David Williams

• David Williams (Australian architect) (1856–1940), South Australian architect • David L. Williams (architect) (1866–1937), American architect • David Williams (Alaska architect) (fl. 1930s), architect and community planner in Alaska ==Art==

• David Dougal Williams (1888–1944), British artist and art teacher • David E. Williams (1933–1985), American Kiowa-Tonkawa-Kiowa Apache painter from Oklahoma • David B. Williams (artist) (1947–2009), Canadian Ojibway aboriginal painter and printmaker ==Film, television and radio==

• David Williams (screenwriter), British television screenwriter • David Williams, Australian film distributor, 1984 winner of the Raymond Longford Award • David Walliams (David Edward Williams, born 1971), British comedian and author, especially of children books • Dave Williams (radio announcer) (born 1971), Australian radio host • David Williams (producer), American film director and producer for ADV Films • David L. Williams (film director), British film director ==Law==

• David Williams (Welsh judge) (died 1613), English MP for Brecon, 1584–1589, 1597–1598, and Justice of the King's Bench, 1604–1613 • David W. Williams (1910–2000), American federal judge • Sir David Williams (British legal scholar) (1930–2009), Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, 1989–1996 • Sir David Williams (arbitrator) (born 1941), New Zealand lawyer, jurist, and international arbitrator • David C. Williams (inspector general) (born 1947), Inspector General of the U.S. Postal Service • David Williams (New Zealand legal scholar) ==Military and naval==

• David Williams (pirate) (fl. 1698–1708), Welsh pirate active near Madagascar • David Williams (soldier) (1754–1831), one of the captors of British spy John Andre in the American Revolutionary War • Sir David Williams (Royal Navy officer) (1921–2012), British Royal Navy admiral, Second Sea Lord, 1974–1977 • Taffy Williams (David Hugh Williams, 1933–1996), Welsh mercenary ==Music==

• Dave "Fat Man" Williams (1920–1982), New Orleans jazz, blues, and rhythm and blues pianist • David "Happy" Williams (born 1946), Trinidadian jazz double-bassist • David Williams (guitarist) (1950–2009), American session guitarist • Dave Williams (singer) (1972–2002), American rock singer • David Williams (Australian indigenous musician) (born 1983), Aboriginal musician and artist • David Williams (born 1986), Welsh guitarist in Son of Dork • David Williams (born 1986), musician formerly with The Dear & Departed • David Williams, Australian musician with Augie March • David Williams, head of Shock Records • David C. Williams (film composer), American film composer ==Politics and government==

• David Rogerson Williams (1776–1830), governor of South Carolina, 1814–1816 • David Williams (Liberal politician) (1799–1869), British Member of Parliament for Merioneth, 1868–1870 • David G. Williams (1840–1903), member of the Wisconsin legislature • David Williams (Swansea East MP) (1865–1941), British Labour Member of Parliament for Swansea East, 1922–1940 • David C. Williams (politician), member of the California legislature • D. J. Williams (politician) (David James Williams, 1897–1972), British miner and checkweighman who became a Labour Party Member of Parliament • David B. Williams (politician) (1919–1994), American jurist and politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives • David Williams (trade unionist) (1926–2025), Welsh trade unionist • Delwyn Williams (David John Delwyn Williams, 1938–2024), British Conservative politician, MP for Montgomeryshire, 1979–1983 • Sir David Williams (Richmond upon Thames politician) (born 1939), Leader of Richmond upon Thames Council, 1983–2001 • David Williams (Australian politician) (born 1941), Australian politician • David L. Williams (politician) (born 1953), Kentucky judge, president of the Kentucky Senate and 2011 gubernatorial nominee • Dave Williams (Iowa politician), member of the Iowa House of Representatives • David Williams (civil servant) (born 1968), British civil servant • Dave Williams (Colorado politician) (born 1986), member of the Colorado House of Representatives • David Williams (Stoke-on-Trent North MP), British Labour Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent North from 2024 • David Williams (Canadian politician), member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2024 ==Religion==

• David Williams (minister, born 1709) (1709–1784), Welsh independent minister and schoolmaster • David Williams (philosopher) (1738–1816), Welsh minister, theologian and political polemicist • David Williams (Oxford academic) (1786–1860), Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, 1856–1858 • David Archard Williams (fl. 1865–1879), Welsh Anglican priest • David Williams (priest, born 1841) (1841–1929), Archdeacon of Cardigan, 1903–1928 • David Williams (archdeacon of St David's) (1847–1920), Welsh Anglican priest • David Williams (archbishop of Huron) (1853–1931), Welsh-born Anglican Bishop of Huron and later Metropolitan of Ontario • David Williams (priest, born 1862) (1862–1936), Archdeacon of Cardigan, 1928–1936 • David Williams (Methodist minister, born 1877) (1877–1927), Welsh theologian and minister • David Rhys Williams (1890–1970), American Unitarian minister • David Williams (bishop of Basingstoke) (born 1961), Anglican Bishop of Basingstoke ==Science and space==

Geology • David Williams (geologist, born 1792) (1792–1850), English geologist and priest • David Williams (geologist, born 1898) (1898–1984), British professor of geology • David Hiram Williams (1812–1848), Welsh geological surveyor Health and medicine • David Innes Williams (1919–2013), British paediatric urologist • David Williams (Canadian physician), Canadian physician, Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health • David R. Williams (scientist) (born 1954), American professor of sociology and public health Space • Dafydd Williams (born 1954), Canadian astronaut • David Williams (astrochemist) (born 1937), British astrochemist • David Williams (space administrator) (born 1951), Chief Executive of the UK Space Agency Other scientists • David Williams (mathematician) (born 1938), Welsh mathematician in probability theory • David Williams (archaeologist) (1949–2017), British archaeologist • David Williams, co-founder of the journal Biomaterials • David B. Williams (materials scientist), British materials scientist, former dean of the College of Engineering at Ohio State University ==Sports==

Association football • Dai Williams (footballer) (fl. 1912–1921), also known as Dave Williams, English footballer • David Williams (footballer, born 1931) (1931–2012), English footballer • Dave Williams (footballer, born 1942) (1942–2015), Welsh football coach and player for Newport County • David Williams (footballer, born 1955), Welsh football coach and player for Bristol Rovers • David Williams (footballer, born 1968), English football goalkeeper • David Williams (Australian soccer) (born 1988), Australian soccer player Gridiron football • Dave Williams (wide receiver) (1945–2024), American football player • Dave Williams (running back) (born 1954), American football player • David Williams, American football player, see Atlanta Falcons draft history • David Williams (wide receiver) (born 1963), American football player at the University of Illinois • David Williams (offensive lineman) (born 1966), American football offensive lineman • D. J. Williams (tight end) (born 1988), American football tight end • David Williams (running back) (born 1994), American football running back Australian rules football • David Williams (Australian rules footballer) (born 1961), former Australian rules footballer Baseball • Dave Williams (1900s pitcher) (1881–1918), American baseball pitcher • David Williams (2000s pitcher) (born 1979), American baseball pitcher Cricket • David Williams (cricketer, born 1948), English cricketer • David Williams (cricketer, born 1963), West Indian cricketer Rugby league • Dave Williams (rugby league, born 1967), rugby league footballer of the 1990s for Wales, Welsh Students, and South Wales Dragons • David Williams (rugby league, born 1986), Australian rugby league footballer • Dave Williams (rugby league, born 1987), rugby league footballer for Harlequins RL Rugby union • David Williams (rugby union, born 1894) (1894–1959), Australian rugby union player • Dai Williams (rugby union) (1913–1975), South African rugby union player • David Williams (rugby union, born 1995), English rugby union player Other sports • David Williams, tennis player; see 1929 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles • Dave Williams (basketball) (1913–1983), American basketball player • Dave Williams (golf coach) (1918–1998), American college golf coach • Dave Williams (hurdler) (born 1945), American hurdler and long jumper, 1965–1967 All-American for the Washington Huskies track and field team • Tiger Williams (David Williams, born 1954), Canadian ice hockey player • David Williams (judoka) (born 1965), American judoka • David Williams (sailor) (born 1966), British Olympic sailor • David Williams (ice hockey) (born 1967), American ice hockey player • David Williams (born 1972) American wrestler better known by the ring name David Young • David Williams (card game player) (born 1980), American poker player • David Williams (American cyclist) (born 1988), American cyclist • David Williams (Canadian cyclist) (born 1994), Canadian cyclist • David Williams, darts player; see 2011 PDC Under-21 World Championship • David Williams, golfer; see Atlantic Open • David Williams, racing driver; see 1982 British Formula One season ==Writers==

• David John Williams (1885–1970), Welsh-language writer and Welsh nationalist • David Williams (historian) (1900–1978), Welsh historian • Gwyn Williams (writer) (David Gwyn Williams, 1904–1990), Welsh poet, novelist, translator and academic • David Williams (crime writer) (1926–2003), British advertising executive and crime writer • David Williams (medievalist) (1939–2015), Canadian medieval literature scholar • David J. Williams (born 1971), American science fiction writer and video game writer • David Williams (journalist), Australian author and journalist • David Williams (natural history writer), American natural history writer ==Other people==

• David Williams (businessman, born 1969), British entrepreneur and founder of Avanti Communications Group plc • David Williams (coal owner) (1809–1863), Welsh industrialist • David A. Williams, American president and CEO of the Make-A-Wish Foundation • David Henry Williams (1819–1897), American railroad surveyor, civil engineer and writer • David Marshall Williams (1900–1975), American inventor • Russell Williams (criminal) (David Russell Williams, born 1963), Canadian convicted murderer, rapist, and officer in the Canadian Forces • Adam the Woo (David Adam Williams, 1974–2025), American YouTuber ==Fictional characters==

• Dave Williams (Desperate Housewives), a fictional character on the TV series Desperate Housewives • David Williams, character in Another Man, Another Chance • David Williams (The Lost Boys), character in the Lost Boys franchise ==See also==