Willems

Willems is a patronymic surname of Dutch origin, equivalent to Williams. In 2008, it was the 6th most common surname in Belgium (18,604 people) [1] and in 2007 it was the 39th most common surname in the Netherlands (17,042 people).[2].

• Creed Willems (born 2003), American baseball player
• Daniel Willems (1956–2016), Belgian road cyclist
• Dirk Willems (died 1569), Dutch anabaptist martyr
• Edgar Willems (1890–1978), Belgian artist and musician
• Eddy Willems (born 1962), Belgian security expert
• Emilio Willems (1905–1997), German-American sociologist and ethnologist
• Florent Joseph Marie Willems (1823–1905), Belgian painter
• Frederik Willems (born 1979), Belgian road cyclist
• Gerard Willems (born 1946), Dutch-born Australian pianist
• Gladys Willems (born 1977), Belgian archer
• Hans Willems (born 1934), Dutch Olympic sailor
• Henri Willems (1899–?), Belgian bobsledder
• Jan Willems a.k.a. Yankey Willems (died 1688), Dutch buccaneer
• Jan Camiel Willems (1939–2013), Belgian mathematician
• Jan Frans Willems (1793–1846), Flemish writer
• Jean-Pierre Willems (1886–?), Belgian fencer
• Jennifer Willems (1947–2015), Dutch actress
• Jeroen Willems (1962–2012), Dutch actor and singer
• Jetro Willems (born 1994), Dutch footballer
• Jo Willems (born 1970), Belgian cinematographer
• Ko Willems (1900–1983), Dutch track cyclist
• Louis Willems (1822–1907), Belgian physician and bacteriologist
• Ludwig Willems (born 1966), Belgian road cyclist
• Maurice Willems (born 1929), Belgian footballer
• Menno Willems (born 1977), Dutch footballer
• Michael Willems (born 1959), Dutch/Canadian Photographer
• Mo Willems (born 1968), American writer, animator, author and illustrator
• Nathan Willems (born c.1981), American politician in Iowa
• Paul Willems (1912–1997), Belgian novelist and playwright
• Pierre Willems (1840–1898), Dutch philologist and historian of Ancient Rome
• Rein Willems (born 1945), Dutch businessman
• Ron Willems (born 1966), Dutch footballer
• Sandrine Willems (born 1968), Belgian writer and documentary maker
• Steeven Willems (born 1990), French footballer
• Theo Willems (1891–1960), Dutch archer
• Thom Willems [de; ja] (born 1955), Dutch composer
• Ton Willems [de; fr] (born 1954), Duch sculptor
• Victor Willems (1877–1918), Belgian fencer
• Willem J. H. Willems [de] (1950–2014), Dutch archaeologist
• Harry Willems (born 1999), Australian Accountant

• Willems, Nord, a commune of France
• Willem
• Willemse
• Willemsen

Surname list

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