Williston is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
David Williston (1868–1962), American landscape architect Edward Bancroft Williston (1837–1920), officer in the United States Army George H. Williston (1818–1881), American state and territorial legislator Lorenzo P. Williston (1815–1887), American lawyer and politician Ray Gillis Williston (1914–2006), Canadian educator and politician Samuel Wendell Williston (1851–1918), American paleontologist Samuel Williston (1861–1963), American lawyer