Wilder is an English and German surname, sometimes used as a given name, meaning "untamed" or "wild", a wild, free, or natural state or existence, also passionately eager or enthusiastic. [1][2][3]
People with the given name edit
- Wilder D. Baker (1890–1975), United States Navy admiral
- Wilder Dwight Bancroft (1867–1953), American chemist
- Wilder Calderón (born 1947), Peruvian politician
- Wilder Cartagena (born 1994), Peruvian footballer
- Wilder W. Crane Jr. (1928–1985), American politician
- Wilder D. Foster (1819–1873), American politician
- Wilder Guisao (born 1991), Colombian footballer
- Wilder W. Hartley (1901–1970), American politician
- Wilder Hobson (1906–1964), American writer and musician
- Wilder Medina (born 1981), Colombian footballer
- Wilder Metcalf (1855–1935), United States Army general and politician
- Wilder Penfield (1891–1976), American-Canadian neurosurgeon
- Wilder Smith (1835–1891), American minister and writer
- Wilder Weir (born 1983), Canadian television host
- Wilder Zabala (born 1982), Bolivian footballer
People with the surname edit
The arts edit
Acting and filmmaking edit
- Billy Wilder (1906–2002), Austrian-born American film director
- Gene Wilder (1933–2016), American actor
- James Wilder (actor) (born 1968), American film and television actor
- W. Lee Wilder (1904–1982), Austrian-born American screenwriter, film producer and director
Literature edit
- Charlotte Frances Wilder (1839–1916), American writer
- Cherry Wilder, pseudonym of New Zealand writer Cherry Barbara Grimm (1930–2002)
- Effie Wilder (1909–2007), American writer
- Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867–1957), American writer
- Louise Beebe Wilder (1878–1938), American gardening writer
- Rose Wilder Lane (1886–1968), American writer
- Thornton Wilder (1897–1975), American writer
Music edit
- Ace Wilder (born 1982), Swedish singer
- Alan Wilder (born 1959), British electronic musician
- Alec Wilder (1907–1980), American composer and songwriter
- Matthew Wilder (born 1953), American musician
- Webb Wilder (born 1954), American singer-songwriter
Military and politics edit
- Abel Carter Wilder (1828–1875), American businessman and politician
- Douglas Wilder (born 1931), American politician, Governor of Virginia
- Harvey A. Wilder (1907-1968), American farmer and politician
- John Shelton Wilder (1921–2010), American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee
- John T. Wilder (1830–1917), American Civil War general
- Joseph M. Wilder (1918–1990), American politician
- Wilber Elliott Wilder (1857–1952), American brigadier general
Sports edit
- Bobby Wilder (born 1964), head coach of the Old Dominion Monarchs football team
- Chris Wilder (born 1967), English football player and manager
- Dash Wilder (born 1987), American professional wrestler
- Deontay Wilder (born 1985), American heavyweight boxer
- George Wilder (cricketer) (1876–1948), English cricketer
- James Wilder Sr. (born 1958), American football running back
- James Wilder Jr. (born 1992), American football running back
- Michael Wilder (born 1962), American chess champion
Others edit
- Burt Green Wilder (1841–1925), American comparative anatomist
- Christopher Wilder (1944–1984), American serial rapist and murderer
- Frances Farmer Wilder, American radio executive
- George Wilder (criminal) (born 1962), prison escaper and New Zealand folk hero
- Gertrude B. Wilder (1874–1955), American clubwoman
- Harris Hawthorne Wilder (1864–1928), American zoologist
- Inez Whipple Wilder (1871–1929), American zoologist
- John R. Wilder (1816–1879), American businessman
- J. Welles Wilder, Jr. (1935–2021), American mechanical engineer, best known for his work in technical analysis
- Lynn Wilder (born 1952), American author and professor
- Nicholas Wilder (1937–1989), American art dealer and gallery owner
- Raymond Louis Wilder (1896–1982), American mathematician
- Robert Wilder (born 1960), American businessman, creator of WilderHill Clean Energy Index
- Russell Morse Wilder (1885–1959), American physician and medical researcher
Fictional characters edit
- Alex Wilder, a fictional character appearing in Marvel Comics
- Harry Wilder, a fictional character in the Case Closed
- Wilder (Transformers), a fictional character
- Zelos Wilder, a fictional character in the video game Tales of Symphonia
- Kate Wilder, a fictional character in the video game The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Reaney, Percy Hide (1967). The origin of English surnames. Routledge & K. Paul. p. 264. Retrieved 30 May 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ Hayes, Justin Cord (18 December 2012). The Terrible Meanings of Names: Or Why You Shouldn't Poke Your Giselle with a Barry. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781440552564. Retrieved 30 May 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Definition of WILD". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
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