# List of people with surname Williams

Williams is a common European surname. This list provides links to biographies of people who share this common surname.
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## Common combinations of given name and surname Williams

* Aaron Williams
* Alan Williams
* Albert Williams
* Alex Williams
* Alexander Williams
* Alfred Williams
* Allison Williams
* Andrew or Andy Williams
* Angela Williams
* Ann, Anna, or Anne Williams
* Annie Williams
* Anthony or Antony Williams
* Arnold Williams
* Arthur or Art Williams
* Ashley Williams
* Avery Williams
* Barbara Williams
* Barney Williams
* Barry Williams
* Basil Williams
* Ben Williams
* Benjamin Williams
* Bernard Williams
* Bernie Williams
* Bill Williams
* Billy Williams
* Bob, Bobbie, or Bobby Williams
* Brad Williams
* Brandon Williams
* Brett Williams
* Brian Williams
* Bruce Williams
* Bryan Williams
* Cameron Williams
* Carl Williams
* Chad Williams
* Charles or Charlie Williams
* Chris Williams
* Christopher Williams
* Chuck Williams
* Clarence Williams
* Claude Williams
* Clifford Williams
* Colin Williams
* Connor Williams
* Corey Williams
* Craig Williams
* Darren Williams
* Darryl Williams
* Daryl Williams
* Dave Williams
* Davey Williams
* David Williams
* Dean Williams
* Dennis or Denis Williams
* Derek Williams
* Desmond Williams
* Devon Williams
* Dick Williams
* Don Williams
* Donald Williams
* Doug or Douglas Williams
* Earl Williams
* Edward, Ed, or Eddie Williams
* Edwin Williams
* Eric or Erik Williams
* Eugene Williams
* Evan Williams
* Frances Williams
* Francis Williams
* Frank Williams
* Fred Williams
* Frederick Williams
* Freddie Williams
* Gareth Williams
* Gary or Garry Williams
* Geoff Williams
* George Williams
* Gerald Williams
* Gordon Williams
* Graham Williams
* Grant Williams
* Greg Williams
* Gus Williams
* Guy Williams
* Hank Williams
* Harold Williams
* Harry Williams
* Harvey Williams
* Heather Williams
* Helen Williams
* Henry Williams
* Hugh Williams
* Ian Williams
* Iñaki Williams
* Isaac Williams
* Isaiah Williams
* Jack Williams
* Jackie Williams
* James Williams
* Jane Williams
* Jarren Williams
* Jason Williams
* Jay Williams
* Jeff or Jeffrey Williams
* Jenny Williams
* Jeremy Williams
* Jerry Williams
* Jesse Williams
* Jim, Jimmy, or Jimy Williams
* Jody Williams
* Joe Williams
* Joel Williams
* John, Johnnie, or Johnny Williams
* Jonah Williams
* Jonathan Williams
* Jordan Williams
* Joseph Williams
* Josh or Joshua Williams
* Keith Williams
* Ken Williams
* Kenneth Williams
* Kenny Williams
* Kent Williams
* Kevin Williams
* Kimberley or Kim Williams
* Kyle Williams
* Larry Williams
* Lauren Williams
* Laurie Williams
* Lawrence Williams
* Lee Williams
* Leo Williams
* Leon Williams
* Leonard Williams
* Leslie Williams
* Lewis Williams
* Linda Williams
* Lloyd Williams
* Lorenzo Williams
* Louis Williams
* Luke Williams
* Lynn Williams
* Malcolm Williams
* Marcus Williams
* Mark Williams
* Martin Williams
* Marvin Williams
* Mary Williams
* Matthew or Matt Williams
* Maurice Williams
* Max Williams
* Melissa Williams
* Melvin Williams
* Michael Williams
* Mike Williams
* Morgan Williams
* Nate Williams
* Nathan Williams
* Nathaniel Williams
* Neil Williams
* Nelson Williams
* Nick Williams
* Nico Williams
* Nicole Williams
* Nigel Williams
* Noel Williams
* Norman Williams
* Oscar Williams
* Owen Williams
* Patrick or Pat Williams
* Paul Williams
* Peter or Pete Williams
* Phil Williams
* Philip Williams
* Ralph Williams
* Ray or Raymond Williams
* Reg or Reginald Williams
* Reggie Williams
* Rhys Williams
* Richard Williams
* Ricky or Rick Williams
* Robert, Rob, or Robbie Williams
* Robin Williams
* Rodney or Rod Williams
* Roger Williams
* Ronald or Ron or Ronnie Williams
* Rowland Williams
* Roy Williams
* Russell Williams
* Ryan Williams
* Sam Williams
* Samuel Williams
* Sandra Williams
* Sarah Williams
* Scott Williams
* Sean Williams
* Seth Williams
* Shannon Williams
* Shaun Williams
* Sid, Syd, or Sidney Williams
* Simon Williams
* Stan or Stanley Williams
* Stephen or Steven Williams
* Steve Williams
* Stuart Williams
* Susan Williams
* Ted Williams
* Terry Williams
* Thomas Williams
* Tim Williams
* Timothy Williams
* Todd Williams
* Tom, Tommie, or Tommy Williams
* Tony Williams
* Travis Williams
* Trevor Williams
* Victoria Williams
* Vince Williams
* Walter Williams
* Warren Williams
* Wendy Williams
* William Williams
* Willie Williams
* Zion Williams

## A

* Abi Williams, Welsh nationalist politician
* Abigail Williams (1680–1690s), American accuser in the Salem witch trials
* Abiodun Williams (born 1961), academic in peacekeeping and conflict prevention and management
* Abraham Williams Calderón (1894–1986), Honduran politician
* Abraham J. Williams (1781–1839), American politician, 3rd Governor of Missouri
* Ace Williams (1917–1999), American baseball pitcher
* A. D. Williams (1933–2019), American football player
* Adam Williams (actor) (1922–2006), American film and television actor
* Adam Williams (basketball) (born 1983), British basketball player
* Adele Williams (1868–1952), American artist
* Adele Fay Williams (1859–1937), American artist and newspaper writer
* Adim Williams, Nigerian film director
* Ady Williams (born 1971), Welsh international footballer and football manager
* Aeneas Williams (born 1968), American football player
* Akintola Williams (born 1919), Nigerian accountant
* Al Williams (1930s pitcher) (1914–1969), American baseball pitcher
* Al Williams (basketball) (1948–2007), American basketball player
* Alain Williams (born 1954), British Olympic sprint canoer
* Alaina Williams (born 1990), American trampolinist
* Alberta Williams King (1904–1974), American; mother of Martin Luther King Jr.
* Alberto Williams (1862–1952), Argentine composer, pianist, pedagogue, and conductor
* Aled Williams (footballer) (1933–2005), Welsh footballer
* Alejandro Williams (born 1969), politician from the Dominican Republic
* Ali Williams (born 1981), New Zealand rugby union international
* Alika Williams (born 1999), American baseball player
* Allan Williams (politician) (1922–2011), Attorney-General of British Columbia, 1979–1983
* Allan Williams (1930–2016), businessman, booking agent to The Beatles
* Alun Williams (1920–1992), Welsh radio presenter
* Alvin Williams (American football) (born 1965), American football player
* Alvin Williams (born 1974), American basketball player
* Alwyn Williams (bishop) (1888–1968), Bishop of Durham, 1939–52, and Bishop of Winchester, 1952–61
* Alwyn Williams (geologist) (1921–2004), Welsh geologist
* Alyson Williams (born 1962), American R&B singer
* Amancio Williams (1913–1989), Argentine architect
* Amanda Williams (judge) (born 1946), American Superior Court Judge
* Amanda Kyle Williams (1957–2018), American crime writer
* Amy Williams (tennis) (1872–1969), American tennis player
* Amy Williams (born 1982), English skeleton racer and Olympic gold medalist
* Amy Williams (rugby union) (born 1986), New Zealand rugby union player
* Anastasia P. Williams (born 1957), American politician in Rhode Island
* Anne Williams-Isom (born 1967), American government official, academic, lawyer, and former nonprofit executive
* Andrae Williams (born 1983), Bahamian Olympic sprint athlete
* Andre Williams (musician) (born Zephire Andre Williams 1936–2019), American R&B and rock and roll musician
* Andre Williams (American football) (born 1992), American football running back
* Andrew Williams (born 1970), English cricketer
* Angel Kyodo Williams (born 1969), American writer and Buddhist priest
* Angelina Love Angel Williams (born 1981), Canadian female pro wrestler
* Anita Álvarez de Williams (born 1931), American anthropologist, photographer and historian
* Annabelle Williams (born 1988), Australian Paralympic swimmer
* Annette Polly Williams (1937–2014), American politician
* Annie Williams (suffragette) (c. 1860–1943), British women's rights activist
* Anson Williams (born 1949), American actor
* Anthony Ratliff-Williams (born 1997), American football player
* Antonio Williams (seaman) (1825–1908), American Medal of Honor recipient
* Archibald Williams (judge) (1801–1863), United States federal judge
* Archibald Hunter Arrington Williams (1842–1895), Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina
* Archie Williams (1915–1993), American athlete
* Archie Williams (footballer) (1927–1985), Scottish footballer
* Arena Williams (born 1990), New Zealand politician
* Aric Williams (born 1982), American footballer
* Arlene Williams (1946–2017), American TV chef
* Armstrong Williams (born 1959), American political columnist
* Athol Williams (born 1970), South African poet and social philosopher
* Audrey Williams (1923–1975), American country musician
* Audrey Williams (archaeologist) (1902–1978), Welsh archaeologist
* Augustine Podmore Williams (1852–1916), English mariner
* Austin Williams (actor) (born 1996), American actor
* Avondale Williams (born 1977), British Virgin Islands footballer and manager
* Avril Williams (born 1961), South African rugby union international
* Axel Williams (born 1983), Tahitian international footballer

## B

* Barrie Williams (1937–2018), Welsh football manager
* Bart Williams (actor) (1949–2015), American character actor and documentary filmmaker
* Bart Williams (rugby league), rugby league player
* Barton Williams (born 1956), American Olympic-grade hurdler
* Beatrice Williams née Kerr (1887–1971), Australian swimmer and diver
* Beatriz Williams, American author
* Beau Williams (born 1950), American gospel singer
* Becky Williams, American Union activist
* Bedwyr Williams (born 1974), Welsh artist
* Bennett Williams (born 1999), American football player
* Benny Williams (footballer) (born 1951), English footballer
* Bergen Williams (born 1959), American actress
* Bernice Williams (fl. 1960s), American songwriter
* Bert Williams (1874–1922), American comedian and entertainer
* Bert Williams (footballer, born 1905) (1905–1974), Welsh professional footballer
* Bert Williams (footballer, born 1920) (1920–2014), English international goalkeeper
* Bertie Williams (1907–1968), Welsh football international
* Beryl Alice Evans née Williams (1922–2006), Australian politician
* Betty Williams (Nobel laureate) (1943–2020), Nobel Peace Prize recipient from Northern Ireland
* Betty Williams (politician) (born 1944), Welsh Labour Party politician and MP
* Betty Smith Williams, American nurse
* Beverly Williams (born 1947), American TV news anchor
* Bianca Williams (born 1993), British sprint athlete
* Bisa Williams (born 1954), American diplomat, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs
* Blake Williams (basketball) (1924–2003), American basketball player
* Blake Williams (born 1985), Australian motorsports competitor
* Blanche Wilkins Williams (1876 – 1936) American educator of deaf children.
* Boo Williams (born 1978), American footballer
* Boris Williams (born 1957), English drummer (The Cure)
* Boyce Courtney Williams (born 1954), American educator
* Brackette Williams, American anthropologist
* Brady Williams (born 1979), American baseball player and manager
* Brandi Williams (born 1982), American actress and singer-songwriter
* Brenda Williams (born 1949), South African cricketer
* Brendan Williams (politician) (born 1968), American politician in Washington State
* Brendan Williams (rugby union) (born 1978), Australian rugby union footballer
* Mace (wrestler) Brennan Williams (born 1991), American footballer and professional wrestler better known by his ring names Dio Maddin and Mace
* Brent Williams (American football) (born 1964), NFL footballer of the 1980s and 1990s
* Brent Williams (Australian footballer) (born 1978), Australian rules footballer for Adelaide
* Brinley Williams (1895–1987), Welsh rugby union and rugby league international
* Briony Williams, Australian actress
* Britain J. Williams, American computer scientist
* Brock Williams (born 1979), American football cornerback
* Brooke Williams (born 1984), New Zealand actress
* Brooks Williams (born 1958), American guitarist and singer-songwriter
* Bryce Williams (rugby union) (born 1990), New Zealand rugby union footballer
* Bryce Williams (American football) (born 1993), American football player
* Bryn Williams (born 1977), Welsh chef
* Brynle Williams (1949–2011), Welsh politician
* Brynmor Williams (born 1951), Welsh rugby union international and British Lion & rugby league international
* Buck Williams (born 1960), American basketball player
* Buddug Williams, Welsh actress
* Buddy Williams (country musician) (1918–1986), Australian country musician, singer and songwriter
* Buddy Williams (jazz drummer) (born 1952), American jazz drummer
* Buffy-Lynne Williams (born 1977), Canadian rower
* Butch Williams (born 1952), American ice hockey player
* Buzz Williams (born 1972), American basketball coach
* Byron Williams (American football) (born 1960), American football wide receiver
* Byron Williams (shooter) (born 1965), American responsible for the 2010 shootout with California Highway Patrol officers in Oakland

## C

* C. J. Williams (born 1990), American basketball player in Israel
* Cadillac Williams (born 1982), American footballer
* Cal Williams, Australian musician, founder member of Yothu Yindi
* Caleb Williams (born 2002), American football player
* Calvin Williams (born 1967), American football player
* Cameron Williams (born 1963), Australian journalist
* Camilla Williams (1919–2012), American operatic soprano
* Cara Williams (1925–2021), American actress
* Carleigh Williams (born 1992), American soccer player
* Carol Williams (disco musician), American disco musician
* Carol Williams (politician) (born 1949), majority leader of the Montana State Senate
* Carol Williams (organist) (born 1962), American organist and composer
* Caroline Williams (born 1957), American actress
* Caroline Randall Williams (born 1987), American writer
* Carroll Williams (1916–1991), American entomologist
* Carroll Williams (Canadian football), American player of gridiron football
* Carson Williams (electrical engineer), American electrical engineer
* Carwyn Williams (born 1965), Welsh surfer
* Cary Williams (born 1984), American football cornerback
* Casey Kopua née Williams (born 1985), New Zealand netball international
* Cathy Williams, Trinidad-born British novelist
* Cathay Williams (1844–1892), African–American female who posed as a man and enlisted in the US Army
* Cecelie Williams, American politician from Missouri
* Cecil Williams (pastor) (1929–2024), American pastor, community leader and author
* Cecil Williams (anti-apartheid activist) (1909–1979), English-South African theatre director and anti-apartheid activist
* Cedric Williams (1913–1999), British cinematographer
* Charley Williams (1928-2009), American boxer
* Charlotte Williams-Wynn (aristocrat) (c. 1754–1830), British aristocrat, daughter of the P.M. George Grenville
* Charlotte Williams-Wynn (diarist) (1807–1869), her granddaughter, British letter-writer and diarist
* Charonda Williams (born 1987), American sprint athlete
* Chavis Williams (born 1989), American football linebacker
* Chaz Williams (born 1991), American basketball player
* Chester Sidney Williams (1907–1992), American educator and author
* Chester Williams (1970–2019), South African rugby union international
* Chester Williams (police officer) (born 1973), Belizean police officer
* Cheswin Williams (born 1987), South African rugby union footballer
* Chino 'Fats' Williams (1933–2000), American actor
* Christina Marie Williams (1985–1998), Filipino–American murder victim
* Christine Williams (model) (1945–2017), English model and actress
* Christine Williams (nutritionist), British professor of nutrition
* Christy Williams (born 1980), Canadian motorcycle trials rider
* Chuckie Williams (born 1953), American basketball player
* Ciaran Williams (born 1987), British Olympic handball player
* Cindy Williams (1947–2023), American actress
* Cindy Williams (journalist) (born 1964), American journalist
* C. K. Williams (1936–2015), American poet, critic and translator
* Claire Williams (motorsport) (born 1976), deputy team principal of the Williams Formula One racing team
* Claire Williams (athlete) (born 1987), Welsh Paralympian athlete
* Clara Williams (1888–1928), American actress
* Clara Belle Williams (1885–1994), first African-American graduate of New Mexico State University
* Clark Williams (1870–1946), American banker and New York State Comptroller 1909–1910
* Clark Williams (politician) (1942–2020), American politician
* Claudia Williams (tennis) (born 1996), New Zealand tennis player
* Claudia Williams (artist) (born 1933), British artist
* Clayton Williams Jr. (1931–2020), American oilman; Republican gubernatorial nominee in Texas, 1990
* Cliff Williams (rugby union, born 1898) (1898–1930), Welsh rugby union international
* Cliff Williams (born 1949), English bassist for the Australian hard rock band AC/DC
* Clive Williams (professor) (born 1945), British-born Australian Military Intelligence Officer and academic
* Clive Williams (rugby union) (born 1948), Welsh international rugby union player and British Lion
* Clyde Williams (disambiguation), multiple people
* Cody Williams (born 2004), American basketball player
* Cole Williams (born 1981), American actor
* Colleen Williams (born 1955), American news anchor
* Colleen Williams (soccer) (born 1991), American soccer player
* Conrad Williams (athlete) (born 1982), British 400m athlete
* Constance H. Williams (born 1944), American politician in Pennsylvania
* Cora Lenore Williams (1865–1937), American educator and author
* Cory T. Williams, American attorney and Democratic politician in Oklahoma
* Cory Williams (born 1981), YouTube personality also known as "Mr. Safety"
* Courtney Carl Williams (born 1991), Vincentian Olympic sprinter
* Cress Williams (born 1970), German-born American actor
* Cunnie Williams (born 1963), American R&B singer
* Curtis C. Williams (1861–1942), American politician and judge from Ohio
* Curtley Williams (born 1990), English footballer
* Cy Williams (1887–1974), American baseball player
* Cy Williams (American football) (1903–1965), American football player
* Cynda Williams (born 1966), American actress
* Cyndi Williams, American voice actress
* Cyril Williams (1921–1980), English footballer and manager
* Cyrus J. Williams, film producer

## D

* Dafydd Williams (born 1954), Canadian astronaut
* Daley Williams (born 1986), English rugby league footballer and Jamaican international
* Dallas Williams (born 1958), American baseball outfielder and coach
* Damarion Williams (born 1998), American football player
* Damian Williams (wide receiver) (born 1988), American football wide receiver
* Damien Williams (running back) (born 1992), American football running back
* Damion Williams (born 1981), Jamaican international footballer
* Damon Williams (born 1973), American basketball player
* Damond L. Williams (born 1980), American basketball player
* Damonic Williams (born 2004), American football player
* Dana Williams (baseball) (born 1963), American baseball player
* Danial Williams (born 1993), Thai-Australian Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist
* Danielle Williams (softball), American softball player
* Dar Williams (born 1967), American pop–folk singer–songwriter
* Darious Williams (born 1993), American football player
* Darnell Williams (born 1955), British actor
* Darrel Williams (born 1995), American footballer
* Darrent Williams (1982–2007), American football player
* Darrin Williams, American politician from Arkansas
* Darrion Williams (born 2003), American basketball player
* Darwyn Williams (born 1960), American businessman
* Das Williams (born 1974), American politician
* David Henry Williams (1819–1891), American railroad surveyor, civil engineer, writer and volunteer army officer
* David Hiram Williams (1812–1848), Welsh geological surveyor
* Davida Williams (born 1986), American actress, singer and photographer
* Davina Williams (born 1985), Australian Olympic freestyle skier
* Davon Williams (born 1972), Montserratian cricketer
* Dawn Williams (born 1973), Olympic middle-distance runner for Dominica
* Dawn Monique Williams (born 1978), American theatre director
* DeAngelo Williams (born 1983), American footballer
* Debbie Williams (born c.1956), American teacher and parachute incident survivor
* Dee Williams (American football) (born 1999), American football player
* Del Williams (1945–1984), American football offensive guard
* Delaney Williams (born 1962), American actor
* Delano Williams (born 1993), sprinter from the Turks and Caicos Islands who represents Great Britain
* Deleta Williams (1935–2024), American politician from Missouri
* Delores Williams (1937–2022), American theologian
* Delvin Williams (born 1951), American footballer
* Delwyn Williams (born 1938), British Conservative politician
* Demetrius Williams (born 1983), American football wide receiver
* Demond Williams Jr., American football player
* Demorrio Williams (born 1980), American football linebacker
* Deniece Williams (born 1950), American singer-songwriter
* Denny Williams (1896–1929), American baseball player
* Denzil Williams (born 1938), Welsh rugby union international
* Deontai Williams (born 1996), American football defensive back
* Deron Williams (born 1984), NBA basketball player
* Derrick Williams (American football) (born 1986), American football wide receiver
* Derrick Williams (basketball) (born 1991), American basketball forward
* Derrick Williams (footballer) (born 1993), German-born Irish association footballer
* Derwin Williams (born 1961), American footballer
* Desai Williams (1959–2022), St. Kitts and Nevis born Canadian Olympic sprinter
* Desi Williams (fl.2004), English rugby league footballer
* Dessima Williams, Grenadian diplomat
* Destiny Williams (born 1991), American basketball player
* Deunta Williams (born 1987), American football defensive back
* DeWitt Williams (1919–2016), American politician in South Carolina
* Dexter Williams (born 1997), American football player
* Dexter Williams II (born 2002), American football player
* D'haquille Williams (born 1993), American football wide receiver
* Diana Williams (born 1958), American television journalist
* Diane Williams (author) (born 1946), American writer
* Diane Williams (athlete) (born 1960), American sprinter
* Diane Wray Williams (born 1938), American politician, teacher, and businesswoman
* Dib Williams (1910–1992), American Major League Baseball player in the 1930s
* Dicoy Williams (born 1996), Jamaican international footballer
* Dillwyn Williams (born 1929), British medical scientist
* Dino Williams (born 1990), Jamaican international footballer
* Dioh Williams (born 1984), Liberian international footballer
* Dion Williams (1869–1952), American Marine Corps officer
* Doc Williams (racing driver) (1912–1982), American racecar driver
* Doc Williams (singer) (1914–2011), American country music bandleader and vocalist
* Dokie Williams (born 1960), American football wide receiver
* Dolly Williams, American businesswoman
* Domanick Williams (born 1980), American football running back
* Dominique Williams (born 1990), American football running back
* Donna Williams (born 1963), Australian writer, artist, singer-songwriter and screenwriter
* Donnie Williams (born 1983), American singer-songwriter
* Donnie Williams (American football) (born 1948), American football player
* Donte Williams (born 1982), American football coach
* Dootsie Williams (Walter Williams, 1911–1991), American record executive and producer
* Dorian Williams (American football) (born 2001), American football player
* Dorothy Williams (activist) (1928–2011), South African anti-apartheid activist
* Duane Williams (1861–1912), American lawyer fundamental in the foundation of the International Tennis Federation
* Dub Williams (1927–2014), American politician
* Duck Williams (born 1956), American basketball player for the New Orleans Jazz
* Dudley Williams (biochemist) (1937–2010), British biochemist
* Dudley Williams (judge) (1889–1963), Australian judge
* Dudley Williams (MP) (1908–1987), British aeronautical engineer and Conservative Party politician
* Dudley Williams (physicist) (1912–2004), president of the Optical Society of America in 1979
* Duke Williams (safety) (born 1990), American football safety
* Duke Williams (musician), American musician
* Duncan Williams (rugby union) (born 1986), Irish rugby union footballer for Munster
* Duvall Williams, US Navy rear admiral
* Dyana Williams (born 1953), American radio presenter and journalist
* Dyfri Williams (born 1952), British classical archaeologist

## E

* E. Stewart Williams (1909–2005), American architect
* Earle Williams (1880–1927), silent film actor
* Earnest Williams (born 1949), American politician in Georgia
* Ederyn Williams (born 1946), British academic and businessman
* Edson Williams (born 1966), visual effects supervisor
* Eduardo Williams (born 1987), Argentine film director
* Edy Williams (born 1942), American actress
* Eifion Williams (born 1975), Welsh footballer
* Eirian Williams (born 1955), Welsh snooker referee
* Eka Esu Williams (born 1950), Nigerian immunologist and activist
* Elijah Williams (chess player) (1809–1854), British chess player
* Elijah Williams (American football) (born 1975), American footballer
* Elisha Williams (1694–1755), Congregational minister, legislator, soldier, jurist, and rector of Yale
* Elisha Williams (basketball) (born 1978), Canadian Paralympic wheelchair basketball player
* Eliud Williams (born 1948), President of Dominica 2012–2013
* Elizabeth Williams (artist), American illustrator, courtroom artist and author
* Ellen D. Williams, American actress
* Ellen D. Williams (chemist) (born 1953), American chemist
* Ellery Williams (1926–2017), American footballer
* Elliot Williams (born 1989), American basketball player
* Ellis E. Williams (born 1951), American TV actor and comedian
* Elmer Williams (born 1964), Puerto Rican Olympic long jumper
* Elmo Williams (1913–2015), American film and TV editor, producer, director and executive
* Elton Williams (footballer) (born 1973), Montserratian international footballer
* Emily Williams (architect) (1869–1942), American architect
* Emily Williams (born 1984), New Zealand–born Australian singer–songwriter
* Emlyn Williams (1905–1987), Welsh actor and dramatist
* Emma Vyssotsky (1894–1975), née Williams, American astronomer
* Emma Kennedy (born 1967), British comedian
* Emma Williams Ellis (1880–1942), Native American artists' model known as Emma Kickapoo
* Emma Williams (actress) (born 1983), British actress who starred in The Parole Officer
* Emma Williams (gymnast) (born 1983), British gymnast who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics
* Emmitt Williams (born 1998), American basketball player
* Emory Williams (1911–2014), Chicago businessman
* Enda Williams (born 1985), Irish Gaelic footballer
* Envis Williams (born 1962), West Indian cricketer from Tobago
* Ephraim S. Williams (1802–1890), American politician
* Erika Monroe Williams, American news anchor and TV host
* Esther Williams (1921–2013), American movie star and competitive swimmer
* Evelyn Williams (politician), American politician in New Jersey
* Evelyn Williams (artist) (1929–2012), British artist
* Ezra Williams (born 1980), American basketball player

## F

* Faith M. Williams (1893–1958), American economist
* Fara Williams (born 1984), English football international
* Fenton Williams, American production designer and video director
* Finty Williams (born 1972), English actress
* Floyd Williams (born 1939), American mathematician
* Fly Williams (born 1953), American basketball player
* Fos Williams (1922–2001), Australian rules footballer and coach from South Australia
* Foy Williams (born 1973), Jamaican-born Canadian Olympic sprinter
* Frances Williams (composer) (1904–1978), Welsh-born American composer and conductor
* Franklin Williams (diplomat) (1928–1990), lawyer and civil rights leader in the United States
* Franklin Delano Williams (1947–1993), American Gospel music singer
* Frederic Calland Williams (1911–1977), English electrical engineer
* Frederic Newton Williams (1862–1923), English physician and botanist
* Frederic Wanklyn Williams (1854–1940), New Zealand business proprietor, director and community leader
* Frederica Williams (born 1958), American health care executive
* Freedom Williams (born 1966), American hip-hop and dance music performer
* Freeman Williams (1956–2022), American basketball player

## G

* G. Mennen Williams (1911–1988), Democratic governor of Michigan
* Gabby Williams (born 1996), American basketball player
* Gabriel I. H. Williams, Liberian journalist
* Gabrielle Williams (born 1982), Australian politician
* Gail Williams, director of The WELL
* Gale R. Williams (1922–2007), American politician
* Galmo Williams, Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2009)
* Gardner F. Williams (1842–1922), American mining engineer and author
* Garrett Williams (born 2001), American football player
* Garth Williams (1912–1996), American artist
* Gavin Williams (rugby union) (born 1979), New Zealand rugby player
* Gavin Williams (footballer) (born 1980), Welsh footballer
* Geisha Williams (born 1961/62), American businesswoman
* Gemara Williams (born 1983), American and Canadian football player
* Gene Williams (basketball) (born 1947), American basketball player
* Gene Williams (American football) (born 1968), US American football player
* Genelle Williams (born 1984), Canadian actress
* Gentry Williams (born 2004), American football player
* Geoffrey Williams (born 1963), English singer-songwriter
* Georgia Williams (born 1993), New Zealand racing cyclist
* Geraint Williams (born 1962), Welsh footballer and manager
* Gerard Williams (American football) (born 1952), American football player
* Gerard Williams (footballer) (born 1988), Saint Kitts and Nevis footballer
* Germaine Williams (born 1974), Jamaican-American rapper and actor better known as Canibus
* Gerry Williams (footballer) (1877–1901), Australian footballer
* Gilly Williams (1719–1805), English official, wit and letter writer
* Ginger Williams (singer) (born 1956), Jamaican-born British singer
* Gizmo Williams (Henry L. Williams, born 1962), American football player
* Glanmor Williams (1920–2005), Welsh historian
* Glen Morgan Williams (1920–2012), United States federal judge
* Glen Williams (basketball) (1954–2017), American basketball player
* Glenn Williams (born 1977), Australian baseball player
* Glenn Williams (sound engineer), American sound engineer
* Glyn Williams (footballer) (1918–2011), Welsh footballer
* Glyndwr Williams (1932–2022), professor of history at Queen Mary, University of London
* Glynn Williams (born 1939), British sculptor
* Gord Williams (born 1960), Canadian ice hockey player
* Grace Williams (1906–1977), Welsh composer
* Greedy Williams (born 1997), American football player
* Gregg Williams (born 1958), American football coach
* Gregory Alan Williams (born 1956), American actor and author
* Gregory H. Williams, American academic
* Greta Williams, English opera singer
* Griff Williams (born 1966), American artist
* Guinn Williams (Texas politician) (1871–1948), American state senator and congressman from Texas
* Guinn "Big Boy" Williams (1899–1962), American actor
* Gwendoline Williams (1922–2013), British novelist
* Gwilym Williams (1913–1990), Anglican Archbishop of Wales 1971–1982
* Gwyn Williams (rugby), Welsh rugby player
* Gwyn A. Williams (1925–1995), Welsh historian
* Gwyn Williams (football manager), Leeds United's technical director and manager
* Gwyneth Williams (born 1953), controller of BBC Radio 4
* Gwynfor Williams (born 1956), Welsh rugby footballer
* Gwynne Williams (born 1937), Welsh poet and translator

## H

* H. Williams (Worcestershire cricketer) (fl. 1927), English cricketer
* H. R. Williams, American writer
* Hajj-Malik Williams (born 1999), American football player
* Hal Williams (born 1938), American actor
* Hardy Williams (1931–2010), American politician
* Harland Williams (born 1962), Canadian-American comedian, actor, and radio personality
* Harper Williams (born 1971), American basketball player
* Harrison Williams (entrepreneur) (1873–1953), American entrepreneur who made millions in public utilities
* Harrison A. Williams (1919–2001), U.S. Senator from New Jersey
* Harry Williams (songwriter) (1879–1922), American composer, lyricist, and publisher of popular music
* Hartley Williams (1843–1929), judge in Victoria, Australia, not related to the priest
* Hartley Williams (clergyman) (1844–1927), founded a private school in Mount Gambier, South Australia
* Harwood Williams (born 1970), Kittitian cricketer
* Hayley Williams (born 1988), American lead singer of the band Paramore
* Hayley J Williams, English actress
* Hayward Williams, American singer-songwriter
* Heathcote Williams (1941–2017), English poet, actor and dramatist
* Heathcote Williams (cricket administrator) (1859–1931), New Zealand cricket administrator
* Heimar Williams (born 1991), South African rugby union player
* Helema Williams (born 1991), Cook Islander Olympic sailor
* Henria Leech Williams (1867–1911), British suffragette
* Henrik Williams, Swedish historian and linguist
* Herb Williams (born 1958), American basketball player
* Herbie Williams (born 1940), Welsh international footballer
* Hershel W. Williams (1923–2022), US Marine; Medal of Honor recipient
* Hilda May Williams (1899–1972), American nurse
* Hillary Williams (born 1988), American grappler and Brazilian jiu–jitsu practitioner
* Hiram D. Williams (1917–2003), painter and University of Florida professor
* Holly Williams (musician) (born 1981), American country music artist; granddaughter of Hank Williams
* Horace Williams (1900–1960), Welsh professional football player and manager
* Horatio Burt Williams (1877–1955), American electrophysiologist
* Horton Williams (born 1933), Australian judge
* Hosea Williams (1926–2000), American civil rights leader
* Howard Williams (humanitarian) (1837–1931), author of The Ethics of Diet
* Howie Williams (basketball) (1927–2004), American basketball player
* Howie Williams (born 1936), American football safety
* Hugo Williams (born 1942), British poet, journalist and travel writer
* Hype Williams (born 1970), American music video and film director
* Hywel Williams (born 1953), Welsh politician and Plaid Cymru MP

## I

* Idris Williams (1834–1894), Welsh Liberal politician
* Ieuan Williams (1909–1964), Welsh cricketer
* Ieuan Rhys Williams (1909–1973), Welsh actor
* Ifor Williams (1881–1965), Welsh scholar of Old Welsh
* Ike Williams (1923–1994), American boxer
* Illtyd Williams (fl. 1930s), Welsh rugby league footballer for Castleford
* Iñaki Williams (born 1994), Spanish footballer
* Iolo Williams (born 1962), Welsh nature observer and TV presenter
* Iris Williams (born 1944), Welsh singer
* Irv Williams (1919–2019), American jazz saxophonist and composer
* Isadora Williams (born 1996), American-Brazilian Olympic figure skater
* Isiah Williams (born 1987), American football quarterback
* Isiah Williams (basketball), American basketball player
* Ivor Williams (1908–1982), Welsh artist
* Ivory Williams (born 1985), American sprinter
* Ivy Williams (1877–1966), English lawyer; first woman to be called to the bar
* Izaac Williams (born 1989), New Zealand basketball player

## J

* J. Williams (singer) (born 1986), New Zealand R&B singer
* J. Williams (cinematographer) (1948–2005), Indian cinematographer in Malayalam movies
* J. Allen Williams (born 1960), American animator
* J. D. Williams (born 1978), American actor
* J. H. Williams III (born 1965), American comic book writer and artist
* J. Henry Williams (1831–1889), British born Episcopal minister and Virginia politician
* J. J. Williams (rugby union) (1948–2020), Welsh rugby union international and British Lion
* J. Lloyd Williams (1854–1945), Welsh botanist, author, and musician
* J. Mark G. Williams, British psychologist
* J. P. R. Williams (1949–2024), Welsh rugby union international and British Lion
* J. Terry Williams (1930–2015), film editor
* Jabara Williams (born 1989), American footballer
* Jabo Williams (c.1895–1953 or 1954), American boogie-woogie and blues pianist and songwriter
* Jackson Williams (born 1986), American baseball player
* Jacob Williams (born 1991), American wheelchair basketball player
* JaCorey Williams (born 1994), American basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Jacques Williams (born 1981), English footballer
* Jacquian Williams (born 1988), American basketball player
* Jade Williams (born 1988), British pop singer
* Jalen Williams (born 2001), American basketball player
* Jamal Williams (born 1976), American footballer
* Jamaal Williams (born 1995), American football player
* Jamar Williams (born 1984), US American and Canadian football player
* Jamel Williams (born 1973), American footballer
* Jamie Williams (American football) (born 1960), NFL tight end
* Jamie Williams, (born 1976), American musician known as Jamie Pressnall
* Jamye Coleman Williams (1918–2022), American social activist
* Jan Williams (born 1939), American musician, conductor and composer
* Jan-Michael Williams (born 1984), Trinidad and Tobago international footballer
* Janet Williams (basketball) (born 1953), Australian basketball player
* Janet Williams (soprano), American operatic soprano and voice teacher
* Janice Savin Williams, Jamaican-born American businesswoman
* JaQuitta Williams, American TV journalist
* Jarrett Williams (born 1984), American comic book creator
* Jarvis Williams (wide receiver) (born 1987), American football player
* Javarris Williams (born 1986), American football running back
* Javonte Williams (born 2000), American football player
* Jawad Williams (born 1983), American basketball player
* Jayson Williams (born 1968), American basketball player
* Jean Williams, British sports historian and author
* Jean E. Williams (1876–1965), British composer
* Jed Williams (1952–2003), Welsh jazz journalist
* Jeenathan Williams (born 1999), American basketball player
* Jenni Williams (born 1962), Zimbabwean human rights activist; founder of 'Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA)
* Jermaine Williams (American football) (born 1973), American football running back
* Jermaine Williams (born 1982), American actor and dancer
* Jerome Williams (basketball) (born 1973), basketball player
* Jerome Williams (baseball) (born 1981), Major League Baseball player
* Jerrol Williams (born 1967), American football linebacker
* Jessica Williams (actress) (born 1989), American actress, comedian, and correspondent
* Jessica Williams (musician) (1948–2022), American pianist and composer
* Jett Williams (born 1953), American country music performer
* Jewell Williams (born 1957), American politician in Pennsylvania
* Jez Williams (born 1970), English guitarist and songwriter
* Murder of Jerry Michael Williams (1969–2000), American male murder victim
* Jillian Williams (volleyball) (born 1997), American sitting volleyball player
* Jo Williams (born 1948), British civil servant
* Joan C. Williams (born 1952), American psychologist and academic
* JoBeth Williams (born 1948), American actress
* Jodie Williams (born 1993), British sprinter
* Joejuan Williams (born 1997), American football player
* Joey Williams (1902–1978), English footballer
* Jontez Williams, American football player
* Joshua Williams (musician) (born 1974), American drummer
* Josiah B. Williams (1810–1883), New York politician
* Joss Williams, special effects supervisor
* Joy Williams (Australian writer) (1942–2006), Australian author of poetry
* Joy Williams (singer), Christian music singer and songwriter
* Joy Williams (American writer), American author of fiction
* Juan Williams (born 1954), Panamanian–born American journalist
* Jules Williams (born 1968), British writer, director and producer
* Julia Williams (abolitionist) (1811–1870), American abolitionist
* Julian Williams (American football) (born 1990), American football wide receiver
* Julian Williams (boxer) (born 1990), American boxer
* Julie Williams (scientist) (born c.1957), Chief Scientific Officer for Wales
* Julius Penson Williams (born 1954), American composer and conductor
* Julius Williams (born 1986), American Arena footballer
* Jumaane Williams (born 1976), American politician in New York City
* Junior Williams (born 1987), Grenadian international footballer
* Justin Williams (born 1981), Canadian ice hockey player
* Justin Williams (basketball) (born 1985), American basketball player
* Justin Williams (baseball) (born 1995), American baseball player

## K

* K. D. Williams (born 1973), American footballer
* Kingsley O. Harrop-Williams (1947-2019), Guyanese-born poet, author, and civil engineer
* Kaa Williams, New Zealand TV presenter
* Kamiko Williams (born 1991), American basketball player
* Karen Williams (soprano), American concert and opera soprano
* Karen Hastie Williams (1944–2021), American lawyer and company director
* Karen J. Williams (1951–2013), American judge of the US Court of Appeals of the Fourth Circuit
* Karen Lynn Williams (born 1952), American writer of children's literature
* Karl Williams (born 1971), American football player
* Karlos Williams (born 1993), American football player
* Karyn Williams (born 1979), American Christian musician
* Kasen Williams (born 1992), American football wide receiver
* Kat Williams (born 1964), American blues singer
* Kate Williams (1875–1946), stage name Vulcana, Welsh strongwoman
* Kate Williams (historian) (born 1978), British author, historian and TV presenter
* Kate Williams (actress) (born 1941), English actress
* Kath Williams (1895–1975), Australian women's activist
* Katharine Williams (judge), Australian judge
* Kathleen M. Williams (born 1956), American judge
* Kathleen Williams (politician) (born 1963), American politician
* Kathryn Williams (born 1974), English singer-songwriter
* Katie Williams (footballer) (born 1984), Welsh international footballer
* Katt Williams (born 1971), American comedian, actor, rapper and singer
* Kayla Williams (author) (born 1976), U.S. Army linguist
* Kayla Williams (gymnast) (born 1993), American gymnast
* Keiland Williams (born 1986), American football running back
* Keller Williams (born 1969), American musician
* Kelli Williams (born 1970), American actress
* Kelli Williams (musician) (born 1978), American gospel musician
* Kellie Shanygne Williams (born 1976), American actress
* Kelly Williams (born 1982), Filipino–American basketball player
* Kelly Glenn Williams, American filmmaker
* Kelvin Williams (born 1959), Trinidad and Tobago cricketer and national coach
* Kendal Williams (born 1995), American sprinter
* Kendall Williams (born 1991), American basketball player
* Kenji Williams, American filmmaker and musician
* Kenroy Williams (born 1984), Barbadian cricketer for the West Indies
* Keron Williams (born 1984), Jamaican-born player of Canadian football
* Kerwynn Williams (born 1991), American football running back
* Keston Williams (born 1988), Trinidad and Tobago international footballer
* Kid Williams (1893–1963), Danish boxer; bantamweight world champion
* Kiely Williams (born 1986), American singer/actress, Member of girl groups The Cheetah Girls and 3LW
* Kimo Williams (born 1950), American composer, musician and professor
* Kip Williams (born 1968), American director, producer and screenwriter
* Kipling Williams, American psychology academic
* Kipper Williams (born 1951), British cartoonist
* Kirk Williams (born 1986), American basketball player
* Kirsty Williams (born 1971), Welsh politician, leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats
* Kirsty Williams (drama), British radio drama director and producer
* Kit Williams (born 1946), English artist, illustrator and author
* Kiyan Williams (born 1991), American multidisciplinary artist
* Korey Williams (born 1987), American football player
* Korto Reeves Williams, Liberian activist
* Kris Williams (filmmaker) (born 1980), American filmmaker and high school teacher
* K'Waun Williams (born 1991), American football player
* Kylie Williams (Miss Florida) (born 1983), American beauty queen
* Kyren Williams (born 2000), American football player

## L

* L. D. Williams (born 1988), American basketball player
* Lamanzer Williams (born 1974), American football defensive end
* Lance Williams (graphics researcher) (1949–2017), American graphics researcher
* Lance Williams (basketball) (born 1980), American basketball player
* LaQuan Williams (born 1988), American football wide receiver
* Laron Williams (1949–1985), American serial killer
* Latavious Williams (born 1989), American basketball player
* LaToy Williams (born 1988), Bahamian sprinter
* Latoya Williams (born 1987), American basketball player
* Lauryn Williams (born 1983), Trinidadian-born American Olympic sprinter and bobsleigh athlete
* Layton Williams (born 1994), English stage and TV actor
* Lefty Williams (born 1974), American guitarist
* Leila Williams (born 1937), British beauty queen and TV presenter (Blue Peter 1958–62)
* Leighton Williams (born 1977), Welsh chess master
* Len Williams (speedway rider) (1921–2007), English international speedway rider
* Len Williams (Canadian football) (born 1971), Canadian football quarterback
* Lenae Williams (born 1979), American basketball player
* Lenny Williams (born 1945), American singer
* Lenny Williams (Canadian football) (born 1981), US Canadian football player
* Leona Williams (born 1943), American country music singer
* Leroy Williams (1941–2022), American jazz drummer
* Lester Williams (musician) (1920–1990), American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
* Lontrell Williams (born 1999), American rapper known as Pooh Shiesty
* Lester Williams (1959–2017), American football defensive tackle
* Levi Williams (1794–1860), Illinois militia member and Baptist minister
* Levron Williams (born 1979), US American and Canadian football player
* Lew Williams (1934–2019), American rockabilly singer and songwriter
* Lia Williams (born 1964), English actress
* Liam Williams (rugby union) (born 1991), Welsh rugby union player
* Liam Williams (boxer) (born 1992), Welsh boxer
* Lily Tang Williams (born 1964), American politician
* Lily Williams (artist) (1874-1940), Irish painter
* Lily Williams (cyclist) (born 1994), American professional racing cyclist
* Lincoln Williams (born 1993), Australian volleyball player
* Lindon Williams (1932–1989), American Democratic Texan politician
* Lindsay Williams (canoeist) (born 1946), British Olympic slalom canoeist
* Lionel Williams (born 1937), Barbados cricketer
* Lionel Williams (TV presenter) (1928–2016), from South Australia
* Lisa Williams (poet) (born 1966), American poet
* Liz Williams (born 1965), British sci–fi writer
* Lizaad Williams (born 1993), South African cricketer
* Lizzie Williams (born 1983), Australian racing cyclist
* W. Llewelyn Williams (1867–1922), Welsh journalist, lawyer and Liberal politician
* Llŷr Williams (born 1976), Welsh pianist
* Llywelyn Williams (1911–1965), Welsh Labour party politician
* Lon Williams (1890–1978), American author, teacher and lawyer
* Lona Williams (born 1966), American TV producer, writer and actress
* Lori Williams (born 1946), American actress
* Loris Elaine Williams (1949–2005), Australian activist and first Aboriginal person from Queensland to earn professional archival qualifications
* Lorraine Williams, American businesswoman
* Lottie Williams, actress born 1866 (1866–1929), American actress
* Lottie Williams, actress born 1874 (1874–1962), American character actress
* Lucinda Williams (born 1953), American rock, folk, and country music singer and songwriter
* Lucinda Williams (athlete) (born 1937), American runner
* Lucy Williams (born 1976), Australian paralympic swimmer
* Lucy Gwendolen Williams (1870–1955), British artist
* Lukyn Williams (1853–1943), Christian author
* Lydia Williams (born 1988), Australian soccer player
* Lyle Williams (1942–2008), American politician
* Lynda Williams (born 1958), Canadian sci-fi writer and blogger

## M

* Madeleine Williams (born 1983), Canadian cross-country skier
* Madieu Williams (born 1981), American football player
* Maggie Williams (born 1954), American management consultant and campaign manager for Hillary Clinton
* Maisie Williams (born 1997), English actress
* Maiya Williams (born 1962), American author, TV producer and screenwriter
* Maizie Williams (born 1951), Montserratian-born British singer
* Malinda Williams (born 1976), American actress
* Malique Williams (born 1988), Antiguan Olympic swimmer
* Mandisa Williams (born 1984), South African rugby union player
* Marc Lloyd Williams (born 1973), Welsh footballer
* Marc Williams (born 1988), Welsh footballer
* Marco Williams, American documentary filmmaker
* Margaret Hicks Williams (1899-1972), American government official, writer, political expert
* Margaret Lindsay Williams (1888–1960), Welsh artist
* Margot Williams (botanist), American botanist
* Margot Williams, American journalist
* Marianne Williams (1793–1879), British pioneering educator in New Zealand
* Marie Imogene Williams (1870-?), American dentist and teacher
* Marilyn Taylor Williams (1954–2009), American politician from Missouri
* Mario Williams (born 1985), American football defensive end; Houston Texans, Buffalo Bills
* Marion Williams (1927–1994), American gospel singer
* Marion Vernese Williams, Barbadian economist, banker, accountant and diplomat
* Marjorie Williams (1958–2005), American writer, reporter and columnist
* Marley Williams (born 1993), Australian rules footballer
* Marmaduke Williams (1772–1850), American politician
* Marquez Williams (born 1994), American football player
* Marquise Williams (born 1992), American football player
* Mars Williams (born 1955), American jazz and rock saxophonist
* Marsha Garces Williams (born 1956), American film producer
* Marsha Rhea Williams (born 1948), American computer scientist, researcher, and educator
* Marshall Williams (born 1989), Canadian actor, model and musician
* Marty Williams (born 1951), American politician in Virginia
* Martyn Williams (born 1975), Wales and British Lions international rugby union player
* Mason Williams (born 1938), American guitarist, composer, poet and comedy writer
* Mason Williams (baseball) (born 1991), American baseball player
* Matilda Alice Williams (1875–1973), New Zealand Methodist deaconess
* Maxx Williams (born 1994), American football tight end
* Medwyn Williams, Welsh vegetable gardener
* Megan Williams (actress) (1956–2000), Australian actress and singer
* Megan Williams-Stewart (born 1987), American figure skater
* Mekeil Williams (born 1990), Trinidadian international footballer
* Melanie Williams (born 1964), British singer
* Mentor Williams (1946–2016), American songwriter and producer
* Mercy Williams (c.1947–2014), Indian politician
* Meritzer Williams (born 1989), Saint Kitts and Nevis sprinter
* Merriwether Williams (born 1968), American TV writer
* Meshak Williams (born 1991), American footballer
* Micah Stephen Williams (born 1991), American actor
* Michelle Williams (singer) (born 1980), American singer and actress, member of group Destiny's Child
* Michelle Williams (actress) (born 1980), American actress
* Midge Williams (1915–1952), American swing and jazz vocalist
* Miller Williams (1930–2015), American poet, translator, editor
* Milt Williams (born 1945), American basketball point guard
* Milton Williams (born 1999), American football player
* Mitch Williams (politician) (born 1953), South Australian Liberal politician and farmer
* Mitch Williams (baseball) (born 1964), known as "Wild Thing", Major League Baseball pitcher
* Mo Williams (born 1982), American basketball player
* Moe Williams (born 1974), American football running back
* Molly Williams (fl.1818), former slave and first female firefighter in New York
* Mona Williams (writer, born 1905) (1905–1991), American novelist and poet
* Mona Williams (Guyanese writer) (born 1943), Guyanese-New Zealand storyteller and educator
* Monk Williams (1945–2003), American football player
* Montel Williams (born 1956), American television talk show host
* Monty Williams (born 1971), American basketball player and coach
* Morris Williams (1809–1874), Welsh clergyman and writer
* Morris Meredith Williams (1881–1973), British painter and illustrator
* Morris Williams (politician) (1924–1995), Australian politician
* Murray Williams (born 1982), New Zealand rugby union footballer and Japan international
* Mykel Williams (born 2004), American football player
* Myrna Williams (politician) (1929–2021), American politician in Nevada
* Myron B. Williams (c.1817–1884), American politician and lawyer

## N

* N. D. Williams (born 1942), Guyanese writer
* Nancy Williams, New Zealand cricketer
* Nansi Williams, heroine of Aberfan disaster
* Naomi Williams (footballer) (born 2004), English footballer
* Naomi Williams (figure skater)
* Nardus Williams, British soprano singer
* Nat Williams (born 1956), American law-enforcement officer
* Natalie Williams (born 1970), American basketball player
* Natasha Williams (actress) (born 1971), Jamaican actress based in Britain
* Neal H. Williams (1870–1956), American physicist
* Neco Williams (born 2001), Welsh footballer
* Nell Williams (born 1998), English actress
* Nelly Williams (born 1980), West Indian cricketer from Trinidad and Tobago
* Neville Williams (born c.1940), elder of the Wiradjuri nation in Western New South Wales
* Nia Williams (born 1990), American soccer player
* Niall Williams (writer) (born 1958), Irish author
* Sir Nicholas Williams, 1st Baronet (1681–1745), British politician
* Nicholas Williams (poet) (born 1942), English linguist and expert on the Cornish language
* Nicholas Charles Williams (born 1961), English painter and draughtsman
* Nicko Williams (born 1989), Grenadian footballer
* Nico Williams (born 2002), Spanish soccer player and coach
* Nicola Williams (soccer) (born 1982), Australian soccer player and coach
* Nikema Williams, US Representative
* Nikki Williams (born 1988), South African singer-songwriter
* Nohl Williams, American football player
* Norma Williams (1928–2017), New Zealand swimmer
* Novlene Williams-Mills (born 1982), Jamaican Olympic 400 metre runner
* Nushawn Williams (born 1976), American sex offender

## O

* Olajide Williams (born 1988), Nigerian footballer
* Oliver Williams (cricketer) (born 1983), English cricketer
* Olivia Williams (born 1968), British actress
* Olly Williams, British artist working as one half of Olly and Suzi
* O'Neill Williams (born 1943), American angler and TV presenter
* Oren Williams (born 1992), American actor
* Orrin J. Williams (1844–1913), American businessman and politician
* Orrin T. Williams (1845–1928), American judge and politician
* Oritsé Williams (born 1986), English singer-songwriter, dancer and record producer ('JLS')
* Osbert Edwin Williams Jr. (1875–1917), pioneer aviator
* Oshor Williams (born 1958), English footballer
* Otis Williams (born 1941), American singer and member of The Temptations
* Owain Williams (politician), Welsh nationalist, convicted bomber–turned–politician

## P

* P. J. Williams (born 1993), American football cornerback
* Palmer Williams Jr. (born 1965), American actor
* Pamela Williams, American jazz saxophonist, songwriter, producer and artist
* Parker Williams (1873–1958), Welsh–born Canadian politician
* Patricia J. Williams (born 1951), American legal scholar
* Patti Williams (born 1955), American wrestler known as Precious (wrestling)
* Peggy R. Williams, US/Canadian college president
* Pendarvis Williams (born 1991), American basketball player
* Penny Williams (1937–2018), American politician in Oklahoma
* Percy Williams (sprinter) (1908–1982), Canadian athlete
* Percy G. Williams (1857–1923), American vaudeville performer and vaudeville theater owner/manager
* Pernal Williams (born 1991), St Lucian international footballer
* Pharrell Williams (born 1973), American singer/rapper/producer
* Pierre Williams (born 1975), British murderer
* Pip Williams (born 1947), British record producer
* Pip Williams (author), Australian author, writer of The Dictionary of Lost Words (2020)
* Pointer Williams (born 1974), American basketball player
* Pooka Williams Jr. (born 1998), American football player
* Pop Williams (1874–1959), American baseball player
* Pop Williams (American football) (1906–1979), American football player
* Porsha Williams (born 1981), American TV personality, model and singer
* Poto Williams (born 1961/62), New Zealand politician
* Preston Williams (born 1997), American football player

## Q

* Quentin Williams (1983–2023), American politician
* Quincy Williams (born 1996), American football player
* Quinnen Williams (born 1997), American football player

## R

* R. J. Williams (born 1978), American actor, TV host and producer
* R. Norris Williams (1891–1968), American tennis player
* R. Owen Williams, American education executive
* R. Sanders Williams (born 1948), American academic
* R. Seth Williams (born 1967), American attorney
* R. Stanley Williams (born 1951), American research scientist
* Rachel Williams (born 1967), American model
* Rachel Williams (footballer) (born 1988), English international footballer
* Rachel DeLoache Williams, American writer
* Raequan Williams (born 1997), American football player
* Section 8 (record producer) Rai'shaun Williams, American record producer and songwriter
* Randa Williams (born 1962), American heiress
* Randal Williams (born 1978), American footballer
* Randy Williams (born 1953), American long jumper
* Randy Williams (baseball) (born 1975), American baseball player
* Raynell Williams (born 1989), American Olympic boxer
* Rebecca Williams (actress) (born 1988), British actress
* Rebecca Chase Williams, American journalist and city mayor
* Rebekah Williams (born 1950), Canadian politician in Nunavut
* Redaric Williams (born 1981), American actor
* Reece Williams (born 1985), Australian rugby league player
* Rees Williams (1900–1963), Welsh footballer
* Reid Williams, American TV and film director and producer
* Renauld Williams (born 1981), US Canadian football linebacker
* Reva Williams, American astrophysicist
* Rex Williams (born 1933), English snooker and billiards player
* Rheinallt Nantlais Williams (1911–1993), Welsh professor of Philosophy of Religion
* Rhoda Williams (1930–2006), American actress
* Rhodri Williams (born 1968), Welsh sports journalist
* Rhodri Williams (born 1993), Welsh rugby union international
* Rhydwen Williams (1916–1997), Welsh poet, novelist, editor, minister and television presenter
* Rhyne Williams (born 1991), American tennis player
* Ricardo Williams (cricketer) (born 1968), English cricketer
* Ricardo Williams (athlete) (born 1976), Jamaican Olympic athlete
* Ricardo Williams (boxer) (born 1981), American boxer
* Richard Bryn Williams (1902–1981), Welsh-Argentine writer, poet, playwright and historian
* Richard G. Williams (1830–1906), American politician from Ohio
* Rickey Williams Jr. (born 1975/1976), American mayor
* Rip Williams (1882–1933), American baseball player
* Riquna Williams (born 1990), American basketball player
* Rita Williams (born 1976), American basketball player
* Robert Williams (English chemist) (1926–2015), British inorganic chemist
* Robina Williams, English author
* Robyn Williams (born 1944), British–born Australian science journalist and broadcaster
* Robley C. Williams (1908–1995), American biophysicist
* Rodarius Williams (born 1996), American football player
* Roderick Williams, opera singer (born 1965), English operatic baritone and composer
* Rodwell Williams (born 1956), Belizean lawyer
* Roland Williams (born 1975), American football tight end
* Roley Williams (1927–1999), Welsh footballer
* Rollin Williams (1922–2012), American social work educator
* Rolston Williams (born 1965), Antiguan and Barbudan football player and manager
* Romario Williams (born 1994), Jamaican footballer
* Ronwen Williams (born 1992), South African footballer
* Roosevelt Williams (1903–1996), American blues pianist
* Roosevelt Williams (gridiron football) (born 1978), American football cornerback
* Roshumba Williams (born 1968), American model
* Ross Williams (computer scientist) (born 1962), Australian computer scientist and entrepreneur
* Rowan Williams (born 1950), Archbishop of Canterbury
* Rowan Anthony Williams (born 1968), English boxer
* Roydell Williams (born 1981), American footballer
* Rozz Williams (1963–1998), American rock vocalist
* Rubberlegs Williams (Henry Williams, 1907–1962), American blues/jazz singer and dancer
* Rubin Williams (born 1976), American boxer
* Ruby Williams, American folk artist
* Rudy Williams (saxophonist) (1919–1954), American jazz saxophonist
* Rudy Williams (footballer) (born 1965), Honduran footballer
* Rupert James Williams (1877–1970) Australian Methodist minister
* Rushbrook Williams (1890–1978), British historian and civil servant
* Russ Williams (DJ) (born 1962), English radio DJ
* Ruth Williams (1926–2005), American baseball player
* Ruth J. Williams, American statistician

## S

* Sabra Williams, British actress and TV presenter
* Sammie Williams, American trombonist and bandleader known as Big Sam (musician)
* Sammy Williams (1948–2018), American actor
* Sammy Williams (American football) (born 1974), American football offensive lineman
* Sandy Williams (1906–1991), American jazz trombonist
* Sascha Williams (born 1980), British journalist and news reader
* Saul Williams (born 1972), American singer, musician, poet, writer and actor
* Savion Williams, American football player
* Scot Williams (born 1972), English actor, writer and producer
* Seante Williams (born 1991), American footballer
* Serena Williams (born 1981), US pro tennis player and sister of Venus Williams
* Shad Williams (born 1971), American baseball pitcher
* Shammond Williams (born 1975), American-born Georgian basketball player
* Shane Williams (Australian footballer) (born 1959), Australian rules footballer
* Shane Williams (born 1977), Welsh rugby union player
* Shanice Williams (born 1993), Turks and Caicos Islands beauty pageant titleholder
* Shanthi Williams (born 1958), Indian actress
* Sharon A. Williams, Canadian lawyer and legal scholar
* Sharrie Williams (born 1965), American singer-songwriter
* Shaud Williams (born 1980), American footballer
* Shawn Williams (lacrosse) (born 1974), Canadian lacrosse player
* Shawn Williams (American football) (born 1991), American football player
* Shawne Williams (born 1986), US pro basketball player
* Sheanon Williams (born 1990), American soccer player
* Sheila Williams (born 1956), American editor of Asimov's Science Fiction
* Shelden Williams (born 1983), US pro basketball player
* Shellene Williams (born 1981), Jamaican track and field sprinter
* Shelton Williams, American political scientist
* Shericka Williams (born 1985), Jamaican Olympic sprinter
* Shermaine Williams (born 1990), Jamaican hurdler
* Sherman Williams (boxer) (born 1972), Bahamian boxer
* Sherman Williams (American football) (born 1973), American football running back
* Shirley Williams (1930–2021), Baroness Williams of Crosby, United Kingdom politician
* Shomari Williams (born 1985), Canadian football defensive end
* Sian Williams (born 1964), Welsh journalist and TV presenter
* Sian Williams (footballer) (born 1968), English footballer and football manager
* Sian Williams (rugby union) (born 1990), Welsh professional rugby player
* Silas Williams (1888–1944), American footballer and coach
* Silas J. Williams (died 1908), American politician from Ohio
* Siobhan Williams, English–Canadian actress
* Siraj Williams (born 1984), Liberian Olympic sprinter
* Skilly Williams (1890–1959), English footballer
* Skip Williams, American games designer
* Slim Williams (1881–1974), American frontiersman
* Sly Williams (born 1958), American basketball player
* Sonia Williams (born 1979), Antiguan sprinter
* Sonny Bill Williams (born 1985), New Zealand rugby league and rugby union player
* Sophie Williams (born 1991), British fencer
* Spin Williams (born 1956), American baseball coach
* Stacey Williams (born 1968), American fashion model
* Stacey Williams (swimmer) (born 1981), Australian Paralympic swimmer
* Stepfret Williams (born 1973), American footballer
* Stephanie Williams (dancer), Australian ballet dancer
* Stephanie Williams (Miss District of Columbia) (born 1987), Miss District of Columbia, 2010
* Stephon Williams (born 1993), American ice hockey goaltender
* Steven Williams (snowboarder) (born 1988), Argentine snowboarder
* Stevenson A. Williams (1851–1932), American politician and businessman
* Stevie Williams (born 1979), American professional skateboarder
* Stewart Williams (born c.1958), English rugby league footballer
* Stokley Williams (born 1967), American singer and musician
* Sue Williams (artist) (born 1956), Welsh visual artist
* Sunita Williams (born 1965), American astronaut
* Suzanne Williams, American politician
* Syd Williams (1918–1976), Welsh dual code rugby union and rugby league player
* Sylvester Williams (American football) (born 1988), American football player
* Sylvia Williams (1936–1996), American museum director, curator and art historian

## T

* T. J. Williams (born 1982), American football tight end
* Tad Williams (born 1957), fantasy and science fiction writer
* Taffy Williams (1933–1996), Welsh mercenary
* Taleah Williams (born 1997), American Paralympic athlete
* Taliesin Williams (1787–1847), Welsh poet and author
* Talcott Williams (1849–1928), American journalist and educator
* Tamati Williams (born 1984), New Zealand footballer and fashion model
* Tameka Williams (born 1989), St Kitts and Nevis sprinter
* Tamika Williams (born 1980), American basketball player and coach
* Tammy Williams (born 1987), American softball player
* Tank Williams (born 1980), American footballer
* Tarvis Williams (born 1978), American basketball player
* Tasha Williams (athlete) (born 1973), New Zealand Olympic hammer thrower
* Taylor John Williams (born June, 1991), American singer-songwriter
* Taylor Williams (born July, 1991), American baseball pitcher
* Tedd Williams (born 1969), American mixed martial arts fighter
* Teddy Williams (American football) (born 1988), American football cornerback
* Tennessee Williams (1911–1983), American playwright
* Teran Williams (born 1984), Antiguan international footballer
* Terrance Williams (born 1989), American football player
* Terrell Williams (born 1974), American football player and coach
* Terrence Williams (born 1987), American basketball player
* Terrick Williams (1860–1936), British painter
* Terrie Williams (born 1954), American author
* Terrie Williams (scientist), American marine biologist and ecophysiologist
* Tex Williams (1917–1985), American musician
* Thelda Williams (born 1941), American politician
* Theodore J. Williams (1923–2013), American engineer
* Theresa Williams (born 1956), American writer
* Tiffany Williams (born 1983), American hurdler
* Tiger Williams (born 1954), Canadian ice hockey player
* Timmy Williams (born 1981), American actor
* Tip Williams (1900–1974), Welsh cricketer
* Toby Williams (born 1959), American football player
* Toccara Williams, American basketball player
* Tod Williams (filmmaker) (born 1968), film director and screenwriter
* Toni Williams (1939–2016), New Zealand pop singer
* Tonya Lee Williams (born 1958), Canadian actress
* Torri Williams (born 1986), American football player
* Tourek Williams (born 1991), American football player
* Trae Williams (born 1985), American football player
* Tramon Williams (born 1983), American football player
* Trayveon Williams (born 1997), American football player
* Tre Williams, American singer
* Treat Williams (1951–2023), American actor and children's author
* Trent Williams (born 1988), American football player
* Trevardo Williams (born 1990), American football player
* Trevion Williams (born 2000), American basketball player
* Trey Williams (born 1992), American football player
* Trill Williams (born 1999), American football player
* Troy Williams (born 1994), American football player
* Trudi Williams (born 1953), Florida politician
* True Williams (1839–1897), American illustrator
* Tucky Williams, American actress
* Ty Williams (actor) (born 1966), American actor
* Ty Williams (born 1980), Australian rugby league footballer
* Tyleik Williams (born 2003), American football player
* Tylen Jacob Williams (born 2001), American actor
* Tyler James Williams (born 1992), American rapper and actor
* Tyrel Jackson Williams (born 1997), American actor
* Tyrone Williams (wide receiver) (born 1970), American football player
* Tyrone Williams (defensive tackle) (born 1972), American football player
* Tyrone Williams (cornerback) (born 1973), American football player
* Ty'Son Williams (born 1996), American football player

## U

* Ulis Williams (born 1941), American Olympic sprinter
* Ursula Williams (1896–1979), British Liberal Party politician
* Ursula Moray Williams (1911–2006), English children's author

## V

* Van Williams (1934–2016), American actor
* Van Williams (American football) (born 1959), American football running back
* Van Williams (musician) (born 1966), American drummer
* Vanessa Williams (born 1963), American singer, actress, and fashion designer
* Vanessa Estelle Williams (born 1963), American actress
* Vanessa R. Williams (born 1960), American gospel singer, began recording in the 2000s
* Venetia Williams (born 1960), British jockey and racehorse trainer
* Venus Williams (born 1980), pro tennis player and sister of Serena Williams
* Vera Williams (1927–2015), American children's writer and illustrator
* Vern Williams (1930–2006), American bluegrass singer and musician
* Vern S. Williams (born 1949), American teacher and National Advisor on Mathematics
* Vesta Williams (1957–2011), American singer-songwriter, also recorded as Vesta
* Vicki Williams (born 1956), American wrestler
* Victor Williams (Canadian Army officer) (1867–1949), Canadian general and Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police
* Victor Williams (born 1970), American actor
* Vin Williams (born 1932), Australian rules footballer
* Virgil Williams, American TV writer and producer
* Virginia Williams (born 1978), American actress
* Vogue Williams (born 1986), Irish model and TV and radio personality

## W

* W. S. Gwynn Williams (1896–1978), Welsh musician
* Wade Williams (born 1961), American actor
* D. Wade Williams (fl. 2022), American politician
* Wal Williams (1895–1982), Australian rules footballer for Hawthorn
* Waldo Williams (1904–1971), Welsh poet
* Wallace Williams, American long-distance runner
* Wallace Williams (politician), American politician from Maryland
* Wally Williams (water polo) (1921–2009), New Zealand water polo player
* Wally Williams (American football) (born 1971), American footballer
* Walt Williams (baseball) (1943–2016), Major League Baseball outfielder
* Walt Williams (cornerback) (born 1954), American football player
* Walt Williams (born 1970), American basketball player
* Walter B. Williams, American politician
* Wayne Williams (born 1958), American murderer
* Wendell Craig Williams (born 1965), American lawyer and politician
* Wendell Williams (born 1968), Trinidadian sprinter and Olympic long jumper
* Wesley Williams (born 1968), Canadian rapper and actor known as Maestro Fresh Wes
* Whit Williams, American saxophonist
* Whitney Williams, American businesswoman and philanthropist
* Willi Williams (born c.1956), Jamaican reggae and dub musician and producer
* Winter Williams (born 1984), American actress
* Woody Williams (infielder) (1912–1995), American baseball player
* Woody Williams (born 1966), American baseball pitcher
* Worrell Williams (born 1986), American football linebacker
* Wyn Williams (born 1951), Welsh justice of the High Court

## Y

* Yorick Williams (born 1975), British basketball player
* Yvette Williams (1929–2019), New Zealand field athlete

## Z

* Zac Williams (Australian footballer) (born 1994), Australian rules footballer
* Zach Williams (musician) (born 1981), American solo artist
* Zack Williams (American football) (born 1988), American football center
* Zane Williams (born 1977), American country singer
* Zelda Williams (born 1989), American actress
* Ziaire Williams (born 2001), American basketball player
* Zoe Williams (born 1973), English columnist, journalist and author
* Zoe Williams (Gladiators) (born 1980), English TV 'Gladiator' Amazon

## Fictional characters

* Abigail Williams, from the American soap opera As the World Turns
* Andy Williams, a character in the Jaws movie franchise
* Anna Williams, from the Tekken video game series
* Ash Williams, from the Evil Dead franchise
* Ashley Williams, in the Mass Effect video game
* Ben Williams, in the British soap opera Family Affairs
* Betty Williams, in the British soap opera Coronation Street
* Billy Williams, in Coronation Street; married to Betty Williams
* Brad Williams, from British soap opera EastEnders
* Byron Williams, in the 1996 film Mars Attacks!
* Chrissie Williams, on Holby City
* Christine Williams, on Tangle
* Christine Blair, on The Young and the Restless
* Cindy Beale, a fictional character in the British soap opera EastEnders
* Cindy Williams, from British soap opera EastEnders
* Conrad Williams, in British soap opera Family Affairs
* Dave Williams, on the TV series Desperate Housewives
* Doug Williams, on the soap opera Days of our Lives, played by Bill Hayes
* Edie Williams, from Desperate Housewives
* Gethin Williams minor character from the BBC soap opera Eastenders
* Henry Williams, from the BBC television drama Casualty
* Jane Williams, from British soap opera EastEnders
* Kenny Bruce Williams, in the Left Behind series
* Malcolm Williams, from the animated series Fireman Sam
* Makena Williams, American Girl character
* Mark Williams, in Holby City
* Mary Williams, from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless
* Michael Williams, in William Shakespeare's Henry V
* Michael Williams, from the soap opera Neighbours
* Mitch Williams, in the soap opera General Hospital
* Natasha Williams, from the Australian soap opera Neighbours
* Nathan Williams, from the British soap opera EastEnders
* Nina Williams, from the Tekken video game series
* Paul Williams, on The Young and the Restless
* Reggie Williams, in sitcom Small Wonder
* Rhys Williams, from the British science fiction series Torchwood
* Ricky Williams, from The Young and the Restless
* Rory Williams, from Doctor Who
* Sierra Williams, a character in the Canadian TV series Catwalk
* Shelley Williams, from the British soap opera Emmerdale
* Smash Williams, in the television series Friday Night Lights
* Terry Williams, on the British soap opera Hollyoaks
* Tim Williams, on the TV series Tangle
* Winston Williams, in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why