Willy or Willie is a masculine, male given name, often a diminutive form of
William
William is a male given name of Germanic 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 conquest of Engl ...
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Wilhelm
Wilhelm may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* William Charles John Pitcher, costume designer known professionally as "Wilhelm"
* Wilhelm (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname
Other uses
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People
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Willie Aames
Willie Aames, also credited as Willie Ames, (born Albert William Upton, July 15, 1960) is an American actor, film and television director, television producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for playing Tommy Bradford, one of the children of ...
(born 1960), American actor, television director, and screenwriter
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Willie Allen (basketball) (born 1949), American basketball player and director of the Growing Power urban farming program
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Willie Allen (racing driver) (born 1980), American racing driver
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Willie Anderson (disambiguation)
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Willie Apiata
Bill Henry "Willie" Apiata, VC (born 28 June 1972) is a former corporal in the New Zealand Special Air Service, who became the first recipient of the Victoria Cross for New Zealand. He received the award on 2 July 2007 for bravery under fire d ...
(born 1972), New Zealand Army soldier, only recipient of the Victoria Cross for New Zealand
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Willie (footballer) (born 1993), Brazilian footballer Willie Hortencio Barbosa
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Willy Böckl (1893–1975), Austrian world champion figure skater
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Willy Bocklant
Willy Bocklant (26 January 1941 – 6 June 1985) was a Belgian professional road racing cyclist active as a professional between 1962 and 1969. Among his biggest victories are the 1964 edition of Liège–Bastogne–Liège and the overall classi ...
(1941–1985), Belgian road racing cyclist
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Willy Bogner, Sr. (1909–1977), German Nordic skier
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Willy Bogner, Jr. (born 1942), German fashion designer and alpine skier
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Willie Bosket (born 1962), American convicted murderer whose numerous crimes committed as a minor led to a change in New York state law
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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
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Willie Brown (disambiguation)
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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 p ...
(1907–1969), German footballer
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Willy Caballero
Wilfredo Daniel Caballero Lazcano (born 28 September 1981) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Southampton.
He spent most of his career in Spain, representing Elche and Málaga and competing in La Liga ...
(born 1981), Argentina football goalkeeper
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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 previousl ...
(born 1969), American basketball player
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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
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Willie Clancy (hurler) (born 1907), Irish hurler
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Willie Clancy (musician)
Willie Clancy (24 December 1918 – 24 January 1973)Sleeve notes by Peter Brown, from ''The Gold Ring'' CD, (RTÉ 276CD), RTÉ 2009 was an Irish uilleann piper, flute player and whistle player.
Early life
Clancy was born into a musical ...
(1918–1973), Irish uilleann piper
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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. Coló ...
(born 1950), New York musician and social activist
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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 pl ...
(born 1983), American football player
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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 cla ...
(born 1974), Kenyan long-distance runner
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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
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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 integral ...
(1940–2010), American baseball player
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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 in ...
(born 1945), American basketball player
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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 18 ...
(1934–2020), American football player
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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
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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
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Willie Dixon (1915–1992), American blues double-bassist, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer
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Willy Eisenhart (1946–1995), American writer on art
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Willie Evans (disambiguation)
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Willie Christine King Farris (born 1927), older sister of Martin Luther King Jr. and his only living sibling
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Willy Fitz (1918–1993), Austrian football player and coach
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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
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Willie Gay (born 1998), American football player
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Willie Stevenson Glanton (1922–2017), American politician
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Willy Goldberger
Willy Goldberger (1898-in the 1960s) was a German-Spanish cinematographer. On some Spanish films he is credited as Guillermo Goldberger.
Selected filmography
* '' The Heiress of the Count of Monte Cristo'' (1919)
* '' The Yellow Diplomat'' (192 ...
(1898-1960s), German-Spanish cinematographer
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Willie Green
Willie Julius Green (born July 28, 1981) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played professionally in the NBA with the ...
(born 1981), American basketball player
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Willie Green (American football)
Willie Aaron Green (born April 2, 1966) is a former professional American football wide receiver who played for the Detroit Lions, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Carolina Panthers, and the Denver Broncos in the National Football League. He played ...
(born 1966), American football player
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Willie Harris
William Charles Harris (born June 22, 1978) is an American professional baseball coach who is currently the third base coach for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is also a former Major League Baseball outfielder and second ba ...
(born 1978), American baseball player
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Willie Harvey Jr. (born 1996), American football player
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Willie Hector (born 1939), American football player
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Willy van Hemert
Willy van Hemert (29 March 1912 – 26 June 1993) was a Dutch actor and theatre and television director, but is best known as a songwriter who penned two winning Dutch songs for the Eurovision Song Contest.
Biography
Van Hemert was born in Utre ...
(1912–1993), Dutch actor, theatre and television director and songwriter
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Willy Hernangómez
Guillermo Gustavo "Willy" Hernangómez Geuer (born 27 May 1994) is a Spanish professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Standing at , he plays at the center position.
Professional c ...
(born 1994), Spanish basketball player
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Willy Hess (composer)
Willy Hess (12 October 1906 – 9 May 1997) was a Swiss musicologist, composer, and famous Beethoven scholar. He achieved fame after compiling and publishing a catalogue of works of Beethoven that were not listed in the "complete" edition. He or ...
(1906–1997), Swiss musicologist, composer and Beethoven scholar
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Willy Hess (violinist)
Willy Hess (14 July 185917 February 1939) was a German violinist and violin teacher.
Biography
Willy Hess was born in Mannheim on 14 July 1859. He commenced the study of violin when only five years of age with his father, who was a pupil of Lu ...
(1859–1939), German violinist and violin teacher
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Willie Heston
William Martin Heston (September 9, 1878 – September 9, 1963) was an American football player and coach. He played halfback at San Jose State University and the University of Michigan. Heston was the head football coach for Drake University ...
(1878-1963), American football player
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William Higinbotham
William Alfred Higinbotham (October 22, 1910 – November 10, 1994) was an American physicist. A member of the team that developed the first nuclear bomb, he later became a leader in the nonproliferation movement. He also has a place in the his ...
(1910–1994), American physicist and anti-nuclear proliferation activist
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Willie Horton
William R. Horton (born August 12, 1951), commonly referred to as "Willie Horton", is an American convicted felon who became notorious for committing violent crimes while on furlough from prison, where he was serving a life sentence without the ...
(born 1951), American convicted murderer whose crimes during a furlough was a major issue in the 1988 US presidential campaign
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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
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Willy In 't Ven (born 1943), Belgian former road racing cyclist
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Willie Ito (born 1934), American animator
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Willy Jäggi
Willy Jäggi (28 July 1906 – 1 February 1968) was a Swiss footballer who played for Switzerland in the 1934 FIFA World Cup. He also played for FC Solothurn, Servette FC, FC La Chaux-de-Fonds, Urania Genève Sport, FC Lausanne-Sport, FC Biel-Bi ...
(1906–1968), Swiss footballer
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Willy F. James Jr. (1920–1945), African-American United States Army soldier posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor
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Willie John McBride
William James McBride, CBE, better known as Willie John McBride (born 6 June 1940) is a former rugby union footballer who played as a lock for Ireland and the British and Irish Lions. He played 63 Tests for Ireland including eleven as captain, ...
(born 1940), Northern Irish former rugby union footballer who played as a lock for Ireland and the British and Irish Lions
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Willie Johnson (disambiguation)
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Willie Jones (disambiguation)
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Willy von Känel (1909–1991), Swiss footballer
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Willy Kanis (born 1984), Dutch female racing cyclist
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Willie Otey Kay (1894–1992), American dressmaker
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Willy van de Kerkhof
Wilhelmus Antonius "Willy" van de Kerkhof (; born 16 September 1951) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Van de Kerkhof and his twin brother René were squad members of the Dutch national team that made the W ...
(born 1951), Dutch footballer
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Willy Kernen (1929–2009), Swiss footballer
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Willy Komen (born 1987), Kenyan middle-distance runner
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Willie Lanier
Willie Edward Lanier (born August 21, 1945) is an American former professional football player who was a middle linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1967 through 1977. He won postseason honors for eight consecutive years, making the Amer ...
(born 1945), American football player
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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
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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
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William Wallace Lincoln (1850–1862), third son of President Abraham Lincoln
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Willy Lindström
Bo Morgan Willy Lindström (born May 5, 1951) is a Swedish former ice hockey player for the Winnipeg Jets, Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins.
Career
Willy Lindström was born i Grums, Värmland, Sweden. He began playing ice hockey in Grum ...
(born 1951), Swedish ice hockey player
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Willy Lust
Wilhelmina Maria "Willy" "Wil" Lust (later Postma, born 19 June 1932) is a retired Dutch track-and-field athlete. She won a silver medal in the long jump at the 1950 European Athletics Championships. Two years later she competed at the 1952 Summ ...
(born 1932), Dutch multi-sport track-and-field athlete
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Willie Person Magnum (1792-1861), American politician
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Willie Martinez (disambiguation)
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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
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Willie McCovey
Willie Lee McCovey (January 10, 1938 – October 31, 2018), nicknamed "Stretch", "Mac" and "Willie Mac", was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman from 1959 to 1980, most notably as a mem ...
(1938–2018), American baseball player
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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. H ...
(born 1958), American baseball player
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Willy McIntosh
Willy McIntosh ( th, วิลลี่ แมคอินทอช; born April 4, 1970) is a Thai actor and television presenter. He also produces TV show and Thai films such as ''Saranae Show'', ''Saranae Siblor'' and ''Saranae hen phi''.
Earl ...
(born 1970), Thai actor, model and TV producer
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Willy Messerschmitt
Wilhelm Emil "Willy" Messerschmitt (; 26 June 1898 – 15 September 1978) was a German aircraft designer and manufacturer. In 1934, in collaboration with Walter Rethel, he designed the Messerschmitt Bf 109, which became the most important ...
(1898–1978), German aircraft designer and manufacturer
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Willie Mitchell (disambiguation)
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Willie Mosconi
William Joseph Mosconi (; June 27, 1913 – September 17, 1993) was an American professional pool player from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Between the years of 1941 and 1956, he won the World Straight Pool Championship nineteen times. For mo ...
(1913–1993), American pool player
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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
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Willy Mutunga
Willy Munyoki Mutunga (born 16 June 1946) is a Kenyan lawyer, intellectual, reform activist, and was the Commonwealth Special Envoy to the Maldives. He is also an active member of thJustice Leadership Group He is the retired Chief Justice of Ke ...
(born 1947), Kenyan lawyer, reformer and former Chief Justice of Kenya
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Willie Naulls
William Dean Naulls (October 7, 1934 – November 22, 2018) was an American professional basketball player for 10 years in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a four-time NBA All-Star with the New York Knicks and won three NBA ...
(1934–2018), American basketball player
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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'' (1 ...
(born 1933), American country singer-songwriter, author, poet, actor, and activist
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Willy Van Neste (born 1944), Belgian retired road racing cyclist
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Willie Norwood (disambiguation)
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Guillermo "Willy" Oddó (1943–1991), Chilean musician
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Willie Ong
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 scree ...
(born 1963) Filipino cardiologist, media personality and politician
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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
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Willie Park, Sr. (1833–1903), Scottish golfer
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Willie Park, Jr. (1864–1925), American golfer and golf course architect, son of the above
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Willy Pogany
William Andrew Pogany (born Vilmos András Pogány; August 24, 1882 – July 30, 1955) was a prolific Hungarian illustrator of children's and other books. His contemporaries include C. Coles Phillips, Joseph Clement Coll, Edmund Dulac, Harvey Du ...
(1882–1955), Hungarian illustrator of children's and other books
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Willie Randolph
William Larry Randolph (born July 6, 1954) is an American former professional baseball second baseman, coach, and manager. During an 18-year career in Major League Baseball (MLB), he played from 1975 to 1992 for six different teams, most notabl ...
(born 1954), American former Major League Baseball player, coach and manager
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Willie Revillame
Wilfredo Buendia Revillame (; born January 27, 1961), popularly known as Willie Revillame, is a Filipino television host, comedian, singer, songwriter, actor, and businessman.
Career
Revillame started out as the host of GMA Network's noontime ...
(born 1961), Filipino television host, actor and recording artist
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Willy Rizzo (1928–2013), Italian photographer and designer
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Willie Robertson (born 1972), American TV personality, businessman, outdoorsman, hunter and author best known for appearing on the reality TV series ''Duck Dynasty''
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Willy Røgeberg (1905–1969), Norwegian rifle shooter and 1936 Olympic champion
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Willy Rohr (1877–1930), German Army World War I officer and tactical innovator
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Willy Ronis
Willy Ronis (; 14 August 191012 September 2009) was a French photographer. His best-known work shows life in post-war Paris and Provence.
Life and work
Ronis was born in Paris; his father, Emmanuel Ronis, was a Jewish refugee from Odessa, and ...
(1910–2009), French photographer
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Willie Rushton
William George Rushton (18 August 1937 – 11 December 1996) was an English cartoonist, satirist, comedian, actor and performer who co-founded the satirical magazine ''Private Eye''.
Early life
Rushton was born 18 August 1937 in 3 Wilbraham Plac ...
(1937–1996), English cartoonist, comedian, actor and performer
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Willy Russell
William Russell (born 23 August 1946) is an English dramatist, lyricist and composer. His best known works are ''Educating Rita'', ''Shirley Valentine'', '' Blood Brothers'' and ''Our Day Out''.
Early life
Russell was born in Whiston, Lancash ...
(born 1947), English dramatist, lyricist and composer
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Willy Sagnol
Willy David Frédéric Sagnol (born 18 March 1977) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the manager of the Georgia national team.
Sagnol spent much of his professional career playing for ...
(born 1977), French former football player and manager
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Willy Schäfer (actor)
Willy Schäfer (6 March 1933 – 6 May 2011) was a German television actor. Schäfer is best known as ''Willi Berger'' on the television series ''Derrick'', a role he played in more than 190 of the series' 281 episodes. He was born in Saarbrü ...
(born 1933), German television actor
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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
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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
Paavo Johannes Nurmi (; 13 Jun ...
(1903–1982), Swiss middle-distance runner
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Willie Scott (American football)
Willie Louis Scott (February 13, 1959 – February 8, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). Scott was the son of Gloria and Willie Scott. Gloria and Willie were employed ...
(born 1959), American retired National Football League player
* Willie Sims (basketball), Willie Sims (born 1958), American-Israeli basketball player
* Willy Sluiter (1873–1949), Dutch painter
* Willie "The Lion" Smith (1897–1973), American jazz pianist
* Willie Smith (alto saxophonist) (1910–1967), jazz alto saxophonist
* Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (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 (1902–1990), Swiss politician
* Willibald Stejskal, Austrian football player (1914–1923) and manager (1924–1953)
* Willy Stöwer (1864–1931), German artist, illustrator and author
* Willie Sutton (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 (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 (born 1939), Belgian retired road bicycle racer
* Willy Vandersteen (1913–1990), Belgian creator of comic books
* Willie Weeks (born 1947), American bass guitarist
* Willie Williams (disambiguation)
* Willie Wolfe (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 B.C., Hapoel Jerusalem in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Willie Worsley (born 1945), American basketball player
* Willie Wright (disambiguation), multiple people
* Willie Young (disambiguation), multiple people
Surname
* Boxcar Willie (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 (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, American singer and songwriter born William Paul Borsey, Jr. (1950–2009)
* Willy Moon, 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''
* Willy Loman, protagonist of the play ''Death of a Salesman'' by Arthur Miller
* Willie Lumpkin, supporting character in Marvel Comics
* Willy Mackey, a villain from ''Double Dragon''
* 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''
* Willie Stark, central character of the novel ''All the King's Men'' by Robert Penn Warren
* Willy Wonka, in Roald Dahl's children's novels and film adaptations thereof, owner of chocolate factory
* Groundskeeper Willie, a recurring character on the television series ''The Simpsons''
* Willy (EastEnders), Willy (''EastEnders''), a fictional dog
* Willy, a fictional orca, killer whale in the films ''Free Willy'', ''Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home'', ''Free Willy 3: The Rescue'', and Free Willy (TV series)''
* Willy, a fictional sperm in the book ''Where Willy Went''
* Willy, a sailor from Wigan in the Captain Pugwash#Willy, ''Captain Pugwash'' series of British children's comic strips and books
* Willy, main character in ''Willy the Sparrow''.
* Willie the Giant, Willie 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), mascot of the Kansas State University Wildcats
* Willie the Wildcat (Northwestern), mascot of the Northwestern University Wildcats
* Willie and Joe, comics characters created by Bill Mauldin
* King Willie, main villain in Predator 2
* Uncle Willy, character in the 1995 American horror comedy movie ''Demon Knight''
* Willie, a character from Netflix's Julie and the Phantoms.
See also
* Wili (disambiguation), includes list of people with the name Wili
* Willi, a given name
* Willye, given name
* William (name)
* Willies (disambiguation), includes list of people with the name Willies
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