Willett

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

Athletes

• Adam Willett, American boxer
• Danny Willett, English golfer
• Ed Willett, Major League Baseball pitcher
• Elquemedo Willett, West Indian test cricketer
• Ray Willett, Australian rules footballer
• Rodger Willett, Jr, American compound archer
• Ron Willett, a rugby league footballer
• Tonito Willett, West Indian test cricketer

Literature

• Jincy Willett, American author
• John Willett, English translator and scholar
• Sabin Willett, American novelist and lawyer
• Susan Somers-Willett, American poet

Military

• Kenneth Martin Willett, American naval officer who died during World War II
• Louis Willett, American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
• Marinus Willett, American political leader and soldier during the American Revolution
• William Willett (Royal Navy officer), an officer of the Royal Navy and Private Secretary to His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, consort of Queen Elizabeth II

Music and entertainment

• Chad Willett, Canadian television and film actor
• Erin Willett, American singer-songwriter
• Jason Willett, American rock musician
• Michael J. Willett, American actor and musician
• Tom Willett, American musician, author and entertainment industry executive

Politicians

• Thomas Willett, first mayor of New York City
• William Willett, Jr., U.S. Representative from New York (state) from 1907–1911

Academics

• Cynthia Willett, Professor of Philosophy at Emory University
• John B. Willett, Professor of Education at Harvard University
• Peter Willett, Professor of Information Science at the University of Sheffield, England
• Walter Willett, Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health

Other

• Alan Willett, American murderer put to death in Arkansas in 1993
• Allan Willett, Lord Lieutenant of Kent
• Don Willett, Supreme Court of Texas justice
• Hurd Curtis Willett, American meteorologist
• James and Lauren "Reni" Willett, victims of murder by people associated with Charles Manson
• William Willett, English builder and promoter of daylight saving time

People with the first name

• Willett Main, American politician

See also

• Willett (Columbus, Georgia), neighborhood in Columbus, Georgia
• Willett, South Dakota, a ghost town
• Willett, hamlet of Elworthy, England
• USS Kenneth M. Willett (DE-354), U.S. Navy destroyer escort used during World War II
• Willett Cove, cove in Antarctica, named for James H. Willett of the Navy Hydrographic Office
• Willett Distillery, maker of Willett Pot Still Reserve and Willett Family Estate bourbon whiskey
• Robert E. Willett Elementary School in Davis, California
• Willett Hall, a multipurpose arena in Farmville, Virginia
• Willett Hot Springs, hot springs site north of Ojai, California
• Willett Range, Antarctic range named for R.W. Willett, Director of the New Zealand Geological Survey
• Willetts (surname)
• Willet (disambiguation)