Researching Greg Williams
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 215128 people with the Williams surname? In that year Williams was ranked number 3 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Greg means "fierce" and is of Celtic origin.
Records of Greg Williams on Ancestry
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Some Famous People called Greg Williams
Greg Williams (basketball)
Greg Williams (born January 27, 1947) is a retired American basketball coach, most recently head coach of the women's basketball program at Rice University.
He coached both incarnations of the Dallas Diamonds. In the 1980–81 season, the team went 27–9 and he was named WBL Coach of the Year. After coaching at Southern Methodist University, he was named head coach of the WABA Dallas Diamonds. With his leadership, the team posted a 19–2 record. The team was the league champion and Williams was named WABA Coach of the Year.
He is a 1970 graduate of Rice University and spent the final 10 seasons of his coaching career (2005–2015) as the Rice women's basketball head coach. He lettered in basketball for three years while playing for the Owls and was named all-Southwest Conference as well as league Co-MVP in 1969. He earned his degree in physical education and was immediately hired as assistant coach of the men's team. Under the leadership of Don Knodel, Williams helped the Owls win the 1970 SWC championship.
Williams retired at the end of the 2014–15 season with a 141–170 record at Rice and an overall head coaching record of 342–309. He had also served as women's head coach at Houston and Colorado State.
Source: Greg Williams (basketball), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaGreg Williams (photographer)
Greg Williams (born 14 August 1972) is an English photographer and film director. He is known for his film and editorial work and as an early user of digital video technology.
Williams began his career as a war photographer before moving into film and editorial work which has been featured in Vogue Italia, GQ, Vanity Fair and Esquire. He is the official photographer to the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. He has shot on set and poster campaigns for Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, The Bourne Ultimatum, Robin Hood and King Kong. His portrait subjects include Kate Beckinsale, Daniel Craig, Megan Fox, Robert Downey Jr. and Sean Penn. His advertising work includes poster campaigns for Omega Watches.
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