Richard Williams may refer to:

Entertainment

* Richard Williams (animator) (1933–2019), Canadian-British animator * Richard Williams (theatre director), theatre director, producer and teacher * Dick Anthony Williams (1934–2012), American actor * Richard Bebb (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) (by 1502–1545), Welsh soldier and courtier * Richard Williams (congressman) (1836–1914), American politician from Oregon * Richard Williams (died 1579) (before 1535–1579), English politician for

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

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* 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

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* Richard Williams (of Rhosygeido) (before 1570–1622), Welsh politician from Anglesey * Richard H. Williams (New York politician) (1807–?), American politician from New York * Richard Henry Williams (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 (1929–2011), American baseball player and manager * Dick Williams (executive), American baseball executive * Rick Williams (baseball, born 1952), American baseball pitcher (Houston Astros, 1978–79) * Rick Williams (baseball, born 1956), American baseball coach and scout

Basketball

* Richard Williams (basketball coach), American basketball coach at Mississippi State University from 1986 to 1998 * Richie Williams (basketball) (born 1987), American basketball player

Cricket

* Richard Williams (cricketer, born 1901) (1901–1982), English, played for Worcestershire * Richard Williams (cricketer, born 1957), Welsh-born, played for Northamptonshire * Reggie Williams (cricketer) (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 (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 (1856–1915), Welsh rugby union player * Dickie Williams (1925–1997), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer

Tennis

* Richard Williams (tennis coach) (born 1942), American coach and father of Venus and Serena Williams * R. Norris Williams (1891–1968), American player and RMS Titanic survivor

Other sports

* Richard Williams (boxer) (born 1971), English boxer * Richard Williams (racing driver) (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 (1902–1981), Welsh writer, poet, playwright and historian * Richard D'Alton Williams (1822–1862), Irish physician and poet * Richard Hughes Williams (1878–1919), Welsh language writer of short stories * Richard Tecwyn Williams (1909–1979), Welsh biochemist

Others

* Richard Leroy Williams (1923–2011), American judge * Richard Llewellyn Williams (born 1929), American diplomat * Richard Mackenzie Williams, Welsh Anglican priest * Richard T. Williams (before 1930–1956), American sailor, for whom

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in Antarctica is named