Wilhelm


Gender:
Origin: German
5394 famous people named Wilhelm found on Wikipedia.
1660 male in US.
Most recent ranking: 3763-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 833-th in year 1885
Used in: Ancient-Germanic, German, Polish

Meanings

A male given name, German form of William.

For the similar Dutch name Wilhelmus, see Wilhelmus
Wilhelm is a German given name, and the origin of the English name William. The feminine form is Wilhelmine.

German form of William (q.v.). Fem. form is Wilhelmina. Wilhelmine (adj.) is "pertaining to the reign of Wilhelm II," emperor of Germany 1888-1918. Berlin's Wilhelmstrasse was the pre-1945 headquarters of the German foreign office, hence used metonymically for "German foreign policy" (compare Quai d'Orsay).

Combine of wileo (will, desire, determination) and helm (helmet, protection).

Famous People: 5394 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Wilhelm II 1859 German Emperor and King of Prussia
2 Wilhelm Keitel 1882 German general
3 Wilhelm Röntgen 1845 German physicist
4 Wilhelm Reich 1897 Austrian-American psychoanalyst
5 Wilhelm Wundt 1832 German physician, physiologist, philosopher, and professor
6 Wilhelm Canaris 1887 German admiral, head of military intelligence service
7 Wilhelm Mohnke 1911 German general
8 Wilhelm Frick 1877 German Nazi official
9 Norbert Grupe 1940 German boxer and actor
10 Wilhelm von Humboldt 1767 German (Prussian) philosopher, government functionary, diplomat, and founder of the University of Berlin
11 Wilhelm Burgdorf 1895 German general
12 Wilhelm Furtwängler 1886 German conductor and composer
13 Wilhelm Zahn 1910 German U-boat commander
14 Wilhelm Pieck 1876 German communist politician, president of GDR
15 Wilhelm Stuckart 1902 German judge and politician
16 Wilhelm Maybach 1846 German businessman
17 Wilhelm Bittrich 1894 German general
18 Wilhelm Grimm 1786 German author
19 Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb 1876 Nazi field marshal
20 Wilhelm Steinitz 1836 Austrian chess player
21 Wilhelm List 1880 German field marshal during World War II
22 Hoyt Wilhelm 1922 American baseball player
23 Wilhelm Dilthey 1833 German historian, psychologist, sociologist, student of hermeneutics, and philosopher
24 Wilhelm Ostwald 1853 Baltic German chemist
25 Wilhelm Marx 1863 German chancellor
26 Wilhelm von Gloeden 1856 German photographer
27 Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma 1891 German general
28 Wilhelm Kempff 1895 German musician
29 Bruce Wilhelm 1945 American strongman
30 Wilhelm Wien 1864 German physicist
31 Wilhelm Carl von Rothschild 1828 German banker
32 Wilhelm Eduard Weber 1804 German physicist
33 Wilhelm Friedemann Bach 1710 German composer, organist, harpsichordist
34 Wilhelm Busch 1832 German painter, poet and cartoonist
35 Wilhelm Boger 1906 Holocaust perpetrator, Gestapo and SS officer at Auschwitz
36 Wilhelm Brasse 1917 Polish photographer
37 Wilhelm Groener 1867 German general
38 Wilhelm Gustloff 1895 German politician
39 Wilhelm von Knyphausen 1716 Prussian soldier
40 Wilhelm Voigt 1849 German impostor
41 Wilhelm Falley 1897 German general
42 Wilhelm Schickard 1592 Computer pioneer
43 Wilhelm Miklas 1872 Austrian politician
44 Wilhelm Kube 1887 German politician
45 Wilhelm von Bismarck 1852 German politician
46 David Wilhelm 1956 American political operative and businessman
47 Wilhelm Hauff 1802 German poet and novelist
48 Ulrich Wilhelm 1961 German journalist and jurist
49 Wilhelm Speidel 1895 German General
50 Wilhelm Windelband 1848 German philosopher
51 Wilhelm Liebknecht 1826 German socialist politician
52 Wilhelm Werner Otto von Schwerin 1773
53 Kate Wilhelm 1928 American science fiction writer
54 Wilhelm von Tegetthoff 1827 Austro-Hungarian admiral
55 Wilhelm Litten 1880 German university teacher and writer (1880-1932)
56 Matt Wilhelm 1981 All-American college football player, professional football player, linebacker
57 Wilhelm Rediess 1900 German general
58 Wilhelm Fliess 1858 German surgeon
59 Wilhelm Ruppert 1905 German SS officer
60 Wilhelm Marr 1819 German publicist
61 Wilhelm Koppe 1896 German general
62 Wilhelm Stekel 1868 Austrian physician and psychologist
63 Wilhelm Cuno 1876 German chancellor
64 Wilhelm Schepmann 1894 SA general and politician
65 Wilhelm Stenhammar 1871 Swedish composer, conductor and pianist
66 Tim Wilhelm 1977 German television presenter
67 Richard Wilhelm 1873 German sinologist
68 Wilhelm Batz 1916 German World War II fighter pilot
69 Wilhelm Johannsen 1857 Danish writer
70 Wilhelm Röpke 1899 German economist
71 Wilhelm Karl, Duke of Urach 1864 King of Lithuania
72 Wilhelm Hankel 1929 German economist
73 Wilhelm Backhaus 1884 German pianist, Knight Commander of Merit
74 Wilhelm Souchon 1864 German admiral
75 Wilhelm Fritz von Roettig 1888 German general
76 Wilhelm Müller 1794 German poet
77 Wilhelm Ackermann 1896 German mathematician best known for the Ackermann function
78 Wilhelm Uhde 1874 German art historian
79 Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein 1891 Titular Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
80 Wilhelm Zaisser 1893 German politician
81 Wilhelm Weinberg 1862 German physician
82 Wilhelm Heinrich Schüßler 1821 German physician
83 Wilhelm Lehmbruck 1881 German sculptor
84 Wilhelm Krüger 1898 German veterinarian and university teacher (1898-1977)
85 Wilhelm Hudelmaier 1934
86 Wilhelm Höttl 1915 SS officer
87 Wilhelm Crohne 1880 German judge
88 Wilhelm Emmanuel Freiherr von Ketteler 1811 German theologian and politician who served as Bishop of Mainz
89 Wilhelm Hoffman German soldier at Battle of Stalingrad
90 Vilmos Beck 1824
91 Wilhelm Oxenius 1912 German military officer
92 Wilhelm von Kaulbach 1805 German muralist
93 Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder 1773 German writer
94 Wilhelm Weitling 1808 German-American socialist
95 Wilhelm Killing 1847 German mathematician
96 Wilhelm von Opel 1871 Member of the German Opel family
97 Wilhelm Gesenius 1786 German orientalist
98 Wilhelm Sasnal 1972 Polish painter
99 Wilhelm Fuchs 1898 SS officer
100 Wilhelm Hofmeister 1824 German botanist
101 Wilhelm Dörpfeld 1853 German archaeologist
102 Wilhelm Schmidt 1868 German anthropologist, linguist and historian of religion
103 Wilhelm Filchner 1877 German explorer
104 Wilhelm Beiglböck 1905 German physician
105 Wilhelm Keppler 1882 German general
106 Wilhelm Vossenkuhl 1945 German radio host
107 Wilhelm Breuning 1920 German priest
108 Wilhelm Peterson-Berger 1867 Swedish composer
109 Wilhelm Albert, Duke of Urach 1957 Duke of Urach
110 Wilhelm Stemmermann 1888 German General and Knight's Cross recipient
111 Wilhelm Marschall 1886 German admiral
112 Wilhelm Wassmuss 1880 German diplomat and spy
113 Wilhelm Balthasar 1914 German WWII flying ace
114 Wilhelm Steinkopf 1879 German chemist who worked on mustard gas during World War I
115 Wilhelm Schmidbauer 1958 German jurist
116 Wilhelm Zander 1911 SS officer
117 Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach 1759 Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach
118 Wilhelm Roux 1850 German biologist
119 Wilhelm Leibl 1844 German artist
120 Wilhelm Hey 1789 German writer
121 Wilhelm Harster 1904 German general
122 Wilhelm Friedrich Rochus Lynar 1899
123 Wilhelm Worringer 1881 German art historian
124 Wilhelm Brückner 1884 Austrian SA officer
125 Wilhelm Solf 1862 German politician
126 Wilhelm Adam 1877 German general
127 Wilhelm Salber 1928 German author
128 Wilhelm Bauer 1822 German engineer
129 Wilhelm Raabe 1831 German writer
130 Wilhelm Elfes 1884 German politician
131 Wilhelm Landig 1909 Austrian writer
132 Wilhelm Bendz 1804 Danish artist
133 Wilhelm Marstrand 1810 Painter and illustrator
134 Wilhelm Solheim 1924 American anthropologist
135 Charles E. Wilhelm 1941 American marine corps general
136 Wilhelm Trapp 1889 Nazi war criminal
137 Wilhelm von Bode 1845 German art historian
138 Holger Matthias Wilhelm 1976 German actor
139 Wilhelm Reinhard 1891 German flying ace
140 Wilhelm Heye 1869 German Major General
141 Wilhelm Heinrich Riehl 1823 Writer, Philosopher of Volkish thought
142 Wilhelm Schmalz 1901 German general and Knight's Cross recipient
143 Kati Wilhelm 1976 German cross-country skier and biathlete
144 Wilhelm Kühne 1837 Physiologist
145 Wilhelm Ohnesorge 1872 Nazi German minister
146 Wilhelm Leuschner 1890 German politician
147 Wilhelm Herget 1910 German flying ace
148 Wilhelm Renner 1890
149 Wilhelm Bleek 1827 German linguist
150 Wilhelm Murr 1888 German general
151 Wilhelm Manske 1951 German actor
152 Wilhelm Schluckebier 1949 German judge and jurist
153 Wilhelm Weischedel 1905 German philosopher
154 Wilhelm Krautwaschl 1963 Austrian bishop
155 Wilhelm Schlötterer 1939 German author and jurist
156 Wilhelm Mauser 1834 German weapon designer
157 Wilhelm Imkamp 1951 German priest
158 Hans Wilhelm 1945 American writer
159 Wilhelm Wagenfeld 1900 German engineer
160 Wilhelm Geiger 1856 German philologist
161 Wilhelm Mommsen 1892 German historian
162 Wilhelm Freiherr von Ketteler 1906 German diplomat
163 Wilhelm Peters 1815 German naturalist and explorer
164 Wilhelm Cauer 1900 German mathematician and scientist
165 Wilhelm Griesinger 1817 German psychiatrist
166 Wilhelm Dörr 1921 Nazi concentration camp guard
167 Wilhelm Stäglich 1916 German politician
168 Wilhelm Jordan 1842 German geodesist
169 Wilhelm Blaschke 1885 Austrian mathematician
170 Wilhelm Lemke 1920 German flying ace
171 Wilhelm Martin Leberecht de Wette 1780 German theologian and biblical scholar.
172 Wilhelm Gemoll 1850 German classical philologist and teacher
173 Wilhelm Wegener 1895 Wehrmacht general
174 Wilhelm Hensel 1794 German artist
175 Wilhelm Schulze 1920 German veterinary academic
176 Wilhelm Jung 1928 German politician
177 Wilhelm Hoegner 1887 German politician
178 Wilhelm Beer 1797 Astronomer and banker
179 Wilhelm Kamlah 1905 German theologian
180 Markus Wilhelm 1956 Austrian opinion journalist
181 Wilhelm Bierofka 1953 German association football player
182 Wilhelm Pfannenstiel 1890 Physician and SS-Standartenführer
183 Wilhelm Goldmann 1897 German publisher
184 Wilhelm Georg Friedrich Roscher 1817 German economist
185 Wilhelm Fahrmbacher 1888 German General and Knight's Cross Recipient
186 Wilhelm Frankl 1893 German flying ace
187 Wilhelm Lenz 1888 German physicist
188 Wilhelm Finck 1848
189 Wilhelm Blos 1849 German politician
190 Wilhelm Crinius 1920 German Luftwaffe fighter ace during World War II
191 Wilhelm von Mirbach 1871 German diplomat
192 Mike Wilhelm 1942 American musician
193 Wilhelm Krützfeld 1880 German police officer
194 Wilhelm Kment 1914 Association footballer
195 Wilhelm Hasse 1894 German General and Knight's Cross recipients
196 Wilhelm Heinrich Erb 1840 German neurologist
197 Wilhelm Neudecker 1913
198 Wilhelm Girardet 1838 German publisher
199 Wilhelm Lehmann 1882 German author
200 Wilhelm von Grumbach 1503 German adventurer