Wilf is a masculine given name, most commonly a diminutive form of Wilfred or Wilfrid. It is also a nickname and a surname.

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Wilfred Arthur Wilfred Stanley Arthur, (7 December 1919 – 23 December 2000) was a fighter ace and senior officer of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during World War II. Commonly known as "Woof",Alexander, "Cleaning the augean st ...

(1919–2000), Australian World War II fighter ace *

Wilf Barber Wilfred Barber (18 April 1901 – 10 September 1968) was a professional first-class cricketer who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1926 to 1947. He played two Test matches for England in 1935 against South Africa. An opening bats ...

(1901–1968), English cricketer * Charles

Wilf Carter (musician) Wilfred Arthur Charles Carter (December 18, 1904 – December 5, 1996), professionally known as Wilf Carter in his native Canada and also as Montana Slim in the United States, was a Canadian Country and Western singer, songwriter, guitarist, and ...

(1904–1996), Canadian country music singer and yodeler *

Wilf Copping Wilfred Copping (17 August 1909 – June 1980) was an English footballer who played for Leeds United, Arsenal and the England national team. Career Leeds United Copping was born in Middlecliffe, Barnsley, Yorkshire, but was rejected by his ...

(1909–1980), English footballer *

Wilf Cude Wilfred Reginald Cude (July 4, 1906 – May 5, 1968) was a Welsh people, Welsh-Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played ten seasons as a goaltender in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Quakers (NHL), Philadelphia Quak ...

(1910–1968), Welsh hockey player *

Wilf Field Wilfred Spence Field (April 29, 1915 in Winnipeg, Manitoba — March 17, 1979) was a professional ice hockey defencemen who played 215 games in the National Hockey League between 1936 and 1945. He played for the New York Americans, Brooklyn Ameri ...

(1915–1979), Canadian hockey player *

Wilf Hanni Wilf Hanni is a politician and oil industry consultant in British Columbia, Canada. Hanni served as leader of the Reform Party of BC from August 30, 1997 to June 1998, and later as leader of the British Columbia Party, and the BC Conservative P ...

, politician and oil industry consultant *

Wilf Homenuik Wilfred Homenuik (born December 30, 1935) is a Canadian professional golfer. His surname is also spelled Homeniuk in many records. Homenuik was born in Kamsack, Saskatchewan, and is one of seven brothers, many of whom have also played golf, most ...

(born 1935), Canadian golfer *

Wilf Hurd Wilf Hurd (born July 22, 1950) is a Canadian politician from British Columbia. He represented the riding of Surrey-White Rock for the Liberal Party as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, and was an unsuccessful candidate in t ...

(born 1950), Canadian politician *

Wilf Kirkham Wilfred Thomas Kirkham (26 November 1901 – 20 October 1974) was an English footballer who holds four goalscoring records at Port Vale. His 153 league goals and 164 goals in all competitions are both records, as his tally of 38 goals in the ...

(1901–1974), British football player * Wilf Low (1884–1933), Scottish footballer *

Wilf Loughlin John Wilfred Loughlin (February 28, 1896 – June 25, 1966) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played one season in the National Hockey League for the Toronto St. Patricks. Loughlin appeared in 14 games during the 1923–24 season. He also play ...

, Canadian hockey player *

Wilf Lunn Wilfred Makepeace Lunn (born 1942 in Rastrick, West Yorkshire, England) is an English inventor, prop maker and TV presenter. He is best known for his regular appearances on the 1960s and 1970s UK children's television show ''Vision On''. Early l ...

, British television presenter *

Wilf Mannion Wilfrid James Mannion (16 May 1918 – 14 April 2000) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward, making over 350 senior appearances for Middlesbrough. He also played international football for England. With his blonde ...

(1918–2000), English footballer *

Wilf McGuinness Wilfred McGuinness (born 25 October 1937) is an English former football player and manager, who played twice for England in his short playing career. He succeeded Sir Matt Busby as manager of Manchester United in 1969. Following his tenure at ...

(born 1937), English football player and manager *

Wilf O'Reilly Wilfred John O'Reilly (born 22 August 1964 in Birmingham, Warwickshire - now West Midlands, England) is a British former short track speed skater. He won two gold medals at the 1988 Winter Olympics when short track speed skating was held as ...

(born 1964), British speed skater *

Wilf Paiement Wilfrid Paiement, Jr. (; born October 16, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right wing who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1974 through 1988, for seven different NHL teams. He is the younger brother of former NHL ...

(born 1955), Canadian hockey player *

Wilf Proudfoot George Wilfred Proudfoot (19 December 192119 July 2013) was a Conservative Party (UK), British Conservative Party politician and former Member of Parliament (MP). He was also a prominent North Yorkshire businessman, well known for his ownership of ...

(born 1921), British politician *

Wilf Rostron John Wilfred Rostron (born 29 September 1956) is an English former footballer who made nearly 500 appearances in the Football League. He spent ten years with Watford and had shorter spells with Arsenal, Sunderland, Sheffield Wednesday, Sheff ...

(born 1956), English footballer *

Wilf Slack Wilfred Norris Slack (12 December 1954 – 15 January 1989) was an English cricketer, who played in three Test matches and two One Day Internationals for England in 1986. A left-handed opening batsman, Slack was a victim of mysterious blacko ...

(1954–1989), English cricketer *

Wilf Toman Wilfred Toman (October 1874 – 2 May 1917) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward for Burnley and Everton around the turn of the twentieth century. Playing career Toman was born in Bishop Auckland, England, but s ...

(1874–1917), English footballer *

Wilf Waller Wilfred Hugh Waller (born 27 July 1877) was a South African amateur football goalkeeper who played for various British clubs around the turn of the 20th century, including a period with Bolton Wanderers where he became the first South African p ...

(1877–?), South African football player *

Wilf Wedmann Wilf Wedmann (April 17, 1948 – November 2021) was a Canadian high jumper, who represented his native country at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. A resident of Gloucester, British Columbia, he claimed the silver medal in t ...

(born 1948), Canadian high jumper *

Wilf Wild Wilfred Wild (1893 – 12 December 1950) was a British football manager who served as manager of Manchester City from 1932 to 1946. Wild first joined Manchester City in 1920 as an assistant to Ernest Mangnall, primarily assisting in administrat ...

(1893–1950), British football manager *

Wilf Wooller Wilfred Wooller (20 November 1912 – 10 March 1997) was a Welsh cricketer, rugby union footballer, cricket administrator and journalist. He was acclaimed as one of the greatest all-round sportsmen that Wales has ever produced. He captained G ...

(1912–1997), Welsh cricketer, rugby union footballer, administrator and journalist

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Einat Wilf Einat Wilf ( he, עינת וילף, born 11 December 1970) is a former Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Independence and the Labor Party. Biography Einat Wilf was born in Jerusalem and raised in a Labor Zionist family ...

(born 1970), Israeli politician and member of the Knesset *

Harry Wilf Harry Wilf (1921 – 1992) was a Polish-born American businessman, and the co-founder of Garden Homes, one of the largest real estate development companies in the United States. Early life Harry Wilf was born in Poland in 1921, the son of Ella an ...

(1921–1992), Polish-born American businessman, brother of Joseph Wilf **

Leonard Wilf Leonard A. Wilf (born 1947) is an American businessman, the president of Garden Homes, the co-owner and vice chairman of the Minnesota Vikings football team, and co-owner of the Nashville SC. Early life Leonard Wilf was born in Göggingen, Germa ...

, American businessman, co-owner of the Minnesota Vikings, son of Harry **

Orin Wilf Orin S. Wilf (born 1974) is an American real estate developer, the founder and president of Skyline Developers, a division of Garden Homes, a company founded by his grandfather, Harry Wilf. Early life He is the only son of Leonard Wilf and his fi ...

(born 1973/74), American real estate developer, son of Leonard *

Herbert Wilf Herbert Saul Wilf (June 13, 1931 – January 7, 2012) was a mathematician, specializing in combinatorics and graph theory. He was the Thomas A. Scott Professor of Mathematics in Combinatorial Analysis and Computing at the University of Pennsylv ...

(1931–2012), American mathematician *

Joseph Wilf Joseph Wilf (1925 – August 3, 2016) was a Polish-American businessman, Holocaust survivor, and the co-founder of Garden Homes, one of the largest real estate development companies in the United States. Early life Joseph Wilf was born in Jarosł ...

(1925–2016), Polish-born American businessman, brother of Harry Wilf **

Mark Wilf Mark Wilf (born 1962) is an American businessman who is the president and co-owner of the Minnesota Vikings, and chairman and co-owner of Orlando City SC. Biography Born to a Jewish family, the son of Joseph and Elizabeth Wilf, who were both Hol ...

(born 1962), president and co-owner of the Minnesota Vikings, son of Joseph **

Zygi Wilf Zygmunt "Zygi" Wilf (born April 22, 1950) is an American billionaire businessman and real estate developer. He is the chairman and co-owner of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings and the majority owner of MLS's Orlando City. Early life Wilf was born ...

(born 1950), co-owner of the Minnesota Vikings, son of Joseph * Steven Wilf, American law professor

Fictional characters

Wilfred Mott Wilfred "Wilf" Mott is a recurring fictional character in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', played by Bernard Cribbins. He is the grandfather of the Tenth Doctor's companion Donna Noble, and father of her mother, Sylv ...

, a recurring character in the ''Doctor Who'' television series *

Wilf Wilf is a masculine given name, most commonly a diminutive form of Wilfred or Wilfrid. It is also a nickname and a surname. People Given name * Wilfred Arthur (1919–2000), Australian World War II fighter ace * Wilf Barber (1901–1968), Englis ...

, a wise young man appearing throughout the ''

Chaos Walking ''Chaos Walking'' is a young adult science fiction series written by American-British novelist Patrick Ness. It is set in a dystopian world where all living creatures can hear each other's thoughts in a stream of images, words, and sounds call ...

'' book series

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