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Paul Williams

American composer, singer, songwriter and actor
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Paul Williams

Facts

26 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[33]
Date of birth
September 19, 1940, 1940[8]
Place of birth
Omaha
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
actor, screenwriter, composer, singer, film actor, television actor, songwriter, film score composer, voice actor, singer-songwriter, musician[11][12][13][14][15][16]
Educated at
University of California, Los Angeles, Woodrow Wilson Classical High School[17][18]
Award received
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Academy Award for Best Original Song, ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards, Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, Grammy Award for Song of the Year, Grammy Award for Best Children's Music Album, Satellite Auteur Award, World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]
Notable work
We've Only Just Begun, Just an Old Fashioned Love Song, Phantom of the Paradise, Smokey and the Bandit[19][20][21][22]
Genre
folk music, pop music, soft rock, film score[34][35][36][37]
Official website
www.paulwilliamsofficial.com[42]
Nominated for
Academy Award for Best Original Song Score, Academy Award for Best Original Song Score, Academy Award for Best Original Song Score, Academy Award for Best Original Song, Academy Award for Best Original Song[44][45]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[46]
Birth name
Paul Hamilton Williams[47]
Copyright representative
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Different from
Paul Williams[50]
Family name
Williams[39]
Given name
Paul, Hamilton[40][41]
Instrument
voice[43]
Member of
John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers[32]
Name in native language
Paul Williams, Paul H. Williams[48][49]
Native language
English[10]
Record label
A&M Records[38]
Social media followers
+25772
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Start of work period
1964
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 87
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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Academy Awards Database nominee ID
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AllMovie person ID
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AllMusic artist ID
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Allcinema person ID
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AlloCiné person ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BIBSYS ID
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BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
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Behind The Voice Actors person ID
Paul-H-Williams
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Billboard artist ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Carnegie Hall agent ID
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DBC author ID
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Danish National Filmography person ID
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Deezer artist ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Discogs artist ID
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ELNET ID
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Elonet person ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Evene ID
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FAST ID
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Filmweb.pl person ID
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Freebase ID
/m/020jqv
Geni profile ID
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Genius artist ID
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Genius artist numeric ID
13906
George Eastman Museum people ID
103830
Google Knowledge Graph ID
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Grammy Awards artist ID
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HAND ID
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Harper's tag
paul-williams
IMDb ID
nm0931437
IPI name number
00128363280, Williams Paul Hamilton
IdRef ID
070211744
Internet Broadway Database person ID
508357
Ivi person ID
pol-uilyams
J9U entity ID
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KANTO ID
000188481
Kinobox person ID
52569
Kinopoisk person ID
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LdiF person ID
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Les Archives du spectacle person ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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LyricsTranslate ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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Myspace ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
1014028
NNDB people ID
825/000056657
NSK (VIAF) ID
000066972
NSK ID
981005667083509366
NUKAT ID
n2006146126
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201804378
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810531941105606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX842265
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
075100185
Nebraska Authors author ID
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PORT person ID
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Plex person key
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Podchaser creator ID
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Prabook ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
A012420590
Rate Your Music artist ID
paul-williams
STAPI performer ID
PEMA0000065239
Scope.dk person ID
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SecondHandSongs artist ID
4963
Sinemalar person ID
42634
Songwriters Hall of Fame ID
Paul_Williams
Spotify artist ID
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Swedish Film Database person ID
78310
TCM Movie Database person ID (archived)
206825
TMDB person ID
35040
Tidal artist ID
34544
Trading Card Database name ID
120737
Universal Music France artist ID
20000149879
WhoSampled artist ID
Paul-Hamilton-Williams-Jr.
WikiTree person ID
Williams-25628
WorldCat Entities ID
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X (Twitter) username
IMPaulWilliams
Yale LUX ID
person/d4f1d72d-b0e1-4869-96d5-a273c9de9cd1
ČSFD person ID
89305

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🔗 Connections
Mb:lyricist 18
We've Only Just Begun, We've Only Just Begun, Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born), Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born), I Won't Last a Day Without You, I Won't Last a Day Without You, When the River Meets the Sea, When the River Meets the Sea +10 more
← Cast member 17
Baby Driver, The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, Walker, Texas Ranger, The Doors, Georgia Rule, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, The Muppet Movie, Smokey and the Bandit +9 more
Occupation 11
actor, composer, singer, musician, screenwriter, songwriter, singer-songwriter, voice actor +3 more
Mb:writer 10
The Muppet Movie, The Muppet Movie, Rainbow Connection, Rainbow Connection, You and Me Against the World, You and Me Against the World, Fill Your Heart, Fill Your Heart +2 more
Compositions 7
The Muppet Movie, Bugsy Malone, Phantom of the Paradise, The Muppet Christmas Carol, Rainbow Connection, A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa, The End
Mb:performer of 7
Phantom of the Paradise, A Little Bit of Love, Happy Days, Here Comes Inspiration, Just an Old Fashioned Love Song, Life Goes On, Someday Man
Award received 6
Academy Award for Best Original Song, Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, Grammy Award for Song of the Year, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Grammy Award for Best Children's Music Album
Mb:composer 6
When the River Meets the Sea, When the River Meets the Sea, Ordinary Fool, Ordinary Fool, Out in the Country, Out in the Country
Genre 4
pop music, folk music, film score, soft rock
Notable work 3
Smokey and the Bandit, Phantom of the Paradise, We've Only Just Begun
← Lyricist 3
We've Only Just Begun, Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born), Rainbow Connection
Nominated for 2
Academy Award for Best Original Song, Academy Award for Best Original Song
← Voice actor 2
Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: Red Son
Belongs to 1
John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
Copyright representative 1
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Different from 1
Paul Williams
Educated at 1
University of California, Los Angeles
Family name 1
Williams
Films written 1
Bugsy Malone
Given name 1
Paul
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Mb:member of band 1
The Holy Mackerel
Mb:sibling 1
Mentor Williams
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
Omaha
Record label 1
A&M Records
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
← Significant person 1
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
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Summary

Paul Williams was born on September 19, 1940[1], in Omaha[2]. He has worked as an actor[3], screenwriter[4], composer[5], singer[6], and film actor[7].

FAQs

Where was Paul Williams born?

Paul Williams's place of birth was Omaha[2].

What did Paul Williams do for work?

Paul Williams worked as an actor[3], screenwriter[4], composer[5], singer[6], and film actor[7].

Where did Paul Williams go to school?

Paul Williams was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[17] and Woodrow Wilson Classical High School[18].

What awards did Paul Williams receive?

Honors received include star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[23], Academy Award for Best Original Song[24], ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards[25], and Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score[26].

Related Entities

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers A&M Records Baby Driver Georgia Rule The Doors The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement United States University of California, Los Angeles Walker, Texas Ranger

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  33. [1] ↑ . Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  1. 3d ago · Kolja21 · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: GND ID: 1025145070"
  2. 6d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-11-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Cleanup: remove wikimedia refs (Difool/WikidataCleanup)"
  3. 8d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deezer artist ID → 2843
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63224: Import Deezer artist ID from MusicBrainz via its artist ID in Wikidata. Also matched on name. Part1: imp"
  4. 8d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tidal artist ID → 34544
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  5. 10d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person ID → 6549
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #62588"
  6. 8w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → paul-williams
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: paul-williams, Matched to paul williams (#289954071) in Harper's ta…"
  7. 9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person ID → 42634
    "Created claim: Sinemalar person ID: 42634, batch #270606"
  8. 12w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    STAPI performer ID → PEMA0000065239
    "Created claim: STAPI performer ID: PEMA0000065239, batch #269025"
  9. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Google Knowledge Graph ID → /g/1238x_pz
    George Eastman Museum people ID → 103830
    "Created claim: Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/1238x_pz, batch #263856"
  10. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → American composer, singer, songwriter and actor
    IPI name number → 00128363280, Williams Paul Hamilton
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32154: import P21 and P106 from GND (36)"
  11. 27w ago · ~2026-26162-19 · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start of work period → 1964
    Native language → English
    Instrument → voice
    Wikidata description → American composer, singer, songwriter and actor
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