Williston is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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David Williston David A. Williston (1868–1962) was the first professionally trained African American landscape architect in the United States. He designed many campuses for historically black colleges and universities, including Tuskegee University. He also taugh ...
(1868–1962), American landscape architect
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Edward Bancroft Williston (1837–1920), officer in the United States Army
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George H. Williston (1818–1881), American state and territorial legislator
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Lorenzo P. Williston (1815–1887), American lawyer and politician
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Ray Gillis Williston
Ray Gillis Williston (January 17, 1914 – December 7, 2006) was an educator and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Fort George in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1953 to 1972 as a Social Credit member.
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(1914–2006), Canadian educator and politician
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Samuel Wendell Williston
Samuel Wendell Williston (July 10, 1852 – August 30, 1918) was an American educator, entomologist, and paleontologist who was the first to propose that birds developed flight cursorially (by running), rather than arboreally (by leaping from tr ...
(1851–1918), American paleontologist
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Samuel Williston
Samuel Williston (September 24, 1861 – February 18, 1963) was an American lawyer and law professor who authored an influential treatise on contracts.
Early life, education and family
Williston was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts to a ...
(1861–1963), American lawyer
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