The name Willard may refer to:

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Aaron Willard Aaron Willard (October 14, 1757 – May 20, 1844) was an 18th and early 19th Century entrepreneur, an industrialist, and a designer of clock, clocks who worked extensively at his Roxbury, Massachusetts, Roxbury, Massachusetts, factory during the ...

(1757–1844), Boston industrialist * Adam Willard, (born 1973), drummer *

Aimee Willard Aimee Ellen Willard (June 8, 1974 – June 20, 1996) was a college lacrosse player who was murdered by Arthur Bomar near Philadelphia on her way home from a night out with friends. Her car was left running, with the lights on and driver's side do ...

(1974–1996), murder victim *

Alexander Hamilton Willard Alexander Hamilton Willard (1777–1865) was a blacksmith who joined the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Biography Origin Alexander Hamilton Willard Sr. was born in July 1777 in the town Charlestown, New Hampshire, he was the oldest son of Lt Jo ...

(1778–1865), member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition * Alice Willard (1860–1936), American journalist and businesswoman *

Archibald Willard Archibald MacNeal Willard (August 22, 1836 – October 11, 1918) was an American painter who was born and raised in Bedford, Ohio. He was the son of Samuel Willard, the pastor of Bedford Baptist Church. His most famous work is "'' ''The Spirit ...

(1836–1918), American painter * Ashbel P. Willard (1820–1860), American politician, governor of Indiana *

Barbara Willard Barbara Mary Willard (12 March 1909 – 18 February 1994) was a British novelist best known for children's historical fiction. Her "Mantlemass Chronicles" is a family saga set in 15th to 17th-century England. For one chronicle, ''The Iron Lily'' ( ...

(1909–1994), British author *

Beatrice Willard Beatrice "Bettie" Willard (December 19, 1925 – 7 January 2003) was an American botanist who specialized in studies on the ecology and botany of high alpine climate, alpine tundra, as well as arctic tundra. Willard's studies influenced public po ...

(1925–2003), American botanist * Charity Cannon Willard (1914–2005), American scholar and author * Charles W. Willard (1827–1880), American politician from Vermont * Clarence E. Willard (1882–1962), American vaudeville performer *

Cyrus Field Willard Cyrus Field Willard (August 17, 1858 – January 17, 1942) was an American journalist, political activist, and theosophist. Deeply influenced by the writing of Edward Bellamy, Willard is best remembered as a principal in several utopian socialist en ...

(1858–1942), American journalist, political activist, theosophist, and freemason * Dallas Willard (1935–2013), American philosopher and author *

Dan Willard Dan Edward Willard (September 19, 1948 – January 21, 2023) was an American computer scientist and logician, and a professor of computer science at the University at Albany. Education and career Willard did his undergraduate studies in mathemat ...

, American computer scientist and logician *

Daniel Willard Daniel Willard (January 28, 1861 – July 6, 1942) was an American railroad executive best known as the president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) from 1910 to 1941. He served on or headed several government railroad commissions in World ...

(1861–1942), American railroad executive *

Edward Smith Willard Edward Smith Willard (9 January 1853 – 9 November 1915) was an English actor. He was born at Brighton''Who's Who on the Stage: the dramatic reference book and ...'', Volume 1 edited by Walter Browne, Frederick Arnold Austin; 1906 pg. 227 and ...

(1853–1915), English stage *

Elen Willard Elen Willard is a retired American character actress who worked exclusively in various American network dramatic television series from 1960 to 1966. Her very first aired performance was a supporting role in a 1960 episode of the short-lived ...

(born 1941), American actress *

Emma Willard Emma Willard ( Hart; February 23, 1787 – April 15, 1870) was an American female education activist who dedicated her life to education. She worked in several schools and founded the first school for women's higher education in the United State ...

(1787–1870), American activist and educator *

Frances Willard (suffragist) Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard (September 28, 1839 – February 17, 1898) was an American educator, temperance reformer, and women's suffragist. Willard became the national president of Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) in 187 ...

(1839–1898), American educator, temperance reformer and women's suffragist * Frances Willard (magician) (born 1940), stage magician *

Fred Willard Frederick Charles Willard Jr. (September 18, 1933 May 15, 2020) was an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his work with Christopher Guest in his mockumentary films ''This Is Spinal Tap'' (1984), ''Waiting for Guffman'' (1996), ''Be ...

(1933–2020), American actor *

George Willard George Willard (March 20, 1824 – March 26, 1901) was a politician and newspaperman from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and was also instrumental in opening the University of Michigan to wo ...

(1824–1901), American politician from Michigan * Helen S. Willard (1894–1980), American occupational therapist * Horace B. Willard (1825–1900), American politician * Howard W. Willard (1894–1960), American printmaker, illustrator * Huntington Willard (born c. 1953), American geneticist *

Jess Willard Jess Myron Willard (December 29, 1881 – December 15, 1968) was an American world heavyweight boxing champion billed as the Pottawatomie Giant. He won the world heavyweight title in 1915 by knocking out Jack Johnson (boxer), Jack Johnson. Wil ...

(1881–1968), American boxer * Jess Willard (footballer) (1924–2005), English football player and coach * John Willard (disambiguation), several people: **

John Willard John Willard ( 1657 – August 19, 1692) was one of the people executed for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts, during the Salem witch trials. He was hanged on Gallows Hill, Salem on August 19, 1692. At the time of the first allegations of wit ...

(died 1692), American witchcraft defendant **

John Willard (judge) John Willard (May 20, 1792 Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut – August 31, 1862 Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life He graduated from Middlebury College in 1813. He studie ...

(1792–1862), American lawyer and politician from New York **

John Willard (playwright) John Willard (November 28, 1885 – August 30, 1942) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and actor. Biography Willard's most famous work is ''The Cat and the Canary (play), The Cat and the Canary'' (1922), which was made into the influ ...

(1885–1942), American ** John D. Willard (1799–1864), American lawyer and politician from New York *

Joseph Willard Joseph Willard (December 29, 1738 – September 25, 1804) was an American Congregational clergyman and academic. He was president of Harvard from 1781 until 1804. Biography Willard was born December 29, 1738, in Biddeford, York County (at ...

(1738–1804), American clergyman and academic * Joseph A. Willard (1803–1868), American politician from New York * Josiah Willard (1805–1868), American activist *

Ken Willard Kenneth Henderson Willard (born July 14, 1943) is an American former professional football player who was a running back/ fullback in the National Football League (NFL), where he was a four-time Pro Bowler with the San Francisco 49ers in the 19 ...

(born 1943), American football player * Kenneth R. Willard (1902–1987), American politician from New York *

Kevin Willard Kevin Schreiber Willard (born April 6, 1975) is an American college basketball coach and the incoming men's basketball head coach at Villanova University. Willard played basketball at Western Kentucky during the 1992–93 season before transfer ...

(born 1975), American basketball coach * Marcel Willard (1889–1956), French politician * Martin Louis Willard (1842–1921), American politician from New York * Mary Louisa Willard (1898–1993), American college professor * Mary Thompson Hill Willard (1805–1892), American social reformer * Nancy Willard (1936–2017), American author and poet *

Ralph Willard Ralph Daniel Willard (born March 28, 1946) is an American former basketball coach. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Western Kentucky University from 1990 to 1994, the University of Pittsburgh from 1994 to 1999, and the College of ...

(born 1946), American basketball coach * Robert F. Willard (born 1950), US Navy officer *

Rod Willard Rod Stephen Willard (born May 1, 1960) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger who played in one National Hockey League game for the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1982–83 NHL season, on November 17, 1982 against the New York ...

(born 1960), Canadian ice hockey player *

Samuel Willard Samuel Willard (January 31, 1640 – September 12, 1707) was a New England Puritan clergyman. He was born in Concord, Massachusetts, graduated from Harvard College in 1659, and was minister at Groton from 1663 to 1676, before being driven out by ...

(1640–1707), American colonial clergyman *

Sidney Willard Sidney Willard (September 19, 1780 – December 6, 1856) was an American academic and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, on the Massachusetts Governor's Council and as the second Mayor of Cambridge, Massachuset ...

(1780–1856), American politician from Massachusetts * Simon Willard (1753–1848), American maker of

Simon Willard clocks Simon Willard (April 3, 1753 – August 30, 1848) was a celebrated American clockmaker. Simon Willard clocks were produced in Massachusetts in the towns of Grafton, Massachusetts, Grafton and Roxbury, Boston, Roxbury, near Boston. Among his ma ...

Simon Willard (first generation) Simon Willard (1605–1676) was an early Massachusetts fur trader, colonial militia leader, legislator, and judge. Early life Willard was born in Horsmonden, Kent, England and baptized on April 7, 1605. He emigrated to Cambridge, Massachuse ...

(1605–1676), Massachusetts colonist * Solomon Willard (1783–1861), American stonecarver and builder * Sylvie Willard (born 1952), French bridge player *

Victor Willard Victor Mauro Willard (1813December 10, 1869) was an American farmer and Wisconsin pioneer. He served as a delegate to Wisconsin's first constitutional convention and was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate in 1849 and 1850, representing Rac ...

(born 1815, date of death unknown), American farmer and politician * Xerxes Addison Willard (1820–1882), American dairyman, lawyer, and newspaper editor

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* Willard Bartlett (1846–1925), American judge from New York *

Willard Harrison Bennett Willard Harrison Bennett (June 13, 1903 – September 28, 1987) was an American scientist and inventor, born in Findlay, Ohio. Bennett conducted research into plasma physics, astrophysics, geophysics, surface physics, and physical chemistry. T ...

(1903–1987), American physicist *

Willard Boyle Willard Sterling Boyle, (August 19, 1924May 7, 2011) was a Canadian physicist. He was a pioneer in the field of laser technology and co-inventor of the charge-coupled device. As director of Space Science and Exploratory Studies at Bellcomm he ...

(1924–2011), Canadian physicist * Willard Brown (1915–1996), American baseball player * Willard H. Brownson (1845–1935), US Navy officer * Willard C. Butcher (1926–2012), American banker *

Willard S. Curtin Willard Sevier Curtin (November 28, 1905 – February 4, 1996) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Willard S. Curtin was born in Trenton, New Jersey. He moved to Morrisville, Bucks County, Pennsylv ...

(1905–1996), American politician from Pennsylvania * Willard Dewveall (1936–2006), American football player * Willard Dyson, American drummer * Willard R. Espy (1910–1999), American editor, philologist, writer, and poet *

Willard Estey Willard Zebedee "Bud" Estey (October 10, 1919 – January 25, 2002) was a Canadian justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Estey was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He was the son of James Wilfred Estey, a puisne justice of the Supreme Co ...

(1919–2002), Canadian judge * Willard Gemmill (1875–1935), American judge from Indiana *

Willard Hall Willard Hall (December 24, 1780 – May 10, 1875), was a Delaware Attorneys in the United States, attorney and politician from Wilmington, Delaware, Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware, New Castle County. He was a member of the Democratic- ...

(1780–1875), American lawyer and politician from Delaware *

Willard Preble Hall William Willard Preble Hall (May 9, 1820November 2, 1882) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as the 17th Governor of Missouri from 1864 to 1865 during the last years of the American Civil War. Early years Hall was born in Harpers ...

(1820–1882), American lawyer and politician, governor of Missouri *

Willard Hershberger Willard McKee Hershberger (May 28, 1910 – August 3, 1940) was an American baseball catcher for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1938 to 1940. In 160 career games, Hershberger recorded a batting average (baseball), batting ...

(1910–1940), American baseball player *

Willard Ikola Willard John Ikola (July 28, 1932 – January 20, 2025) was a Finnish Americans, Finnish American ice hockey player and high school boys' hockey coach. Born in Eveleth, Minnesota, a powerhouse in hockey (owning seven state high school championsh ...

(1932–2025), American ice hockey player and coach * Willard Johnson (politician) (1820–1900), American politician from New York *

Willard F. Jones Willard F. Jones I (February 27, 1890 – August 18, 1967) was an American naval architect, business executive, and philanthropist. He served as a general manager and Vice President of the Gulf Oil corporation during the late 1930s, 1940s, and 1 ...

(1890–1967), Naval engineer and Gulf Oil executive * Willard Keith (1920–1942), American Marine officer * Willard Kennedy, better known as

Bill Kennedy (actor) Willard "Bill" Kennedy (June 27, 1908 – January 27, 1997) was an American actor, voice artist, and host of the long-running Detroit-based television show, ''Bill Kennedy at the Movies.'' He began his career as a staff announcer in radio; ...

(1908–1997), American actor and voice artist *

Willard Libby Willard Frank Libby (December 17, 1908 – September 8, 1980) was an American physical chemist noted for his role in the 1949 development of radiocarbon dating, a process which revolutionized archaeology and palaeontology. For his contributio ...

(1908–1980), American chemist *

Willard Maas Willard Maas (June 24, 1906 – January 2, 1971) was an American experimental filmmaker and poet. Personal life and career Maas was born in Lindsay, California and graduated from State Teachers College at San Jose. He came to New York in the 193 ...

(1906–1971), American experimental filmmaker and poet * Willard Kitchener MacDonald (1906–1971), "the Hermit of Gully Lake" in Canada *

Willard Mack Willard Mack (September 18, 1873 – November 18, 1934) was a Canadian- American actor, director, and playwright. Life and career He was born Charles Willard McLaughlin in Morrisburg, Ontario. At an early age his family moved to Brooklyn, Ne ...

(1873–1934), Canadian-American actor, director, and playwright *

Willard Manus Willard M. Manus (September 28, 1930 – January 19, 2023) was an American novelist, playwright, and journalist based in Los Angeles. His best known book is '' Mott the Hoople'' (1966), the novel from which the British 1970s hard rock band derive ...

(1930–2023), American novelist, playwright, and journalist *

J. Willard Marriott John Willard Marriott Sr. (September 17, 1900 – August 13, 1985) was an American entrepreneur and businessman. He was the founder of the Marriott Corporation (which became Marriott International in 1993), the parent company of the world's la ...

(1900–1985), American businessman *

Willard Marshall Willard Warren Marshall (February 8, 1921 – November 5, 2000) was a right fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1942 through 1955, Marshall played for the New York Giants (1942, 1946–1949), Boston Braves (1952), Cincinnati Reds (1952-1953) a ...

(1921–2000), American baseball player * W. Eugene McCombs (1925–2004), American politician from North Carolina *

Willard Metcalf Willard Leroy Metcalf (July 1, 1858March 9, 1925) was an American painter born in Lowell, Massachusetts. He studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and later attended Académie Julian, Paris. After early figure-painting and il ...

(1858–1925), American artist * Willard Mullin (1902–1978), American sports cartoonist * Willard H. Murray Jr. (1931–2021), American politician from California * Willard Zerbe Park (1906–1965), anthropologist *

Willard Phelps Willard Leroy Phelps (born October 23, 1941) is a former Yukon politician, who briefly served as the second premier of Yukon in 1985. Background Born in 1941, he was the grandson of Willard "Deacon" Phelps and the son of John Phelps, both for ...

(born 1941), former Yukon politician *

Willard Price Willard DeMille Price (28 July 1887 – 14 October 1983) was a Canadian-born American traveller, journalist and author. Early life Price was born to a family of devout Methodists in Peterborough, Ontario. He was the nephew of Weston A. Pri ...

(1887–1983), American natural historian and author *

Willard Van Orman Quine Willard Van Orman Quine ( ; known to his friends as "Van"; June 25, 1908 – December 25, 2000) was an American philosopher and logician in the analytic tradition, recognized as "one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century" ...

(1908–2000), American philosopher and logician * Willard Ransom (1916–1995), American lawyer, businessman, community civic leader, and a civil rights activist *

Willard Richards Willard Richards (June 24, 1804 – March 11, 1854) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement. He served as second counselor to church president Brigham Young in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sai ...

(1804–1854), leader in the Latter Day Saint movement *

Willard Rockwell Willard Frederick Rockwell, Sr. (March 31, 1888 – October 16, 1978) was an American engineer businessman who helped shape and name what eventually became the Rockwell International company. He created and directed a number of major corporations ...

(1888–1988), businessman * Willard Mitt Romney (born 1947), better known as Mitt Romney, 70th Governor of Massachusetts and Republican presidential nominee *

Willard Ryan Willard J. Ryan (May 8, 1890 – February 7, 1962) was an American teacher and football coach who served as the first head coach of the Green Bay Packers. Historically, Curly Lambeau has been credited as being the Packers' first head coach, alth ...

(1890–1962), American football coach *

Willard Saulsbury Jr. Willard Saulsbury Jr. (April 17, 1861 – February 20, 1927) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party who served as U.S. Senator from Delaware and Presid ...

(1861–1927), American politician from Delaware *

Willard Saulsbury Sr. Willard Saulsbury Sr. (June 2, 1820 – April 6, 1892) was an American lawyer and politician from Georgetown, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served as Attorney General of Delaware, U.S. Senator from Delaware and Chancell ...

(1820–1892), American politician from Delaware *

Willard Scott Willard Herman Scott Jr. (March 7, 1934 – September 4, 2021) was an American weather presenter, radio and television personality, actor, narrator, clown, comedian, and author, whose broadcast career spanned 68 years, 65 years with the NBC br ...

(1934–2021), American journalist * Willard Cleon Skousen (1913–2006), American author and conservative faith-based political theorist * Willard Carroll Smith II, better known as

Will Smith Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, rapper, and film producer. Known for his work in both Will Smith filmography, the screen and Will Smith discography, music industries, List of awards and nominations re ...

(born 1968), American actor, producer, and rapper * Willard J. Smith (1910–2000), Commandant of the United States Coast Guard *

Willard Dickerman Straight Willard Dickerman Straight (January 31, 1880 – December 1, 1918) was an American investment banker, publisher, reporter, diplomat and by marriage, a member of the Whitney family. He was a promoter of Chinese arts and investments, and a major s ...

(1880–1918), American investment banker and diplomat *

Willard Thorp Willard Long Thorp (May 24, 1899 – May 10, 1992) was an American economist and academic. He served three US Presidents, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower as an advisor in both domestic and foreign affairs. He ...

(1899–1992), economist, academic, and presidential advisor *

Willard Saxby Townsend Willard Saxby Townsend (December 4, 1895 – February 3, 1957) was an African-American labour leader. He worked to improve the working conditions of African-American baggage handlers in railroad terminals, and was the first African-American to se ...

(1895–1957), African-American labour leader *

Willard Van Dyke Willard Ames Van Dyke (December 5, 1906 – January 23, 1986) was an American filmmaker, photographer, arts administrator, teacher, and former director of the film department at the Museum of Modern Art. Early life Van Dyke went to the University ...

(1906–1986), American filmmaker and photographer *

Willard Warner Willard Warner (September 4, 1826 – November 23, 1906) was a brevet brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama after the war. Early life and career Warner was born in ...

(1826–1906), brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War * Willard Watson (1921–1995), African-American folk artist from Caddo Parish, Louisiana *

W. Garfield Weston Willard Garfield Weston (26 February 189822 October 1978) was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist who was a member of the prominent Weston family. He led George Weston Limited and its various subsidiaries and associated companies, includi ...

(1898–1978), Canadian businessman *

Willard Wheatley Willard Wheatley MBE (16 July 1915 – 22 January 1997) was a British Virgin Islands educator and politician who served two consecutive terms as the Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands from 1971 to 1979. He was the second ever Chief ...

(1915–1997), Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands * Sir

Willard White Sir Willard Wentworth White, Order of Merit (Jamaica), OM, Order of the British Empire, CBE (born 10 October 1946) is a Jamaican-born British operatic bass baritone. Early life White was born into a Jamaican family in Kingston, Jamaica, Kingst ...

(born 1946), British bass-baritone *

Willard Wigan Willard Wigan, (born June 1957) is a British sculptor from Ashmore Park Estate, Wednesfield, England, the son of Jamaican immigrants, who makes micro miniature sculptures. His sculptures are typically placed in the eye of a needle or on the head ...

(born 1957), British sculptor * Willard Huntington Wright, better known under his pen name S. S. Van Dine (1888–1939), American art critic and author

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* F.D.C. Willard, Siamese cat that coauthored several physics papers between 1975 and 1980.

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