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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Wil•liams (wil′yəmz),USA pronunciation n. Ben Ames (āmz),USA pronunciation 1889–1953, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.- Biographical Bert (Egbert Austin Williams), 1876?–1922, U.S. comedian and songwriter.
Betty (Smyth) (smith),USA pronunciation born 1943, Northern Irish peace activist: Nobel peace prize 1976.- Biographical Daniel Hale, 1858–1931, U.S. surgeon and educator: performed first successful heart surgery 1893.
Em•lyn (em′lin),USA pronunciation born 1905, Welsh playwright and actor.G. Men•nen (men′ən),USA pronunciation born 1911, U.S. politician and diplomat.- Biographical Hank, 1923–53, U.S. country-and-western singer, musician, and composer.
- Biographical Ralph Vaughan. See Vaughan Williams, Ralph.
- Biographical Roger, 1603?–83, English clergyman in America: founder of Rhode Island colony 1636.
- Biographical Tennessee (Thomas Lanier Williams), 1911–83, U.S. dramatist.
- Biographical Theodore Samuel (Ted), born 1918, U.S. baseball player.
- Biographical William, 1731–1811, U.S. merchant and revolutionary statesman.
William Car•los (kär′lōs),USA pronunciation 1883–1963, U.S. poet and novelist. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Williams /ˈwɪljəmz/ n - Hank, real name Hiram Williams. 1923–53, US country singer and songwriter. His songs (all 1948–52) include "Jambalaya", "Your Cheatin' Heart", and "Why Don't you Love me (like you Used to Do?)"
- John. born 1941, Australian classical guitarist, living in Britain
- John (Towner). born 1932, US composer of film music; his scores include those for Jaws (1975), Star Wars (1977), E.T. (1982), Schindler's List (1993), and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
- Raymond (Henry). 1921–88, British literary critic and novelist, noted esp for such works as Culture and Society (1958) and The Long Revolution (1961), which offer a socialist analysis of the relationship between society and culture
- Robbie, full name Robert Peter Williams. born 1974, British pop singer and songwriter. A member of Take That (1990–95), he later found success with "Angels" (1997) and the albums Life Thru a Lens (1997), Swing When You're Winning (2001), and Escapology (2002)
- Robin (McLaurim). born 1951, US film actor and comedian; films include Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Dead Poets' Society (1989), Mrs Doubtfire (1993), and Insomnia (2002)
- Rowan (Douglas). born 1950, Archbishop of Canterbury from 2002; formerly Archbishop of Wales (2000–02)
- Serena. born 1981, US tennis player: Wimbledon champion 2002–03; US champion 1999, 2002
- Tennessee, real name Thomas Lanier Williams. 1911–83, US dramatist. His plays include The Glass Menagerie (1944), A Streetcar Named Desire (1947), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955), and Night of the Iguana (1961)
- Venus. born 1980, US tennis player, sister of Serena Williams: Wimbledon champion 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007; US champion 2000–01
- William Carlos (ˈkɑːləs). 1883–1963, US poet, who formulated the poetic concept "no ideas but in things". His works include Paterson (1946–58), which explores the daily life of a man living in a modern city, and the prose work In the American Grain (1925)
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