Willoughby (given name) explained

Willoughby is a masculine given name which may refer to:

• Willoughby Aston (disambiguation), three Aston baronets
• Willoughby J. Edbrooke (1843–1896), American architect
• Willoughby Gray (1916–1993), English actor
• Willoughby Hamilton (1864–1943), Irish tennis, football and badminton player
• Willoughby D. Miller (1853–1907), American dentist and the first oral microbiologist
• Willoughby Norrie, 1st Baron Norrie (1893–1977), British Army lieutenant-general, Governor of South Australia and Governor-General of New Zealand
• Willoughby Sharp (1936–2008), American artist, independent curator, independent publisher, gallerist, teacher, and author
• Willoughby Shortland (1804–1869), British naval officer and colonial administrator, first Colonial Secretary of New Zealand, President of the island of Nevis, and Governor of Tobago
• Willoughby Smith (1828–1891), English electrical engineer who discovered the photoconductivity of selenium
• Willoughby Williams (died 1802), American politician, father of Willoughby Williams Jr.
• Willoughby Williams Jr. (1798-1882), American banker and sheriff