Will may refer to:

Common meanings

Will and testament A will or testament is a legal document that expresses a person's (testator) wishes as to how their property ( estate) is to be distributed after their death and as to which person ( executor) is to manage the property until its final distributi ...

, instructions for the disposition of one's property after death *

Will (philosophy) Will, within philosophy, is a faculty of the mind. Will is important as one of the parts of the mind, along with reason and understanding. It is considered central to the field of ethics because of its role in enabling deliberate action. One of th ...

, or willpower *

Will (sociology) In sociology, will is a concept introduced by Ferdinand Tönnies in "'' Gemeinschaft und Gesellschaft''", 1887. Tönnies' approach was very much indebted to Spinoza's dictum ''voluntas atque intellectus unum et idem sunt'' ("will as well as ratio a ...

* Will,

volition (psychology) Volition or will is the cognitive process by which an individual decides on and commits to a particular course of action. It is defined as purposive striving and is one of the primary human psychological functions. Others include affect (feeling ...

* Will, a modal verb - see

Shall and will ''Shall'' and ''will'' are two of the English modal verbs. They have various uses, including the expression of propositions about the future, in what is usually referred to as the future tense of English. Historically, prescriptive grammar sta ...

People and fictional characters

Will (comics) Willy Maltaite (; 30 October 1927 – 18 February 2000), better known by the pseudonym Will (), was a Belgian comics creator and comics artist in the Franco-Belgian tradition. In the genre known in Francophone countries as bande dessinée, Will i ...

(1927–2000), a comic strip artist *

Will (given name) Will or Wil is a given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of William (given name), William, Wilfred (given name), Wilfred, Wilbur (name), Wilbur, Wilhelmina (given name), Wilhelmina, Wilma (given name), Wilma, Willard (name), Willard or Willeke. ...

, a list of people and fictional characters named Will or Wil *

Will (surname) Will is a surname found in the English-speaking world. People with this surname include: * Clifford Martin Will (born 1946), Canadian-born mathematical physicist * Conrad Will (politician) (1779–1835), American physician, politician, and pione ...

Will (Brazilian footballer) Will Robson Emilio Andrade (born 15 December 1973), known as just Will, is a former Brazilian football player. Clubs Will played for Atlético Paranaense in Brazil, before moving to play in Japan. He spent three seasons in the J2 League with Oit ...

(born 1973)

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

* '' Will: G. Gordon Liddy'', a 1982 TV film * ''Will'' (1981 film), an American drama * ''Will'' (2011 film), a British sports drama * ''

Bandslam ''Bandslam'' is a 2009 American musical romantic comedy drama film directed by Todd Graff who co-wrote the screenplay with Josh A. Cagan. The film stars Aly Michalka, Vanessa Hudgens, Gaelan Connell, Lisa Kudrow, Scott Porter, Ryan Donowho, and ...

'', a 2008 film with the working title ''Will''

Literature

* ''Will'' (novel), by Christopher Rush * ''Will'', an autobiography by

G. Gordon Liddy George Gordon Battle Liddy (November 30, 1930 – March 30, 2021) was an American lawyer, FBI agent, talk show host, actor, and convicted felon in the Watergate scandal as the chief operative in the White House Plumbers unit during the Nixon admi ...

Music

Will (band) Will was a Canadian electronic music act founded by Rhys Fulber and Chris Peterson, both members of Front Line Assembly and Delerium at different times. The style was heavy medieval ambient industrial with sampled strings and featured growled v ...

, a Canadian electronic music act * ''Will'' (Julianna Barwick album), a 2016 album by Julianna Barwick * ''Will'' (Leo O'Kelly album), a 2011 album by Leo O'Kelly *''Will'', a 1999 album by

Akina Nakamori is a Japanese Singing, singer and Actor, actress. She is one of the most popular and best-selling artists in Japan. Akina achieved national recognition after winning the 1981 season of the talent show ''Star Tanjō!''. Her debut single "Slow M ...

* "Will" (Ayumi Hamasaki song), 2005 * "Will" (Mika Nakashima song), 2002 * "Will" (Joyner Lucas song), 2020

Radio

WILL (AM) WILL ( 580 AM) is a public broadcasting station owned by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and licensed to Urbana, Illinois, United States. It is operated by Illinois Public Media, with studios located at Campbell Hall for Public Telec ...

, an NPR member station licensed to Urbana, Illinois, United States *

WILL-FM WILL-FM ( 90.9 MHz) is a public, listener-supported radio station owned by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and licensed to Urbana, Illinois, United States. It is operated by Illinois Public Media, with studios located at Campbell Ha ...

, an NPR member station licensed to Urbana, Illinois, United States *

WRMR (FM) WRMR (98.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a modern rock format. Licensed to Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States, the station serves the Wilmington and Jacksonville areas. Since October 2008, the station has been owned by Sunrise Br ...

, a radio station licensed to Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States, which called itself "Will FM" from 2006 to 2008 *

WYHW WYHW (104.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian radio format. Licensed to Wilmington, North Carolina, United States, the station serves the Wilmington area. WYHW is currently owned by Bible Broadcasting Network. History "Gold 104" s ...

, a radio station licensed to Wilmington, North Carolina, which called itself "Will FM" from 2008 to 2009

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Will'' (TV series), a TV series on the life of William Shakespeare * '' Will: The Death Trap II'', a video game *

WILL-TV WILL-TV (channel 12) is a PBS member television station licensed to Urbana, Illinois, United States, serving the Central Illinois region. Owned by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as part of Illinois Public Media, it is sister to NPR m ...

, a PBS member station licensed to Urbana, Illinois, United States

Law

Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) is a nonprofit conservative law firm based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The group was founded by lawyer Rick Esenberg in 2011. Activities The organization has defended right-to-work laws. In 2016, W ...

, a conservative law firm *

Women in Law and Litigation Women in Law and Litigation (WILL) was formed by women lawyers, judges and legal professionals to deal with gender discrimination faced by women in the field of law. The litigating public prefers to deal with male lawyers than women lawyers against ...

("WILL"), in India

Ships

* , a slave ship * , a 1925 Thames sailing barge

Other uses

Will County, Illinois Will County is a county in the northeastern part of the state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 696,355, an increase of 2.8% from 677,560 in 2010, making it Illinois's fourth-most populous county. The county seat ...

, United States *

WiLL Will may refer to: Common meanings * Will and testament, instructions for the disposition of one's property after death * Will (philosophy), or willpower * Will (sociology) * Will, volition (psychology) * Will, a modal verb - see Shall and will ...

, a brand used by a small group of Japanese companies *

Weakside linebacker Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and the defensive linemen. They are the "middle ground" of defenders, p ...

, or will, in gridiron football