Willett (name)

Willett is a surname of English origin. Notable people with this name include:

Many « Willetts » are actually descendants of the French-Canadian family name « Ouellet » or « Ouellette ».

Surname

A–E

• Adam Willett (born 1982), American boxer
• Akito Willett (born 1988), West Indian cricketer
• Alan Willett (c. 1956–1999), American murderer
• Allan Willett (1936–2015), Lord Lieutenant of Kent
• Chad Willett (born 1971), Canadian television and film actor
• Cynthia Willett, Professor of Philosophy at Emory University
• Danny Willett (born 1987), English golfer
• Don Willett (born 1966), Supreme Court of Texas justice
• Ed Willett (1884–1934), American Major League Baseball pitcher
• Elquemedo Willett (born 1953), West Indian test cricketer
• Ernie Willett (1919–1985), English footballer

H–P

• Hurd Curtis Willett (1903–1992), American meteorologist
• Janice Willett, British television producer
• Jason Willett, American rock musician
• Jincy Willett, American author
• John Willett (1917–2002), English translator and scholar
• John B. Willett, Professor of Education at Harvard University
• Keith Willett, Professor of Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery at the University of Oxford
• Kenneth Martin Willett (1919–1942), American naval officer who died during World War II
• Lawrie Willett (born 1938), Australian public servant and university Chancellor
• Louis Willett (1945–1967), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
• Marcia Willett (1945-2022), British novelist
• Marinus Willett (1740–1830), American political leader and soldier during the American Revolution
• Michael J. Willett (born 1989), American actor and musician
• Mike Willett, (1933–2002), English cricketer
• Peter Willett, Professor of Information Science at the University of Sheffield, England

R–W

• Ray Willett (born 1941), Australian rules footballer
• Rodger Willett, Jr (born 1962), American compound archer
• Ron Willett (born 1944), a rugby league footballer
• Sabin Willett (born 1957), American novelist and lawyer
• Susan Somers-Willett, American poet
• Thomas Willett (1605–1674), first mayor of New York City
• Tom Willett (born 1938), American actor and YouTuber
• Tonito Willett (born 1983), West Indian test cricketer
• Walter Willett (born 1945), Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health
• William Willett (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
• William Willett (1856–1915), English builder and promoter of daylight saving time
• William Willett, Jr. (1869–1938), U.S. Representative from New York (state) from 1907 to 1911
• William Willett (Royal Navy officer) (1919–1976), an officer of the Royal Navy and Private Secretary to His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, consort of Queen Elizabeth II

Given name

• Willett Main (1828–1902), American politician from Wisconsin

See also

• Willetts, surname
• Willet (disambiguation)
• Willett (disambiguation)