Eugene or Gene Williams may refer to:
American racial history
edit- Eugene Williams (born 1918), African American, one of the nine Scottsboro Boys in Alabama falsely convicted and sentenced to death at age 13 of raping two white women in 1931
- Eugene Williams (1902–1919), a 17-year-old African American killed after swimming in a segregated "white" area of Lake Michigan Beach, Chicago, in 1919, which triggered the Chicago race riot of 1919
Business and commerce
edit- Eugene Fllewellyn Williams (1850–1900), St. Louis-based, first generation financial backer of the Pitchfork Ranch located in West Texas
Education
edit- Eugene Williams Sr. (born 1941), educator and motivational speaker
Entertainment
edit- Lawrence Eugene Williams (1935–1980), American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, songwriter, producer, and pianist from New Orleans
- Gene Williams (musician) American jazz vocalist and bandleader
Sports
edit- Charles Eugene Williams (1888–1935), English rackets world champion
- Gene Williams (basketball) (born 1947) former American pro basketball player
- Gene Williams (American football) (born 1968) former NFL football player
Dave Walker (TV Critic)
editDave Walker (né David Leslie Walker; born abt. 1958) is newspaper journalist who has served as a TV critic for Phoenix New Times (around 1986–1993), the Arizona Republic (as early as 1997), and the New Orleans Times-Picayune (2000–2015); he also was a freelancer for Forbes.com, The New Orleans Advocate, and TV Guide (2015–2016); and he has been an executive officer for Television Critics Association (1994–present [2019], which have included roles of Vice President and President)