John Williams (born 1932) is an American composer, mostly of film scores. John Williams, Johnnie Williams or Johnny Williams may also refer to: [edit] Artists and entertainers - John Richard Williams (poet) (1867–1924), also known as J. R. Tryfanwy, Welsh poet
- John Williams (actor) (1903–1983), British stage, film, and television actor
- John Williams (guitarist) (born 1941), Australian-born classical guitarist
- John Williams (radio personality), Chicago radio personality on WGN (AM)
- John Ellis Williams (1924–2008), Welsh novelist
- John A. Williams (born 1925), author of The Angry Ones and The Man who Cried I Am
- John Hartley Williams (born 1942), English poet
- John David Williams (born 1946), Welsh musician and songwriter
- John B. Williams (musician) (born 1977), English bass player and record producer
- John Edward Williams (1922–1994), author of novels Augustus, Stoner among others
- John James Williams (J. J.), Welsh poet
- John H. Williams, movie producer
- John McLaughlin Williams, American conductor
- Johnny Williams (drummer) (ca. 1905-1957?), jazz drummer (Raymond Scott Quintette)
- Johnny Williams (blues musician), (1906 - 2006) Chicago blues guitarist
- J. Lloyd Williams, botanist, author and musician
[edit] Military figures - John Foster Williams (1743–1814), Continental Navy officer during the American Revolutionary War
- John Lloyd Williams (aviator) (born 1894?), World War I flying ace
- John Williams (British Army officer) (1934–2002), MBE DCM
- John Edwin Ashley Williams, Australian military aviator, killed by the Gestapo in 1944, following "The Great Escape"
- John Williams (VC), born John Fielding, recipient of the Victoria Cross
- John J. Williams (American Civil War) (1843–1865), Union soldier during the American Civil War
- John J. Williams (World War I), U.S. Army officer, recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross
[edit] Politicians [edit] Australia [edit] Canada [edit] United Kingdom - John Carvell Williams (1821–1907), non-conformist campaigner and MP for Nottingham South (1885) and Mansfield (1892–1890)
- 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
- Sir John Williams, 2nd Baronet, of Llangibby, British Member of Parliament for Monmouth Boroughs, 1689–1690, and Monmouthshire, 1698–1705
- Sir John Williams (died 1743), British Member of Parliament for Aldeburgh, 1730–1734
- John Williams (d. 1751), British Member of Parliament for Fowey, 1701–1702
- John Williams (1777-1846), British Member of Parliament for Lincoln, 1822–1826, Ilchester, 1826–1827, and Winchelsea, 1830–1832
- John Williams (Windsor MP), British Member of Parliament for Windsor, 1802–1804
- John Williams (b. 1736), British Member of Parliament for Saltash, 1771
- Sir John Williams, 2nd Baronet, of Eltham, British Member of Parliament for Herefordshire, 1701–1705
- Sir John Williams, 1st Baronet, of the City of London (1840-1926), royal physician
- John Williams (Macclesfield MP), British Member of Parliament for Macclesfield, 1847–1852
- John Charles Williams, British Member of Parliament for Truro, 1892–1895
[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
- 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 Williams (Manitoba politician) (1860–1931)
- John Patrick Williams (1937–), U.S. Representative from Montana
- John Sharp Williams, U.S. Representative and Senator from Mississippi
- John Skelton Williams, U.S. Comptroller of the Currency (1914–1921)
- John Stuart Williams, U.S. Senator from Kentucky
- John R. Williams (1782–1854), Mayor of Detroit
[edit] Religious figures - John Williams (Archbishop of York) (1582–1650)
- John Williams (Bishop of Chichester) (1636?–1709)
- John Williams (Ab Ithel) (1811–1862)
- John Williams (bishop) (1817–1899), Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, Bishop of Connecticut
- John Williams (college principal) (died 1613), Dean of Bangor and Principal of Jesus College, Oxford
- John Williams (evangelical cleric) (1762–1802), Welsh Anglican clergyman with Methodist leanings
- John Williams (minister and physician) (1626/7–1673), Welsh non-conformist preacher and doctor
- John Williams (missionary) (1796–1839), missionary
- John Williams (schoolmaster) (1760-1826), clergyman in North Wales, teacher in Llanwrst
- John Joseph Williams (1822–1907), Archbishop of Boston
- John Elias Williams (1871–1927), American Presbyterian missionary to China
- John Tudno Williams (born 1938), Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Wales (2006–7)
[edit] Sports figures - John Williams (snooker referee) (born 1937), Welsh snooker referee
- John Williams (rugby player) (born 1940), Australian Rugby Union player
- John Williams (rugby league) (born 1985), Australian rugby league player for the North Queensland Cowboys
- Johnny Williams (rugby player) (born 1982), rugby union player for the Newcastle Falcons
- John Williams (archer) (born 1953), U.S. Olympian, gold medallist
- John Williams (equestrian) (born 1965), U.S. equestrian
- John Williams (motorcyclist) (1946–1978), Grand Prix motorcycle racer
- John Williams (offensive lineman) (born 1947), professional American football player, 1968–1979
- John Williams (tackle) (born 1945), professional American football player, 1968-1979
- John Williams (fullback) (born 1964), professional American football player, 1986 to 1995
- John Williams (running back) (born 1960), professional American football player, 1985-1987
- Johnny Williams (American football) (b. 1927), retired professional American football player
- John Williams, Jr. (born 1977), Canadian football player
- John "Hot Rod" Williams (born 1962), professional basketball player, 1986-1999
- John Williams (basketball, born 1966), professional basketball player, 1986-1994
- John Henry Williams (baseball) (1968–2004), son of baseball player Ted Williams
- Johnnie Williams (baseball) (1889-1963), Major League Baseball pitcher
- Johnny Williams (boxer) (1926–2007), British champion professional boxer, 1946-1960
- John Williams (wrestler) (born 1969), American professional wrestler better know by stage name Ian Rotten
- J.J. Williams (born 1948), former Welsh rugby union winger
- J.P.R. Williams (born 1949), former Welsh rugby union fullback
- Johnnie Williams (1882–1916), Welsh international rugby player
- John Williams (Australian rules footballer) (born 1947), former VFL footballer for Essendon & Collingwood
- John Williams (Australian footballer) (born 1988), Australian rules footballer for Essendon
- John Williams (footballer born 1960) (born 1960), English footballer
- John Williams (footballer born 1968) (born 1968), English footballer
[edit] Miscellaneous - John Stanton Williams (c. 1810–1876), American ship owner and businessman
- John A. Williams (judge) (1835–1900), U.S. federal judge
- John Osborn Williams (1886–1963), trader and businessman
- Johnny Madison Williams Jr. (born 1951) bank robber
- John Burr Williams (1899–1989), early finance theorist; author of The Theory of Investment Value (1938)
- John Williams (convict), convict transported to Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania)
- Sir John Williams, 1st Baronet Williams of the City of London, physician to Queen Victoria
- John Williams (engineer), Engineer of the Montgomeryshire Canal
- John Williams (barrister), Welsh barrister and legal writer
- John Williams (water scientist), member of the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists
- John Williams (winemaker), American winemaker and owner of Frog's Leap Winery
- John Ffowcs Williams (born 1935), Emeritus Professor of Engineering at the University of Cambridge and a former Master of Emmanuel College
- John Williams, murder convict in the Case of the Hooded Man
- John Williams, murder suspect of the Ratcliff Highway murders
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