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1249:(also 'Willis'); brother of Richard Willis (c. 1614–1701)
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492:(1893–1930), Australian rules footballer
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675:(1891–1957), American screenwriter
650:(1922–1999), Australian politician
595:(1909–1984), American pool hustler
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