Ludolf
Ludolf is a Germanic surname or given name. It is derived from two stems: Hlud meaning "fame" and olf meaning "wolf". An alternate spelling of the name is Ludolph. People with the name include:
- George Philipp Ludolf von Beckedorff, prominent Prussian Roman Catholic convert and parliamentarian
Surname
- Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist
- Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf, German diplomat and linguist
- Jaan Ludolf, Estonian chess master
- Julius Ludolf, SS officer and concentration camp commandant executed for war crimes
Given name
- Ludolf von Alvensleben , Prussian major general
- Ludolf von Alvensleben, Nazi official convicted in absentia for war crimes, son of the above
- Ludolf Jakob von Alvensleben, Nazi official
- Ludolf Bakhuizen, Dutch painter
- Ludolf Nielsen, Danish composer, violinist, conductor, and pianist
- Ludolf von Krehl, German internist and physiologist