Willy or Willie is a masculine, male given name, often a diminutive form of

William William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conq ...

or Wilhelm, and occasionally a nickname. It may refer to:

People

Given name or nickname

* Willie Aames (born 1960), American actor, television director, and screenwriter * Willie Allen (basketball) (born 1949), American basketball player and director of the Growing Power urban farming program *

Willie Allen (racing driver) William A. Allen (born June 15, 1980) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He is the co-owner of Rackley WAR, a team that competes full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and in late model racing. Allen ...

(born 1980), American racing driver * Willie Anderson (disambiguation) * Willie Apiata (born 1972), New Zealand Army soldier, only recipient of the Victoria Cross for New Zealand * Willie (footballer) (born 1993), Brazilian footballer Willie Hortencio Barbosa *

Willy Böckl Willy Böckl (27 January 1893 – 22 April 1975) was an Austrian figure skater. He won the World Figure Skating Championships four times and captured two silver medals at the Winter Olympics. After retiring from skating, he moved to the ...

(1893–1975), Austrian world champion figure skater *

Willy Bocklant Willy Bocklant (26 January 1941 – 6 June 1985) was a Belgian professional road racing cyclist Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional for ...

(1941–1985), Belgian road racing cyclist * Willy Bogner, Sr. (1909–1977), German Nordic skier *

Willy Bogner, Jr. Wilhelm Hermann Björn Bogner Jr. (born 23 January 1942) is a German fashion designer, film maker and former alpine ski racer. He inherited the Bogner clothing brand, originally set up as ''Willy-Bogner-Skivertrieb'' by his father, Willy Bogner ...

(born 1942), German fashion designer and alpine skier *

Willie Bosket William James Bosket Jr. (born December 9, 1962) is an American convicted murderer, whose numerous crimes committed while he was still a minor led to a change in New York state law, so that juveniles as young as 13 could be tried as an adult for ...

(born 1962), American convicted murderer whose numerous crimes committed as a minor led to a change in New York state law *

Willy Brandt Willy Brandt (; born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm; 18 December 1913 – 8 October 1992) was a German politician and statesman who was leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) from 1964 to 1987 and served as the chancellor of West Ge ...

(1913–1992), 4th chancellor of West Germany, originally a pseudonym of Herbert Frahm * Willie Brown (disambiguation) *

Willy Busch Wilhelm "Willy" Busch (4 January 1907 – 4 March 1982) was a German international footballer. Club career He was a player of TuS Duisburg. From 1940 to 1943 he played with Toni Turek, the 1954 World Champion. And in the 1943–44 season he ...

(1907–1969), German footballer * Willy Caballero (born 1981), Argentina football goalkeeper *

Willie Cauley-Stein Willie Trill Cauley-Stein (born Willie Durmond Cauley Jr.; August 18, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball with the Kentucky Wildcats. He previou ...

(born 1969), American basketball player *

Willy Claes Willem Werner Hubert "Willy" Claes (; born 24 November 1938) is a Belgian politician who served as the eighth Secretary General of NATO, from 1994 to 1995. Claes was forced to resign from his NATO position after he was found guilty of corruptio ...

(born 1938), Belgian former politician and eighth Secretary General of NATO * Willie Clancy (hurler) (born 1907), Irish hurler * Willie Clancy (musician) (1918–1973), Irish uilleann piper *

Willie Colón (musician) William Anthony Colón Román (born April 28, 1950) is an American salsa musician and social activist. He began his career as a trombonist and also sings, writes, produces and acts. He is also involved in the politics of New York City. Col� ...

(born 1950), New York musician and social activist *

Willie Colon (American football) Willie Colon (born April 9, 1983) is a former American football player. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He was part of the Steelers' Super Bowl XLIII victory over the Arizona Cardinals. He p ...

(born 1983), American football player *

Willy Cheruiyot Kipkirui Willy Cheruiyot Kipkirui (born 24 August 1974), also known as William Cheruiyot, is a long-distance runner from Kenya, who won the Eindhoven Marathon The Eindhoven Marathon ( Dutch: ''Marathon Eindhoven'') is an annual marathon race over the c ...

(born 1974), Kenyan long-distance runner *

Wee Willie Davis William "Wee Willie" Grundy Davis (December 7, 1906 – April 9, 1981) was an American film actor and professional wrestler. He was born in New York City and died in Louisville, Kentucky, aged 74. He worked in the Jefferson County Jail in Louis ...

(1906–1981), American actor and professional wrestler *

Willie Davis (baseball) William Henry Davis (April 15, 1940 – March 9, 2010) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball and the Nippon Professional Baseball league as a center fielder from through , most prominently as an integr ...

(1940–2010), American baseball player *

Willie Davis (basketball) Willie Edward Davis (born August 9, 1945 in Fairfield, Texas) is a retired professional basketball player. College career Davis attended North Texas State University, where he played college basketball. Professional career Davis was drafted i ...

(born 1945), American basketball player *

Willie Davis (defensive end) Willie D. Davis (July 24, 1934 – April 15, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). Davis played college football for the Grambling State Tigers before being drafted 1 ...

(1934–2020), American football player *

Willie Davis (wide receiver) Willie Clark Davis (born October 10, 1967 in Altheimer, Arkansas) is a former professional American football wide receiver who played for eight seasons in the National Football League for the Kansas City Chiefs, the Houston/Tennessee Oilers. ...

(born 1967), American football player *

Willy De Clercq Willy Clarisse Elvire Hector, Viscount De Clercq (8 July 1927 – 28 October 2011) was a Belgian liberal politician. De Clercq was born in Ghent, son of Frans de Clercq.Etat présent de la noblesse belge 2015, p. 62 After his law and notariat s ...

(1927–2011), Belgian politician, deputy prime minister and minister of finance * Willie Dixon (1915–1992), American blues double-bassist, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer *

Willy Eisenhart William S. Eisenhart III (August 24, 1946 – June 25, 1995) was an American writer on art. Biography Eisenhart was born in York, Pennsylvania. He attended Exeter, and then Princeton University where he majored in English, and then moved to M ...

(1946–1995), American writer on art * Willie Evans (disambiguation) * Willie Christine King Farris (born 1927), older sister of Martin Luther King Jr. and his only living sibling *

Willy Fitz Willy Fitz (12 March 1918 – 25 September 1993) was an Austrian footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American fo ...

(1918–1993), Austrian football player and coach *

Willie Gault Willie James Gault (born September 5, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons with the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Raiders. Considered one of the ...

(born 1960), American football player and sprinter * Willie Gay (born 1998), American football player * Willie Stevenson Glanton (1922–2017), American politician * Willy Goldberger (1898-1960s), German-Spanish cinematographer * Willie Green (born 1981), American basketball player * Willie Green (American football) (born 1966), American football player * Willie Harris (born 1978), American baseball player *

Willie Harvey Jr. Willie Harvey Jr. (born January 9, 1996) is an American football linebacker for the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL. He played college football at Iowa State. Early years Harvey grew up in Hastings, Florida. He attended Pedro Menendez Hig ...

(born 1996), American football player * Willie Hector (born 1939), American football player * Willy van Hemert (1912–1993), Dutch actor, theatre and television director and songwriter * Willy Hernangómez (born 1994), Spanish basketball player * Willy Hess (composer) (1906–1997), Swiss musicologist, composer and Beethoven scholar * Willy Hess (violinist) (1859–1939), German violinist and violin teacher * Willie Heston (1878-1963), American football player * William Higinbotham (1910–1994), American physicist and anti-nuclear proliferation activist * Willie Horton (born 1951), American convicted murderer whose crimes during a furlough was a major issue in the 1988 US presidential campaign *

Willie Horton (baseball) Willie Horton (born William Wattison Horton, October 18, 1942) is a former left fielder and designated hitter in Major League Baseball who played primarily for the Detroit Tigers. Over an eighteen-year career spanning six American League teams h ...

(born 1942), American baseball player *

Willy In 't Ven Willy In 't Ven (born 1 March 1943, in Turnhout) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist. He competed in seven editions of the Tour de France, four of the Giro d'Italia and one Vuelta a España. His brother, Paul and son Danny were ...

(born 1943), Belgian former road racing cyclist * Willie Ito (born 1934), American animator * Willy Jäggi (1906–1968), Swiss footballer *

Willy F. James Jr. Willy F. James Jr. (March 18, 1920 – April 8, 1945) was a United States Army private first class who was killed in action while running to the aid of his wounded platoon leader during World War II. In 1997, he was awarded the Medal of Honor in ...

(1920–1945), African-American United States Army soldier posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor * Willie John McBride (born 1940), Northern Irish former rugby union footballer who played as a lock for Ireland and the British and Irish Lions * Willie Johnson (disambiguation) * Willie Jones (disambiguation) * Willy von Känel (1909–1991), Swiss footballer *

Willy Kanis Willy Kanis (born 27 July 1984) in Kampen) is a Dutch female professional racing cyclist. Career highlights ;2003 :2nd 500 m, Dutch National Track Championships :2nd Sprint, Dutch National Track Championships ;2004 :2nd 500 m, Dutch National ...

(born 1984), Dutch female racing cyclist * Willie Otey Kay (1894–1992), American dressmaker * Willy van de Kerkhof (born 1951), Dutch footballer *

Willy Kernen Wilhelm Kernen (6 August 1929 – 12 November 2009) was a Swiss footballer. He played for FC La Chaux-de-Fonds FC La Chaux-de-Fonds is a Swiss football club based in La Chaux-de-Fonds. It was founded in 1894 and used to play at the Stade C ...

(1929–2009), Swiss footballer * Willy Komen (born 1987), Kenyan middle-distance runner * Willie Lanier (born 1945), American football player *

Wilfrid Laurier Sir Henri Charles Wilfrid Laurier, ( ; ; November 20, 1841 – February 17, 1919) was a Canadian lawyer, statesman, and politician who served as the seventh prime minister of Canada from 1896 to 1911. The first French Canadian prime minis ...

(1841–1919), 7th Prime Minister of Canada *

Willy Ley Willy or Willie is a masculine, male given name, often a diminutive form of William or Wilhelm, and occasionally a nickname. It may refer to: People Given name or nickname * Willie Aames (born 1960), American actor, television director, and scr ...

(1906–1969), German science writer, spaceflight advocate and historian of science * William Wallace Lincoln (1850–1862), third son of President Abraham Lincoln * Willy Lindström (born 1951), Swedish ice hockey player * Willy Lust (born 1932), Dutch multi-sport track-and-field athlete * Willie Person Magnum (1792-1861), American politician * Willie Martinez (disambiguation) *

Willie Mays Willie Howard Mays Jr. (born May 6, 1931), nicknamed "the Say Hey Kid" and "Buck", is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB). Regarded as one of the greatest players ever, Mays ranks second behind only Babe Ruth on most all-tim ...

(born 1931), American Major League Baseball Hall-of-Fame player * Willie McCovey (1938–2018), American baseball player *

Willie McGee Willie Dean McGee (born November 2, 1958) is an American professional baseball coach and former outfielder who is an assistant coach for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for four teams, over 18 seasons. ...

(born 1958), American baseball player * Willy McIntosh (born 1970), Thai actor, model and TV producer * Willy Messerschmitt (1898–1978), German aircraft designer and manufacturer * Willie Mitchell (disambiguation) * Willie Mosconi (1913–1993), American pool player *

Willie Moretti Guarino "Willie" Moretti (February 24, 1894 – October 4, 1951), also known as Willie Moore, was a notorious underboss of the Genovese crime family and a cousin of the family boss Frank Costello. Criminal career Born Guarino Moretti in Bari ...

(1894–1951), Italian-American mobster * Willy Mutunga (born 1947), Kenyan lawyer, reformer and former Chief Justice of Kenya * Willie Naulls (1934–2018), American basketball player *

Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American country musician. The critical success of the album ''Shotgun Willie'' (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of '' Red Headed Stranger'' (1975) and ''Stardust'' (1978 ...

(born 1933), American country singer-songwriter, author, poet, actor, and activist *

Willy Van Neste Willy Van Neste (born 10 March 1944) is a retired Belgian professional road bicycle racer who competed as a professional from 1966 to 1976. He participated in seven editions of the Tour de France, where he won a stage in the 1967 Tour de France ...

(born 1944), Belgian retired road racing cyclist * Willie Norwood (disambiguation) * Guillermo "Willy" Oddó (1943–1991), Chilean musician * Willie Ong (born 1963) Filipino cardiologist, media personality and politician *

Willie O'Ree Willie Eldon O'Ree (born October 15, 1935) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, best known for being the first Black player in the National Hockey League (NHL). O'Ree played as a winger for the Boston Bruins. O'Ree is referred t ...

(born 1935), first black player in the National Hockey League * Willie Park, Sr. (1833–1903), Scottish golfer * Willie Park, Jr. (1864–1925), American golfer and golf course architect, son of the above *

Willy Pogany William Andrew Pogany (born Vilmos András Pogány; August 24, 1882 – July 30, 1955) was a prolific Hungarians, Hungarian illustrator of Children's literature, children's and other books. His contemporaries include C. Coles Phillips, Joseph Clem ...

(1882–1955), Hungarian illustrator of children's and other books * Willie Randolph (born 1954), American former Major League Baseball player, coach and manager * Willie Revillame (born 1961), Filipino television host, actor and recording artist * Willy Rizzo (1928–2013), Italian photographer and designer * Willie Robertson (born 1972), American TV personality, businessman, outdoorsman, hunter and author best known for appearing on the reality TV series ''Duck Dynasty'' *

Willy Røgeberg Willy Røgeberg (1 December 1905 – 15 December 1969) was a Norwegian rifle shooter who competed before and after World War II. He won two Olympic medals. He won his first olympic medal in 50 m Rifle, prone at the 1936 Summer Olympics ...

(1905–1969), Norwegian rifle shooter and 1936 Olympic champion * Willy Rohr (1877–1930), German Army World War I officer and tactical innovator * Willy Ronis (1910–2009), French photographer * Willie Rushton (1937–1996), English cartoonist, comedian, actor and performer * Willy Russell (born 1947), English dramatist, lyricist and composer * Willy Sagnol (born 1977), French former football player and manager * Willy Schäfer (actor) (born 1933), German television actor *

Willy Schäfer (handballer) Willy Schäfer (30 April 1913 – 16 October 1980) was a Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the ...

(1913–1980), Swiss Olympic field handball player *

Willy Schärer Wilhelm "Willy" Schärer (20 September 1903 – 26 November 1982) was a Swiss middle-distance runner who won a silver medal over 1500 m at the Olympic Games in Paris in 1924. The race was won by Paavo Nurmi. References External linksBiog ...

(1903–1982), Swiss middle-distance runner * Willie Scott (American football) (born 1959), American retired National Football League player * Willie Sims (born 1958), American-Israeli basketball player * Willy Sluiter (1873–1949), Dutch painter *

Willie "The Lion" Smith William Henry Joseph Bonaparte Bertholf Smith (November 23, 1893 – April 18, 1973), nicknamed "The Lion", was an American jazz and stride pianist. Early life William Henry Joseph Bonaparte Bertholf, known as Willie, was born in 1893 in Goshe ...

(1897–1973), American jazz pianist *

Willie Smith (alto saxophonist) William McLeish Smith (November 25, 1910 – March 7, 1967) was an American saxophonist and one of the major alto saxophone players of the swing era. He also played clarinet and sang. Early life Smith was born in Charleston, South Carolina, Unite ...

(1910–1967), jazz alto saxophonist *

Willie "Big Eyes" Smith Willie Lee "Big Eyes" Smith (January 19, 1936 – September 16, 2011) was an American electric blues vocalist, harmonica player, and drummer. He was best known for several stints with the Muddy Waters band beginning in the early 1960s. Biograp ...

(1936–2011), American blues singer, harmonica player and drummer * Willie Smith (offensive tackle, born 1937) (born 1937), American former football player * Willie Smith (tight end) (born 1964), American former football player * Willie Smith (offensive tackle, born 1986) (born 1986), American former football player *

Willy Spühler Willy Spühler (31 January 1902, in Zurich – 31 May 1990) was a Swiss politician. He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 17 December 1959, representing the Canton of Zürich, and handed over office on 31 January 1970. He was affiliated ...

(1902–1990), Swiss politician * Willibald Stejskal, Austrian football player (1914–1923) and manager (1924–1953) *

Willy Stöwer Willy Stöwer (22 May 1864 – 31 May 1931) was a German artist, illustrator and author during the Imperial Period. He is best known for nautical paintings and lithographs. Many of his works depict historical maritime events such as the sink ...

(1864–1931), German artist, illustrator and author *

Willie Sutton William Francis Sutton Jr. (June 30, 1901 – November 2, 1980) was an American bank robber. During his forty-year robbery career he stole an estimated $2 million, and he eventually spent more than half of his adult life in prison and escape ...

(1901–1980), American bank robber * Willie Taggart (born 1976), American college football coach * Willy Taveras (born 1981), former Major League Baseball player from the Dominican Republic * Willy Teirlinck (born 1948), Belgian retired road cyclist *

Willie Thorne William Joseph Thorne (4 March 195417 June 2020) was an English professional snooker player. He won one ranking title, the 1985 Classic. He also reached the final of the 1985 UK Championship, losing 16–14 to Steve Davis after leading 13–8 ...

(1954–2020), English snooker player and sports commentator * Willie Tonga (born 1983), Australian Rugby League player * Willy Tröger (1928–2004), German footballer *

Willy Vanden Berghen Willy Vanden Berghen (3 July 1939 – 30 March 2022) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. In 1960 he won two bronze medals in the road race, one at the amateur world championships and the other at the Olympic Games. Major results ;1 ...

(born 1939), Belgian retired road bicycle racer *

Willy Vandersteen Willy Vandersteen (15 February 1913 – 28 August 1990) was a Belgian creator of comic books. In a career spanning 50 years, he created a large studio and published more than 1,000 comic albums in over 25 series, selling more than 200 million co ...

(1913–1990), Belgian creator of comic books *

Willie Weeks Willie Weeks (born August 5, 1947) is an American bass guitarist. He has gained fame performing with famous musicians in a wide variety of genres. He has been one of the most in-demand session musicians throughout his career. Weeks has also g ...

(born 1947), American bass guitarist * Willie Williams (disambiguation) *

Willie Wolfe William Lawton Wolfe (February 17, 1951 – May 17, 1974) was one of the founding members in 1972 of the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA), an American radical group based near Oakland, California. While in the group, he adopted the name "Kahjoh", ...

(1951–1974), one of the founding members of the Symbionese Liberation Army terrorist group * Willie Wolfgramm, Tongan rugby league player * Willy Wolterstorff (1864–1943), German herpetologist and paleontologist * Willie Wood (disambiguation) * Willie Woodburn (1919–2001), Scottish footballer * Willy Workman (born 1990), American-Israeli basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem in the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional competition in Israeli club basketball, making it Israel's primary basketball ...

* Willie Worsley (born 1945), American basketball player * Willie Wright (disambiguation), multiple people * Willie Young (disambiguation), multiple people

Surname

Boxcar Willie Lecil Travis Martin (September 1, 1931 – April 12, 1999), whose stage name was Boxcar Willie, was an American country music singer-songwriter, who sang in the "old-time hobo" music style, complete with dirty face, overalls, and a floppy hat. ...

(1931–1999), American country music singer * Charles V. Willie (1927-2022), American sociologist and writer

Stage name, pen name, ring name or nom de guerre

* Simeon Cuba Sarabia or Willy (1935–1967), Bolivian trade unionist and guerrilla under Che Guevara *

Henry Gauthier-Villars Henry Gauthier-Villars (8 August 1859 – 12 January 1931), known by the pen name Willy , was a French ''fin de siècle'' writer and music critic who is today mostly known as the mentor and first husband of Colette. Other pseudonyms used by Gauth ...

(1859–1931), French fin-de-siecle writer and music critic, pen name Willy * Willy Corsari, Dutch singer and author born Wilhelmina Angela Schmidt (1897–1998) *

Willy DeVille Willy DeVille (born William Paul Borsey Jr.; August 25, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American singer and songwriter. During his thirty-five-year career, first with his band Mink DeVille (1974–1986) and later on his own, DeVille created ori ...

, American singer and songwriter born William Paul Borsey, Jr. (1950–2009) *

Willy Moon William George Sinclair (born 2 June 1989), better known by his stage name Willy Moon, is a New Zealand musician, singer, songwriter and producer. He is known for his 2012 single "Yeah Yeah (Willy Moon song), Yeah Yeah" which appeared on the 201 ...

, New Zealand-born singer and producer born William George Sinclair in 1989 * Willie Nile, American folk and rock singer and songwriter born Robert Anthony Noonan (born 1948) * Willie Pep, American boxer born Guglielmo Papaleo (1922–2006)

Dogs

* Araki Fabulous Willy or Willy (2001–2008), a champion Tibetan Terrier * Wheely Willy (1991–2009), a paraplegic chihuahua

Fictional characters

* Chilly Willy, a cartoon character * Willy Armitage, strongman and IMF agent in the TV series ''Mission: Impossible'' * Willy Fog, protagonist in the Spanish animated series ''

Around the World with Willy Fog ''Around the World with Willy Fog'' ( es, link=no, La vuelta al mundo de Willy Fog) is a Spanish-Japanese animated television adaptation of the 1873 novel ''Around the World in Eighty Days'' by Jules Verne produced by Spanish studio BRB Interna ...

'' *

Willy Loman William "Willy" Loman is a fictional character and the protagonist of Arthur Miller's play ''Death of a Salesman'', which debuted on Broadway with Lee J. Cobb playing Loman at the Morosco Theatre on February 10, 1949. Loman is a 63-year-old ...

, protagonist of the play ''Death of a Salesman'' by Arthur Miller * Willie Lumpkin, supporting character in

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Comics'' in 19 ...

* Willy Mackey, a villain from ''

Double Dragon is a beat 'em up video game series initially developed by Technōs Japan and released as an arcade game in 1987. The series features twin martial artists, Billy and Jimmy Lee, as they fight against various adversaries and rivals. The original ...

'' * Willy Roper, in the British soap opera ''EastEnders'' * Captain Willy Schultz, a comic book World War II soldier * Wilhelmina "Willie" Scott, female lead character in the film ''

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ''Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'' is a 1984 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg. It is the second installment in the ''Indiana Jones'' franchise, and a prequel to the 1981 film '' Raiders of the Lost Ark'', f ...

'' * Willie Stark, central character of the novel ''

All the King's Men ''All the King's Men'' is a 1946 novel by Robert Penn Warren. The novel tells the story of charismatic populist governor Willie Stark and his political machinations in the Depression-era Deep South. It was inspired by the real-life story of U. ...

'' by Robert Penn Warren *

Willy Wonka Willy Wonka is a fictional character appearing in British author Roald Dahl's 1964 children's novel '' Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' and its 1972 sequel '' Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator''. He is the eccentric founder and propriet ...

, in Roald Dahl's children's novels and film adaptations thereof, owner of chocolate factory *

Groundskeeper Willie William MacMoran MacDougal, better known as Groundskeeper Willie, is a recurring character on ''The Simpsons'', voiced by Dan Castellaneta. He is the head groundskeeper and Janitor at Springfield Elementary School. Willie is almost feral in nat ...

, a recurring character on the television series ''The Simpsons'' * Willy (''EastEnders''), a fictional dog * Willy, a fictional

killer whale The orca or killer whale (''Orcinus orca'') is a toothed whale belonging to the oceanic dolphin family, of which it is the largest member. It is the only extant species in the genus '' Orcinus'' and is recognizable by its black-and-white ...

in the films ''

Free Willy ''Free Willy'' is a 1993 American family drama film, directed by Simon Wincer, produced by Lauren Shuler Donner and Jennie Lew Tugend, written by Keith A. Walker and Corey Blechman from a story by Walker and distributed by Warner Bros. Picture ...

'', '' Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home'', '' Free Willy 3: The Rescue'', and

Free Willy (TV series) ''Free Willy'' is an animated television series, inspired by the 1993 film of the same name. This television show was produced by Warner Bros. Television, Regency Enterprises, Warner Bros. Animation, and the Canadian company Nelvana for Warner Br ...

'' * Willy, a fictional sperm in the book '' Where Willy Went'' * Willy, a sailor from Wigan in the ''Captain Pugwash'' series of British children's comic strips and books * Willy, main character in ''

Willy the Sparrow Pannonia Film Studio (also known as MAFILM Pannónia Filmstúdió) was the largest animation studio in Hungary, based in the capital of Budapest. It was formed in 1951, becoming independent in 1957. The studio is said to have closed sometime ar ...

''. *

Willie Willy or Willie is a masculine, male given name, often a diminutive form of William or Wilhelm, and occasionally a nickname. It may refer to: People Given name or nickname * Willie Aames (born 1960), American actor, television director, and scr ...

the Giant, a character in '' Mickey and the Beanstalk'' * Willie, a whale in the '' Make Mine Music'' segment ''Willie the Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met'' *

Willie the Wildcat (Kansas State) Willie Wildcat is the official mascot for the Kansas State University Wildcats. History Kansas State's athletic teams first acquired the nickname "Aggies," during the start of the 20th century. This name lives on in the entertainment district t ...