Richard Williams may refer to:

Entertainment

Richard Williams (animator) Richard Edmund Williams ( Lane; March 19, 1933 – August 16, 2019) was a Canadian-British animator, voice actor, and painter. A three-time Academy Award winner, he is best known as the animation director of ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' (1988)— ...

(1933–2019), Canadian-British animator * Richard Williams (theatre director), theatre director, producer and teacher *

Dick Anthony Williams Richard Anthony Williams (August 9, 1934 – February 16, 2012) was an American actor. He was best known for his starring performances on Broadway in ''The Poison Tree'', ''What the Wine-Sellers Buy'' and ''Black Picture Show''. Williams also had ...

(1934–2012), American actor *

Richard Bebb Richard Bebb (12 January 1927 – 12 April 2006) was an English actor of stage, screen and radio. Born Richard Bebb Williams in London, he changed his name to his mother's surname, Bebb, when he took up acting as there was already a British ...

(Richard Bebb Williams, 1927–2006), English actor

Military

* Richard Williams (Royal Marines officer) (1764–1839), British military officer *

Richard Williams (RAAF officer) Air Marshal Sir Richard Williams, (3 August 1890 – 7 February 1980), is widely regarded as the "father" of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He was the first military pilot trained in Australia, and went on to command Australian and B ...

(1890–1980), Australian aviator

Music

* Richard Williams (conductor) (1923–2007), Welsh conductor *

Richard Williams (musician) Richard Gene Williams (May 4, 1931 – November 4, 1985) was an American jazz trumpeter. Biography Williams was born in Galveston, Texas, and played tenor saxophone early in his life before picking up trumpet as a teenager. He played in local T ...

(1931–1985), American jazz trumpeter * Richard Williams, drummer for The Passions * Dick Williams (singer) (1926–2018), American singer *

Rich Williams Richard John Williams (born February 1, 1950) is an American guitarist, primarily known for being one of the only consistent original members of the Rock music, rock band Kansas (band), Kansas alongside drummer Phil Ehart. Both have appeared on ...

(born 1950), sometimes credited as Richard Williams, American guitarist for Kansas

Politics

Richard Williams (alias Cromwell) Sir Richard Williams ( – 20 October 1544), also known as Sir Richard Cromwell, was a Welsh soldier and courtier in the reign of Henry VIII who knighted him on 2 May 1540. He was a maternal nephew of Thomas Cromwell, profiting from the Dissol ...

(by 1502–1545), Welsh soldier and courtier *

Richard Williams (congressman) Richard Williams (November 15, 1836 – June 19, 1914) was an American lawyer and politician in the state of Oregon. A native of Ohio, he moved to Oregon in 1851 where he became an attorney. A Republican, he was the United States Congressman repre ...

(1836–1914), American politician from Oregon * Richard Williams (died 1579) (before 1535–1579), English politician for

Oxford Oxford () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and non-metropolitan district in Oxfordshire, England, of which it is the county town. The city is home to the University of Oxford, the List of oldest universities in continuou ...

* Richard Williams (died 1601) (before 1560–1601), MP for

New Romney New Romney is a market town in Kent, England, on the edge of Romney Marsh, an area of flat, rich agricultural land reclaimed from the sea after the harbour began to silt up. New Romney, one of the original Cinque Ports, was once a sea port, w ...

* Richard Williams (died 1692) (c. 1654–1692), MP for Radnorshire, for Breconshire and for New Radnor Boroughs * Richard Williams (MP for Flint) (c. 1699–1759), Welsh politician for

Flint Flint, occasionally flintstone, is a sedimentary cryptocrystalline form of the mineral quartz, categorized as the variety of chert that occurs in chalk or marly limestone. Historically, flint was widely used to make stone tools and start ...

Richard Williams (of Rhosygeido) Richard Williams was a Welsh landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622. Williams was the elder son of William ap Shon ap John ap Gruffydd of Rhosygeido. He was admitted a member of Gray's Inn on 6 February 1593 ...

(before 1570–1622), Welsh politician from Anglesey * Richard H. Williams (New York politician) (1807–?), American politician from New York *

Richard Henry Williams Richard Henry Williams (June 13, 1852 — August 25, 1924) was a Canadian lumber merchant and political figure in the province of Saskatchewan. He was mayor of Regina, the province's capital and second-largest city, from 1891 to 1892 and from 1909 ...

(1852–1924), Canadian lumber merchant and political figure in Saskatchewan * Richard S. Williams (before 1820–after 1853), American politician from New York

Sports

Baseball

Dick Williams Richard Hirschfeld Williams (May 7, 1929 – July 7, 2011) was an American left fielder, third baseman, manager (baseball), manager, coach (baseball), coach and front-office consultant in Major League Baseball (MLB). Known especially as a hard-d ...

(1929–2011), American baseball player and manager *

Dick Williams (executive) Richard Williams (born ca. 1971) is an American former professional baseball executive and the former president of baseball operations of the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball. Before his promotion, announced on December 27, 2016, he was ...

, American baseball executive *

Rick Williams (baseball, born 1952) Richard Allen Williams (born November 9, 1952) is a retired American professional baseball player. He was a , right-handed pitcher who appeared in 48 games, 17 as a starter, for the 1978–1979 Houston Astros. Williams attended Merced High ...

, American baseball pitcher (Houston Astros, 1978–79) *

Rick Williams (baseball, born 1956) Richard Anthony Williams (born November 21, 1956, in Fort Worth, Texas) is a former Minor League Baseball pitcher and Major League Baseball (MLB) coach who is an MLB scout for the Los Angeles Angels. Early life Williams is the son of the late Dic ...

, American baseball coach and scout

Basketball

* Richard Williams (basketball coach), American basketball coach at Mississippi State University from 1986 to 1998 *

Richie Williams (basketball) Richard Lawrence Williams (born August 22, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Helsinki Seagulls of the Finnish Korisliiga The Korisliiga is the top-tier professional basketball league in Finland, compris ...

(born 1987), American basketball player

Cricket

Richard Williams (cricketer, born 1901) Richard Harry Williams (23 April 1901 – 19 December 1982) was an English first-class cricketer who played 37 matches for Worcestershire between 1923 and 1932. He averaged barely 11 in his career, though his obituary in ''Wisden'' suggested ...

(1901–1982), English, played for Worcestershire * Richard Williams (cricketer, born 1957), Welsh-born, played for Northamptonshire *

Reggie Williams (cricketer) Richard Charles James ("Reggie") Williams (born 8 August 1969) is a former English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Gloucestershire in 44 first-class matches in a career that spanned 1990 to 2001. Having ...

(Richard Charles James Williams, born 1969), English, played for Gloucestershire

Football

* Richard Williams (American football) (born 1960), American running back for Atlanta Falcons and Houston Oilers * Richard Williams (Australian rules footballer) (1905–1958) * Richard Williams (English footballer) (1869–after 1895), English, played for Everton and Luton Town * Richard L. Williams (soccer), Canadian soccer player * Richard Parry Williams (1863–?), Welsh international footballer * Dick Williams (footballer) (1905–1983), English footballer *

Richie Williams Richard "Richie" Williams (born June 3, 1970) is an American soccer coach and former player who is currently the head coach of MLS Next Pro side New England Revolution II. Known for his diminutive height and his dogged tackling, Williams spen ...

(born 1970), American soccer coach and former player * Richie Williams (Canadian football) (born 1983), American quarterback who played in Canada

Rugby

* Richard Williams (rugby league) (born 1986), Australian rugby league footballer *

Richard Garnons Williams Colonel Richard Davies Garnons Williams (15 June 1856 – 27 September 1915) was a British Army officer and Welsh rugby union player who represented , Brecon and Newport. He played in the first Wales international rugby union match in 1881. ...

(1856–1915), Welsh rugby union player * Dickie Williams (1925–1997), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer

Tennis

Richard Williams (tennis coach) Richard Dove Williams Jr. (born February 14, 1942) is an American former tennis coach and the father of tennis players Venus and Serena Williams. Early life Williams is the eldest of five children and the only son of Julia Mae ( Metcalf) and ...

(born 1942), American coach and father of Venus and Serena Williams *

R. Norris Williams Richard Norris Williams II (January 29, 1891 – June 2, 1968), generally known as R. Norris Williams, was an American tennis player and passenger aboard . He survived the sinking of the ''Titanic''. He won the U.S. National Tennis Championsh ...

(1891–1968), American player and RMS Titanic survivor

Other sports

Richard Williams (boxer) Richard "The Secret" Williams (born 9 May 1971) is an English professional light middle/middle/super middleweight boxer of the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s who won the International Boxing Organization (IBO) light middleweight title, and Commonweal ...

(born 1971), English boxer *

Richard Williams (racing driver) Richard Williams (born 11 June 1977) is a British racing driver who competed in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup as a member of the SPS Automotive Performance Team. Williams was born in Yeovil, Somerset. He entered motor sport through karting bef ...

(born 1977), English racing driver

Writers and academics

* Richard Williams (academic) (born 1960), English academic and engineer *

Richard Williams (journalist) Richard Williams (born 13 March 1947) is a British music and sports journalist. As a writer, then deputy editor, of the weekly music newspaper ''Melody Maker'' (''MM''), he became an influential commentator on the rise of new forms of rock mus ...

(born 1947), English journalist * Richard Allen Williams (born 1936), African-American physician and author *

Richard Bryn Williams Richard Bryn Williams, or Bryn Williams (28 July 1902–26 July 1981), was a Welsh-Argentine writer, poet, playwright and historian. From 1975 to 1978 he was Archdruid of the national Gorsedd of Wales. Biography Williams was born in Blaenau ...

(1902–1981), Welsh writer, poet, playwright and historian *

Richard D'Alton Williams Richard D'Alton Williams (8 October 1822 – 5 July 1862) was an Irish physician and poet, "Shamrock" of the ''Nation''. Life He was born in Dublin, the son of James and Mary Williams, who came from Westmeath. He grew up in Grenanstown, a townla ...

(1822–1862), Irish physician and poet *

Richard Hughes Williams Richard Hughes Williams (1878 – 26 July 1919), or Dic Tryfan, was a Welsh language writer of short stories, born in Rhosgadfan in the old county of Caernarfonshire (Gwynedd), north Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United King ...

(1878–1919), Welsh language writer of short stories *

Richard Tecwyn Williams Richard Tecwyn Williams FRS (20 February 1909 – 29 December 1979) was a Welsh biochemist who founded the systematic study of xenobiotic metabolism with the publication of his book ''Detoxication mechanisms'' in 1947. This seminal book built ...

(1909–1979), Welsh biochemist

Others

* Richard Leroy Williams (1923–2011), American judge *

Richard Llewellyn Williams Richard Llewellyn Williams, (born December 28, 1929) is a former career member of the Senior Foreign Service who, over three decades as a career U.S. diplomat, opened the Consulate General of the United States, Guangzhou, the first American consu ...

(born 1929), American diplomat * Richard Mackenzie Williams, Welsh Anglican priest * Richard T. Williams (before 1930–1956), American sailor, for whom

Williams Field Williams Field or Willy Field is a United States Antarctic Program airfield in Antarctica. Williams Field consists of two snow runways located on approximately 8 meters (25 ft) of compacted snow, lying on top of 8–10 ft of ice, floa ...

in Antarctica is named