# 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 (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
* 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