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", he was officially credited with t ...

(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 batsm ...

(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 football player 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 hi ...

(1909–1980), English footballer *

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

(1910–1968), Welsh hockey player *

Wilf Field Wilfred Spence Field (April 29, 1915 in Winnipeg, Manitoba — March 17, 1979) was a professional ice hockey defence men who played 215-216 games one being private and also played in the National Hockey League between 1936 and 1945 which in tot ...

(1915–1979), Canadian hockey player *

Wilf Hanni Wilf Hanni (born February 19, 1948) is a Canadian politician and oil industry consultant in British Columbia. 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, ...

, 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. Early life Homenuik was born in Kamsack, Saskatchewan, and is one of seven brothers, many of whom have also play ...

(born 1935), Canadian golfer *

Wilf Hurd Wilf Hurd (born July 22, 1950) is a Canadians, Canadian politician from British Columbia. He represented the riding of Surrey-White Rock for the British Columbia Liberal Party, Liberal Party as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Colu ...

(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 are his tally of 38 goals in t ...

(1901–1974), British football player *

Wilf Low Wilfrid Lawson Low (8 December 1884 – 30 April 1933) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre-half for Aberdeen and Newcastle United. Low was nicknamed the "Laughing Cavalier", although opposition forwards may have disagreed with this ...

(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 (20 March 1942 – 13 December 2023) was a British inventor, prop maker and television presenter. He is best known for his regular appearances on the 1960s and 1970s children's television show ''Vision On''. Early life a ...

, 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 for Manchester United and twice for England in his short playing career. McGuinness succeeded Sir Matt Busby as manager of Manchester United ...

(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 a ...

(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 NH ...

(born 1955), Canadian hockey player *

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

(born 1921), British politician * Wilf Rostron (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 association football, footballer who played as a centre forward for Burnley F.C., Burnley and Everton F.C., Everton around the turn of the twentieth century. Playing career ...

(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 th ...

(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. Early life Wild first joined Manchester City in 1920 as an assistant to Ernest Mangnall, primarily assisting i ...

(1893–1950), British football manager *

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

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

Surname

Einat Wilf Einat Wilf (; 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. She studied at the ...

(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 ...

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

Herbert Wilf Herbert Saul Wilf (June 13, 1931 – January 7, 2012) was an American mathematician, specializing in combinatorics and graph theory. He was the Thomas A. Scott Professorship of Mathematics, Thomas A. Scott Professor of Mathematics in Combinatori ...

(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 Jaros ...

(1925–2016), Polish-born American businessman, brother of Harry 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, Ger ...

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

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 and Orlando Pride. Biography Born to a Jewish family, the son of Joseph and Elizabeth Wilf ...

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

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 f ...

(born 1973/74), American real estate developer, son of Leonard * Steven Wilf, American law professor *

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 Major League Soccer's Orlando City SC. Early ...

(born 1950), co-owner of the Minnesota Vikings, son of Joseph

Fictional characters

Wilfred Mott Wilfred "Wilf" Mott is a Recurring character, 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 (Doctor Who), companion ...

, a recurring character in the ''Doctor Who'' television series * Wilf, a character in the '' Chaos Walking'' book series

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