- Willem
Willem is a Dutch given name. The name stems from the
Germanic languages , and can be seen as the Dutch equivalent of the name William in English.People
*Willem I, Willem II and Willem III, Kings of the Netherlands.
*Crown Prince Willem of the Netherlands , eldest son of King Willem III.
*Christophe Willem , contemporary French singer nicknamed 'The Turtle' (La Tortue)
*Willem Barents , Dutch navigator and explorer.
*Willem de Kooning , Abstract expressionist painter.
*Willem Jacob Luyten , Dutch-American astronomer.
*Jean-Pierre Willem , founder of Barefoot Doctors
*William "Willem" Dafoe, American actor.
*Willem Janszoon , Dutch navigator and colonial governor.
*Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange , Heir apparent to the Dutch throne.
*Dr.Willem Johan Kolff , inventor of the artificial kidney.
*Maurice Willems , Belgian football player.
*Willem Kes , Dutch conductor and violinist.
*Willem Drees , Dutch politician.
*Bernhard Willem Holtrop , aka "Willem" French-Dutch cartoonist. (Willem on French Wikipedia, Willem on Dutch Wikipedia).Things
* Prins Willem, a ship built in 1649.
*Willem Eprom Programmer (electronics tool) [http://www.willem.org/]
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