Willem



Gender:
Origin: German
1513 famous people named Willem found on Wikipedia.
2420 male in US.
Most recent ranking: 2218-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 1208-th in year 2003
Used in: Dutch

Meanings

Willem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪləm]) is a Dutch and West Frisian masculine given name. The name is Germanic, and can be seen as the Dutch equivalent of the name William in English, Guillaume in French, Guilherme in Portuguese, Guillermo in Spanish and Wilhelm in German. Nicknames that are derived from Willem are Jelle, Pim, Willie, Willy and Wim.


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

Famous People: 1513 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Willem Dafoe 1955 American actor
2 Willem de Kooning 1904 Dutch painter
3 Willem Holleeder 1958 Dutch criminal
4 Willem Arondeus 1894 Dutch painter and writer
5 Willem Janszoon 1570 Dutch navigator and colonial governor
6 Willem Voogd 1988 Dutch actor
7 Willem Einthoven 1860 Dutch physiologist
8 Willem Nijholt 1934 Dutch actor
9 Willem Barents 1550 Navigator, cartographer, explorer
10 Willem Johan Kolff 1911 Dutch medical researcher
11 Willem van Hanegem 1944 Dutch footballer
12 Willem Drees 1886 Dutch politician
13 Willem Blaeu 1571 Dutch cartographer, atlas maker and publisher
14 Willem de Sitter 1872 Dutch cosmologist
15 Willem Ekkel 1965 Dutch presenter / journalist
16 Willem Buiter 1949 Dutch economist
17 Willem Alberts 1984 Rugby union player
18 Willem van Boxtel 1955
19 Willem Sassen 1918 Dutch Nazi collaborator, Waffen-SS officer and journalist
20 Willem van de Velde the Younger 1633 Dutch painter
21 Willem Bol 1953 Dutch television presenter / host
22 Willem de Vlamingh 1640 Dutch explorer
23 Willem Hoekzema 1939 Dutch politician
24 Willem Bröcker 1951 Dutch jurist and politician
25 Christophe Willem 1983 French singer
26 Willem Witteveen 1952 Dutch politician
27 Willem Stevens 1938 Dutch politician
28 Willem Mengelberg 1871 Dutch conductor
29 Willem Kalf 1619 Painter from the Northern Netherlands
30 Willem Kieft 1597 Dutch colonial governor
31 Willem Frederik Hermans 1921 Dutch writer
32 Willem Mons 1688 Dutch noble
33 Willem Schouten 1577 Dutch explorer
34 Willem Ennes 1947 Dutch record producer (1947-2012)
35 Willem Endstra 1953 Dutch businessman
36 Willem Oltmans 1925 Dutch journalist
37 Willem van Aelst 1627 Painter from the Northern Netherlands
38 Willem de Bruin Dutch television presenter, record producer and presenter
39 Willem van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle 1702 British diplomat and courtier
40 Willem Drost 1633 Painter from the Northern Netherlands
41 Willem Marinus Dudok 1884 Dutch architect
42 Willem Claesz. Heda 1594 Painter from the Northern Netherlands
43 Willem Breuker 1944 Dutch jazz musician
44 Willem Aantjes 1923 Dutch politician
45 Willem 's Gravesande 1688 Dutch physicist
46 Willem Sibbelee 1918 Dutch actor
47 Willem van de Velde the Elder 1611 Dutch painter
48 Willem Duyn 1937 Dutch entertainer
49 Willem Jacob van Stockum 1910 Dutch mathematician
50 Willem Vroom 1850
51 Willem van Eijk 1941 Dutch serial killer
52 Willem Reimers 1947 Dutch television presenter
53 Willem Ratte 1948 Rhodesian army officer
54 Willem Korsten 1975 Dutch footballer
55 Willem Sandberg 1897 Dutch typographer, museum curator
56 Willem Ruis 1945 Dutch television presenter
57 Willem Elsschot 1882 Flemish writer
58 Willem van der Velden 1942 Dutch politician (1942-2013)
59 Willem de Ridder 1939 Dutch artist
60 Willem Albert Scholten 1819
61 Willem van Haecht 1593 17th century Flemish Baroque painter
62 Willem Klein 1912 Dutch mental calculator, circus performer, and murder victim (1912–1986)
63 Willem Usselincx 1567 Flemish merchant
64 Willem Middelkoop 1962 Dutch television presenter, writer and presenter
65 Willem Verhulst Dutch colonial governor
66 Willem Westra van Holthe 1962 Australian politician
67 Willem Vissers 1964 Dutch journalist
68 Willem Pijper 1894 Dutch composer, music critic and teacher
69 Willem Ter Braak 1914 German spy
70 Willem Wissing 1656 Dutch portrait artist
71 Willem Adriaan van der Stel 1664 Dutch colonial administrator
72 Willem Joseph van Ghent 1626 Dutch admiral
73 Willem Schinkel 1976 Dutch sociologist
74 Willem Roelofs 1822 Dutch painter and entomologist
75 Willem van Otterloo 1907 Dutch conductor and composer
76 Willem van der Neut 1919 Dutch criminal (1919-1983)
77 Willem Levelt 1938 Psycholinguist
78 Willem Visser 't Hooft 1900 Dutch theologian
79 Willem Wallyn 1960 Belgian actor and director
80 Willem Hendrik Keesom 1876 Dutch physicist
81 Willem Janssen 1986 Dutch professional footballer
82 Willem Maris 1844 Dutch landscape painter of the Hague School (1844-1910)
83 Willem Ruys 1894
84 Willem de Fesch 1687 Dutch violone player and composer
85 Willem Steenkamp 1940 Author, journalist, historian, military analyst and citizen soldier
86 Willem van der Haegen 1430 Flemish noble
87 Willem Dolphyn 1935 Belgian draughtsman (1935-2016)
88 Willem Piso 1611 Dutch physician and naturalist
89 Willem Witsen 1860 Dutch artist
90 Willem Frederik van Bylandt 1771 Military leader
91 Willem van Mieris 1662 Dutch painter
92 Willem Karel Dicke 1905 Dutch physician
93 Willem Bilderdijk 1756 Dutch historian, linguist, poet and lawyer
94 Willem Sijthoff 1965 Dutch publisher
95 Willem Coertzen 1982 South African decathlete
96 Willem de Rooij 1969 Dutch artist
97 Willem van de Moosdijk 1926 Dutch criminal
98 Willem van der Vliet 1584 Dutch painter
99 Willem Leonard Brugsma 1922 Dutch television presenter and journalist
100 Willem Jackson 1972 South African footballer
101 Willem J. Ouweneel 1944 Biography of a Dutch theologian
102 Wim Schermerhorn 1894 Dutch politician
103 Willem Vrolik 1801 Dutch anatomist
104 Willem Duys 1928 Dutch radio and television presenter, commentator, tennis player and music producer
105 Willem Bruno van Albada 2000 Dutch fashion designer
106 Willem B. Drees 1954 Dutch philosopher
107 Willem Van Genk 1927 Dutch painter
108 Willem de Zwart 1862 Artist
109 Willem Bartjens 1569 Dutch mathematician
110 Willem de Poorter 1608 Dutch painter
111 Willem Ysbrandtsz. Bontekoe 1587 Dutch explorer
112 Willem Hussem 1900 Dutch painter, poet and sculptor
113 Willem van der Poel 1926 Dutch computer scientist
114 Willem Arntsz
115 Willem Mandigers 1989 Dutch darts player
116 Willem de Waal 1978 South African rugby union player
117 Willem Hesselink 1878 Dutch footballer
118 Willem Bentinck van Rhoon 1704 Dutch politician
119 Willem Adelaar 1948 Linguist
120 Willem Jacob Luyten 1899 Dutch-American astronomer
121 Willem van Zeist 1924 Dutch archaeologist
122 Willem Bosman 1672 Dutch merchant
123 Willem Boshoff 1951 South African artist
124 Willem Arnold Alting 1724 Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
125 Willem IV van den Bergh 1537 Dutch politician (1537-1586)
126 Willem Key 1520 Painter
127 Willem Van Biljon 1961 South African businessman
128 Willem en Marianna der Nederlanden 1818
129 Willem Bastiaan Tholen 1860 Dutch artist
130 Willem van Beusekom 1947 Dutch television presenter
131 Willem van Ruytenburch Dutch Night Watch man
132 Willem Vermandere 1940 Belgian singer
133 Willem Kloos 1859 Dutch poet
134 Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech 1592 Painter and engraver from the Northern Netherlands
135 Willem ten Rhijne 1647 17th-century Dutch physician, wrote on acupuncture
136 Willem Lust 1956 Dutch journalist
137 Willem Boy 1520 Swedish artist
138 Willem Huyssen van Kattendijke 1816 Dutch naval commander
139 Willem van Schijndel 1954 Dutch singer and record producer
140 Willem Hondius 1598 Dutch engraver, cartographer and painter
141 Willem Dreesmann 1885 Dutch businessperson and museum founder
142 Willem Schellinks 1627 Dutch painter
143 Willem Jan Holsboer 1834 Dutch businessperson (1834-1898)
144 Willem Wilmink 1936 Dutch poet
145 Willem Banning 1888 Dutch politician (1888-1971)
146 Willem Verstegen 1612 Dutch explorer
147 Willem Vogelsang 1956 Dutch linguist
148 Willem Van Lancker 1987
149 Willem Rampangilei
150 Willem Cornelis Janse van Rensburg 1818 President of South Africa
151 Willem van Heythuysen Dutch businessman and hofje founder in Haarlem and Weert
152 Willem Swidde 1660 Dutch draughtsperson and engraver (1660-1697)
153 Willem Cornelisz Duyster 1599 Dutch painter
154 Willem van Herp 1614 Painter
155 Willem Mastenbroek 1942 Dutch sociologist
156 Willem Koekkoek 1839 Painter from the Northern Netherlands
157 Willem van Toorn 1935 Dutch poet, writer and translator
158 Willem Weertman American engineer
159 Willem P.C. Stemmer 1957 Dutch engineer
160 Willem Kes 1856 Dutch conductor and composer
161 Willem van Kooten 1941 Dutch radio dj and politician
162 Willem den Ouden 1928 Dutch painter
163 Wilhelm Grimm 1904 German graphic designer and painter
164 Willem Vlugt 1872 Dutch politician
165 Willem Post 1955 Dutch historian
166 Willem Gerrit Witteveen 1891 Dutch urban planner
167 Willem Otterspeer 1950 Dutch historian and writer
168 Willem Jan Knoop 1811 Dutch general
169 Willem van Iependaal 1891 Dutch writer
170 Willem Smit 1946
171 Willem Brakman 1922 Dutch writer
172 Willem Marinus van Rossum 1854 Catholic cardinal
173 Willem Rooseboom 1843 Dutch colonial governor
174 Willem de Beer 1988 South African sprinter
175 Willem Vogt 1888 Dutch television presenter
176 Willem den Broeder 1951 Dutch artist
177 Willem den Toom 1911 Ministry of Defence
178 Willem Fricke 1928 German actor
179 Willem Slijkhuis 1923 Dutch middle distance runner
180 Willem Glashouwer jr. 1944 Dutch predikant and program maker
181 Willem die Madocke maecte Medieval author of "Van den Vos Reynaerde"
182 Willem Bosch 1986 Dutch screenwriter and writer
183 Willem Johannes Leyds 1859 South African civil servant and diplomat, lawyer, historian
184 Willem Zijlstra 1965 Dutch television producer
185 Willem Hubert Vliegen 1862 Dutch journalist and politician
186 Willem Hofhuizen 1915 Dutch painter
187 Willem Panneels 1600 Painter
188 Willem van der Ark 1963 Dutch footballer
189 Willem Nagel 1910 Dutch writer and jurist
190 Willem van Blijenbergh 1632 Dutch theologian and merchant
191 Willem Albert Wagenaar 1941 Psychologist
192 Willem Andriessen 1887 Dutch composer, pianist and music educator
193 Willem Tomlinson
194 Willem Mwedihanga Football player
195 Jean-Pierre Willem 1938 French humanitarian
196 Willem Jacob Verdenius 1913 Dutch scholar
197 Willem Jacobsz Delff 1580 Painter from the Northern Netherlands
198 Willem Baudartius 1565 Dutch theologian
199 Willem Vermeend 1948 Dutch politician
200 Willem Vrelant 1500 Dutch book illuminator