Peter Williams
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Peter Williams is the name of:
- Sir Peter Williams (physicist)Peter Williams (physicist)Sir Peter Michael Williams, CBE, FREng, FRS is a British physicist.Williams completed his first degree and PhD at the University of Cambridge, and began an academic career at Selwyn College. He then moved to industry and worked first at VG Instruments and later Oxford Instruments...
(born 1945), former chairman of Oxford Instruments; Chancellor, University of Leicester - Peter Williams (broadcaster)Peter Williams (broadcaster)Peter Williams is a New Zealand television presenter and sports writer. Williams was born in Geraldine, New Zealand. He has three adult children and one grandchild and lives in Auckland....
(born 1954), New Zealand television presenter - Peter Williams (actor)Peter Williams (actor)Peter Williams is a Jamaican-born actor currently residing in Canada. The majority of his work has been in television, including the role of the primary villain Apophis in the first four seasons of Stargate SG-1...
(born 1957), Jamaican actor - Peter Williams (swimmer)Peter Williams (swimmer)Peter Rowan Williams is a South African former swimmer who set a world record in the 50 metre freestyle. He placed third in the 50 metre freestyle at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, and fourth at the 1992 Summer Olympics...
(born 1968), from South Africa - Peter Williams (motorcyclist)Peter Williams (motorcyclist)Peter Williams is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His father was Jack Williams who ran the Associated Motor Cycles race department. Peter trained in mechanical engineering and introduced many innovations that are commonplace on today's road bikes, such as alloy wheels and disk brakes...
(born 1945), participant in the Isle of Man TT, 1967
- Petey WilliamsPetey WilliamsPeter "Petey" Williams III is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is a two time X Division Champion and a former captain of Team Canada. Williams Currently Wrestles for Lucha Libre USA...
(born 1981), professional wrestler - Peter D. WilliamsPeter D. WilliamsMajor General Peter D. Williams is a retired United States Marine Corps general and an aviator. He served as the Inspector General of the United States Marine Corps in his last command.-Biography:...
(born 1939), retired United States Marine Corps general and an aviator - Peter Francis WilliamsPeter Francis WilliamsPeter Francis Williams is an amateur astronomer from New South Wales, Australia. He specializes in early detection of declines in R Coronae Borealis-type stars and the long-term monitoring of several southern Mira variables and eclipsing binary stars. He was the first person who detected the...
, Australian astronomer - Peter Williams (rugby league)Peter Williams (rugby league)Peter N. Williams is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and at club level for Salford, playing at , i.e...
, rugby league footballer of the 1980s for Great Britain, for Salford
- Pete Williams (basketball player), basketball player
- Pete Williams (entrepreneur)Pete Williams (entrepreneur)-All About Pete Williams:Pete Williams is a successful Australian entrepreneur, he is known for his numerous media publications. He was dubbed as Australia’s Richard Branson....
(born 1982), Australian entrepreneur - Pete Williams (fighter)Pete Williams (fighter)Peter Alan Williams is a former American mixed martial arts fighter who fought out of Ken Shamrock's fight team the Lion's Den...
(born 1975), American mixed martial arts fighter - Pete Williams (journalist), NBC News television correspondent based in Washington, D.C.
- Peter Williams, Jr.Peter Williams, Jr.Rev. Peter Williams Jr. was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Williams grew up to become active in the Methodist Church. In 1818, with the blessings of prominent white Methodist minister Rev. Thomas Lyell, Williams organized a black congregation in Harlem, St. Philip's African Church. He was...
(1780–1840), Methodist - Peter Bailey WilliamsPeter Bailey WilliamsPeter Bayley Williams was a Welsh Anglican priest and amateur antiquarian.-Life:Williams was the son of Peter Williams, a Welsh Calvinist Methodist clergyman and biblical commentator, and was born in Llandyfaelog, Carmarthenshire, west Wales...
(1763–1836), Welsh Anglican priest and amateur antiquarian - Harrison A. WilliamsHarrison A. WilliamsHarrison Arlington "Pete" Williams, Jr. was a Democrat who represented New Jersey in both the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate . Williams was convicted on May 1, 1981 for taking bribes in the Abscam sting operation, and resigned from the U.S. Senate in 1982...
(1919–2001), also known as Pete Williams, U.S. senator from New Jersey
- Peter Williams (cricketer)
- Peter Williams (Methodist)
- Peter Williams (Australian footballer)
- Peter Williams (cyclist)
- Peter Williams (Australian rules footballer)
- Peter Williams (archdeacon)
- Peter Williams (Medal of Honor)