List of Famous people with last name Williams

Caroline Randall Williams is an American author, poet and academic best known for the 2015 cookbook Soul Food Love, co-written with her mother, the author Alice Randall, and published by Random House. In February, 2016, Soul Food Love received the NAACP Image Award in Literature (Instructional).

Eboni K. Williams is an American attorney and television host. She co-hosts the late-night talk show State of the Culture on Revolt TV. She co-hosted a talk show on WABC Radio in New York City and was a co-host of Fox News Channel's 2017 show Fox News Specialists. In October 2020, she was cast in the reality-television show The Real Housewives of New York City.

Lloyd J. Williams is an Australian property developer and businessperson, with significant interests in thoroughbred horse racing. He holds the record as a thoroughbred owner to have won the Melbourne Cup on the most occasions, his most recent in 2020 with Twilight Payment.

Michael K. Williams is an American football wide receiver for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson, and was drafted by the Chargers seventh overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.

Brad Williams is an American stand-up comedian and actor, who has appeared in numerous films and television shows. He was born with achondroplasia.

Vanessa Estelle Williams, sometimes professionally credited as Vanessa A. Williams, is an American actress and producer. She is best known for her roles as Maxine Joseph–Chadway in the Showtime drama series, Soul Food (2000–04), for which she received NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series and as Nino Brown's feisty gun moll, Keisha in the 1991 crime drama film, New Jack City. Williams also is known for her role as Anne-Marie McCoy in the first and fourth films in the Candyman film series, and as Rhonda Blair in the first season of the Fox prime time soap opera, Melrose Place (1992–93).

Jessica Renee Williams is an American actress and comedian best known for her work as a senior correspondent on The Daily Show and as co-host of the podcast 2 Dope Queens.

Marvin Gaye Williams Jr. is an American former professional basketball player who played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for North Carolina before being drafted second overall by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2005 NBA draft. After seven seasons with the Hawks, he was traded to the Utah Jazz. He spent two seasons with the Jazz before joining the Hornets in 2014. In February 2020 he joined the Bucks after spending 5½ seasons with the Hornets. He retired following the end of the 2019–20 NBA season.

Kate Williams is an English actress. She has appeared in TV programmes such as Love Thy Neighbour, A Sharp Intake of Breath and Birds of a Feather. Between 2006 and 2010, she appeared in EastEnders as Liz Turner.

Cress Williams is an American actor, known for his roles in Prison Break and Close to Home. His most recent roles include Mayor Lavon Hayes on The CW series Hart of Dixie and the title character on The CW's Black Lightning. Williams is also best known for his recurring role as Terrence "Scooter" Williams on Fox's Living Single.