William Grover-Williams, English-French racing driver (d. 1945) was born on January 16, 1903.

January 16, 1903

William Grover-Williams, English-French racing driver (d. 1945) was born on January 16, 1903.

William Charles Frederick Grover-Williams, also known as "W Williams", was a British Grand Prix motor racing driver and special agent who worked for the Special Operations Executive (SOE) inside France. As a racing driver, he is best known for winning the first-ever Monaco Grand Prix and as an SOE agent he organised and coordinated the Chestnut network, before being captured and executed by the Nazis.