Wilfried is a masculine German given name derived from Germanic roots meaning "will" and "peace" (''Wille'' and ''Frieden'' in German). The English spelling is Wilfrid. Wilfred and Wifred (also Wifredo) are closely related to Wilfried with the same roots (

Old English Old English ( or , or ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages. It developed from the languages brought to Great Britain by Anglo-S ...

''wil'' and ''frið''). *

Murad Wilfried Hofmann Murad Wilfried Hofmann (1931 – 13 January 2020) was a German diplomat and author. He wrote several books on Islam, including ''Journey to Makkah'' () and ''Islam: The Alternative'' (). Many of his books and essays focused on Islam's place ...

(1931–2020), German diplomat * Wilfried Behre (born 1956), German artist * Wilfried Benjamin Balima (born 1985), Burkinabé footballer * Wilfried Bingangoye (born 1985), Gabonese sprinter * Wilfried Bock (21st century), German biathlete *

Wilfried Bony Wilfried Guemiand Bony (born 10 December 1988) is an Ivorian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Striker (association football), striker. Having begun his career at Issia Wazy, Bony moved to AC Sparta Prague, Spa ...

(born 1989), Ivorian football player *

Wilfried Böse Ernst Wilfried Böse (7February 19494July 1976) was a West German left-wing militant who co-founded the Revolutionäre Zellen. He carried out attacks in West Germany and in 1976 was involved in the hijacking of Air France Flight 139, dying in ...

(1949–1976), German terrorist *

Wilfried Brauer Wilfried Brauer (8 August 1937 – 25 February 2014) was a German computer scientist and Emeritus, professor emeritus at Technical University of Munich. Life and work Brauer studied Mathematics, Physics, and Philosophy at the Free University o ...

(1937–2014), German computer scientist * Wilfried Brookhuis (born 1961), Dutch footballer * Wilfried Cretskens (born 1976), Belgian cyclist * Wilfried Daim (1923–2016), Austrian psychologist * Wilfried Dalmat (born 1982), French footballer *

Wilfried David Wilfried David (22 April 1946 – 15 June 2015) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Major results ; 1968 : 2nd, Houthulst : 1st, Stage 7, Paris–Nice : 1st, Overall, Tour of Belgium :: 2nd, Stage 1 :: 3rd, Stage 2 ; 1969 : 1s ...

(1946–2015), Belgian cyclist *

Wilfried Dietrich Wilfried Dietrich (14 October 1933 – 2 June 1992) was a German heavyweight wrestler. Between 1956 and 1972 he took part in five Olympics and six world championships, often entering both the freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling contests – a f ...

(1933–1992), German wrestler * Wilfried Domoraud (born 1988), French footballer *

Wilfried Erdmann Wilfried Erdmann (15 April 1940 – 8 May 2023) was a German sailor and author. He was known for his single-handed, non-stop circumnavigations. Biography Erdmann was born on 15 April 1940 in Czarnków in German-occupied Poland during World War ...

(1940–2023), German sailor * Wilfried Gnonto (born 2003), Italian footballer *

Wilfried Gröbner Wilfried Gröbner (born 18 December 1949) is a German former footballer and coach who was part of East Germany's gold medal-winning team at the 1976 Olympics. Club career The defender played 230 East German top-flight matches for Lokomoti ...

(born 1949), German footballer *

Wilfried Hannes Wilfried Hannes (born 17 May 1957) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender, and manager, known for achieving his career despite being visually impaired after a pupil-tumour had caused him to lose his sight in his righ ...

(born 1957), German footballer *

Wilfried Hartung Wilfried Hartung (born 16 August 1953) is a retired German swimmer. Born in East Berlin, East Germany, he competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay in 1972. He is the divorced husband ...

(born 1953), German swimmer *

Wilfried Herling Wilfried is a masculine German given name derived from Germanic roots meaning "will" and "peace" (''Wille'' and ''Frieden'' in German). The English spelling is Wilfrid. Wilfred and Wifred (also Wifredo) are closely related to Wilfried with the sa ...

(1920–1943), German pilot *

Wilfried Huber Wilfried Huber (born 15 November 1970 in Bruneck, South Tyrol) is an Italian luger and coach who competed from 1985 to 2010. Together with Kurt Brugger, he won the men's doubles event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer ...

(born 1970), Italian luger *

Wilfried Klaus Wilfried Klaus is a German television actor best known for playing Kriminalhauptkommissar Horst Schickl in the police procedural '' SOKO München'' from 1978 to 2008. Selected filmography * '' Lina Braake'' (1975) * ''Derrick'' - Season 3, Episo ...

(born 1941), German actor *

Wilfried Kohlars Wilfried Kohlars (28 October 1939 – 5 June 2019) was a German football player. He spent seven seasons in the Bundesliga with TSV 1860 München. Honours * UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finalist: 1964–65 * Bundesliga champion: 1965–66 * Bundesli ...

(1939–2019), German footballer *

Wilfried Lemke Wilfried "Willi" Lemke (19 August 1946 – 12 August 2024) was a German football manager who later worked as a United Nations official. He served as United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace. He was ...

(born 1946), United Nations official *

Wilfried Maaß Wilfried Maaß (22 September 1931–23 December 2005) was a German politician. He was the secretary of Science, Education, and Culture in the Frankfurt/Oder district leadership of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany 1962–1966. In 1966, he beca ...

(1931–2005), German politician *

Wilfried Martens Wilfried Achiel Emma Martens (; 19 April 1936 – 9 October 2013) was a Belgian politician who served as prime minister of Belgium from 1979 to 1981 and from 1981 to 1992. A member of the Flemish Christian Democratic and Flemish, Christian People ...

(1936–2013), Belgian politician * Wilfried Nancy (born 1977) French professional football manager * Wilfried Nelissen (born 1970), Belgian cyclist * Wilfried Niflore (born 1981), French footballer * Wilfried Pallhuber (born 1967), Italian biathlete * Wilfried Paulsen (1828–1901), German chess player *

Wilfried Peeters Wilfried Peeters (born 10 July 1964 in Mol) is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Nowadays, he is sportif director of the Quick Step team. During his cycling-career, he was a major help for Johan Museeuw in classics such as the ...

(born 1964), Belgian cyclist *

Wilfried Puis Wilfried Puis (18 February 1943 – 21 October 1981) was a Belgian footballer who played as a striker, notably for Anderlecht and the Belgium national team. Puis was praised for his speed, agility and goal kicks which made him and Paul Van Hi ...

(1943–1981), Belgian footballer * Wilfried Richter (1916-1981), German military officer * Wilfried Sanou (born 1984), Burkinabé footballer * Wilfried Sauerland (born 1940), German boxing promoter *

Wilfried Schmid Wilfried Schmid (born May 28, 1943) is a German-American mathematician who works in Hodge theory, representation theory, and automorphic forms. After graduating as valedictorian of Princeton University's class of 1964, Schmid earned his Ph.D. at ...

(born 1943), German-American mathematician * Wilfried Soltau (1912–1995), German canoeist * Wilfried Stephan (born 1955), German canoeist * Wilfried Strik-Strikfeldt (1896–1977), German soldier * Wilfried Tekovi (born 1989), Togolese footballer * Wilfried Thurner (1927–1981), Austrian bobsledder *

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (; born 17 April 1985) is a French former professional tennis player. He was ranked as high as world No. 5 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he achieved in February 2012. Tsonga won 18 singles titles on th ...

, French tennis player * Wilfried Urbain Elvis Endzanga (born 1980), Congolese footballer *

Wilfried Van Moer Wilfried van Moer (1 March 1945 – 24 August 2021) was a Belgian association football, footballer who won the Belgian Golden Shoe three times, first in 1966 while at R. Antwerp F.C., Antwerp then in 1969 and in 1970 while at Standard Liège. ...

(1945–2021), Belgian footballer *

Wilfried Wesch Wilfried Wesch (born 7 July 1940) is a German racewalker. He competed in the men's 20 kilometres walk at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as M ...

(born 1940), German racewalker *

Wilfried Zaha Dazet Wilfried Armel Zaha (born 10 November 1992) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football)#Winger, winger for Major League Soccer club Charlotte FC, Charlotte, on loan from Süper Lig club ...

(born 1992), Ivorian-born footballer

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