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.

Contents 1 Surname 2 Native Americans 3 Given name 4 In fiction 5 See also

[edit] Surname

• Alice Wolf, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
• Aliya Wolf (b.1975), American model
• Anne Wolf (b.1967), Belgian pianist
• Armin Wolf (b.1966), Austrian journalist
• Carrie Wolf, Guantanamo Bay prosecutor
• Charles Wolf (1827-1918), French astronomer
• Charlie Wolf (b. 1959), radio talk show host
• Christie Wolf (b.1966), female bodybuilder and wrestler
• Christopher Wolf (b. 1959), American lawyer
• Dale E. Wolf (b.1924), American businessman and politician
• Daniel James Wolf (b.1961), American music composer and scholar
• David Wolf (b.1956), American astronaut
• Emil Wolf (b.1922), American physicist
• Eric Wolf (1923-1999), anthropologist
• Frank Rudolph Wolf (b.1939), American republican politician
• Fred Alan Wolf (b.1934), theoretical physicist
• Friedrich Wolf (1888-1953), German doctor and writer
• Friedrich August Wolf (1750-1824), German philologist and critic
• Gary Wolf, creator of Roger Rabbit
• Gusti Wolf (1912-2007), Austrian actress
• Hugo Wolf (1860-1903), Austrian composer of Slovene origin
• Jack Keil Wolf, American computer scientist
• Joe Wolf. (b.1964), retired NBA player
• Josh Wolf two people of the same name
• Julius Wolff (1836 – 1902) German surgeon, proposed remodeling of bone due stress
• Kate Wolf (1942-1986), was an American folk singer and songwriter
• Konrad Wolf (1925-1982), East German film director
• Leon Wolf, Polish interwar MP from Czechoslovakia
• Lucien Wolf (1857-1930), Anglo-Jewish historian and writer
• Marek Wolf, Czech astronomer
• Markus Wolf (1923-2006), a former East German intelligence head
• Mary B. Wolf, Williamsport mayor
• Mary Hunter Wolf (1905?-2000), American theater director and producer
• Max Wolf (1863-1932), German astronomer
• Milton A. Wolf (1924-2005), American ambassador to Austria
• Milton Wolff, Commander of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade
• Mountain Wolf Woman, a Ho-Chunk member of the Native American Church
• Naomi Wolf (b.1962), American writer on feminism and progressive politics
• Patrick Wolf, an English musician
• Robert Wolf, co-founder of the Free River Press
• Ron Wolf, American football general manager of the Green Bay Packers
• Rudolf Wolf (1816-1893), Swiss astronomer and mathematician
• Scott Wolf (b.1968), American actor
• Susan Wolf, moral philosopher
• Thomas Wolf, member of the RAND Corporation and US government advisor in the 1970s
• Walter Wolf, two people of that name
• Warner Wolf (b.1937), American television and radio sports broadcaster
• Wolfgang Wolf (b.1957), German soccer player and coach

[edit] Native Americans

• Beverly Hungry Wolf, author
• Howlin' Wolf, American blues musician
• Little Wolf (c.1820-1904), Cheyenne war leader
• Jan Michael Looking Wolf, Native American flutist
• Joseph Lonewolf (b.1932), Pueblo potter
• Minnie Spotted-Wolf, first female Native American Marine
• Myron Wolf Child (b.1983), Albertan politician
• Stalking Wolf, Apache scout

[edit] Given name

• Wolf Blitzer (b.1948), journalist
• Wolf Robe, Cheyenne chief
• Wolf Van Halen, American bassist
• Wolf V. Vishniac, an American Jewish biologist

[edit] In fiction

• Wolf, the pseudonym of Michael Van Wijk on the UK TV show Gladiators.
• Wolf O'Donnell, a fictional character in the Star Fox series of video games
• Wolf Larsen, a fictional character in Jack London's The Sea-Wolf
• Sniper Wolf, a Metal Gear Solid character

[edit] See also

• Wolfe, Wolff, Woolf, Wulf.
• Zeev (Ze'ev, Zev), Hebrew first name (see Animal names as first names in Hebrew).