Earl Williams

Earl Williams may refer to:

  • Earl Williams (1920s catcher) (1903–1958), Major League Baseball player, 1928
  • Earl Williams (1970s catcher) (born 1948), Major League Baseball player, 1970–1977
  • Earl Williams (basketball coach), American basketball coach (1905–1908) of the Akron Zips
  • Earl Williams (basketball player) (born 1951), American basketball player
  • Earl Williams (politician) (born 1964), former Leader of the Opposition in Dominica
  • Earl Larkin Williams (1903–1974), American astronomer and mathematician
  • Earl Williams, the fictional accused murderer played by John Qualen in His Girl Friday (1940)

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