Willem Helot (27 October 1675 – 7 November 1749), was secunde and Acting Governor of the Cape Colony.
In 1706 he was secretary of the Council of Policy and on 9 June 1707 he was promoted to assistant merchant.
He subsequently again served as secunde or chief administrator, but in May 1714 he was accused of dishonesty and dereliction of duty and after a suspension, he was dismissed from the service of the VOC.
His first marriage took place in 1704, to Christina de Beer, the daughter of the Cape free burgher Jan Dirksz de Beer and his wife, Anna van Veldhuisen.
Their three daughters, Wilhelmina, Anna Christina and Louisa Adriana, were baptised in 1705, 1707 and 1709 respectively.