De Wolf is a Dutch surname meaning 'of the wolf'. It may be descriptive or toponymic of origin.Wolf, de
at the Meertens Institute Dutch surname database. Variations include ''De Wolfe'', ''De Wulf'', ''Dewulf'' and ''van der Wolf''. People with these surnames include:

People with the surname

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Cees de Wolf Cees de Wolf (17 December 1945 – 21 July 2011) was a Dutch professional footballer who played as a left winger. Career De Wolf was born in Purmerend. He played in the Netherlands for Ajax, Haarlem and Blauw-Wit, and in Belgium for KV Mec ...

(1945–2011), Dutch footballer * (1880–1935), Dutch organist and composer * Dirk De Wolf (born 1961), Belgian road race cyclist * Fons De Wolf (born 1956), Belgian road race cyclist *

Henri De Wolf Henri De Wolf (17 August 1936 – 12 January 2023) was a Belgian cyclist. Major results ;1959 :1st Stage 9 Peace Race ;1960 :3rd Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne :5th Tour of Flanders :5th Paris–Roubaix :8th Liège–Bastogne–Liège ;1961 :1st S ...

(born 1936), Belgian road race cyclist * Jacob de Wolf (1630–1685), Dutch painter *

James De Wolf James DeWolf (March 18, 1764December 21, 1837) was a slave trader, a privateer during the War of 1812, and a state and national politician. He served as a state legislator for a total of nearly 25 years, and in the 1820s as a United States senat ...

(1764–1837), American privateer, slaver and US Senator from Rhode Island * John de Wolf (born 1962), Dutch footballer * John Anthony St. Etienne de Wolf (1931–2003), Canadian journalist, economist and politician * (1952–2011), Belgian composer, conductor and musician * Michel De Wolf (born 1958), Belgian footballer *

Nico de Wolf Nicolaas de Wolf (October 27, 1887 in Apeldoorn – July 18, 1967 in Doesburg) was a Dutch amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known ...

(1887–1967), Dutch footballer *

Piet de Wolf Piet de Wolf (1921–14 November 2013) was a Dutch football player, trainer and coach, who played as a goalkeeper. Death Piet de Wolf died on 14 November 2013, aged 91, in his hometown of Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the ...

(1921–2013), Dutch footballer * Richard Crosby De Wolf (1875–1947), American copyright law scholar *

Steve De Wolf Steve De Wolf (born 31 August 1975 in Ninove) is a former Belgian cyclist. Major results ;1995 :1st Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig ;1996 :3rd Circuit de Wallonie ;1997 :3rd Tour de Vendée Tour of Vendée is a single-day road ...

(born 1975), Belgian road race cyclist ;DeWolf *

Benjamin DeWolf Benjamin DeWolf JP (October 14, 1744 – September 1/2, 1819) was a businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Hants County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1783 to 1798. Early life DeWolf was born in Lyme, Con ...

(1744–1819), Nova Scotian politician and businessman *

(died after 1836), Nova Scotian merchant and politician *

Elisha DeWolf Elisha DeWolf (May 5, 1756 – November 30, 1837) was a judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented King's County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1793 to 1799 and from 1818 to 1820. He was born in Saybrook, Connecticut, ...

(1756–1837), Nova Scotian judge and politician *

Elisha DeWolf Jr. Elisha DeWolf Jr. (March 14, 1801 – September 27, 1850) was a political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Kings County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1830 to 1836. He was born in Horton, Nova Scotia (later Wolfville), the s ...

(1801–1850), Nova Scotian politician *

Harry DeWolf Vice Admiral Henry George DeWolf (26 June 1903 – 18 December 2000) was a Canadian naval officer who was famous as the first commander of during the Second World War. Early years DeWolf entered the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) in 1918 at ag ...

(1903–2000), Canadian Vice Admiral *

(1764–1837), United States Senator from Rhode Island *

James Madison DeWolf Dr. James Madison DeWolf (January 14, 1843 – June 25, 1876) was an acting assistant surgeon in the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment who was killed in the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Born in Mehoopany in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, DeWolf was a f ...

(1843–1876), American military officer *

James Ratchford DeWolf James Ratchford DeWolf (September 14, 1787 – June 10, 1855) was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Liverpool township from 1820 to 1830 and Queens County from 1830 to 1836 and from 1840 to 1843 in the Nova Scotia ...

(1787–1855), Nova Scotian businessman and politician *

Jamie DeWolf Jamie DeWolf (born October 28, 1977) is an American slam poet, film director, writer, spoken word artist, and circus ringmaster from Oakland, California. DeWolf is best known for his early career as a slam poetry champion, his award-winning fil ...

(born 1979), American slam poet and spoken word comedian *

Loran DeWolf Loran DeWolf (April 7, 1754 – after 1818) was a political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Windsor Township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1811 to 1818. He was born in Connecticut, the son of Nathan DeWolf and Lydia Kirtlan ...

(1754 – after 1818), Nova Scotian politician *

Nick DeWolf Nicholas DeWolf (July 12, 1928 – April 16, 2006) was co-founder of Teradyne, a Boston, Massachusetts-based manufacturer of automatic test equipment. He founded the company in 1960 with Alex d'Arbeloff, a classmate at MIT.Abraham, Chad"Computer ...

(1928–2006), co-founder of Teradyne *

Ronald DeWolf Ronald Edward "Ron" DeWolf (born Lafayette Ronald Hubbard Jr.; May 7, 1934 – September 16, 1991), also known as "Nibs" Hubbard, was the eldest child of Scientology's founder L. Ron Hubbard by his first wife Margaret Louise Grubb, and hig ...

(1934–1991), L. Ron Hubbard's son *

Thomas Andrew Strange DeWolf Thomas Andrew Strange DeWolf (April 19, 1795 – September 21, 1878) was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented King's County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1837 to 1848. He was born in Horton (later Wolfv ...

(1795–1878), Nova Scotian businessman and politician *

Wallace Leroy DeWolf Wallace Leroy DeWolf (February 24, 1854 – December 25, 1930), sometimes also written as De Wolf, was an American lawyer, businessman, philanthropist, and artist. He was born in Chicago, Illinois and spent most of his life in the city. Originally a ...

(1854–1930), American businessman and artist ;De Wolfe *

Billy De Wolfe William Andrew Jones (February 18, 1907 – March 5, 1974), better known as Billy De Wolfe, was an American character actor. He was active in films from the mid-1940s until his death in 1974. Early life and early stage career Born William Andr ...

(1907–1974), American character actor * Elsie de Wolfe (1859–1950), American actress and interior decorator *

Margaret De Wolfe Margaret De Wolfe Wycherly (born Margaret De Wolfe, 26 October 1881 – 6 June 1956) was an English stage and film actress. She spent many years in the United States and is best remembered for her Broadway roles and Hollywood character parts. On ...

(1881–1956), English stage and film actress * Meyer de Wolfe (1887–1964), Dutch-born composer and conductor, founder of De Wolfe Music *

Roland De Wolfe Roland De Wolfe is an English professional poker player and a former writer for the poker magazine ''Inside Edge''. After winning first prize in an event at the 2004 Gutshot Poker Festival, De Wolfe went on to cash in the $1,000 No Limit eve ...

(born 1979), English poker player ;DeWolfe *

Barbara DeWolfe Barbara Blanchard DeWolfe (May 14, 1912 – May 2, 2008) was an American ornithologist. She graduated with an undergrad in 1933 and obtained her PhD in 1939 both from UC Berkeley. She taught for several years and pioneered studies of avian life h ...

(1912–2008), American ornithologist *

Chris DeWolfe Chris DeWolfe (born ) is an American technology entrepreneur. He co-founded Myspace in 2003 and was its chief executive officer (CEO) until 2009. DeWolfe has been the CEO of Jam City, a video game developer, since he co-founded it in 2010. ...

(born 1966), American entrepreneur *

James P. deWolfe James Pernette deWolfe (April 7, 1896 – February 6, 1966) was the fourth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island. Early life He was born in Kansas City, Kansas where he had a gift for music. Growing up, he attended St. Paul’s churc ...

(1896–1966), American Episcopal bishop ;De Wolff *

Arjen de Wolff Arjen de Wolff (born 1969 in the Netherlands) is the executive director of Radio Zamaneh in Amsterdam. Political career and activities In the 1990s, De Wolff served as a civic member of the Democrats 66 political group on the Amsterdam-Zuid Distr ...

(born 1969), Dutch politician and human rights activist *

Bernard de Wolff Bernard de Wolff (1 November 1955 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch painter of contemporary cityscapes, cows, landscapes and nudes. His work is represented in art collections in the Netherlands, France, Germany, Sweden, Italy, the United Kingdom, Belgium, De ...

(born 1955), Dutch painter *

Charles de Wolff Charles de Wolff (19 June 1932 – 23 November 2011) was a Dutch organist and conductor. He conducted the Netherlands Bach Society The Netherlands Bach Society ( nl, Nederlandse Bachvereniging) is the oldest ensemble for Baroque music in the Ne ...

(1932–2011), Dutch organist and conductor *

Charles Esmond de Wolff Brigadier Charles Esmond de Wolff CB CBE (25 November 1893 − 12 October 1986) was a British Army officer. Military career De Wolff was commissioned second lieutenant in the Royal Sussex Regiment (Territorial Force) in 1914 and served throughout ...

(1893–1986), British Army officer *

Francis de Wolff Francis Marie de Wolff (7 January 191318 April 1984) was an English character actor. Large, bearded, and beetle-browed, he was often cast as villains in both film and television. Life and career Born in Essex, he made his film debut in ''Flam ...

(1913–1984), English character actor *

Leon de Wolff Leon de Wolff (26 September 1948 – 3 January 2014) was a Dutch journalist and media consultant and researcher. Leon de Wolff died from multiple system atrophy (MSA) on 3 January 2014, aged 65, in Epse near Lochem, Gelderland Gelderlan ...

(1948–2014), Dutch journalist, media consultant and academic *

Riem de Wolff Trudering-Riem ( Central Bavarian: ''Trudaring-Ream'') is the 15th borough (''Stadtbezirk'') of Munich, Bavaria, consisting of the quarters ('' Stadtteile'') Trudering and Riem. This area is the former location of Munich's old airport, Riem Airp ...

(born 1943), Indo-Dutch pop musician, brother of Ruud *

Ruud de Wolff Ruud and Rud are surnames of Norwegian origin. Both are also Norwegian place names of numerous farmsteads named Rud or Ruud from Old Norse ''ruð'' meaning clearing. Ruud is also a Dutch masculine given name meaning "famous wolf" although it is also ...

(1941–2000), Indo-Dutch pop musician, brother of Riem *

Salomon de Wolff Salomon (Sam) de Wolff (13 August 1878, Sneek – 24 November 1960, Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of t ...

(1878–1960), Dutch economist and politician ;De Wulf *

Frank De Wulf Frank De Wulf (born 1968) is a Belgian DJ, musician and record label owner. He is considered one of the pioneers of the Belgian new beat and techno scene. Life and career Frank De Wulf was born in 1968 as the youngest of three sons.Jimmy De Wulf Jimmy De Wulf (born 9 June 1980) is a Belgian professional football coach and a former player who is an assistant coach with Cercle Brugge. De Wulf played as a central defender. Career Club career De Wulf's career took off when Belgian top tea ...

(born 1980), Belgian footballer *

Maurice De Wulf Maurice Marie Charles Joseph De Wulf (April 6, 1867–December 23, 1947), was a Belgian Thomist philosopher, professor of philosophy at the Catholic University of Leuven, was one of the pioneers of the historiography of medieval philosophy. His bo ...

(born 1980), Belgian philosopher ;Dewulf *

Bernard Dewulf Bernard Dewulf (30 January 1960 – 23 December 2021) was a Belgian poet and journalist. He died in Antwerp on 23 December 2021, at the age of 61. Publications *''Waar de egel gaat'' (1995) *''Bijlichtingen. Kijken naar schilders'' (2001) *''De ...

(1960–2021), Belgian poet and journalist *

Filip Dewulf Filip Dewulf (born 15 March 1972) is a former professional male tennis player from Belgium. In his career, he won two ATP Tour singles titles and one title in doubles. In 1997 he reached the semifinals of the French Open, his best singles resu ...

(born 1972), Belgian tennis player *

Jeroen Dewulf Jeroen Dewulf (1972 in Nieuwpoort, Belgium) is a Belgian scholar specializing in Dutch culture, the Dutch language, German Studies, slavery and African-American culture, Caribbean Studies, and Latin American Studies. He is a professor at the Unive ...

(born 1972), Belgian scholar *

Noureen Dewulf Noureen DeWulf (née Ahmed) is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her film roles in '' West Bank Story'' (2005), ''Ghosts of Girlfriends Past'' (2009), and '' The Back-up Plan'' (2010). She also starred as Lacey on the sitco ...

(born 1984), American actress

Fictional characters

Jean DeWolff Jean DeWolff is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is a New York City police detective, and a supporting character in stories featuring the superhero Spider-Man. Introduced in '' Marvel Team-Up' ...

, police detective in the Spider-Man comic books

As a given or middle name

Julia de Wolf Gibbs Julia de Wolf Gibbs (February 24, 1866 – 1952) was an American writer and craftsman. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Franklin Gibbs and Ann de Wolf Lovett, and was educated in England by a governess. Gibbs returned to B ...

(1866–1952), American author and craftsman *

DeWolf Hopper William DeWolf Hopper (March 30, 1858September 23, 1935) was an American actor, singer, comedian, and theatrical producer. A star of vaudeville and musical theater, he became best known for performing the popular baseball poem " Casey at the Bat" ...

(1858–1935), American actor, singer, comedian, and theatrical producer * M. A. De Wolfe Howe (1864–1960), American editor and author. * Mark Antony De Wolfe Howe (1808–1895), American Episcopal bishop *

Alice De Wolf Kellogg Alice De Wolf Kellogg (December 27, 1862 – February 4, 1900) was an American painter whose work was exhibited at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. Early life Alice De Wolf Kellogg was born in Chicago, Illinois, the fifth of six daughters ...

(1862–1900), American painter *

James De Wolf Perry James DeWolf Perry (October 3, 1871 – March 20, 1947) was an American Episcopal clergyman and prelate. He was the 7th Bishop of Rhode Island (1911–1946) and the 18th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church (1930–1937). Biography The th ...

(1871–1947) was an American Episcopal clergyman and prelate *

Leonard Percy de Wolfe Tilley Leonard Percy de Wolfe Tilley (May 21, 1870 – December 26, 1947) was a New Brunswick lawyer, politician and the 21st premier of New Brunswick. Tilley was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada the son of Samuel Leonard Tilley, one of the Fathers o ...

(1870–1947), Canadian lawyer and Premier of New Brunswick *

Henry DeWolf Smyth Henry DeWolf "Harry" Smyth (; May 1, 1898September 11, 1986) was an American physicist, diplomat, and bureaucrat. He played a number of key roles in the early development of nuclear energy, as a participant in the Manhattan Project, a member o ...

(1898–1986), American physicist, diplomat, and bureaucrat Andy DeWolfe farmer of small hay bales

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