List of Famous people named Willem

Shortened forms: Wim. Here are some famous Willems:

Willem Dafoe

William James Dafoe
First Name Willem
Last Name Dafoe
Born on July 22, 1955 (age 69)
Height 170 cm | 5'7

William James "Willem" Dafoe is an American-Italian actor. He is known for his distinct gravelly voice, and has received multiple accolades, including nominations for four Academy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. He has frequently collaborated with filmmakers Paul Schrader, Abel Ferrara, Lars von Trier, Julian Schnabel, and Wes Anderson.

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Willem Einthoven

First Name Willem
Last Name Einthoven
Born on May 21, 1860
Died on September 29, 1927 (aged 67)

Willem Einthoven was a Dutch physician and physiologist. He invented the first practical electrocardiogram in 1895 and received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1924 for it.

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Willem Arondeus

Willem Johan Cornelis Arondéus
First Name Willem
Last Name Arondeus
Born on August 22, 1894
Died on July 1, 1943 (aged 48)

Willem Arondeus was a Dutch artist and author who joined the Dutch anti-Nazi resistance movement during World War II. He participated in the bombing of the Amsterdam public records office to hinder the Nazi German effort to identify Dutch Jews and others wanted by the Gestapo. Arondeus was caught and executed soon after his arrest. Yad Vashem recognized Arondeus as Righteous Among the Nations.

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Willem Holleeder

Willem Frederik Holleeder is a Dutch criminal. He is nicknamed De Neus because of the size of his nose.

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Willem Janszoon

First Name Willem
Last Name Janszoon
Born on January 1, 1570
Died on January 1, 1631 (aged 61)

Willem Janszoon, sometimes abbreviated to Willem Jansz., was a Dutch navigator and colonial governor. Janszoon 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. He is the first European known to have seen the coast of Australia during his voyage of 1605–1606.

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Willem Barents

First Name Willem
Last Name Barents
Born on January 1, 1550
Died on June 20, 1597 (aged 47)

Willem Barentsz, anglicized as William Barents or Barentz, was a Dutch navigator, cartographer, and Arctic explorer.

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Willem Geubbels

Willem Davnis Louis Didier Geubbels
First Name Willem
Last Name Geubbels
Born on August 16, 2001 (age 23)
Height 185 cm | 6'1

Willem Geubbels is a French footballer who plays as forward for Monaco in Ligue 1.

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Willem Sassen

First Name Willem
Last Name Sassen
Born on April 16, 1918
Died on November 30, 2001 (aged 83)

Wilhelmus Antonius Sassen was a Dutch collaborator, Nazi journalist and a member of the Waffen-SS. He became widely known around 1960 as the interviewer of Adolf Eichmann.

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Willem Schouten

First Name Willem
Last Name Schouten
Died on January 1, 1625

Willem Cornelisz Schouten was a Dutch navigator for the Dutch East India Company. He was the first to sail the Cape Horn route to the Pacific Ocean.

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Willem Aantjes

First Name Willem
Last Name Aantjes
Born on January 16, 1923
Died on October 22, 2015 (aged 92)

Willem "Wim" Aantjes was a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).

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