Wilde is a surname. Notable people with the name include:

In arts and entertainment

In film, television, and theatre

Barbie Wilde ''Hellbound: Hellraiser II'' is a 1988 supernatural horror film directed by Tony Randel and starring Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Kenneth Cranham and Doug Bradley. It is the second film in the ''Hellraiser'' franchise, and draws heavily upo ...

(born 1960), Canadian actress *

Brian Wilde Brian George Wilde (13 June 1927 – 20 March 2008) was an English actor best known for his roles in television comedy, most notably Mr Barrowclough in ''Porridge (1974 TV series), Porridge'' and Walter "Foggy" Dewhurst in ''Last of the Summer ...

(1927–2008), British actor *

Cornel Wilde Cornel Wilde (born Kornél Lajos Weisz; October 13, 1912 – October 16, 1989) was a Hungarian-American actor and filmmaker. Wilde's acting career began in 1935, when he made his debut on Broadway. In 1936 he began making small, uncredited ap ...

(1915–1989), American actor and film director *

Hagar Wilde Hagar Wilde (July 7, 1905 – September 25, 1971) was an American novelist, short story writer, playwright, and screenwriter from the 1930s through the 1950s. She is perhaps best known for the screenplays for ''Bringing Up Baby'' (1938) and ...

(1905–1971), screenplay writer * Lois Wilde (1907–1995), American actress, model, dancer, and beauty contest winner *

Marty Wilde Marty Wilde, (born Reginald Leonard Smith; 15 April 1939) is an English singer and songwriter. He was among the first generation of British pop stars to emulate American rock and roll, scoring several 1950s and 1960s hit singles including " E ...

(born 1939), British rock and roll singer and actor; father of Kim and Ricky Wilde *

Olivia Wilde Olivia Wilde (born Olivia Jane Cockburn, , March 10, 1984) is an American actress and director. She played Thirteen (House), Remy "Thirteen" Hadley on the medical-drama television series ''House (TV series), House'' (2007–2012), and appeared ...

(born 1984), American actress *

Patrick Wilde Patrick Wilde is an England, English playwright, screenwriter, actor, and director for television, film and theatre. Early work Most of Wilde's early work was centred on the classics. He played Hamlet, Mark Antony for ATC and Amnon in Tirso de ...

, British television, stage and screenwriter * Sonya Wilde (born 1937), American actress *

Ted Wilde Ted Wilde ( – December 17, 1929) was a comedy writer and director during the era of silent movies, though he also directed two talkies released in 1930. He was born in New York City. His initial career was as a member of Harold Lloyd's writing s ...

(1893–1929), comedy writer and director of silent movies

In music

* Andrew Wilde (pianist) (born 1965), English classical pianist *

Danny Wilde (musician) Danny Wilde (birth name Daniel Thomas; born June 3, 1956) is an American musician. He is a founding member of the alternative rock duo the Rembrandts, who are best known for the ''Friends'' theme song " I'll Be There for You". Wilde was born in ...

(born 1956), American musician and founding member of The Rembrandts *

David Wilde David Wilde (born 1935 in Manchester) is an English pianist and composer. As a boy he studied with Solomon and his pupil Franz Reizenstein, who had also studied composition with Hindemith and Vaughan Williams. A frequent soloist at the Henry ...

(born 1935), British pianist and composer * Jinian Wilde, British singer, part of Uniting Nations and other musical projects *

Kim Wilde Kim Wilde (born Kim Smith, 18 November 1960) is an English pop singer. She first gained success in 1981 with her debut single "Kids in America", which peaked at no. 2 in the UK. In 1983, she received the Brit Award for Best British Female solo ...

(born 1960), British pop singer and pop culture figure *

(born 1939), British rock and roll singer and actor; father of Kim and Ricky Wilde *

Ricky Wilde Ricky Wilde (born Ricki Steven Reginald Smith, 6 November 1961, sometimes credited as Ricki Wilde) is a British songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is the younger brother of singer Kim Wilde; their father is singer and songwriter Marty ...

(born 1961), British songwriter, musician, and record producer *

Wilbur Wilde Wilbur Wilde (born Nicholas Robert Aitken on 5 October 1955) is an Australian saxophonist, television personality and radio presenter. He is best known for his work on ''Hey Hey It's Saturday''. He rose to prominence with the bands Ol' 55 and ...

(born 1955), Australian saxophonist

In other arts

* Eduardo Wilde (1844–1913), Argentine politician, writer, and physician *

Jane Wilde Jane Francesca Agnes Wilde, Lady Wilde (née Elgee; 27 December 1821 – 3 February 1896) was an Irish poet who wrote under the pen name Speranza and supporter of the nationalist movement. Lady Wilde had a special interest in Irish folktale ...

(1821–1896), Irish political activist, poet, and folklorist; mother of Oscar Wilde *

John Wilde John Wilde (December 12, 1919 – March 9, 2006) was an American painter, draughtsman, and printmaker from Wisconsin. He spent the majority of his life in the state and taught at the University of Wisconsin–Madison for over 35 years. Wilde ...

(1919–2006), American painter associated with Magic Realism *

Liz Wilde Liz Wilde (born Anne Whittemore) was an American radio personality best known for her shock jock radio program Liz Wilde. After much success at WSHE as the evening air personality, Liz moved her show to the Northeast, taking over the night shift ...

(born 1971), American radio personality *

Nurit Wilde Nurit Wilde () is an Israeli-born photographer and socialite. She was an occasional actress in the 1960s and 1970s and was closely associated with the creative community of that era in the Laurel Canyon neighborhood of Los Angeles. Among her phot ...

(born 1971), Israeli-born photographer, socialite, and occasional actress *

Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 185430 November 1900) was an Irish author, poet, and playwright. After writing in different literary styles throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular and influential playwright ...

(1854–1900), Irish poet and playwright *

Stuart Wilde Stuart Wilde (24 September 1946 – 1 May 2013) was a British writer. Best known for his works on New Age, self-empowerment, and spirituality, he was also a lecturer, teacher, humorist, essayist, scriptwriter, lyricist, and music producer. He wa ...

(1946–2013), British writer

In government, law, and politics

* Eduardo Wilde (1844–1913), Argentine politician, writer, and physician *

Fran Wilde Dame Frances Helen Wilde (née Kitching, born 11 November 1948) is a New Zealand politician, and former Wellington Labour member of parliament, Minister of Tourism and Mayor of Wellington. She was the first woman to serve as Mayor of Welling ...

(born 1948), New Zealand politician *

James Plaisted Wilde, Baron Penzance James Plaisted Wilde, 1st Baron Penzance, (12 July 1816 – 9 December 1899) was a noted British judge and rose breeder who was also a proponent of the Baconian theory that the works usually attributed to William Shakespeare were in fact writte ...

(1816–1899), British judge, rose-breeder, and proponent of the Baconian theory of the works of Shakespeare *

John Wilde (jurist) John Wilde (or Wylde;monumental inscriptions, church of St Peter de Witton Droitwich 1590–1669) was an English lawyer and politician. As a serjeant-at-law he was referred to as Serjeant Wilde before he was appointed judge. He was a judge, chi ...

(1590–1669), English lawyer and politician * Louis J. Wilde (1865–1924), American banker and politician *

Thomas Wilde, 1st Baron Truro Thomas Wilde, 1st Baron Truro, (7 July 178211 November 1855) was a British lawyer, judge, and politician. He was Lord Chancellor, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain between 1850 and 1852. Background and education Born in London, Truro was t ...

(1782–1858), Lord Chancellor of England

In sport

Federico Wilde Federico Wilde (born 1909, date of death unknown) was an Argentine football forward who played for Argentina in the 1934 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Unión de Santa Fe Club Atlético Unión (; mostly known as Unión de Santa Fe ) is a s ...

(born 1909), Argentine footballer *

Jimmy Wilde William James Wilde (12 May 1892 – 10 March 1969) was a Welsh professional boxer who competed from 1911 to 1923. He simultaneously held the National Sporting Clubs British flyweight title and the World Flyweight championship from 1916 to 1923. ...

(1892–1969), Welsh world boxing champion *

Joaquin Wilde Michael Paris (born October 5, 1986) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand, under the ring name Joaquin Wilde. He is a member of the Latino World Order. He was a former founding member o ...

(born 1986), American professional wrestler * Sam Wilde, English rugby league footballer *

Walter Wilde Walter Stanley Wilde (27 February 1908 – 21 August 1968) played first-class cricket for Somerset in seven County Championship matches in the 1929 season. He was born in Long Ashton, Somerset and died at Clevedon, Somerset. Wilde was a tail- ...

(1908–1968), Somerset cricketer

In science and technology

Henry Wilde (engineer) Henry Wilde (1833 – 28 March 1919) was a wealthy individual from Manchester, England, who used his self-made fortune to indulge his interest in electrical engineering. Wilde invented the dynamo-electric machine, or self-energising dynamo, an ...

(1833–1919), British engineer and inventor of the self-energizing dynamo *

Henry Tingle Wilde Lieutenant Henry Tingle Wilde, RNR (21 September 1872 – 15 April 1912) was a British Merchant Navy officer who was the chief officer of the . He died when the ship sank on her maiden voyage in April 1912. Early life Henry Tingle Wilde wa ...

(1872–1912), English chief officer on the RMS ''Titanic'' * Krzysztof Wilde (born 1966), Polish engineer, rector of Gdańsk University of Technology *

William Wilde Sir William Robert Wills Wilde Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, FRCSI (March 1815 – 19 April 1876) was an Irish Otology, oto-Ophthalmology, ophthalmologic surgeon and the author of significant works on medicine, archaeology and folklore ...

(1815–1876), Irish eye and ear surgeon, writer on medicine, archaeology and folklore, father of Oscar Wilde * Winston Wilde, American sexologist

In other fields

Dorothy Wilde Dorothy Ierne Wilde (11 July 1895 – 10 April 1941), known as Dolly Wilde, was an English socialite, made famous by her family connections and her reputation as a witty conversationalist. Her charm and humour made her a popular guest at s ...

(1895–1941), Anglo-Irish socialite * Maud Wilde (1880–1965), physician, organizational founder, and author *

Michael Wilde Michael Wilde (born 1952) is a businessman who became Chairman of Southampton Football Club for two periods after the club's relegation from the Premiership, resigning on 2 April 2009, the day after the club's holding company, Southampton Leis ...

(born 1952), English businessman

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