Wolpe

Wolpe is a locational surname of German origin, named after the medieval County of Wölpe. Notable people with the surname include:AnnMarie Wolpe (1930–2018), South African sociologist, wife of Harold Berthold Wolpe (1905–1989), German visual designer David Wolpe, American rabbi Harold Wolpe (1926–1996), South African economist, husband of AnnMarie Howard Wolpe (1939–2011), American politician Irma Wolpe (1902–1984), Romanian-born composer Joseph Wolpe (1915–1997), South African psychiatrist Lenny Wolpe, American actor Paul Root Wolpe, American sociologist Sholeh Wolpé, Iranian-born American poet, literary translator and playwright Shalom Dov Wolpo, also Sholom Ber Wolpe, Israeli rabbi Stefan Wolpe (1902–1972), American composer