Willis (surname)
Willis, originating from the name de Welles, derived from the Norman name de Vallibus, which in turn was derived from the Vaux family tree. is a surname, of French and English origin meaning (Keepers of the Well). Variations of the surname include, Welles, Wells, Wyllys, Baker, derived from fact that the de Welles presented bread to the King of England as a gift for the lands and power they were presented with, and Rayne, being converted from Robert de Welles establishing Rayne Hall in 1145 AD. Notable persons with that surname include:
A
- Adam Willis (footballer) (born 1976), retired English footballer
- Albert Sydney Willis (1843–1897), American politician
- Alicia Leigh Willis (born 1978), American actress
- Allee Willis, American songwriter
- Arthur Willis (1920–1987), English footballer
- Austin Willis (1917–2004), Canadian actor
- Achille Murat Willis, Jr. (1916–2011), Chairman of the Board of Regents, University of North Texas
B
- Bailey Willis (1857-1949), American geologist
- Beth Willis (producer), British television producer
- Bill Willis (1921–2007), American footballer
- Bob Willis (born 1949), English cricketer
- Bobby Willis (1942–1999), British songwriter
- Browne Willis (1682–1760), English antiquarian and numismatist
- Bruce Willis (born 1955), American actor
C
- Cardis Cardell Willis (1937-2007), American comedian
- Carl Willis (born 1960), former American baseball player
- Carl Willis (Australian) (1893–1930), Australian rules footballer
- Carol Willis (disambiguation), several people
- Charles Willis (1827–1895), English cricketer
- Charles T. Willis (1841–1921), New York politician
- Chris Willis, American singer
- Chuck Willis (1928–1958), American blues singer/songwriter
- Connie Willis (born 1945), American science fiction writer
- Craig Willis (born 1954), Australian sports announcer
D
- Dave Willis (born 1970), American voice actor
- David Willis (disambiguation), several people
- Deborah Willis (disambiguation), several people
- Dinah Willis (born 1945), American model
- Dixie Willis (born 1941), former Australian middle distance runner
- Donald Willis (born 1973), former American football player
- Don Willis (1909–1984), American pool hustler
- Dontrelle Willis (born 1982), Major League pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
E
- Eddie Willis (born 1936), African-American musician
- Edward Willis (disambiguation), several people
- Edwin B. Willis (1893–1963), American film set designer
- Edwin E. Willis (1904–1972), American politician
- Elizabeth Willis (born 1961), American poet
- Ellen Willis (1941–2006), American political essayist
- Eric Willis (1922–1999), Australian politician
- Errick Willis (1896–1967), Canadian politician
F
- Felicity Willis (born 1978), Puerto Rican basketball player
- Francis Willis (disambiguation), several people
- Frank Wills (disambiguation), several people
- Fred Willis (born 1947), retired American football player
- Sir Frederick Arthur Willis (d. 1899), British Army general
G
- Gary Willis, American musician
- Geoff Willis (born 1959), Formula One Technical Director (Red Bull)
- George Willis (disambiguation), several people
- Gerri Willis, CNN news anchor
- Gordon Willis (1931–2014), American cinematographer
H
- Henry Willis (disambiguation), several people
- Henry Parker Willis (1874–1937), American finance expert
- Humphrey Willis, Anglo-Irish soldier of the 16th century
I
- Ike Willis, American musician
J
- James Willis (disambiguation), several people
- Jason Willis (born 1980), American footballer
- Jerome Willis (born 1928), British stage and screen actor
- Jim Willis (baseball) (born 1927), American former baseball player
- John Willis (disambiguation), several people
K
- Katherine Willis (born 1971), American actress
- Kelly Willis (born 1968), American country music singer/songwriter
- Keith Willis (born 1959), former American footballer
- Ken Willis (born 1968), former American footballer
- Kevin Willis (born 1962), former American professional basketball player
L
- Larry Willis (born 1942), American jazz pianist
- Leo Willis (1890–1952), American actor
- Linda Willis (born 1949), witness during the assassination of President Kennedy
M
- Marcus Willis (born 1990), British tennis player
- Mark Willis (disambiguation), several people
- Matt Willis (disambiguation), several people
- Matthew Willis (disambiguation), several people
- Meredith Sue Willis (born 1946), American writer
- Michael Willis (born 1949), American actor
- Michelle Willis, American composer
- Mike Willis (born 1950), former American baseball player
N
- Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806–1867), American author, poet and editor
- Nick Willis (born 1983), New Zealand middle distance athlete
- Noah G. Willis (1940-2015), American politician
- Norman Willis (born 1933), British TYC General Secretary (1984–93)
P
- Patrick Willis (born 1985), American footballer
- Patrick Willis (judge) (born 1950), American judge
- Paul Willis (disambiguation), several people
- Pete Willis (born 1960), British musician
- Peter Willis (born 1937), former English footballer
- Peter Tom Willis (born 1967), former American footballer
- Phil Willis (b 1941), British politician
- Phillip Willis (1918–1995), witness the assassination of President Kennedy
- Patricia Willis, American novelist who wrote a handful of novels most notably Danger Along the Ohio
R
- Ralph Willis (born 1938), Australian politician
- Ray Willis (born 1982), American footballer
- Raymond E. Willis (1875–1956), US senator from Indiana
- Rex Willis (1924–2000), Welsh rugby union player
- Richard Storrs Willis (1818–1900), American composer
- Richard Willis (spy) (c. 1613-1690), English Civil War spy
- Richard Gardiner Willis (1865–1929), Canadian politician
- Richard Raymond Willis (1876–1968), English Victoria Cross recipient
- Robert Willis (1800–1875), English scientist
- Robert Willis (1800–1875), English academic and writer on church architecture
- Robert Willis, dean of Canterbury since 2001
- Rosemary Willis (born 1953), witness to the assassination of President Kennedy
- Rumer Willis (born 1968), American actress
S
- Sarah Willis (author), American novelist
- Shane Willis (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player
- Simon Willis, British journalist
- Simon Willis (cricketer) (born 1974), former English cricketer
T
- Ted Willis, Baron Willis (1914–1992), British television dramatist
- Thomas Willis (1621–1675), English doctor and founder of modern neurology
- Tom Willis (born 1983), Australian soccer player
- Tom Willis (rugby union) (born 1979), New Zealand rugby union player
V
- Vic Willis (1875–1947), American Major League baseball player
- Victor Willis (born 1951), American singer/songwriter
W
- Walt Willis (1919–1999), Irish science fiction writer
- Walter Willis (disambiguation), several people
- Wesley Willis (1963–2003), Chicago artist and musician
- William Nicholas Willis (1858–1922), Australian politician
- William Willis (1837–1894), British physician
- William Willis (1897–1971), American sailor and adventurer
- William Willis (1841–1923), British inventor
- William Willis (1794–1870), American politician, Mayor of Portland, Maine, in 1857
- William Willis Garth (1828–1912), American politician
- Wincey Willis (born 1948), weather forecaster on TVAM in Britain in the 1980s
Alphonso Maurice Willis (1952) U.S. Marine, real estate broker and educator.
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