Namesakes
Josiah Willard Gibbs
(m) 1839-1903 
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Ben Adams
(middle name Willard) (m) 1890-1961
Olympic Medalists 1912 high jump - standing; long jump - standing (silver/bronze)
Willard Tibbetts
(m) 1903-1992
Olympic Medalists 1924 3000 m team (bronze)
Willard Van Orman Quine
(m) 1908-2000
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Willard Libby
(m) 1908-1980
Nobel Prize Winners 1960 (chemistry)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Willard Schmidt
(m) 1910-1965
Olympic Medalists 1936 basketball (gold)
Willard Brown
(m) 1915-1996
Hall-of-Famers 2006 (baseball)
Willard Boyle
(m) 1924-2011
Nobel Prize Winners 2009 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Mitt Romney
(a.k.a. Willard) (m) 1947-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Will Smith
(m) 1968-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Oscar Award Winners 2022 King Richard (actor)
Willard "Digger" Barnes
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1978 Dallas