Robbie Williams a solo artist. He is also one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold 75 million records worldwide. Williams also topped the 2000–2010 UK airplay chart, racking up almost 50% more plays than the Sugababes at number 2. In 2014, he was awarded the freedom of his home town of Stoke-on-Trent, as well as having a tourist trail created and streets named in his honour. Williams was born on 13 February 1974 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. His parents, Janet ("née" Farrell) and Peter Williams (also known as Pete Conway), ran a pub called the Red Lion in
Robbie Williams (footballer, born 1979) Robbie Williams (footballer, born 1979) Robert "Robbie" Williams (born 12 April 1979 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer playing for Warrington Town. Williams signed for Accrington Stanley in July 1999 from Liverpool County Football Combination side St Dominics. He played for the club for ten years, making 238 league appearances for the club, and picking up championship winning medals for the Northern Premier Division One in 2000, the Northern Premier League in 2003 and the Conference National in 2006, seeing the club promoted to the Football League. In April 2009, Williams, who at the time was the club's longest