Wycliffe (name)

Wycliffe is a given name and surname.

John Wycliffe

A most notable holder of the name was John Wycliffe (also spelled Wyclif, Wycliff, Wiclef, Wicliffe, Wickliffe) (c. 1320s – 31 December 1384) who was an English scholastic philosopher, theologian, Biblical translator, reformer, and seminary professor at Oxford. He was an influential dissident within the Roman Catholic priesthood during the 14th century. Among other things, Wycliffe Hall, Oxford; Wycliffe College, Toronto; Wycliffe College, Gloucestershire; and the 1841 ship John Wickliffe are named after him.

People with the given name

Wycliffe Gordon (born 1967), American musician
Wyc Grousbeck, Wycliffe Grousbeck (born 1961), American entrepreneur
Wyclef Jean (born 1969), Haitian rapper
Wycliffe Bubba Morton (1931–2006), American baseball player
Wycliffe Juma Oluoch (born 1980), Kenyan footballer
Wycliff Kambonde (born 1988), Namibian footballer
Wycliffe Ochomo (born 1990), Kenyan footballer
Wycliffe Oparanya (born 1956), Kenyan politician
Wycliff Palu (born 1982), Australian rugby player
Charles Wycliffe Joiner (1916–2017), American judge

People with given names "John Wycliffe"

John Wycliffe Black (1862–1951), an English shoe manufacturer and politician
John Wycliffe Lowes Forster (1850–1938), a Canadian artist
John Wycliffe Linnell (1878–1967), an English physician

People with the surname

Elizabeth Wycliffe (born 1983), Canadian swimmer

Other people

H. Bedford-Jones (1887–1949), a Canadian writer, used the penname John Wycliffe