Wilhelm
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Wilhelm, the German equivalent of the forename "William", can refer to:
Rulers:
- Wilhelm I, German Emperor, King of Prussia and German Emperor
- Wilhelm II, German Emperor, grand-son of the former, King of Prussia and German Emperor
First names:
- Wilhelm Weitling the first real German socialist
- Wilhelm Wien, Nobel Prize Winner in 1911 and scientist who created Wien's Displacement Law, concerning Black Body and Temperature
- Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, German philosopher
- Wilhelm Heinrich Erb, German Neurologist.
- Wilhelm of East Anglia, ancestor of the Wuffing dynasty of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of East Anglia.
Last names:
- Richard Wilhelm, early German sinologist
Other uses:
- The Wilhelm scream
- The band A Wilhelm Scream is named after the famous scream
- Wilhelm, a character from the PlayStation 2 game series Xenosaga
- Wilhem is the name of a minor character who worked with George Costanza in the sitcom Seinfeld.