Wise (surname)

Wise is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Anna Wise (born 1991), American singer
• Audrey Wise (1935–2000), United Kingdom politician
• Bernhard Wise (1858–1916), Australian politician
• Bob Wise (born 1948), American politician
• Brownie Wise (1913–1992), American saleswoman who developed "party plan" marketing
• Charla Wise, American aerospace executive
• Christopher Wise (born 1961), American author
• Cody Wise, American singer
• Daniel Wise (disambiguation), several people, including

• Daniel Wise (American football) (born 1996), American football player
• Daniel Wise (author) (1813–1898), Methodist Episcopal clerical author
• Daniel Wise (playwright), American contemporary playwright, producer, and author
• Daniel Wise (mathematician) (born 1971), American mathematician

• David Wise (disambiguation), several people, including

• David Wise (composer), British video game music composer
• David Wise (cricketer) (born 1963), English cricketer
• David Wise (freestyle skier) (born 1990), American Olympic gold medalist
• David Wise (journalist) (1930–2018), American investigative journalist and writer
• David Wise (writer) (1955–2020), American television writer

• Deatrich Wise (born 1965), American football player
• Deatrich Wise Jr. (born 1994), American football player
• Dennis Wise (born 1966), English footballer
• DeWayne Wise (born 1978), American baseball player
• Doc Wise (born 1967), American football player
• Dwight Wise (1930–2020), American politician.
• Ernie Wise (1925–1999), British comedian
• Frank Wise (1897–1986), Australian politician
• Frank Wise (British politician) (1885–1933), British politician and economist
• Frank C. Wise (1864–1956), American politician from Ohio
• Fred Wise (disambiguation), several people

• Fred Wise (physician) (1881–1950), American dermatologist
• Fred Wise (songwriter) (1915–1966), American lyricist who wrote songs for Elvis Presley

• Frederick Wise, 1st Baron Wise (1887–1968), British Labour Party politician
• Fredric Wise (1871–1928), British Conservative Party politician
• George Wise (disambiguation), several people, including

• George Wise (Australian politician) (1853–1950), Australian politician and solicitor
• George Wise (rugby union) (1904–1971), New Zealand rugby union player
• George D. Wise (Union) (1816–1881), Union Army officer during the American Civil War
• George D. Wise (politician) (1831–1898), U.S. Representative from Virginia
• George S. Wise (1906–1987), American Jewish sociologist

• Glenn M. Wise American politician
• Henry Wise (disambiguation), several people, including

• Henry Wise (footballer) (born 2000), English professional footballer
• Henry Wise (gardener) (1653–1738), English gardener, designer, and nurseryman
• Henry Wise (merchant) (1802–1866), English mariner and merchant
• Henry Wise (publisher) (1835–1922), New Zealand publisher
• Henry A. Wise (1806–1876), Governor of Virginia
• Henry A. Wise (attorney), United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York (1909–13)
• Henry Wise Jr. (1920–2003), American physician and World War II Tuskegee Airman fighter pilot
• Henry A. Wise (New York state senator) (1906–1982), New York politician
• Henry Augustus Wise (1819–1869), author and U.S. Naval Officer
• Henry Seiler Wise (1909–1982), United States federal judge
• Henry Christopher Wise (politician) (1806–1883), English politician

• Isaac Mayer Wise (1819–1900), American Reform rabbi and author
• Jake Wise (born 2000), American professional ice-hockey player
• James H. Wise (politician) (1912–1976), American politician
• John Wise (disambiguation), several people, including:

• John Wise (Australian politician) (1856–1942), New South Wales politician
• John Wise (balloonist) (1808–1879), American ballooning pioneer
• John Wise (Canadian politician) (1935–2013)
• John Wise (clergyman) (1652–1725), Massachusetts divine who protested taxation
• John Wise (footballer) (born 1954), Australian footballer
• John Wise (Canadian politician) (1935–2013), Progressive Conservative MP and federal Minister of Agriculture
• John Wise (sport shooter) (1901–1971), Australian, competed at the 1948 Olympic Games
• John Wise (Virginia politician) (fl. 1768–1812), Speaker of Virginia House of Delegates
• John A. Wise (1939–2011), American scientist
• John Ayshford Wise (1810–1865), British MP for Stafford
• John Henry Wise (1868–1937), Hawaiian politician
• John Richard de Capel Wise (1831–1890), British writer
• John Sergeant Wise (1846–1913), American Congressman

• Josh Wise (born 1983), NASCAR driver
• Julian Stanley Wise (1900–1985), volunteer rescue organization founder
• Karen Wise (born 1979), Chef whom worked for Christian Horner
• Korey Wise (born 1972), American activist
• Kurt Wise, American creationist
• Leo Wise (1849–1933), American newspaper editor and publisher
• Louise Waterman Wise (1874–1974), American social worker and artist
• Mark B. Wise (born 1953), physicist
• Matt Wise (born 1975), baseball player
• Max Wise (born 1975), American former FBI agent, serving as a member of the Kentucky Senate
• Michael Wise (disambiguation), several people, including

• Michael John Wise (1918–2015), British geographer
• Mike Wise (American football) (1964–1992), American football defensive end
• Mike Wise (American columnist), sports and feature writer for The Washington Post
• Mike Wise (politician), member of the Ohio House of Representatives

• Rev. Percy W. Wise "Canon Wise" (1870–1950), Anglican priest in South Australia
• Ray Wise (born 1947), American actor
• Richard Alsop Wise (1843–1900), US politician of political family
• Rick Wise (born 1945), American baseball player
• Robert Wise (disambiguation), several people, including
  • Robert Wise (1914–2005), American film producer and director
  • Bob Wise (born 1948), U.S. governor of West Virginia
  • Robert Russell "Chubby" Wise (1915–1996), American bluegrass fiddler
  • Robert C. Wise (1925–2024), American politician in Pennsylvania
  • Robert Wise, chairman and managing director of the Wise Music Group (formerly Music Sales Group), sheet music publishers
  • Robert E. Wise, American architect, founder of the Cramer, Bartlett & Wise firm in Los Angeles in the early 1900s
• Seelig Wise (1913–2004), American farmer and politician
• Stephen Wise (disambiguation), several people, including

• Stephen Samuel Wise (1874–1949), American rabbi and Zionist leader
• Stephen R. Wise (born 1941), member of the Florida Senate

• Steven M. Wise (born 1952), American legal scholar
• Sue Wise (born 1953), English feminist author
• Tim Wise, American anti-racist activist
• Thomas Wise (disambiguation), several people

• Sir Thomas Wise (died 1630) (died 1629), English politician, MP for Bere Alston, 1621
• Thomas James Wise (1859–1937), manuscript forger
• Thomas Wise (died 1641) (c. 1605 – 1641), English politician
• Thomas Wise (priest) (1671–1726), clergyman of the Church of England
• Thomas A. Wise (1865–1928), American actor and president of The Lambs
• Thomas Dewey Wise (born 1939), American politician in the state of South Carolina
• Tom Wise (born 1948), Independent and UKIP member of the European Parliament

• Wes Wise (1928–2022), American journalist and politician
• Willie Wise, American basketballer born 1947
• William Wise (disambiguation), several people, including

• William Furlong Wise, British Naval officer
• William Wise III, American basketballer born 1992

• Willy Wise, American boxer

• Wise (disambiguation)

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