Wolf (disambiguation)

Wolf or wolves may refer to:

Animals

• Several canids have "wolf" in their names:
  • Gray Wolf, commonly referred to simply as the wolf, which has numerous subspecies including:
    • Arctic Wolf
    • Eastern Timber Wolf
    • Eurasian Wolf
    • Japanese Wolf, extinct
    • Mexican Wolf
    • Italian Wolf
    • Tundra Wolf
  • Red Wolf, rare species in Eastern USA
  • Dire Wolf, prehistoric species
  • Eastern Canadian Wolf, a recently recognized species
  • Ethiopian Wolf, resembling a fox
  • Maned Wolf, exclusive to South America

• In addition, other animals have "wolf" in their names:
  • Wolf Spider
  • Wolf herring, found in warm coastal waters
  • Seawolf, a species of fish

Places

• Mount Wolf, borough in Pennsylvania, USA
• Wolf Point, city in Montana, USA
• Wolfscastle, village in Wales, UK
• Dewolf Point, part of Wellesley Island, New York, USA
• The Wolves, two rocks in the Bristol Channel, UK
• Wolf Lake, Minnesota, Northeast of Ely, Minnesota, USA
• River Wolf, in Devonshire in England.

Science

• Comet Wolf, any of two or three comets
• Wolf 359, a star in the constellation of Leo
• Wolf 424, a star in the constellation of Virgo
• Wolf 1061, a star in the constellation of Ophiuchus
• Wolf (crater), on the moon
• Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, a genetic disorder

People

Alternate spellings include Wolfe, Wolff and Woolf.

• Wolf Blitzer (b.1948), journalist
• Beverly Hungry Wolf, author
• Howlin' Wolf, American blues musician
• Little Wolf (c.1820-1904), Cheyenne war leader
• Jan Michael Looking Wolf, Native american flutist
• Joseph Lonewolf (b.1932), Pueblo potter
• Minnie Spotted-Wolf, first female Native American Marine
• Stalking Wolf, Apache scout
• Aliya Wolf (b.1975), American model
• Anne Wolf (b.1967), Belgian pianist
• Beowulf, Old English poem and legendary hero
• Carrie Wolf, Guantanamo Bay prosecutor
• Charles Wolf (1827-1918), French astronomer
• Charlie Wolf (present day), radio talk show host
• Christie Wolf (b.1966), female bodybuilder and wrestler
• Christopher Wolf (present day), American lawyer
• Dale E. Wolf (b.1924), American businessman and politician
• Daniel James Wolf (b.1961), American music composer and scholar
• David Wolf (b.1956), American astronaut
• Emil Wolf (b.1922), American physicist
• Eric Wolf (1923-1999), anthropologist
• Enrique Wolf, Argentine football player
• Frank Rudolph Wolf (b.1939), American republican politician
• Fred Alan Wolf (b.1934), theoretical physicist
• Friedrich Wolf (1888-1953), German doctor and writer
• Friedrich August Wolf (1750-1824), German philologist and critic
• Gary Wolf, creator of Roger Rabbit
• Gusti Wolf (1912-2007), Austrian actress
• Hugo Wolf (1860-1903), Austrian composer of Slovene origin
• Jack Keil Wolf, American computer scientist
• Joe Wolf. (b.1964), retired NBA player
• Johannes Wolf
• John Baptiste Wolf (1907-1996), American historian
• Josh Wolf two people of the same name
• Julius Wolff (1836 – 1902) German surgeon, proposed remodeling of bone due stress
• Kate Wolf (1942-1986), was an American folk singer and songwriter
• Konrad Wolf (1925-1982), East German film director
• Lucien Wolf (1857-1930), Anglo-Jewish historian and writer
• Marek Wolf, Czech astronomer
• Markus Wolf (1923-2006), a former East German intelligence head
• Mary B. Wolf, Williamsport mayor
• Mary Hunter Wolf (1905?-2000), American theater director and producer
• Max Wolf (1863-1932), German astronomer
• Milton A. Wolf (1924-2005), American ambassador to Austria
• Milton Wolff - Commander of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade
• Mountain Wolf Woman, a Ho-Chunk member of the Native American Church
• Naomi Wolf (b.1962), American writer on feminism and progressive politics
• Patrick Wolf, an English musician
• Robert Wolf, co-founder of the Free River Press
• Ron Wolf, American football general manager of the Green Bay Packers
• Rudolf Wolf (1816-1893), Swiss astronomer and mathematician
• Scott Wolf (b.1968), American actor
• Susan Wolf, moral philosopher
• Thomas Wolf, member of the RAND Corporation and US government advisor in the 1970s
• Walter Wolf, two people of that name
• Warner Wolf (b.1937), American television and radio sports broadcaster
• Wolfgang Wolf (b.1957), German soccer player and coach
• Myron Wolfchild (b.1983), Albertan politician
• Wolf Robe, Cheyenne chief
• Wolf, the pseudonym of Michael Van Wijk on the UK TV show Gladiators
• Wolf, translation of the word Adolf from German, and one of Adolf Hitler's nicknames

Sports

• Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., English football team, commonly known as "Wolves"
• Warrington Wolves, English rugby league team
• Chicago Wolves, US minor league ice hockey team in the AHL
• Manchester Wolves, US a minor league arena football team in the af2
• A car constructed by Walter Wolf Racing, a late-1970s-era Formula One auto-racing team
• Minnesota Timberwolves, an NBA team based in Minneapolis, MN
• Sudbury Wolves Ontario hockey league Sudbury ontario canada

Music

• Hugo Wolf (1860-1903), Austrian composer of Slovene origin
• The Grey Wolves, a British death industrial music group
• Wolf interval, unusual musical interval in music theory
• Wolf Parade, a Canadian indie rock group
• Wolfmother, an Australian rock group
• Patrick Wolf, an English musician
• "Wolf & Raven", a song by Finnish metal band Sonata Arctica
• Wolf tone, a noise produced on some stringed instruments
• Wolf Eyes, an American noise band from Ann Harbor, Michigan
• Wolf (band), a Swedish heavy metal band
• "She-Wolf", a song by Metal band Megadeth
• "Wolf", a song by Veruca Salt from their 1994 album American Thighs
• "Of Wolf and Man", a song by Metallica from The Black Album
• "Wolf", a song by Iced Earth from the 2001 album Horror Show.

Radio and television

• WOLF (AM), radio station in Syracuse, New York
• WOLF-FM, radio station in Oswego, New York
• WOLF-TV, television station in Hazleton, Pennsylvania
• 107.7 The Wolf, independent station in Wolverhampton, UK
• 99.5 The Wolf, country music station in Dallas/Fort Worth, TX

Organizations

• Grey Wolves, Turkish nationalist group
• Snow Wolf Commando Unit, an elite counter-terrorrist unit in the People's Republic of China
• White Wolf, Inc., North American game industry
• WOLF, World Oneiric Life Force, Midlands based Paranormal and Spiritual Healing Group

Other

• Clan Wolf, a group in the fictional Battletech universe.
• Capitoline Wolf, ancient sculpture
• Sniper Wolf, a Metal Gear Solid character
• Nightwolf, a Mortal Kombat character
• Werewolves
• Wolf Ammunition
• Wolf Prizes (established 1978)
• Wolf Breidenbach
• Wolf (film), 1994 werewolf horror film
• Wolf Man, 1941 horror film
• Wulf
• Zeev (Ze'ev, Zev), Hebrew first name (see Animal names as first names in Hebrew).
• Wolf (APC), Namibian produced armored personnel carrier
• Link the protagonist of the Legend Of Zelda video game series that turns into a grew wolf.
• Wolf (APC), Israeli produced armored personnel carrier
• Wolf O'Donnell from the Star Fox series of video games
• Wolfos from the Legend of Zelda series of video games
• Wolfman Jack legendary disc jockey, TV show host, and actor
• Wolfenstein 3D is sometimes shortened to just Wolf
• Wolf Larsen is a fictional character in Jack London's The Sea-Wolf
• To eat large quantities of food (e.g. Wolf down)
• Lupin III, known for a time as "Wolf" due to copyright issues
• Wolf Camera Centers
• Wolf, a South Devon Railway 4-4-0ST steam locomotive
• Wolf, a simulation game where the player takes the role of a wolf
• Wolf Cub, a rank in the Cub Scouts (Boy Scouts of America).
• Fenrisulfr (also Fenrir or Fenris) a wolf in Norse mythology.

See also

• Lone Wolf
• Wolf Creek
• Wolf Lake
• Wolf River
• Wolf Rock
• Wolf man
• Fenrisulfr