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John Williams may refer to:
[edit] Artists and entertainers
- John Williams (composer) (born 1933), American composer, mostly of film scores.
- John Williams (guitarist) (born 1941), Australian guitarist
- John Williams (actor) (1903–1983), British stage, film, and television actor
- John Edward Williams (1922–1994), wrote historical novel Augustus
- John A. Williams (author) (born 1925), author of The Angry Ones and The Man who Cried I Am
- John James Williams (J. J.), Welsh poet
- John Williams (accordionist), Chicago-born accordion player
- John Williams (saxophonist), saxophonist
- John Williams (radio personality), Chicago radio personality on WGN (AM)
- John Williams (choirmaster)
- John McLaughlin Williams, American conductor
[edit] Military figures
- John Edwin Ashley Williams, Australian military aviator, killed by the Gestapo in 1944, following "The Great Escape"
- John Williams (Medal of Honor), US Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
- John Williams (Medal of Honor, b. 1828) (born 1828), US Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipien
- John Williams (Medal of Honor, b. 1832) (born 1832), US Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipien
- John Williams (VC), born John Fielding, recipient of the Victoria Cross
- John F. Williams, National Guard Bureau chief, 1940–1944
[edit] Politicians
[edit] Australia
[edit] Canada
[edit] United Kingdom
- John Williams, Lord Williams of Thame, Master of the King's Jewels
- John Williams (Windsor MP), British Tory MP for Windsor 1802–1804
- John Williams (1777-1846), British Whig MP for Winchelsea 1830–1832
- John Williams (MP) (died 1855), British Liberal MP for Macclesfield 1847–1852
- John Williams (Welsh politician) (1881–1968), British Labour MP for Gower 1906–1922
- John Henry Williams (Welsh politician) (1870–1936), British Labour MP for Llanelli 1922–1936
- John Williams (socialist), British socialist activist and Europhile
[edit] United States
- John Williams (delegate) (1731–1799), North Carolina delegate to Continental Congress
- John Williams (North Carolina) (1740–1804), North Carolina State Senator
- John Williams (Pitt County) (born c. 1735), U.S. revolutionary from Pitt County, North Carolina
- John Williams (Rochester) (1807–1875) U.S. Representative from New York
- John Williams (Salem) (1752–1806), U.S. Representative from New York
- John Williams (Tennessee) (1778–1837), U.S. Senator from Tennessee
- Jonathan Williams, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
- John Bell Williams, U.S. Representative from Mississippi
- John J. Williams (senator), U.S. Senator from Delaware
- John M. S. Williams (1818–1886), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
- John Patrick Williams (1937–), U.S. Representative from Montana
- John Sharp Williams, U.S. Representative and Senator from Mississippi
- John Stuart Williams, U.S. Senator from Kentucky
- John R. Williams (1782–1854), Mayor of Detroit
[edit] Religious figures
[edit] Sports figures
- John Williams (rugby league), an Australian rugby league player for the North Queensland Cowboys
- Johnny Williams (rugby player), a rugby union player for the Newcastle Falcons
- John Williams (chairman), Chairman of Blackburn Rovers FC
- John Williams (archer), U.S. Olympian, gold medallist
- John Williams (equestrian), U.S. equestrian
- John Williams (motorcyclist), Grand Prix motorcycle racer
- John Williams (referee), retired snooker referee
- John Williams (tackle) (born 1945), professional American football player from 1968-1979
- John Williams (fullback) (born 1964), professional American football player from 1986 to 1995
- John Williams (running back) (born 1960), professional American football player from 1985-1987
- John Williams (defensive back) (born 1974), professional American football player from 1997-1998
- Johnny Williams (American football), retired professional American football player
- John Williams (footballer born 1920) (1920–1979), English former footballer
- John Williams (footballer born 1935) (born 1935), English former footballer
- John Williams (footballer born 1960) (born 1960), English former footballer
- John Williams (footballer born 1965) (born 1965), English former footballer
- John Williams (footballer born 1968) (born 1968), English former footballer
- John Williams (rugby), former coach of the South African rugby team
- John Williams, Jr., a Canadian football player
- John "Hot Rod" Williams (born 1962), professional basketball player from 1986 to 1999
- John Sam Williams (born 1966), professional basketball player from 1986 to 1994
- John Henry Williams (baseball) (1968–2004), son of baseball player Ted Williams
- Johnny Williams (boxer), British champion professional boxer from 1946 to 1960
- Ian Rotten, stage name of professional wrestler John Williams
- J. J. Williams, former Welsh rugby union winger
- J.P.R. Williams, former Welsh rugby union fullback
- John Williams (Australian rules footballer), former VFL footballer for Essendon & Collingwood
- John Williams (Australian footballer), AFL footballer for Essendon
[edit] Miscellaneous
- John Burr Williams (1899–1989), early finance theorist; author of "The Theory of Investment Value" (1938)
- John Williams (water scientist), member of the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists [1] in Australia
- John Williams (captive), subject of John Williams, The Redeemed Captive Returning to Zion, 1707
- John Williams (convict), convict transported to Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania)
- Dr. John Williams, third husband of Eva Gabor
- John A. Williams, Atlanta, GA—businessman, founder and former chairman of Post Properties
- Sir John Williams, physician to Queen Victoria
- John Williams (Welsh writer), Works by John Williams at Project Gutenberg
- John Henry Williams (economist), American expert on international trade
- Sir John Williams (naval architect), Surveyor of the Royal Navy in the late 18th century.
- John Williams (engineer), Engineer of the Montgomeryshire Canal
- John Williams (statistician), publisher of Shadow Government Statistics [2] Formally Walter J. Williams.
[edit] See also
