Wilf

Wilf is a masculine given name, most commonly a diminutive form of Wilfred or Wilfrid. It is also a nickname and a surname.

People

Given name

• Wilfred Arthur (1919–2000), Australian World War II fighter ace
• Wilf Barber (1901–1968), English cricketer
• Charles Wilf Carter (musician) (1904–1996), Canadian country music singer and yodeler
• Wilf Copping (1909–1980), English footballer
• Wilf Cude (1910–1968), Welsh hockey player
• Wilf Field (1915–1979), Canadian hockey player
• Wilf Hanni, politician and oil industry consultant
• Wilf Homenuik (born 1935), Canadian golfer
• Wilf Hurd (born 1950), Canadian politician
• Wilf Kirkham (1901–1974), British football player
• Wilf Low (1884–1933), Scottish footballer
• Wilf Loughlin, Canadian hockey player
• Wilf Lunn, British television presenter
• Wilf Mannion (1918–2000), English footballer
• Wilf McGuinness (born 1937), English football player and manager
• Wilf O'Reilly (born 1964), British speed skater
• Wilf Paiement (born 1955), Canadian hockey player
• Wilf Proudfoot (1921–2013), British politician
• Wilf Rostron (born 1956), English footballer
• Wilf Slack (1954–1989), English cricketer
• Wilf Toman (1874–1917), English footballer
• Wilf Waller (1877–?), South African football player
• Wilf Wedmann (1948–2021), Canadian high jumper
• Wilf Wild (1893–1950), British football manager
• Wilf Wooller (1912–1997), Welsh cricketer, rugby union footballer, administrator and journalist

Surname

• Einat Wilf (born 1970), Israeli politician and member of the Knesset
• Harry Wilf (1921–1992), Polish-born American businessman, brother of Joseph Wilf
  • Leonard Wilf, American businessman, co-owner of the Minnesota Vikings, son of Harry
  • Orin Wilf (born 1973/74), American real estate developer, son of Leonard
• Herbert Wilf (1931–2012), American mathematician
• Joseph Wilf (1925–2016), Polish-born American businessman, brother of Harry Wilf
  • Mark Wilf (born 1962), president and co-owner of the Minnesota Vikings, son of Joseph
  • Zygi Wilf (born 1950), co-owner of the Minnesota Vikings, son of Joseph
• Steven Wilf, American law professor

Fictional characters

• Wilfred Mott, a recurring character in the Doctor Who television series
• Wilf, a wise young man appearing throughout the Chaos Walking book series

See also

• Wilf Campus, the main campus of Yeshiva University, a private university in New York City
• Wilfried (given name)
• Wilfred (given name)
• Wilfredo
• Wilfie, a nickname