List of Famous people named Willie

Willie Larry Randolph is an American former professional baseball second baseman, coach, and manager. During an 18-year baseball career, he played from 1975 to 1992 for six different teams, most notably the New York Yankees with whom he won back-to-back world titles against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He has joined ESPN as a post-season baseball analyst, beginning in September 2013. Mainly, he appeared on Baseball Tonight and provided updates during Monday and Wednesday night September network telecasts.

Willie Blount was an American politician who served as Governor of Tennessee from 1809 to 1815. Blount's efforts to raise funds and soldiers during the War of 1812 earned Tennessee the nickname, "Volunteer State." He was the younger half-brother of Southwest Territory governor, William Blount.

Willie Fung was a Chinese film actor who played supporting roles in 125 American films between 1922 and 1944. Born in Canton, China, Fung made his film debut in 1922 in Hurricane's Gal. The majority of his roles were in Westerns and dramas. Fung died of a coronary occlusion in Los Angeles on 16 April 1945 at the age of 49. He is buried in Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles.

Willie Person Mangum was a U.S. Senator from the state of North Carolina between 1831 and 1836 and between 1840 and 1853. He was one of the founders and leading members of the Whig party, and was a candidate for president in 1836 as part of the unsuccessful Whig strategy to defeat Martin Van Buren by running four candidates with local appeal in different regions of the country. He is, as of 2021, the only major-party presidential nominee to have been a North Carolinian at the time of his nomination.

Willie T. Zingani is a Malawian novelist, poet, playwright and journalist.

Willie C. Carpenter is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his recurring roles on Reasonable Doubts as Robert Maxwell, 1600 Penn as General Maurer, and Devious Maids as Kenneth Miller.

William James Dixon was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was proficient in playing both the upright bass and the guitar, and sang with a distinctive voice, but he is perhaps best known as one of the most prolific songwriters of his time. Next to Muddy Waters, Dixon is recognized as the most influential person in shaping the post–World War II sound of the Chicago blues.