John Williams (disambiguation)
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John Williams
(born 1932) is an American music composer specializing in film scores.
Other people named John Williams, Johnnie Williams or Johnny Williams include:
John Williams
John Towner Williams is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. In a career spanning almost six decades, he has composed some of the most recognizable film scores in the history of motion pictures, including the Star Wars saga, Jaws, Superman, the Indiana Jones films, E.T...
(born 1932) is an American music composer specializing in film scores.
Other people named John Williams, Johnnie Williams or Johnny Williams include:
Artists and entertainers
- John Williams (actor)John Williams (actor)John Williams was an English stage, film and television actor. He is remembered for his role as chief inspector Hubbard in Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M For Murder, and as portraying the second "Mr...
(1903–1983), British stage, film, and television actor - John Williams (guitarist)John Williams (guitarist)John Christopher Williams is an Australian classical guitarist, and a long-term resident of the United Kingdom. In 1973, he shared a Grammy Award win in the 'Best Chamber Music Performance' category with Julian Bream for Julian and John .-Biography:John Williams was born on 24 April 1941 in...
(born 1941), Australian-born classical guitarist - John Williams (radio personality)John Williams (radio personality)John Williams is an American talk radio show host at WGN in Chicago, Illinois. He has held several timeslots on WGN, including the 1–4 p.m. John Williams Experience until December 2008, Spike O'Dell's old 5–9 a.m...
(born 1959), Chicago radio personality - John A. Williams (born 1925), American novelist
- John B (John B. Williams, born 1977), English DJ
- John David WilliamsJohn David WilliamsJohn David , is a Welsh musician and songwriter known equally for his work with Dave Edmunds and for his songwriting.-Biography:...
(born 1946), Welsh musician and songwriter - John Edward WilliamsJohn Edward WilliamsJohn Edward Williams was an American author, editor and professor. He was best known for his novels Stoner and Augustus.-Life:...
(1922–1994), author of novels Augustus, Stoner among others - John Ellis WilliamsJohn Ellis WilliamsJohn Ellis Williams was a novelist and writer, writing in both English and Welsh.-Life:Williams was born in Llanddeiniolen, Caernarfonshire, on 20 August 1924, and was from a farming family....
(1924–2008), Welsh novelist - John H. WilliamsJohn H. WilliamsJohn H. Williams is a film producer known for his work both in live-action and in animation. He is famous for co-producing the 2001 animated feature Shrek...
, film producer - John Hartley WilliamsJohn Hartley WilliamsJohn Hartley Williams is a British poet who was born in Cheshire and grew up in London. He studied at Nottingham University and later at the University of London. His poetry book Blues was shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot Prize. He was a judge of the 2007 Poetry on the Lake poetry competition...
(born 1942), English poet - John James Williams (poet), Welsh poet
- John McLaughlin WilliamsJohn McLaughlin WilliamsJohn McLaughlin Williams is a Grammy award-winning American orchestral conductor and violinist.He attended the Boston University School of Music, the New England Conservatory and is a graduate of The Cleveland Institute of Music. His violin studies were with Dorothy Delay, conducting with Carl...
, American conductor - John Richard Williams (poet) (1867–1924), Welsh poet, also known as J. R. Tryfanwy
- Johnny Williams (actor), known for GoodfellasGoodfellasGoodfellas is a 1990 American crime film directed by Martin Scorsese. It is a film adaptation of the 1986 non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Scorsese...
and The MaskThe Mask (film)The Mask is a 1994 American superhero comedy film based on a series of comic books published by Dark Horse Comics. This film was directed by Chuck Russell, and produced by Dark Horse Entertainment and New Line Cinema, and originally released to movie theatres on July 29, 1994 through New Line... - Johnny Williams (blues musician)Johnny Williams (blues musician)Johnny Williams was an American Chicago-based blues guitar player and singer, who was one of the first of the new generation of electric blues players to record after World War II.-Early life and career:...
(1906–2006), Chicago blues guitarist - Johnny Williams (drummer)Johnny Williams (drummer)Johnny Williams was an American jazz drummer and percussionist from the early 1930s to the late 1950s...
(1905–1984), jazz drummer (the Raymond Scott Quintette) - J. Lloyd WilliamsJ. Lloyd WilliamsJohn Lloyd Williams , was a noted botanist, author and musician. He was one of the founders of the Welsh Folk-Song Society, established in 1906 to promote the collection and study of traditional Welsh folk songs, and became the first editor of the Society's Journal.Williams was born at Plas Isa,...
, botanist, author (1854–1945), and musician
Military figures
- John Williams (British Army officer)John Williams (British Army officer)Lieutenant-Colonel John Williams MBE DCM was a British army officer.John Williams, known as Patch after losing an eye at during the battle of Plaman Mapu during the Indonesian Confrontation, joined the Army as a bandsman in 1949. He transferred to the infantry in 1954...
(1934–2002) - John Williams (Medal of Honor, b. 1832)John Williams (Medal of Honor, b. 1832)John Williams was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the Joint Expedition Against Franklin....
(1832–?), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient - John Williams (VC)John Williams (VC)John Williams VC , was a Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
(1857–1932), born John Fielding, recipient of the Victoria Cross - John Edwin Ashley WilliamsJohn Edwin Ashley WilliamsSquadron Leader John Edwin Ashley "Willy" Williams, DFC was an Australian air ace during the Second World War. He served in the Middle East and North Africa with the Royal Air Force , and was among the Allied prisoners of war murdered by the Gestapo, following "The Great Escape", in 1944. He...
(1919–1944), Australian Air Force officer, murdered by the Gestapo in Nazi Germany in 1944, following "The Great Escape" - John Foster WilliamsJohn Foster WilliamsJohn Foster Williams was an officer in the Massachusetts State Navy during the American Revolutionary war.-Biography:...
(1743–1814), Continental Navy officer during the American Revolutionary War - John J. Williams (American Civil War) (1843–1865), Union soldier during the American Civil War
- John Lloyd Williams (aviator)John Lloyd Williams (aviator)Captain John Jordan Lloyd Williams was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.-References:...
(born 1894?), World War I fighter ace - John Stuart WilliamsJohn Stuart WilliamsJohn Stuart Williams was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a postbellum Democratic U.S. Senator from Kentucky.-Early life and career:...
(1818–1898), Confederate general in the American Civil War
Australia
- John Williams (New South Wales federal politician) (born 1955), Australian Senator from New South Wales
- John Williams (New South Wales state politician), New South Wales MLA
Canada
- John Williams (Manitoba politician)John Williams (Manitoba politician)John Williams was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1907 to 1910, and again from 1914 to 1922. Williams was a member of the Manitoba Liberal Party, and briefly served as a cabinet minister in the government of Tobias C...
(1860–1931), politician in Manitoba, Canada - John G. WilliamsJohn G. WilliamsJohn G. Williams was a Conservative MP representing Edmonton—St. Albert in the Canadian parliament from 1993 to 2008. He was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland...
(born 1946), MP for Edmonton-St. Albert, Alberta - John Reesor WilliamsJohn Reesor WilliamsJohn Reesor Williams is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1985, and was briefly a cabinet minister in the government of Frank Miller...
(born 1930), politician and barrister - John Tucker WilliamsJohn Tucker WilliamsJohn Tucker Williams was a navy officer and political figure in Canada West.He was born at Penryn, Cornwall in 1789, a member of the Williams family of Caerhays and Burncoose. His middle name was for the Tucker family of Trematon Castle, Cornwall...
(1789–1854), early Canadian political figure - John William Williams, elected for Victoria City, British Columbia in 1878British Columbia general election, 1878This was the third election held after British Columbia became a province of Canada on July 20, 1871.- Non-party system :There were to be no political parties in the new province...
New Zealand
- John William WilliamsJohn William WilliamsJohn William Williams was a 19th century Member of Parliament from Northland, New Zealand.He represented the Mongonui and Bay of Islands electorate from 1873 to 1879, when he was defeated.-References:...
(1827–1904), New Zealand politician from Northland - John Henry Williams (New Zealand)John Henry Williams (New Zealand)John Henry Williams was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.Jack Williams represented the Wairarapa electorate from 1969 to 1975, when he was defeated by Ben Couch....
(1919–1975), New Zealand politician of the Labour Party
United Kingdom
- John Williams, 1st Baron Williams of ThameJohn Williams, 1st Baron Williams of ThameJohn Williams, 1st Baron Williams of Thame was Treasurer of the King's Jewels, Lord Chamberlain of England and Lord President of the Council of the Welsh Marches...
(1500–1559), Lord Chamberlain - John Williams (born 1736), MP for Saltash, 1771
- John Williams (died 1751), MP for Fowey, 1701–1702
- John Williams (1777–1846), MP for Lincoln, 1822–1826, Ilchester, 1826–1827, and Winchelsea, 1830–1832
- John Williams (Macclesfield MP)John Williams (Macclesfield MP)John Williams was an English Liberal Party politician.He was elected at the 1847 general election as one of the two Members of Parliament for the borough of Macclesfield in Cheshire, but was defeated at the 1852 general election by the Conservative Party candidate Edward Egerton.-External links :...
(died 1855), MP for Macclesfield, 1847–1852 - John Williams (Welsh politician)John Williams (Welsh politician)John Williams was a Welsh Labour Party politician.Williams was a Miners Agent, a close associate of William Abraham and a prominent Liberal-Labour politician....
(1861–1922), MP for Gower 1906–1922 - John Williams (Windsor MP)John Williams (Windsor MP)John Williams was elected as a Tory Member of Parliament for Windsor at the general election in July 1802. However, on 16 February 1804 his election was declared void after an election petition.-References:...
(born 1766), MP for Windsor, 1802–1804 - Sir John Williams, 2nd Baronet, of LlangibbySir John Williams, 2nd Baronet, of LlangibbySir John Williams, 2nd Baronet was a Welsh Member of Parliament, representing the constituencies of Monmouth Boroughs and Monmouthshire ....
(1651–1704), MP for Monmouth Boroughs and Monmouthshire, 1698–1705 - Sir John Williams (died 1743)John Williams (died 1743)Sir John Williams was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament for Aldeburgh 8 May 1730 -1734.-References:...
, MP for Aldeburgh, 1730–1734 - Sir John Williams, 2nd Baronet, of ElthamSir John Williams, 2nd Baronet, of ElthamSir John Williams, 2nd Baronet, of Elham was an English politician. He was a MP for Herefordshire from 1701 to 1705.His father Thomas Williams, 1st Baronet, of Elham is identified with the royal physician of that name. John Williams was baptised in Elham in 1653. He was educated in Canterbury and...
(1653–1723), MP for Herefordshire, 1701–1705 - Sir John Williams, 1st Baronet, of the City of London (1840–1926), royal physician
- John Carvell WilliamsJohn Carvell WilliamsJohn Carvell Williams was an English non-conformist campaigner and a Liberal politician.Williams was the son of John Allen Williams of Stepney and his wife Mary Carvell, and was educated privately. He was a nonconformist and campaigned against the privileged status of the Church of England...
(1821–1907), non-conformist campaigner and MP for Nottingham South (1885) and Mansfield (1892–1890) - John Charles WilliamsJohn Charles WilliamsJohn Charles Williams was an English Liberal Unionist politician and a noted gardener at Caerhays Castle, Cornwall, where he grew rhododendrons.He was educated at Rugby School and at Trinity Hall, Cambridge....
(1861–1939), MP for Truro, 1892–1895 - John Henry Williams (Welsh politician)John Henry Williams (Welsh politician)Dr John Henry Williams was a Liverpool-born Welsh Labour Party politician.Williams was a medical practitioner in Burry Port, Carmarthenshire and was elected to Carmarthenshire County Council where he was the chairman of the health committee.At the 1922 general election, he was elected as Member of...
(1870–1936), MP for Llanelli 1922–1936 - John Williams (MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis), MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis (UK Parliament constituency)Weymouth and Melcombe Regis (UK Parliament constituency)Weymouth and Melcombe Regis was a parliamentary borough in Dorset represented in the English House of Commons, later in that of Great Britain, and finally in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was formed by an Act of Parliament of 1570 which amalgamated the existing boroughs of Weymouth and...
United States
- John Williams (Continental Congress) (1731–1799), North Carolina delegate to Continental Congress
- John Williams (Caswell County, NC) (1740–1804), North Carolina state senator
- John Williams (Pitt County, NC) (born c. 1735), American revolutionary from North Carolina
- John Williams (Rochester, NY) (1807–1875), U.S. Representative from New York
- John Williams (Salem, NY) (1752–1806), U.S. Representative from New York
- John Williams (Tennessee)John Williams (Tennessee)John Williams was an American lawyer, soldier, and statesman, operating primarily out of Knoxville, Tennessee, in the first part of the 19th century. He represented Tennessee in the United States Senate from 1815 to 1823, when he lost reelection to Andrew Jackson. Williams also served as colonel...
(1778–1837), U.S. Senator from Tennessee - John Bell WilliamsJohn Bell WilliamsJohn Bell Williams was an American Democratic politician who was governor of Mississippi from 1968 to 1972.-Biography:...
(1918–1983), U.S. Representative from Mississippi - John J. Williams (senator)John J. Williams (senator)John James "Whispering Willie" Williams was an American businessman and politician from Millsboro, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party, who served four terms as U.S. Senator from Delaware....
(1904–1988), U.S. Senator from Delaware - John M. S. WilliamsJohn M. S. WilliamsJohn McKeown Snow Williams was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Richmond, Virginia, Williams moved to Boston, Massachusetts.He attended the public schools....
(1818–1886), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts - John Patrick WilliamsJohn Patrick WilliamsJohn Patrick "Pat" Williams is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Montana during the years 1979–1997....
(born 1937), U.S. Representative from Montana - John Sharp WilliamsJohn Sharp WilliamsJohn Sharp Williams was a prominent American politician in the Democratic Party from the 1890s through the 1920s, and served as the Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives from 1903 to 1908....
(1854–1932), U.S. Representative and Senator from Mississippi - John Skelton WilliamsJohn Skelton WilliamsJohn Skelton Williams was a United States Comptroller of the Currency from 1914 to 1921 and the first president of the Seaboard Air Line Railway.-Biography:John Skelton Williams was a leading southern financier...
(1865–1926), U.S. Comptroller of the Currency (1914 – 21) - John Stuart WilliamsJohn Stuart WilliamsJohn Stuart Williams was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a postbellum Democratic U.S. Senator from Kentucky.-Early life and career:...
(1818–1898), U.S. Senator from Kentucky - John R. WilliamsJohn R. WilliamsJohn R Williams was an American soldier, merchant, and politician who is most well known for serving as the first mayor of Detroit, Michigan. In total, he served as Detroit's mayor for five other terms...
(1782–1854), former mayor of Detroit
Religious figures
- John Williams (archbishop of York) (1582–1650), British clergyman and political advisor to King James I
- John Williams (bishop of Chichester)John Williams (Bishop of Chichester)-Life:He was born about 1636 in Northamptonshire, matriculated from Magdalen Hall, Oxford, on 24 June 1653, graduating B.A. on 14 December 1655 and M.A. on 11 June 1658. He was incorporated at Cambridge in 1660, and was created D.D. of Cambridge, comitiis regiis, in 1690.On 4 September 1673 he was...
(1636?–1709), English Bishop of Chichester - 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 Williams (college principal)John Williams (college principal)John Williams was Principal of Jesus College, Oxford from 1602 to 1613 and also Dean of Bangor.Born in Llansawel, Carmarthenshire, Williams entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford in 1569, graduating with a BA in 1573/4 and an MA in 1577, before being elected a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford...
(died 1613), Dean of Bangor and Principal of Jesus College, Oxford - John Williams (evangelical cleric)John Williams (evangelical cleric)John Williams was a Welsh Anglican clergyman with Methodist sympathies. He also published a book of sermons.-Life:Williams, from Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales, was born in 1762. He was educated at Jesus College, Oxford from 1783, but there is no evidence that he graduated...
(1762–1802), Welsh Anglican clergyman - John Williams (minister and physician)John Williams (minister and physician)John Williams was a Welsh nonconformist preacher and doctor. He was said to be the first to introduce non-conformism to his home county of Caernarfonshire, and it was also said that he could be heard when he was preaching for a distance of a quarter of a mile.-Life:Williams was born on the Llŷn...
(1626/7–1673), Welsh non-conformist preacher and doctor - John Williams (missionary)John Williams (missionary)John Williams was an English missionary, active in the South Pacific. Born near London, England, he was trained as a foundry worker and mechanic...
(1796–1839), British missionary eaten by cannibals in Vanuatu. - John Williams (Reverend)John Williams (Reverend)John Williams was a New England Puritan minister who became famous for The Redeemed Captive, his account of his captivity by the Mohawk after the Deerfield Massacre during Queen Anne's War. He was an uncle of the notable pastor and theologian Jonathan Edwards. His first wife Eunice Mather was a...
(died 1729), New England Puritan minister who became famous for The Redeemed Captive, his account of his captivity by the Mohawk - John Williams (schoolmaster)John Williams (schoolmaster)-Life:Williams's father, also called John, was agent to the Gwydir Estate in Llanrwst. Williams was educated at Jesus College, Oxford, matriculating on 15 May 1777, then obtaining degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts. He was appointed to a Fellowship of the college in 1783...
(1760–1826), clergyman in North Wales, teacher in Llanwrst - John Joseph Williams (1822–1907), Archbishop of Boston
- John Elias WilliamsJohn Elias WilliamsJohn Elias Williams 文怀恩 was a missionary to China, he served with the American Presbyterian Mission for 28 years. He was also the vice president of the University of Nanking. He was murdered in Nanjing Incident on 24 March 1927....
(1871–1927), American Presbyterian missionary to China - John Tudno WilliamsJohn Tudno WilliamsRev. Professor Dr. John Tudno Williams was the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Wales 2006–7.-Early career:John Tudno Williams was born in 1938 in Flint and educated in Liverpool and London. Williams studied Theology at Jesus College, Oxford, graduating in 1960...
(born 1938), Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Wales (2006–7) - John Christopher Richard Williams (Chris Williams (bishop); born 1936), Anglican bishop in Canada
Sports figures
- John "Hot Rod" Williams (born 1962), basketball player
- John Henry Williams (baseball) (1968–2004), son of baseball player Ted Williams
- John L. WilliamsJohn L. WilliamsJohn L. Williams is a former American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League for ten seasons during the 1980s and 1990s...
(born 1964), American football player - John Williams (archer)John Williams (archer)John Chester Williams is an archer from the United States, who was born in Cranesville, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Northwestern High School. After winning the 1971 world title, he won the gold medal in the men's individual achery competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany...
(born 1953), American archer - John Williams (Australian footballer born 1947), Australian footballer
- John Williams (Australian footballer born 1988), Australian footballer
- John Williams (basketball, born 1966), basketball player
- John Williams (Canadian football) (born 1977), Canadian football running back
- John Williams (cricketer)John Williams (cricketer)John Charles Williams is a former English cricketer. Williams was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Weston-super-Mare, Somerset....
(born 1980), former English cricketer - John Williams (equestrian)John Williams (equestrian)John Williams is an equestrian from the United States of America, who competed for the USA in the US Eventing team at the 2004 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal....
(born 1965), American equestrian - John Williams (footballer born 1901)John Williams (footballer born 1901)John Williams was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward.-References:...
, English professional footballer who played as a centre forward - John Williams (footballer born 1960)John Williams (footballer born 1960)John Williams is a retired English football centre back, now working as a radio commentator.- Playing career :...
(born 1960), English footballer - John Williams (footballer born 1968)John Williams (footballer born 1968)John Nelson Williams is an English former professional footballer, He is typical Journeyman centre forward.- Career :...
(born 1968), English footballer - John Williams (motorcyclist)John Williams (motorcyclist)John Williams was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best season was in 1975 when he finished in fifth place in the 500 cc world championship on a Yamaha motorcycle. Williams won his only world championship race in 1976 at the 500 cc Belgian Grand Prix...
(1946–1978), Grand Prix motorcycle racer - John Williams (offensive lineman) (born 1947), American football player
- John Williams (rugby league born circa-1910)John Williams (rugby league born circa-1910)John "Jack" Williams is a Welsh former professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s who at representative level has played for Wales, and at club level for Rochdale Hornets.-International honours:...
rugby league footballer of the 1930s for Wales, and Rochdale Hornets - John Williams (rugby league)John Williams (rugby league)John Williams is an Australian professional Rugby League footballer currently playing for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League....
(born 1985), Australian rugby league player - John Williams (rugby union) (born 1940), Australian rugby union player
- John Williams (running back)John Williams (running back)John Alan Williams is a former running back in the USFL and the National Football League. Williams played for the Michigan Panthers and Oakland Invaders from 1983-85. Between 1985-1987, Williams played for the Dallas Cowboys, the Seattle Seahawks, the New Orleans Saints, and the Indianapolis...
(born 1960), American football player - John Williams (snooker referee)John Williams (snooker referee)John Williams is a retired Welsh snooker referee. He presided over eleven World Championship finals, including the 1985 final between Dennis Taylor and Steve Davis.-Early life:...
(born 1937), Welsh snooker referee - John Williams (wrestler) (born 1969), American wrestler
- J.J. WilliamsJ.J. WilliamsJohn James Williams , known universally as J.J. Williams, is a former Welsh rugby union player who gained thirty caps for Wales as a winger....
(born 1948), Welsh rugby union winger - J.P.R. Williams (born 1949), Welsh rugby union fullback
- Johnnie Williams (baseball)Johnnie Williams (baseball)John Brodie Williams was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched in four games for the Detroit Tigers in , including three starts. He pitched 11 1/3 innings, giving up 17 hits and 12 runs. Williams, known as "Honolulu Johnny", was the first player of Hawaiian ancestry to play in the major...
(1889–1963), Major League Baseball pitcher - Johnnie WilliamsJohnnie WilliamsJohnnie Williams was a Welsh international wing who played club rugby for Cardiff Rugby Club. A three times Triple Crown winner, out of seventeen appearances for Wales he was on the losing side only twice....
(1882–1916), Welsh international rugby player - Johnny Williams (American football)Johnny Williams (American football)John Elliott Williams was an American football defensive back and kick returner in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at the University of Southern California and was drafted in the 26th round of the 1951 NFL Draft....
(1927–2005), American football player - Johnny Williams (boxer)Johnny Williams (boxer)Johnny Williams was a British former professional boxer in the 1940s and 1950s and was at one time both the British and Empire heavyweight champion....
(1926–2007), British boxer - Johnny Williams (footballer born 1935), English footballer who played as a wing half
- Johnny Williams (footballer born 1947) (born 1947), English footballer
- Johnny Williams (rugby union) (born 1982), British rugby union player
Miscellaneous
- John Williams (convict)John Williams (convict)John Williams was a convict transported to Van Diemen's Land . He is best known as the man with whom Joseph Johns, later to become the bushranger Moondyne Joe, was arrested and tried for burglary....
, convict transported to Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) - Sir John Williams, 1st Baronet Williams of the City of LondonSir John Williams, 1st Baronet Williams of the City of LondonSir John Williams, 1st Baronet, GCVO , was a Welsh physician, who attended Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and was raised to the baronetcy by her in 1894. He is remembered chiefly for his contribution to the collection of the National Library of Wales...
, physician to Queen Victoria - John Williams (barrister)John Williams (barrister)John Williams was a Welsh lawyer and writer on legal topics.Williams was born near Carmarthen and educated at Carmarthen Grammar School before matriculating at Jesus College, Oxford in 1773. He moved to Wadham College, Oxford later the same year, and graduated with degrees of BA and MA...
(1757–1810), Welsh barrister and legal writer - John Williams (engineer)John Williams (engineer)John Williams was Engineer of the Western Branch of the Montgomeryshire Canal, in the historic county of Montgomeryshire, Wales, completed in 1821.-See also:*Canals of the United Kingdom*History of the British canal system-References:...
, engineer of the Montgomeryshire Canal - John Williams (satirist)John Williams (satirist)John Williams was an English poet, satirist, journalist and miscellaneous writer, best known by the pseudonym of Anthony Pasquin.-Life:...
(1761–1818), English poet, satirist, and journalist - John Williams (water scientist)John Williams (water scientist)John Williams is an Australian scientist whose life work has been in the study of hydrology and the use of water in the landscape and farming, including land salinity....
, member of the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists - John Williams (winemaker)John Williams (winemaker)John Williams is an American winemaker and owner of Frog's Leap Winery in Rutherford, California. He is a champion of dry farming....
, American winemaker - John A. Williams (judge)John A. Williams (judge)John A. Williams was a United States federal judge.Born in Remsen, New York, Williams was a merchant in Delafield, Wisconsin until 1860, and clerk of the County Court, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, until 1861. He was in the United States Army during the American Civil War, from 1861 to 1865,...
(1835–1900), U.S. Federal judge - John Burr WilliamsJohn Burr WilliamsJohn Burr Williams , one of the first economists to view stock prices as determined by “intrinsic value”, is recognised as a founder and developer of fundamental analysis. He is best known for his 1938 text "The Theory of Investment Value", based on his Ph.D...
(1900–1989), early finance theorist; author of The Theory of Investment Value (1938) - John Davis WilliamsJohn Davis WilliamsJohn Davis Williams was the Chancellor of the University of Mississippi from 1946 to 1968.-Biography:He was born in Campbell County, Kentucky, in 1902. He received an Ed.D. from the University of Kentucky in 1926, and served as principal of a number of rural Kentucky schools before accepting a post...
(1902–1983), Chancellor of the University of Mississippi from 1946 to 1968 - John Osborn WilliamsJohn Osborn WilliamsJohn Osborn Williams was the owner of the logging and pit prop exporting business known as The Labrador Development Company limited based in Port Hope Simpson from 1934-1948....
(1886–1963), Canadian businessman - John Ffowcs WilliamsJohn Ffowcs WilliamsProfessor John Eirwyn Ffowcs Williams BSc PhD Hon DSc Soton MA ScD Cantab FREng is Emeritus Rank Professor of Engineering at the University of Cambridge and a former Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge ....
(born 1935), Emeritus Professor of Engineering at the University of Cambridge and a former Master of Emmanuel College - Johnny Madison Williams Jr.Johnny Madison Williams Jr.Johnny Madison "The Shootist" Williams Jr. is one of the most successful bank robbers in American history. After his arrest on July 9, 1994, Williams confessed to robbing 56 banks across the states of California, Texas, and Washington over an eight year period, often with the help of his wife,...
(born 1951), bank robber - John Ralston WilliamsJohn Ralston WilliamsJohn Ralston Williams was a Canadian-American physician who was an instrumental figure in the public health of Rochester, New York.Williams was born in Renfrew, Ontario, Canada in 1874, one of nine children of a baker...
(1874–1965), Canadian-American physician - John Stanton WilliamsJohn Stanton WilliamsJohn Stanton Williams with William H. Guion owned and operated the Williams and Guion Black Star Line.He married Mary Maclay Pentz and they owned a tract in Somerset, New Jersey which was inherited by their son: Stephen Guion Williams on February 28, 1891.-Stephen Guion Williams:Tulipwood was...
(died 1876), American shipowner and businessman - John Whitridge WilliamsJohn Whitridge WilliamsJohn Whitridge Williams was a pioneering obstetrician at Johns Hopkins Hospital.-Biography:He was born in Baltimore, Maryland on January 26, 1866. He received his A.B. from the Johns Hopkins University in 1886. He received his M.D. from the University of Maryland in 1888...
, obstetrician at Johns Hopkins Hospital - John Hugh Williams (judge)Hugh Williams (judge)Sir John "Hugh" Williams, KNZM, QC is the current President of the New Zealand Electoral Commission and a retired Judge of High Court of New Zealand....
(born 1939), New Zealand judge - John Williams, murder convict in the Case of the Hooded ManCase of the Hooded ManR v Williams 8 Cr App R 133 was a 1912 murder in England that took its name from the hood the defendant, John Williams, wore when travelling to and from court...
- John Williams, murder suspect in the Ratcliff Highway murdersRatcliff Highway murdersThe Ratcliff Highway murders were two vicious attacks that resulted in multiple fatalities, and occurred over twelve days in the year 1811, in homes half a mile apart near Wapping in London.-Murders:...
See also
- John Williams (ship)John Williams (ship)The John Williams was a missionary ship under the command of Captain Robert Clark Morgan and owned by the London Missionary Society. It was named after John Williams , a missionary who had been active in the South Pacific....
(1844–1856), a British missionary ship (launched 1946), a British missionary ship - John Williams House (disambiguation)
- John Williamson (disambiguation)
- Jonathan Williams (disambiguation)
- Jack Williams (disambiguation)