Wheeler (surname)
Wheeler is a surname of English origin. It is an occupational name, describing originally one who makes or uses. Also for someone who looks after or deals with horses, normally larger than average as these where used in teams closest to the wagon or carriage and used to turn or wheel the vehicle left or right having a shaft between them attached to the front axle. 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
- Alison Wheeler (comedian) (born 1986), French comedian and actress
- Alwynne Cooper Wheeler (1929-2005), British ichthyologist
- Andrew R. Wheeler, American lawyer
- 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 (1908–1998), American economist, defector, brother of Donald Niven Wheeler
- Harold Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
- Harry Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
- Heneage Wheeler, English cricketer
- Homer W. Wheeler (1848–1930), American military officer and author
- 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
- Jordan Wheeler (19??), Cree-American writer
- 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.
See also[]
- Justice Wheeler (disambiguation)
- Wheeler (given name)
- Wheeler (disambiguation)
- Wheler
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