William of Hirsau
(a.k.a. Wilhelm) (m)
?-1091
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
(m)
1646-1716
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Friedrich Wilhelm I
(m)
1688-1740
Other Royalty 1713-1740 Prussia (king)
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
(m)
1742-1786
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
(m)
1770-1831
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Adam Wilhelm Moltke
(m)
1785-1864
Danish Prime Ministers 1848-1852
Wilhelm Grimm
(m)
1786-1859
Wilhelm I
(m)
1797-1888
Other Royalty 1861-1888; 1871-1888 Prussia; German Empire (king/emperor)
Wilhelm Matthias Naeff
(m)
1802-1881
Wilhelm Eduard Weber
(m)
1804-1891
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Richard Wagner
(a.k.a. Wilhelm) (m)
1813-1883
Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
(a.k.a. Wilhelm) (m)
1817-1905
Other Royalty 1890-1905 Luxembourg (grand duke)
Hermann Kolbe
(a.k.a. Wilhelm) (m)
1818-1884
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Wilhelm Hertenstein
(m)
1825-1888
Adolf Bastian
(a.k.a. Wilhelm) (m)
1826-1905
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Adolf Deucher
(a.k.a. Wilhelm) (m)
1831-1912
Swiss Presidents 1886; 1897; 1903; 1909
Friedrich III
(a.k.a. Wilhelm) (m)
1831-1888
Other Royalty 1888 German Empire; Prussia (emperor/king)
Wilhelm Wundt
(m)
1832-1920
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Gustav Wilhelm Wolff
(m)
1834-1913
Adolf von Baeyer
(a.k.a. Wilhelm) (m)
1835-1917
Nobel Prize Winners 1905 (chemistry)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Wilhelm Steinitz
(m)
1836-1900
Wilhelm Röntgen
(m)
1845-1923
Nobel Prize Winners 1901 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Wilhelm Maybach
(m)
1846-1929
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Pieter Cort van der Linden
(a.k.a. Wilhelm) (m)
1846-1935
Dutch Prime Ministers 1913-1918
Wilhelm Ostwald
(m)
1853-1932
Nobel Prize Winners 1909 (chemistry)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Emil Kraepelin
(a.k.a. Wilhelm) (m)
1856-1926
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Wilhelm von Gloeden
(m)
1856-1931
Wilhelm II
(m)
1859-1941
Other Royalty 1888-1918 German Empire; Prussia (emperor/king)
Heinrich of Prussia
(a.k.a. Wilhelm) (m)
1862-1929
Other Royalty 1862-1929 Prussia (prince)
Wilhelm Marx
(m)
1863-1946
German Chancellors and Presidents 1923-1925; 1926-1928 (chancellor)
Wilhelm Wien
(m)
1864-1928
Nobel Prize Winners 1911 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Maximilian of Baden
(a.k.a. Wilhelm) (m)
1867-1929
German Chancellors and Presidents 1918 (chancellor)
Gustav Mie
(a.k.a. Wilhelm) (m)
1868-1957
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Wilhelm Miklas
(m)
1872-1956
Austrian Chancellors and Presidents 1928-1938 (president)
Rainer Maria Rilke
(a.k.a. Wilhelm) (m)
1875-1926
Wilhelm Cuno
(m)
1876-1933
German Chancellors and Presidents 1922-1923 (chancellor)
Wilhelm of Prussia
(m)
1882-1951
Other Royalty 1882-1918; 1882-1951 German Empire; Prussia (prince)
Gustaf VI Adolf
(a.k.a. Wilhelm) (m)
1882-1973
Swedish Kings and Queens 1950-1973
Eitel Friedrich of Prussia
(a.k.a. Wilhelm) (m)
1883-1942
Other Royalty 1883-1942 Prussia (prince)
Jean Arp
(a.k.a. Wilhelm) (m)
1886-1966
August Wilhelm of Prussia
(m)
1887-1949
Other Royalty 1887-1949 Prussia (prince)
F. W. Murnau
(a.k.a. Wilhelm) (m)
1888-1931
Waldemar of Prussia
(a.k.a. Wilhelm) (m)
1889-1945
Other Royalty 1889-1945 Prussia (prince)
Adolf Busch
(a.k.a. Wilhelm) (m)
1891-1952
Otto Dix
(a.k.a. Wilhelm) (m)
1891-1969
Wilhelm Lützow
(m)
1892-1916
Olympic Medalists 1912 swimming - 200 m breaststroke (silver)
Jukka Rangell
(a.k.a. Wilhelm) (m)
1894-1982
Finnish Presidents and Prime Ministers 1941-1943 (prime minister)
Anton Walbrook
(a.k.a. Wilhelm) (m)
1896-1967
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sigismund of Prussia
(a.k.a. Wilhelm) (m)
1896-1978
Other Royalty 1896-1978 Prussia (prince)
Ludwig Erhard
(a.k.a. Wilhelm) (m)
1897-1977
German Chancellors and Presidents 1963-1966 (chancellor)
Wilhelm Reich
(m)
1897-1957
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Ville Pörhölä
(m)
1897-1964
Olympic Medalists 1920; 1932 shot put; hammer throw (gold/silver)
Erik Wilén
(a.k.a. Wilhelm) (m)
1898-1982
Olympic Medalists 1924 400 m hurdles (silver)
Arne Tiselius
(a.k.a. Wilhelm) (m)
1902-1971
Nobel Prize Winners 1948 (chemistry)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Willy Schärer
(m)
1903-1982
Olympic Medalists 1924 1500 m (silver)
Wilhelm of Prussia
(m)
1906-1940
Other Royalty 1906-1940 Prussia (prince)
Hubertus of Prussia
(a.k.a. Wilhelm) (m)
1909-1950
Other Royalty 1909-1950 Prussia (prince)
Gaius de Gaay Fortman
(a.k.a. Wilhelm) (m)
1911-1997
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Wilhelm Leichum
(m)
1911-1941
Olympic Medalists 1936 4x100 m relay (bronze)
Friedrich of Prussia
(a.k.a. Wilhelm) (m)
1911-1966
Other Royalty 1911-1966 Prussia (prince)
Alexander Ferdinand of Prussia
(a.k.a. Wilhelm) (m)
1912-1985
Other Royalty 1912-1985 Prussia (prince)
Karl Franz of Prussia
(a.k.a. Wilhelm) (m)
1916-1975
Other Royalty 1916-1975 Prussia (prince)
Norbert Schmelzer
(a.k.a. Wilhelm) (m)
1921-2008
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Hans Andreus
(a.k.a. Wilhelm) (m)
1926-1977
Claus of the Netherlands
(a.k.a. Wilhelm) (m)
1926-2002
Other Royalty 1980-2002 Netherlands (prince consort)
Friedrich Wilhelm Braun
(m)
1941-
Olympic Medalists 1964 basketball (bronze)
Franz Wilhelm of Prussia
(m)
1943-
Other Royalty 1943- Prussia (prince)
Wim Wenders
(m)
1945-
Christian Wulff
(a.k.a. Wilhelm) (m)
1959-
German Chancellors and Presidents 2010-2012 (president)
Alexander of Liechtenstein
(a.k.a. Wilhelm) (m)
1972-
Other Royalty 1972- Liechtenstein (prince)
Bismarck du Plessis
(a.k.a. Wilhelm) (m)
1984-