I. Wil‧liams, Hank /ˈwɪljəmz/
(1923–53) a US country and western singer and songwriter, who greatly influenced the development of country and western music, and whose songs include Your Cheatin' Heart and I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

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II. Williams, Ralph Vaughan
⇒ see Vaughan Williams

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III. Williams, Robin
(1952–) a US actor and comedian, known especially for the television programme Mork and Mindy(1978–82), and for appearing in films such as Good Morning Vietnam (1987) and Dead Poets Society (1989). In 1997, he won an Oscar for the film Good Will Hunting.

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IV. Williams, Rowan
(1950–) a British priest from Wales who became the Archbishop of Canterbury in 2003. He is known for his strong opinions, and there was some disagreement in the church when he was chosen for this job. He opposed the war in Iraq and he does not like the negative attitude of some members of the Church towards gay people. He is in favour of women priests.

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V. Williams, Ted /ted/
(1918–2002) a US baseball player known for his skill as a batter. He was also known for having his name on a type of baseball bat as a kind of advertisement.

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VI. Williams, Tennessee
(1911–83) a US writer whose plays are mainly about the emotional problems of people living in the South of the US. His plays includeA STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, The Glass Menagerie, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

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VII. Williams, Wil‧liam Car‧los /ˈwɪljəm ˈkɑːlɒs $ -ˈkɑːrləʊs/
(1883–1963) an American writer from Rutherford, New Jersey who was a doctor before he started writing. He is best known for his Modernist poems such as This is Just To Say and The Red Wheelbarrow. His most famous work is Paterson, five books of poetry about the New Jersey town of Paterson. In 1963 he was given the Pulitzer Prize for Literature. He is sometimes known as WCW.

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