# Wilke

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'''Wilke''' is a [surname](/source/surname) of [German](/source/German_language) origin, which is medieval pet form of the personal name [Wilhelm](/source/Wilhelm_(name)).<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](/source/English_language) surname is [Wilkie](/source/Wilkie_(surname)). The surname Wilke may refer to:
*[Axel Downard-Wilke](/source/Axel_Downard-Wilke) (born 1966), New Zealand transport planner
*[Birthe Wilke](/source/Birthe_Wilke) (born 1936), Danish singer
*[Christian Gottlob Wilke](/source/Christian_Gottlob_Wilke) (1788–1854), German theologian
*[Günther Wilke](/source/G%C3%BCnther_Wilke) (1925–2016), German chemist
*[Gustav Wilke](/source/Gustav_Wilke) (1898–1977), German general
*[Hannah Wilke](/source/Hannah_Wilke) (1940–1993), American artist
*[Henry F. Wilke](/source/Henry_F._Wilke) (1857–1931), American politician
*[Julius A. R. Wilke](/source/Julius_A._R._Wilke) (1860–1914), American sailor
*[Kristof Wilke](/source/Kristof_Wilke) (born 1985), German rower
*[Marcel Wilke](/source/Marcel_Wilke) (born 1989), German footballer
*[Marina Wilke](/source/Marina_Wilke) (born 1958), German rowing cox
*[René Wilke](/source/Ren%C3%A9_Wilke) (born 1984), German politician, mayor of Frankfurt (Oder)
*[Richard B. Wilke](/source/Richard_B._Wilke) (1930–2025), American Methodist bishop and writer
*[Robert J. Wilke](/source/Robert_J._Wilke) (1914–1989), American actor
*[Rudolf Wilke](/source/Rudolf_Wilke) (1873–1908), German artist
*[Ulfert Wilke](/source/Ulfert_Wilke) (1907–1987), American artist
*[Wotan Wilke Möhring](/source/Wotan_Wilke_M%C3%B6hring) (born 1967), German actor

==See also==
*[Wilkes (surname)](/source/Wilkes_(surname))
*[Wilkie (surname)](/source/Wilkie_(surname))
*[Willke](/source/Willke)
*[Willkie](/source/Willkie)

==References==
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Category:German-language surnames
Category:Surnames derived from given names

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