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Origin:
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583 famous people named Willis found on Wikipedia.
51925 male, 822 female in US.
Most recent ranking:
2403-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
86-th in year 1880
Used in: English
A male given name, form of William.
Willis is a masculine given name which may refer to:
People:
Willis Bouchey (1907–1977), American actor
Willis Carrier (1876–1950), American engineer and inventor, best known for inventing modern air conditioning
Willis Carto (born 1926), American far right activist and Holocaust denier
Willis Conover (1920–1996), jazz producer and longtime broadcaster on the Voice of America
Willis Van Devanter (1859–1941), an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
Willis Goldbeck (1898–1979), American screenwriter and film director
Willis Hall (1929–2005), English playwright and radio and television writer
Willis Harman (1918–1997), American engineer, social scientist, academic, futurist and writer
Willis Hudlin (1906–2002), Major League Baseball pitcher
Willis Jackson, Baron Jackson of Burnley (1904–1970), British technologist and electrical engineer
Willis Jackson (saxophonist) (1932–1987), American jazz tenor saxophonist
Willis Linn Jepson (1867–1946), American botanist
Willis Lamb (1913–2008), American physicist and Nobel laureate
Willis Augustus Lee (1888–1945), vice-admiral of the United States Navy and Olympic Games sport shooter
Willis McGahee (born 1981), National Football League running back
Willis O'Brien (1886–1962), Irish American pioneering motion picture special effects artist
Willis Peguese (born 1966), American football player
Willis Polk (1867–1924), American architect
Willis Reed (born 1942), American retired basketball player, coach and general manager
Willis H. Stephens, Sr. (born 1925), American politician
Willis Stephens, Jr. (born 1955), American politician, son of the above
Willis Ward (1912-1983?), African-American track and field athlete and football player, lawyer and judge
Fictional characters:
Willis Jackson (character), in the 1970s-1980s U.S. TV sitcom Diff'rent Strokes
Willis (Digimon), in the anime series
Willis the Bouncer, a Martian in the novel Red Planet by Robert A. Heinlein
Combine of wil (will, desire) and helm (helmet, protection).
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Bruce Willis | 1955 | American actor, producer, and musician |
2 | Rumer Willis | 1988 | Actress from the United States |
3 | Emma Willis | 1976 | English television presenter and model |
4 | Matt Willis | 1983 | English singer (*1983) |
5 | Victor Willis | 1951 | American singer-songwriter |
6 | Willis McGahee | 1981 | All-American college football player, professional football player, running back |
7 | Bobby Willis | 1942 | British songwriter |
8 | Willis Carrier | 1876 | American inventor |
9 | Marcus Willis | 1990 | British tennis player |
10 | Wesley Willis | 1963 | American singer-songwriter |
11 | Willis Reed | 1942 | American basketball player and coach |
12 | Dontrelle Willis | 1982 | American baseball player |
13 | Pete Willis | 1960 | English musician |
14 | Kevin Willis | 1962 | American basketball player |
15 | Steve Willis | 1976 | The Biggest Loser trainer |
16 | Connie Willis | 1945 | American science fiction writer |
17 | Terese Willis | ||
18 | Gerri Willis | 1959 | American news anchor |
19 | Patrick Willis | 1950 | American judge |
20 | Sam Willis | 1977 | British historian |
21 | Gordon Willis | 1931 | American cinematographer |
22 | Bob Willis | 1949 | Cricket player of England. |
23 | Imogen Willis | ||
24 | Allee Willis | 1947 | American songwriter, artist and set designer |
25 | Willis Carto | 1926 | American activist |
26 | Doug Willis | ||
27 | Nick Willis | 1983 | New Zealand middle-distance runner |
28 | Ellen Willis | 1941 | Writer, activist |
29 | Willis Bouchey | 1907 | American actor |
30 | Willis Earl Beal | 1983 | Singer/Songwriter/Producer |
31 | Chris Willis | 1969 | Singer from the United States |
32 | Kelly Willis | 1968 | American country music singer-songwriter |
33 | Wincey Willis | 1948 | British broadcaster |
34 | Thomas Willis | 1621 | English doctor |
35 | Willis Lamb | 1913 | American Physicist |
36 | Alicia Leigh Willis | 1978 | American actress |
37 | Chuck Willis | 1928 | American blues, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll singer and songwriter |
38 | Cody Willis | ||
39 | Willis Meehan | 1995 | New Zealand-Australian rugby league player and boxer |
40 | Willis H. O'Brien | 1886 | American animator |
41 | Willis Van Devanter | 1859 | Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court |
42 | Ike Willis | 1955 | American musician |
43 | George Willis | 1926 | English footballer |
44 | Nathaniel Parker Willis | 1806 | American magazine writer, editor, and publisher |
45 | Willis Augustus Lee | 1888 | Admiral |
46 | Bill Willis | 1921 | American football player |
47 | Willis Plaza | 1987 | Trinidad and Tobago footballer |
48 | Gaby Willis | ||
49 | Pam Willis | ||
50 | Wallace Willis | American songwriter | |
51 | Willis Alan Ramsey | 1951 | American singer-songwriter |
52 | Sarah Willis | 1969 | British musician |
53 | Carl Willis | 1960 | American baseball player |
54 | Willis V. McCall | 1909 | American sheriff |
55 | Nicole Willis | 1963 | American singer-songwriter |
56 | Willis Ward | 1912 | Track and field athlete and American football player |
57 | Austin Willis | 1917 | Canadian actor |
58 | Gary Willis | 1957 | American musician |
59 | Eddie Willis | 1936 | African-American soul musician |
60 | Coady Willis | 1974 | American drummer |
61 | Francis Willis | 1718 | British physician |
62 | Odell Willis | 1984 | American football player |
63 | Geoff Willis | 1959 | Formula One designer |
64 | Willis C. Hawley | 1864 | American politician |
65 | Frank B. Willis | 1871 | American politician |
66 | Willis Conover | 1920 | American radio producer |
67 | H. A. Willis | 1948 | Australian writer |
68 | James Willis | 1972 | American football player and coach |
69 | Willis Jackson | 1932 | American jazz tenor saxophonist |
70 | Willis Halaholo | 1990 | New Zealand rugby union player |
71 | Vic Willis | 1876 | American baseball player |
72 | Larry Willis | 1940 | American pianist |
73 | Katherine Willis | 1971 | American actress and producer |
74 | Jerome Willis | 1928 | British actor |
75 | Benjamin Willis | ||
76 | Peter Tom Willis | 1967 | American football quarterback |
77 | Betty Willis | 1923 | American graphic designer |
78 | Willis Polk | 1867 | American architect |
79 | Willis Barnstone | 1927 | American poet, translator, and Hispanist |
80 | Willis Smith | 1887 | American politician |
81 | Andrew Willis | 1990 | British swimmer, Olympic athlete |
82 | Willis Harman | 1918 | American electrical engineer |
83 | Deborah Willis | 1948 | American photographer |
84 | Joe Willis | 1988 | American soccer player |
85 | Daphne Willis | 1987 | Musician |
86 | Winston E. Willis | 1939 | American businessman |
87 | Noah G. Willis | 1940 | |
88 | Willis Hawkins | 1913 | American aerospace engineer |
89 | Christopher Willis | 1978 | British film score composer |
90 | David Willis | 1960 | English journalist |
91 | John Christopher Willis | 1868 | English botanist |
92 | Willis Adcock | 1922 | Canadian American physical chemist |
93 | Willis Dale Crittenberger | 1890 | United States Army officer |
94 | Ted Willis, Baron Willis | 1918 | British playwright, novelist and screenwriter |
95 | Eric Willis | 1922 | New South Wales politician and Premier |
96 | Michael Willis | 1949 | American actor |
97 | Henry Willis | 1821 | British organ builder |
98 | Jordan Willis | ||
99 | Phil Willis, Baron Willis of Knaresborough | 1941 | British politician |
100 | Bailey Willis | 1857 | American geologist |
101 | Phillip Willis | 1918 | Witness to the Kennedy assassination |
102 | Jack Willis | American documentary filmmaker | |
103 | Willis Wilson | 1960 | American basketball player and coach |
104 | Elizabeth Willis | 1961 | American poet |
105 | Robert Willis | 1800 | English academic |
106 | Kathy Willis | British ecologist | |
107 | Willis Ware | 1920 | American computer and privacy pioneer |
108 | Willis Pyle | 1914 | |
109 | Denny Willis | 1920 | Scottish comedian |
110 | Keith Willis | 1959 | American football player |
111 | Adam Willis | 1976 | English footballer |
112 | Chick Willis | 1934 | American singer |
113 | Willis A. Gorman | 1816 | American lawyer, soldier, politician, and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War |
114 | Willis W. Bradley | 1884 | United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient |
115 | Willis Sharpe Kilmer | 1869 | American businessman |
116 | Brad Willis | 1949 | International news correspondent and yoga instructor |
117 | Richard Storrs Willis | 1819 | American composer |
118 | Rhoda Willis | 1867 | English murderer |
119 | John Willis | 1921 | United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient |
120 | Shane Willis | 1977 | Canadian ice hockey player |
121 | Ken Willis | 1966 | American football player |
122 | Jeanne Willis | 1959 | English writer |
123 | Willis R. Whitney | 1868 | American chemist and founder of the research laboratory of the General Electric Company |
124 | Jane Willis | American blackjack player | |
125 | Craig Willis | 1954 | Australian actor |
126 | Edwin E. Willis | 1904 | American politician |
127 | Edwin B. Willis | 1893 | American scenic designer |
128 | Thornton Willis | 1936 | American painter |
129 | Mark W. Willis | American businessman | |
130 | Willis Bradley Haviland | 1890 | Aviator |
131 | Willis George Emerson | 1856 | American writer |
132 | Willis Benson Machen | 1810 | American politician |
133 | Andra Willis | 1943 | American singer |
134 | Darryl Willis | 1969 | American businessman |
135 | Norman Willis | 1933 | British trade unionist; General Secatary of the TUC |
136 | Willis Adams | 1956 | American football player |
137 | Simeon S. Willis | 1879 | American lawyer and politician |
138 | Raymond E. Willis | 1875 | American politician |
139 | Beth Willis | 1978 | British television prducer |
140 | Fred Willis | 1947 | American football player |
141 | Algernon Willis | 1889 | Lord of the Admiralty |
142 | Jan Willis | 1948 | American Buddhist scholar, Tibetan Buddhist |
143 | Cassius Willis | American actor | |
144 | Ray Willis | 1982 | American football player |
145 | Harold Buckley Willis | 1890 | American soldier |
146 | Hal Willis | 1933 | Canadian singer |
147 | Ralph Willis | 1910 | American Piedmont blues and country blues singer, guitarist and songwriter |
148 | Beverly Willis | 1928 | American architect |
149 | Tony Willis | 1960 | Boxer |
150 | Tyler Willis | 1980 | American model |
151 | Willis J. Abbot | 1863 | Journalist |
152 | Willis Glassgow | 1907 | American football player |
153 | John A. Willis | 1916 | American film book editor |
154 | Browne Willis | 1682 | English politician |
155 | Josh Willis | ||
156 | Albert S. Willis | 1843 | American politician |
157 | Derek Willis | 1995 | American basketball player |
158 | Willis Goldbeck | 1898 | Screenwriter |
159 | Willis G. Hale | 1848 | American architect |
160 | Richard Willis | 1664 | English bishop |
161 | Willis Linn Jepson | 1867 | American scientist |
162 | Dale Willis | 1938 | American college baseball player, Major League Baseball player, pitcher |
163 | Justin Willis | 1988 | Footballer |
164 | Chester Willis | 1958 | American football player |
165 | Willis Seaver Adams | 1842 | Painter |
166 | Garrett Willis | 1973 | Professional golfer |
167 | Matthew Willis | 1984 | American football player |
168 | Peter Willis | 1937 | English football referee |
169 | Willis J. Bailey | 1854 | American politician |
170 | Ron Willis | 1943 | American baseball player |
171 | Lisa Willis | 1984 | American professional women's basketball player |
172 | Willis White | American actor | |
173 | Willis Whitfield | 1919 | Physicist |
174 | Lynn Willis | RPG designer | |
175 | Rex Willis | 1924 | Welsh rugby union player |
176 | Michelle Willis | American composer | |
177 | Willis Hudlin | 1906 | American baseball player |
178 | Cillian Willis | 1985 | Irish rugby union player |
179 | Benita Johnson | 1979 | Australian distance runner |
180 | Olive Willis | 1877 | Founder of Downe House School |
181 | Jason Willis | 1980 | American football player |
182 | Jimmy Willis | 1968 | English footballer |
183 | Royce Willis | 1975 | New Zealand rugby union player |
184 | Willis Kienholz | 1875 | American football player and coach |
185 | Mark Willis | 1969 | American politician |
186 | Richard Raymond Willis | 1876 | British military hero |
187 | Kathleen Willis | 1962 | Illinois politician |
188 | Willis Peguese | 1966 | American football player |
189 | Willis Alston | 1769 | American politician |
190 | Willis Edwards | 1903 | English footballer and manager |
191 | Carol Willis | 1949 | |
192 | Simon Willis | BBC Scotland journalist | |
193 | Alfred Willis | 1836 | Anglican Bishop of Honolulu |
194 | Leo Willis | 1890 | Actor |
195 | Willis Crockett | 1966 | American football player |
196 | Tom Willis | 1983 | Australian soccer player |
197 | Willis Burks II | 1935 | American actor |
198 | Willis Lent | 1904 | United States admiral |
199 | Willis E. McNelly | 1920 | American writer |
200 | Willis Ricketts | 1924 | United States Marine |