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1963–
Willie Harden Gillus (born September 1, 1963) is an American former gridiron football player and coach. He played professionally as a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and the Canadian Football League (CFL). Gillus served as the head…
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Willie Hector, Jr. (born December 23, 1939) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive guard for one season with the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Rams in the fifth round of the…
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Willie Hunter is an American former football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Clark Atlanta University from 1990 to 1996. Hunter played college football at Fort Valley State College and also played professionally for the Atlanta…
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Willie J. Hagan is an American educator and public university administrator. He was the 7th president of California State University, Dominguez Hills, a public university located in the city of Carson, California, in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County.
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Willie James Slater is an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He was most recently the head football coach for Clark Atlanta University; a position he held from 2022 to 2023. Slater served as the head football coach at Tuskegee…
1962–
Willie Jackson (born June 22, 1962) is an American former college basketball stand-out and current high school head coach.
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Willie James Jennings (born April 29, 1961) is an American theologian, known for his contributions to theologies of body and land which traverse numerous disciplines including, but not limited to postcolonial theologies, liberation theologies, cultural…
1937–
Willie E. Jeffries (born January 4, 1937) is an American former football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at South Carolina State University for 19 seasons in two stints, five seasons at Wichita State University, and five seasons at…
1910–1999
Willie Lee Dorothy Campbell Glass (August 24, 1910 – May 2, 1999) was an American academic, consultant, and educator. She was the youngest graduate and first black woman to receive a master’s degree in home economics at Iowa State College of Agriculture…
1947–
Willie T. Miller (born April 26, 1947) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Cleveland Browns and the Los Angeles Rams. He played college football for the…
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Willie S. Rockward is a physics professor and has served as the chair of the department of physics and engineering physics at Morgan State University since August 2018. His research interests include Micro/Nano Optics Lithography, Extreme Ultraviolet…
1944–
Willie Lorenzo Shaw (born January 11, 1944) is an American former football player and coach who coached for a number of NFL and college football teams. He is the father of former Stanford head coach David Shaw.
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Willie Simmons (born October 12, 1980) is an American college football coach and former quarterback. He is the head football coach at Florida International University (FIU), a position he has held since 2025. Simmons previously served as head coach at…
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Willie Sims (Hebrew: וילי סימס; June 16, 1958 – December 23, 2022) was an American-Israeli professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the LSU Tigers and professionally for a number of Israeli Basketball Premier League clubs.
1931–2016
Willie Sherrod Smith Jr. (November 30, 1931 – August 22, 2016) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Norfolk State College—now known as Norfolk State University—in 1967, the University of Maryland Eastern…
1922–2017
Willie Stevenson Glanton (March 19, 1922 – July 6, 2017) was an American lawyer and politician in the state of Iowa. She was a Democrat. Glanton was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas and attended Tennessee State University and Robert H. Terrell Law School.
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Willie Author Taggart (born August 27, 1976) is an American professional football coach who is the running backs coach for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He has held the head coach position at five NCAA Division I Football Bowl…
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Willie Tasby Jr. (January 8, 1933 – April 3, 2022) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB), appearing in 583 games as a member of the Baltimore Orioles (1958–1960), Boston Red Sox (1960), Washington…
1962–
Willie "Satellite" Totten (born July 4, 1962) is an American college football coach and former college quarterback who played with Jerry Rice in Mississippi. He is the associate head football coach and offensive coordinator for Fort Valley State…
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Lieutenant General Willie J. Williams (born December 17, 1951) is a retired United States Marine Corps officer, recognized as one of the first African Americans to achieve the rank of three-star general. With nearly 40 years of distinguished service,…
?–2021
Willie A. Williamson Jr. (November 23, 1944 – August 7, 2021) was an American football coach. He served as head football coach at Albany State University from 1980 to 1981 and at Kentucky State University in 1984, compiling a career college football head…
1936–2020
William Vernell Wood Sr. (December 23, 1936 – February 3, 2020) was an American professional football player and coach. He played as a safety with the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League (NFL). Wood was an eight-time Pro Bowler and a…
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Willis Elbert Mollison (1859—1924) was an American teacher, newspaper editor, politician, banker, businessman, lawyer, public official, and civil rights advocate in Mississippi. He was a Republican.
1886–1976
Willis Jefferson King (October 1, 1886 – 1976) was an African-American Methodist bishop, college professor and author. He was a professor at Gammon Theological Seminary.
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