John Williams (disambiguation)

John Williams (born 1932) is an American composer (specializing in film scores), conductor and pianist.

John Williams, Johnnie Williams, or Johnny Williams may also refer to:

People

Academics

• John Henry Williams (economist) (1887–1980), American economist
• John Burr Williams (1900–1989), early finance theorist; author of The Theory of Investment Value (1938)
• John Davis Williams (1902–1983), Chancellor of the University of Mississippi, 1946–1968
• John Harry Williams (1908–1966), Canadian-American physicist
• John Williams (art historian) (1928–2015), University of Pittsburgh
• John Beaumont Williams (1932–2005), Australian botanist
• John Ffowcs Williams (born 1935), professor of engineering at the University of Cambridge, former Master of Emmanuel College
• John Allen Williams (born 1945), professor of political science at Loyola University Chicago
• John Williams (water scientist), member of the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists
• John Williams (researcher), British clinical academic gastroenterologist

Arts and entertainment

• J. Lloyd Williams (1854–1945), botanist, author, and musician
• John Williams (actor) (1903–1983), British stage, film, and television actor
• "Scarface" John Williams (1938–1972), singer
• John Owen Williams (record producer) (born 1951), English A&R executive, record producer and songwriter
• John Williams (radio personality) (born 1959), Chicago radio personality
• John B (John B. Williams, born 1977), English DJ
• John H. Williams (fl. 1984–), film producer

Business

• John Stanton Williams (1814–1876), American shipowner and businessman
• John Osborn Williams (1886–1963), Canadian businessman
• John Williams (winemaker) (born 1953), American winemaker
• John C. Williams (economist) (born 1962), president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Clergy

• John Williams (academic) (died 1613), dean of Bangor and principal of Jesus College, Oxford
• John Williams (archbishop of York) (1582–1650), British clergyman and political advisor to King James I
• John Williams (minister and physician) (1626/7–1673), Welsh non-conformist preacher and doctor
• John Williams (bishop of Chichester) (1636–1709), English Bishop of Chichester
• John Williams (minister) (1664–1729), New England Puritan minister, famous for The Redeemed Captive
• John Williams (schoolmaster) (1760–1826), clergyman in North Wales, teacher in Llanrwst
• John Williams (evangelical priest) (1762–1802), Welsh Anglican clergyman
• John Williams (1792–1858), Welsh churchman, scholar and educator
• John Williams (missionary) (1796–1839), British missionary eaten by cannibals in Vanuatu
• John Williams (Ab Ithel) (1811–1862), antiquary and Anglican priest
• John Williams (bishop of Connecticut) (1817–1899), Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, Bishop of Connecticut
• John Joseph Williams (1822–1907), Archbishop of Boston
• John Owen Williams (Pedrog) (1853–1932), Welsh Congregational minister, poet and Archdruid
• John Albert Williams (1866–1933), minister, journalist, and political activist in Omaha, Nebraska
• John Elias Williams (1871–1927), American Presbyterian missionary to China
• John Williams (Dean of Llandaff) (1907–1983), Welsh Anglican priest
• John Williams (Archdeacon of Worcester) (1912–2002), Anglican priest
• Chris Williams (bishop) (John Christopher Richard Williams, born 1936), Anglican bishop in Canada
• John Tudno Williams (born 1938), Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Wales, 2006–2007
• John Williams (Archdeacon of Switzerland) (born 1946), Archdeacon of Switzerland 2004–06

Criminals and alleged criminals

• John Williams (convict), convict transported to Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania)
• Johnny Madison Williams Jr. (born 1951), bank robber
• John Williams, murder convict in the Case of the Hooded Man
• John Williams (1774–1811), perpetrator of the Ratcliff Highway murders

Judges

• John A. Williams (judge) (1835–1900), U.S. Federal judge
• John Williams (English judge) (died 1846), known for the 1830s Tolpuddle Martyr trials
• John Hugh Williams (judge) (born 1939), New Zealand judge
• John Griffith Williams (born 1944), Welsh judge of the High Court of England and Wales

Military figures

• John Foster Williams (1743–1814), Continental Navy officer during the American Revolutionary War
• John Williams Wilson (1798–1857), British-Chilean sailor and politician
• John Stuart Williams (1818–1898), Confederate general in the American Civil War, later U.S. Senator from Kentucky
• John Williams (Medal of Honor, born 1828) (1828–1886), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
• John Williams (Medal of Honor) (1832–?), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
• John J. Williams (American Civil War) (1843–1865), Union soldier, last battle fatality during the American Civil War
• John Williams (VC) (1857–1932), born John Fielding, recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Jack Williams (VC) (1886–1953), Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross
• John F. Williams (1887–1953), Army National Guard general
• John Scott Williams (1893–1944), Canadian military officer and aviator
• John Lloyd Williams (RAF officer) (1894–?), World War I fighter ace
• John Edwin Ashley Williams (1919–1944), Australian Air Force officer, murdered in 1944 following "The Great Escape"
• John G. Williams Jr. (1924–1991), U.S. Navy admiral
• John Williams (British Army officer) (1934–2002), British army officer
• John Pugh Williams (1750s–1803), American Revolution general

Music

• John Overton Williams (1905–1996), American jazz saxophonist with Andy Kirk
• Johnny Williams (drummer) (1905–1985), jazz drummer (the Raymond Scott Quintette)
• Johnny Williams (blues musician) (1906–2006), Chicago blues guitarist
• Johnny Williams (bassist) (1908–1998), American jazz double bassist
• John Williams (pianist) (1929–2018), American jazz pianist
• Johnny Williams (saxophonist) (1936–1998), American saxophonist with Count Basie
• John Williams (bassist) (born 1941), American jazz double bassist, bass guitarist
• John Williams (guitarist) (born 1941), Australian-born classical guitarist
• John David (musician) (John David Williams, born 1946), Welsh pop and rock musician and songwriter
• John McLaughlin Williams (born 1957), American classical conductor and violinist
• John Gary Williams (fl. 1960–1990), American R&B singer and member of The Mad Lads

Physicians

• Sir John Williams, 1st Baronet, of the City of London (1840–1926), physician to Queen Victoria
• John Whitridge Williams (1866–1931), obstetrician at Johns Hopkins Hospital
• John Ralston Williams (1874–1965), Canadian-American physician

Politicians

Australia

• John Williams (New South Wales colonial politician) (1821–1891), member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
• John Williams (South Australian politician) (1824–1890), pastoralist and member of the South Australian House of Assembly
• John Williams (Western Australian politician) (1926–1997), member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia
• John Williams (New South Wales state politician) (born 1948), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
• John Williams (Australian senator) (born 1955), Australian senator from New South Wales

Canada

• John Tucker Williams (1789–1854), early Canadian political figure
• John William Williams, elected for Victoria City in the 1878 British Columbia general election
• John Williams (Manitoba politician) (1860–1931), politician in Manitoba
• John Elliot Williams (1920–1988), Canadian politician and boat builder
• John Reesor Williams (born 1930), politician and barrister
• John G. Williams (born 1946), member of Parliament for Edmonton-St. Albert, Alberta

New Zealand

• John William Williams (1827–1904), New Zealand politician from Northland
• Jack Williams (New Zealand politician) (1919–1975), Labour Party Member of Parliament

Pakistan

• John Kenneth Williams, member of Senate of Pakistan since March 2015

United Kingdom

• John Williams (MP for Bedford), sat 1554–55
• John Williams, 1st Baron Williams of Thame (1500–1559), Lord Chamberlain
• John Williams (MP for Dorset) (c. 1545–1617), English Member of Parliament (MP) for Dorset, 1604
• Sir John Williams, 2nd Baronet, of Llangibby (1651–1704), MP for Monmouth Boroughs and Monmouthshire, 1698–1705
• Sir John Williams, 2nd Baronet, of Eltham (1653–1723), MP for Herefordshire, 1701–1705
• John Williams (Wales MP), Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1653
• Sir John Williams (died 1743), MP for Aldeburgh, 1730–1734
• John Williams (died 1751), MP for Fowey, 1701–1702
• John Williams (Macclesfield MP) (died 1855), MP for Macclesfield, 1847–1852
• John Williams (born 1736) (1736–?), MP for Saltash, 1771
• John Williams (Windsor MP) (1766–?), MP for Windsor, 1802–1804
• John Williams (1777–1846), MP for Lincoln, 1822–1826, Ilchester, 1826–1827, and Winchelsea, 1830–1832
• John Williams (Liberal politician) (1821–1907), non-conformist campaigner and MP for Nottingham South (1885) and Mansfield (1892–1890)
• Sir John Williams, 1st Baronet, of the City of London (1840–1926), royal physician
• Jack Williams (socialist activist) (John E. Williams, 1854–1917), British socialist and unemployed movement activist
• John Charles Williams (1861–1939), MP for Truro, 1892–1895
• John Williams (Gower MP) (1861–1922), MP for Gower 1906–1922
• John Henry Williams (Llanelli MP) (1870–1936), MP for Llanelli 1922–1936
• John Williams (trade unionist) (born 1873), British trade unionist and politician
• John Williams (Labour politician) (1892–1982), British MP for Glasgow Kelvingrove
• John L. Williams (Welsh nationalist) (1924–2004), Plaid Cymru councillor and language campaigner
• John Williams (MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis), MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis

United States

• John Williams (Continental Congress) (1731–1799), North Carolina delegate to Continental Congress
• John Williams (Pitt County, North Carolina) (1735–1789), American revolutionary from North Carolina
• John Williams (Caswell County, North Carolina) (1740–1804), North Carolina state senator
• John Williams (Salem, New York) (1752–1806), U.S. Representative from New York
• John Williams (Tennessee politician) (1778–1837), U.S. Senator from Tennessee
• John Williams (West Virginia politician) (born 1990), West Virginia state delegate
• John R. Williams (1782–1854), mayor of Detroit
• John Green Williams (1796–1833), Virginia lawyer and delegate
• John Williams (Rochester, New York) (1807–1875), U.S. Representative from New York
• John M. S. Williams (1818–1886), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
• John Stuart Williams (1818–1898), U.S. Senator from Kentucky, former Confederate general
• John K. Williams (1822–1880), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
• John Sharp Williams (1854–1932), U.S. Representative and Senator from Mississippi
• John T. Williams (politician) (1864–1944), Wisconsin state assemblyman
• John Skelton Williams (1865–1926), U.S. Comptroller of the Currency (1914–21)
• John F. Williams (New York politician) (1885–1963), New York state senator
• John J. Williams (politician) (1904–1988), U.S. Senator from Delaware
• Jack Williams (American politician) (1909–1998), three times Governor of Arizona
• John Bell Williams (1918–1983), U.S. Representative from Mississippi
• John Cornelius Williams Jr. (born 1938), American politician in the state of South Carolina
• John Patrick Williams (born 1937), U.S. Representative from Montana
• John T. Williams (woodcarver) (1960–2010), Native American woodcarver and shooting victim
• John W. Williams (Florida official), Inspector General of the South Florida Water Management District

Sports

Australia

• John Williams (rugby union) (born 1940), Australian rugby union player
• John Williams (Australian footballer, born 1940) (1940–2019), Australian footballer for Carlton
• John Williams (Australian footballer, born 1947), Australian footballer for Essendon and Collingwood
• John Williams (rugby league) (born 1985), Australian rugby league player
• John Williams (Australian footballer, born 1988), Australian footballer for Essendon

Canada

• John Williams (defensive back) (born 1942), Canadian football player for Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• John Williams Jr. (born 1977), Canadian football running back

New Zealand

• John Williams (Canterbury cricketer) (born 1931), New Zealand cricketer
• John Williams (Auckland cricketer) (1941–2007), New Zealand cricketer

South Africa

• John Williams (South African rugby union) (born 1946), South African rugby union player and coach

United Kingdom

Football

• John Williams (footballer, born 1901) (1901–?), English professional footballer
• Johnny Williams (footballer, born 1947) (1947–2021), English footballer
• Johnny Williams (footballer, born 1935) (1935–2011), English footballer
• John Williams (footballer, born 1960), English footballer
• John Williams (footballer, born 1968), English footballer
• John Williams (chairman), English football chairman

Rugby

• Jack Williams (rugby union) (1882–1911), Wales international rugby union lock forward
• Johnny Williams (rugby player, born 1882) (1882–1916), Wales international rugby union winger
• John Williams (rugby league, born 1907) (1907–?), rugby league footballer of the 1930s for Wales and Rochdale Hornets
• J. J. Williams (rugby union) (born 1948), Wales international rugby union winger
• J. P. R. Williams (born 1949), Wales international rugby union fullback
• Johnny Williams (rugby player, born 1982), English rugby union player
• Johnny Williams (rugby union, born 1996), Wales international rugby union centre

Other

• Johnny Williams (boxer) (1926–2007), Welsh boxer
• John Williams (snooker referee) (born 1937), Welsh snooker referee
• John Williams (motorcyclist) (1946–1978), British Grand Prix motorbike racer
• John Williams (cricketer, born 1878) (1878–1915), English cricketer
• John Williams (cricketer, born 1911) (1911–1964), English cricketer
• John Williams (cricketer, born 1980), former English cricketer

United States

• Johnnie Williams (baseball) (1889–1963), Major League Baseball pitcher
• John W. Williams (baseball) (1904–death unknown), American Negro leagues baseball player
• Johnny Williams (American football) (1927–2005), American football player
• John M. Williams (born c. 1935), American football coach
• John Williams (mixed martial artist) (born 1940), Canadian martial artist known as Gray Wolf
• John Williams (offensive lineman) (1945–2012), American football player
• John Williams (archer) (born 1953), American archer
• John Williams (running back) (born 1960), American football player
• John "Hot Rod" Williams (1962–2015), American basketball player
• John L. Williams (American football) (born 1964), American football player
• John Williams (equestrian) (born 1965), American equestrian
• John Williams (basketball, born 1966), American basketball player
• John Henry Williams (baseball) (1968–2004), son of baseball player Ted Williams
• Ian Rotten (John Benson Williams, born 1970), American wrestler

Writers

• John Williams (satirist) (1761–1818), English poet, satirist, and journalist
• John Francon Williams (1854–1911), Welsh journalist, writer, geographer, historian, cartographer and inventor
• John Richard Williams (poet) (1867–1924), Welsh poet, also known as J. R. Tryfanwy
• John James Williams (poet) (1869–1954), Welsh poet
• John Edward Williams (1922–1994), American author, editor and professor, known for novels Augustus and Stoner
• John Ellis Williams (1924–2008), Welsh novelist
• John A. Williams (1925–2015), American novelist
• John Hartley Williams (1942–2014), English poet
• John Williams (author)(born 1961), Welsh novelist
• John Sibley Williams (born 1978), American poet and fiction writer

Others

• John Williams (barrister) (1757–1810), Welsh barrister and legal writer
• John Williams, engineer of the Montgomery Canal
• John Constantine Williams Sr. (died 1892), cofounder of St. Petersburg, Florida
• John W. Williams (Virginia politician) (1869–1934), American lawyer, clerk of the Virginia House of Delegates
• John Eddie Williams, American attorney
• John G. Williams (ornithologist) (1913–1997), Welsh ornithologist

Ships

• List of ships named John Williams

Structures

• John Williams House (disambiguation)

See also

• John William (disambiguation)
• John Williamson (disambiguation)
• Jonathan Williams (disambiguation)
• Jack Williams (disambiguation)

This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.