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Dutch surname database. Variations include ''De Wolfe'', ''De Wulf'', ''Dewulf'' and ''van der Wolf''. People with these surnames include:

People with the surname

;De Wolf * Cees de Wolf (1945–2011), Dutch footballer * (1880–1935), Dutch organist and composer *

Dirk De Wolf Dirk De Wolf (born 16 January 1961 in Aalst, East Flanders) is a former professional road racing cyclist from Belgium. Cycling career In 1982 at the age of 23 De Wolf won the Sealink International and finished 8th at the World Road Champions ...

(born 1961), Belgian road race cyclist *

Fons De Wolf Alfons ("Fons") De Wolf (born 22 June 1956 in Willebroek) is a retired Belgian road race cyclist, a professional from 1979 to 1990. He represented his country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was forecast, with Danie ...

(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 Stage ...

(born 1936), Belgian road race cyclist * Jacob de Wolf (1630–1685), Dutch painter * James De Wolf (1764–1837), American privateer, slaver and US Senator from Rhode Island *

John de Wolf Johannes Hildebrand de Wolf (born 10 December 1962) is a Dutch former professional footballer, who played as a defender. He earned six caps for the Dutch national team, scoring two goals. Career Club De Wolf was born in Schiedam. He began ...

(born 1962), Dutch footballer *

John Anthony St. Etienne de Wolf John Anthony St. Etienne de Wolf (ca. 1931 – May 28, 2003) was a journalist, economist and politician in British Columbia, Canada. He served as leader of the British Columbia Conservative Party from 1969 to 1971. De Wolf was a special adv ...

(1931–2003), Canadian journalist, economist and politician * (1952–2011), Belgian composer, conductor and musician *

Michel De Wolf Michel Jean de Wolf (born 19 January 1958) is a Belgian football coach and retired player who played as a left back. Club career De Wolf was born in Nivelles, Walloon Brabant. During his career in his homeland, he played, always as first-choi ...

(born 1958), Belgian footballer * Nico de Wolf (1887–1967), Dutch footballer * Piet de Wolf (1921–2013), Dutch footballer * Richard Crosby De Wolf (1875–1947), American copyright law scholar * Steve De Wolf (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, Co ...

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

(died after 1836), Nova Scotian merchant and politician * Elisha DeWolf (1756–1837), Nova Scotian judge and politician * Elisha DeWolf Jr. (1801–1850), Nova Scotian politician * Harry DeWolf (1903–2000), Canadian Vice Admiral * James De Wolf (1764–1837), United States Senator from Rhode Island * James Madison DeWolf (1843–1876), American military officer * James Ratchford DeWolf (1787–1855), Nova Scotian businessman and politician *

Jamie DeWolf Jamie DeWolf (born October 28, 1977) is an American Poetry slam, 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 ...

(born 1979), American slam poet and spoken word comedian * Loran DeWolf (1754 – after 1818), Nova Scotian politician *

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

(1928–2006), co-founder of Teradyne * Ronald DeWolf (1934–1991), L. Ron Hubbard's son * Thomas Andrew Strange DeWolf (1795–1878), Nova Scotian businessman and politician * Wallace Leroy DeWolf (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 And ...

(1907–1974), American character actor * Elsie de Wolfe (1859–1950), American actress and interior decorator * Margaret De Wolfe (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 (1912–2008), American ornithologist * Chris DeWolfe (born 1966), American entrepreneur * James P. deWolfe (1896–1966), American Episcopal bishop ;De Wolff * Arjen de Wolff (born 1969), Dutch politician and human rights activist * Bernard de Wolff (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 (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 ''Flame ...

(1913–1984), English character actor * Leon de Wolff (1948–2014), Dutch journalist, media consultant and academic * Riem de Wolff (born 1943), Indo-Dutch pop musician, brother of Ruud * Ruud de Wolff (1941–2000), Indo-Dutch pop musician, brother of Riem * Salomon de Wolff (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 (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 b ...

(born 1980), Belgian philosopher ;Dewulf * Bernard Dewulf (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 Univers ...

(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 (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 (1862–1900), American painter * James De Wolf Perry (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 (1898–1986), American physicist, diplomat, and bureaucrat Andy DeWolfe farmer of small hay bales

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