Namesakes
Hall-of-Famers:
5 baseball, 5 football
(baseball) Willie Keeler 1939 
(baseball) Willie Mays 1979
(football) Willie Davis 1981
(football) Willie Brown 1984
(baseball) Willie McCovey 1986
(football) Willie Lanier 1986
(baseball) Willie Stargell 1988
(football) Willie Wood 1989
(baseball) Willie Wells 1997
(football) Willie Roaf 2012
Most Valuable Players:
5 winners
Willie Mays 1954; 1965 baseball
Willie McCovey 1969 baseball
Willie Stargell 1979 baseball
Willie Hernández 1984 baseball
Willie McGee 1985 baseball
Notable Actors and Actresses:
1 actor
Willie Garson 1964-2021
Notable Athletes:
7 baseball, 5 football, 1 boxing, 1 rugby, 1 track
(baseball) Willie Keeler 1872-1923
(baseball) Willie Wells 1906-1989
(boxing) Willie Pep 1922-2006
(baseball) Willie Mays 1931-
(track) Willie Williams 1931-2019
(football) Willie Davis 1934-2020
(football) Willie Wood 1936-2020
(baseball) Willie McCovey 1938-2018
(baseball) Willie Stargell 1940-2001
(football) Willie Brown 1940-2019
(football) Willie Lanier 1945-
(baseball) Willie Hernández 1954-
(baseball) Willie McGee 1958-
(football) Willie Roaf 1970-
(rugby) Willie le Roux 1989-
Notable Musicians:
1 musician
Willie Nelson 1933- country
Olympic Medalists:
1 bronze, 1 bronze/gold, 1 gold, 1 gold/bronze, 1 silver
(bronze/gold) William Applegarth (a.k.a. Willie) 1912 200 m; 4x100 m relay
(gold) Willie Steele 1948 long jump
(silver) Willie May 1960 110 m hurdles
(gold/bronze) Willie Davenport 1968; 1976 110 m hurdles
(bronze) Willie Anderson 1988 basketball
Title Characters:
3 songs
(song) Willie 1985 Willie the Wimp
(song) Willie 1989 Kissing Willie
(song) Willie 2003 Weed With Willie
Tolkien's Characters:
1 character
Willie Banks (m)