John Williams (disambiguation)

John Williams (born 1932) is an American composer (specializing in film scores), conductor and pianist.

John, Johnnie, or Johnny Williams may also refer to:

Businessmen

 * John Williams (football executive) (born 1939 or 1940), English football executive
 * John Williams (winemaker) (born 1953), American winemaker
 * John C. Williams (economist) (born 1962), president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
 * John H. Williams (businessperson), American businessperson
 * John Henry Williams (baseball) (1968–2004), son of baseball player Ted Williams
 * John Osborn Williams (1886–1963), Canadian businessperson
 * John P. Williams Jr. (1941–2019), president of the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
 * John Stanton Williams (1814–1876), American shipowner and businessperson

Clergymen

 * John Williams (Ab Ithel) (1811–1862), Welsh antiquary and Anglican priest
 * John Williams (archbishop of York) (1582–1650), British Anglican archbishop of York and political advisor to King James I
 * John Williams (archdeacon of Switzerland) (born 1948), Anglican archdeacon of Switzerland
 * John Williams (archdeacon of Worcester) (1912–2002), Anglican archdeacon of Dudley and archdeacon of Worcester
 * John Williams (bishop of Chichester) (1636–1709), English bishop of Chichester
 * John Williams (bishop of Connecticut) (1817–1899), American bishop of Connecticut, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, and dean of Berkeley Divinity School
 * John Williams (dean of Llandaff) (1907–1983), Welsh Anglican archdeacon of Llandaff and dean of Llandaff
 * John Williams (evangelical priest) (1762–1802), Welsh Anglican priest
 * John Williams (minister and physician) (1626 or 1627 – 1673), Welsh nonconformist preacher and physician
 * John Williams (missionary) (1796–1839), English Congregationalist missionary eaten by cannibals in Vanuatu
 * John Williams (New England minister) (1664–1729), New England Puritan minister, famous for The Redeemed Captive
 * John Williams (Oxford academic) (died 1613), British Anglican dean of Bangor, principal of Jesus College, Oxford, and vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford
 * John Williams (priest, born 1792) (1792–1858), Welsh Anglican archdeacon of Cardigan, scholar, and schoolmaster
 * John Williams (schoolmaster, born 1760) (1760–1826), Welsh Anglican priest and schoolmaster
 * John Albert Williams (1866–1933), American Episcopal priest, journalist, and political activist
 * Chris Williams (bishop) (John Christopher Richard Williams, born 1936), Anglican bishop in Canada
 * John Elias Williams (1871–1927), American Presbyterian missionary to China
 * John Joseph Williams (1822–1907), American Roman Catholic archbishop of Boston
 * John Owen Williams (Pedrog) (1853–1932), Welsh Congregationalist minister and poet
 * John Tudno Williams (born 1938), moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Wales and principal of United Theological College, Aberystwyth

Criminals and alleged criminals

 * John Williams (British mass murderer) (1774–1811), perpetrator of the Ratcliff Highway murders
 * John Williams (convict), convict transported to Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania)
 * John Williams (died 1913), murder convict in the Case of the Hooded Man
 * John Allen Williams (murderer) or John Allen Muhammad (1960–2009), American murderer
 * Johnny Madison Williams Jr. (born 1951), bank robber

Judges

 * John Williams (English judge) (died 1846), known for the 1830s Tolpuddle Martyr trials
 * John A. Williams (judge) (1835–1900), US federal judge
 * John Griffith Williams (born 1944), Welsh judge of the High Court of England and Wales
 * Hugh Williams (judge) (John Hugh Williams, born 1939), New Zealand judge
 * B. John Williams (born 1949), American lawyer and judge

American military figures

 * John Williams (Medal of Honor, born 1828) (1828–1886), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
 * John Williams (Medal of Honor, born 1832) (1832–?), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
 * John Williams (Medal of Honor, 1861) (1831–1899), American sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
 * John B. Williams (general), United States Air Force general
 * John F. Williams (1887–1953), Army National Guard general
 * John Foster Williams (1743–1814), Continental Navy officer during the American Revolutionary War
 * John G. Williams Jr. (1924–1991), US Navy admiral
 * John J. Williams (soldier) (1843–1865), Union soldier, last battle fatality during the American Civil War
 * John Pugh Williams (1750s–1803), American Revolution general
 * John Stuart Williams (1818–1898), Confederate general in the American Civil War, later US senator from Kentucky

British military figures

 * John Williams (British Army officer) (1934–2002), British army officer
 * John Williams (VC) (1857–1932), recipient of the Victoria Cross
 * Jack Williams (VC) (John Henry Williams, 1886–1953), Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross
 * John Lloyd Williams (RAF officer) (1894–?), World War I fighter ace
 * Sir John William Collman Williams (1823–1911), Royal Marines officer
 * John Williams Wilson (1798–1857), English-Chilean sailor and politician

Other military figures

 * John Edwin Ashley Williams (1919–1944), Australian air force officer, murdered in 1944 following "The Great Escape"
 * John Scott Williams (1893–1944), Canadian military officer and aviator

Musicians

 * John Williams (bassist) (born 1941), American jazz double bassist, bass guitarist
 * John Williams (guitarist) (born 1941), Australian classical guitarist
 * John Williams (pianist) (1929–2018), American jazz pianist
 * John B (John Bryn Williams, born 1977), English disc jockey
 * John David (musician) (John David Williams, born 1946), Welsh pop and rock musician and songwriter
 * John Gary Williams (fl. 1960–1990), American R&B singer and member of The Mad Lads
 * John McLaughlin Williams (born 1957), American classical conductor and violinist
 * John Overton Williams (1905–1996), American jazz saxophonist with Andy Kirk
 * John Owen Williams (record producer) (born 1951), English A&R executive, record producer and songwriter
 * Johnny Williams (bassist) (1908–1998), American jazz double bassist
 * Johnny Williams (blues musician) (1906–2006), Chicago blues guitarist and singer
 * Johnny Williams (drummer) (1905–1985), American jazz drummer with the Raymond Scott Quintette
 * Johnny Williams (saxophonist) (1936–1998), American saxophonist with Count Basie
 * "Scarface" John Williams (1938–1972), singer

Physicians

 * John Williams (gastroenterologist), British clinical academic researcher
 * Sir John Williams, 1st Baronet, of the City of London (1840–1926), physician to Queen Victoria
 * John Ralston Williams (1874–1965), Canadian-American physician
 * John Whitridge Williams (1866–1931), obstetrician at Johns Hopkins Hospital

American politicians

 * John Williams (Caswell County, North Carolina) (1740–1804), North Carolina state senator
 * John Williams (Continental Congress) (1731–1799), North Carolina delegate to Continental Congress
 * John Williams (Pitt County, North Carolina) (1735–1789), American revolutionary from North Carolina, served in state Assembly and House of Commons
 * John Williams (Rochester, New York) (1807–1875), US representative from New York
 * John Williams (Salem, New York) (1752–1806), US representative from New York
 * John Williams (Tennessee politician) (1778–1837), US senator from Tennessee
 * John Williams (West Virginia politician) (born 1990), West Virginia state delegate
 * John Bell Williams (1918–1983), US Representative from Mississippi
 * John Cornelius Williams Jr. (born 1938), American politician in the state of South Carolina
 * Thomas Edward Williams (politician) (1849–1931), Wisconsin legislator, erroneously named John Edward Williams in the 1885 Wisconsin Blue Book
 * John F. Williams (American politician) (1885–1963), New York state senator
 * John Green Williams (1796–1833), Virginia lawyer and delegate
 * John J. Williams (politician) (1904–1988), US senator from Delaware
 * John K. Williams (1822–1880), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
 * John M. S. Williams (1818–1886), US representative from Massachusetts
 * Pat Williams (Montana politician) (John Patrick Williams, born 1937), US representative from Montana
 * John R. Williams (1782–1854), mayor of Detroit
 * Jack Williams (American politician) (John Richard Williams, 1909–1998), three-time governor of Arizona
 * John Sharp Williams (1854–1932), US representative and senator from Mississippi
 * John Skelton Williams (1865–1926), US Comptroller of the Currency (1914–21)
 * John Stuart Williams (1818–1898), US senator from Kentucky, former Confederate general
 * John T. Williams (politician) (1864–1944), Wisconsin state assemblyman
 * John Willis Williams, state legislator in Arkansas

Australian politicians

 * John Williams (Australian senator) (born 1955), Australian senator from New South Wales
 * John Williams (New South Wales colonial politician) (1821–1891), member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
 * John Williams (New South Wales state politician) (born 1948), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
 * John Williams (South Australian politician) (1824–1890), pastoralist and member of the South Australian House of Assembly
 * John Williams (Western Australian politician) (1926–1997), member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia
 * B. A. Santamaria (1915–1998), anti-communist activist and journalist who wrote under the pseudonym John Williams

British politicians

 * John Williams (MP for Bedford) (c. 1519 – c. 1561), sat 1554–55
 * John Williams, 1st Baron Williams of Thame (1500–1559), Lord Chamberlain
 * John Williams (Dorset MP) (c. 1545–1617), English member of parliament (MP) for Dorset, 1604
 * Sir John Williams, 2nd Baronet, of Llangibby (1651–1704), MP for Monmouth Boroughs and Monmouthshire, 1698–1705
 * Sir John Williams, 2nd Baronet, of Eltham (1653–1723), MP for Herefordshire, 1701–1705
 * John Williams (Wales MP), Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1653
 * Sir John Williams (died 1743), MP for Aldeburgh, 1730–1734
 * John Williams (died 1751), MP for Fowey, 1701–1702
 * John Williams (Macclesfield MP) (died 1855), MP for Macclesfield, 1847–1852
 * John Williams (born 1736) (1736–?), MP for Saltash, 1771
 * John Williams (Windsor MP) (1766–?), MP for Windsor, 1802–1804
 * John Williams (1777–1846), MP for Lincoln, 1822–1826, Ilchester, 1826–1827, and Winchelsea, 1830–1832
 * John Williams (Nottinghamshire politician) (1821–1907), MP for Nottingham South (1885) and Mansfield (1892–1890)
 * Jack Williams (socialist activist) (John Edward Williams, 1854–1917), British socialist and unemployed movement activist
 * John Charles Williams (1861–1939), MP for Truro, 1892–1895
 * John Williams (Gower MP) (1861–1922), MP for Gower 1906–1922
 * John Henry Williams (politician) (1870–1936), MP for Llanelli 1922–1936
 * John Williams (trade unionist) (1873–?), British trade unionist and politician
 * John Williams (Glasgow politician) (1892–1982), British MP for Glasgow Kelvingrove
 * John L. Williams (Welsh nationalist) (1924–2004), Plaid Cymru councillor and language campaigner
 * John Williams (Weymouth MP) (fl. 1554), MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis

Canadian politicians

 * John Williams (Manitoba politician) (1860–1931), Canadian politician
 * John Elliot Williams (1920–1988), Canadian politician and boat builder
 * John G. Williams (Canadian politician) (born 1946), member of Parliament for Edmonton—St. Albert, Alberta
 * John Reesor Williams (born 1930), member of the Ontario Legislature
 * John Tucker Williams (1789–1854), Canadian political figure
 * John William Williams (Canadian politician) (fl. 1878–1882), Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Victoria City

Other politicians

 * Jack Williams (New Zealand politician) (John Henry Williams, 1919–1975), Labour Party member of parliament
 * John Kenneth Williams, Pakistani senator
 * John William Williams (1827–1904), New Zealand politician from Northland
 * John Williams (Jamaican politician), Jamaican planter, slave-owner and politician

Scholars

 * John Williams (Ab Ithel) (1811–1862), Welsh antiquary and Anglican priest
 * John Williams (art historian) (1928–2015), University of Pittsburgh
 * John Williams (bishop of Connecticut) (1817–1899), American bishop of Connecticut, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, and dean of Berkeley Divinity School
 * John Williams (gastroenterologist), British clinical academic researcher
 * John Williams (Oxford academic) (died 1613), British Anglican dean of Bangor, principal of Jesus College, Oxford, and vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford
 * John Williams (priest, born 1792) (1792–1858), Welsh Anglican archdeacon of Cardigan, scholar, and schoolmaster
 * John Williams (water scientist), member of the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists
 * John Williams Jr. (university president), former and 12th president of Muhlenberg College
 * John Allen Williams (born 1945), American political scientist
 * John Beaumont Williams (1932–2005), Australian botanist
 * John Burr Williams (1900–1989), early finance theorist; author of The Theory of Investment Value (1938)
 * John Davis Williams (1902–1983), chancellor of the University of Mississippi, 1946–1968
 * John Ffowcs Williams (1935–2020), professor of engineering at the University of Cambridge, former Master of Emmanuel College
 * John Harry Williams (1908–1966), Canadian-American physicist
 * John Henry Williams (economist) (1887–1980), American economist
 * John Tudno Williams (born 1938), moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Wales and principal of United Theological College, Aberystwyth

Association footballers

 * John Williams (footballer, born 1901) (1901–?), English professional footballer
 * John Williams (footballer, born 1960), English footballer
 * John Williams (footballer, born 1968), English footballer
 * Johnny Williams (footballer, born 1947) (1947–2021), English footballer
 * Johnny Williams (footballer, born 1935) (1935–2011), English footballer
 * Jonny Williams, Wales international footballer

Australian rules footballers

 * John Williams (Australian footballer, born 1940) (1940–2019), Australian footballer for Carlton
 * John Williams (Australian footballer, born 1947), Australian footballer for Essendon and Collingwood
 * John Williams (Australian footballer, born 1988), Australian footballer for Essendon

Baseball players

 * John Williams (first baseman) (1922–1973), American Negro leagues baseball player
 * John Williams (pitcher) (born 1904; death unknown), American Negro leagues baseball player
 * Johnnie Williams (baseball) (1889–1963), Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Johnny Williams (baseball) (1918–1986), American Negro leagues baseball player

Cricketers

 * John Williams (Auckland cricketer) (1941–2007), New Zealand cricketer
 * John Williams (Canterbury cricketer) (born 1931), New Zealand cricketer
 * John Williams (cricketer, born 1878) (1878–1915), English cricketer
 * John Williams (cricketer, born 1911) (1911–1964), English cricketer
 * John Williams (cricketer, born 1980), English cricketer

Gridiron football players and coaches

 * John Williams (defensive back) (born 1942), American-born player of Canadian football
 * John Williams (offensive lineman) (1945–2012), American football player
 * John Williams (running back) (born 1960), American football player
 * John Williams Jr. (Canadian football) (born 1977), Canadian football running back
 * John L. Williams (American football) (born 1964), American football player
 * John M. Williams (1935–2021), American football coach
 * Johnny Williams (American football) (1927–2005), American football player

Rugby players

 * John Williams (rugby league, born 1985), Australian rugby league footballer
 * John Williams (rugby league, born 1907) (1907–?), rugby league footballer of the 1930s for Wales and Rochdale Hornets
 * John Williams (rugby union, born 1940), Australian rugby union player
 * John Williams (rugby union, born 1946), South African rugby union player and coach
 * Jack Williams (rugby union) (John Frederick Williams, 1882–1911), Wales international rugby union lock forward
 * J. J. Williams (rugby union) (John James Williams, 1948–2020), Wales international rugby union winger
 * J. P. R. Williams (John Peter Rhys Williams, born 1949), Wales international rugby union fullback
 * Johnny Williams (rugby union, born 1882) (1882–1916), Wales international rugby union winger
 * Johnny Williams (rugby union, born 1982), English rugby union player
 * Johnny Williams (rugby union, born 1996), Wales international rugby union centre

Other sportsmen

 * John Williams (archer) (born 1953), American archer
 * John Williams (basketball, born 1966), American basketball player
 * John Williams (equestrian) (born 1965), American equestrian
 * John Williams (mixed martial artist) (1940–2015), Canadian martial artist known as Gray Wolf
 * John Williams (motorcyclist) (1946–1978), English Grand Prix motorcycle racer
 * John Williams (snooker referee) (born 1937), Welsh snooker referee
 * Ian Rotten (John Benson Williams, born 1970), American wrestler
 * John "Hot Rod" Williams (1962–2015), American basketball player
 * John Sherman Williams (born 1963), American basketball player
 * Johnny Williams (boxer) (1926–2007), Welsh boxer

Writers

 * John Williams (author, born 1961), Welsh novelist
 * John Williams (satirist) (1761–1818), English poet, satirist, and journalist
 * John A. Williams (1925–2015), American novelist
 * Sir John Bickerton Williams, English nonconformist author and lawyer
 * John Edward Williams (1922–1994), American author, editor and professor, known for novels Augustus, Butcher's Crossing and Stoner
 * John Ellis Williams (1924–2008), Welsh novelist
 * John Francon Williams (1854–1911), Welsh journalist, writer, geographer, historian, cartographer and inventor
 * John Hartley Williams (1942–2014), English poet
 * John James Williams (poet) (1869–1954), Welsh poet
 * John Williams Ntwali (1979–2023), Rwandan journalist
 * John Richard Williams (poet) (1867–1924), Welsh poet, also known as J. R. Tryfanwy
 * John Sibley Williams (born 1978), American poet and fiction writer

Others

 * John Williams (Surveyor of the Navy) (1700–1784), British shipbuilder and designer and Surveyor of the Navy
 * John Williams, engineer of the Montgomery Canal
 * John Williams (actor) (1903–1983), English stage, film, and television actor
 * John Williams (barrister) (1757–1810), Welsh barrister and legal writer
 * John Williams (radio personality) (born 1959), American radio personality
 * John Williams (goldsmith), Welsh-born goldsmith based in London
 * John Constantine Williams Sr. (died 1892), cofounder of St. Petersburg, Florida
 * John Eddie Williams, American attorney
 * John G. Williams (ornithologist) (1913–1997), Welsh ornithologist
 * John H. Williams (film producer) (born 1953), film producer
 * Grant Williams (actor) (John Joseph Williams, 1931–1985), American actor
 * J. Lloyd Williams (1854–1945), botanist, author, and musician
 * John T. Williams (woodcarver) (1960–2010), Native American woodcarver and shooting victim
 * John W. Williams (legislative clerk) (1869–1934), American lawyer, clerk of the Virginia House of Delegates

Other

 * List of ships named John Williams