| william and mary | (n) joint monarchs of England; William III and Mary II |
| william i | (n) duke of Normandy who led the Norman invasion of England and became the first Norman to be King of England; he defeated Harold II at the battle of Hastings in 1066 and introduced many Norman customs into England (1027-1087), Syn. William the Conqueror |
| william ii | (n) the second son of William the Conqueror who succeeded him as King of England (1056-1100), Syn. William Rufus |
| william iii | (n) King of England and Scotland and Ireland; he married the daughter of James II and was invited by opponents of James II to invade England; when James fled, William III and Mary II were declared joint monarchs (1650-1702), Syn. William of Orange |
| william iv | (n) King of England and Ireland; son of George III who ascended the throne after a long naval career (1765-1837), Syn. Sailor King |
| williams | (n) United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953), Syn. Hiram Williams, Hank Williams, Hiram King Williams |
| williams | (n) English philosopher credited with reviving the field of moral philosophy (1929-2003), Syn. Sir Bernard Williams, Bernard Arthur Owen Williams |
| williams | (n) United States poet (1883-1963), Syn. William Carlos Williams |
| williams | (n) United States baseball player noted as a hitter (1918-2002), Syn. Theodore Samuel Williams, Ted Williams |
| williams | (n) English clergyman and colonist who was expelled from Massachusetts for criticizing Puritanism; he founded Providence in 1636 and obtained a royal charter for Rhode Island in 1663 (1603-1683), Syn. Roger Williams |