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Alan N. Willson, Jr. (born 1939), American electrical engineer •
Alice Willson (1889–1980), First Lady of North Carolina •
Augustus E. Willson (1846–1931), American politician •
Bob Willson (1928–2019), Canadian broadcaster •
Brian Willson (born 1941), American Vietnam War veteran and activist •
Chloe Clark Willson (1818–1874), American teacher in the territory that became Oregon •
Crowell Willson (1815–1894), Canadian farmer and politician •
Crowell Willson (Upper Canada) (1762–1832), Canadian farmer and politician •
David Willson (1778–1866), religious leader and mystic •
David Harris Willson (1901–1973), American historian and professor •
Diddie Willson (1911–1961), American football player •
Forceythe Willson (1837–1867), American poet •
Fred F. Willson (1877–1956), American architect •
Henry Willson (1911–1978), American talent agent •
James C. Willson (1833–1912), Canadian-born Michigan politician •
John Willson (politician) (1776–1860), Canadian judge and politician •
Laurel Rose Willson (1941–2002), American whose claims of Satanic ritual abuse were a hoax •
Lester S. Willson (1839–1919), Civil War (U.S.) officer and Bozeman, Montana merchant •
Luke Willson (born 1990), American Football player •
Maria Willson, British singer •
Marty Willson-Piper (born 1958), guitarist and member of Australian independent rock band The Church •
Meredith Willson (1902–1984), American composer, playwright •
Michael Willson (born 1963), British actor •
Paul Willson (born 1945), American actor •
Quentin Willson (1957–2025), British TV presenter and motoring expert •
Robert Willson (disambiguation), one of several people •
Russell Willson (1883–1948), American vice admiral, inventor of the Naval Cipher Box •
Simon Willson, Hong Kong radio producer, DJ, actor •
Stephen Clarke-Willson, American video game and software expert •
Thomas Willson (1860–1915), Canadian inventor •
William H. Willson (1805–1856), American politician •
William Willson (businessman) (1927–2003), chairman of Aston Martin (1972–1975) ==Given name or nickname==