'''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) [http://www.familienaam.be/] and in 2007 it was the 39th most common surname in the Netherlands (17,042 people).[http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/documenten/top100.pdf].
==People with this surname== * 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 * Patrick H. Willems (born 1987), American video essayist and filmmaker * 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 * {{interlanguage link|Thom Willems|de||ja|トム・ウィレムス}} (born 1955), Dutch composer * {{interlanguage link|Ton Willems|de||fr|Antonius Willems}} (born 1954), Duch sculptor * Victor Willems (1877–1918), Belgian fencer * {{interlanguage link|Willem J. H. Willems|de|}} (1950–2014), Dutch archaeologist * Harry Willems (born 1999), Australian Accountant
==See also== * Willems, Nord, a commune of France * Willem * Willemse * Willemsen
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