'''Wilke''' is a surname of German origin, which is medieval pet form of the personal name Wilhelm.<ref>''Dictionary of American Family Names''. [http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=wilke "Wilke Family History"], Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 15 January 2016.</ref> A related English surname is Wilkie. The surname Wilke may refer to: *Axel Downard-Wilke (born 1966), New Zealand transport planner *Birthe Wilke (born 1936), Danish singer *Christian Gottlob Wilke (1788–1854), German theologian *Günther Wilke (1925–2016), German chemist *Gustav Wilke (1898–1977), German general *Hannah Wilke (1940–1993), American artist *Henry F. Wilke (1857–1931), American politician *Julius A. R. Wilke (1860–1914), American sailor *Kristof Wilke (born 1985), German rower *Marcel Wilke (born 1989), German footballer *Marina Wilke (born 1958), German rowing cox *René Wilke (born 1984), German politician, mayor of Frankfurt (Oder) *Richard B. Wilke (1930–2025), American Methodist bishop and writer *Robert J. Wilke (1914–1989), American actor *Rudolf Wilke (1873–1908), German artist *Ulfert Wilke (1907–1987), American artist *Wotan Wilke Möhring (born 1967), German actor
==See also== *Wilkes (surname) *Wilkie (surname) *Willke *Willkie
==References== {{reflist}} {{surname}} Category:German-language surnames Category:Surnames derived from given names