Vilhelm is a masculine given name, the Scandinavian form of William and Wilhelm. Notable people with the name include: *

Vilhelm Ahlmann Hans Vilhelm Ahlmann (14 February 1852 – 12 May 1928) was a Swedish and Danish architect. He is credited with designing and restoring a variety of churches in Denmark. Biography Ahlmann was born in Scania, Sweden. He graduated from the KTH Roy ...

(1852-1928), Danish-Swedish architect *

Vilhelm Andersen Vilhelm Rasmus Andreas Andersen (16 October 1864 – 3 April 1953) was a Danish author, literary historian and intellectual, who primarily focused on the study of Danish literature. He was one of the first to use the term " Golden Age of Culture" ...

(1864–1953), Danish author, literary historian and intellectual *

Vilhelm Andersson Kletus Vilhelm "Wille" Andersson (11 March 1891 – 21 September 1933) was a Swedish water polo player and freestyle swimmer. He competed in water polo at the 1908, 1912, 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in 1912 and a b ...

(1891–1933), Swedish water polo player and freestyle swimmer * Vilhelm Aubert (1922–1988), Norwegian sociologist *

Vilhelm Mariboe Aubert Vilhelm Mariboe Aubert (29 December 1868 – 20 June 1908 ), commonly known by his nickname "Bille" Aubert, was a Norwegian jurist. Personal life Aubert was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was a son of the professor Ludvig Ma ...

(1868–1908), Norwegian jurist *

Vilhelm Bjerke-Petersen Vilhelm Bjerke-Petersen (December 24, 1909 - September 13, 1957) was a Danish painter, writer, and art theorist. Life Born in Copenhagen, he studied under Axel Revold at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts from 1927 to 1929, and then under ...

(1909-1957), Danish painter, writer and art theorist * Vilhelm Bjerknes (1862–1951), Norwegian physicist, founder of modern meteorology * Vilhelm Bissen (1836–1913), Danish sculptor * Vilhelm Frimann Christie Bøgh (1817–1888), Norwegian archivist * Vilhelm Bryde (1888–1974), Swedish actor and art director * Vilhelm Buhl (1881–1954), Prime Minister of Denmark in 1942 and again in 1945 * Vilhelm Carlberg (1880–1970), Swedish Olympic champion shooter * Vilhelm Dahlerup (1826–1907), Danish architect * Vilhelm Dybwad (1863–1950), Norwegian barrister and writer *

Vilhelm Ekelund Vilhelm Ekelund (October 14, 1880 – September 3, 1949) was a Swedish poet. Career The works of Ekelund were influenced by Friedrich Hölderlin, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Emanuel Swedenborg. His early career was lyrical, and though not widely ...

(1880–1949), Swedish poet * Vilhelm Evang (1909–1983), Norwegian military officer * Vilhelm Grønbech (1873–1948), Danish cultural historian and educator *

Vilhelm Groth Georg Vilhelm Arnold Groth (9 March 1842, Copenhagen - 14 September 1899, Copenhagen) was a Danish landscape painter. Biography His father was a pharmacist and his mother came from a family of merchants. After taking a diploma at the Det von ...

(1842-1899), Danish landscape painter *

Vilhelm Gylche Vilhelm Emanuel Jakob Gylche (6 January 1888 – 18 December 1952) was a Danish track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He is the brother of Karl Paul Kristian Gylche. He was born in Copenhagen and died in Gentofte ...

(1888–1952), Danish track and field athlete *

Vilhelm Hammershøi Vilhelm Hammershøi (), often anglicised as Vilhelm Hammershoi (15 May 186413 February 1916), was a Danish painter. He is known for his poetic, subdued portraits and interiors.Souren Melikian,Hammershoi's decade of brilliance, before banality set ...

(1864–1916), Danish painter *

Vilhelm Hansen C. & V. Hansen is the name used by the Danish couple Carla and Vilhelm Hansen to sign their ''Rasmus Klump'' comics (in English known as ''Bruin''). Biography Vilhelm Hansen (May 6, 1900 – December 23, 1992) and Carla Hansen (September 19, 190 ...

(1900–1992), Danish children's book author and illustrator *

Vilhelm Helander Arne Anders Vilhem Helander (born 8 February 1941 in Helsinki), is a Finnish architect and was Professor of Architecture History at Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland from 1986 until 2005, when he became professor emeritus. Helander ...

(born 1941), Finnish architect *

Vilhelm Herold Vilhelm Christoffer Herold (born March 19, 1865, in Hasle, Bornholm – died December 15, 1937, in Copenhagen) was an operatic tenor, voice teacher, and theatre director. Herold created the role of David in Carl Nielsen's opera '' Saul og David'' ...

(1865–1937), Danish operatic tenor, voice teacher and theatre director *

Vilhelm Christian Holm Vilhelm Christian Holm (September 28, 1820 - October 15, 1886) was a Danish composer. Notable works *La Ventana (1856) *Fjernt fra Danmark (1860) *Ponte molle (1866) *Livjægerne paa Amager (1871) *Et Æventyr i Billeder (1871) *Mandarinens ...

(1820–1886), Danish composer *

Vilhelm Hvalsøe Frederik Vilhelm Hvalsøe (23 May 1883, Holbæk - 3 March 1958, Copenhagen) was a Danish architect. Biography Hvalsøe was born at Holbæk on the island of Zealand, Denmark. He attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1905 to 1916. ...

(1883-1958), Danish architect *

Johannes Vilhelm Jensen Johannes Vilhelm Jensen (20 January 1873 – 25 November 1950) was a Danish author, known as one of the great Danish writers of the first half of 20th century. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1944 "for the rare strength and fert ...

(1873–1950), Danish writer, Nobel Prize laureate *

Vilhelm Johansen Vilhelm Johansen (16 September 1898 – 21 December 1993) was a Danish sports shooter. He competed in the 50 m rifle event at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially kn ...

(1898–1993), Danish sports shooter *

Vilhelm Jørgensen Kurt Vilhelm Jørgensen (May 27, 1897 in Varpelev – October 3, 1967 in Kregme) was a Danish football (soccer) player, who played 15 games for the Denmark national football team from 1917 to 1923. He was a part of the Danish squad at the 1920 Summ ...

(1897–1967), Danish footballer * Vilhelm Klavenæs (19??–19??), Norwegian luger * Vilhelm Klein (1835–1913), Danish architect * Vilhelm Krag (1871–1933),Norwegian poet, author, journalist and cultural personality *

Vilhelm Kraus Vilhelm Botyov Kraus ( bg, Вилхелм Ботьов Краус) (22 April 1949 – 5 June 2020) was a Bulgarian politician who served as Minister of Transport in the Kostov Government between 1997 and 1999. Life Kraus was born in Sofia and ...

(born 1949), Bulgarian politician *

Vilhelm Kyhn Peter Vilhelm Carl Kyhn (March 30, 1819 – May 11, 1903) was a Danish landscape painter who belonged to the generation of national romantic painters immediately after the Danish Golden Age and before the Modern Breakthrough. Even though he outliv ...

(1819–1903), Danish landscape painter *

Vilhelm Lange Kristian Vilhelm Lange (20 December 1893 – 17 November 1950), was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; ger ...

(1893–1950), Danish gymnast * Vilhelm Lauritzen (1894–1984), Danish architect *

Vilhelm Laybourn Vilhelm is a masculine given name, the Scandinavian form of William and Wilhelm. Notable people with the name include: * Vilhelm Ahlmann (1852-1928), Danish-Swedish architect * Vilhelm Andersen (1864–1953), Danish author, literary historian and ...

(1885–1955), Danish modern pentathlete *

Vilhelm Lie Vilhelm Gabriel Heiberg Lie (1877 – 1935) was a Norwegian civil servant. He was a son of Emil Bernhard Lie (1836–1891), a brother of Bernt Lie and a nephew of writer Jonas Lie. His father was a first cousin of Erika (Nissen) and Ida Lie, an ...

(1877–1935), Norwegian civil servant *

Vilhelm Lindgrén Vilhelm is a masculine given name, the Scandinavian form of William and Wilhelm. Notable people with the name include: * Vilhelm Ahlmann (1852-1928), Danish-Swedish architect * Vilhelm Andersen (1864–1953), Danish author, literary historian an ...

(1895–1960), Finnish swimmer *

Anders Vilhelm Lundstedt Anders Vilhelm Lundstedt (11 September 1882 – 20 August 1955) was a Swedish jurist and legislator, particularly known as a proponent of Scandinavian Legal Realism, having been strongly influenced by his compatriot, the charismatic philosopher Ax ...

(1882–1955), Swedish jurist and legislator * Vilhelm Lundstrøm (1893–1950), Danish modernist painter * Vilhelm Herman Oluf Madsen (1844–1917), Danish politician, minister, army officer, businessman and inventor *

Vilhelm Mejdell Vilhelm Mejdell (17 April 1904 – 1989) was a Norwegian marketing agent and sports official. He was born in Kristiania. He was an active sportsperson in his youth, winning national championships in rowing (fours) in 1924 and 1929. He repre ...

(1904–1989), Norwegian marketing agent and sports official *

Vilhelm Melbye Knud Frederik Vilhelm Hannibal Melbye (14 May 1824 – 6 October 1882) was a Danish marine artist. Over the course of his career, he painted seascapes, coastal and harbor scenes, sailing vessels and topographical subjects in many parts of Europe, ...

(1824–1882), Danish painter * Vilhelm Moberg (1898–1973), Swedish author, playwright and historian * Vilhelm Munk Nielsen (born 1955), Danish footballer * Vilhelm Pacht (1843–1912), Danish genre painter, industrialist and philanthropist *

Vilhelm Paus Vilhelm Christian Ødegård Paus (born 25 April 1915 in Oslo, died 22 November 1995 in London) was a Norwegian lawyer, diplomat and business executive in the pulp and paper industry. He held leadership positions in Norsk Hydro, Borregaard and wh ...

(1915–1995), Norwegian lawyer, diplomat and business executive * Vilhelm Pedersen (1820–1859), Danish painter and illustrator * Vilhelm Petersen (1812-1880), Danish landscape painter * Vilhelm Petersen (1830–1913), Danish architect *

Vilhelm Rosenqvist Vilhelm Teodor Rosenqvist (14 October 1856, in Lapinjärvi – 26 October 1925) was a Finnish secondary school teacher and politician. He was a member of the Diet of Finland from 1899 to 1906 and of the Parliament of Finland from 1907 to 190 ...

(1856–1925), Finnish secondary school teacher and politician * Vilhelm Rosenstand (1838–1915), Danish painter and illustrator *

Vilhelm Swedenborg Gustaf Vilhelm Emanuel Swedenborg (17 June 1869 in Kvidinge – 1943 in Drottningholm) son of lieutenant colonel Gustaf Erik Oscar Swedenborg and Maria Therése Fock, was a member of the Swedish military and an aeronaut, today remembered as a reser ...

(1869–1943), Swedish military officer, explorer and an aeronaut * Vilhelm Thomsen (1842–1927), Danish linguist and Turkologist *

Vilhelm Topsøe Vilhelm Christian Sigurd Topsøe (5 October 1840 – 11 July 1881) was a Danish novelist and journalist. He is remembered in particular for ''Jason med det gyldne Skind'' (Jason and the Golden Fleece, 1875) and ''Nutidsbilleder'' (Images of T ...

(1840–1881), Danish novelist and journalist *

Vilhelm Tvede Frederik Vilhelm Tvede (13 May 1826 – 27 November 1891) was a Danish architect. Biography Tvede was born in the parish of Trinitatis in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was the son of Johan Frederik Tvede and Christine f. Norup. He was a student of ...

(1826–1891), Danish architect * Vilhelm Tveteraas (1898–1972), Norwegian printmaker, painter and illustrator * Vilhelm Uchermann (1852–1929), Norwegian physician, otorhinolaryngologist * Vilhelm Vett (1879–1962), Danish sport sailor * Vilhelm Theodor Walther (1819–1892), Danish architect *

Vilhelm Andreas Wexelsen Vilhelm Andreas Wexelsen (5 June 1849 – 9 July 1909) was a Norwegian bishop and politician for the Liberal Party. He served five terms in the Norwegian Parliament, was Minister of Education and Church Affairs from 1891 to 1892 and from 1 ...

(1849–1909), Norwegian bishop and politician *

Vilhelm Wohlert Vilhelm Wohlert (27 May 1920 – 10 May 2007) was a Danish architect. His most notable work was on the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebæk, Denmark. Earlt life and education Wohlert was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He trained at the R ...

(1920–2007), was a Danish architect * Vilhelm Wolfhagen (1889–1958), Danish amateur football player

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