Williams

Williams is a patronymic form of the name William, and is a common surname in Britain and nations with an English heritage.

Contents

1 People 2 Places 3 Other uses

People

Many famous people have been named Williams (see also People named Williams):

• Andy Williams (born 1927), U.S. singer
• Anthony A. Williams (born 1951), Mayor of Washington
• Barry Williams (born 1954), U.S. actor (The Brady Bunch)
• Barry Williams, web designer
• Bernard Williams, British philosopher
• Brian Williams, news reporter for NBC
• Charles Williams (1886-1945), British writer
• Clarence Williams (1893-1965), U.S. jazz musician
• Dafydd Williams (born 1954), Canadian astronaut
• Daryl Williams (born 1955), Australian politician
• Dave Williams (born 1954), Canadian hockey player
• Dave Williams (1972-2002), U.S. singer (Drowning Pool)
• Emlyn Williams (1905-1987), Welsh actor and dramatist
• Eric Williams (1911-1981), Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
• Frank Williams, alias of famed impostor Frank Abagnale
• Sir Frank Williams, founder and owner of the WilliamsF1 Formula One constructor (see below)
• Hank Williams and his son Hank Williams, Jr., country music singers
• Jody Williams
• Joe Williams

• John Williams (disambiguation page)

• Kenneth Williams, television and film actor
• Lauryn Williams - African American athlete
• Mark Williams
• Novlene Williams - Jamaican athlete
• Percy Williams
• Raymond Williams, Welsh man of letters
• Robbie Williams
• Robin Williams, television and film actor
• Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Island
• Rowan Williams
• Rozz Williams
• Serena Williams, tennis player and sister of Venus Williams
• Shirley Williams, United Kingdom politician
• Susan May Williams
• Ted Williams, baseball player
• Tennessee Williams, playwright
• Tony Williams
• Tonya Lee Williams
• Vanessa Lynn Williams
• Venus Williams, tennis player and sister of Serena Williams
• Victoria Williams
• Waldo Williams
• Walter Williams, economist
• Wayne Williams
• William Williams

Places

Williams is the name of several places in the United States of America:

• Williams, Arizona
• Williams, California
• Williams, Iowa
• Williams, Minnesota
• Williams, South Carolina
• Williams County, North Dakota
• Williams County, Ohio
• Williams Township, Michigan
• Williams Township, Minnesota
• Williams Township, Pennsylvania

There are also places named Williamsburg, Williamson, Williamsport, Williamston, Williamstown, and Williamsville, as well as

• Williams Bay, Wisconsin
• Williams Creek, Indiana

Other uses

• WilliamsF1 is a successful Formula One racing team named for its founder and owner Frank Williams.
• Williams College is also a famous college.
• Williams Electronics is a successful arcade game producer of the 1980s.
• Williams (energy company) is the name of an energy company.
• Williams International builds jet turbines.