The surname Wolfe may refer to:

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Alan Wolfe Alan Wolfe (born 1942) is an American political science, political scientist and a sociologist on the faculty of Boston College who serves as director of the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life. He is also a member of the Advisor ...

, political scientist and sociologist *

Allison Wolfe Allison Wolfe (born November 9, 1969) is a Los Angeles–based singer, songwriter, writer, and podcaster. As a founding member and lead singer of the punk rock band Bratmobile, she became one of the leading voices of the riot grrl movement. Wol ...

, singer *

Andy Wolfe Andrew Paul Wolfe (April 29, 1925 – March 10, 2025) was an American college basketball player for the California Golden Bears from 1945 to 1948. As a sophomore in 1945–46, Wolfe led the Golden Bears in scoring at 13.4 points per game en ...

, American college basketball player *

Ann Wolfe Ann Wolfe (born January 17, 1971) is an American retired professional boxer, trainer and actress. Wolfe held world titles in three different weight classes simultaneously and is regarded as one of the greatest female boxers of all time. She is a ...

, boxer *

Anthony Wolfe Anthony Wolfe CM (born 23 December 1983) is a Trinidadian former professional footballer who plays as a forward. He played for the Trinidad and Tobago national team on 35 occasions. As a member of the squad that competed at the 2006 FIFA Wo ...

, footballer *

Art Wolfe Art Wolfe (born 1951) is an American photographer and conservationist, best known for color images of landscapes, wildlife, and native cultures. His photographs document scenes from every continent and hundreds of locations, and have been noted b ...

, photographer *

Arthur M. Wolfe Arthur Michael "Art" Wolfe (29 April 1939 – 17 February 2014) was an American astrophysicist, professor and the former director of the Center for Astrophysics & Space Sciences at the University of California, San Diego. Together with Rainer K. ...

, American astrophysicist

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Beatie Wolfe Beatie Wolfe is an Anglo-American conceptual artist and composer described as a "musical weirdo and visionary" known for seeing music differently and creating new formats for music and art in the digital era. These projects include a space bro ...

, Anglo-American artist and pioneer * Bernard Wolfe, American writer * Bernie Wolfe (ice hockey) (born 1951), Canadian National Hockey League player *

Bertram Wolfe Bertram David Wolfe (January 19, 1896 – February 21, 1977) was an American scholar, leading communist, and later a leading anti-communist. He authored many works related to communism, including biographical studies of Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Sta ...

, American scholar

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Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Catharine Lorillard Wolfe (8 March 1828 – 4 April 1887) was an American Philanthropy, philanthropist and art collector. Though she gave large amounts of money to institutions such as Grace Church, New York, Grace Episcopal Church and Union Co ...

, philanthropist *

Charles Wolfe (disambiguation) Charles Wolfe (1791–1823) was an Irish poet. Charles Wolfe may also refer to: *Charles Eugene Wolfe Jr., American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Gino Hernandez *Charles D. Wolfe, mayor of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 1908� ...

Chelsea Wolfe Chelsea Joy Wolfe (born November 14, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Her work blends elements of gothic rock, doom metal, and folk music, folk. Growing up in Northern California with a country musician father, Wolfe began ...

, singer-songwriter * Chelsea Wolfe (BMX cyclist), American Olympian *

Claire Wolfe Claire Wolfe is an American libertarian author and columnist. Some of Wolfe's favored topics are gulching or homesteading, firearms, homeschooling, open source technology, and opposition to national ID and the surveillance state or nanny state ...

, author

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* David W. Wolfe, American politician *

Desmond Wolfe Steven Haworth (born 23 January 1972), better known by his ring name Nigel McGuinness, is an English professional wrestler and commentator. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he serves as a color commentator on ''Collision'' as we ...

, English professional wrestler * Dudley Wolfe, American businessman and yachtsman who died climbing K2 *

Dusty Wolfe Dusty Wolfe (born Barry Dale Wolfe on July 18, 1962), occasionally billed as Dale Wolfe and occasionally appearing as Doink the Clown, is an American retired professional wrestler. Professional wrestling career Wolfe was trained by fellow wres ...

, American professional wrestler

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* Ed Wolfe (1929–2008), American baseball pitcher *

Edward Wolfe Lieutenant General Edward Wolfe (1685 – 26 March 1759) was a British army officer who saw action in the War of the Spanish Succession, 1715 Jacobite rebellion and the War of Jenkins' Ear. He is best known as the father of James Wolfe, famous f ...

, British soldier * Edward H. Wolfe, American Union brevet brigadier general during the Civil War era *

Elsie de Wolfe Elsie de Wolfe, Lady Mendl ( Ella Anderson de Wolfe; December 20, c. 1859 – July 12, 1950) was an American actress who became a prominent interior designer and author. Born in New York City, de Wolfe was acutely sensitive to her surroundings ...

, interior decorator * Ethyle R. Wolfe (1919–2010), American classicist

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

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Gary Wolfe (wrestler) Gary Wolfe (born March 11, 1967) is an American professional wrestler best known for his time in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) under the ring name Pitbull #1 as one half of the tag team called The Pitbulls, with Anthony Durante as Pitbull ...

, professional wrestler *

Gary K. Wolfe Gary K. Wolfe (born Gary Kent Wolfe in 1946) is an American science fiction editor, critic and biographer. He is an emeritus Professor of Humanities in Roosevelt University's Evelyn T. Stone College of Professional Studies. Life Wolfe was bo ...

, American author *

Gene Wolfe Gene Rodman Wolfe (May 7, 1931 – April 14, 2019) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He was noted for his dense, allusive prose as well as the strong influence of his Catholic faith. He was a prolific short story writer and no ...

(1931–2019), American author of science fiction and fantasy *

George Wolfe (cartoonist) George W. Wolfe (January 19, 1911 – July 20, 1993) was an American cartoonist. His comic strips ''Pops'' (1962–1978) and ''Citizen George'' (early 1970s) were syndicated by the Al Smith Feature Service. Wolfe received the National Carto ...

, American cartoonist *

George Wolfe (CPA) George B. Wolfe was born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina. In December 2023, he retired as a partner in the law firm of Nelson Mullins in Columbia, South Carolina. His practice was focused on representing foreign and domestic companies e ...

, American government administrator in Iraq * George Wolfe (Irish politician), member of the Irish parliament *

George C. Wolfe George Costello Wolfe (born September 23, 1954) is an American playwright and director. His accolades include two Tony Awards for directing the play '' Angels in America: Millennium Approaches'' and the musical '' Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'd ...

, African-American playwright * Glynn Wolfe, Baptist minister * Gregory Baker Wolfe, American diplomat

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Heffer Wolfe Heffer Steer-Wolfe, ''Nickelodeon'' is a fictional character in Nickelodeon's animated television series ''Rocko's Modern Life'', the Netflix special ''Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling'' and the comic book series of the same name. Tom Kenny provi ...

, fictional character * Herman L. Wolfe Sr. (1930–1989), American politician * Hugh Wolfe, American football player *

Humbert Wolfe Humbert Wolfe CB CBE (5 January 1885 – 5 January 1940) was an Italian-born British poet, man of letters and civil servant. Biography Humbert Wolfe was born in Milan, Italy, and came from a Jewish family background,"Wolfe, Humbert" in Stanley ...

, British poet

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Ian Wolfe Ian Marcus Wolfe (November 4, 1896 – January 23, 1992) was an American character actor with around 400 film and television credits. Until 1934, he worked in the theatre. That year, he appeared in his first film role and later television, as ...

, (1896–1992), actor

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Jack A. Wolfe Jack Albert Wolfe (1936–2005) was a United States Geological Survey paleobotanist and paleoclimatologist best known for his studies of Tertiary climate in western North America through analysis of fossil angiosperm leaves A leaf (: l ...

, American paleontologist *

Jacques Wolfe Jacques Leon Wolfe (April 29, 1896 – June 22, 1973) was a Romanian-born American songwriter. Wolfe was born into a Jewish familyH. F. Woods, Geoffrey T. Hellman, Harold Ross, and Clifford Orr, “Another Composer”, September 9, 1933, '' ...

, musician *

James Wolfe Major-general James Wolfe (2 January 1727 – 13 September 1759) was a British Army officer known for his training reforms and, as a major general, remembered chiefly for his victory in 1759 over the French at the Battle of the Plains of ...

(1727–1759), British general in the Seven Years' War *

Jane Wolfe Sarah Jane Wolfe (March 21, 1875 – March 29, 1958) was an American silent film character actress who is considered an important female figure in Thelema. She was a friend and a colleague of Aleister Crowley and a founding member of Agape Lod ...

, actress *

Jasper Wolfe Jasper Travers Wolfe (3 August 1872 – 27 August 1952) was an Irish Independent politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Cork West from 1927 to 1933. He was born into a Methodist family the son of William J. Wolfe. He was educated at ...

, politician *

Jenna Wolfe Jenna Wolfe (born Jennifer Wolfeld; February 26, 1974) is a Jamaican-born Haitian and American journalist and personal trainer. From 2007 to 2014, she was a correspondent for NBC's ''Today'' and Sunday co-anchor from 2007 to 2012 and news anchor ...

, journalist *

John Lewis Wolfe John Lewis Wolfe (10 April 1798 - 6 October 1881) was an English architect, artist and stockbroker. He had a longtime friendship with fellow architect Charles Barry, who was inspired to become an architect by Wolfe. Early life and education John ...

(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 Julia Wolfe (born December 18, 1958) is an American composer and professor of music at New York University. According to ''The Wall Street Journal'', Wolfe's music has "long inhabited a terrain of its own, a place where classical forms are rech ...

, American composer

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Kathy Wolfe Moore Kathy Wolfe Moore (born March 6, 1957) was a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 36th district. She is the Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee and the House Committee on Legislative Budget ...

(born 1957), American politician * Kelly Wolfe (born 1973), American professional wrestler best known as

Wolfie D Kelly Warren Wolfe (born December 7, 1973) is an American retired professional wrestler. Wolfe is perhaps best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) under the ring name Wolfi ...

* Kenneth H. Wolfe, Irish educator * Kenneth W. Wolfe (1908–1981), American politician

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Lanny Wolfe Lanny Wolfe (born February 2, 1942) is an American Christian music songwriter, musician, music publisher, and music educator. He has written over seven hundred songs and fourteen musicals, and has recorded over seventy projects. He won two GMA ...

, songwriter *

Louise Adelaide Wolf Louise Adelaide Wolf (October 20, 1898 in Milwaukee – November 14, 1962 in Milwaukee) was an American mathematician and university professor. She was one of the few women to earn a math PhD in the United States before World War II.Green, Judy a ...

, American mathematician and university professor

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Madison Wolfe Madison Wolfe is an American actress. She made her film debut in the adventure drama ''On the Road'' (2012) and her television debut in the HBO series ''True Detective'' (2014). She starred in the horror film ''The Conjuring 2'' (2016), and as B ...

American actor * Malcolm Wolfe (born 1952), Australian cricketer * Marianne Wolfe, Presbyterian leader *

Meagan Wolfe Meagan Wolfe is an American election official who has served as the administrator of the Wisconsin Elections Commission since 2018. Prior to this role, she was the Commission's deputy administrator and IT director. She has been the target of ele ...

, U.S. election official *

Michael Wolfe (disambiguation) Michael Wolfe (born 1945) is an American poet and writer. Michael Wolfe or Mike Wolfe is also the name of: * Michael Wolfe (filmmaker) (born 1976), American actor, writer, producer and director * Michael Wolfe (politician) (born 1982), city cou ...

, or Mike Wolfe *

Miriam Wolfe Miriam Wolfe (born Miriam Wolff; January 2, 1922 – September 29, 2000) was an American actress, director, producer and writer, who worked in theatre, television and radio from the 1920s to the 1950s. She is mainly remembered for her character ...

(1922–2000), American actress, director, producer, and writer

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* Nathan Wolfe, biologist *

Nero Wolfe Nero Wolfe is a brilliant, obese and eccentric fictional armchair detective created in 1934 by American mystery (fiction), mystery writer Rex Stout. Wolfe was born in Principality of Montenegro, Montenegro and keeps his past murky. He lives in a ...

, a fictional detective * Nick Wolfe, a fictional character from the universe of '' Highlander: The Raven'' *

Nyle Wolfe Nyle Wolfe (born October 1971) is an Irish operatic baritone, who has sung with the Musiktheater im Revier in Germany and Opera Ireland. His first solo album ''Moodswings'' was released in Ireland in 2007. Wolfe trained as a singer at the Cork ...

, vocalist / opera singer

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Patrick Wolfe Patrick Wolfe (1949 – 18 February 2016) was an English historian and scholar who lived and wrote in Australia. Born into an Irish Catholic and German Jewish family in Yorkshire, England, his works are credited with establishing the field of ...

(1949–2016), Australian anthropologist and historian of colonialism *

Patsy Wolfe Patricia (Patsy) Mary Wolfe (née Josephson) is a retired Australian lawyer and judge. She was Chief Judge of the District Court of Queensland between 1999 and 2014, the first woman to hold the position. Biography Wolfe initially studied med ...

, Australian lawyer and judge *

Paul Wolfe Paul Stuart Wolfe (born April 24, 1977) is an American NASCAR crew chief and former driver. The second son of Charles F. Wolfe, Jr. and Susan M. (Farmer) Wolfe. Wolfe graduated from Milford Central School in 1995. He competed in the NASCAR Bus ...

, American NASCAR crew chief and former driver *

Peter Wolfe (musician) Peter Wolfe (born Peter Randall, 3 August 1968) also known as Wolfman, is an English musician, and songwriter, best known for his collaborations with The Libertines, Libertines and Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty. Career Early years Wolfe wa ...

, English musician *

Peter Wolfe (Sports Rankings) The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) was a college football post-season selection system that created four or five bowl game match-ups involving eight or ten of the top ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of America ...

, owner of a BCS sports ranking system

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* Rachel Wolfe-Goldsmith (born 1991), American artist * Ralph S. Wolfe (1921–2019), American microbiologist * Randy Wolfe (1951–1997), known as

Randy California Randy Craig Wolfe (February 20, 1951 – January 2, 1997), known as Randy California, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, and one of the original members of the rock group Spirit, formed in 1967. Life and career California was b ...

, American rock guitarist *

Reginald Wolfe Reginald (or Reyner) Wolfe (died 1573) was a Dutch-born English Protestant printer and one of the original members of the Royal Stationers' Company. Life Wolfe was born in Druten in the Netherlands. A learned and devout Protestant, he settled in ...

, English printer * Robert Wolfe (1921–2014), American historian and archivist *

Robert Hewitt Wolfe Robert Hewitt Wolfe (born 1964) is an American television producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his work as a writer on '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' and for developing and producing the series ''Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda''. Earl ...

, American television producer and scriptwriter * Ronald Wolfe, half of the British scriptwriting duo

Chesney and Wolfe Chesney and Wolfe, were a British television comedy screenwriting duo consisting of Ronald Chesney (born René Lucien Cadier; 4 May 1920 – 12 April 2018) and Ronald Wolfe (born Harvey Ronald Wolfe-Luberoff; 8 August 1922 – 18 December 2011). ...

Rose Wolfe Rose Wolfe, (née Senderowitz; August 7, 1916 – December 30, 2016) was a Canadian social worker, administrator and philanthropist. She was the former Chancellor of the University of Toronto. Early life and career Rose was born in Toronto, Ont ...

, Canadian former Chancellor of the University of Toronto * Ryan Wolfe (CSI: Miami), a fictional character from the show '' CSI: Miami''

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* 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

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Thomas Wolfe Thomas Clayton Wolfe (October 3, 1900 – September 15, 1938) was an American novelist and short story writer. He is known largely for his first novel, '' Look Homeward, Angel'' (1929), and for the short fiction that appeared during the last ye ...

(1900–1938), American novelist *

Tom Wolfe Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr. (March 2, 1930 – May 14, 2018)Some sources say 1931; ''The New York Times'' and Reuters both initially reported 1931 in their obituaries before changing to 1930. See and was an American author and journalist widely ...

(1930–2018), American journalist and novelist *

Tom Wolfe (woodcarver) Tom James Wolfe began woodcarving at the age of 12. He has become one of America The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal repub ...

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* Walter P. Wolfe (1886–1976), American lawyer and politician *

William Wolfe William Cuthbertson Wolfe (22 February 1924 – 18 March 2010) was a Scottish accountant, manufacturer and Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He was the National Convenor (leader) of the SNP from 1969 to 1979, playing a central role in ...

, Scottish politician * Winston Wolfe, a fictional character from the movie ''

Pulp Fiction ''Pulp Fiction'' is a 1994 American independent crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino from a story he conceived with Roger Avary.See, e.g., King (2002), pp. 185–7; ; It tells four intertwining tales of crime and violence ...

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