Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Movies:
1 hero
Ash Williams 1981 The Evil Dead 
Laurey Williams 1930; 1943 Green Grow the Lilacs; Oklahoma!
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
1 character
(character) Barry Williams 2002 The Barry Williams Show
Fictional Characters from Television:
13 characters
Rory Williams 1963 Doctor Who
Addie Horton (a.k.a. Williams) 1965 Days of Our Lives
Julie Olson Williams 1965 Days of Our Lives
Doug Williams 1965 Days of Our Lives
Hope Williams Brady 1965 Days of Our Lives
Eli Williams 1993 Boy Meets World
Token Black (a.k.a. Williams) 1997 South Park
Tara Williams 2002 Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye
Edie Britt (a.k.a. Williams) 2004 Desperate Housewives
Dave Williams 2004 Desperate Housewives
George Williams 2004 Desperate Housewives
Ed Williams 2005 Close to Home
Winston Williams 2017 13 Reasons Why
Grammy Award Winners:
1 record of the year/album of the year
(record of the year/album of the year) Pharrell Williams 2014 Get Lucky; Random Access Memories
Hall-of-Famers:
4 baseball, 2 basketball, 1 football
(baseball) Ted Williams 1966
(baseball) Billy Williams 1987
(baseball) "Smokey" Joe Williams 1999
(basketball) Roy Williams 2007
(baseball) Dick Williams 2008
(basketball) Gary Williams 2014
(football) Aeneas Williams 2014
Most Valuable Players:
1 winner
Ted Williams 1946; 1949 baseball
Nobel Prize Winners:
2 peace
(peace) Betty Williams 1976
(peace) Jody Williams 1997
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries:
2 activists
(activist) Betty Williams 1943-2020
(activist) Jody Williams 1950-
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
26 actors, 2 presenters
Myrna Loy (a.k.a. Williams) 1905-1993
Esther Williams 1921-2013
Guy Williams 1924-1989
Cara Williams 1925-2021
Billy Dee Williams 1937-
JoBeth Williams 1948-
Anson Williams 1949-
Robin Williams 1951-2014
Treat Williams 1951-2023
Keith David (a.k.a. Williams) 1956-
Montel Williams 1956-
Wade Williams 1961-
Vanessa L. Williams 1963-
Sonja Sohn (a.k.a. Williams) 1964-
Wendy Williams 1964-
Lia Williams 1964-
Michael K. Williams 1966-2021
Olivia Williams 1968-
Kelli Williams 1970-
Cress Williams 1970-
Kimberly Williams-Paisley 1971-
Finty Williams 1972-
Michelle Williams 1980-
Jesse Williams 1981-
Allison Williams 1988-
Jessica Williams 1989-
Tyler James Williams 1992-
Maisie Williams 1997-
Notable Athletes:
5 rugby, 5 soccer, 2 baseball, 2 basketball, 2 tennis
(baseball) Ted Williams 1918-2002
(baseball) Billy Williams 1938-
(rugby) Chester Williams 1970-2019
(basketball) Shammond Williams 1975-
(tennis) Venus Williams 1980-
(tennis) Serena Williams 1981-
(basketball) Deron Williams 1984-
(soccer) Ashley Williams 1984-
(rugby) Sonny Bill Williams 1985-
(soccer) Owain Fôn Williams 1987-
(soccer) Rhys Williams 1988-
(rugby) Lloyd Williams 1989-
(rugby) Scott Williams 1990-
(rugby) Liam Williams 1991-
(soccer) Jonny Williams 1993-
(soccer) George Williams 1995-
Notable Businesspeople:
1 businessperson
Frank Williams 1942-2021
Notable Journalists:
1 news presenter
(news presenter) Brian Williams 1959-
Notable Musicians:
8 singers, 4 composers, 2 musicians
Ralph Vaughan Williams 1872-1958
Hank Williams 1923-1953
John Williams 1932-
Deniece Williams 1950-
Harry Gregson-Williams 1961-
Vanessa L. Williams 1963-
Rupert Gregson-Williams 1966-
Bryan "Birdman" Williams 1969-
Pharrell Williams 1973-
Robbie Williams 1974-
Jason Aldean (a.k.a. Williams) 1977-
Kiely Williams 1986-
Robert "Meek Mill" Williams 1987-
Hayley Williams 1988-
Notable Writers:
1 author, 1 author/poet, 1 playwright
William Carlos Williams 1883-1963
Jean Rhys (a.k.a. Williams) 1890-1979
Tennessee Williams 1911-1983
Olympic Medalists:
14 gold, 9 bronze, 5 silver, 3 gold/silver, 2 bronze/silver, 1 silver/bronze, 1 silver/gold
(gold/silver) Robert Williams 1904 archery - American round; archery - team round; archery - York round
(bronze) Basil Williams 1920 figure skating
(gold) Percy Williams 1928 100 m; 200 m
(gold) Archie Williams 1936 400 m
(gold) Howie Williams 1952 basketball
(gold) Yvette Williams 1952 long jump
(gold) Lucinda Williams 1960 4x100 m relay
(gold) Ulis C. Williams 1964 4x400 m relay
(gold) John Williams 1972 archery - individual
(gold/silver) Randy Williams 1972; 1976 long jump
(bronze) Desai Williams 1984 4x100 m relay
(bronze) Lynn Kanuka-Williams 1984 3000 m
(bronze) Wendy Williams 1988 diving - platform
(bronze) Jason Williams 1996 baseball
(gold) Natalie Williams 2000 basketball
(gold) Todd Williams 2000 baseball
(bronze) Christopher Williams 2000 4x400 m relay
(bronze) Buffy-Lynne Williams 2000 rowing
(bronze) Susan Williams 2004 triathlon
(silver) Jeff Williams 2004 baseball
(gold) Tonique Williams-Darling 2004 400 m
(silver) Glenn Williams 2004 baseball
(gold/silver) Bernard Williams III 2000; 2004 4x100 m relay; 200 m
(bronze/silver) Novlene Williams-Mills 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016 4x400 m relay
(gold) Venus Williams 2000; 2008; 2012 tennis
(silver) Andrae Williams 2008 4x400 m relay
(gold) Serena Williams 2000; 2008; 2012 tennis
(silver/gold) Lauryn Williams 2004; 2012; 2014 100 m; 4x100 m relay; bobsleigh
(gold) Deron Williams 2008; 2012 basketball
(silver) Rob Williams 2012 rowing
(silver/bronze) Shericka Williams 2008; 2012 400 m; 4x400 m relay
(silver) Christania Williams 2016 4x100 m relay
(bronze) Stacey-Ann Williams 2020 4x400 m relay
(gold) Briana Williams 2020 4x100 m relay
(bronze/silver) Gabby Williams 2020; 2024 basketball
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) Robin Williams 1998 Good Will Hunting
Pulitzer Award Winners:
1 literature
(literature) Tennessee Williams 1948; 1955 A Streetcar Named Desire; Cat on A Hot Tin Roof
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
7 musicians
Paul Williams 1989 The Temptations
Otis Williams 1989 The Temptations
Tony Williams 1990 The Platters
Cliff Williams 2003 AC/DC
Walter Williams 2005 The O'Jays
Guy Todd "Rahiem" Williams 2007 Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Boris Williams 2019 The Cure
Shakespearian Characters:
1 character
Michael Williams Henry V