Wills is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Alec Wills Alec Percy Stanley Wills (11 March 1911 – 7 November 1941) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Air Force officer. Enlisting in the Royal Air Force from Haileybury in 1932, Wills played first-class cricket for the Combined Services ...

(1911–1941), English cricketer and Royal Air Force officer *

Alfred Wills Sir Alfred Wills (11 December 1828 – 9 August 1912) was a judge of the High Court of England and Wales and a well-known mountaineer. He was the third President of the Alpine Club, from 1863 to 1865. Early life Wills was the second son of Wi ...

(1828–1912), English High Court judge and mountaineer *

Andrew Wills Andrew Wills (born 3 January 1972) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Wills was a character of the game, noticeable due to his clean shaven head, and played mostly on the wing or half forward. He playe ...

(b. 1972), Australian football player *

Anneke Wills Anneke Wills (; born Anna Katarina Willys, 20 October 1941) is an English actress, best known for her role as the Doctor Who companion Polly in the long-running BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Biography Wills's father, Al ...

(b. 1941), British actress * Arthur Wills (musician) (1926–2020), English musician, composer and professor *

Arthur Walters Wills Arthur Walters Wills (1868-17 November 1948), was a British Liberal Party politician. Background He was a son of George Wills of Moretonhampstead, Devon. He was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge. He married in 1908, Margery Eyre ...

(1868–1948), English politician, MP for North Dorset *

Bob Wills James Robert Wills (March 6, 1905 – May 13, 1975) was an American Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader. Considered by music authorities as the founder of Western swing, he was known widely as the King of Western Swing (although S ...

(1905–1975), American Western swing musician *

Bump Wills Elliott Taylor "Bump" Wills (born July 27, 1952) is an American former professional baseball player, a second baseman in the major leagues for the Texas Rangers (1977–1981) and Chicago Cubs ( 1982). He also played two seasons in Japan for t ...

(b. 1952), American baseball player * Childe Wills (1878–1940), early associate of Henry Ford, and contributor to the design of the Model T * Chill Wills (1902–1978), American actor and singer *

Chris Wills Chris Wills (born 17 February 1978 in Folkestone, Kent) is a British gameshow contestant who was a series champion of ''Countdown'' in 2002 and a veteran of numerous other shows. ''Countdown'' Wills first appeared on ''Countdown'' on 14 Januar ...

(b. 1978), British gameshow ''Countdown'' champion *

Christopher Wills Christopher J. Wills (born 1938) is Professor Emeritus of Biology at UCSD. He received his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley. As a Guggenheim Fellow, he worked at the Karolinska Institute The Karolinska Institute (KI; sv, Karolinska Institutet; sometim ...

, American biologist * David Wills (disambiguation) * Edwina Florence Wills (1915–2002), American composer and sculptor * Ernest C. Wills, American college baseball coach *

Frank Wills (architect) Frank Wills (1822–1857) was a British-born architect who is associated with the design of early Gothic Revival churches in North America. Biography Frank Wills was born in Exeter, Devon, England in 1822, where he started working under Jo ...

(1822–1857), British architect *

Frank Wills (baseball) Frank Lee Wills, Jr. (October 26, 1958 – May 11, 2012) was an American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Royals (1983–84), Seattle Mariners (1985), Cleveland Indians (1986–87), and Toronto Blue Jays (1988–91). ...

(1958–2012), American baseball player *

Frank Wills (security guard) Frank Wills (February 4, 1948 – September 27, 2000) was a security guard best known for his role in foiling the June 17, 1972, break-in at the Democratic National Committee inside the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C. Then 24, Wills c ...

(1948–2000), security guard that discovered the break-in that led to the Watergate scandal * Frederick Wills (disambiguation) *

Garry Wills Garry Wills (born May 22, 1934) is an American author, journalist, political philosopher, and historian, specializing in American history, politics, and religion, especially the history of the Catholic Church. He won a Pulitzer Prize for Genera ...

(b. 1934), American author and historian *

George Alfred Wills Sir George Alfred Wills, 1st Baronet of Blagdon (3 June 1854 – 11 July 1928) was a President of Imperial Tobacco and the head of an eminent Bristol family. He was the son of Henry Overton Wills III and Alice Hopkinson and was educated at Mill ...

(1854–1928), President of Imperial Tobacco *

Harry Wills Harry may refer to: TV shows *Harry (American TV series), ''Harry'' (American TV series), a 1987 American comedy series starring Alan Arkin *Harry (British TV series), ''Harry'' (British TV series), a 1993 BBC drama that ran for two seasons *Harry ...

(1889–1958), American boxer *

Helen Wills Helen Newington Wills (October 6, 1905 – January 1, 1998), also known by her married names Helen Wills Moody and Helen Wills Roark, was an American tennis player. She won 31 Grand Slam tournament titles (singles, doubles, and mixed doubles) d ...

Moody (1905–1998), American tennis player * Henry Wills (disambiguation) *

Horatio Wills Horatio Spencer Howe Wills (5 October 1811 – 17 October 1861) was an Australian pastoralist, politician and newspaper owner. Biography Born in Sydney in the British penal colony of New South Wales, Wills grew up on George Street with his ...

(1811–1861), Australian pastoralist and politician, father of Tom * James Wills (disambiguation) *

Jedrick Wills Jedrick Wills Jr. (born May 17, 1999) is an American football offensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama and was drafted by the Browns in the first round of the 2020 ...

(born 1999), American football player * John Wills (disambiguation) *

Jonathan Wills (journalist) Jonathan Wills is a British journalist currently employed by ITV Channel. Born in 1964 he has worked for ITN, where he was best known for presenting the sports segment during the now defunct '' ITV News at 10.30''. He also fronted regional pro ...

, British journalist * Jonathan W. G. Wills, Scottish journalist * Josh Wills, member of the American band ''Story of the Year'' * Kevin Wills (b. 1980), English footballer * Lucy Wills (1888–1964), English haematologist *

Marcus Wills Marcus Wills (born 1972) is an Australian painter, winner of the 2006 Archibald Prize and finalist in many other art competitions. Early life and education Wills was born in Kaniva, Victoria in 1972. He studied for an Advanced Certificate of ...

(b. 1972), Australian artist *

Mark Wills Mark Wills (born Daryl Mark Williams; August 8, 1973) is an American country music artist. Signed to Mercury Records between 1996 and 2003, he released five studio albums for the label – ''Mark Wills'', ''Wish You Were Here'', '' Permanently'' ...

(b. 1973), American country music artist * Mary Wills (1914–1997), American film costume designer *

Maury Wills Maurice Morning Wills (October 2, 1932 – September 19, 2022) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) primarily for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1959 through 1966 and the latter part of ...

(1932–2022), American baseball player *

Michael Wills Michael David Wills, Baron Wills (born 20 May 1952) is a British politician and life peer who served as Minister of State for Justice from 2007 to 2010. A member of the Labour Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Swindon North from 199 ...

(b. 1952), English politician *

Nat M. Wills Nat M. Wills (born Louis McGrath Wills; July 11, 1873 – December 9, 1917) was a popular American stage star, vaudeville entertainer, and recording artist at the beginning of the 20th century. He is best known for his "tramp" persona and for per ...

(1873–1917), American vaudeville entertainer and recording artist * Richard Wills (politician) (born 1945), American politician * Richard J. Wills Jr (born 1942), bishop of the United Methodist Church *

Rick Wills Richard William Wills (born 5 December 1947) is an English bass guitarist. He is best known for his work with the rock band Foreigner and his associations with the Small Faces, Peter Frampton, Spooky Tooth, David Gilmour, Bad Company and The J ...

(born 1947), British rock musician * Robbie Wills (b. 1968) American politician from Arkansas * Robert Wills, Church of Ireland Archdeacon of Cloyne, 1889–1919 *

Royal Barry Wills Royal Barry Wills (August 21, 1895 – January 10, 1962) was an American architect and author. He was a master of the Cape Cod type house, particularly its 1930s–1950s Colonial Revival incarnation. Houses built to his designs continue to fetch ...

(1895–1962), American architect *

Simon Wills (racing driver) Simon Wills (born 3 October 1976 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a former racing driver who currently runs a graphic design business. Racing career Formula cars Wills finished runner up in the 1995 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship. He had ...

(b. 1976), New Zealand racing driver * Sue Wills (1944–2022), Australian academic and activist * Ted Wills (b. 1934), American baseball player *

Tom Wills Thomas Wentworth Wills (19 August 1835 – 2 May 1880) was an Australian sportsman who is credited with being Australia's first cricketer of significance and a founder of Australian rules football. Born in the British penal colony of New ...

(1835–1880), Australian sportsman * Thomas Wills (disambiguation) * William Wills (disambiguation) *

Wills (baseball) Thirty-four individuals who played professional baseball at the major league level before 1900 lack identified given names (there are hundreds of other players of which this is true from the twentieth-century Negro leagues). All 34 played between 1 ...

, American baseball player

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