Wolpe

Wolpe is a locational surname of German origin, named after the medieval County of Wölpe. Notable people with the surname include:

• AnnMarie Wolpe (1930–2018), South African sociologist, wife of Harold
• Berthold Wolpe (1905–1989), German visual designer
• David Wolpe (born 1958), American rabbi
• Harold Wolpe (1926–1996), South African economist, husband of AnnMarie
• Howard Wolpe (1939–2011), American politician
• Irma Wolpe (1902–1984), Romanian-born composer
• Joseph Wolpe (1915–1997), South African psychiatrist
• Lenny Wolpe (born 1951), American actor
• Paul Root Wolpe (born 1957), American sociologist
• Sholeh Wolpé, Iranian-born American poet, literary translator and playwright
• Shalom Dov Wolpo, also Sholom Ber Wolpe (born 1948), Israeli rabbi
• Stefan Wolpe (1902–1972), American composer

See also

• Volpe
• Wölpe, a river in Germany
• County of Wölpe, a territorial lordship in the Middle Ages