Wilfried is a masculine German given name derived from Germanic roots meaning "will" and "peace" (''Wille'' and ''Frieden'' in German). The English spelling is Wilfrid. Wilfred and Wifred (also Wifredo) are closely related to Wilfried with the same roots (

Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...

''wil'' and ''frið''). People using the name Wilfried as a given name: *

Murad Wilfried Hofmann Murad Wilfried Hofmann (1931 – 13 January 2020) was a German diplomat and author. He wrote several books on Islam, including ''Journey to Makkah'' () and ''Islam: The Alternative'' (). Many of his books and essays focused on Islam's place ...

(1931–2020), German diplomat * Wilfried Behre (born 1956), German artist * Wilfried Benjamin Balima (born 1985), Burkinabé footballer * Wilfried Bingangoye (born 1985), Gabonese sprinter * Wilfried Bock (21st century), German biathlete *

Wilfried Böse Wilfried Bonifatius "Boni" Böse (7 February 1949, – 4 July 1976) was a founding member of the German organization Revolutionary Cells that was described in the early 1980s as one of Germany's most dangerous leftist terrorist groups by the ...

(1949–1976), German terrorist * Wilfried Brauer (1937–2014), German computer scientist *

Wilfried Brookhuis Wilfried Brookhuis () (born 16 October 1961 in Oldenzaal, Overijssel) is a retired football goalkeeper from the Netherlands, who played professional football for NEC Nijmegen for eleven years (1985–1996). Managerial career Brookhuis joined ...

(born 1961), Dutch footballer *

Wilfried Cretskens Wilfried Cretskens (born 10 July 1976) is a Belgian former road bicycle racer. He rode most of his career for the team, where he was a domestique for the team leaders in the classic races, among others Tom Boonen. His most notable career win w ...

(born 1976), Belgian cyclist * Wilfried Daim (1923–2016), Austrian psychologist *

Wilfried Dalmat Wilfried Dalmat (born 17 July 1982) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born in mainland France, he plays for the Saint Martin national team. Club career Early career in France Dalmat started his career in the youth team of U.S. Chambr ...

(born 1982), French footballer *

Wilfried David Wilfried David (22 April 1946 – 15 June 2015) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Major results ; 1968 : 2nd, Houthulst : 1st, Stage 7, Paris–Nice : 1st, Overall, Tour of Belgium :: 2nd, Stage 1 :: 3rd, Stage 2 ; 1969 : 1 ...

(1946–2015), Belgian cyclist *

Wilfried Dietrich Wilfried Dietrich (14 October 1933 – 2 June 1992) was a German heavyweight wrestler. Between 1956 and 1972 he took part in five Olympics and six world championships, often entering both the freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling contests – a ...

(1933–1992), German wrestler *

Wilfried Domoraud Wilfried Domoraud (born 18 August 1988) is a French footballer who plays for Maltese club Gżira United. Career Born in Maisons-Alfort, Val-de-Marne, Domoraud was previously contracted to French club AS Nancy, but only appeared for their B te ...

(born 1988), French footballer *

Wilfried Erdmann Wilfried Erdmann (born 15 April 1940 in Czarnikau, Posen Province, Prussia) is a German sailor and author. He is known for his single-handed, non-stop circumnavigations. Biography Erdmann was born in Posen Province, Prussia but grew up in Kar ...

(born 1940), German sailor *

Wilfried Gröbner Wilfried Gröbner (born 18 December 1949) is a German former footballer and coach who was part of East Germany's gold medal-winning team at the 1976 Olympics. Club career The defender played 230 East German top-flight matches for Lokomoti ...

(born 1949), German footballer *

Wilfried Hannes Wilfried Hannes (born 17 May 1957) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender, and manager, known for achieving his career despite being visually impaired after a pupil-tumour had caused him to lose his sight in his righ ...

(born 1957), German footballer *

Wilfried Hartung Wilfried Hartung (born 16 August 1953) is a retired German swimmer. Born in East Berlin, East Germany, he competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay in 1972. He is the divorced husban ...

(born 1953), German swimmer *

Wilfried Herling Wilfried is a masculine German given name derived from Germanic roots meaning "will" and "peace" (''Wille'' and ''Frieden'' in German). The English spelling is Wilfrid. Wilfred and Wifred (also Wifredo) are closely related to Wilfried with the sa ...

(1920–1943), German pilot *

Wilfried Huber Wilfried Huber (born 15 November 1970 in Bruneck, South Tyrol) is an Italian luger and coach who competed from 1985 to 2010. Together with Kurt Brugger, he won the men's doubles event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehamm ...

(born 1970), Italian luger *

Wilfried Klaus Wilfried Klaus is a German television actor best known for playing Kriminalhauptkommissar Horst Schickl in the police procedural ''SOKO München'' from 1978 to 2008. Selected filmography * '' Lina Braake'' (1975) * ''Derrick'' - Season 3, Episod ...

(born 1941), German actor *

Wilfried Kohlars Wilfried Kohlars (28 October 1939 – 5 June 2019) was a German football player. He spent seven seasons in the Bundesliga with TSV 1860 München. Honours * UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finalist: 1964–65 * Bundesliga champion: 1965–66 * Bundeslig ...

(1939–2019), German footballer *

Wilfried Lemke Wilfried Lemke (born on 19 August 1946) serves as United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace. He was appointed to the position by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 18 March 2008. Lemk ...

(born 1946), United Nations official *

Wilfried Maaß Wilfried Maaß (22 September 1931–23 December 2005) was a German politician. He was the secretary of Science, Education, and Culture in the Frankfurt/Oder district leadership of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany 1962–1966. In 1966, he beca ...

(1931–2005), German politician *

Wilfried Martens Wilfried Achiel Emma Martens (; 19 April 1936 – 9 October 2013) was a Belgian politician who served as prime minister of Belgium from 1979 to 1981 and from 1981 to 1992. A member of the Flemish Christian People's Party, during his premiership ...

(1936–2013), Belgian politician *

Wilfried Nelissen Wilfried Nelissen (Tongeren, 5 May 1970) is a former Belgian road racing cyclist, who specialised as a sprinter. He was involved in a crash at the end of stage 1 of the 1994 Tour de France, when he collided with a policeman. The incident also in ...

(born 1970), Belgian cyclist *

Wilfried Niflore Wilfried Niflore (born 29 April 1981) is a French professional football manager and former player. Playing career In France Born in Toulouse, Niflore began his career at local club Toulouse FC, making his professional debuts in 2001–02. He ...

(born 1981), French footballer *

Wilfried Pallhuber Wilfried "Willi the Kid" Pallhuber (born 4 August 1967) is a former Italy, Italian biathlon, biathlete. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin he competed in his fifth olympics. Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathl ...

(born 1967), Italian biathlete *

Wilfried Paulsen Wilfried Paulsen (31 July 1828 – 6 February 1901) was a German chess master, an elder brother of Louis Paulsen. He tied for 3rd-5th at Düsseldorf 1862 (2nd Western German Congress, ''Kongresse des Westdeutschen Schachbundes (WDSB)'', Max Lange ...

(1828–1901), German chess player *

Wilfried Peeters Wilfried Peeters (born 10 July 1964 in Mol) is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Nowadays, he is sportif director of the Quick Step team. During his cycling-career, he was a major help for Johan Museeuw in classics such as the ...

(born 1964), Belgian cyclist * Wilfried Puis (1943–1981), Belgian footballer * Wilfried Richter (1916-1981), German military officer * Wilfried Sanou (born 1984), Burkinabé footballer *

Wilfried Sauerland Wilfried Sauerland (born 29 February 1940 in Wuppertal) is a German boxing promoter and manager. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2015 Career Boxing camps associated with Sauerland, have ha ...

(born 1940), German boxing promoter *

Wilfried Schmid Wilfried Schmid (born May 28, 1943) is a German-American mathematician who works in Hodge theory, representation theory, and automorphic forms. After graduating as valedictorian of Princeton University's class of 1964, Schmid earned his Ph.D. at ...

(born 1943), German-American mathematician * Wilfried Soltau (1912–1995), German canoeist * Wilfried Stephan (born 1955), German canoeist * Wilfried Strik-Strikfeldt (1896–1977), German soldier * Wilfried Tekovi (born 1989), Togolese footballer *

Wilfried Thurner Wilfried Thurner (27 December 1927 – 28 September 1981) was an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh in the four-man event at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956 Eve ...

(born 1927), Austrian bobsledder *

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (; born 17 April 1985) is a French former professional tennis player. He was ranked as high as world No. 5 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he achieved in February 2012. Tsonga won 18 singles titles on th ...

, French tennis player * Wilfried Urbain Elvis Endzanga (born 1980), Congolese footballer *

Wilfried Van Moer Wilfried van Moer (1 March 1945 – 24 August 2021) was a Belgian footballer who won the Belgian Golden Shoe three times, first in 1966 while at Antwerp then in 1969 and in 1970 while at Standard Liège. Prior to 1966 Van Moer played with Bev ...

(born 1945), Belgian footballer *

Wilfried Zaha Dazet Wilfried Armel Zaha (born 10 November 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Crystal Palace and the Ivory Coast national team. Zaha advanced into the Crystal Palace first team from their academy, in 2010. In ...

(born 1992), Ivorian-born footballer People using the name Wilfried as a surname: * Bonno Wilfried (born 1989), Ivorian football player

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