'''Ludolf''' is a Germanic surname or given name. It is derived from two stems: Hlud meaning "fame" and olf meaning "wolf". An alternate spelling of the name is Ludolph. People with the name include:
* George Philipp Ludolf von Beckedorff (1778-1858), prominent Prussian Roman Catholic convert and parliamentarian
==Surname== * Hiob Ludolf (1624–1704), German orientalist * Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf (1655–1712), German diplomat and linguist * Jaan Ludolf (born 1940), Estonian chess master * Julius Ludolf (1893–1947), SS officer and concentration camp commandant executed for war crimes
==Given name== * Ludolf von Alvensleben (Major General) (1844–1912), Prussian major general * Ludolf von Alvensleben (1901-1970), Nazi official convicted ''in absentia'' for war crimes, son of the above * Ludolf Jakob von Alvensleben (1899-1953), Nazi official * Ludolf Bakhuizen (1630–1708), Dutch painter * Ludolf Nielsen (1876-1939), Danish composer, violinist, conductor, and pianist * Ludolf von Krehl (1861-1937), German internist and physiologist
==See also== * Ludolph * Rudolph (disambiguation)
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