List of Famous people named Willi

Name Willi is among the most common names in Germany, Switzerland. Often it's a shorthand for Wilhelm. Similar names: Wilhelm, Will, Willy, Willie, Wil, Willa, Wiley, Wylie. Here are some famous Willis:

Willi Herold

First Name Willi
Last Name Herold
Born on September 11, 1925
Died on November 14, 1946 (aged 21)
Born in Germany, Saxony

Willi Herold, also known as "the Executioner of Emsland," was a German war criminal. Near the end of World War II in Europe, Herold deserted from the German Army and, posing as a Luftwaffe captain, organized the mass execution of deserters held at a German prison camp. Herold was arrested by British forces and executed for war crimes on 14 November 1946 at Wolfenbüttel prison.

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Willi Graf

First Name Willi
Last Name Graf
Born on January 2, 1918
Died on October 12, 1943 (aged 25)

Wilhelm Graf was a member of the White Rose resistance group in Nazi Germany. Followers of the Catholic Church in Germany regard Graf as a martyr. His beatification cause for sainthood is already in progress.

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Willi Orban

First Name Willi
Last Name Orban
Born on November 3, 1992 (age 31)
Height 186 cm | 6'1

Vilmos Tamás "Willi" Orbán is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the Hungary national team as a centre back.

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Willi Resetarits

First Name Willi
Last Name Resetarits
Born on December 21, 1948
Died on April 24, 2022 (aged 73)
Born in Austria, Burgenland

Wilhelm Resetarits, better known as Willi Resetarits and Dr. Kurt Ostbahn, is an Austrian singer, comedian and human rights activist.

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Willi Weber

First Name Willi
Last Name Weber
Born on March 11, 1942 (age 82)
Born in Germany, Bavaria

Wilhelm "Willi" Friedrich Weber is the former manager of German racing drivers including seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher, his brother Ralf Schumacher, Nico Hülkenberg, and Timo Scheider. He is also the franchise holder for A1 Team Germany.

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Willi Lippens

First Name Willi
Last Name Lippens
Born on November 10, 1945 (age 78)
Height 173 cm | 5'8

Willem Gerard "Willi" Lippens is a former football player. He is nicknamed "Ente" due to his waddling. Born in Germany, he represented the Netherlands national football team.

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Willi Reimann

Willi Reimann ), 45 km northwest of Osnabrück, is a retired German football player and manager.

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Willi Kimmritz

First Name Willi
Last Name Kimmritz
Born on June 26, 1912
Died on July 26, 1950 (aged 38)
Born in Germany, Brandenburg

Willi Kimmritz was a German serial killer, rapist and burglar.

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Willi Schrade

First Name Willi
Last Name Schrade
Born on January 31, 1935 (age 89)

Willi Schrade is a German actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films since 1957.

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Willi Gundlach

First Name Willi
Last Name Gundlach
Born on May 15, 1929 (age 95)

Willi Gundlach is a German choral conductor and academic. He taught at the music department of the Technical University of Dortmund. He researched and edited works by Fanny Hensel-Mendelssohn. He founded and conducted a chamber choir at the university and recorded with them, including operas for the Kurt Weill Foundation. After his retirement from teaching, he cofounded and organised a concert series at St. Peter, Syburg, including organ concerts and vocal concerts with notable performers.

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