The surname Wolfe may refer to:

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Alan Wolfe Alan Wolfe (born 1942) is an American 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 Advisory Board of the Fu ...

, political scientist and sociologist * Allison Wolfe, singer * Andy Wolfe, American college basketball player *

Ann Wolfe Ann Wolfe (born January 17, 1971) is an American retired 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 member of th ...

, boxer *

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

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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, American astrophysicist

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Beatie Wolfe Beatie Wolfe is an Anglo-American award-winning, multimedia artist and musician 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 inclu ...

, 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 ...

, American scholar

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Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Catharine Lorillard Wolfe (8 March 1828 – 4 April 1887) was an American philanthropist and art collector. Though she gave large amounts of money to institutions such as Grace Episcopal Church and Union College, her most significant gifts wer ...

, philanthropist * Charles Wolfe (disambiguation) *

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

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Claire Wolfe Claire Wolfe is a 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. Career a ...

, author

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* David W. Wolfe, American politician *

Desmond Wolfe Steven Haworth (born 23 January 1976), better known by his ring name Nigel McGuinness, is an English actor, professional wrestling commentator and retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his time with WWE where he worked as a color ...

, English professional wrestler *

Dudley Wolfe Dudley Francis Cecil Wolfe (February 6, 1896 – July 30, 1939) was an American socialite. As a racing yacht owner and captain, he was the first person to race a sixty-foot yacht across the Atlantic, competing against much larger vessels. He was ...

, 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 wrest ...

, 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 for ...

, British soldier *

Edward H. Wolfe Edward H. Wolfe (September 26, 1834 – August 17, 1916) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War Edward H. Wolfe was born April 26, 1834 at Rushville, Indiana.Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, ''Civil War High Commands.'' ...

, American Union brevet brigadier general during the Civil War era * Elsie de Wolfe, 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, 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 nove ...

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

George Wolfe (CPA) George B. Wolfe was born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina. He is a partner in the law firm of Nelson Mullins in Columbia, South Carolina. His practice is focused on representing foreign and domestic companies establishing or expanding ope ...

, American government administrator in Iraq * George Wolfe (Irish politician), member of the Irish parliament * George C. Wolfe, 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 on the animated television series ''Rocko's Modern Life'' and the comic book series of the same name. Tom Kenny provided the voice of the anthropomorphic steer. Conception and developmen ...

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

, (1896-1992), actor

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* Jack A. Wolfe, American paleontologist * Jacques Wolfe, musician *

James Wolfe 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 Abraham in Quebec. ...

(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 magick. She was a friend and a colleague of Aleister Crowley and a founding member of Agape Lodg ...

, actress * Jasper Wolfe, politician * Jenna Wolfe, journalist * 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 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 re ...

, American composer

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* Kathy Wolfe Moore (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 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 Wolfie D (as o ...

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

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Lanny Wolfe Lanny is a masculine personal name attributed as a variation of Laurence ( bay tree) or Roland (from the renowned land) and may refer to: People * Lanny Bassham (born 1947), American sports shooter, 1976 Olympic champion * Lanny Berman (born 1943), ...

, songwriter

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Madison Wolfe Madison Wolfe (born October 16, 2002) 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 Con ...

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

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Nathan Wolfe Nathan Daniel Wolfe, Ph.D. (born 24 August 1970) is an American virologist. He was the founder (in 2007) and director of Global Viral and the Lorry I. Lokey Visiting Professor in Human Biology at Stanford University. Career Dr. Wolfe spent ov ...

, 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 Montenegro and keeps his past murky. He lives in a luxurious brownstone on West ...

, a fictional detective * Nick Wolfe, a fictional character from the universe of '' Highlander: The Raven'' * Nyle Wolfe, vocalist / opera singer

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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, American NASCAR crew chief and former driver * Peter Wolfe (musician), English musician *

Peter Wolfe (Sports Rankings) The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) was a 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 American college football, including ...

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

Robert Hewitt Wolfe Robert Hewitt Wolfe (born 1964 in Waterbury, Connecticut) 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 Rodde ...

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

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

, Canadian former Chancellor of the University of Toronto *

Ryan Wolfe Detective Ryan Wolfe is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama ''CSI: Miami'', portrayed by Jonathan Togo. Background Ryan Wolfe, a former patrol officer, is hired after CSI Tim Speedle is killed on the job. He has a strong background in ...

, a fictional character from the show ''

CSI: Miami ''CSI: Miami'' (''Crime Scene Investigation: Miami'') is an American police procedural drama television series that ran from September 23, 2002 until April 8, 2012 on CBS. Featuring David Caruso as Lieutenant Horatio Caine, Emily Procter as Dete ...

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* 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 of the early 20th century. Wolfe wrote four lengthy novels as well as many short stories, dramatic works, and novellas. He is known for mixing highly origin ...

(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's leading wood carvers with nearly 50 books in print with Schiffer Publications to date. Tom currently resides in Spruce Pine, NC and teaches classes several times ...

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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 crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, who conceived it with Roger Avary.See, e.g., King (2002), pp. 185–7; ; Starring John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, Tim Roth, Vin ...

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