Willem () is a Dutch and West FrisianRienk de Haan, ''Fryske Foarnammen'', Leeuwarden, 2002 (Friese Pers Boekerij), , p. 158. masculine

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. The name is Germanic, and can be seen as the Dutch equivalent of the name

William William is a masculine given name of Germanic languages, Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman Conquest, Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle ...

in English,

Guillaume Guillaume may refer to: People * Guillaume (given name), the French equivalent of William * Guillaume (surname), the French equivalent of Williams Places * Guillaume (crater), Moon, Earth-Moon System, Solar System * Guillaumes, Vence, Nice, Alpes ...

in French,

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 ...

in Portuguese,

Guillermo Guillermo () is the Spanish form of the male given name William. The name is also commonly shortened to 'Guille' or, in Latin America, to nickname 'Memo'. People * Guillermo Amador (born 1974), American musician * Guillermo Amor (born 1967), Span ...

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and Wilhelm in

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. Nicknames that are derived from Willem are Jelle, Pim, Willie,

Willy Willy or Willie is a masculine, male given name, often a diminutive form of William or Wilhelm, and occasionally a nickname. It may refer to: People Given name or nickname * Willie Allen (basketball) (born 1949), American basketball player and ...

and Wim.

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* Willem I (1772–1843), King of the Netherlands * Willem II (1792–1849), King of the Netherlands * Willem III (1817–1890), King of the Netherlands * Willem of the Netherlands (1840–1879), Dutch prince * Willem-Alexander (b. 1967), King of the Netherlands * Willem Aantjes (1923–2015), Dutch politician *

Willem Adelaar Willem F. H. Adelaar (born 1948 at The Hague) is a Dutch linguist specializing in Native American languages, specially those of the Andes. He is a Professor of Indigenous American Linguistics and Cultures at Leiden University. He has written bro ...

(b. 1948), Dutch linguist * Willem Andriessen (1887–1964), Dutch pianist and composer * Willem Arondeus (1894–1943), Dutch artist and author, WWII Resistance member *

Willem Barentsz Willem Barentsz (; – 20 June 1597), anglicized as William Barents or Barentz, was a Dutch Republic, Dutch navigator, cartographer, and Arctic explorer. Barentsz went on three expeditions to the far north in search for a Northern Sea Route, N ...

(ca. 1550–1597), Dutch navigator and explorer * Willem Victor Bartholomeus (1825–1892), Dutch organist and conductor *

Willem Bilderdijk Willem Bilderdijk (; 7 September 1756 – 18 December 1831) was a Dutch poet, historian, lawyer, and linguist. Life Willem Bilderdijk was born on 7 September 1756 in Amsterdam in the Dutch Republic.Joris van Eijnatten,Bilderdijk, W., ''Bio- en bi ...

(1756–1831), Dutch poet *

Willem Blaeu Willem Janszoon Blaeu (; 157121 October 1638), also abbreviated to Willem Jansz. Blaeu, was a Dutch cartographer, atlas maker, and publisher. Along with his son Johannes Blaeu, Willem is considered one of the notable figures of the Netherlan ...

(1571–1638), Dutch cartographer, atlas maker, and publisher *

Willem Boy Willem Boy (; 1520 – 1592) was a Flemish painter, sculptor, and architect active in Sweden from around 1558 until his death. Few of Boy's works have survived, and he is mostly remembered for the sarcophagus of King Gustav I in the Uppsal ...

(1520–1592), Flemish painter, sculptor, and architect *

Willem Breuker Willem Breuker (4 November 1944 – 23 July 2010) was a Dutch bandleader, composer, arranger, saxophonist, and clarinet The clarinet is a Single-reed instrument, single-reed musical instrument in the woodwind family, with a nearly cylindri ...

(1944–2010), Dutch jazz bandleader, composer, arranger, and musician * Willem Brouwer (b. 1963), Dutch football (soccer) player *

Willem Buiter Willem Hendrik Buiter CBE (born 26 September 1949) is an American-British economist. He spent most of his career as an academic, teaching at various universities. More recently, he was the Chief Economist at Citigroup. Early life and education ...

(b. 1949), economist of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee * Willem Claeszoon Heda (1594–ca. 1680), Dutch Golden Age still-life artist * Willem Cornelisz Schouten (ca. 1567–1625), a Dutch navigator of the Dutch East India Company *

Willem de Kooning Willem de Kooning ( , ; April 24, 1904 – March 19, 1997) was a Dutch-American abstract expressionist artist. Born in Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, he moved to the United States in 1926, becoming a US citizen in 1962. In 1943, he married pa ...

(1904–1997), Dutch-American abstract expressionist painter * Willem de Rooij (b. 1969), Dutch artist *

Willem de Sitter Willem de Sitter (6May 187220November 1934) was a Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer. He is known for the de Sitter universe is a cosmological model, which was named after him. Life and work Born in Sneek, Netherlands, de Sitte ...

(1872–1934), Dutch mathematician, physicist and astronomer * Willem de Vlamingh (1640–ca. 1698), Dutch sea captain and explorer of Australia *

Willem Dafoe William James "Willem" Dafoe ( ; born July 22, 1955) is an American actor. Known for his prolific career portraying diverse roles in both mainstream and arthouse films, he is the recipient of various accolades including a Volpi Cup Award for ...

(real name is William) (b. 1955), American actor *

Willem Drees Willem Drees Sr. (; 5 July 1886 – 14 May 1988) was a Dutch politician of the Social Democratic Workers' Party (Netherlands), Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP) and later co-founder of the Labour Party (Netherlands), Labour Party (PvdA) ...

(1886–1988), Dutch politician * Willem Drost (1633–1659), Dutch Golden Age painter and printmaker * Willem Einthoven (1860–1927), Dutch doctor, physiologist, and inventor of the electrocardiogram *

Willem Elsschot Alphonsus Josephus de Ridder (7 May 1882 – 31 May 1960) was a Belgian writer and poet who wrote under the pseudonym Willem Elsschot (). One of the most prominent Flemish authors, his most famous work, ''Cheese'' (1933) is the most translated F ...

(1882–1960), Flemish writer and poet (pseudonym of Alfons-Jozef De Ridder) * Willem Endstra (1953–2004), Dutch real estate trader *

Willem Frederik Hermans Willem Frederik Hermans (; 1 September 192127 April 1995) was a Dutch author of poetry, novels, short stories, plays, as well as book-length studies, essays, and literary criticism. His most famous works are ''The House of Refuge'' (novella, 195 ...

(1921–1995), Dutch author * Willem Holleeder (b. 1958), Dutch criminal involved in the kidnapping of Heineken president Freddy Heineken * Willem Hondius or Willem Hondt (1598–ca. 1652), a Dutch engraver, cartographer and painter * Willem Hubert van Blijenburgh (1881–1936), a Dutch Olympic fencer * Willem Jacob Luyten (1899–1994), Dutch-American astronomer * Willem Jacob 's Gravesande (1688–1742), Dutch philosopher and mathematician * Willem Janssen (footballer, born 1880), Dutch footballer *

Willem Janssen (footballer, born 1986) Willem Janssen (born 4 July 1986) is a Dutch professional association football, football official and a former player who played as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, central defender. He is the technical director of VVV-Venlo. Club ...

, Dutch footballer *

Willem Janszoon Willem Janszoon (; ) was a Dutch navigator and colonial governor. He served in the Dutch East Indies in the periods 1603–1611 and 1612–1616, including as governor of Fort Henricus on the island of Solor. During his voyage of 1605–1606 ...

(ca. 1570–1630), Dutch navigator and colonial governor * Willem Jewett (1963-2022), American lawyer and politician * Willem Johan Kolff (1911–2009), Dutch-American inventor of the artificial kidney * Willem Kes (1856–1934), Dutch conductor and violinist * Willem Kalf (1619–1693), Dutch Golden Age painter, art dealer, and appraiser *

Willem Kieft Willem Kieft, also ''Wilhelm Kieft'', (September 1597 – September 27, 1647) was a Dutch merchant and the Director of New Netherland (of which New Amsterdam was the capital) from 1638 to 1647. Life and career Willem Kieft was appointed ...

(1597–1647), Dutch merchant and director-general of New Netherland * Willem Kloos (1859–1938), Dutch poet and literary critic * Willem Konjore (1945–2021), Namibian politician *

Willem Maris Willem Maris (18 February 1844 – 10 October 1910) was a Dutch landscape painter of the Hague School. Biography He was born in The Hague. Willem was the third in a family of five children. His two brothers Jacob Maris, Jacob and Matthijs Maris ...

(1844–1910), Dutch landscape painter *

Willem Meijer Willem Meijer (1923 – 22 October 2003) was a Dutch botanist and plant collector. Background and education Meijer was born in 1923 in The Hague, Netherlands. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Amsterdam in 1951. Meijer travelled to ...

(1923–2003), Dutch botanist and plant collector * Willem Mengelberg (1871–1951), Dutch conductor * Willem Mons (1688–1724), brother of Peter the Great's mistress Anna Mons and secretary to Catherine * Willem Oltmans (1925–2004), Dutch journalist * Willem van der Oord, Dutch hydraulic engineer * Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech (1591—1624), Dutch painter, draughtsman, and etcher *

Willem Pijper Willem Frederik Johannes Pijper (; 8 September 189418 March 1947) was a Dutch composer, music critic and music teacher. Pijper is considered to be among the most important Dutch composers of the first half of the 20th century. Life Pijper was b ...

(1894–1947), Dutch composer, music critic, and music teacher * Willem Rebergen (born 1985), Dutch DJ and producer * Willem Ritstier (born 1959), Dutch cartoonist * Willem Roelofs (1822–1897), Dutch painter, water-colourist, etcher, lithographer and draughtsman *

Willem Sandberg Jonkheer Willem Jacob Henri Berend Sandberg (24 October 1897 – 8 April 1984) was a Dutch typographer, museum curator, and member of the Dutch resistance during World War II. Early life and career Sandberg was born in Amersfoort in 1897 and ...

(1897–1984), Dutch typographer and museum curator * Willem Sassen (1918–2002), Dutch Nazi collaborator, Waffen-SS officer and journalist * Willem Siebenhaar (1863–1936), Dutch-Australian social activist and writer * Willem Surenhuis (ca. 1664–1729), Dutch Christian scholar * Willem Usselincx (1567–1647), Flemish merchant, investor and diplomat * Willem van Aelst (1627–1683), Dutch still-life artist * Willem van Biljon (b. 1961), South African entrepreneur and technologist * Willem van de Velde the Elder (ca. 1611–1693), Dutch painter * Willem van de Velde the Younger (1633–1707), Dutch marine painter, son of above *

Willem van Hanegem Willem "Wim" van Hanegem (; born 20 February 1944) is a Dutch former Association football, football player and coach who played as a midfielder. In a playing career spanning over 20 years, he won several domestic honours in the Netherlands, as ...

(b. 1944), Dutch football player and coach *Willem van Hanegem Jr. (b. 1988), Dutch EDM producer and DJ, half of W&W, son of Willem van Hanegem * Willem van Mieris (1662–1747), Dutch painter *

Willem van Otterloo Jan Willem van Otterloo (27 December 190727 July 1978) was a Dutch conductor, cello, cellist and composer. Biography Van Otterloo was born in Winterswijk, Gelderland, in the Netherlands, the son of William Frederik van Otterloo, a railway inspe ...

(1907–1978), Dutch conductor, cellist and composer *

Willem Verhulst Willem Verhulst or Willem van Hulst was an employee of the Dutch West India Company and the second (provisional) Director of the New Netherland colony in 1625–26. Nothing can be verified about his life before and after this period. Verhulst m ...

(ca. 1625), the second director of the Dutch West India Company *

Willem Verstegen Willem Verstegen (c. 1612 – 1659) was a merchant in service of the Dutch East India Company and VOC Opperhoofden in Japan, chief trader of factory in Dejima. Life Willem Verstegen was born around 1612 in Vlissingen, Netherlands. In 1629 ...

(ca. 1612—1659), merchant of the Dutch East India Company and chief of factory in Deshima *

Willem Willink Willem Willink (sometimes Wilhelm, Wilheim, or Wilhem) (1750 – 1841) was a wealthy Amsterdam merchant, and one of the investors in the Holland Land Company,Evans, Paul D (1924). ''The Holland Land Company.'' Buffalo Historical Society Publi ...

(1750–1841), Dutch merchant *

Willem Wilmink Willem Wilmink (; 25 October 1936 – 2 August 2003) was a Dutch poet and writer. He was best known for the large number of songs he wrote for popular children programs and his accessible, straightforward poetry. Life and career Wilmink was bor ...

(1936–2003), Dutch poet and writer * Willem Wissing (1656–1687), Dutch portrait artist * Willem Witsen (1860–1923), Dutch painter and photographer * Willem Zwalve (b. 1949), Dutch legal historian

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Evert Willem Beth Evert Willem Beth (7 July 1908 – 12 April 1964) was a Dutch philosopher and logician, whose work principally concerned the foundations of mathematics. He was a member of the Significs Group. Biography Beth was born in Almelo, a small to ...

(1908–1964), Dutch philosopher and logician *

Pieter Willem Botha Pieter Willem Botha, ( , ; 12 January 1916 – 31 October 2006) was a South African politician who served as the last Prime Minister of South Africa from 1978 to 1984 and as the first executive State President of South Africa from 1984 until ...

(1916–2006), former prime minister and president of South Africa *

Schalk Willem Burger Schalk Willem Burger (6 September 1852 – 5 December 1918) was a South African military leader, lawyer, politician, and statesman who was acting president of the South African Republic from 1900 to 1902, whilst Paul Kruger was in exile.Na ...

(1852–1918), South African military leader, lawyer, and statesman * Herman Willem Daendels (1762–1818), 36th Governor General of the Dutch East Indies * Bernard Willem Holtrop, Dutch cartoonist who uses Willem as his professional name * Jan Willem Janssens (1762–1838), Dutch nobleman, soldier and statesman * Frederik Willem de Klerk (1936–2021), State President of South Africa *

Pieter Willem Korthals Pieter Willem Korthals (September 1, 1807, Amsterdam – March 1892, Haarlem) was a Dutch botanist. Korthals was the official botanist with the Dutch East Indies#Government, Dutch East India Service from 1831 to 1836. Among his many discoveries ...

(1807–1892), Dutch botanist * Hendrik Willem Lenstra, Jr. (b. 1949), Dutch mathematician *

Hendrik Willem van Loon Hendrik Willem van Loon (January 14, 1882 – March 11, 1944) was a Dutch-American historian, journalist, and children's book author. Life Van Loon was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, the son of Hendrik Willem van Loon and Elisabeth Johanna H ...

(1882–1944), Dutch-American historian and journalist * Vincent Willem Van Gogh, Dutch post-impressionist painter * Dale Willem Steyn, South African cricketer

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* Christophe Willem, contemporary French singer * Jean-Pierre Willem, founder of

Medecins Aux Pieds Nus Barefoot doctors () were healthcare providers who underwent basic medical training and worked in rural villages in China. They included farmers, Folk healer, folk healers, rural healthcare providers, and recent middle or secondary school graduat ...

translatable as ''Barefoot Doctors''

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