Wilhelm Jordan (1 March 1842, Ellwangen, Württemberg – 17 April 1899, Hanover) was a German geodesist who conducted surveys in Germany and Africa and founded the German geodesy journal.

Jordan was born in Ellwangen, a small town in southern Germany.

In 1874 Jordan took part in the expedition of Friedrich Gerhard Rohlfs to Libya.

From 1881 until his death he was professor of geodesy and practical geometry at the Technical University of Hannover.

He was a prolific writer and his best known work was his Handbuch der Vermessungskunde (Handbook of Geodesy).