Willet (name)

Willet is an English-language given name and surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Given name

• Willet Babcock cabinetmaker, alderman, fireman, and opera house proprietor in Paris, Texas, United States
• Willet Ball (1873 – 1 June 1962) was a British journalist and political activist
• Willet Casey (1762–1848), farmer and political figure in Upper Canada
• Willet Green Miller (1867–1925), American geologist, the namesake of the Willet G. Miller Medal
• Willet M. Hays (1859–1927), American plant breeder and U.S. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture

Surname

• Abraham Willet (1825–1888), Dutch art collector and amateur painter
• Andrew Willet (1562–1621), English clergyman and controversialist
• Deb Willet (1650–1678), maid of Samuel Pepys, famous for her diary which chronicled her liaison with Pepys
• Florian Willet (1977–2025), German academic, author and pro-euthanasia activist
• Gerald Willet (1934–2017), American businessman and politician
• Jennifer Willet (born 1975), Canadian artist, researcher and curator
• John Willet (1815–1889), Scottish engineer
• Samuel Walter Willet Pickup (1859–1935), Canadian farmer, merchant, shipbuilder, shipowner, and politician
• Slim Willet (1919–1966), American disc jockey, musician, and songwriter
• William Willet (1869–1921), American portrait painter, muralist, stained glass designer, studio owner and writer
• Willet brothers of Willet (band), American Christian rock band

See also

• Willett (name)
• Willetts