Will or Wil is a given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of William, Wilson, Wilfred, and other names beginning with Wil-.
Notable people with the name include:
Men Will Accooe (1874–1904), American musician and composer Will Hill Acker (1899–1951), American football player and coach Will Acton (born 1987), American-Canadian ice hockey player Will Adam, Anglican archdeacon Will Adamsdale (born 1974), English actor Will Addison (born 1992), Ireland international rugby union footballer Will Adkin (born 1990), English cricketer Will Ahern (1896–1983), American vaudeville entertainer Will Ahmed, American entrepreneur Will Aimson (born 1995), English footballer Will Ainsworth (born 1981), American politician Will Aitken (born 1949), American-Canadian writer Will Albright, American racecar driver Will Alexander (poet) (born 1948), American poet Will W. Alexander (1884–1956), First president of Dillard University Will Allen (cornerback) (born 1978), American football player Will Allen (safety) (born 1982), American football player Will Allen (urban farmer) (born 1949), American basketball player and urban farmer Will Allison (born 1968), American novelist and editor Will Allman (born 1997), English rugby union player Will Alsop (1947–2018), British architect Will Alstergren (born 1962), Australian jurist Will Alves (born 2005), English footballer Will Amos (born 1974), Canadian politician and lawyer Will Anderson (animator), Scottish-born film animator Will Anderson (fullback) (1897–1982), American football player Will Anderson (Scrabble player) (born 1984), American Scrabble player Will Anderson (singer) (born 1986), American singer-songwriter Will Anderson Jr. (born 2001), American football player Will Annan (born 1996), Scottish footballer Will Antwi (born 1982), British-born Ghanaian footballer Will Appleton (1889–1958), New Zealand mayor, and rugby league administrator Will Appleyard (born 1999), English association football player Will Arbery, 21st-century American playwright Will Arnett (born 1970), Canadian actor Will Arnott (1999–2024), British boccia player Will Aronson (born 1981), Musical artist Will Artino (born 1992), Taiwanese-American basketball player Will Ashcroft (born 2004), Australian rules footballer Will Ashley (actor) (born 2002), Filipino actor Will Ashon (born 1969), Musical artist Will Ashton (1881–1963), Australian artist Will Atkinson (born 1988), English footballer Will Atkinson (musician) (1908–2003), English musician Will Attenborough (born 1991), English actor and climate campaigner Will Avery (basketball) (born 1979), American basketball player Will Bagley (1950–2021), American historian Will Barclay (born 1969), American politician Will Barnet (1911–2012), American artist Will Biederman, American engineer Will Black (born 2006), Canadian American football player Wil Boessen (born 1964), Dutch football manager and former player Will Brownsberger (born 1957), American politician Will Burkart, American comedian Will Bynum (born 1983), American basketball player Wil Calhoun, American television producer and writer Will Chase (born 1970), American actor and singer Will Clapp (born 1995), American football player Will Clark (born 1964), American baseball player Will Clyburn (born 1990), American professional basketball player Wil Cordero (born 1971), Puerto Rican baseball player Will Craig (born 1994), American baseball player Will Dissly (born 1996), American football player Will Durant (1885–1981), American writer and historian Will Durst (born 1952), American humorist Will Echoles (born 2006), American football player Will Eisner (1917–2005), American cartoonist Will Eno (born 1965), American playwright Will Estes (born 1978), American actor Will Ferrell (born 1967), American actor Will Finn (born 1958), American animator Will Flemming (born 1979), American sportscaster Will Fries (born 1998), American football player Will Forte (born 1970), American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer Will Fuller (born 1994), American football player Will Geer (1902–1978), American actor and social activist Will Graham (evangelist) (born 1975), American evangelist Will Grier (born 1995), American football player Will Grigg (born 1991), English footballer Will Hall (American football) (born 1980), American football coach Will Hall (writer) (born 1966), American mental health advocate, writer, and counselor Will Harris (American football) (born 1997), American football player Will Hastings (born 1996), American football player Will Hay (1888–1949), English comedian Will H. Hays (1879–1954), American politician Will Heard (born 1991), English singer-songwriter Will Heldt (born 2005), American football player Will Hernandez (born 1995), American football player Will Hill (born 1990), American football player Will Holden (American football) (born 1993), American football player Will Holland (born 1998), American baseball player Will Hutchins (1930–2025), American actor Wil S. Hylton, American journalist Will Inman (poet) (1923–2009), American poet Will Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people Wil Jones (basketball, born 1947), American basketball player Will Kacmarek (born 2003), American football player Will Keith Kellogg (1860–1951), American businessman Will Kemp (actor, born 1977), English actor and dancer Will Kimbrough (born 1964), American singer-songwriter Will Klein (baseball) (born 1999), American baseball player Will Larue, Canadian racing driver Will Lee (disambiguation), multiple people Will Levis (born 1999), American football player Wil London (born 1997), American sprinter Wil Lutz (born 1994), American football player Will Lyman (born 1948), American voice actor Will Mallory (born 1999), American football player Will Mastin (1878–1975), American entertainer Wil McCarthy (born 1966), American science fiction novelist Will McClay (born 1966), American football player and coach Will McDonald IV (born 1999), American football player Will Murray (born 1953), American author and scholar of pulp fiction Will Muschamp (born 1971), American football head coach Wil Myers (born 1990), American baseball player Wil Nieves (born 1977), Puerto Rican baseball player Will Nightingale (born 1995), English footballer Will Ospreay (born 1993), English professional wrestler Will Overstreet (born 1979), American football player Will Patton (born 1954), American actor Will Pauling (born 2003), American football player Will Poulter (born 1993), English actor Will Perdue (born 1965), American basketball player Will Putnam (born 2000), American football player Will Quadflieg (1914–2003), German actor Will Quince (born 1982), British politician Will J. Quinlan (1877–1963), American artist Will Quintrell (1880–1946), Musical artist Will Rayman (born 1997), American-Israeli basketball player Will Reichard (born 2001), American football player Will Richard (born 2002), American basketball player Will Riley (born 2006), Canadian basketball player Wil Robinson (born 1949), American basketball player Will Rogers (1879–1935), American humorist Will Rogers (American football) (born 2001), American football player Will Ryan (1949–2021), American voice actor Will Sampson (1933–1987), American actor and painter Will Sasso (born 1975), Canadian actor Will Sheehey (born 1992), American basketball player and coach Will Sheppard (born 2002), American football player Will Shipley (born 2002), American football player Will Shortz (born 1952), American puzzle creator Wil Shriner (born 1953), American actor Will Smith (born 1968), American actor and rapper Will Solomon (born 1978), American basketball player Will Sommers (died 1560), the best-known court jester of King Henry VIII Will Streets (1886–1916), English soldier and poet of the First World War Will Sutton (born 1991), American football player Will Tschetter (born 2003), American basketball player Will Tilston (born 2007), British actor Wil Trapp (born 1993), American soccer player Wil Traval (born 1980), Australian actor Wil van der Aalst (born 1966), Dutch computer scientist, and professor Will Vinton (1947–2018), American filmmaker Wil Waluchow (born 1953), Canadian philosopher Will Weaver (basketball) (born c. 1984), American basketball coach Wil Wheaton (born 1972), American actor Will Whitehorn (born 1960), British business executive Will Wade (born 1982), American basketball coach Will Wade (Georgia politician) (born 1978), American politician Will Wagner (American football), American football player and coach Will Wagner (baseball) (born 1998), American baseball player Will Wagstaff (born 1960), British ornithologist and naturalist Will Walker (Australian footballer) (born 1999), Australian rules footballer Will Wallace (born 1901), American film director and actor Will Walling (1872–1932), American actor Will Wampler (born 1991), American politician Will Wand (born 2001), English rugby union player Will Waring (born 1950), Camera operator and director Will Warren (born 1999), American baseball player Will Weatherford (born 1979), American politician Will Weaver (born 1950), American writer Will Weaver (basketball) (born 1984), American basketball coach Will Welch (born 1990), English rugby union player Will Welch (editor) (born 1981), American magazine editor Will Weng (1907–1993), American crossword puzzle constructor Will Wesson (born 1986), American freestyle skier Will Wheatley (1786–1848), British jockey Will Wheaton (born 1972), American singer-songwriter Will Wheeler (born 1974), American politician Will White (1854–1911), American baseball player and manager Will White (American football), American college football player Will White (Australian footballer) (born 2004), Australian rules footballer Will Whitehorn (born 1960), British business executive Will Whitticker (born 1982), American football player Will Wight (born 1989), American writer Will Wikle (born 1978), Big Brother US contestant and pornographic actor Will Wilcox (born 1986), American professional golfer Will Williams (born 1992), New Zealand cricketer Will Williams (long jumper) (born 1995), American long jumper
Will Windham, American football player and coach Will Witherspoon (born 1980), American football player Will Witty (born 1995), English rugby union footballer Will Wolford (born 1964), American football player Will Wood (born 1993), American musician, singer-songwriter and comedian Will Wood (footballer) (born 1996), English footballer Will Wooten, American prosecutor Will Worth, American football player Will Wright (actor) (1891–1962), American character actor Will Wright (cyclist) (born 1973), Welsh cyclist Will Wright (footballer, born 1997) (born 1997), English footballer Will Wright (footballer, born 2008) (born 2008), English footballer Will Wright (game designer) (born 1960), American video game designer Will Wyatt (born 1942), British television executive Will Wynn (born 1961), American businessman and politician Will Wynn (American football) (1949–2013), American football player Will Yeatman (born 1988), American football player Will Yeguete (born 1991), French basketball player Will Yip (born 2000), American producer, songwriter, and musician Will Youmans (born 1978), American writer and activist Will Young (born 1979), British singer and actor Will Young (cricketer) (born 1992), New Zealand cricketer Will Z., Belgian musician Will Zalatoris (born 1996), American professional golfer Will Zang, Chinese filmmaker Will Zellers (born 2006), American ice hockey player Will Zens (1920–2013), American film director Will Znidaric, American film and television editor and producer
Women Wil Burgmeijer (born 1947), Dutch speed skater Wil de Visser (born 1952), Dutch footballer