Wheeler (surname)

Wheeler is a surname of English origin. It is an occupational name, originally describing one who makes or uses wheels. ^[1]

People

• Allen 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
• Alison Wheeler (comedian) (born 1986), French comedian and actress
• Alwynne Cooper Wheeler (1929–2005), British ichthyologist
• Andrew R. Wheeler (born 1986), American lawyer
• Anna Wheeler (author) (1780–1848), Anglo-Irish author
• Anna Wheeler (mathematician) (1883–1966), American mathematician
• Anne Wheeler (born 1946), Canadian film and television director
• Benjamin Ide Wheeler (1854–1927), American academic
• Bert Wheeler (1895–1968), American comedian
• Bessie Wheeler (1876–?), American painter
• Billy Edd Wheeler (1932–2024), American songwriter, performer, writer and visual artist
• Blake Wheeler (born 1986), American ice hockey player
• Brian Wheeler (1961/62–2024), American radio announcer
• 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
• Clare Wheeler (born 1998), Australian footballer
• Clayton L. Wheeler (1876–1950), New York politician
• Cora Stuart Wheeler (1852–1897), American poet, author
• Craig Michael Wheeler, American politician
• Damen Wheeler (born 1977), American football player
• Dan Wheeler (born 1977), American baseball pitcher
• Daniel Wheeler (1771-1840), British Quaker missionary and agriculturist
• Daniel Wheeler (born 1987), American professional wrestler
• 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
• Elisabeth Wheeler (born 1944), American biologist, botanist and wood scientist
• 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
• Frederick Wheeler (public servant) (1914–1994), Australian public servant
• Gary Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
• Geoffrey Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
• George Shaw Wheeler (1908–1998), American economist, defector, brother of Donald Niven Wheeler
• Golden "Big" Wheeler (1929–1998), American blues singer, harmonicist and songwriter
• Harold Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
• Harry Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
• Heneage Wheeler (1870–1965), English cricketer
• Homer W. Wheeler (1848–1930), American military officer and author
• Hugh Wheeler (1912–1987), English writer
• Humpy Wheeler (Howard Augustine Wheeler, 1938–2025), American auto racing promoter and track owner
• J. Wheeler (Middlesex cricketer) (dates unknown), an 18th-century English professional cricketer
• Jacquetta Wheeler (born 1981), British model
• James Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
• Jason Wheeler (born 1990), American 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
• Jordan Wheeler (1964), Cree-Canadian writer
• Joseph Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
• Josh Wheeler (wheelchair rugby) (born 1980), American wheelchair rugby player
• Kenny Wheeler (1930–2014), Canadian composer
• Kristiina Wheeler (born 1983), Finnish singer and television hostess
• Lillian Wheeler (1880–1905), Australian actress
• Lloyd Garrison Wheeler (1848–1909), American businessman and philanthropist
• Louis Cutter Wheeler (1910–1980), American botanist
• Lucile 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
• Mavis Wheeler (1908–1970), English socialite and artist's model
• Mortimer Wheeler (1890–1976), British archaeologist
• Nathaniel Wheeler (1820–1893), American businessman
• Nick Wheeler (born 1965), British businessman
• Nick Wheeler (born 1982), American rock musician
• Nicola Wheeler (born 1974), English actress
• Neil Wheeler (1917–2009), Royal Air Force officer
• Osmer B. Wheeler (1809–1906), New York politician
• Paul Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
• Peter Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
• Philip Wheeler (born 1984), American football player
• Quentin Wheeler (born 1955), American Olympic hurdler
• Quentin D. Wheeler (born 1954), American entomologist
• Raymond Albert Wheeler, (1885–1974) American general and engineer
• Raymond Leslie Wheeler (1927–2019), British engineer
• 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), 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 (disambiguation), several people
• 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), American baseball player
• Zelous Wheeler (born 1987), American 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
• Jake Wheeler, from the American TV series Chucky
• Vert Wheeler, name given to two characters from Hot Wheels series: one from Hot Wheels World Race and Hot Wheels: AcceleRacers, and one from Hot Wheels: Battle Force 5 respectively
• Barry Wheeler, from the video game Alan Wake

References

1. 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.

See also

• Justice Wheeler (disambiguation)
• Wheeler (given name)
• Wheeler (disambiguation)
• Wheler