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 Liebherr

First Name Willi

Last Name Liebherr

Born on January 1, 1947 (age 79)

Willi Liebherr is a German-Swiss entrepreneur chairman of the board of Liebherr Group.

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Willi Zylajew

First Name Willi

Last Name Zylajew

Born on January 9, 1950 (age 76)

Born in Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia

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Willi Achten

First Name Willi

Last Name Achten

Born on March 21, 1958 (age 68)

Born in Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia

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Willi Bredel

First Name Willi

Last Name Bredel

Born on May 2, 1901

Died on October 27, 1964 (aged 63)

Born in Germany

Willi Bredel was a German writer and president of the DDR Academy of Arts, Berlin. Born in Hamburg, he was a pioneer of socialist realist literature.

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Willi Schmöller

First Name Willi

Last Name Schmöller

Born on February 16, 1945 (age 81)

Born in Germany, Bavaria

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Willi Weitzel

First Name Willi

Last Name Weitzel

Born on December 13, 1972 (age 53)

Born in Germany, Hesse

Helmar Rudolf Willi Weitzel is a German television presenter, journalist and film producer. He moderated the television programs Willi wills wissen and Willis VIPs. In 2008 he made the movie Willi und die Wunder dieser Welt. Other TV shows he hosted were Willis Quiz Quark Club, Willi wills wissen – Gute Frage, nächste Frage!, Willi wills wissen von A–Z and Ein guter Grund zu feiern. Since 2013 he has been on the road in Germany with his live program Willis wilde Wege. Since January 2018 he has moderated the magazine Gut zu Wissen on BR Fernsehen.