Namesakes
Michael Williams
(m) 
Shakespearian Characters Henry V
Robert Williams
(m) 1841-1914
Olympic Medalists 1904 archery - American round; archery - team round; archery - York round (gold/silver)
Ralph Vaughan Williams
(m) 1872-1958
Notable Musicians
William Carlos Williams
(m) 1883-1963
Notable Writers
"Smokey" Joe Williams
(m) 1886-1951
Hall-of-Famers 1999 (baseball)
Jean Rhys
(a.k.a. Williams) (f) 1890-1979
Notable Writers
Basil Williams
(m) 1891-1951
Olympic Medalists 1920 figure skating (bronze)
Myrna Loy
(a.k.a. Williams) (f) 1905-1993
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Percy Williams
(m) 1908-1982
Olympic Medalists 1928 100 m; 200 m (gold)
Tennessee Williams
(m) 1911-1983
Notable Writers
Pulitzer Award Winners 1948; 1955 A Streetcar Named Desire; Cat on A Hot Tin Roof
Archie Williams
(m) 1915-1993
Olympic Medalists 1936 400 m (gold)
Ted Williams
(m) 1918-2002
Hall-of-Famers 1966 (baseball)
Most Valuable Players 1946; 1949 baseball
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Esther Williams
(f) 1921-2013
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Hank Williams
(m) 1923-1953
Notable Musicians
Guy Williams
(m) 1924-1989
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Cara Williams
(f) 1925-2021
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Howie Williams
(m) 1927-2004
Olympic Medalists 1952 basketball (gold)
Tony Williams
(m) 1928-1992
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1990 The Platters
Yvette Williams
(f) 1929-2019
Olympic Medalists 1952 long jump (gold)
Dick Williams
(m) 1929-2011
Hall-of-Famers 2008 (baseball)
Laurey Williams
(f)
Fictional Characters from Plays and Musicals 1930; 1943 Green Grow the Lilacs; Oklahoma!
John Williams
(m) 1932-
Notable Musicians
Billy Dee Williams
(m) 1937-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Lucinda Williams
(f) 1937-
Olympic Medalists 1960 4x100 m relay (gold)
Billy Williams
(m) 1938-
Hall-of-Famers 1987 (baseball)
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Paul Williams
(m) 1939-1973
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1989 The Temptations
Ulis C. Williams
(m) 1941-
Olympic Medalists 1964 4x400 m relay (gold)
Otis Williams
(m) 1941-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1989 The Temptations
Frank Williams
(m) 1942-2021
Notable Businesspeople
Betty Williams
(f) 1943-2020
Nobel Prize Winners 1976 (peace)
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries
Walter Williams
(m) 1943-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2005 The O'Jays
Gary Williams
(m) 1945-
Hall-of-Famers 2014 (basketball)
JoBeth Williams
(f) 1948-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Anson Williams
(m) 1949-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Cliff Williams
(m) 1949-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2003 AC/DC
Deniece Williams
(f) 1950-
Notable Musicians
Roy Williams
(m) 1950-
Hall-of-Famers 2007 (basketball)
Jody Williams
(f) 1950-
Nobel Prize Winners 1997 (peace)
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries
Robin Williams
(m) 1951-2014
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1998 Good Will Hunting (actor)
Treat Williams
(m) 1951-2023
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Williams
(m) 1953-
Olympic Medalists 1972 archery - individual (gold)
Randy Williams
(m) 1953-
Olympic Medalists 1972; 1976 long jump (gold/silver)
Keith David
(a.k.a. Williams) (m) 1956-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Montel Williams
(m) 1956-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
Boris Williams
(m) 1957-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2019 The Cure
Brian Williams
(m) 1959-
Notable Journalists
Desai Williams
(m) 1959-2022
Olympic Medalists 1984 4x100 m relay (bronze)
Lynn Kanuka-Williams
(f) 1960-
Olympic Medalists 1984 3000 m (bronze)
Harry Gregson-Williams
(m) 1961-
Notable Musicians
Wade Williams
(m) 1961-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Rory Williams
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1963 Doctor Who
Guy Todd "Rahiem" Williams
(m) 1963-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2007 Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Vanessa L. Williams
(f) 1963-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Sonja Sohn
(a.k.a. Williams) (f) 1964-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Wendy Williams
(f) 1964-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
Lia Williams
(f) 1964-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Addie Horton
(a.k.a. Williams) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Days of Our Lives
Julie Olson Williams
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Days of Our Lives
Doug Williams
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Days of Our Lives
Hope Williams Brady
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Days of Our Lives
Rupert Gregson-Williams
(m) 1966-
Notable Musicians
Michael K. Williams
(m) 1966-2021
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Wendy Williams
(f) 1967-
Olympic Medalists 1988 diving - platform (bronze)
Aeneas Williams
(m) 1968-
Hall-of-Famers 2014 (football)
Olivia Williams
(f) 1968-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Susan Williams
(f) 1969-
Olympic Medalists 2004 triathlon (bronze)
Bryan "Birdman" Williams
(m) 1969-
Notable Musicians
Kelli Williams
(f) 1970-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Cress Williams
(m) 1970-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Chester Williams
(m) 1970-2019
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Natalie Williams
(f) 1970-
Olympic Medalists 2000 basketball (gold)
Todd Williams
(m) 1971-
Olympic Medalists 2000 baseball (gold)
Kimberly Williams-Paisley
(f) 1971-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Christopher Williams
(m) 1972-
Olympic Medalists 2000 4x400 m relay (bronze)
Jeff Williams
(m) 1972-
Olympic Medalists 2004 baseball (silver)
Finty Williams
(f) 1972-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Pharrell Williams
(m) 1973-
Grammy Award Winners 2014 Get Lucky; Random Access Memories (record of the year/album of the year)
Notable Musicians
Robbie Williams
(m) 1974-
Notable Musicians
Jason Williams
(m) 1974-
Olympic Medalists 1996 baseball (bronze)
Shammond Williams
(m) 1975-
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Tonique Williams-Darling
(f) 1976-
Olympic Medalists 2004 400 m (gold)
Jason Aldean
(a.k.a. Williams) (m) 1977-
Notable Musicians
Buffy-Lynne Williams
(f) 1977-
Olympic Medalists 2000 rowing (bronze)
Glenn Williams
(m) 1977-
Olympic Medalists 2004 baseball (silver)
Bernard Williams III
(m) 1978-
Olympic Medalists 2000; 2004 4x100 m relay; 200 m (gold/silver)
Venus Williams
(f) 1980-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Olympic Medalists 2000; 2008; 2012 tennis (gold)
Michelle Williams
(f) 1980-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ash Williams
(m)
Fictional Characters from Movies 1981 The Evil Dead
Jesse Williams
(m) 1981-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Serena Williams
(f) 1981-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Olympic Medalists 2000; 2008; 2012 tennis (gold)
Novlene Williams-Mills
(f) 1982-
Olympic Medalists 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016 4x400 m relay (bronze/silver)
Andrae Williams
(m) 1983-
Olympic Medalists 2008 4x400 m relay (silver)
Lauryn Williams
(f) 1983-
Olympic Medalists 2004; 2012; 2014 100 m; 4x100 m relay; bobsleigh (gold/silver)
Deron Williams
(m) 1984-
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Olympic Medalists 2008; 2012 basketball (gold)
Ashley Williams
(m) 1984-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Rob Williams
(m) 1985-
Olympic Medalists 2012 rowing (silver)
Sonny Bill Williams
(m) 1985-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Shericka Williams
(f) 1985-
Olympic Medalists 2008; 2012 400 m; 4x400 m relay (silver/bronze)
Kiely Williams
(f) 1986-
Notable Musicians
Owain Fôn Williams
(m) 1987-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Robert "Meek Mill" Williams
(m) 1987-
Notable Musicians
Allison Williams
(f) 1988-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Rhys Williams
(m) 1988-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Hayley Williams
(f) 1988-
Notable Musicians
Jessica Williams
(f) 1989-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Lloyd Williams
(m) 1989-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Scott Williams
(m) 1990-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Liam Williams
(m) 1991-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Tyler James Williams
(m) 1992-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Eli Williams
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1993 Boy Meets World
Jonny Williams
(m) 1993-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Christania Williams
(f) 1994-
Olympic Medalists 2016 4x100 m relay (silver)
George Williams
(m) 1995-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Gabby Williams
(f) 1996-
Olympic Medalists 2020; 2024 basketball (bronze/silver)
Token Black
(a.k.a. Williams) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1997 South Park
Maisie Williams
(f) 1997-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Stacey-Ann Williams
(f) 1999-
Olympic Medalists 2020 4x400 m relay (bronze)
Barry Williams
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2002 The Barry Williams Show
Tara Williams
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2002 Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye
Briana Williams
(f) 2002-
Olympic Medalists 2020 4x100 m relay (gold)
Edie Britt
(a.k.a. Williams) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2004 Desperate Housewives
Dave Williams
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2004 Desperate Housewives
George Williams
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2004 Desperate Housewives
Ed Williams
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 Close to Home
Winston Williams
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2017 13 Reasons Why