Name Wilhelm

Explore the fascinating list of celebrities who share the distinguished name Wilhelm. From the renowned German emperor Wilhelm II and the legendary conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler to the acclaimed actor Wilhelm Tell, this list showcases exceptional individuals who have left an indelible mark on various fields throughout history.

Wilhelm Keferstein

German zoologist.

Wilhelm Kanaris

Nazi general, head of the Abwehr (1935-1944). Executed for participating in the anti-Hitler conspiracy.

German historian.

Wilhelm Humboldt

German philologist, philosopher, linguist, statesman, diplomat.

One of the most influential political figures in the Reichstag.

The first director of the Astronomical Observatory of Irkutsk University.

Wilhelm Lanzky-Otto

Danish horn player, pianist and music educator

Wilhelm Eduard Albrecht

German professor of jurisprudence.

Wilhelm Wegener

German officer, participant in the First and Second World Wars, infantry general

Wilhelm Maybach

Designer of the first Mercedes cars.

Wilhelm Stieber

Prussian police official; in 1850–60, head of the Prussian political police.

Wilhelm Georg Friedrich Roscher

German economist, representative of the historical school in political economy

German rear admiral of the First World War.

Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

Eldest son of Johann Sebastian Bach, renowned organist, improviser and compositor

German psychologist, physiologist and philosopher

Wilhelm Carstens

German rower, bronze medalist at the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Czech composer, flutist, pianist and teacher

German submarine designer

German chess player

German air ace of World War II

Famous Swiss anatomist, histologist and embryologist.

German archaeologist, geographer and bibliographer

Field Marshal of the German Army.

Wilhelm Karl Keppler

German industrialist, SS Obergruppenführer

Wilhelm Bittrich

SS-Obergruppenführer, General of the SS Troops

Wilhelm Sponneck

Danish nobleman and Minister of Finance

German linguist, specialist in African languages. Son of theologian Friedrich Blick.

Wilhelm Ackermann

German mathematician and logician.

German historical, genre and portrait painter

German scientist, professor of anatomy

Wilhelm Wassmuss

German diplomat.

Wilhelm Hasenclever

Wilhelm Schuchter

German conductor

Wilhelm Groener

German military and statesman.

Wilhelm Launhardt

German economist

Wilhelm von Bode

German art historian and museum figure

Wilhelm Holzbauer

Austrian architect

Wilhelm Furtwngler

Wilhelm Paul Corssen

German educator, linguist and archaeologist

French physician of Swiss origin.

German soldier in Russian service.

German poet, humorist and draftsman.

German agricultural chemist.

Wilhelm Emmanuel Ketteler

Catholic Bishop of Mainz, theologian, politician.

Wilhelm von Christ

German philologist

Wilhelm Stuckart

Statesman of the Third Reich

Wilhelm Daniel Joseph Koch

German botanist, taxonomist.

German surveyor.