Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Television:
1 character
Willard "Digger" Barnes 1978 Dallas 
Hall-of-Famers:
1 baseball
(baseball) Willard Brown 2006
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 chemistry, 1 physics
(chemistry) Willard Libby 1960
(physics) Willard Boyle 2009
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
1 actor
Will Smith 1968-
Notable Musicians:
1 singer
Will Smith 1968-
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
1 philosopher
Willard Van Orman Quine 1908-2000
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
1 politician
Mitt Romney (a.k.a. Willard) 1947-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
2 physicists, 1 chemist
Josiah Willard Gibbs 1839-1903
Willard Libby 1908-1980
Willard Boyle 1924-2011
Olympic Medalists:
1 bronze, 1 gold, 1 silver/bronze
(silver/bronze) Ben Adams (middle name Willard) 1912 high jump - standing; long jump - standing
(bronze) Willard Tibbetts 1924 3000 m team
(gold) Willard Schmidt 1936 basketball
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) Will Smith 2022 King Richard