Wolf (name)
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Wolf is a name that is used as a surname, given name, and a name common among Native Americans
and other nations.
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
and other nations.
Surname
- Alfred WolfAlfred WolfAlfred Wolf was a United States Navy sailor who distinguished himself in combat during World War II and later died in action. A U.S. Navy destroyer escort was named for him.-Navy career:Alfred Wolf was born in Germany on 1 August 1923...
(1923–1943), German-born American navy sailor - Alice WolfAlice WolfAlice K. Wolf has been the Massachusetts State Representative for the 25th Middlesex District since 1996. She also served as mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts from 1990 to 1991....
(born 1933), American politician - Aliya Wolf (born 1975), American model
- Anne WolfAnne WolfAnne Wolf is a Belgian pianist. She studied classical piano for ten years before entering the conservatory in 1985, where she was taught by a.o. Michel Petrucciani, Eric Legnini and Charles Loos. She plays as well alone as with jazz, pop and world musicians. In 2001, she released her first trio...
(born 1967), Belgian pianist - Armin Wolf (journalist) (born 1966), Austrian journalist
- Carrie Wolf, American officer and judge advocate
- Charles Wolf (disambiguation), Charles or Charlie
- Christie WolfChristie Wolf-Debut:In March 1999, Wolf began appearing as a head nurse to tend to Ric Flair when he was, in storyline, put into a mental instituition. She would then appear in several vignettes with him before becoming his valet upon his return to WCW...
(born 1966), American bodybuilder and wrestler - Christopher WolfChristopher WolfChristopher Wolf is an American attorney specializing in Internet and privacy law. He is a partner in the international law firm of Hogan & Hartson. He is the founding editor and lead author of the first Practising Law Institute legal treatise on privacy and information security law...
(born 1959), American lawyer - Christopher Howard WolfChristopher Howard WolfChristopher Howard Wolf is an independent game developer and writer. He is the founder of independent game company WRONG Games, for which he works as a game designer. He is known for work on the games DragonSpires, I'm O.K - A Murder Simulator, Hell Rising, and Scroll Wars...
(born 1979), American game and comic book creator. - Dale E. WolfDale E. WolfDale Edward Wolf is an American businessman and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He is veteran of World War II, and a member of the Republican Party, who served as the 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Delaware and the Governor of Delaware.-Early life and family:Wolf was born...
(born 1924), American politician - Daniel James WolfDaniel James WolfDaniel James Wolf is an American composer.- Studies :Wolf studied composition with Gordon Mumma, Alvin Lucier, and La Monte Young, as well as musical tunings with Erv Wilson and Douglas Leedy and ethnomusicology . Important contacts with Lou Harrison, John Cage, Walter Zimmermann...
(born 1961), American music composer and scholar - David Wolf (born 1956), American astronaut
- David Wolf (ice hockey)David Wolf (ice hockey)David Wolf is a German professional ice hockey player who is currently contracted with the Hamburg Freezers in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga .-Regular season and playoffs:-International:-External links:...
(born 1989), German ice hockey player - Dick WolfDick WolfRichard Anthony "Dick" Wolf is an American producer, specializing in crime dramas such as Miami Vice and the Law & Order franchise. Throughout his career he has won several awards including an Emmy Award and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.-Early life:Wolf was born in New York City, the son...
(born 1946), American television producer - Emil WolfEmil WolfEmil Wolf is a Czech born American physicist who made advancements in physical optics, including diffraction, coherence properties of optical fields, spectroscopy of partially coherent radiation, and the theory of direct scattering and inverse scattering. He is also the author of several works on...
(born 1922), American physicist - Eric WolfEric WolfEric Robert Wolf was an anthropologist, best known for his studies of peasants, Latin America, and his advocacy of Marxian perspectives within anthropology.-Early life:...
(1923–1999), American anthropologist - Ernst Wilhelm WolfErnst Wilhelm WolfErnst Wilhelm Wolf was a German composer.-Life:Wolf was born in Grossen Behringen in Thuringia, today part of the Hörselberg-Hainich municipality. His elder brother Ernst Friedrich was a composer and organist who studied under Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel...
(1735–1792), German composer - Frank Wolf (born 1939), American politician
- Fred Alan WolfFred Alan WolfFred Alan Wolf is an American theoretical physicist specializing in quantum physics and the relationship between physics and consciousness. He is a former physics professor at San Diego State University, and more recently has helped to popularize science on the Discovery Channel...
(born 1934), American theoretical physicist - Friedrich Wolf (writer) (1888–1953), German doctor and writer
- Friedrich August WolfFriedrich August WolfFriedrich August Wolf was a German philologist and critic.He was born at Hainrode, a village not far from Nordhausen, Germany. His father was the village schoolmaster and organist...
(1750–1824), German philologist and critic - Gary K. Wolf (born 1941), American author
- Gusti WolfGusti WolfGusti Wolf was an Austrian stage, film, and television actress.Born in Vienna, Wolf made her stage debut at the Burgtheater in 1934 and from there moved on to Ostrava, Munich, and Berlin...
(1912–2007), Austrian actress - Heinrich WolfHeinrich WolfHeinrich Wolf was an Austrian chess master.-Biography:In 1899, he tied for 5-7th in Vienna . In 1900 he tied for 7-10th in Munich...
(1875–1943), Austrian chess player - Henry WolfHenry WolfHenry Wolf was an Austrian-born American graphic designer, photographer and art director best known for his art direction of Esquire, Harper's Bazaar, and Show magazines in the 1950s and '60s.- Life and work :...
, American lawyer and namesake of the Henry C. Wolf Law LibraryHenry C. Wolf Law LibraryThe Henry C. Wolf Law Library is located at the College of William & Mary's School of Law in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. It contains a 380,000 volume collection and is a member of the Consortium of Southeastern Law Libraries.... - Howlin' WolfHowlin' WolfChester Arthur Burnett , known as Howlin' Wolf, was an influential American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player....
(1910–1976), American blues singer - Hugo WolfHugo WolfHugo Wolf was an Austrian composer of Slovene origin, particularly noted for his art songs, or lieder. He brought to this form a concentrated expressive intensity which was unique in late Romantic music, somewhat related to that of the Second Viennese School in concision but utterly unrelated in...
(1860–1903), Austrian composer - Jack Keil WolfJack Keil WolfJack Keil Wolf was an American researcher in information theory and coding theory.-Biography:Wolf was born in 1935 in Newark, New Jersey, received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1956 and his Ph.D...
, American computer scientist - Jenny WolfJenny WolfJenny Wolf is a German ice speed skater who is the current world record holder, at 37.00 seconds, for the women's 500 m and, 74.42 seconds for women's 500 m x 2 in long track speed skating...
(born 1979), German ice speed skater - Joe WolfJoe WolfJoseph "Joe" James Wolf is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA. He was the 13th overall pick of the 1987 NBA Draft, selected by the Los Angeles Clippers. He played college basketball at the University of North Carolina...
(born 1964), American basketball player - Josh WolfJosh WolfJosh Wolf is a journalist and video blogger.Josh Wolf is also the name of:* Josh Wolf , comic appearing on season 4 of Last Comic Standing...
(born 1982), American journalist - Josh WolffJosh WolffJoshua David "Josh" Wolff is an American soccer player currently playing for D.C. United of Major League Soccer.-College:...
(born 1977), American soccer player - Julius WolffJulius WolffJulius Wolff was a German surgeon.-Biography:Julius Wolff was born on March 21, 1836, and received his doctorate in 1860 in the field of surgery for Bernhard von Langenbeck at the Friedrich-Wilhelms University to Berlin. In 1861 he settled down after the state examination as a general...
(1836–1902), German surgeon - Kate WolfKate WolfKate Wolf was an American folk singer and songwriter. Though her career was relatively short, she had a significant impact on the folk music scene, and many musicians continue to cover her songs...
(1942–1986), American folk singer and songwriter - Konrad WolfKonrad WolfKonrad Wolf was an East German film director, son of Friedrich Wolf, brother of Markus Wolf....
(1925–1982), German film director - Laurent WolfLaurent WolfLaurent Wolf 1973 in Toulouse Is a French electro-house producer and DJ. He is the author of several compilations that contain his own tracks and also his remixes. He reached the top of the charts with his "Saxo" and "Calinda" compositions. Laurent Wolf was the winner of the DJ category in the...
(born 1971), French music producer - Lucien WolfLucien WolfLucien Wolf was an English Jewish journalist, historian, and advocate of Jewish rights.-Biography:He was the son of Edward Wolf, a London pipe manufacturer, and his wife Céline...
(1857–1930), English journalist - Marek WolfMarek WolfMarek Wolf is a Czech astronomer, currently the head the Astronomický ústav, Univerzita Karlova v Praze ....
, Czech astronomer - Markus WolfMarkus WolfMarkus Johannes "Mischa" Wolf was head of the General Intelligence Administration , the foreign intelligence division of East Germany's Ministry for State Security . He was the MfS's number two for 34 years, which spanned most of the Cold War...
(1923–2006), East German intelligence head - Mary B. WolfMary B. WolfMary B. Wolf was the second female mayor of City of Williamsport, Pennsylvania in the United States, serving from 2004 to 2008.-Mayoral history:In her second attempt for mayor, Wolf B. Wolf was elected in 2004...
, American politician - Mary Hunter WolfMary Hunter WolfMary Hunter Wolf , born Mary Hunter, was an American theater director and producer. She was directed of the initial 1954 Broadway production of Jerome Robbins' version of Peter Pan, now the standard version on the American stage, and was founding executive director of the American Shakespeare...
(1905?-2000), American theater director and producer - Max WolfMax WolfMaximilian Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf was a German astronomer and a pioneer in the field of astrophotography...
(1863–1932), German astronomer - Milton A. WolfMilton A. WolfMilton Albert Wolf was an American real estate developer from Cleveland, Ohio.He was a Jewish community leader, a Democratic Party contributor, and served as U.S. Ambassador to Austria from 1977 to 1980...
(1924–2005), American real estate developer and diplomat - Milton Wolff (1915–2008), American soldier and social activist
- Naomi WolfNaomi WolfNaomi Wolf is an American author and political consultant. With the publication of The Beauty Myth, she became a leading spokesperson of what was later described as the third wave of the feminist movement.-Biography:...
(born 1962), American writer - Patrick WolfPatrick WolfPatrick Wolf is an English-Irish singer-songwriter from South London. Patrick utilises a wide variety of instruments in his music, most commonly the ukulele, piano and viola...
(born 1983), English musician - Peter WolfPeter WolfPeter Wolf is an American Rhythm and Blues, Soul and Rock and Roll musician, best known as the lead vocalist for the J. Geils Band from 1967 to 1983; and for a successful musical solo career to date with writing partner Will Jennings.- Life and career :Wolf was born in the Bronx, New York...
(born 1946), American musician - Randy WolfRandy WolfRandall Christopher Wolf is a left-handed pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball. Randy's older brother Jim is a Major League umpire. Unlike his brother Jim and Houston Astros relief pitcher Ross Wolf, Randy is a boss...
(born 1976), American baseball player - Robert Wolf (business) (born 1962), American banker
- Robert Wolf (writer) (born 1950), American journalist
- Ron WolfRon WolfRon Wolf is the former American football general manager of the NFL's Green Bay Packers. He also played a significant role in personnel operations with the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders from 1963–1975, and again from 1978–1990...
(born 1938), American football general manager - Rudolf WolfRudolf WolfJohann Rudolf Wolf was a Swiss astronomer and mathematician best known for his research on sunspots.Wolf was born in Fällanden, near Zurich. He studied at the universities of Zurich, Vienna, and Berlin. Encke was one of his teachers. Wolf became professor of astronomy at the University of Bern in...
(1816–1893), Swiss astronomer and mathematician - Sherry WolfSherry WolfSherry Wolf is an American surrealist painter and designer.Raised in Baltimore, Sherry is the youngest of three children born to Mary and Benjamin Wolf. Educated in Art History with a Magna Cum Laude degree from the University of Maryland, Wolf proceeded to establish the Adult Art Program at...
American surrealist painter and designer. - Sherry WolfSherry WolfSherry Wolf is an American surrealist painter and designer.Raised in Baltimore, Sherry is the youngest of three children born to Mary and Benjamin Wolf. Educated in Art History with a Magna Cum Laude degree from the University of Maryland, Wolf proceeded to establish the Adult Art Program at...
, author, socialist and activist for the International Socialist OrganizationInternational Socialist OrganizationThe International Socialist Organization is a revolutionary socialist organization in the United States that identifies with the politics of International Socialism, a current of Trotskyism, and the Marxist political tradition that American socialist writer and activist Hal Draper called... - Scott WolfScott WolfScott Richard Wolf is an American actor, known for his roles on the television series Party of Five as Bailey Salinger and on Everwood as Dr. Jake Hartman. Since 2009, he has appeared in the Sci-Fi series V as the morally ambiguous journalist, Chad Decker.-Early life:Wolf was born in Boston,...
(born 1968), American actor - Stephen WolfStephen WolfStephen M. Wolf assumed his current position as chairman of R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company in March 2004. He has been the managing partner of Alpilles, LLC, since April 1, 2003. In April 2009 he became chairman of Trilantic Capital Partners which was previously Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking....
(born 1941), American businessman - Susan WolfSusan WolfSusan R. Wolf is a moral philosopher and philosopher of action who is currently the Edna J. Koury Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her husband, , is also a philosopher teaching at UNC-Chapel Hill...
(born 1952), American moral philosopher - Walter Wolf (born 1939), Austrian-born Canadian businessman
- Warner WolfWarner WolfWarner William Wolf is an American television and radio sports broadcaster, perhaps best known as a local news sports anchor in Washington, D.C., New York City and his catchphrase "Let's go to the videotape!"....
(born 1937), American television and radio sports broadcaster - Wolfgang WolfWolfgang WolfWolfgang Wolf is a German football coach and a former player.-Career:As a player, he spent 12 seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Stuttgarter Kickers.-Coaching career:...
(born 1957), German soccer player and coach
Native Americans
- Little WolfLittle WolfLittle Wolf was a Northern Cheyenne Chief...
(c.1820-1904), Cheyenne war leader - Jan Michael Looking WolfJan Michael Looking WolfJan Michael Looking Wolf is a Kalapuya Native American flute player from Grand Ronde, Oregon. With 42 National Award recognitions, Looking Wolf performs across the country sharing flute songs, tribal stories, and the message of One Heart. Jan Michael's latest projects showcase his vocals and song...
(born 1966), Native American flutist - Joseph LonewolfJoseph LonewolfJoseph Lonewolf is a Native American potter from Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico, United States. He is known for his use of historical methods and his development of sgraffito and bas-relief techniques...
(born 1932), Pueblo potter - Minnie Spotted-WolfMinnie Spotted-WolfPrivate Minnie Spotted-Wolf was the first Native American woman to enlist in the United States Marine Corps. She enlisted in the Marine Corps Women's Reserve in July 1943....
(1923–1988), first female Native American Marine - Mountain Wolf WomanMountain Wolf WomanMountain Wolf Woman, or Xéhachiwinga , was a Native American woman of the Ho-Chunk tribe. She was born in April 1884 into the Thunder Clan near Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Her parents were Charles Blowsnake and Lucy Goodvillage...
(1884–1960), Ho-Chunk woman and biographical subject - Myron Wolf ChildMyron Wolf ChildMyron John Wolf Child was a youth activist, public speaker and politician from the Kainai Nation in southern Alberta, Canada...
(1983–2007), Canadian politician and activist - Wolf RobeWolf RobeWolf Robe was a Southern Cheyenne chief and a holder of Benjamin Harrison Peace Medal.During the late 1870s he was forced to leave the open plains and relocate his tribe on to the Cheyenne and Arapaho Indian Reservation in Indian Territory. He was awarded the Benjamin Harrison Peace Medal in 1890...
(1838–1910), Cheyenne chief - Robert WolfeRobert WolfeRobert Wolfe is a former military Cpt. who fought in both Germany and Japan, as a commander of a recon team and anti-landmine platoon, he was hit in the head twice and afterwards become an archivist...
(born 1991), Center for Phoenix Suns
Given name
- Wolf BiermannWolf BiermannKarl Wolf Biermann is a German singer-songwriter and former East German dissident.-Early life:Biermann's father, who worked on the Hamburg docks, was a German Jew and a member of the German Resistance....
(born 1936), German singer-songwriter - Wolf BlitzerWolf BlitzerWolf Isaac Blitzer is an American journalist who has been a CNN reporter since 1990. Blitzer is currently the host of the newscast The Situation Room and was the host of the Sunday talk show Late Edition until it was discontinued on January 11, 2009...
(born 1948), American journalist - Wolf HenzlerWolf HenzlerWolf Henzler is a German racing driver known for his success with Porsches. He began racing in 1991 with a win in the German Junior Kart championship...
(born 1975), German racing driver - Wolf HilbertzWolf HilbertzProf. Wolf Hartmut Hilbertz was a German-born futurist architect, inventor, and marine scientist.-Youth and schooling:...
(1938–2007), German architect - Wolf HowardWolf HowardWolf Howard is an English artist, poet and filmmaker living in Chatham, Kent and was a founder member of the Stuckists art group...
(born 1968), English artist and musician - Wolf KahlerWolf KahlerWolf Kahler is a German actor.Born in Kiel, since 1975 he has appeared in many US and UK television and film productions. Due to his height - he is 6 feet 2 inches tall - sharp features, blond hair and blue eyes he is often cast in roles as Nazis or other unsympathetic German characters...
(born 1946), German actor - Wolf KahnWolf KahnWolf Kahn is a German-born American painter.Kahn is known for his combination of realism and Color Field, and known to work in pastel and oil paint. He studied under Hans Hofmann, and also graduated from the University of Chicago...
(born 1927), German-born American painter - Wolf LarsonWolf LarsonWolf Larson is a Canadian actor.-Biography:Wolf was born in West Berlin, Germany. His parents met when his father was stationed in Berlin for six years...
(born 1959), Canadian actor - Wolf Ruvinskis (1921–1999), Mexican actor
- Wolf Van HalenWolfgang Van HalenWolfgang William Van Halen , is an American musician. He is the current bassist for Van Halen, replacing Michael Anthony in 2006.-Personal life:...
(born 1991), American bassist - Wolf V. VishniacWolf V. VishniacWolf V. Vishniac was an American microbiologist, son of Roman Vishniac. Educated at Brooklyn College and Stanford University, he was a professor of Biology at the University of Rochester. He died while on a research trip to the Antarctic while attempting to retrieve equipment down a crevice. The...
(1922–1973), American biologist - Wolf WigoWolf WigoWolf Wigo is a renowned American water polo player and coach. He has played competitive water polo at the national level since age 13, was a four-year All-America collegiate player and led his Stanford University team to two NCAA Championships. A member of the U.S...
(born 1973), American water polo player and coach
In fiction
- Wolf (The 10th Kingdom), a character in a television show
- Wolf Larsen, fictional character in the 1904 novel The Sea-Wolf by Jack London
- Wolf O'Donnell, fictional character in the Star Fox series of video games
- Bigby WolfBigby WolfBigby Wolf is a major character in the comic book series Fables. He is the Big Bad Wolf of legend and served as the sheriff of the exile community known as Fabletown for several hundred years...
, fictional character in the comic book series Fables - Father Wolf, fictional character in the 1894 novel The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
- Sniper Wolf, fictional character in the video game Metal Gear Solid
- Wolf, fictional character in the 1984 novel The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub
- Michael Van WijkMichael Van WijkMichael van Wijk , is a professional sportsman, bodybuilder, actor and TV presenter in the United Kingdom. van Wijk is most well known for his role as Wolf on British TV endurance sports game show Gladiators, a role he held for seven years, eight series...
, known by the pseudonym Wolf, on the television series Gladiators - The Wolf, the name by which Ezra is known in the Night Angel Trilogy.
- Wolf Hawkfield, a fictional character in the Virtua Fighter series
See also
- Wolfe (surname)Wolfe (surname)Wolfe is a surname. It might refer to:Alternate spellings include Wolf, Wolff, Wulf and Woolf.- A :* Alan Wolfe, political scientist and a sociologist* Allison Wolfe, singer* Andy Wolfe, American college basketball player* Ann Wolfe, boxer...
, WolffWolffWolff is the surname of:*Albert Wolff , Dutch conductor and pianist*Albert Wolff , German sculptor*Albert Moritz Wolff , German sculptor*Albert Wolff *Alexander Wolff, American writer...
, WoolfWoolfAlternate spellings include Wolfe, Wolff, Wulf and Wolf.The name Woolf may refer to:*Arthur Woolf, English engineer, best known for invention of a compound steam engine*Daniel Woolf, Principal of Queen's University...
, and WulfWulf-History of name:There are several possible explanations as to the origin of the surname.The first explanation for German origin of this name: It may be patronymic in origin being derived from the first name of a father. In this case, Wulf is associated with the very popular German first name... - UlfUlfUlf is a male name common in Scandinavia and Germany. It derives from the Old Norse word for "wolf" . The oldest written proof of the name's occurrence in Sweden is from a runestone from the 11th Century. The female form is Ylva...
, Scandinavian male name meaning "wolf" - Ze'evZe'evZe'ev is a masculine given name relatively common among Ashkenazi Jews, especially those living in the State of Israel. It is a Biblical name, one of two princes of Midian captured and killed while Gideon judged Israel. It re-appeared in relatively recent times as a translation of the Yiddish...
and Zev, Hebrew first names meaning "wolf" - Vuk (name)Vuk (name)Vuk is a South Slavic male given name, meaning "wolf". In earlier times it was given to weak and ill neonates so it would protect them from illness and witchcraft .- Notable people :*Vuk Orle , Serbian military commander...
, Serbian name meaning "wolf" - FarkasFarkasFarkas is a Hungarian surname or a given name .-List of persons with the surname:* Andrea Farkas, Hungarian handball goalkeeper...
, Hungarian name meaning "wolf"