Willems
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Willems is a surname, and may refer to:
- Colton Willems (b. 1988), a golf player
- Dirk WillemsDirk WillemsDirk Willems was a martyred Anabaptist who is most famous for turning around to rescue his pursuer, who had fallen through thin ice while chasing Willems after his escape from prison, to then be tortured and killed for his faith.-Life:...
(d. 1569), an anabaptist martyr - Florent Joseph Marie WillemsFlorent Joseph Marie Willems-Biography:Willems was born at Liège. He had no regular tuition in painting, but learnt by copying and restoring old pictures at Mechelen, where he lived from 1832. He made his debut at the Brussels Salon in 1842 with a Music Party and an Interior of a 17th-century Guard-room in the style of Gerard...
(1823–1905), a Belgian painter - Frederik WillemsFrederik WillemsFrederik Willems is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . His greatest achievement to date is in winning the 2006 Étoile de Bessèges while riding for , with whom he began his career in 2003 and rode until the end of 2006.-Palmarès:20022006*...
(b. 1979), Belgian road cyclist - Jan Frans WillemsJan Frans WillemsJan Frans Willems , Flemish writer and father of the Flemish movement.Willems was born in the Belgian city of Boechout, while that was under French occupation. He started his career in the office of a notary in Antwerp....
(1793–1846), a Flemish writer - Ko WillemsKo WillemsJacobus Matheus Willems was a track cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. There he won the gold medal in the Men's 50 km Track Race.In that Olympic race, Willems worked together with Jan Maas...
(1900–1983), a Dutch track cyclist - Maurice WillemsMaurice WillemsMaurice Willems is a Belgian former football player who finished top scorer of the Belgian First Division with 35 goals in 1957 while playing for Gent. He played 3 times with the Belgian national team between 1956 and 1957. Willems made his international debut on October 14, 1956 in a 2-3...
(b. 1929), Belgian footballer - Mo WillemsMo WillemsMo Willems is an American writer, animator, and children's books author/illustrator.-Early life:Willems was raised in New Orleans, where he graduated from Trinity Episcopal School and the Isidore Newman School. He graduated cum laude from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He married...
(b. 1968), American writer, animator, author and illustrator - Theo WillemsTheo WillemsTheodorus "Theo" Willems was an archer from the Netherlands.He was born in Uden, North Brabant and died in Bakel, North Brabant....
(1891–1960), Dutch archer - Michael Willems (b. 1959), a Dutch-Canadian photographer and teacher