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].

## People with this surname

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* 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

## See also

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

Surname list

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