Wise (surname)

Wise is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Audrey Wise (1935–2000), United Kingdom politician
• Bob Wise (born 1948), American politician
• Brownie Wise (1913–1992), American saleswoman who developed "party plan" marketing
• Christopher Wise (born 1961), American author
• Cody Wise, American singer
• David Wise (composer), British video game music composer
• Deatrich Wise (born 1965), American football player
• Dennis Wise (born 1966), English footballer
• DeWayne Wise (born 1978), American baseball player
• Doc Wise (born 1967), American football player
• Ernie Wise (1925–1999), British comedian
• George D. Wise (1831–1908), American politician and Confederate army captain
• George D. Wise (Union) (1816–1881), American Union brevet brigadier general
• George S. Wise (1906-1987), Polish-American scholar
• Glenn M. Wise American politician
• Henry Wise (disambiguation), several people
• Henry A. Wise (1806–1876), American politician
• Henry Augustus Wise (1819-1869), American naval officer
• Isaac Mayer Wise (1819–1900), American Reform rabbi and author
• John Wise (clergyman) (1652–1725)
• John Wise (Canadian politician) (born 1935)
• John Wise (balloonist) (1808–1879)
• John Sergeant Wise (1846–1913), American Congressman
• Josh Wise (born 1983), NASCAR driver
• Kurt Wise, American creationist
• Mark B. Wise (born 1953), physicist
• Matt Wise (born 1975), baseball player
• Michael Wise (disambiguation), several people
• Ray Wise (born 1947), American actor
• Rick Wise (born 1945), baseball player
• Robert Wise (1914–2005), American film producer and director
• Seelig Wise (1913-2004), American farmer and politician
• Stephen Samuel Wise (1862–1949), American rabbi and Zionist
• Steven M. Wise, author
• Tim Wise, American anti-racist activist
• Thomas Wise (disambiguation), several people
• Tom Wise (born 1948), Member of the European Parliament