Arts and Music

• Willie Dixon

  American blues musician, singer and songwriter.

  • Wrote ''''You Can''t Judge a Book by Its Cover'''' (see list of Songwriters)
• Willie Nelson (born 1933)

  American musician, singer and songwriter.

  • Country Music Hall of Fame (see list of Country Music Hall of Fame)
  • Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live'''' (see list of Musical Guests on ''Saturday Night Live'')
  • Performed on ''''We Are the World'''' (see list of Performers on ''We Are the World'')
  • Member of the Playboy Music Hall of Fame (see list of Playboy Music Hall of Fame)
  • Winner of eight Country Music Association Awards, in 1976, 1979 and 1982-84 (see list of Country Music Association Award Winners)

Leadership

• Willie Brewster
  • Killed in civil rights movement July 18, 1965 (see list of Names on the Civil Rights Memorial)
• Willie Edwards, Jr.
  • Killed in civil rights movement January 23, 1957 (see list of Names on the Civil Rights Memorial)

Miscellaneous

• Willie Velasquez

  Latino-American political activist. Founder of the Southwest Voter Registration Education Project.

  • 1995 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)

Sports

• Willie Anderson
  • 1901, 1903-05 U.S. Open golf tournament winner (see list of U.S. Open Golf Champions)
• Willie Brown
  • Elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1984 (see list of Professional Football Hall of Fame)
• Willie Davenport

  American athlete.

  • 1968 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 110m Hurdles (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Hurdles)
• Willie Davis
  • Elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1981 (see list of Professional Football Hall of Fame)
• Willie Fernie
  • 1883 British Open golf champion (see list of British Open Golf Champions)
• Willie Hernandez

  Baseball player.

  • 1984 American League Most Valuable Player (see list of American League Most Valuable Players)
  • 1984 American League Cy Young Award winner (see list of American League winners of the Cy Young Award)
• Willie Park, Jr.
  • 1887, 1889 British Open golf champion (see list of British Open Golf Champions)
• Willie Keeler

  Baseball player.

  • 1897-98 National League Batting Champion (see list of National League Batting Champions)
  • Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
• Willie Lanier
  • Elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1968 (see list of Professional Football Hall of Fame)
• Willie Mays

  American baseball player.

  • 1954, 1965 National League Most Valuable Player (see list of National League Most Valuable Players)
  • 1951 National League Rookie of the Year (see list of National League Rookies of the Year)
  • 1954 National League Batting Champion (see list of National League Batting Champions)
  • Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
  • 1954 Associated Press Athlete of the Year (see list of Associated Press Athletes of the Year)
• Willie McCovey

  Baseball player.

  • 1969 National League Most Valuable Player (see list of National League Most Valuable Players)
  • 1959 National League Rookie of the Year (see list of National League Rookies of the Year)
  • Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1986 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
• Willie McGee

  Baseball player.

  • 1985 National League Most Valuable Player (see list of National League Most Valuable Players)
  • 1985, 1990 National League Batting Champion (see list of National League Batting Champions)
• Willie Mtolo

  South African runner.

  • 1992 New York Marathon champion (see list of New York Marathon Winners)
• Willie Park
  • 1860, 1863, 1866, 1875 British Open golf champion (see list of British Open Golf Champions)
• Willie Pep (born 1922)

  Featherweight boxer.

  • Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Modern inductees)
• Willie Plett

  Hockey player.

  • 1977 Calder Memorial Trophy winner (see list of Calder Memorial Trophy Winners)
• Willie Simms

  Jockey.

  • 1896, 1898 Kentucky Derby winner (see list of Jockeys Who Have Won the Kentucky Derby)
• Willie Smith
  • 1899 U.S. Open golf tournament winner (see list of U.S. Open Golf Champions)
• Willie Stargell

  American baseball player.

  • 1979 National League Most Valuable Player (see list of National League Most Valuable Players)
  • 1979 World Series Most Valuable Player (see list of World Series Most Valuable Players)
  • Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
  • 1979 Sporting News Man of the Year (see list of Winners of the Sporting News Man of the Year Award)
  • 1979 Associated Press Athlete of the Year (see list of Associated Press Athletes of the Year)
  • 1979 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (see list of Sports Illustrated Sportsmen of the Year)
• Willie Steele

  American athlete.

  • 1948 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for Long Jump (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in the Long Jump)
• Willie Wells
  • Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
• Willie Wilson

  Baseball player.

  • 1982 American League Batting Champion (see list of American League Batting Champions)
• Willie Wood
  • Elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1989 (see list of Professional Football Hall of Fame)

Stage and Screen

• Willie Aames

  American actor.

  • Portrayed Tommy Bradford (see list of Actors on ''Eight is Enough'')
• Willie Lawrence

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Gary Frank (see list of Characters on ''Family'')
• Willie Nelson (born 1933)

  American musician, singer and songwriter.

  • 1998 Kennedy Center Honors recipient (see list of Kennedy Center Honors Recipients)
• Willie Oleson

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Jonathan Gilbert (see list of Characters on ''Little House on the Prairie'')
• Willie

  Fictional character.

  • Played by Roger Guenveur Smith (see list of Character from Spike Lee's He Got Game)
  • Portrayed by Damion Sheller (see list of Characters in the film Manhattan)