# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/walter-e-williams
# Generated: 2026-08-12T18:45:49.419Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/walter-e-williams"
name: "Walter E. Williams"
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description: "Walter Edward Williams was an American economist, commentator, and academic. Williams was the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics at George Mason University, a syndicated columnist, and author. Williams held classical liberal and libertarian views, and wrote frequently for Townhall, WND, and Jewish World Review. Williams was also a popular guest host of The Rush Limbaugh Show when Limbaugh was unavailable."
tagline: "American economist, commentator, and academic (1936-2020)"
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birthDate: "1936-03-31"
deathDate: "2020-12-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump