Wolfson

Wolfson, in reference to an institution, may refer to:

  • Wolfson College, University of Cambridge
  • Wolfson College, University of Oxford
  • The Wolfson Foundation, founded by Isaac Wolfson
  • Wolfson Microelectronics, an electronics company
  • Samuel W. Wolfson High School, a public high school in Jacksonville, FL

Wolfson or Volfson is a Jewish surname, and may refer to:

  • David Wolfson, Baron Wolfson of Sunningdale (born 1935), British politician and businessman, nephew of Isaac Wolfson, former chairman of GUS and Next
  • Elliot R. Wolfson, professor of Hebrew and Judaic studies at New York University
  • Evan Wolfson, (born 1957), prominent American civil rights attorney and advocate
  • Freda L. Wolfson (born 1954), United States District Judge in New Jersey
  • Harry Austryn Wolfson, (1887–1974), professor of literature and philosophy at Harvard
  • Isaac Wolfson, (1897–1991), British businessman and philanthropist, former chairman of GUS
  • Leonard Wolfson, Baron Wolfson, (born 1927), British businessman, son of Isaac Wolfson, former chairman of GUS
  • Louis Wolfson, (born 1912), Wall Street financier and a major thoroughbred race horse owner and breeder
  • Mark Wolfson, (born 1934), German politician
  • Mitchell Wolfson, Jr., (born 1939), businessman and founder of the Wolfsonian Museum
  • Richard Wolfson (musician), (1955-2005), Israeli musician and journalist
  • Richard Wolfson (physicist)
  • Simon Wolfson, Baron Wolfson of Aspley Guise (born 1967), son of David Wolfson, chairman of clothing retailer Next
  • Theresa Wolfson, (1897-1972), labor activist and educator
  • Tracy Wolfson (born 1975), sports reporter

Woolfson is another variation of this surname, and may refer to:

  • Eric Woolfson (1945-2009), Scottish singer and producer
  • Michael Woolfson, (born 1927), British physicist

Wolfson may also refer to:

  • the Wolfson History Prize, awarded by the Wolfson Foundation
  • the Wolfson economics prize, a one-off 2011/12 contest on how best to exit the Eurozone