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- Roger Williams (soldier)Roger Williams (soldier)Sir Roger Williams was a Protestant Welsh soldier of fortune.Born in Penrhos, Monmouthshire, Williams was said by Anthony Wood to have attended Brasenose College, Oxford. He spent most of his life soldiering, mainly on the continent...
(1539/1540–1595), Welsh soldier of fortune - Roger Williams (theologian)Roger Williams (theologian)Roger Williams was an English Protestant theologian who was an early proponent of religious freedom and the separation of church and state. In 1636, he began the colony of Providence Plantation, which provided a refuge for religious minorities. Williams started the first Baptist church in America,...
(1603–1683), English theologian, co-founder of Rhode Island - Roger Williams (actor) (1889-1939), US actor
- Roger Williams (chemist) (1890–1978), chemist at Du Pont, Perkin MedalPerkin MedalThe Perkin Medal is an award given annually by the American section of the Society of Chemical Industry to a scientist residing in America for an "innovation in applied chemistry resulting in outstanding commercial development." It is considered the highest honor given in the US industrial chemical...
recipient - Roger J. WilliamsRoger J. WilliamsRoger John Williams , was an American biochemist who named folic acid and discovered pantothenic acid, and was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and President of the American Chemical Society....
(1893–1988), American biochemist - Roger Q. WilliamsRoger Q. WilliamsRoger Quincy Williams was an American aviator, born in Brooklyn, New York.In July 1929 Williams, with Lewis Yancey, broke the over-water flying record by making a non-stop flight from Old Orchard Beach, Maine to Santander, Spain. The 3,400 mile flight took 31 hours and 30 minutes...
(1894–1976), American aviator - Roger Williams (pianist)Roger Williams (pianist)Roger Williams was an American popular music pianist. As of 2004, he had released 116 albums.-Biography:...
(1924–2011), American pianist - Roger Williams (organist)Roger Williams (organist)Dr Roger Bevan Williams, MBE is a British organist and musicologist. In 2010, he retired as Master of Ceremonial Music and Organist to the University of Aberdeen, a Music department in which he had been a member for over 30 years....
(born 1943), British (Welsh) organist and musicologist - Roger Williams (UK politician)Roger Williams (UK politician)Roger Hugh Williams is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He has been the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Brecon and Radnorshire since the 2001 general election.-Early life:...
(born 1948), British politician - Roger Williams (U.S. politician) (born c. 1949), American politician
- Roger Williams (professor)Roger Williams (professor)Professor Sir Roger Williams is a notable Welsh academic. He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Reading from 1993 until 2002, and chair of Higher Education Funding Council for Wales from 2002 to 2008...
, Welsh educationalist - Roger Williams (hepatologist)Roger Williams (hepatologist)Professor Roger Stanley Williams, CBE is a British medical doctor, specialising in hepatology . He is currently Director of the Institute of Hepatology, once part of University College London, and now private research Institute supported by the Foundation for Liver Research .Williams was part of...
, British liver specialist - Roger Williams (playwright)Roger Williams (playwright)Roger Williams is a Welsh playwright and screenwriter working in both English and Welsh. His work often examines aspects of modern Welsh life, such as the place of minority languages, the plight of declining industrial communities and the Cardiff gay scene.He was born at Newport, Wales, and...
(born 1974), Welsh playwright - Roger Williams (Christian recording artist) (born 1979), Christian recording artist
- Roger Williams (author), US science fiction author of The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect
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- Roger Williams ParkRoger Williams ParkRoger Williams Park, in the southern part of the city of Providence, Rhode Island, is an elaborately landscaped city park and is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The park is named after the founder of the city of Providence and one of the founders of the...
, Rhode Island, United States - Roger Williams UniversityRoger Williams UniversityRoger Williams University, commonly abbreviated as RWU, is a private, coeducational American liberal arts university located on in Bristol, Rhode Island, above Mt. Hope Bay. Founded in 1956, it was named for theologian and Rhode Island cofounder Roger Williams...
, Rhode Island, United States - Roger Williams (train)Roger Williams (train)-See also:*Baldwin RP-210, a lightweight train locomotive built for the New Haven's Dan'l Webster train.*Fairbanks-Morse P-12-42, a lightweight train locomotive built for the New Haven's John Quincy Adams train....
, an innovative DMU train introduced by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in the United States in the 1960s - Roger Williams Jr, NABCEP Certified solar installer and proud dog-dad of Jack the border collie