John Williams (born 1932) is an American composer (specializing in film scores), conductor and pianist.

John, Johnnie, or Johnny Williams may also refer to:

People

Actors John Williams (actor) (1903–1983), English stage, film, and television actor John Williams (radio personality) (born 1959), American radio personality Grant Williams (actor) (John Joseph Williams, 1931–1985), American actor

Artists

John Williams (goldsmith), Welsh-born goldsmith based in London John Terrick Williams (1860–1936), British painter John Williams (photographer) (1933–2016) Australian photographer, academic, art critic and historian John T. Williams (woodcarver) (1960–2010), Native American woodcarver and shooting victim

Businessmen John Williams (football executive) (born 1939 or 1940), English football executive John Williams (winemaker) (born 1953), American winemaker John C. Williams (economist) (born 1962), president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York John H. Williams (businessperson), American businessperson John Henry Williams (baseball) (1968–2004), son of baseball player Ted Williams John P. Williams Jr. (1941–2019), president of the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce John Stanton Williams (1814–1876), American shipowner and businessperson

Clergymen John Williams (Ab Ithel) (1811–1862), Welsh antiquary and Anglican priest John Williams (archbishop of York) (1582–1650), British Anglican archbishop of York and political advisor to King James I John Williams (archdeacon of Switzerland) (born 1948), Anglican archdeacon of Switzerland John Williams (archdeacon of Worcester) (1912–2002), Anglican archdeacon of Dudley and archdeacon of Worcester John Williams (bishop of Chichester) (1636–1709), English bishop of Chichester John Williams (bishop of Connecticut) (1817–1899), American bishop of Connecticut, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, and dean of Berkeley Divinity School John Williams (dean of Llandaff) (1907–1983), Welsh Anglican archdeacon of Llandaff and dean of Llandaff John Williams (evangelical priest) (1762–1802), Welsh Anglican priest John Williams (minister and physician) (1626 or 1627 – 1673), Welsh nonconformist preacher and physician John Williams (missionary) (1796–1839), English Congregationalist missionary eaten by cannibals in Vanuatu John Williams (New England minister) (1664–1729), New England Puritan minister, famous for The Redeemed Captive John Williams (Oxford academic) (died 1613), British Anglican dean of Bangor, principal of Jesus College, Oxford, and vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford John Williams (priest, born 1792) (1792–1858), Welsh Anglican archdeacon of Cardigan, scholar, and schoolmaster John Williams (schoolmaster, born 1760) (1760–1826), Welsh Anglican priest and schoolmaster John Albert Williams (1866–1933), American Episcopal priest, journalist, and political activist Chris Williams (bishop) (John Christopher Richard Williams, 1936-2026), Anglican bishop in Canada John Elias Williams (1871–1927), American Presbyterian missionary to China John Joseph Williams (1822–1907), American Roman Catholic archbishop of Boston John Owen Williams (Pedrog) (1853–1932), Welsh Congregationalist minister and poet John Tudno Williams (born 1938), moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Wales and principal of United Theological College, Aberystwyth

Criminals and alleged criminals John Williams (British mass murderer) (1774–1811), perpetrator of the Ratcliff Highway murders John Williams (convict), convict transported to Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) John Williams (died 1913), murder convict in the Case of the Hooded Man John Allen Williams (murderer) or John Allen Muhammad (1960–2009), American murderer Johnny Madison Williams Jr. (born 1951), American bank robber

Judges John Williams (English judge) (died 1846), known for the 1830s Tolpuddle Martyr trials John A. Williams (judge) (1835–1900), US federal judge John Griffith Williams (born 1944), Welsh judge of the High Court of England and Wales Hugh Williams (judge) (John Hugh Williams, born 1939), New Zealand judge B. John Williams (born 1949), American lawyer and judge

Military figures

American military figures John Williams (Medal of Honor, born 1828) (1828–1886), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient John Williams (Medal of Honor, born 1832) (1832–?), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient John Williams (Medal of Honor, 1861) (1831–1899), American sailor and Medal of Honor recipient John B. Williams (general), United States Air Force general John F. Williams (1887–1953), Army National Guard general John Foster Williams (1743–1814), Continental Navy officer during the American Revolutionary War John G. Williams Jr. (1924–1991), US Navy admiral John J. Williams (soldier) (1843–1865), Union soldier, last battle fatality during the American Civil War John Pugh Williams (1750s–1803), American Revolution general John Stuart Williams (1818–1898), Confederate general in the American Civil War, later US senator from Kentucky

British military figures John Williams (British Army officer) (1934–2002), British army officer John Williams (VC) (1857–1932), recipient of the Victoria Cross Jack Williams (VC) (John Henry Williams, 1886–1953), Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross John Lloyd Williams (RAF officer) (1894–?), World War I fighter ace Sir John Williams (Royal Marines officer) (1823–1911), Royal Marines officer John Williams Wilson (1798–1857), English-Chilean sailor and politician

Other military figures John Edwin Ashley Williams (1919–1944), Australian air force officer, murdered in 1944 following "The Great Escape" John Scott Williams (1893–1944), Canadian military officer and aviator

Musicians John B. Williams (bassist) (born 1941), American jazz double bassist, bass guitarist John Williams (guitarist) (born 1941), Australian classical guitarist John Williams (pianist) (1929–2018), American jazz pianist John B (John Bryn Williams, born 1977), English disc jockey John C. Williams (baritone saxophonist) (John Charles Williams, 1941-2025), English saxophonist, bandleader and composer John David (musician) (John David Williams, born 1946), Welsh pop and rock musician and songwriter John Gary Williams (), American R&B singer and member of The Mad Lads John McLaughlin Williams (born 1957), American classical conductor and violinist John Overton Williams (1905–1996), American jazz saxophonist with Andy Kirk John Williams (music producer) (born 1951), English A&R executive, record producer and songwriter Johnny Williams (bassist) (1908–1998), American jazz double bassist Johnny Williams (blues musician) (1906–2006), Chicago blues guitarist and singer Johnny Williams (drummer) (1905–1985), American jazz drummer with the Raymond Scott Quintette Johnny Williams (saxophonist) (1936–1998), American saxophonist with Count Basie "Scarface" John Williams (1938–1972), singer

Physicians J. C. P. Williams (John Cyprian Phipps Williams, 1922–1988), New Zealand cardiologist John Ralston Williams (1874–1965), Canadian-American physician John Whitridge Williams (1866–1931), obstetrician at Johns Hopkins Hospital John Williams (gastroenterologist), British clinical academic researcher Sir John Williams, 1st Baronet, of the City of London (1840–1926), physician to Queen Victoria

Politicians

American politicians John Williams (Caswell County, North Carolina) (1740–1804), North Carolina state senator John Williams (Continental Congress) (1731–1799), North Carolina delegate to Continental Congress John Williams (Pitt County, North Carolina) (1735–1789), American revolutionary from North Carolina, served in state Assembly and House of Commons John Williams (Rochester, New York) (1807–1875), US representative from New York John Williams (Salem, New York) (1752–1806), US representative from New York John Williams (Tennessee politician) (1778–1837), US senator from Tennessee John Williams (West Virginia politician) (born 1990), West Virginia state delegate John Bell Williams (1918–1983), US representative from Mississippi John Cornelius Williams Jr. (born 1938), American politician in the state of South Carolina Thomas Edward Williams (politician) (1849–1931), Wisconsin legislator, erroneously named John Edward Williams in the 1885 Wisconsin Blue Book John F. Williams (American politician) (1885–1963), New York state senator John Green Williams (1796–1833), Virginia lawyer and delegate John J. Williams (politician) (1904–1988), US senator from Delaware John K. Williams (1822–1880), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly John M. S. Williams (1818–1886), US representative from Massachusetts Pat Williams (Montana politician) (John Patrick Williams, 1937–2025), US representative from Montana John R. Williams (1782–1854), mayor of Detroit Jack Williams (American politician) (John Richard Williams, 1909–1998), three-time governor of Arizona John Sharp Williams (1854–1932), US representative and senator from Mississippi John Skelton Williams (1865–1926), US Comptroller of the Currency (1914–21) John Stuart Williams (1818–1898), US senator from Kentucky, former Confederate general John T. Williams (politician) (1864–1944), Wisconsin state assemblyman John Willis Williams (fl. 1873–1875), state legislator in Arkansas

Australian politicians John Williams (Australian senator) (born 1955), Australian senator from New South Wales John Williams (New South Wales colonial politician) (1821–1891), member of the New South Wales Legislative Council John Williams (New South Wales state politician) (born 1948), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly John Williams (South Australian politician) (1824–1890), pastoralist and member of the South Australian House of Assembly John Williams (Western Australian politician) (1926–1997), member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia B. A. Santamaria (1915–1998), anti-communist activist and journalist who wrote under the pseudonym John Williams

British politicians John Williams (MP for Bedford) ( – ), sat 1554–55 John Williams, 1st Baron Williams of Thame (1500–1559), Lord Chamberlain John Williams (Dorset MP) (c. 1545–1617), English member of parliament (MP) for Dorset, 1604 Sir John Williams, 2nd Baronet, of Llangibby (1651–1704), MP for Monmouth Boroughs and Monmouthshire, 1698–1705 Sir John Williams, 2nd Baronet, of Eltham (1653–1723), MP for Herefordshire, 1701–1705 John Williams (Wales MP), Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1653 Sir John Williams (died 1743), MP for Aldeburgh, 1730–1734 John Williams (died 1751), MP for Fowey, 1701–1702 John Williams (Macclesfield MP) (died 1855), MP for Macclesfield, 1847–1852 John Williams (born 1736) (1736–?), MP for Saltash, 1771 John Williams (Windsor MP) (1766–?), MP for Windsor, 1802–1804 John Williams (English judge), MP for Lincoln, 1822–1826, Ilchester, 1826–1827, and Winchelsea, 1830–1832 John Williams (Nottinghamshire politician) (1821–1907), MP for Nottingham South (1885) and Mansfield (1892–1890) Jack Williams (socialist activist) (John Edward Williams, 1854–1917), British socialist and unemployed movement activist John Charles Williams (1861–1939), MP for Truro, 1892–1895 John Williams (Gower MP) (1861–1922), MP for Gower 1906–1922 John Henry Williams (politician) (1870–1936), MP for Llanelli 1922–1936 John Williams (trade unionist) (1873–?), British trade unionist and politician John Williams (Glasgow politician) (1892–1982), British MP for Glasgow Kelvingrove John L. Williams (Welsh nationalist) (1924–2004), Plaid Cymru councillor and language campaigner John Williams (Weymouth MP) (), MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis

Canadian politicians John Williams (Manitoba politician) (1860–1931), Canadian politician