Wolff (family name)

Distribution of the name Wolff in Germany

Wolff is a family name .

Origin and meaning

Wolff is a spelling variant of the name Wolf ; For more information on the etymology and distribution see there.

variants

Wolf , Woolf , Wolfe , Woolfe , Wulf , Wulff

Noble families

Wolff (noble family) , imperial barons, German-Baltic noble family
Wolff von Gudenberg , Hessian noble family
Wolff-Metternich (formerly: Wolff called von Metternich), Hessian noble family of the Wolff von Gudenberg tribe
Lüdinghausen Wolff , Westphalian noble family, namesake see Lüdinghausen Wolff

Name bearer

A.

Abraham Wolff (around 1710–1795), German mathematician
Achatius Wolff (1646–1690), German merchant
Achim Wolff (* 1938), German actor and director
Adolf Wolff (publicist) (1811–1861), German bookseller and publicist
Adolf Wolff (architect) (1832–1885), German architect and construction clerk
Adolf Wolff (engineer) (1894–1964), German mechanical engineer
Adolf Wolff (veterinarian) (1910–1998), German veterinarian
Adolf von Wolff-Metternich zur Gracht (1618–1641), canon in Münster
Albert Wolff (sculptor) (1815-1892), German sculptor
Albert von Wolff (1818–1886), Oberamtmann in Württemberg
Albert Wolff (journalist) (1835–1891), German-French journalist
Albert Wolff (conductor) (1884–1970), Dutch-French conductor and composer
Albert H. Wolff (1903-1998), American tax officer and prohibition agent, see Die Unbrechlichen (Prohibition)
Albert Wolff (fencer) (1906–1989), American fencer and Olympian
Albert Moritz Wolff (1854–1923), German sculptor and medalist
Alejandro Daniel Wolff , American diplomat
Alex Wolff (* 1997), American actor and musician
Alexander Wolff (* 1976), German artist
Alexandra von Wolff-Stomersee (1894–1982), German-Baltic psychoanalyst
Alfred Wolff (physician, 1850) (1850–1916), German dermatologist and university professor
Alfred Wolff (philologist) (1885–1917), German classical philologist and teacher
Alfred Wolff-Eisner (1877–1948), German physician
Amalie Wolff-Malcolmi (1780-1851), German actress
Andreas Wolff (1615–1661), German medic, see Andreas Wolf (medic)
Andreas Wolff (painter) (1652–1716), German painter
Andreas Wolff (publisher) (1902–1972), publisher
Andreas Wolff (handball player) (* 1991), German handball player
Ann Wolff (* 1937), Swedish artist and university professor
Anna Wolff-Powęska (* 1941), Polish historian and political scientist
Anne de Wolff (* 1971), German musician
Annegret von Wedel-Wolff (* 1948), German specialist in German, didactic and university lecturer
Annemarie Balden-Wolff (1911–1970), German artisan, painter and graphic artist
Annemarie Wolff-Richter (1900–1945), German curative teacher and psychologist
Ann-Marie Wolff (* 1962), German judge
Antje Diller-Wolff (* 1974), German journalist, author and presenter
Anton Wolff (1911–1980), German graphic artist and university professor
Arnold Wolff (1932–2019), German architect and builder
Arthur von Wolff (1828–1898), German politician, political official and canon
Arthur Wolff (1875–1936), German textile manufacturer
Athanasius Wolff (1931–2013), German religious
August von Wolff ( August Ferdinand von Wolff ; 1788-1851), German major general
August Wolff (director) (around 1810–1883), Austrian-German theater director and director
August Wolff (painter) , German painter
August Wolff (politician) (1844–1914), German politician, MdL Prussia
August Wolff , German pharmacist and company founder, see Dr. Wolff group
August Robert Wolff (1833–1910), German-Polish publisher and bookseller
Auguste Désiré Bernard Wolff (1821–1887), French pianist and piano maker

B.

Balduin Wolff (1819–1907), German draftsman
Balthasar Wolff († around 1564), German stonemason and master builder
Barbara Wolff (* 1948), German politician (SPD)
Barbara Wolff (photographer) (* 1951), German photographer
Ben Abarbanel-Wolff (* 1974), American jazz musician
Benjamin Wolff (painter) (Benjamin Wolf; 1758–1825), German painter and museum inspector in Amsterdam
Benjamin Wolff (Rabbi) (1976-2020), German rabbi
Benjamin Elias Wolff (1700–1758), Anhalt court factor in Dessau and Berlin, cotton and fork manufacturer and broker
Bernd Wolff (* 1939), German educator and writer
Bernhard Wolff (newspaper founder) (1811–1879), German newspaper founder
Bernhard Wolff (politician) , Gdańsk MP
Bernhard Wolff (judge) (1886–1966), German judge
Bernhard Wolff (Ministerial Director) (1886–1970), German ministerial official
Bernhard Wolff (entertainer) (* 1966), German entertainer and moderator
Bernhard Heinrich von Wolff (1814–1891), Prussian major general
Berthold Wolff (1901–1949), German textile merchant
Betje Wolff (1738–1804), Dutch writer
Birgitta Wolff (* 1965), German economist and politician (CDU)
Bruno Wolff (1870–1918), German gynecologist in Berlin and pathologist in Rostock

C.

Camille Wolff (tennis player) (1884–1977), Luxembourgish tennis player
Camille Wolff (bookseller) (1912–2014), British bookseller and author
Carl Wolff (economist) (1849–1929), Transylvanian economist, journalist and politician
Carl Wolff (architect) (1860–1929), German architect and preservationist
Carl Wolff (writer) (1884–1938), German writer and cabaret artist
Carl Emanuel Wolff (* 1957), German sculptor and university lecturer
Carl Heinz Wolff (1884–1942), German film director
Carl-Ludwig Wolff (* 1933), German journalist
Carlos Hugo Wolff von Graffen (1921–2012), Brazilian entrepreneur and politician
Carola Schelle-Wolff (* 1955), German librarian
Carsten Wolff (* 1970), German graphic designer and author
Caspar Friedrich Wolff (1734–1794), German anatomist, embryologist, physiologist and botanist
Charles de Wolff (1932–2011), Dutch organist and conductor
Charlotte Wolff (1897–1986), German doctor, sexologist and writer
Chris Wolff (* 1954), German pop singer
Christian Wolff (Enlightenment) (1679–1754), German philosopher, polymath, lawyer and mathematician
Christian Wolff (composer, 1705) (1705–1773), German composer
Christian Wolff (politician) (* 1931), German politician (FDP), MdL Lower Saxony
Christian Wolff (composer) (* 1934), American musician and composer
Christian Wolff (actor) (* 1938), German actor
Christian Wolff (theologian) (* 1943), German theologian and university professor
Christian Wolff (pastor) (* 1949), German pastor
Christian Philipp Wolff (1772–1820), German builder, plasterer and sculptor
Christof Wolff (* 1941), German politician
Christoph Wolff (* 1940), German musicologist
Christoph Anton von Wolff (1818–1893), German politician and senior bailiff

D.

Daniel Wolff (* 1992), German handball player
David Wolff (1859–1900), German missionary
Detlef Wolff (1934-2004), German author
Dietmar Wolff (* 1967), German business IT specialist and university lecturer
Dietrich Wolff (1923–1997), German journalist and writer

E.

Eberhard Wolff (* 1959), German cultural anthropologist, medical historian and Swiss university professor
Eckehart Wolff (1929–2015), German clergyman, cathedral chapter in Mainz
Edgar Wolff (* 1959), German politician
Edith Wolff (1904–1997), German resistance fighter
Edouard Wolff (also Eduard Wolff, Edward Wolff ; 1816–1880), Polish pianist and composer
Eduard Wolff (physician) (1794–1878), German surgeon
Eduard Wolff (politician) (1852-1914), German politician, MdL Prussia
Eduard Wolff (entrepreneur, 1855) (1855–1905), German entrepreneur and local politician
Eduard Wolff (entrepreneur, 1857) (1857–1926), German manufacturer
Eduard Wolff (entrepreneur, 1867) (1867–1933), German commercial entrepreneur, see Berlin department store Gebrüder Wolff
Elisabeth Wolff-Zimmermann (1876–1952), German painter and graphic artist
Emil Wolff (sculptor) (1802–1879), German sculptor
Emil von Wolff (1818–1896), German agricultural chemist
Emil Wolff (Anglist) (1879–1952), German Anglist and university professor
Emil Wolff (painter) (1895–1971), German painter
Emmy Wolff (1890–1969), Jewish educator, welfare worker, poet as well as publicist and activist active in women
Enrique Wolff (* 1949), Argentine soccer player
Erhard Wolff (1880–1965), Swiss-Romanian industrialist
Erich K. Wolff (1893 – after 1934), German anatomist and pathologist, emigrated to Ceylon in 1933/34

Ernst Wolff (musician) (1861–1935), German pianist, music writer and music teacher

Ernst Wolff (lawyer) (1877–1959), German lawyer

Ernst Wolff (producer) , German film producer, screenwriter and director

Ernst Wolff (singer) (1905-1992), German singer (baritone)

Ernst Wolff (motor sportsman) (1936–2014), German motor sportsman

Ernst Wolff (journalist) (* 1950), German journalist

Ernst Wolff-Malm (1885–1940), Swiss-German painter and graphic artist

Ernst Amadeus Wolff (1928–2008), German legal scholar

Ernst Christoph Alexander von Wolff (1783–1832), Russian officer

Erwin Wolff (philologist) (1897–1966), German classical philologist

Erwin Wolff (literary scholar) (1924–2007), German literary scholar and university professor

Étienne Wolff (1904–1996), French biologist

Eugen Wolff (economist) ( Carl Oskar Eugène Wolff ; 1851–1937), Finnish economist

Eugen Wolff (District Administrator) (1859–1926), German manor owner, administrative officer and politician

Eugen Wolff (literary scholar) (1863–1929), German literary scholar

Eugen Wolff (musician) (1901–1961), German orchestra conductor

Eugen Wolff-Filseck (1873–1937), German painter and draftsman

F.

Ferdinand Wolff (journalist) (1812–1905), German journalist
Ferdinand von Wolff ( Ludwig Ferdinand von Wolff ; 1874–1952), German mineralogist
Ferdinand von Wolff-Metternich (politician, 1845) (1845–1938), German politician, MdL Prussia
Ferdinand von Wolff-Metternich (politician, 1855) (1855-1919), German landowner, forester and politician, MdR
Florian Lensing-Wolff (1930–2011), German newspaper publisher
Francis Wolff ( Frank Wolff ; 1907–1971), American music producer
Francis De Wolff (1913–1984), British actor
Frank Wolff (actor) (1928–1971), American actor
Frank Wolff (musician) (* 1945), German cellist
Franz Wolff (theologian) (1644–1710), German theologian
Franz Wolff-Metternich (1893–1978), German art historian
Franz Arnold von Wolff-Metternich zur Gracht (1658–1718), Prince-Bishop of Paderborn and Münster
Franz Ferdinand Wolff (also Frantz Ferdinand Wolff ; 1747–1804); German lawyer
Franz Wilhelm von Wolff-Metternich (1695 / 1705–1752), German clergyman, canon in Münster
Freddie Wolff (1910–1988), British sprinter
Frédéric Henri Wolff (1869–1914), French officer
Friedrich von Wolff (1744-1816), Württemberg lieutenant colonel
Friedrich Wolff (politician, 1792) (1792–1854), member of the state parliament, Grand Duchy of Hesse
Friedrich de Wolff (1812–1875), German lawyer and politician
Friedrich Wolff (entrepreneur) (1833–1920), German entrepreneur and city councilor
Friedrich Wolff (Lieutenant General) (1852–1929), Prussian Lieutenant General
Friedrich Wolff (judge) (1894–1969), German lawyer and judge
Friedrich Wolff (engineer) (1900–1985), German engineer and industrialist
Friedrich Wolff (politician, 1912) (1912–1976), German economist, journalist, administrative officer and politician (SPD), MdPR
Friedrich Wolff (lawyer) (* 1922), German lawyer
Friedrich von Wolff called Metternich (1816–1898), District Administrator of the Höxter District (1845–1892)
Friedrich Franz Wolff (1873–1950), German teacher and politician (DNVP)
Friedrich Theodor Wolff (1814–1890), German lawyer, mayor and district court president
Friedrich Wilhelm Wolff (architect) (1783–1862), German architect
Friedrich Wilhelm Wolff (sculptor) (1816–1887), German sculptor
Friedrich Wilhelm von Wolff-Metternich (1773–1848), canon in Münster
Fritz Wolff (1807–1850), German lithographer, see Gebrüder Wolff
Fritz Wolff (painter) (1831–1895), German painter
Fritz Wolff (manufacturer) ( Friedrich Ernst Wolff ; 1839–1928), German malt manufacturer
Fritz Wolff (architect) (1847–1921), German architect and university professor
Fritz Wolff (draftsman) (1876–1940), German draftsman and caricaturist
Fritz Wolff (Iranist) (1880–1943), German Iranist
Fritz Wolff (singer) (1894–1957), German opera singer (tenor)
Fritz Wolff (graphic artist) (1897–1946), German graphic artist ( Rote Fahne, Pariser Tageblatt ) and publisher ( Pariser daily newspaper )
Fritz Wolff (politician) (1916–1994), German politician (LDPD)
Fritz Wolff (archivist) (* 1936), German historian and archivist

G

Gabriele Wolff (* 1955), German writer

Gaston de Wolff (1903-2003), Dutch automobile manager

Georg Wolff (printer) († after 1499), German printer

Georg Wolff (archaeologist) (1845–1929), German archaeologist

Georg Wolff (politician, 1877) (1877 – after 1930), German lawyer, association official and politician (DVP)

Georg Wolff (pedagogue) (1882–1967), German education politician (DDP, LDP)

Georg Wolff (politician, 1882) (1882–1968), German politician (KPD) and resistance fighter

Georg Wolff (politician, 1906) (1906–1948), German politician (KPD) and resistance fighter

Georg Wolff (journalist) (1914–1996), German SS-Hauptsturmführer and journalist

Georg Christian Wolff (lawyer) (1702–1772), German lawyer and translator

Georg Christian von Wolff (1711–1784), German civil servant and university curator

Georg Christoph von Lüdinghausen-Wolff (1751–1807), Chancellor of Courland and court master

Gerhard Wolff (* 1939), German soccer player

Gerry Wolff (1920–2005), German actor

Gertrude Lübbe-Wolff (* 1953), German lawyer and judge

Gisela Müller-Wolff (1922–2000), German economist and politician (SPD), Member of the Bundestag

Gottfried Wolff (politician) (1928–2013), German politician (CDU)

Gottfried Wolff (banker) (* 1933), German banker

Gottfried M. Wolff (* 1958), German Catholic clergyman

Günter Wolff (politician) (1919-2006), German politician (SPD)

Günter Wolff (soccer player) (* 1943), German soccer player

Günther Wolff (1901–1944?), German publisher

Gunther Wolff (1930–2013), German forest scientist

Gustav Wolff (philologist) (1819–1873), German classical philologist and high school teacher

Gustav Wolff (engineer) (1834–1913), German-British engineer, co-owner of the Harland & Wolff shipyard

Gustav Wolff (architect) (1858–1930), German architect

Gustav Wolff (psychiatrist) (1865–1941), German psychiatrist

Gustav Wolff (officer) (1870–1963), Austrian officer, politician and editor

Gustav Wolff (ornithologist) (1881–1965), German teacher and ornithologist

Gustav Wolff (politician) (1894–1973), German teacher and politician (BVP, center, CDP / CDU)

Gustav Tyson-Wolff (1840–1907), German-British composer and university professor

Gustav Adolf Wolff (1819–1878), German journalist and publisher

Gustav H. Wolff (1886–1934), German artist

H

Hanna Wolff (psychotherapist) (1910–2001), German psychotherapist and theologian
Hanna Wolff (writer) (1923-2010), German writer
Hanns Peter Wolff (1914–2010), German physician
Hans Wolff (painter) (around 1480–1542), German painter
Hans Wolff (District Director) (1863–1942), German administrative lawyer
Hans Wolff (singer) (1875-1934), German singer (tenor)
Hans Wolff (District Administrator) (around 1881–1918), German administrative officer
Hans Wolff (art historian) (1882–1959), German art historian and publisher
Hans Wolff (politician) (1902–1943), German politician (NSDAP)
Hans von Wolff (1903–1944), German officer
Hans Wolff (filmmaker) (1911–1979), German filmmaker and actor
Hans Wolff (mathematician) (* 1938), German mathematician and university professor
Hans Wolff (librarian) (* 1941), German geologist and librarian
Hans Wolff-Grohmann (1903–2000), German designer, musician and architect
Hans-Georg Wolff (* 1969), German psychologist
Hans Günter Wolff (1920–1994), German veterinarian and homeopath
Hans Helmut Wolff (1910–1969), German SS-Obersturmbannführer and civil servant
Hans-Joachim Wolff (* 1958), German sports commentator
Hans Julius Wolff (administrative scientist) (1898–1976), German judge, administrative scientist and university professor
Hans Julius Wolff (legal historian) (1902–1983), German legal historian and university professor
Hans-Jürgen Wolff (* 1958), German lawyer and civil servant
Hans Walter Wolff (1911–1993), German theologian
Hans Wolfgang Wolff (* 1926), German writer and translator
Harald Wolff (1909–1977), German actor and voice actor
Harald Wolff (painter) (* 1950), German painter, graphic artist
Hartfrid Wolff (* 1971), German politician (FDP)
Hartmut Wolff (1941–2012), German ancient historian
Heimann Wolff (1830–1913), founder of the Berlin fur clothing and fur trading company H. Wolff

Heinrich Wolff (medic, 1520) (1520–1581), German medic
Heinrich Wolff (theologian) (1733–1801), German theologian
Heinrich Wolff (piano maker) (1789–1854), German piano maker
Heinrich Wolff (medic) (1793–1875), German medic
Heinrich Wolff (violinist) (1813–1898), German violinist
Heinrich Wolff (graphic artist) (1875–1940), German graphic artist, painter and university professor
Heinrich Wolff (architect) (1880–1944), German architect
Heinrich Wolff (diplomat) (1881–1946), German diplomat
Heinrich Wolff (painter) (1898–1976), German painter
Heinrich Wolff (politician) (1909–1975), German politician (CDU)
Heinrich Amadeus Wolff (* 1965), German legal scholar
Heinrich Ekkehard Wolff (* 1944), German Africanist
Heinrich Jodokus Wolff (1648–1714), Benedictine and prior of the Brauweiler Abbey
Heinrich Wilhelm Justus Wolff (1789–1844), German clergyman, chief pastor in Hamburg
Heinz Wolff (politician) (1903 – after 1971), German politician (NPD), Member of the Bundestag
Heinz Wolff (architect) (1909 – after 1983), German architect, town planner and chief curator
Heinz Wolff (journalist) (1910–1987), German philologist, editor-in-chief and Nazi propaganda leader in Salzburg
Heinz Wolff (biotechnologist) (1928–2017), British biotechnologist and TV presenter
Heinz Wolfgang Wolff (1907–1990), German opera singer and theater director
Helen Wolff (1906–1994), German-American publisher and author
Hellmut Wolff (1906–1986), German astrologer and mystic
Hellmuth Wolff (statistician) (1875–1961), German statistician, transport and economist
Hellmuth Wolff (organ builder) (1937–2013), Swiss organ builder, has worked in Canada since 1963
Hellmuth Christian Wolff (1906–1988), German composer and musicologist
Helmut Wolff (politician) (1897–1971), Romanian-German dentist and politician, President of the People's Council
Helmut Wolff (surgeon) (1928–2017), German surgeon and university professor
Helmut Wolff (artist) (* 1932), German visual artist
Helmuth Wolff (1895–1940), German architect and photographer (emigration in 1933, suicide when German troops marched into Amsterdam)
Henning Wolff (1929–2006), German journalist and newspaper publisher
Henny Wolff (1896–1965), German concert singer (soprano) and vocal teacher
Henry Drummond Wolff (1830–1908), British diplomat and politician (Conservative Party)
Herbert von Wolff (1886–1967), German judge and administrative officer
Herbert Wolff (politician) (1904–1958), German politician (CDU), Member of the Bundestag
Herbert Wolff (State Secretary) (* 1954), German political official
Hermann Wolff (medic) (1585–1620), German medic
Hermann Wolff (pastor) († 1625), German clergyman
Hermann Wolff (philosopher) (1842-1896), German philosopher
Hermann Wolff (concert agent) (1845–1902), German concert agent
Hermann Wolff (botanist) ( Karl Friedrich August Hermann Wolff ; 1866–1929), German veterinarian and botanist
Hermann Wolff (painter) (1893–1991), German painter
Hermann Wolff (1900–1942), German victim of the Holocaust, see list of stumbling blocks in Hennef #Hermann Wolff
Hermann Wolff (resistance fighter) (1906–1945), German resistance fighter
Hermann Wolff von Gudenberg (1812–1880), German administrative officer
Hermann Wolff-Metternich (1887–1956), German military person
Hermann Werner von Wolff-Metternich zur Gracht (1625–1704), Prince-Bishop of Paderborn
Hugh Wolff (* 1953), American conductor
Hugo Wolff (1909–1967), German politician (SPD)
Hugo Wolff-Maage (1866–1947), German painter, draftsman and illustrator

I.

Ida Wolff (1893–1966), German politician (SPD), MdA
Ignaz Wilhelm von Wolff-Metternich zur Gracht (1630–1688), Canon in Münster, Worms
Ilse R. Wolff (1908–2001), German editor and publisher
Inge Wolff (* 1945), German author
Ingeborg Wolff (* 1938), German lawyer
Ingeborg Wolff (actress) (* 1943), German actress
Ingo Wolff (* 1938), German engineering scientist and university professor
Irene Wolff-Molorciuc (1955–2012), German politician (Die Linke), MdL Brandenburg
Iris Wolff (* 1977), German writer

J

J. Scott Wolff (1878-1958), American politician
Jacob Wolff (1869–1926), German entrepreneur and fighter pilot
Jacob Gabriel Wolff (1683 / 1684–1754), German lawyer and poet
Jakob Wolff the Elder (1546–1612), German master builder
Jakob Wolff the Younger (1571–1620), German builder
Jakob Wolff (medic) (1642–1694), German medic and university professor
Jakob Wolff von Pforzheim , German printer
Jakob Christoph Wolff (1693–1758), German theologian
Jan Wolff (1941–2012), Dutch musician and music manager
Jeanette Wolff (1888–1976), German politician (SPD) and Jewish functionary
Jens Wolff (* 1968), German Protestant theologian and university professor
Jeremias Wolff (1663–1724), German engraver and publisher
Jerzy Kazimierz Wolff (1902–1985), Polish painter
Joachim Wolff (politician) (1918–1977), German politician (CDU)
Joachim Wolff (actor) (1920–2000), German actor and speaker
Joachim Wolff (sculptor) (1923–2009), German steel sculptor
Johann Wolff (bailiff) (also Johann Wolf ; 1537–1600), German lawyer, diplomat and historian
Johann Wolff (medic) (around 1550-1616), German physician
Johann Wolff (Mayor) (1595–1635), German politician, Mayor of Heilbronn
Johann Wolff (linguist) (1844-1893), Transylvanian linguist
Johann Wolff (pastor) (1865–1943), Transylvanian teacher and clergyman
Johann Caspar Wolff (1818–1891), Swiss architect
Johann Christian Wolff (1685– ??), German physician
Johann Eduard Wolff (1786–1868), German painter
Johann Friedrich Wolff (1778–1806), German doctor, botanist and entomologist
Johann Georg Wolff (1789–1861), German architect
Johann Gottlieb von Wolff (1756–1817), German officer and landowner
Johann Heinrich Wolff (1792–1869), German stonemason, architect and architectural writer
Johann Martin Wolff (1716–1744), German physician
Johann Philipp Wolff (physician, 1705) (1705–1749), German physician
Johann Philipp Wolff (physician, 1747) (1747–1825), German physician
Johanna Wolff (1858–1943), German writer
Johanna Wolff-Friedberg (1878– ??), German poet and composer, see Johanna Wollf-Friedberg
Johanna Wolff von Schutter (1950–2013), German actress, singer and cabaret artist
Johanna Schütz-Wolff (1896–1965), German textile designer, graphic artist and wood cutter
Johanne Wolff (* 1927), German lawyer and politician (CDU), Member of the Bundestag
Johannes Wolff (Pastor) (1884–1977), German clergyman and educator
Johannes Wolff (politician) (1900–1978), German politician (center, CDU), MdL North Rhine-Westphalia
Jojo Wolff ( Joachim Wolff ; * 1958), German television director
Jonas Wolff († 1680), German painter
Joop Wolff (1927–2007), Dutch politician and journalist
Jörg Wolff (* 1962), German soccer player
Jörg-Olaf Wolff (* before 1959), German oceanographer and university professor
José Wolff (painter) (1885–1964), Belgian painter
José Wolff (1901–1961), German orchestra leader, see Eugen Wolff (musician)
Josef Wolff (1911–2001), German engineer and functionary
Joseph Wolff (missionary) (1795–1862), British missionary
Joseph Wolff (singer) (1841–1903), German singer (tenor)
Joseph Otto Albert von Wolff (1789–1870), Livonian landowner and farmer
Josh Wolff (born 1977), American football player
Jules Wolff (1862–1955), French rabbi
Julius Wolff (lawyer) (1828–1897), German lawyer and politician, MdL Prussia
Julius Wolff (writer) (1834-1910), German poet and writer
Julius Wolff (medic) (1836–1902), German surgeon
Julius Wolff (mathematician) (1882–1945), Dutch mathematician
Julius Wolff (painter) (1895–1980), German painter
Julius Wolff von Linger (1812–1905), Prussian lieutenant general
Jupp Wolff (1908–1974), German sports journalist
Jürgen Wolff (screenwriter) (* 1948), German screenwriter
Jürgen Wolff (SPD) , German politician (SPD) and cultural manager
Jürgen Wolff (CDU) , German politician (CDU)
Jürgen B. Wolff (* 1953), German musician, graphic artist and author

K

Karin Wolff (translator) (1940s – 2018), German translator
Karin Wolff (politician) (* 1959), German politician (CDU)
Karl von Wolff (1785–1873), Prussian lieutenant general
Karl Wolff (1876–1952), German dramaturge, see Karl Wollf
Karl Wolff (lawyer, 1890) (1890–1963), Austrian lawyer and university professor
Karl Wolff (SS member) (1900–1984), German SS-Obergruppenführer
Karl Wolff (District Administrator) (1904–1993), German District Administrator
Karl Wolff (Oberregierungsrat) (1904– ??), German government official
Karl Wolff (anti-fascist) (1911–1933), German resistance fighter
Karl Wolff (writer) (* 1943), German writer
Karl August Wolff (* 1938), German painter and draftsman
Karl Dietrich Wolff (also KD Wolff ; * 1943), German publisher
Karl Erich Wolff (* 1946), German mathematician and university professor
Karl Felix Wolff (1879–1966), South Tyrolean folklorist
Kaspar Friedrich Wolff (1734–1794), German doctor and botanist, see Caspar Friedrich Wolff
Katharina Wolff (* 1983), German pop singer
Katharina Wagenbach-Wolff (* 1929), German publisher
Kerstin Wolff (* 1967), German historian
Klaus Wolff (1935–2019), Austrian dermatologist
Klaus Dieter Wolff (1935–2007), German administrative lawyer
Konrad Wolff (1907–1989), American pianist and piano teacher
Konstantin Wolff (* 1978), German singer (bass baritone)
Kurt Wolff (publisher) (1887–1963), German publisher
Kurt Wolff (aviator) (1895–1917), German fighter pilot
Kurt Wolff (graphic artist) (1916–2003), German graphic artist and university professor
Kurt Egon Wolff (1911–2001), German cabaret artist, emcee, director, founder of the Ping-Pong cabaret in exile and music manager at Warner Bros.
Kurt Heinrich Wolff (1912–2003), German-American sociologist

L.

Leopold von Wolff (? –1740), Austrian field marshal lieutenant
Lester L. Wolff (* 1919), American politician
Lilly Wolff (1896–1942), teacher and victim of the Holocaust
Lothar Wolff (1909–1988), German-American film editor, producer and director
Louis Wolff (1802–1868), German lithographer, see Wolff Brothers
Louis Wolff (writer) (1846-1919), German writer
Louis Wolff (medical doctor) (1898–1972), American cardiologist
Ludwig Wolff (chemist) (1857–1919), German chemist
Ludwig Wolff (politician) (1859–1923), German politician
Ludwig Wolff (writer) (1876 – after 1958), German writer and film director
Ludwig Wolff (General, 1886) (1886–1950), German aviator general
Ludwig Wolff (Germanist) (1892–1975), German Germanist
Ludwig Wolff (General, 1893) (1893–1968), German infantry general
Ludwig Wolff (SS member) (1908–1988), German politician (NSDAP) and SS leader
Ludwig Ferdinand von Wolff (1874–1952), German mineralogist, see Ferdinand von Wolff

M.

Manfred Wolff (* 1955), German educator and school principal
Manfred Wolff-Plottegg (* 1946), Austrian architect and artist
Marc François Jérôme Wolff (1776–1848), French general of the cavalry
Margarete Wolff (1876–1943), German trade unionist
Marguerite Wolff (1883–1964), German lawyer
Marie-Luise Wolff (* 1958), German manager
Martin Wolff (sculptor) (1852-1919), German sculptor
Martin Wolff (legal scholar) (1872–1953), German lawyer
Martin Wolff (politician) (* 1957), German politician
Matthias Wolff (* 1955), German biologist and university professor
Max Wolff (1879–1963), German biologist
Max Wolff (composer) (1885–1954), German composer and lyricist (exile in Great Britain since 1938)
Max-Eckart Wolff (1902–1988), German flotilla admiral
Max Joseph Wolff (1868–1941), German lawyer, writer and translator
Max Werner Joseph Anton Wolff-Metternich zur Gracht (1770–1839), German civil servant and politician, MdL Nassau
Melchior Heinrich Wolff (1727–1786), German Evangelical Lutheran clergyman, superintendent in Eutin
Meta Wolff (1902–1941), German actress
Michael Wolff (banker) (1771–1856), German-Jewish banker
Michael Wolff (entrepreneur) (≈1938–2012), Australian entrepreneur
Michael Wolff (philosopher) (* 1942), German philosopher and university professor
Michael Wolff (journalist) (* 1953), American journalist
Michael Wolff (musician) (* 1954), US composer, musician and actor
Michael von Wolff (* 1966), German gynecologist (reproductive medicine) and university professor
Michael Wolff (economist) (* 1975), German economist and university professor
Milton Wolff (1915–2008), American fighter in Spain and peace activist
Moritz Wolff (rabbi) (1824–1904), rabbi, philologist and author
Moritz Ossipowitsch Wolff ( Maurice Wolff ; 1825–1883), Polish-Russian bookseller and publisher
Moses Wolff (* 1969), German artist

N

Nat Wolff (* 1994), American actor and musician
Nicolaus Wolff († around 1500), German printer
Noah Wolff (1809–1907), German manufacturer
Norbert Wolff (General) (1935-2010), German officer and major general (NVA)
Norbert Wolff (* 1962), German theologian and church historian

O

Olga Knoblach-Wolff (1923–2008), German painter, graphic artist and writer
Otto Wolff (anthroposophic doctor) (1921–2003) anthroposophic doctor, author, researcher
Oskar Wolff (lawyer) (1846–1898), German lawyer and writer
Oskar Wolff (chemist) (1858–1943), German chemist, entrepreneur and politician
Oskar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff (1799–1851), German writer, humorist and educator
Oswald Wolff (1855 – after 1906), German classical philologist and high school teacher
Otto Wolff (theologian, 1794) (1794–1877), German theologian and orientalist
Otto Wolff (photographer) (1879–1920), German photographer and entrepreneur
Otto Wolff (industrialist) (1881–1940), German industrialist
Otto Wolff (economic functionary) (1907–1991), German economic functionary and SS standard leader
Otto Wolff (theologian, 1911) (1911 – after 1974), German theologian, pastor and author
Otto Wolff (medic) (1920–2010), British medic
Otto Wolff von Amerongen (1918–2007), German entrepreneur

P

Patrick Wolff (chess player) (* 1968), American chess player
Patrick Wolff (actor) (* 1975), German actor
Paul Wolff (1887–1951), German photographer
Paul H. Wolff (1880–1955), German set designer and painter
Paul Hugo Wolff (1841–1902), German judge
Paul O. Wolff (1894–1957), German pharmacologist and university professor
Paul Wolff-Zamzow (1872–?), German painter
Peter Wolff , real name of Victor Beaumont (1912–1977), German actor
Peter Wolff (politician) (* 1946), Liechtenstein politician
Peter Heinrich August Wolff (1792–1865), German photographer
Peter Hermann Wolff (* 1954), German diplomat
Philipp Wolff (1810–1894), German orientalist and religious scholar
Philipp von Wolff called Metternich (1770–1852), District Administrator of the Höxter District (1817–1845)
Pius Alexander Wolff (1782–1828), German actor and writer

R.

Reinhard Wolff (* 1949), German-Dutch psychologist and author

Reinhart Wolff (* 1939), German sociologist

Reinhold Wolff (1941–2006), German literary scholar

Reinhold von Lüdinghausen-Wolff (1900–1988), German bank manager

René Wolff (* 1978), German cyclist

Richard Wolff (painter) (1880–1964), South Tyrolean painter

Richard Wolff (wrestler) (* 1948), German wrestler

Richard Wolff (geographer) (* 1957), Swiss geographer, urban researcher and politician

Richard Wolff (racing driver) (* 1976), Czech speedway racing driver

Richard D. Wolff (* 1942), American economist

Richard Keith Wolff (* 1947), British photographer, painter and filmmaker

Richard-Salvador Wolff (* 1990), German musical performer

Rikard Wolff (1958-2017), Swedish singer, actor and musician

Robert Wolff (entrepreneur) (1921-2010), German toolmaker, technical draftsman and company founder , see Wolfcraft

Robert Wolff (musician) (* 1947), Austrian musician and scientist

Robert Lee Wolff (1915–1980), American historian

Robert Paul Wolff (* 1933), American philosopher

Rolf Wolff (* 1953), German business economist

Rosalie Wolff (* 1979), German actress, entrepreneur and animal rights activist

Rüdiger Wolff (* 1953), German pop singer

Rudolf Wolff (journalist, around 1893) (around 1893–1923), German journalist and features editor

Rudolf Wolff (1907–1993), German journalist and Foreign Legionnaire

Rudolf Wolff (author) (* 1949), German author and publisher

S.

Sabbattia Joseph Wolff (* 1756 or 1757; died 1832 or 1833), doctor, publicist and Jewish reformer
Sheldon Wolff (geneticist) (1928–2008), American geneticist and radiobiologist
Sheldon M. Wolff ( Sheldon Malcolm Wolff ; 1930-1994), American internist and inflammation researcher
Sophie Wolff (1871–1944), German sculptor
Stefan Wolff (journalist) (* 1966), German journalist and television presenter
Stefan Wolff (political scientist) (* 1969), German political scientist
Steffi von Wolff (* 1966), German author and journalist
Stephan Wolff (* 1970), German soccer player
Susann Heenen-Wolff (* 1956), German psychologist, psychoanalyst, university professor and publicist
Susanne Wolff (* 1973), German actress
Susie Wolff (* 1982) Scottish racing car driver
Sylvia Wolff (* 1967), German actress

T

Theo Wolff (* 1931), German sculptor
Theodor Wolff (politician, 1867) (1867–1927), German politician (WBWB)
Theodor Wolff (1868–1943), German writer and publicist
Theodor Wolff (politician, 1875) (1875-1923), German politician (SPD)
Thomas Wolff the Elder (around 1450–1511), German lawyer and humanist
Thomas Wolff the Younger (1475–1509), lawyer, humanist and archaeologist
Thomas Wolff (printer) (around 1485–1535), Basel printer, son and successor of Jacob Wolff
Thomas Wolff (chemist) (* 1948), German chemist
Thomas Wolff (actor) (* 1951), German actor and voice actor
Thomas Wolff (mathematician) (1954–2000), American mathematician
Thomas Wolff (publisher) (* 1967), German publisher
Thomas Nero Wolff (* 1962), German voice actor
Tilo Wolff (* 1972), German musician
Tim Wolff (* 1978), German writer
Timo de Wolff (* 1982), German mathematician and university professor
Tobias Wolff (* 1945), American writer
Tobias Wolff (medalist) († after 1600), medalist
Toni Wolff (1888–1953), Swiss psychoanalyst
Torsten Wolff , German author and poetry slammer
Toto Wolff (* 1972), Austrian racing driver and investor

U

Udo Wolff (* 1947), German musician
Ulla Wolff-Frank (1850–1924), German writer
Ulrich Wolff (* 1955), German violinist and double bass player
Ulrich-Bernd Wolff von der Sahl (* 1956), German manager
Ursula Wolff (economist) (1931–1999), German economist
Ursula Wolff (actress) (* 1943), German actress and voice actress
Ursula Wolff-Krebs (1918–1992), German illustrator and poet
Ursula Wolff-Schneider (1906–1977), German-American photographer and photojournalist
Uwe Wolff (cultural scientist) (* 1955), German cultural scientist, writer and theologian
Uwe Wolff (journalist) (* 1962), German journalist

V

Victoria Wolff (1903–1992), American writer and screenwriter
Virginia Euwer Wolff (* 1937), American writer
Volker Wolff (* 1951), German business journalist and journalism teacher

W.

Walter Wolff (architect) , German architect
Walter Wolff (engineer) (1920–2013), German engineer, university professor and founding rector of the Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences
Walther Wolff (theologian) (1870–1931), German Protestant theologian
Walther Wolff (sculptor) (1887–1966), German-Austrian sculptor
Waltraud Wolff (* 1956), German politician (SPD)
Werner Wolff (conductor) (1883–1961), German conductor and writer
Werner Wolff (director) (1886–1972), Swiss director
Werner Wolff (psychologist) (1904–1957), psychologist and university professor
Werner Wolff (SS officer) (1922–1945), German SS Obersturmführer
Wilhelm Wolff (publicist) (1809–1864), publicist and politician, companion of Karl Marx
Wilhelm Wolff (judge) (1813–1875), judge and politician
Wilhelm Wolff (Tier-Wolff; 1816–1887), sculptor, see Friedrich Wilhelm Wolff (sculptor)
Wilhelm Wolff (entrepreneur) (? –1890), German entrepreneur and company founder
Wilhelm Wolff (composer) (1851–1912), comedy and couplet poet
Wilhelm Wolff (District Administrator) (before 1878–1914), administrative lawyer
Wilhelm von Wolff , German architect
Wilhelm Hermann Ignatz Wolff-Metternich zur Gracht (1665–1722), auxiliary bishop in Münster
Willi Wolff (1883–1947), German songwriter, screenwriter, film director and film producer
William Wolff (Medic) ( William I. Wolff ; 1916-2011), American medic
William Wolff (Rabbi) (1927–2020), German-British journalist and rabbi
Willy Wolff (painter) (1905–1985), German painter, sculptor and graphic artist
Willy Wolff (singer) (1909–1982), German opera singer (baritone)
Wolf von Wolff (1824–1900), German lawyer and judge
Wolfgang Wolff (around 1515–1570), German lute maker
Wolfgang Wolff (painter) (1909–1994), German painter and textile designer (active in Tahiti and the USA since the 1930s)
Wolrad Wolff (1842–1934), German Evangelical Lutheran clergyman