Wheeler (surname)
Appearance
Wheeler is a surname of English origin. It is an occupational name, describing originally one who makes or uses wheels.[1]
People
- Alan Wheeler (born 1989), British airplane pilot
- Albert H. Wheeler (1915–1994), American academic and politician
- A. Harry Wheeler (1873–1950), American mathematician and mathematics teacher
- Alison Wheeler (born 1972), British singer
- Alwynne Cooper Wheeler (1929-2005), British ichthyologist
- Andrew R. Wheeler, American lawywer
- Anna Wheeler (died 1848), Anglo-Irish author
- Anne Wheeler (born 1946), Canadian film and television director
- Benjamin Ide Wheeler (1854–1927), American academic
- Bert Wheeler (1895–1968), American comedian
- Bessie Wheeler (born 1876), painter
- Billy Edd Wheeler (born 1932), American songwriter, performer, writer and visual artist
- Blake Wheeler (born 1986), American ice hockey player
- Burton K. Wheeler (1882–1975), American politician
- Candace Wheeler (1827–1923), American interior and textile designer
- Caron Wheeler (born 1963), English R&B singer
- Charles Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
- Cheryl Wheeler (born 1951), American singer-songwriter
- Chris Wheeler (born 1945), American announcer and color commentator
- Clayton L. Wheeler (1876–1950), New York politician
- Cora Stuart Wheeler (1852–1897), American poet, author
- Damen Wheeler (born 1977), American football player
- Dan Wheeler (born 1977), American baseball pitcher
- David Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
- Donald Niven Wheeler (1913–2002) American academic and bureaucrat, accused spy, brother of George Shaw Wheeler
- Donald J. Wheeler, American statistician and author
- Earle Wheeler (1908–1975), American general
- Edwin Wheeler (1828–1864), American legislator and jurist
- Ella Wheeler Wilcox, (1850–1919), American poet
- Ellen Wheeler (born 1961), American actress
- Erica Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
- Everett P. Wheeler (1840–1925), American politician
- Felix Wheeler, British functionary, the Crown Equerry
- Flex Wheeler (born 1965), American professional bodybuilder
- Floyd E. Wheeler (1905-1995), American politician
- Sir Frederick Wheeler (public servant) (1914–1994), Australian public servant
- Gary Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
- Geoffrey Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
- George Shaw Wheeler (1908?–?), American economist, defector, brother of Donald Niven Wheeler
- Harold Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
- Harry Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
- Heneage Wheeler, English cricketer
- Hugh Wheeler (1912–1987), English writer
- Humpy Wheeler (Howard Augustine Wheeler, born 1938), American auto racing promoter and track owner
- J. Wheeler (Middlesex cricketer) (dates unknown), an 18th-century English professional cricketer
- Jacquetta Wheeler, British model
- James Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
- Jason Wheeler (born 1990), baseball player
- Jillian Wheeler (born 1991), American actress and singer
- John Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
- John Wheeler-Bennett (1902–1975), British historian
- Johnny Wheeler (1928-2019), footballer for Tranmere Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Liverpool, New Brighton
- Joseph Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
- Kenny Wheeler (1930–2014), Canadian composer
- Kristiina Wheeler (born 1983), Finnish singer and television hostess
- Lloyd Garrison Wheeler (1848-1909), American businessman and philanthropist
- Louis Cutter Wheeler (1910–1980), American botanist
- Lucille Wheeler (born 1935), Canadian alpine skier
- Maggie Wheeler (born 1961), American actress
- Marcy Wheeler, American independent journalist
- Mary Sparkes Wheeler (1835–1919), British-born American author, poet, lecturer
- Matthew Wheeler (born 1962), English cricketer
- Maureen Wheeler, co-founder of Lonely Planet Publications
- Michael Wheeler (disambiguation), multiple people
- Sir Mortimer Wheeler (1890–1976), British archaeologist
- Nathaniel Wheeler, American businessman
- Nicholas Wheeler (born 1965), British businessman
- Nick Wheeler (born 1982), American rock musician
- Nicola Wheeler (born 1974), English actress
- Sir Neil Wheeler (1917–2009), Royal Air Force officer
- Osmer B. Wheeler (1809–1906), New York politician
- Paul Wheeler (footballer) (born 1965), Welsh footballer
- Paul Wheeler (writer), British screenwriter and novelist
- Paul James Wheeler (born 1947), Welsh rugby union player
- Peter Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
- Philip Wheeler, American football player
- Quentin Wheeler, American Olympic hurdler
- Quentin D. Wheeler (born 1954), American entomologist
- Robert Wheeler (disambiguation), including Bob and Bobby Wheeler
- Roger Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
- Roy Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
- Ryan Wheeler, (born 1988), American baseball player
- Ryan Wheeler (baseball coach) (born 1971), American college baseball coach
- Schuyler Wheeler (1860–1923), American engineer, inventor of the electric fan
- Seager Wheeler (1868–1961), MBE, Canadian agronomist, pioneered economically viable wheat strains and fruit for dryland prairie farming
- Shannon Wheeler, American cartoonist
- Stuart Wheeler (1935–2020), British businessman and politician
- Tessa Wheeler, British Archaeologist
- Thomas Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
- Tim Wheeler (born 1977), Irish rock musician
- Tim Wheeler (academic), Vice-Chancellor of the University of Chester
- Tim Wheeler (baseball) (born 1988), outfielder in the Colorado Rockies organization
- Tony Wheeler, co-founder of Lonely Planet Publications
- Wayne Wheeler (1869–1927), American temperance activist
- William Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
- Wilson Roy Wheeler (1905–1988), Australian ornithologist
- Zack Wheeler (born 1990), baseball player
- Zelous Wheeler (born 1987), baseball player
Fictional characters
- Joey Wheeler from the Japanese anime Yu-Gi-Oh!
- Megan Wheeler, from the American TV series Law & Order: Criminal Intent
- Mike Wheeler, from the American TV series Stranger Things
- Nancy Wheeler, from the American TV series Stranger Things
- April and Frank Wheeler, from the book Revolutionary Road and its movie adaptation Revolutionary Road
References
- ^ Reaney, Percy H.; Wilson, R. M. (2005). A Dictionary of English Surnames (Third ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 484. ISBN 978-0-19-280663-5.