Wilbur (name)

Wilbur is a male given name and a family name .

Origin and meaning

The name is common in the English-speaking world and is particularly given in the USA. The original meaning is wild boar , cf. english wild boar .

Name bearer

First name

• Wilbur Campbell (1926–1999), American jazz drummer
• Wilbur J. Cohen (1913–1987), American politician
• Wilbur Lucius Cross (1862–1948), American politician
• Wilbur Henry (1897–1952) American football player and coach
• Wilbur Richard Knorr (1945–1997), American mathematician
• Wilbur Little (1928–1987), American jazz bassist
• Wilbur Daigh Mills (1909–1992), American politician
• Wilbur De Paris (1900–1973), American jazz composer
• Wilbur Ross (* 1937), American entrepreneur and politician
• Wilbur F. Sanders (1834–1905), American politician
• Wilbur Scoville (1865-1942), American pharmacologist
• Wilbur A. Smith (born 1933), British writer
• Wilbur Thompson (1921-2013), American athlete
• Wilbur Ware (1923–1979), American jazz bassist
• Wilbur Wright (1867–1912), American aircraft manufacturer

family name

• Claire Wilbur (1933–2004), American actress and film producer
• Crane Wilbur (1886–1973), American filmmaker
• Curtis D. Wilbur (1867–1954), American politician
• Ray Lyman Wilbur (1875–1949), American politician
• Richard Wilbur (1921–2017), American writer and translator
• Ronnie Wilbur , American linguist

fiction

• Dr. Wilbur Wonka , fictional character from the movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
• Wilbur and Charlotte , children's book by Elwyn Brooks White
• Albatross from the cartoon Bernard and Bianca in Kangaroo Land

See also

• Wilbur (disambiguation)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Behind the name, Wilbur , ... derived from the nickname Wildbor meaning "wild boar" in Middle English.