Willa

Willa is a feminine given name. Notable people and characters with the name include:

  • Willa or Guilla of Provence (died before 924), early medieval Frankish queen
  • Willa of Tuscany (died 970), queen consort of Berengar II of Italy
  • Willa Brown (1906–1992), African-American pioneering aviator, lobbyist, teacher and civil rights activist
  • Willa Cather (1873–1947), American novelist and writer
  • Willa McGuire Cook (1928–2017), American three-time world and 18-time national water skiing champion
  • Willa Fitzgerald (born 1991), American actress
  • Willa Ford, stage name of American singer, songwriter and actress Amanda Lee Williford (born 1981)
  • Willa Holland (born 1991), American actress and model
  • Willa Kim (Wullah Mei Ok Kim) (1917–2016), American costume designer for stage, dance and film
  • Willa Muir (1890–1970), Scottish novelist, essayist and translator
  • Willa O'Neill (born 1973), New Zealand actress
  • Willa Beatrice Player (1909–2003), African-American educator, college president and civil rights activist
  • Willa Shalit (born 1955), American sculptor, producer, photographer, author and activist
  • Willa Schneberg (born 1952), American poet
  • Willa Holt Wakefield (1870–1946), American vaudeville performer
  • Willa, protagonist of the French-Canadian animated TV series Willa's Wild Life

See also

  • Hurricane Willa, October 2018 Pacific storm
  • Wila (disambiguation)
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