Wheeler (family name)
Wheeler is a family name.
Origin and meaning
The name comes from the English-speaking world and is a professional name of a wheel or wagon maker. In German it has the equivalent of Wagner .
Name bearer
A.
- Adam Wheeler (born 1981), American wrestler
- Alwyne Wheeler (1929-2005), British ichthyologist
- Andrew R. Wheeler (* 1962/1963), American attorney and head of the EPA
- Anna Pell Wheeler (1883–1966), American mathematician
- Arthur Leslie Wheeler (1871–1932), American classical philologist
B.
- Benjamin Ide Wheeler (1854–1927), American classical philologist
- Bert Wheeler (1895–1968), American actor and comedian
- Blake Wheeler (* 1986), American ice hockey player
- Blanche Emily Wheeler (1870–1936), American archaeologist
- Bobby Wheeler (born 1961), American basketball player
- Burton K. Wheeler (1882–1975), American politician
C.
- Caron Wheeler (* 1963), British soul singer and songwriter
- Charles Wheeler (painter) ( Charles Arthur Wheeler ; 1880–1977), Australian painter
- Charles Wheeler (sculptor) ( Charles Thomas Wheeler ; 1892–1974), British sculptor, painter and medalist
- Charles Wheeler (Journalist) ( Selwyn Charles Cornelius-Wheeler ; 1923–2008), British journalist
- Charles F. Wheeler (1915-2004), American cameraman
- Charles K. Wheeler (1863–1933), American politician
- Cheryl Wheeler (* 1951), American folk singer and songwriter
- Christos Wheeler (* 1997), Cypriot football player
- Clinton Wheeler (1959-2019), American basketball player
D.
- Dan Wheeler (born 1977), American baseball player
- David Wheeler (1927-2004), British computer pioneer
- David Wheeler (born 1963), British actor, see David Thewlis
- Doc Wheeler (1910-2005), American jazz musician
E.
- Earle Wheeler (1908–1975), American Army General
- Eliza Wheeler (around 1839 – after 1857), British-Indian general daughter
- Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850-1919), American writer
- Eric Wheeler (* ≈1980), American jazz musician
- Ezra Wheeler (1820–1871), American politician
F.
- Flex Wheeler ( Kenneth Wheeler ; * 1965), American bodybuilder
- Frank W. Wheeler (1853–1921), American politician
G
- Geoffrey Wheeler († 2013), British radio and television presenter
- George Montague Wheeler (1842–1905), American officer and explorer
- Gracyn Wheeler Kelleher (1914–1980), American tennis player
- Grattan H. Wheeler (1783-1852), American politician
H
- Hamilton K. Wheeler (1848–1918), American politician
- Harold Alden Wheeler (1903-1996), American electrical engineer
- Harrison H. Wheeler (1839-1896), American politician
- Harvey Wheeler (1918-2004), American political scientist
- Henry Wheeler (1867–1914), American chemist
- Homer W. Wheeler (1848–1930), American officer
- Hugh Wheeler (officer) (1789-1857) British officer
- Hugh Callingham Wheeler (1912–1987), American writer, member of the author duo Patrick Quentin
I.
- Ian Wheeler (1931–2011), British saxophonist and clarinetist
J
- Jack Wheeler (* 1943), American philosopher and globetrotter
- Jason Wheeler (film editor) , American film editor
- Jason Wheeler (poker player) (born 1977), American poker player
- Jason Wheeler (baseball player) (born 1990), American baseball player
- John Wheeler (politician, 1823) (1823–1906), American politician
- John Wheeler (politician, 1940) (born 1940), British politician
- John Wheeler-Bennett (1902–1975), British historian and political advisor
- John Archibald Wheeler (1911–2008), American physicist
- John Oliver Wheeler (1914–2015), Canadian geologist
- John P. Wheeler (1944-2010), American soldier and military advisor
- Johnny Wheeler (1928-2019), English football player
- Joshua L. Wheeler (1975-2015), American soldier
- Joseph Wheeler (1836–1906), American general
- Joseph Wheeler (music researcher) (1927–1977), English music researcher
- Joy Elfreda Wheeler (* 1954), Jamaican diplomat
K
- Keith Wheeler (writer) (1911-1994), American writer
- Keith Wheeler (athlete) (born 1943), Australian middle-distance runner
- Kenny Wheeler (1930–2014), Canadian jazz trumpeter and composer
L.
- Laura Wheeler Waring (1887–1948), African-American artist and educator
- Loren E. Wheeler (1862–1932), American politician
- Lucille Wheeler (* 1935), Canadian ski racer
- Lyle R. Wheeler (1905–1990), American designer and art director
M.
- Mae Wheeler (1934–2011), American singer and concert promoter
- Maggie Wheeler (born 1961), American actress
- Mark Wheeler (actor) , American actor
- Mark Wheeler (political scientist) , British political and communication scientist
- Mark Wheeler ( American football player ) (born 1970), American football player
- Marcy Wheeler , American journalist and blogger
- Margaret Wheeler, Baroness Wheeler (* 1949), British politician and trade union official
- Mary F. Wheeler (* 1938), American mathematician
- Michael Wheeler (athlete) (1935-2020), British sprinter
- Michael Wheeler (philosopher) (* 1960), British philosopher
- Mortimer Wheeler (1890–1976), British archaeologist
N
- Nedra Wheeler , American jazz musician
- Neil Wheeler (1917–2009), British Air Force officer
- Nelson Platt Wheeler (1841–1920), American politician
O
- Onie Wheeler (1921–1984), American rockabilly singer
P
- Philip Wheeler (* 1984), American football player
Q
- Quentin Wheeler (* 1955), American hurdler
- Quentin D. Wheeler (* 1954), American entomologist
R.
- Raymond Albert Wheeler (1885–1974), American army officer
- René Wheeler (1912–2000), French dialog and screenwriter and director
- Roger Wheeler (born 1941), British general
S.
- Sara Wheeler (* 1961), British writer and travel journalist
- Schuyler S. Wheeler (1860-1923), American engineer
- Scott Wheeler (composer) (born 1952), American composer
- Scott Wheeler (makeup artist) , American makeup artist
- Scott Wheeler (Special Effects Artist) ( Scott David Wheeler ; * 1964), American special effects artist and director
- Stanton Wheeler (1930–2007), American law scholar and university professor
- Stephanie Wheeler (* 1981), American wheelchair basketball player
T
- Ted Wheeler (born 1962), American politician (Democratic Party)
- Tessa Wheeler (1893–1936), British archaeologist
- Thomas Benton Wheeler (1840–1913), American politician
- Tim Wheeler (psychologist) , British psychologist, sociologist and university professor
- Tim Wheeler (producer) , American music and film producer and director
- Tim Wheeler (musician) (born 1977), Irish guitarist, singer and songwriter
- Tracey Wheeler (* 1967), Australian soccer player
W.
- Ward C. Wheeler , American zoologist and geneticist
- Wayne Bidwell Wheeler (1869-1927), American prohibitionist
- William Wheeler (screenwriter) (born 1967), American screenwriter and producer
- William A. Wheeler (1819-1887), American politician
- William Gordon Wheeler (1910–1998), English clergyman, Bishop of Leeds
- William M. Wheeler (1915–1989), American politician
- William Morton Wheeler (1865–1937), American entomologist
See also
- Wheeler (disambiguation)