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Will or Wil is a given name, often a short form (
hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...
) 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 ...
, Wilfred, Wilbur, Wilhelmina, Wilma, Willard or
Willeke Willeke is a Dutch feminine given name and also a surname. The given name may be abbreviated as Wil. People with that name include: * Willeke Alberti (born 1945), Dutch singer and actress * Willeke Knol (born 1991), Dutch racing cyclist * Willek ...
. It may refer to:


Men

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Will Alsop William Allen Alsop (12 December 1947 – 12 May 2018) was a British architect and Professor of Architecture at University for the Creative Arts's Canterbury School of Architecture. He was responsible for several distinctive and controversial ...
(1947–2018), British architect * Will Anderson (disambiguation), multiple people *
Will Arnett William Emerson Arnett (; born May 4, 1970) is a Canadian actor, comedian and producer. He is best known for his roles as Gob Bluth in the Fox/Netflix series ''Arrested Development'' (2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019) and as the titular charact ...
(born 1970), Canadian-American actor, voice actor and comedian *
Will Bagley William Grant Bagley (May 27, 1950 – September 28, 2021) was a historian specializing in the history of the Western United States and the American Old West. Bagley wrote about the fur trade, overland emigration, American Indians, military histor ...
(1950-2021), American historian *
Will Barclay William Anson Barclay (born January 5, 1969) is an American politician and attorney from the State of New York. A Republican, he has served in the New York State Assembly since 2003. In January 2020, Barclay was elected to the position of Assembly ...
(born 1969), American politician *
Will Barnet Will Barnet (May 25, 1911November 13, 2012) was an American artist known for his paintings, watercolors, drawings, and prints depicting the human figure and animals, both in casual scenes of daily life and in transcendent dreamlike worlds. Biogr ...
(1911–2012), American artist *
Wil Boessen Wil Boessen (born 3 May 1964) is a Dutch retired football player and now manager, who currently is in charge of Eerste Divisie side Helmond Sport. Club career Born in Sittard, Boessen played a large part of his career for local side Fortuna Sit ...
(born 1964), Dutch football manager and former player * Will Brownsberger (born 1957), American politician *
Will Bynum William Bynum (born January 4, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Arizona and Georgia Tech before going undrafted in the 2005 NBA draft. He was the 2007 Israeli Basketbal ...
(born 1983), American basketball player *
Wil Calhoun Wil Calhoun is an American television producer and writer. He is best known for his work on the sitcom '' Friends'' for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 1999. In 2002, Calhoun along with Dan Schneider created the series '' What I ...
, American television producer and writer *
Will Chase Frank William Chase (born September 12, 1970) is a Tony Award-nominated American actor, director, and singer, best known for his work on Broadway and for his role as country superstar Luke Wheeler on ABC's ''Nashville''. Early life and educatio ...
(born 1970), American actor and singer *
Will Clapp Will Clapp (born December 10, 1995) is an American football center for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisiana State University. Early years Clapp attended Brother Martin High Sc ...
(born 1995), American football player *
Will Clark William Nuschler Clark Jr. (born March 13, 1964) is an American professional baseball first baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 through 2000. He played for the San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, an ...
(born 1964), American baseball player *
Will Clyburn William Dalen Clyburn (born May 17, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketball Super League and the EuroLeague. Clyburn attended three colleges, from 2008 to 2013: Marshalltown Community College ...
(born 1990), American professional basketball player *
Wil Cordero Wilfredo Cordero Nieva (born October 3, 1971) is a former shortstop, first baseman, and outfielder in Major League Baseball. He was best known as a member of the Montreal Expos (1992–1995, 2002–2003). Cordero made his Major League Baseball d ...
(born 1971), Puerto Rican baseball player *
Will Craig William Isaac Craig (born November 16, 1994) is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates and in the KBO League for the Kiwoom Heroes. Amateur career C ...
(born 1994), American baseball player *
Will Dissly Will Dissly (born July 8, 1996) is an American football tight end for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Washington. Dissly was Montana's Gatorade High School Player of the Year in 2013. Hig ...
(born 1996), American football player *
Will Durant William James Durant (; November 5, 1885 – November 7, 1981) was an American writer, historian, and philosopher. He became best known for his work '' The Story of Civilization'', which contains 11 volumes and details the history of eastern a ...
(1885–1981), American writer and historian *
Will Durst Will Durst (born on March 18, 1952) is an American political satirist. He has been called a modern mix of Mort Sahl and Will Rogers. Early life Durst was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He went to 14 different schools before graduating from ...
(born 1952), American humorist *
Will Eisner William Erwin Eisner (March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005) was an American cartoonist, writer, and entrepreneur. He was one of the earliest cartoonists to work in the American comic book industry, and his series ''The Spirit'' (1940–1952) was no ...
(1917–2005), American cartoonist *
Will Eno Will Eno (born 1965) is an American playwright based in Brooklyn, New York. His play, '' Thom Pain (based on nothing)'' was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 2005. His play ''The Realistic Joneses'' appeared on Broadway in 2014, wher ...
(born 1965), American playwright *
Will Estes William Estes (; born October 21, 1978) is an American actor known for his role on CBS police drama '' Blue Bloods'' as Jameson "Jamie" Reagan, a New York City Police Department officer and the youngest son of the police commissioner, played by ...
(born 1978), American actor *
Will Ferrell John William Ferrell (; born July 16, 1967) is an American actor, comedian, and producer. He first established himself in the mid-1990s as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'', where he performed from 1995 to 200 ...
(born 1967), American actor *
Will Finn William Snelgrove Finn (born November 1, 1958) is an American animator, voice actor, storyboard artist, and director. Career His work in animation includes characters from Disney, Warner Bros., DreamWorks, and Don Bluth films such as ''The Secre ...
(born 1958), American animator *
Will Flemming William Flemming (born April 3, 1979, in Alexandria, Virginia) is an American sportscaster who broadcasts play-by-play of Boston Red Sox games with the WEEI Red Sox Radio Network alongside veteran announcer Joe Castiglione; Prior to joining WEEI ...
(born 1979), American sportscaster *
Will Fries William Connor Fries (born April 4, 1998) is an American football offensive guard for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State and was drafted by the Colts in the seventh round, 248 ...
(born 1998), American football player *
Will Forte Orville Willis Forte IV ( ; born June 17, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. Forte is known for being a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' (2002–2010), a recurring character on the show leading to a feature film ada ...
(born 1979), American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer *
Will Fuller William Vincent Fuller V (born April 16, 1994) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Houston Texans in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He played college football at Notre Dame. High school ca ...
(born 1994), American football player *
Will Geer Will Geer (born William Aughe Ghere; March 9, 1902 – April 22, 1978) was an American actor, musician, and social activist, who was active in labor organizing and other movements in New York and Southern California in the 1930s and 1940s. In Ca ...
(1902–1978), American actor and social activist *
Will Graham (evangelist) William Franklin Graham IV (born January 30, 1975) is an American Christian evangelist. He is the executive director of the Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove and associate evangelist of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Graham is ...
(born 1975), American evangelist *
Will Grier William Grier (born April 3, 1995) is an American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida and West Virginia and was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the third ro ...
(born 1995), American football player *
Will Grigg William Donald Grigg (born 3 July 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League One club Milton Keynes Dons. Grigg began his professional career at Walsall and came to prominence during the 2012–13 season, winni ...
(born 1991), English footballer * Will Gold (born 1996), English Internet personality and musician *
Will Harris (American football) William Jamahl Harris (born December 19, 1995) is an American football cornerback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Boston College. Professional career The Detroit Lions selected H ...
(born 1997), American football player * Will Hastings (born 1996), American football player *
Will Hay William Thomson Hay (6 December 1888 – 18 April 1949) was an English comedian who wrote and acted in a schoolmaster sketch that later transferred to the screen, where he also played other authority figures with comic failings. His film '' O ...
(1888–1949), English comedian *
Will H. Hays William Harrison Hays Sr. (; November 5, 1879 – March 7, 1954) was an American Republican politician. As chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1918–1921, Hays managed the successful 1920 presidential campaign of Warren G. Ha ...
(1879–1954), American politician *
Will Heard William James Heard (born 26 April 1991)Will Heard , Biography ...
(born 1991), English singer-songwriter *
Will Hernandez William "Will" Hernandez (born September 2, 1995) is an American football guard for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UTEP. College career After redshirting his first year at UTEP in 201 ...
(born 1995), American football player *
Will Hill 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 ...
(born 1990), American football player *
Will Holden (American football) Will Holden (born September 14, 1993) is an American football offensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Vanderbilt University and was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL Draft. College ...
(born 1993), American football player *
Will Hutchins Will Hutchins (born Marshall Lowell Hutchason; May 5, 1930) is an American actor most noted for playing the lead role of the young lawyer Tom Brewster, in the Western (genre), Western television series ''Sugarfoot'', which aired on American B ...
(born 1930), American actor *
Wil S. Hylton Wil S. Hylton is an American journalist. He is a contributing writer for ''The New York Times Magazine'' and has published cover stories for ''The New Yorker'', ''Rolling Stone'', ''Esquire'', '' Harper's'', '' Details'', '' GQ'', ''New York'', '' ...
, American journalist *
Will Inman (poet) Will Inman (born William Archibald McGirt, Jr.) (May 4, 1923 – October 3, 2009), was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, and graduated from Duke University in 1943. He took his mother's maiden name, Inman, in part because his name became "Wi ...
(1923–2009), American poet *
Will Johnson (disambiguation) Will Johnson may refer to: * Will Johnson (composer), American composer and improvisor *Will Johnson (defensive lineman) (born 1964), American-born American and Canadian football defensive lineman * Will Johnson (musician) (born 1971), leader of Te ...
, multiple people *
Wil Jones (basketball) Wilbert Jones (born February 27, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player. Career A 6'8" forward born in McGehee, Arkansas, and played college basketball at Albany State University, he was named a Little All-American by UPI fo ...
(born 1947), American basketball player *
Will Keith Kellogg William Keith Kellogg (April 7, 1860 – October 6, 1951), generally referred to as W.K. Kellogg, was an American industrialist in food manufacturing, best known as the founder of the Kellogg's, Kellogg Company, which produces a wide variety of ...
(1860–1951), founder of the Kellogg food company *
Will Kemp (actor, born 1977) William Kemp (born 29 June 1977) is an English actor and dancer. Life and career Kemp was born in Hertfordshire, England. Trained at the Royal Ballet School, at age 17 he was accepted at dance company Adventures in Motion Pictures (AMP). He ...
, English actor and dancer *
Will Lee William Lee (born William Lubovsky; August 6, 1908 – December 7, 1982) was an American actor who appeared in numerous television and film roles, but was best known for playing Mr. Hooper, the original store proprietor of the eponymous Hooper' ...
(1908–1982), American actor *
Wil London Wilbert London III (born August 17, 1997) is an American track and field athlete specializing in sprinting events. Three-year track and field letterwinner at Waco High School. His 200m personal best is 20.72 seconds at Austin, TX. His 400m perso ...
(born 1997), American sprinter *
Wil Lutz William “Wil” Lutz (born July 7, 1994) is an American football placekicker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia State. Early life Lutz was born in Newnan, Georgia. Both his ...
(born 1994), American football player *
Will Lyman William Lyman (born May 20, 1948) is an American voice-over artist, actor, and musician. Being known for his polished, resonant voice, Lyman has narrated the PBS series ''Frontline'' since its second season in 1984 and played William Tell in the ...
(born 1948), American voice actor *
Will Mastin Will Mastin (June 20, 1878 – March 14, 1979), also credited as Will Maston, was a dancer and singer. Career on the dance floor Mastin was the leader of the Will Mastin Trio, which included Sammy Davis Sr. and his son Sammy Davis Jr. Will Ma ...
(1878–1975), American entertainer *
Wil McCarthy Wil () is the capital of the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Wil is the third largest city in the Canton of St. Gallen, after the city of St. Gallen and Rapperswil-Jona, a twin city that merged ...
(born 1966), American science fiction novelist *
Will McClay Will McClay (born October 13, 1966) is vice president of player personnel for the Dallas Cowboys. Previously, he was head coach of the Dallas Desperados of the Arena Football League. Early life McClay was born on October 13, 1966 in Memphis, Tenn ...
(born 1966), American football player and coach *
Will McDonald IV Wilbert McDonald IV (born June 4, 1999) is an American football defensive end for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa State and was selected by the Jets as the 15th pick in the first ro ...
(born 1999), American football player *
Will Muschamp William Lawrence Muschamp (born August 3, 1971) is an American football coach and former player. He is the co- defensive coordinator and safeties coach at the University of Georgia. He served as head football coach at the University of Florida fr ...
(born 1971), American football head coach *
Wil Myers William Bradford Myers (born December 10, 1990) is an American professional baseball outfielder and first baseman for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Tampa Bay Rays and San Diego Padre ...
(born 1990), American baseball player *
Wil Nieves Wilbert "Wil" Nieves (born September 25, 1977) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball catcher and current minor league coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, Washington Nationals, Mil ...
(born 1977), Puerto Rican baseball player *
Will Nightingale William John Robert Nightingale (born 2 August 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for club AFC Wimbledon. Career Nightingale was born in Wandsworth, Greater London. He joined the AFC Wimbledon Academy at th ...
(born 1995), English footballer * Will Overstreet (born 1979), American football player *
Will Patton William Rankin Patton (born June 14, 1954) is an American actor and audiobook narrator. He starred as Colonel Dan Weaver in the TNT science fiction series ''Falling Skies''. He also appeared in the films ''Remember the Titans'', ''Armageddon'', ...
(born 1954), American actor *
Will Poulter William Jack Poulter (born 28 January 1993) is a British actor. He first gained recognition for his role as Eustace Scrubb in the fantasy adventure film '' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'' (2010). He received critical ...
(born 1993), English actor * Will Rayman (born 1997)
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basketball player for
Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Haifa Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל חיפה, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups ( ...
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 sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...
* Will Reichard (born 2001), American football player * Wil Robinson (born 1949), American basketball player *
Will Rogers William Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator. He was born as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, in the Indian Territory (now part of Oklahoma ...
(1879–1935), American humorist *
Will Rogers (American football) William Wyatt Rogers III (born August 19, 2001) is an American football quarterback for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. College career 2020 Rogers competed in 9 games throughout the 2020 season. He made his collegiate debut on October 10, against ...
(born 2001), American football player *
Will Ryan William Frank Ryan (May 21, 1949 – November 19, 2021) was an American voice actor, musician and singer. He provided the voice of Petrie in the 1988 animated film ''The Land Before Time''. He was also known for his voice work as Eugene Meltsner ...
(1949-2021), American voice actor *
Will Sampson William Sampson Jr. (September 27, 1933 – June 3, 1987) was a Muscogee painter, actor, and rodeo performer. He is best known for his performance as the apparent deaf and mute Chief Bromden, the title role in ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' ...
(1933-1987), American actor and painter *
Will Sasso 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 ...
(born 1975), Canadian actor * Will Shipley (American football) (born 2002), American football player *
Will Shortz William F. Shortz (born August 26, 1952) is an American puzzle creator and editor and crossword puzzle editor for ''The New York Times''. Early life and education Will Shortz was born and raised on an Arabian horse farm in Crawfordsville, Indi ...
(born 1952), American puzzle creator *
Wil Shriner Wil Herbert Shriner (born December 6, 1953) is an American actor, comedian, film director, screenwriter and game show host. Life and career Shriner was born in New York City, New York, the twin brother of soap opera actor Kin Shriner, and the ...
(born 1953), American actor *
Will Smith Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968), also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor and rapper. He began his Will Smith filmography, acting career starring as Will Smith (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air), a ...
(born 1968), American actor and rapper *
Will Solomon 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 ...
(born 1978), American basketball player *
Will Sommers William Sommers (or Somers; died 15 June 1560) was the best-known court jester of Henry VIII of England. Early life He was said to have been born in Shropshire, and came to the attention of Richard Fermor, a merchant of the Staple at Calais, w ...
(died 1560), the best-known court jester of King Henry VIII *
Will Streets John William Streets (24 March 1886 – 1 July 1916), better known as Will Streets, was an English soldier and poet of the First World War. Streets was born in Whitwell, Derbyshire, the son of William and Clara Streets, and was the eldest of twe ...
(1886–1916), English soldier and poet of the First World War *
Will Sutton William Sutton (born October 3, 1991) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arizona State. As a member of the 2012 team, Sut ...
(born 1991), American football player *
Wil Trapp William Alexander Trapp (born January 15, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Major League Soccer club Minnesota United. A native of Columbus, Ohio, Trapp graduated from Lincoln High Sch ...
(born 1993), American soccer player *
Wil Traval William Traval is an Australian actor, known for his work as Dr. Jack Quade on the Australian hospital drama '' All Saints'' (2004–2008), and as Will Simpson on the Netflix superhero drama series ''Jessica Jones'' (2015–2018). Early life ...
(born 1980), Australian actor *
Wil van der Aalst Willibrordus Martinus Pancratius van der Aalst (born 29 January 1966) is a Dutch computer scientist and full professor at RWTH Aachen University, leading the Process and Data Science (PADS) group. His research and teaching interests include i ...
(born 1966), Dutch computer scientist, and professor *
Will Vinton William Gale Vinton (November 17, 1947 – October 4, 2018) was an American animator and filmmaker. Vinton was best known for his Claymation work, alongside creating iconic characters such as The California Raisins. He won an Oscar for his work a ...
(1947-2018), American filmmaker *
Wil Waluchow Wilfrid Joseph Waluchow (born 1953), known as Wil Waluchow or W. J. Waluchow, is a Canadian philosopher, currently the Senator William McMaster Chair in Constitutional Studies at McMaster University, where he has taught since 1984. General ...
, Canadian philosopher * Will Weaver (basketball), American basketball coach *
Wil Wheaton Richard William Wheaton III (born July 29, 1972) is an American actor. He portrayed Wesley Crusher on the television series ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', Gordie Lachance in the film ''Stand by Me (film), Stand by Me'', Joey Trotta in '' ...
(born 1972), American actor *
Will Whitehorn William Elliot Whitehorn (born 1960) is a British business executive. Until December 2010 he was President of Virgin Galactic, company which plans to offer space tourism flights to the paying public.Mather, Adrian (2004-10-08). First Edinburgh m ...
(born 1960), British business executive *
Will Wright (actor) William Henry Wright (March 26, 1894 – June 19, 1962) was an American actor.Obituary ''Variety'', June 27, 1962, p. 52. He was frequently cast in Westerns and as a curmudgeonly and argumentative old man. Over the course of his career, Wr ...
(1894–1962), American actor * Will Wright (born 1960), American video game designer *
Will Wynn William Patrick Wynn (born September 10, 1961) is an American businessman and politician, who was the mayor of Austin, Texas from 2003 to 2009. Family Born and raised in Beaumont, Texas, Wynn was the sixth of seven children. He attended Tex ...
(born 1961), former mayor of
Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the county seat, seat and largest city of Travis County, Texas, Travis County, with portions extending into Hays County, Texas, Hays and Williamson County, Texas, Williamson co ...
*
Will Yun Lee William Yun Lee (born March 22, 1971) is an American actor and martial artist. He is best known for his roles as Danny Woo in the supernatural drama ''Witchblade'' and Jae Kim in the sci-fi series '' Bionic Woman''. He has also appeared in th ...
(born 1971), American actor


Women

* Wil Burgmeijer (born 1947), Dutch retired speed skater *
Wil van Gogh Wilhelmina (Wil) Jacoba van Gogh (; 16 March 1862 – 17 May 1941) was a nurse, teacher of scripture, and early Dutch feminist. She is the youngest and best-known sister of artist Vincent van Gogh, with whom he was close, and the art dealer Th ...
(1862–1941), Dutch nurse and feminist, youngest sister of Vincent van Gogh


Fictional characters

* Wil, the main character of the Welsh-language TV series ''
Wil Cwac Cwac ''Wil Cwac Cwac'' is a Welsh-language animated television series produced by Siriol Animation for S4C in 1982. It is based on a series of children's books written in the early 1930s by Jennie Thomas and J. O. Williams (including the famous We ...
'' * Will, in the video game '' Advance Wars: Days of Ruin'' * Will (Pokémon), in the Pokémon universe *
Will Blake Will Blake (born 1991) is an American painter best known for his representations of American Civil War reenactment. He studied at the Florence Academy of Art in the summer of 2012, the Glasgow School of Art in the spring of 2013 and graduated fr ...
, in the ''Goosebumps'' series *
Will Byers William Byers is a fictional character from the American science fiction horror drama television series ''Stranger Things''. Portrayed by Noah Schnapp, the character appeared in a recurring capacity in the first season before being promoted ...
, one of the main characters of ''
Stranger Things ''Stranger Things'' is an American science fiction horror drama television series created by the Duffer Brothers, who also serve as showrunners and are executive producers along with Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen. Produced by Monkey Massacre Prod ...
'' *Will Cloud, one of the main characters in the film, Cloud 9 * Will Gardner, on the American TV series ''The Good Wife'' *
Will Griggs Will Griggs (also Sebastian Barnes) is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Christian Clark. The character debuted on-screen in the episode airing on 12 October 2006. He was introduced into t ...
, on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' * Will Herondale from Cassandra Clare's ''
The Infernal Devices ''The Infernal Devices'' is a trilogy by author Cassandra Clare, centring on a race called the Shadowhunters introduced in her ''The Mortal Instruments'' series. The trilogy is a prequel series to ''The'' ''Mortal Instruments'' series. Cassandr ...
'' *
Will Horton Will Horton is a fictional character from the American daytime TV soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'', known for a highly praised coming out story, award-winning performances by actor Chandler Massey, and as one half of US daytime drama's first male ...
, on the American soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' * Will Hunting, protagonist of the 1997 film ''
Good Will Hunting ''Good Will Hunting'' is a 1997 American psychological drama film directed by Gus Van Sant, and written by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. It stars Robin Williams, Damon, Affleck, Stellan Skarsgård and Minnie Driver. The film received positive r ...
'' *
Wil Ohmsford ''The Elfstones of Shannara'' is a 1982 epic fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks. It is the first sequel to ''The Sword of Shannara'' and the second book in '' The Original Shannara Trilogy''. It expands upon the history of the Elves, w ...
, in the fantasy novel ''The Elfstones of Shannara'' and the TV series ''The Shannara Chronicles'' * Will Robinson, one of the main characters in the TV series
Lost in Space ''Lost in Space'' is an American science fiction television series, created and produced by Irwin Allen, which originally aired between 1965 and 1968 on CBS. The series was inspired by the 1812 novel ''The Swiss Family Robinson.'' The series fo ...
* Will Sawyer, the protagonist in ''
Skyscraper (2018 film) ''Skyscraper'' is a 2018 American action thriller film written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber. Produced by Legendary Pictures, Seven Bucks Productions and FlynnPictureCo., the film stars Dwayne Johnson in the lead role, Neve Campbell, ...
'' *
Will Scarlet Scarlet (also Scarlett, Scarlock, Scadlock, Scatheloke, Scathelocke and Shacklock) is a prominent member of Robin Hood's Merry Men. He is present in the earliest ballads along with Little John and Much the Miller's Son. The confusion of surnam ...
, one of Robin Hood's Merry Men * Will Solace from Rick Riordan's ''
Trials of Apollo ''The Trials of Apollo'' is a pentalogy of fantasy adventure and mythological fiction novels written by American author Rick Riordan that collectively form a sequel to the ''Heroes of Olympus'' series. It is set in the same world as the Riordan ...
'' *
Will Truman William Truman is a fictional character and one of the two titular protagonists on the American sitcom ''Will & Grace'', portrayed by Eric McCormack. He is a lawyer who lives in the Upper West Side of New York City with his best friend, Grace ...
, one of the title characters of the TV sitcom ''Will & Grace'' *
Will Turner William Turner Jr. is a fictional character in the Pirates of the Caribbean (film series), ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' films. He appears in ''Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (2003), ''Pirat ...
, in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series * Wilhelmina "Will" Vandom, one of the five main titular characters in the 2017 republished comic book series of ''
W.I.T.C.H. ''W.I.T.C.H.'' (stylised as ''W.i.t.c.h.'') is an Italian fantasy Disney comics series created by Elisabetta Gnone, Alessandro Barbucci, and Barbara Canepa. The series features a group of five teenage girls who become the guardians of the classi ...
'' Her full name changed to Wilma in TV series adaptation. {{given name Hypocorisms English masculine given names