Willis (surname)

Willis, a variant of the name William, is a surname, of Scottish and English origin meaning (Son of William).

The name may refer too.

A

• Adam Willis (footballer) (b. 1976), retired English footballer
• Albert Sydney Willis (1843-1897), American politician
• Alicia Leigh Willis (b. 1978), American actress
• Allee Willis, American songwriter
• Amrit Kaur Willis (b. 1953), American author
• Arthur Willis (1920-1987), English footballer
• Austin Willis (1917-2004), Canadian actor
• Alexandra Willis (b.1996), British Child Actress

B

• Beth Willis (producer), British television producer
• Bill Willis (1921-2007), American footballer
• Bob Willis (b. 1949), English cricketer
• Bobby Willis (1942-1999), British songwriter
• Browne Willis (1682-1760), English antiquarian and numismatist
• Bruce Willis (b. 1955), American actor

C

• Carl Willis (b. 1960), former american baseball player
• Carl Willis (sportsman) (1893-1930), Australian rules footballer
• Carol Willis, several people
• Charles Willis (1827-1895), English cricketer
• Chris Willis, American singer
• Chuck Willis (1928-1958), American blues singer/songwriter
• Connie Willis (b. 1945), American science fiction writer
• Craig Willis (b. 1954), Australian sports announcer

D

• Dave Willis (b. 1970), American voice actor
• David Willis, several people
• Deborah Willis (b. 1948), African American photographer and author
• Dinah Willis (b. 1945), American model
• Dixie Willis (b. 1941), former Australian middle distance runner
• Donald Willis (b. 1973), former American football player
• Don Willis (1909-1984), American pool hustler
• Dontrelle Willis (b. 1982), Major League pitcher for the Detroit Tigers

E

• Eddie Willis (b. 1936), African-American musician
• Edward Willis (1835-1891), Canadian journalist
• Edwin B. Willis (1893-1963), American film set designer
• Edwin E. Willis (1904-1972), American politician
• Elizabeth Willis (b. 1961), American poet
• Ellen Willis (1941-2006), American political essayist
• Eric Willis (1922-1999), Australian politician
• Errick Willis (1896-1967), Canadian politician

F

• Felicity Willis (b. 1978), Puerto Rican basketball player
• Francis Willis, several people
• Frank Wills, several people
• Fred Willis (b. 1947), retired American football player
• Sir Frederick Arthur Willis (d. 1899), British Army general

G

• Gary Willis, American musician
• Geoff Willis (b. 1959), Formula One Technical Director (Red Bull)
• George Willis (disambiguation), several people
• Gerri Willis, CNN news anchor
• Glen Willis (musician), guitarist for Clubber Lang Band
• Gordon Willis (b. 1931), American cinematographer

H

• Harold (Chuck) Willis (1928-1958), American blues/rock singer/songwriter
• Henry Willis, several people
• Henry Parker Willis (1874-1937), American finance expert

I

• Ike Willis, American musician

J

• James Willis (b. 1972), former American footballer
• Jason Willis (b. 1980), American footballer
• Jerome Willis (b. 1928), British stage and screen acyor
• James Hamlyn Willis (1910-1995), Australian botanist
• Jim Willis (baseball) (b. 1927), American former baseball player
• John Willis, several people
• John E. Willis, American astronomer

K

• Katherine Willis (b. 1971), American actress
• Kelly Willis (b. 1968), American country music singer/songwriter
• Keith Willis (b. 1959), former American footballer
• Keith Tyrone Willis (b. 1980), American footballer
• Ken Willis (b. 1968), former American footballer
• Kevin Willis (b. 1962), former American professional basketball player

L

• Larry Willis (b. 1942), American jazz pianist
• Leo Willis (1890-1952), American actor
• Linda Willis (b. 1949), witness during the assassination of President Kennedy

M

• Mark Willis (disambiguation), several people
• Matt Willis (disambiguation), several people
• Matthew Willis, American saxophonist
• Meredith Sue Willis (b. 1946), American writer
• Michael Willis (b. 1949), American actor
• Michelle Willis, American composer
• Mike Willis (b. 1950), former American baseball player

N

• Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806-1867), American author, poet and editor
• Nick Willis (b. 1983), New Zealand middle distance athlete
• Norman Willis (b. 1933), British TYC General Secretary (1984-93)

P

• Patrick Willis (b. 1985), American footballer
• Patrick Willis (judge), (born 1950), American judge
• Paul Willis, several people
• Pete Willis (b. 1960), British musician
• Peter Willis (b. 1937), former English footballer
• Peter Tom Willis (b. 1967), former American footballer
• Phil Willis (b 1941), British politician
• Phillip Willis (1918-1995), witness the assissnation of President Kennedy
• Patricia Willis, American novelist who wrote a handful of novels most nobley Danger Along the Ohio.

R

• Ralph Willis (b. 1938), Australian politician
• Ray Willis (b. 1982), American footballer
• Raymond E. Willis (1875-1956), US senator from Indiana
• Rex Willis (1924-2000), Welsh rugby union player
• Richard Storrs Willis (1818-1900), American composer
• Richard Willis (spy) (c. 1613-1690), English Civil War spy
• Richard Gardiner Willis (1865-1929), Canadian politician
• Richard Raymond Willis (1876-1968), English Victoria Cross recipient
• Robert Willis (1800-1875), English scientist
• Robert Willis (1800-1875), English academic and writer on church architecture
• Robert Willis, dean of Canterbury since 2001
• Rosemary Willis (b. 1953), witness to the assassination of President Kennedy
• Rumer Willis (b. 1968), American actress

S

• Sarah Willis, American novelist
• Shane Willis (b. 1977), Canadian ice hockey player
• Simon Willis, British journalist
• Simon Willis (cricketer) (b. 1974), former English cricketer

T

• Ted Willis, Baron Willis (1914-1992), British television dramatist
• Thomas Willis (1621-1875), English doctor and founder of modern neurology
• Tom Willis (b. 1983), Australian soccer player
• Tom Willis (rugby union) (b. 1979), New Zealand rugby union player

V

• Vic Willis (1875-1947), American Major League baseball player
• Victor Willis (b. 1951), American singer/songwriter

W

• Walt Willis (1919-1999), Irish science fiction writer
• Walter Willis (AKA Bruce Willis)
• Wesley Willis (1963-2003), Chicago artist and musician
• William Nicholas Willis (1858-1922), Australian politician
• William Willis (1837–1894), British physician
• William Willis (1897–1971), American sailor and adventurer
• William Willis (1841–1923), British inventor
• William Willis (1794–1870), American politician, Mayor of Portland, Maine, in 1857
• William Willis Garth (1828–1912), American politician
• Wincey Willis (b. 1948), weather forecaster on TVAM in Britain in the 1980s (AKA Bryony Willis)