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Williams is a patronymic form of the name William, and is a common surname in Britain and nations with an English heritage.
- WilliamsF1 is a successful Formula One racing team named for its founder and owner Frank Williams.
- Williams College is also a famous college.
- Williams Electronics is a successful arcade game producer of the 1980s.
- Williams (energy company) is the name of an energy company.
- Williams International builds jet turbines.
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People
Many famous people have been named Williams (see also People named Williams):
- Andy Williams (born 1927), U.S. singer
- Anthony A. Williams (born 1951), Mayor of Washington
- Barry Williams (born 1954), U.S. actor (The Brady Bunch)
- Barry Williams, web designer
- Bernard Williams, British philosopher
- Brian Williams, news reporter for NBC
- Charles Williams (1886-1945), British writer
- Clarence Williams (1893-1965), U.S. jazz musician
- Dafydd Williams (born 1954), Canadian astronaut
- Daryl Williams (born 1955), Australian politician
- Dave Williams (born 1954), Canadian hockey player
- Dave Williams (1972-2002), U.S. singer (Drowning Pool)
- Emlyn Williams (1905-1987), Welsh actor and dramatist
- Eric Williams (1911-1981), Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
- Frank Williams, alias of famed impostor Frank Abagnale
- Sir Frank Williams, founder and owner of the WilliamsF1 Formula One constructor (see below)
- Hank Williams and his son Hank Williams, Jr., country music singers
- Jody Williams
- Joe Williams
- John Williams (disambiguation page)
- Keller Williams, a folk/jam-band musician residing in Fredricksburg, Virginia.
- Kenneth Williams, television and film actor
- Lauryn Williams - African American athlete
- Mark Williams
- Novlene Williams - Jamaican athlete
- Percy Williams
- Raymond Williams, Welsh man of letters
- Robbie Williams
- Robin Williams, television and film actor
- Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Island
- Rowan Williams
- Rozz Williams
- Saul Williams, spoken word and hip-hop artist
- Serena Williams, tennis player and sister of Venus Williams
- Shirley Williams, United Kingdom politician
- Susan May Williams
- Ted Williams, baseball player
- Tennessee Williams, playwright
- Tony Williams
- Tonya Lee Williams
- Vanessa Lynn Williams
- Venus Williams, tennis player and sister of Serena Williams
- Victoria Williams
- Waldo Williams
- Walter Williams, economist
- Wayne Williams
- William Williams
Places
Williams is the name of several places in the United States of America:
- Williams, Arizona
- Williams, California
- Williams, Iowa
- Williams, Minnesota
- Williams, South Carolina
- Williams County, North Dakota
- Williams County, Ohio
- Williams Township, Michigan
- Williams Township, Minnesota
- Williams Township, Pennsylvania
There are also places named Williamsburg, Williamson, Williamsport, Williamston, Williamstown, and Williamsville, as well as
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