Ludolf is a Germanic surname or given name. It is derived from two stems: Hlud meaning "fame" and olf meaning "wolf". An alternate spelling of the name is

Ludolph Ludolph may refer to: * Ludolph of Ratzeburg (died 1250), Bishop of Ratzeburg and saint * Ludolph of Saxony (c. 1295–1378), German ecclesiastical writer * Ludolph Berkemeier (1864–1930), Dutch painter * Ludolph Christian Treviranus (1779–1864 ...

. People with the name include: * George Philipp Ludolf von Beckedorff (1778-1858), prominent Prussian Roman Catholic convert and parliamentarian

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* Hiob Ludolf (1624–1704), German orientalist * Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf (1655–1712), German diplomat and linguist * Jaan Ludolf (born 1940), Estonian chess master * Julius Ludolf (1893–1947), SS officer and concentration camp commandant executed for war crimes

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* Ludolf von Alvensleben (Major General) (1844–1912), Prussian major general *

Ludolf von Alvensleben Ludolf-Hermann Emmanuel Georg Kurt Werner von Alvensleben (17 March 1901 – 1 April 1970) was a ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) functionary of Nazi Germany. He held positions of SS and Police Leader in occupied Poland and the Soviet Union, and was indi ...

(1901-1970), Nazi official convicted ''in absentia'' for war crimes, son of the above * Ludolf Jakob von Alvensleben (1899-1953), Nazi official * Ludolf Bakhuizen (1630–1708), Dutch painter * Ludolf Nielsen (1876-1939), Danish composer, violinist, conductor, and pianist * Ludolf von Krehl (1861-1937), German internist and physiologist

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