Willink

Willink is a Dutch toponymic surname.[1] Notable people with the surname include:

• Abraham Willink (1920–1998), Dutch-Argentine entomologist
• Arthur Willink (1850–1913), British theologian and clergyman
• Carel Willink (1900–1983), Dutch painter
• Charles Willink (1929–2009), English classical scholar, teacher and baronet, son of Henry
• Henry Willink PC, MC, KC (1894–1973), British politician, public servant and baronet
• Herman Tjeenk Willink (born 1942), politician
• Jocko Willink (born 1971), American podcaster, author and retired United States Navy SEAL
• John Willink (1858–1927), Anglican Dean
• Mathilde Willink (1938–1977), Dutch socialite and wife of Carel Willink
• Wilhem Ferdinand Willink van Collen (1847–1881), Dutch painter who funded an arts award
• Willem Willink (1750–1841), Dutch merchant, investor in the Holland Land Company and the Louisiana Purchase
• Herman Tjeenk Willink (born 1942), Dutch politician
• Joram Willink (born 1975), Dutch film producer

See also

• Willink, New York, former town in Western New York, USA, named after Willem Willink
• The Willink School, Berkshire school
• Willink baronets of Dingle Bank in the City of Liverpool, a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom

References

1. Willink at the Meertens Institute database of surnames in the Netherlands.