Namesakes
Dutch Prime Ministers:
4 prime ministers
Wim Schermerhorn 1945-1946 
Willem Drees 1948-1958
Barend Biesheuvel (middle name Willem) 1971-1973
Wim Kok 1994-2002
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 medicine, 1 peace
(medicine) Willem Einthoven 1924
(peace) F. W. de Klerk (middle name Willem) 1993
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries:
1 revolutionary
(revolutionary) Willem of Orange 1533-1584
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
2 actors, 2 comedians, 1 presenter
Wim Sonneveld 1917-1974
Willem Duys 1928-2011
Wim de Bie (a.k.a. Willem) 1939-2023
Willem Dafoe 1955-
Antonie Kamerling (middle name Willem) 1966-2010
Notable Artists:
1 painter
Willem de Kooning 1904-1997
Notable Athletes:
4 rugby, 3 soccer
(soccer) Willem van Hanegem 1944-
(soccer) Wim Kieft 1962-
(rugby) Schalk Burger (middle name Willem) 1983-
(rugby) Willem Alberts 1984-
(rugby) Tim Visser (middle name Willem) 1987-
(rugby) Willie le Roux 1989-
(soccer) Kevin Strootman (middle name Willem) 1990-
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
2 explorers
Willem Barentsz 1550-1597
Willem Janszoon 1570-1630
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director
Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen 1957-2005
Notable Musicians:
2 singers, 1 musician
Boy Edgar (middle name Willem) 1915-1980
Wim Sonneveld 1917-1974
Waylon (a.k.a. Willem) 1980-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
7 politicians
Wim Beyen 1897-1976
Molly Geertsema (a.k.a. Willem) 1918-1991
Wil Albeda 1925-2014
Wim van Eekelen 1931-
Wim Duisenberg 1935-2005
Rudolf de Korte (middle name Willem) 1936-2020
Willy Claes 1938-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 physician
Willem Einthoven 1860-1927
Notable Writers:
1 author, 1 author/poet
Willem Elsschot 1882-1960
Willem Frederik Hermans 1921-1995
Olympic Medalists:
1 bronze, 1 gold, 1 silver
(bronze) Wim Slijkhuis 1948 1500 m; 5000 m
(silver) Wim van der Voort 1952 speed skating
(gold) Wim Ruska 1972 judo
Other Leaders:
1 president, 1 prime minister
Prime Minister Wim Udenhout (a.k.a. Willem) 1984-1986 Suriname
President F. W. de Klerk (middle name Willem) 1989-1994 South Africa
Other Royalty:
9 princes, 4 kings
Willem of Orange 1544-1584 Orange
Frederik of the Netherlands (a.k.a. Willem) 1797-1881 Netherlands
Willem I of the Netherlands 1815-1840 Netherlands
Alexander of the Netherlands (a.k.a. Willem) 1818-1848 Netherlands
Hendrik of the Netherlands (a.k.a. Willem) 1820-1879 Netherlands
Ernst Casimir of the Netherlands (a.k.a. Willem) 1822 Netherlands
Willem II of the Netherlands 1840-1849 Netherlands
Willem, Prince of Orange 1849-1879 Netherlands
Willem III of the Netherlands 1849-1890 Netherlands
Alexander, Prince of Orange (a.k.a. Willem) 1879-1884 Netherlands
Maurits of Orange-Nassau (middle name Willem) 1968- Netherlands
Emmanuel of Belgium (middle name Willem) 2005- Belgium
Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands 2013- Netherlands