Wolfe (surname)

Notable people and characters with the surname Wolfe include:

A

• Alan Wolfe, political scientist and sociologist
• Allison Wolfe, singer
• Andy Wolfe, American college basketball player
• Ann Wolfe, boxer
• Anthony Wolfe, footballer
• Art Wolfe, photographer
• Arthur M. Wolfe, American astrophysicist

B

• Beatie Wolfe, Anglo-American artist and pioneer
• Bernard Wolfe, American writer
• Bernie Wolfe (ice hockey) (born 1951), Canadian National Hockey League player
• Bertram Wolfe, American scholar
• Billy Wolfe (1896–1963), American wrestling promoter
• Bob Wolfe (clergyman) (Robert Wolfe), 20th-century American clergyman, founder of the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto
• Bob Wolfe (American football) (1946–2023), American football coach

C

• Catharine Lorillard Wolfe, philanthropist
• Charles Wolfe (disambiguation), several people
• Chelsea Wolfe, singer-songwriter
• Chelsea Wolfe (BMX cyclist), American Olympian
• Claire Wolfe, author

D

• David W. Wolfe, American politician
• Desmond Wolfe, English professional wrestler
• Dudley Wolfe, American businessman and yachtsman who died climbing K2
• Dusty Wolfe, American professional wrestler

E

• Edward Wolfe (disambiguation), several people, including those known as Ed Wolfe
• Elsie de Wolfe, interior decorator
• Ethyle R. Wolfe (1919–2010), American classicist

F

• Florida J. Wolfe (c. 1867–1913), African-American socialite, philanthropist and rancher

G

• Gary Wolfe (wrestler), professional wrestler
• Gary K. Wolfe, American author
• Gene Wolfe (1931–2019), American author of science fiction and fantasy
• George Wolfe (cartoonist), American cartoonist
• George Wolfe (CPA), American government administrator in Iraq
• George Wolfe (Irish politician), member of the Irish parliament
• George C. Wolfe, African-American playwright
• Glynn Wolfe (1908–1997), American Baptist minister and hotel owner, known for having a large number of marriages
• Gregory Baker Wolfe, American diplomat

H

• Heffer Wolfe, fictional character
• Herman L. Wolfe Sr. (1930–1989), American politician
• Hugh Wolfe, American football player
• Humbert Wolfe, British poet

I

• Ian Wolfe, (1896–1992), actor

J

• Jack A. Wolfe, American paleontologist
• Jack Wolfe, English actor
• Jacques Wolfe, musician
• James Wolfe (disambiguation), several people, including those known as Jim Wolfe
• Jane Wolfe, actress
• Jasper Wolfe, politician
• Jenna Wolfe, journalist
• John Bascom Wolfe (1904–1988), American social and behavioural psychologist
• John Lewis Wolfe (1798–1881), architect, artist and stockbroker
• John Thomas Wolfe (1955–1995), Canadian veterinarian and politician
• Jonathan Wolfe (Robotech), a fictional character
• Joseph Wolfe, conductor
• Julia Wolfe, American composer

K

• Kathy Wolfe Moore (born 1957), American politician
• Kelly Wolfe (born 1973), American professional wrestler best known as Wolfie D
• Kenneth H. Wolfe, Irish educator
• Kenneth W. Wolfe (1908–1981), American politician

L

• Lanny Wolfe, songwriter
• Louise Adelaide Wolf, American mathematician and university professor

M

• Madison Wolfe American actor
• Malcolm Wolfe (born 1952), Australian cricketer
• Marianne Wolfe, Presbyterian leader
• Meagan Wolfe, U.S. election official
• Michael Wolfe (disambiguation), or Mike Wolfe, several people
• Miriam Wolfe (1922–2000), American actress, director, producer, and writer

N

• Nathan Wolfe (born 1970), American virologist
• Nero Wolfe, a fictional detective
• Nick Wolfe, a fictional character from the universe of '
• Nyle Wolfe (born 1971), Irish operatic baritone

O

• Oscar O. Wolfe Jr. (1890–1978), American politician from Mississippi

P

• Patrick Wolfe (1949–2016), Australian anthropologist and historian of colonialism
• Patsy Wolfe, Australian lawyer and judge
• Paul Wolfe, American NASCAR crew chief and former driver
• Peter Wolfe (musician), English musician
• Peter Wolfe (Sports Rankings), owner of a BCS sports ranking system

R

• Rachel Wolfe-Goldsmith (born 1991), American artist
• Ralph S. Wolfe (1921–2019), American microbiologist
• Randy Wolfe (1951–1997), known as Randy California, American rock guitarist
• Reginald Wolfe, English printer
• Robert Wolfe (disambiguation), several people
• Ronald Wolfe, half of the British scriptwriting duo Chesney and Wolfe
• Rose Wolfe, Canadian former Chancellor of the University of Toronto
• , a fictional character from the show CSI: Miami

S

• Sara Wolfe (born 1983), Indigenous Canadian nurse, midwife, and healthcare advocate
• Sidney M. Wolfe (1937–2024), American physician
• Steven Wolfe (born 1979), American adult film performer, director, and YouTuber
• Swain Wolfe (born 1939), American author and filmmaker

T

• Thomas Wolfe (1900–1938), American novelist
• Tom Wolfe (1930–2018), American journalist and novelist
• Tom Wolfe (woodcarver)

W

• Walter P. Wolfe (1886–1976), American lawyer and politician
• William Wolfe (known as Billy Wolfe; 1924–2010), Scottish politician, leader of the SNP 1969–1979
• William F. Wolfe (1868–1917), American politician from Wisconsin
• Winston Wolfe, a fictional character from the movie Pulp Fiction

See also

• De Wolfe, another surname
• Wolf (name), given name and surname