1984), Antiguan soccer player
- Terrence Williams (* 1987), American basketball player
- Terry Williams (guitarist) (born 1947), American guitarist and singer-songwriter
- Terry Williams (drummer) (born 1948), British rock drummer
- Terry Williams (trombonist) , trombonist
- Terry Williams (athlete) (born 1968), British sprinter
- Tex Williams (1917–1985), American country singer and band leader
- Thomas Williams (politician, around 1514) (around 1514–1566), English politician
- Thomas Williams (politician, 1602) (1602–1630), English politician
- Thomas Williams (Lieutenant Governor) , American Politician, Lieutenant Governor (South Carolina)
- Thomas Williams (Politician, 1806) (1806–1872), American politician (Pennsylvania)
- Thomas Williams (politician, 1825) (1825-1903), American politician (Alabama)
- Thomas Williams (Editor) (1847–1913), American publicist and editor
- Thomas Williams (writer ) (1926–1990), American writer
- Thomas Anthony Williams (* 1948), British clergyman
- Thomas D. Williams (* 1962), American theologian
- Thomas Hickman Williams (1801-1851), American politician
- Thomas Hill Williams (1780–1840), American politician
- Thomas Peers Williams (1795–1875), British politician
- Thomas Richard Williams (1825–1871), English photographer
- Thomas Scott Williams (1777–1861), American politician
- Thomas Stafford Williams (* 1930), New Zealand clergyman, Archbishop of Wellington
- Thomas Sutler Williams (1872–1940), American lawyer and politician
- Thomas W. Williams (* 1943), American computer engineer
- Thomas Wheeler Williams (1789–1874), American politician
- Tiffany Williams (* 1983), American hurdler
- Tiger Williams ( David James Williams ; born 1954), Canadian ice hockey player
- Tim Williams (actor) (born 1966), American actor and singer
- Tim Williams (athlete) (born 1981), Australian athlete
- Tim Williams (ski jumper) , American ski jumper
- Timothy Williams (writer) (born 1946), British writer
- Timothy Williams (composer) (born 1966), British film composer
- Timothy Williams (actor) (born 1967), American actor
- Timothy Angus Williams , Canadian diplomat
- Tionna Williams (* 1996), American volleyball player
- Tod Williams (* 1968), American director
- Todd Williams (sculptor) (born 1939), American sculptor
- Todd Williams (musician) (* 1967), American jazz musician
- Todd Williams (athlete) ( Todd Dwayne Williams ; * 1969), American long-distance runner
- Todd Williams (baseball player) ( Todd Michael Williams * 1971), American baseball player
- Todd Williams (actor) (born 1977), American actor
- Todd Williams ( American football player ) (1978-2014) American football player
- Todd Williams (singer) , Australian singer-songwriter
- Tom Williams (rugby player, 1887) ( Thomas Williams ; 1887–1927), Welsh rugby union player
- Tom Williams, Baron Williams of Barnburgh ( Thomas Williams ; 1888–1967), British politician
- Tom Williams (football coach) ( Thomas Watson Williams ; 1897–1961), Welsh football coach
- Tom Williams (ice hockey player) ( Thomas Charles Williams ; born 1951), Canadian ice hockey player
- Tom Williams (special effects artist) , special effects artist
- Tom Williams (jazz musician) (* 1962), American jazz musician and composer
- Tom Williams (rock musician) , American rock musician, see Trade Wind
- Tom Williams (soccer player) (born 1980), Cypriot soccer player
- Tom Williams (rugby player, 1991) (born 1991), Welsh rugby union player
- Tommy Williams (soccer player, 1899) ( Thomas Hutchinson Williams ; 1899–1960), English soccer player
- Tommy Williams (soccer player, 1929) ( Thomas Alan Williams ; 1929–1979), English soccer player
- Tommy Williams (bassist) , American jazz bassist
- Tommy Williams (soccer player, 1935) ( Thomas John Williams ; 1935–1987), English soccer player
- Tommy Williams (ice hockey player) ( Thomas Mark Williams ; 1940–1992), American ice hockey player
- Tommy Williams (soccer player, 1957) ( Thomas Edward Williams ; * 1957), Scottish soccer player
- Toni Williams (1938 / 39-2016), New Zealand musician
- Tonique Williams-Darling (* 1976), track and field athlete from the Bahamas
- Tony Williams ( Anthony Tillmon Williams ; 1945-1997), American drummer
- Tony Williams (singer) (1928–1992), American singer
- Tony Williams (soccer player, 1975) (born 1975), Welsh soccer player
- Tony Williams (soccer player, 1976) (born 1976), American soccer player
- Tony Williams (football player, 1977) ( Anthony Williams ; * 1977), Welsh football goalkeeper
- Tonya Williams (* 1968), American volleyball player
- Trae Williams (* 1997), Australian sprinter
- Tramon Williams (born 1983), American football player
- Treat Williams (born 1951), American actor
- Trent Williams (born 1988), American football player
- Trevor I. Williams (1921–1996), English chemical historian
- Troy Williams (* 1975), British Virgin Islands football player
- Tyler James Williams (* 1992), American actor
- Tyrel Jackson Williams (born 1997), American actor
- Tyrell Williams (born 1992), American football player
U
- Ulis Williams (* 1941), American athlete
- Ursula Vaughan Williams (1911–2007), English writer
V
- Valdo Williams (1929-2010), American jazz pianist
- Van Williams (1934-2016), American actor
- Vanessa A. Williams (born 1963), American actress
- Vanessa Lynn Williams (born 1963), American singer and actress
- Vanessa R. Williams (* 1960), American gospel singer
- Venus Williams (* 1980), American tennis player
- Vera Baker Williams (1927–2015), American children's author and illustrator
- Vesta Williams (1957-2011), American singer
- Vic Williams (1901–1957), English football player
- Victor Williams (* 1970), American actor
- Victoria Williams (born 1958), American singer
- Vince Williams (1957–1997), American actor
- Virgil Williams , American screenwriter and producer
- Virginia Williams (* 1978), American actress
W.
- W. Llewelyn Williams ( William Llewelyn Williams ; 1867–1922), Welsh journalist and politician
- Wade Williams (born 1961), American actor
- Walter Jon Williams (* 1953), American writer
- Wayne Williams (born 1933), American rockabilly musician
- Wendol Williams (1970-2010), British Virgin Islands football player
- Wendy Williams (* 1964), American TV presenter, actress, author, fashion designer and radio personality
- Wendy O. Williams (1949–1998), American punk singer
- Werner Williams (* 1946), German old Germanist
- Will Williams (1922–2015), German film poster painter
- William Williams (politician, 1634) (1634–1700), Welsh lawyer and politician
- William Williams (composer) (1675–1701), English composer
- William Williams (artist) (1727–1791) English artist and author
- William Williams (politician, 1731) (1731–1811), American trader and politician, signatory of the United States' Declaration of Independence
- William Williams (politician, 1788) (1788–1865), Welsh businessman and politician
- William Williams (Politician, 1815) (1815–1876), American politician (New York)
- William Williams (Politician, 1821) (1821-1896), American (Indiana) politician
- William Williams (veterinarian) (1832-1900), Welsh veterinarian
- William Williams (poet) (stage name Crwys ; 1875–1968), Welsh language poet
- William Williams (seaman) (1890-1965), Welsh seaman
- William Appleman Williams (1921–1990), American historian
- William Grover-Williams (1903–1945), Anglo-French racing driver
- William Williams Pantycelyn (1717–1791), musician, preacher
- William B. Williams (1826–1905), American politician
- William Carlos Williams (1883–1963), American poet
- William Charles Williams (1880-1915), British seaman
- William E. Williams (1857–1921), American politician
- William Fenwick Williams (1800-1883), British military leader of Canadian descent
- William Lloyd Garrison Williams (1888–1976), Canadian-American mathematician and university professor
- William R. Williams (1884–1972), American politician
- William Thomas Williams (1915–1986), British politician
- Willie Williams (track and field athlete) (1931-2019), American track and field athlete
- Willie Williams (basketball player) (born 1946), American basketball player
- Willie Williams (saxophonist) (born 1958), American jazz saxophonist
- Willie Williams (artist) (born 1959), British video artist and designer
- Willie Williams (musician) , Jamaican reggae musician and producer
- Wkwesi Williams (* 1982), Barbadian tennis player
Y
- Yohansey Williams (* 1989), tennis player from Trinidad and Tobago
- Yorick Williams (* 1975), English basketball player
- Yvette Williams (1929-2019), New Zealand long jumper
Z
- Zac Williams (* 1995), New Zealand track cyclist
- Zach Williams (* 1981), American Christian pop musician
- Zachary Williams (* 1994), American actor
- Zelda Williams (* 1989), American actress