Vilhelm is a masculine given name, the
Scandinavian form of
William and
Wilhelm. Notable people with the name include:
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Vilhelm Ahlmann
Hans Vilhelm Ahlmann (14 February 1852 – 12 May 1928) was a Swedish and Danish architect. He is credited with designing and restoring a variety of churches in Denmark.
Biography
Ahlmann was born in Scania, Sweden. He graduated from the KTH Ro ...
(1852-1928), Danish-Swedish architect
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Vilhelm Andersen (1864–1953), Danish author, literary historian and intellectual
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Vilhelm Andersson
Kletus Vilhelm "Wille" Andersson (11 March 1891 – 21 September 1933) was a Swedish water polo player and freestyle swimmer. He competed in water polo at the 1908, 1912, 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in 1912 and a b ...
(1891–1933), Swedish water polo player and freestyle swimmer
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Vilhelm Aubert (1922–1988), Norwegian sociologist
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Vilhelm Mariboe Aubert (1868–1908), Norwegian jurist
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Vilhelm Bjerke-Petersen (1909-1957), Danish painter, writer and art theorist
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Vilhelm Bjerknes (1862–1951), Norwegian physicist, founder of modern meteorology
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Vilhelm Bissen
Christian Gottlieb Vilhelm Bissen (5 August 1836 – 20 April 1913) was a Danish sculptor. He was also a professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts with great influence on the next generation of Danish sculptors and for a while serv ...
(1836–1913), Danish sculptor
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Vilhelm Frimann Christie Bøgh (1817–1888), Norwegian archivist
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Vilhelm Bryde (1888–1974), Swedish actor and art director
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Vilhelm Buhl (1881–1954), Prime Minister of Denmark in 1942 and again in 1945
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Vilhelm Carlberg (1880–1970), Swedish Olympic champion shooter
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Vilhelm Dahlerup
Jens Vilhelm Dahlerup (4 August 1836 – 24 January 1907) was a Danish architect who specialized in the Historicist style. One of the most productive and noted Danish architects of the 19th century, he is behind many of the most known buildings ...
(1826–1907), Danish architect
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Vilhelm Dybwad (1863–1950), Norwegian barrister and writer
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Vilhelm Ekelund (1880–1949), Swedish poet
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Vilhelm Evang (1909–1983), Norwegian military officer
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Vilhelm Grønbech (1873–1948), Danish cultural historian and educator
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Vilhelm Groth (1842-1899), Danish landscape painter
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Vilhelm Gylche (1888–1952), Danish track and field athlete
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Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864–1916), Danish painter
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Vilhelm Hansen (1900–1992), Danish children's book author and illustrator
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Vilhelm Helander (born 1941), Finnish architect
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Vilhelm Herold (1865–1937), Danish operatic tenor, voice teacher and theatre director
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Vilhelm Christian Holm (1820–1886), Danish composer
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Vilhelm Hvalsøe (1883-1958), Danish architect
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Johannes Vilhelm Jensen (1873–1950), Danish writer,
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes ( ; sv, Nobelpriset ; no, Nobelprisen ) are five separate prizes that, according to Alfred Nobel's will of 1895, are awarded to "those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind." Alfr ...
laureate
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Vilhelm Johansen (1898–1993), Danish sports shooter
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Vilhelm Jørgensen (1897–1967), Danish footballer
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Vilhelm Klavenæs (19??–19??), Norwegian luger
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Vilhelm Klein (1835–1913), Danish architect
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Vilhelm Krag (1871–1933),Norwegian poet, author, journalist and cultural personality
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Vilhelm Kraus
Vilhelm Botyov Kraus ( bg, Вилхелм Ботьов Краус) (22 April 1949 – 5 June 2020) was a Bulgarian politician who served as Minister of Transport in the Kostov Government between 1997 and 1999.
Life
Kraus was born in Sofia and ...
(born 1949), Bulgarian politician
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Vilhelm Kyhn
Peter Vilhelm Carl Kyhn (March 30, 1819 – May 11, 1903) was a Danish landscape painter
Landscape painting, also known as landscape art, is the depiction of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, especially ...
(1819–1903), Danish landscape painter
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Vilhelm Lange (1893–1950), Danish gymnast
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Vilhelm Lauritzen
Vilhelm Lauritzen (9 September 1894 – 22 December 1984) was a leading Danish modern architect, founder of the still active architectural firm Vilhelm Lauritzen Arkitekter.
Biography
Vilhelm Lauritzen was born in Slagelse, Denmark. He studied ...
(1894–1984), Danish architect
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Vilhelm Laybourn Vilhelm is a masculine given name, the Scandinavian form of William and Wilhelm. Notable people with the name include:
* Vilhelm Ahlmann (1852-1928), Danish-Swedish architect
* Vilhelm Andersen (1864–1953), Danish author, literary historian and ...
(1885–1955), Danish modern pentathlete
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Vilhelm Lie
Vilhelm Gabriel Heiberg Lie (1877 – 1935) was a Norwegian civil servant.
He was a son of Emil Bernhard Lie (1836–1891), a brother of Bernt Lie and a nephew of writer Jonas Lie. His father was a first cousin of Erika (Nissen) and Ida Lie, a ...
(1877–1935), Norwegian civil servant
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Vilhelm Lindgrén (1895–1960), Finnish swimmer
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Anders Vilhelm Lundstedt (1882–1955), Swedish jurist and legislator
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Vilhelm Lundstrøm (1893–1950), Danish modernist painter
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Vilhelm Herman Oluf Madsen (1844–1917), Danish politician, minister, army officer, businessman and inventor
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Vilhelm Mejdell (1904–1989), Norwegian marketing agent and sports official
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Vilhelm Melbye
Knud Frederik Vilhelm Hannibal Melbye (14 May 1824 – 6 October 1882) was a Danish marine artist. Over the course of his career, he painted seascapes, coastal and harbor scenes, sailing vessels and topographical subjects in many parts of Europe ...
(1824–1882), Danish painter
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Vilhelm Moberg
Karl Artur Vilhelm Moberg (20 August 1898 – 8 August 1973) was a Swedish journalist, author, playwright, historian, and debater. His literary career, spanning more than 45 years, is associated with his series ''The Emigrants''. The fou ...
(1898–1973), Swedish author, playwright and historian
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Vilhelm Munk Nielsen
Vilhelm Munk Nielsen (born 30 December 1955) is a Danish former footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American ...
(born 1955), Danish footballer
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Vilhelm Pacht (1843–1912), Danish genre painter, industrialist and philanthropist
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Vilhelm Paus (1915–1995), Norwegian lawyer, diplomat and business executive
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Vilhelm Pedersen (1820–1859), Danish painter and illustrator
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Vilhelm Petersen
Vilhelm Valdemar Petersen (5 April 1830 – 3 July 1913) was a Danish architect who became Royal Building Inspector from 1892 until his death. He was the father of architect Knud Arne Petersen.
Biography
Vilhelm Petersen was born in Copenh ...
(1812-1880), Danish landscape painter
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Vilhelm Petersen
Vilhelm Valdemar Petersen (5 April 1830 – 3 July 1913) was a Danish architect who became Royal Building Inspector from 1892 until his death. He was the father of architect Knud Arne Petersen.
Biography
Vilhelm Petersen was born in Copenh ...
(1830–1913), Danish architect
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Vilhelm Rosenqvist (1856–1925), Finnish secondary school teacher and politician
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Vilhelm Rosenstand (1838–1915), Danish painter and illustrator
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Vilhelm Swedenborg
Gustaf Vilhelm Emanuel Swedenborg (17 June 1869 in Kvidinge – 1943 in Drottningholm) son of lieutenant colonel Gustaf Erik Oscar Swedenborg and Maria Therése Fock, was a member of the Swedish military and an aeronaut, today remembered as a reser ...
(1869–1943), Swedish military officer, explorer and an aeronaut
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Vilhelm Thomsen (1842–1927), Danish linguist and Turkologist
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Vilhelm Topsøe (1840–1881), Danish novelist and journalist
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Vilhelm Tvede (1826–1891), Danish architect
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Vilhelm Tveteraas
Vilhelm Tveteraas (18 April 1898 – 4 January 1972) was a Norwegian printmaker, painter and illustrator.
Personal life
Tveteraas was born in Stavanger to school inspector and politician Rasmus Tveteraas and Laurentze Mæle, and was a broth ...
(1898–1972), Norwegian printmaker, painter and illustrator
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Vilhelm Uchermann image:VilhelmUchermann.jpg, Vilhelm Uchermann.
Vilhelm Uchermann (23 November 1852 – 24 February 1929) was a Norwegian physician, and the first otorhinolaryngology, otorhinolaryngologist in Norway.
He was born in Åmot, Hedmark, to physician ...
(1852–1929), Norwegian physician, otorhinolaryngologist
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Vilhelm Vett (1879–1962), Danish sport sailor
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Vilhelm Theodor Walther
Vilhelm Theodor Walther (13 November 1819 – 28 August 1892) was a Danish architect and Royal Building Inspector for Jutland. He was born in Kongens Lyngby, Denmark and died in Aarhus. He was twice awarded the Academy's Neuhausen Prize (''Neuhause ...
(1819–1892), Danish architect
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Vilhelm Andreas Wexelsen (1849–1909), Norwegian bishop and politician
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Vilhelm Wohlert
Vilhelm Wohlert (27 May 1920 – 10 May 2007) was a Danish architect. His most notable work was on the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebæk, Denmark.
Earlt life and education
Wohlert was born in Copenhagen, Denmark.
He trained at the R ...
(1920–2007), was a Danish architect
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Vilhelm Wolfhagen
Vilhelm "Wolle" Wolfhagen (11 November 1889 – 5 July 1958) was a Danish footballer who scored 14 goals in 18 games for the Denmark national team and won silver medals at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics. He played his entire career with Kj� ...
(1889–1958), Danish amateur football player
See also
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Guilherme
Guilherme is a Portuguese given name, equivalent to William in English. The feminine form of this name is Guilhermina. Diminutive forms include Guilhermino. Vilma (Portuguese form of Wilma) is another female variant of the name.
Brazilian foot ...
, Portuguese
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Villem
Villem is an Estonian masculine given name. It is a cognate of the English language William and the German Wilhelm and may refer to:
* Villem Gross (1922–2001), Estonian writer and journalist
*Villem Grünthal-Ridala (1885–1942), Estonian p ...
, Estonian
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Wilhelm (name)
Wilhelm is a German given name, and a cognate of the English name William. The feminine form is Wilhelmine.
People with the given name
* Wilhelm I, German Emperor (1797–1888), King of Prussia and German Emperor
* Wilhelm II, German Emperor ( ...
, German
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Willem, Dutch
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William (name), English
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