Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
3 characters
(character) Willie 1985 Willie the Wimp 
(character) Willie 1989 Kissing Willie
(character) Willie 2003 Weed with Willie
Fictional Characters from Television:
1 character
Gilligan (a.k.a. Willie) 1963 Gilligan's Island
Hall-of-Famers:
5 baseball, 5 football
(baseball) Willie Keeler 1939
(baseball) Willie Mays 1979
(football) Willie Davis 1981
(football) Willie Brown 1984
(baseball) Willie McCovey 1986
(football) Willie Lanier 1986
(baseball) Willie Stargell 1988
(football) Willie Wood 1989
(baseball) Willie Wells 1997
(football) Willie Roaf 2012
Most Valuable Players:
5 winners
Willie Mays 1954; 1965 baseball
Willie McCovey 1969 baseball
Willie Stargell 1979 baseball
Willie Hernández 1984 baseball
Willie McGee 1985 baseball
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
3 actors
Grace Moore (a.k.a. Willie) 1898-1947
Willie Aames 1960-
Willie Garson 1964-2021
Notable Athletes:
4 baseball, 2 football, 1 boxing, 1 cycling, 1 rugby
(baseball) Willie Keeler 1872-1923
(boxing) Willie Pep 1922-2006
(baseball) Willie Mays 1931-
(football) Willie Davis 1934-2020
(football) Willie Wood 1936-2020
(baseball) Willie McCovey 1938-2018
(baseball) Willie Stargell 1940-2001
(cycling) Burry Stander (a.k.a. Willie) 1987-2013
(rugby) Willie le Roux 1989-
Notable Musicians:
4 musicians
Willie "The Lion" Smith 1893-1973
Willie Smith 1910-1967
Willie Nelson 1933-
"Little" Willie John 1937-1968
Olympic Medalists:
1 bronze, 1 bronze/gold, 1 gold, 1 gold/bronze, 1 silver
(bronze/gold) Willie Applegarth 1912 200 m; 4x100 m relay
(gold) Willie Steele 1948 long jump
(silver) Willie May 1960 110 m hurdles
(gold/bronze) Willie D. Davenport 1968; 1976 110 m hurdles
(bronze) Willie Anderson 1988 basketball
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
3 musicians
Bill Pinkney 1988 The Drifters
"Little" Willie John 1996
Willie Nelson 2023
Tolkien's Characters:
1 character
Willie Banks (m)