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{{Infobox given name2 
| name = Adolf
| image = Siegel_Adolf_von_Nassau_Posse.JPG
| caption = King [[Adolf, King of the Romans|Adolf of Germany]]
| pronunciation = {{IPA|de|ˈaːdɔlf}}
| gender = Male
| related names = 
| variant forms = Adi (nickname), Addie (nickname), Ady (nickname), Addy (nickname), Alf (short), Alfie (nickname), Adolff, Adolph, Adolphe, [[Ādolfs]], Adolphus, Adolfo, [[Aatu]], Dolfy (nickname), Dolphy (nickname), Adalwolf, Waldwolf
| meaning = ''Noble wolf'', ''Wolf power'' or ''Bright wolf''
| language = German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, French, Italian, Spanish, Welsh, Portuguese
| seealso =
}}
'''Adolf''' (also spelt '''Adolph''' or '''Adolphe''', '''Adolfo''', and when [[Latinisation (literature)|Latinised]] '''Adolphus''') is a [[given name]] with [[German language|German]] origins.

The name is a [[Compound (linguistics)|compound]] derived from the [[Old High German]] ''Athalwolf'' (or ''Hadulf''), a composition of ''athal'', or ''adal'', meaning "noble" (or ''[[:wikt:hadu-|had(u)]]''-, meaning "battle, combat"), and ''[[wolf]]''. The name is [[cognate]] to the [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] name ''[[Æthelwulf]]'' (also Eadulf or [[Eadwulf]]). The name can also be derived from the ancient Germanic elements "Wald" meaning "power", "brightness" and wolf (Waldwulf).

Due to its extremely negative associations with the [[Nazi]] leader [[Adolf Hitler]], the name has greatly declined in popularity since the end of [[World War II]].

Similar names include [[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]] [[Adolfas]] and [[Latvian language|Latvian]] [[Ādolfs]]. The female forms [[Adolphine (name)|Adolphine]] and [[Adolpha]] are far more rare than the male names. Adolphus can also appear as a surname, as in [[John Adolphus]], the English historian.

==Popularity and usage==
During the 19th and early 20th centuries, Adolf was a popular name for baby boys in German-speaking countries and to a lesser extent also in French-speaking countries (spelled there as ''Adolphe''). After [[Adolf Hitler]] came to power in [[Nazi Germany]], the name Adolf became popular again, especially in 1933–1934 and 1937.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-23 |title=Einer war sogar beliebter als Adolf: Wie die Nazis die Namen ihrer Kinder auswählten |url=https://www.focus.de/wissen/mensch/geschichte/nationalsozialismus/nazi-sproesslinge-beliebte-vornamen-im-dritten-reich-die-adolf-kurve_id_7568601.html |work=Focus |language=de}}</ref> Due to negative associations with Hitler, the name has declined in popularity as a given name for males since the 1940s.<ref name="name incidence Adolf">{{cite web |title= Name Adolf statistics and meaning / Vorname Adolf * Statistik und Bedeutung |access-date= 4 June 2012 |url= http://www.beliebte-vornamen.de/4501-adolf.htm}}</ref> [[Adolf Dassler]] (born 1900), the founder of [[Adidas]], used his nickname, 'Adi', in his professional life and for the name of his company.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.adidas-group.com/en/group/history/|title=History|access-date=2017-06-06|language=en|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208215436/http://www.adidas-group.com/en/group/history/|archive-date=2015-02-08}}</ref> After 1945, a few German people have been named Adolf due to family traditions.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.spiegel.de/geschichte/vorname-adolf-wie-man-mit-hitler-assoziationen-lebt-a-1152278.html|title= Adolf? Im Ernst?|date=2017-06-22|work=[[Der Spiegel]]|language=de}}</ref>

Similarly, the [[French language|French]] version, ''Adolphe''—previously a fairly common name in France and the name of [[Adolphe|a classic French novel]]—has virtually disappeared, along with the [[Italian language|Italian]] version ''Adolfo''. However, the [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] version, ''Adolfo'', has not become stigmatised in the same way and is still in common use in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adolfo - Baby Boy Name Meaning and Origin |url=http://www.ohbabynames.com/meaning/name/adolfo/2060 |access-date=2017-06-06 |website=Oh Baby! Names|date=13 March 2013 }}</ref>

==Monarchs and nobles==
*[[Ealdwulf of East Anglia]] (c. 634–713), King of East Anglia
*[[Adulf mcEtulfe]] (died 934), King of Bamburgh
*[[Eadwulf Evil-child]] (fl. 968–970), ruler of Bamburgh
*[[Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden]] (1710–1771)
*[[Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe]] (1817–1893)
*[[Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe]] (1883–1936)
*[[Adolf of Altena]] (1157–1220), Archbishop of Cologne
*[[Adolf of Nassau (1540–1568)]], Count of Nassau, brother of William the Silent
*[[Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine]] (1300–1327)
*[[Adolf, Duke of Bavaria]] (1434–1441)
*[[Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp]] (1526–1586)
*[[Adolf, Duke of Jülich-Berg]] (1370–1437)
*[[Adolf, King of the Romans]] (1255–1298), King of Germany
*[[Adolph I, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen]] (d. 1473)
*[[Adolph II, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen]] (1458–1526)
*[[Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg]] (1817–1905)
*[[Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge]] (1868–1927)
*[[Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz]] (1658–1708)
*[[Adolphus VIII, Count of Holstein]] (1401–1459), Duke of southern Jutland
*[[Adulf Evil-child]] (fl. AD 973), more commonly known as Eadwulf Evil-child, Earl of Bamburgh
*[[Audulf]] (fl. {{c.|600}}), a Frisian lord or moneyer known for his golden tremisses
*[[Prince Ernest Augustus, 3rd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale|Ernest Augustus William Adolphus George Frederick, Crown Prince of Hanover]] (1845–1923)
*[[Gustaf IV Adolf]] (1778–1837), King of Sweden
*[[Gustaf VI Adolf]] (1882–1973), King of Sweden
*[[Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden]] (1594–1632), King of Sweden
*[[Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe]] (1859–1917), regent of Lippe
*[[Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge]] (1774–1850), son of George III of the United Kingdom
*[[Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten]] (1906–1947), Prince of Sweden

==Saints==
*[[Saint Adulf]], early medieval Anglo-Saxon saint
*[[St. Adolphus]], 9th-century Spanish martyr
*[[St. Adolf of Osnabrück]], 13th-century German martyr
*[[St. Adolphus Ludigo-Mkasa]], 19th-century Ugandan martyr

== People with the given name in any variant ==
===Adolf===
====A–G====
*[[Adolf Albin]] (1848–1920), Romanian chess player
*[[Adolf Althoff]] (1913–1998), German circus owner
*[[Adolf Anderssen]] (1818–1879), German chess player
*[[Adolf Appellöf]] (1857–1921), Swedish zoologist
*[[Gustav Badin]] né Adolf Ludvig Gustav Fredrik Albert Couchi (1747/1750 – 1822), Swedish court servant
*[[Adolf von Baeyer]] (1835–1917), German chemist who synthesised indigo and developed a nomenclature for cyclic compounds
*[[Adolf Bastian]] (1826–1905), German anthropologist
*[[Adolf Beck (physiologist)|Adolf Beck]] (1863–1942), Polish physician and pioneer of electroencephalography
*[[Adolf Beck case]] (1841–1909), Norwegian whose mistaken identity led to court of criminal appeal
*[[Adolf van den Berg]] (1978–2023), South African cricketer
*[[Adolf A. Berle]] (1895–1971), American lawyer, educator, author, and diplomat
*[[Ādolfs Bļodnieks]] (1889–1962), 9th Prime Minister of Latvia
*[[Adolf Bniński]] (1884–1942), Polish agricultural, conservative, and royalist activist
*[[Adolf Born]] (1930–2016), Czech artist and filmmaker
*[[Adolf Brand]] (1874–1945), German journalist
*[[Adolf Brudes]] (1899–1986), German racing driver
*[[Adolf Busch]] (1891–1952), German violinist and composer
*[[Adolf Butenandt]] (1903–1995), German biochemist
*[[Adolf Čech]] (1841–1903), Czech conductor
*[[Adolf Charlemagne]] or Sharleman, Russian painter (1826–1901)
*[[Adolf Cluss]] (1825–1905), German-American architect
*[[Adolf Daens]] (1839–1907), Belgian theologian
*[[Adolf Dassler|Adolf "Adi" Dassler]] (1900–1978), German entrepreneur and founder of Adidas
*[[Adolf Dehn]] (1895–1968), American lithographer
*[[Adolf Deucher]] (1831–1912), Swiss politician
*[[Adolph Diesterweg]] (1790–1866), German educator
*[[Adolph Dubs]] (1920–1979), Assassinated American ambassador
*[[Adolf Dymsza]] (1900–1975), Polish comic actor
*[[Adolf Ehrnrooth]] (1905–2004), Finnish general
*[[Adolf Eichler]] (1869–1911), German civil architect
*[[Adolf Eichmann]] (1906–1962), German/Austrian Nazi SS officer
*{{Ill|Adolf Ellissen|de}} (1815–1872), German politician
*[[Adolf Etolin]] (1799–1876), Finnish explorer
*[[Adolf Eugen Fick]] (1829–1901), German inventor
*[[Adolf Fischer (officer)]] (1893–1947), German Nazi general
*[[Adolf Froelich]] (1887–1943), Polish inventor
*[[Adolf Furrer]] (1873–1958), Swiss inventor
*[[Adolf Galland]] (1912–1996), German fighter pilot
*[[Adolf Glassbrenner]] (1810–1876), German humourist
*[[Eddy Goldfarb]] (born 1921), birth name Adolf, American inventor of Yakity Yak Talking Teeth
*[[Adolf Grünbaum]] (1923–2018), German-American philosopher of science
*[[Adolf Guttmacher]] (1861–1915), German-American rabbi
*[[Adolf Guyer-Zeller]] (1839–1899), Swiss entrepreneur

==== H–M ====
*[[Adolf Abraham Halevi Fraenkel]] (1891–1965), German-Israeli mathematician
*[[Adolf Hamann]] (1885–1945), German Nazi general
*{{Ill|Adolf Hammerstein|de}} (1888–1941), German mathematician
*[[Adolf von Harnack]] (1851–1930), German theologian
*[[Johann Adolph Hasse]] (1699–1783), German composer
*[[Adolf Hedin]] (1834–1905), Swedish newspaper publisher and politician
*[[Adolf Hempt]] (1874–1943), Serbian biologist, founder of the Pasteur Institute in Novi Sad
*[[Adolf von Henselt]] (1814–1889), German composer
*[[Adolf Eduard Herstein]] (1869–1932), Polish-born painter and engraver
*[[Adolf Heusinger]] (1897–1982), German military officer
*[[Adolf von Hildebrand]] (1847–1921), German sculptor
*[[Adolf Bernhard Christoph Hilgenfeld]] (1823–1907), German theologian
*[[Adolf Hitler]] (1889–1945), German dictator and leader of the [[Nazi Party]]
*[[Adolf Hurwitz]] (1859–1919), German mathematician
*[[Adolf Holtzmann]] (1810–1870), German philologist
*[[Adolf Hütter]] (born 1970), Austrian footballer
*[[Adolf Jensen]] (1837–1879), German pianist, composer, and teacher
*[[Adolph Joffe]] (1883–1927), Bolshevik politician
*[[Adolf Just]] (1859–1936), German naturalist and founder of Luvos
*[[Adolf Kaufmann]] (1848–1916), Austrian landscape painter
*[[Adolf Kertész]] (1892–1920), Hungarian footballer
*[[Adolf Kneser]] (1862–1930), German mathematician
*[[Adolph Freiherr Knigge]] (1752–1796), German writer, Freemason
*[[Adolf Köster]] (1883–1930), German politician
*[[Adolf Kussmaul]] (1822–1902), German physician and the first to describe dyslexia
*[[Adolf Lande]] (1905–{{circa|1970}}), German drug-control official
*[[Adolf Lindenbaum]] (1904–1941), Polish mathematician
*[[Adolf Loos]] (1870–1933), Austrian architect
*[[Adolf Lorenz]] (1854–1946), Austrian orthopedic surgeon
*[[Adolf Lundin]] (1932–2006), Swedish oil magnate
*[[Adolf Malan]] (born 1961), South African rugby union footballer
*[[Adolf Lu Hitler Marak]] (born {{circa|1958}}), Indian politician
*[[Adolf Mayer]] (1843–1942), German agricultural chemist who worked on tobacco mosaic disease
*[[Adolph Menzel]] (1815–1905), German painter
*[[Adolf Merckle]] (1934–2009), German entrepreneur and billionaire
*[[Adolf Meyer (architect)]] (1881–1929), German architect
*[[Adolf Meyer (psychiatrist)]] (1866–1950), Swiss-American psychiatrist

==== N–Z ====
*[[Adolf van Nieuwenaar]] ({{Circa|1545}}–1589), Dutch statesman and soldier, stadtholder of Overijssel, Guelders and Utrecht
*[[Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld]] (1832–1901), Finnish-Swedish explorer
*[[Adolf Noreen]] (1854–1925), Swedish linguist
*[[Adolf Oberländer]] (1845–1923), German caricaturist
*[[Adolf Ogi]] (born 1942), Swiss politician
*[[Adolf Opálka]] (1915–1942), Czech anti-Nazi fighter
*[[Adolf Overweg]] (1822–1852), German scientist
*[[Adolf Petrovsky]] (1887–?), Soviet diplomat
*[[Adolf Pilar von Pilchau]] (1851–1925), Baltic German politician
*[[Adolf Pilch]] (1914–2000), Polish resistance fighter
*[[Adolf Pinner]] (1842–1909), German chemist
*[[Adolf Reichwein]] (1898–1944), German educator and economist who resisted the policies of Nazi Germany
*[[Adolf Reinach]] (1883–1917), German phenomenologist
*[[Adolf Rosenberger]] (1900–1967), German-Jewish businessman, founder of the Porsche company
*[[Adolf Rudnicki]] (1912–1990), Polish-Jewish author
*[[Adolf Rzepko]] (1825–1892), Polish composer
*[[Adolf Friedrich von Schack]] (1815–1894), German poet
*[[Adolph Salomonsohn]] (1831–1919), German banker influenced the establishment of the German stock market
*[[Adolf Schallamach]] (1905–1997), German-born British scientist that worked on rubber friction
*[[Adolf Schaller]] (1956–2024), American visual artist
*[[Adolf Schärf]] (1890–1965), President of Austria
*[[Adolf Scherer]] (1938–2023), Slovak footballer of German descent
*[[Adolf Schlagintweit]] (1829–1857), German explorer
*[[Adolf Schmal]] (1872–1919), Austrian fencer
*[[Adolf Schreyer]] (1828–1899), German painter
*[[Adolf Schwarz]] (1836–1910), Austro-Hungarian chess master
*[[Adolf Seefeldt]] (1870–1936), known as The Sandman, German serial killer
*[[Adolf Shayevich]] (born 1937), Rabbi of the Moscow Choral Synagogue and one of two Chief Rabbis of Russia
*[[Adolf Smekal]] (1895–1959), Austrian physicist
*[[Adolf Stelzer]] (1908–1977), Swiss footballer
*[[Adolf Stieler]] (1775–1836), German cartographer
*[[Adolf Stoecker]] (1835–1909), German theologian
*[[Adolf Strauss (composer)]] (1902–1944), Czech pianist, violinist, composer, and kapellmeister
*[[Adolf Strauss (general)]] (1879–1973), general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany
*[[Adolf Theuer]] (1920–1947), German SS officer at Auschwitz concentration camp
*[[Adolf Tolkachev]] (1927–1986), Soviet engineer and CIA spy
*[[Adolf von Sonnenthal]] (1834–1909), Austrian actor
*[[Dado Topić|Adolf "Dado" Topić]] (born 1949), Croatian singer
*[[Adolf Tortilowicz von Batocki-Friebe]] (1868–1944), Lithuanian nobleman, lawyer and politician
*[[Anton Walbrook|Adolf Walbrook]] (1896–1967), Austrian actor
*[[Adolf Wahrmund]] (1827–1913), Austrian-German orientalist
*[[Adolf Ferdinand Weinhold]] (1841–1917), German chemist, physician and inventor
*[[Adolf Wilbrandt]] (1837–1911), German novelist
*[[Adolf Windaus]] (1876–1959), German chemist
*[[Adolf Wölfli]] (1864–1930), Swiss artist
*[[Adolf Zábranský]] (1909–1981), Czech illustrator and painter
*[[Adolf Zeising]] (1810–1876), German psychologist
*[[Adolf Ziegler]] (1892–1959), German painter and politician
*[[Adolf Zutter]] (1889–1947), German SS concentration camp officer
*[[Adolf Zytogorski]] ({{circa|1811/1812}}–1882), Polish-British chess master and translator

=== Adolfas ===
*[[Adolfas Ramanauskas]] (1918–1957), American born Lithuanian partisan
*[[Adolfas Valeška]] (1905–1994), Lithuanian-American artist

=== Adolfo ===
*[[Adolfo Aldana]] (born 1966), Spanish footballer
*[[Adolfo Baines]] (born 1972), Spanish footballer
*[[Adolfo Battaglia]] (born 1930), Italian journalist and politician
*[[Adolfo Bautista]] (born 1979), Mexican footballer
*[[Adolfo Bruno]] (1945–2003), a.k.a. "Big Al", Italian-American mobster
*[[Adolfo Camarillo]] (1864–1958), American businessman, ranchero, philanthropist, co-founder of the city of Camarillo, California
*[[Adolfo Carrión Jr.]] (born 1961), served for seven years as borough president of the Bronx
*[[Adolfo Celi]] (1922–1986), Italian actor and director
*[[Adolfo Constanzo]] (1962–1989), American serial killer, drug trafficker, and cult leader
*[[Adolfo Correia da Rocha]] (1907–1995), Portuguese writer and otolaryngologist
*[[Adolfo Schwelm Cruz]] (1923–2012), Argentine racing driver
*[[Adolfo de la Huerta]] (1881–1955), President of Mexico in 1920
*[[Adolfo Domínguez]] (born 1950), Spanish fashion designer
*[[Adolfo Domínguez Gerardo]] (born 1991), Mexican footballer
*[[Adolfo Gaich]] (born 1999), Argentine footballer
*[[Adolfo Gregorio]] (born 1982), American footballer
*[[Adolfo Guzman (soccer)]] (born 1995), American footballer
*[[Adolfo Guzmán]] (1920–1976), Cuban pianist
*[[Adolfo Hernández]] (born 1997), Mexican footballer
*[[Adolfo Hirsch]] (born 1986), Argentine footballer
*[[Adolfo Kaminsky]] (1925–2023), Argentinian member of the French Resistance, document forger
*[[Adolfo Lima]] (born 1990), Uruguayan footballer
*[[Adolfo López Mateos]] (1909–1969), President of Mexico from 1958 to 1964
*[[Adolfo Luxúria Canibal]] (born 1959), Portuguese musician and lawyer
*[[Adolfo Machado]] (born 1985), Panamanian footballer
*[[Adolfo Miranda]] (born 1989), Spanish footballer
*[[Adolfo Muñoz]] (born 1997), Ecuadorian footballer
*[[Adolfo Olivares]] (1940–2025), Chilean footballer
*[[Adolfo Ovalle (footballer, born 1970)|Adolfo Ovalle]] (born 1970), Chilean footballer
*[[Adolfo Ovalle (footballer, born 1997)|Adolfo Ovalle]] (born 1997), Chilean footballer
*[[Adolfo Pérez Esquivel]] (born 1931), Argentine activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner
*[[Adolfo Ríos]] (born 1966), Mexican footballer
*[[Adolfo Ruiz Cortines]] (1889–1973), President of Mexico from 1952 to 1958
*[[Adolfo (designer)|Adolfo Sardiña]] (1933–2021), Cuban-American fashion designer, known by his first name alone
*[[Adolfo Sarti]] (1928–1992), Italian politician
*[[Adolfo Scilingo]] (born 1946), Argentinian Navy officer, criminal
*[[Adolfo Suárez]] (1932–2014), Spanish politician, the first democratically elected Prime Minister of Spain during the Spanish transition to democracy
*[[Adolfo Valencia]] (born 1968), Colombian footballer
*[[Adolfo Veber Tkalčević]] (1825–1889), Croatian philologist, writer, and politician
*[[Adolfo Vigorelli]] (1921–1944), Italian resistance fighter during World War II
*[[Adolfo Zumelzú]] (1902–1973), Argentine footballer

=== Adolph ===
*[[Adolph Achille Gereau]] (1893–1994), Virgin Islands civil servant and founder of V.I. Republicans
*[[Adolph Baller]] (1909–1994), Austrian-American pianist
*[[Adolph Bieberstein]] (1902–1981), American football player
*[[Adolph Caesar]] (1933–1986), American actor, voice-over artist, theatre director, dancer, and choreographer
*[[Adolph von Carlowitz]] (1858–1928), German general
*[[Adolph Coors]] (1847–1929), American businessman and founder of Coors Brewery
*[[A. J. DeLaGarza|Adolph "A.J." DeLaGarza]] (born 1987), American footballer
*[[Adolph Deutsch]] (1897–1980), British-American composer, conductor, and arranger
*[[Adolf Douai]] (1819–1888), German-Texan pioneer of the Kindergarten movement in America
*[[A. M. Edwards|Adolph Monroe Edwards Jr.]] (1905–1987), American lawyer and statesman who served as Secretary of Guam from 1960 to 1961
*[[Adolph Fischer]] (1858–1887), German labor union activist
*[[Adolph Frank]] (1834–1916), German chemist
*[[Adolph Goldschmidt]] (1863–1944), German-Jewish art historian
*[[Adolph Gottlieb]] (1903–1974), American abstract expressionist painter, sculptor and printmaker
*[[Adolph Green]] (1914–2002), American lyricist and playwright
*[[Adolph Hallis]] (1896–1987), South African pianist, composer, and teacher
*[[Adolph Herseth]] (1921–2013), American orchestral trumpet player
*[[Adolph Sutro]] (1830–1898), mayor of San Francisco
*[[Adolph Jacobs]] (1939–2014), American guitar player
*[[Adolph Joffe]] (1883–1927), Russian-Jewish diplomat
*[[Adolph Johannes Brand]] (born 1934), South African pianist and composer known as Abdullah Ibrahim
*[[Adolph Kissell]] (1920–1983), American football player
*[[Adolph Kliebhan]] (1897–1963), American football player
*[[Adolph Koldofsky]] (1905–1951), Canadian violinist
*[[Adolph Kolping]] (1813–1865), German priest
*[[Adolph Kukulowicz]] (1933–2008), Canadian ice hockey player
*[[Adolph Malan]] (1910–1963), South African flying ace in World War II
*Adolph Marx, birth name of American comic actor [[Harpo Marx]] (1888–1961)
*[[Adolph Marix]] (1848–1919), American military officer and general
*[[Adolph Mongo]] (born 1954), American political strategist and commentator
*[[Adolph S. Moses]] (1840–1902), German-American rabbi
*[[Adolph Ochs]] (1858–1935), American newspaper publisher
*[[Adolph L. Reed Jr.]] (born 1947), American professor of political science and writer
*[[Adolph Rickenbacker]] (1887–1976), Swiss-American co-created the first electric string instrument, and co-founded the Rickenbacker
*[[Adolph G. Rosengarten]] (1870–1946), American chemist from Pennsylvania
*[[Adolph Rupp]] (1901–1977), American college basketball coach
*[[Adolph Sabath]] (1866–1952), American politician
*[[Adolph "Dolph" Schayes]] (1928–2015), American basketball player
*[[Adolph G. Schwenk]] (1922–2004), American Marine general
*[[Young Dolph|Adolph "Young Dolph" Thornton]] (1985–2021), American independent rap artist
*[[Adolph Tidemand]] (1814–1876), Norwegian classical romantic painter
*[[Adolph Treidler]] (1886–1981), American artist known for his illustrations, posters, commercial art, and wartime propaganda posters
*[[Adolph von Carlowitz]] (1858–1928), German army commander during the First World War
*[[Adolph P. Yushkevich]] (1906–1993), Russian mathematician
*[[Adolph Zukor]] (1873–1976), Hungarian-Jewish American film mogul and founder of Paramount Pictures
*[[Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr.]] (1914–1997), American typesetter whose actual name starts with "Adolph"

=== Adolphe ===
*[[Adolphe Adam]] (1803–1856), French composer and music critic
*[[Adolphe Alexandre Chaillet]] (1867–1914), French inventor of the Centennial Light
*[[Adolphe Crémieux]] (1796–1880), French-Jewish lawyer and statesman
*[[Adolphe Goldschmidt]] (1838–1918), German-Jewish co-inheritor of the Goldschmidt family bank
*[[Adolphe Guillaumat]] (1863–1940), French general during World War I
*[[Adolphe Hug]] (1923–2006), Swiss footballer
*[[Adolphe Marbot]] (1781–1844), French general
*[[Adolphe Max]] (1869–1939), Belgian politician and mayor of Brussels
*[[Adolphe Menjou]] (1890–1963), American actor and anti-Communist activist
*[[Adolphe Monod]] (1802–1856), French Protestant churchman
*[[Adolphe Monticelli]] (1824–1886), French painter preceding the Impressionists
*[[Adolphe Muzito]] (born 1957), Congolese politician who was Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic
*[[Adolphe Nourrit]] (1802–1839), French opera singer
*[[Adolphe Quetelet]] (1796–1874), Belgian astronomer, polymath
*[[Adolphe Pinard]] (1844–1934), French obstetrician and member of parliament
*[[Adolphe Sax]] (1814–1894), Belgian musician and inventor of the saxophone
*[[Adolphe Teikeu]] (born 1990), Cameroonian footballer
*[[Adolphe Thiers]] (1797–1877), French Prime Minister, President, and historian
*[[Adolphe Tohoua]] (born 1983), Ivorian footballer
*[[Adolphe Vorderman]] (1844–1902), Dutch scientist who helped toward the discovery of vitamins
*[[Adolphe Willette]] (1857–1926), French painter and architect of the Moulin Rouge

=== Adolphus ===
*[[Doc Cheatham|Adolphus Anthony "Doc" Cheatham]] (1905–1997), American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader
*[[Adolphus Busch]] (1839–1913), American businessman and co-founder of Anheuser-Busch
*[[Adolphus Ealey]] (1941–1992), American curator and educator
*[[Adolphus L. Fitzgerald]] (1840–1921), Justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada
*[[Adolphus W. Green]] (1844–1917), American businessman and founder of Nabisco
*[[Adolphus Greely|Adolphus Washington Greely]] (1844–1935), American polar explorer
*[[Adolphus Grimes]] (1913–1998), American baseball player
*[[Adolphus F. Hitchcock]] (1803–1888), American farmer and politician
*[[Adolphus Jones]] (born 1984), Kittian and Nevisian track and field athlete and footballer
*[[Adolphus Warburton Moore]] (1841–1887), British civil servant and mountaineer
*[[Adolphus Ofodile]] (born 1979), Nigerian footballer
*[[Adolphus Busch Orthwein]] (1917–2013), American heir and business executive and formerly missing person
*[[Dolph Sweet|Adolphus Jean Sweet]] (1920–1985), American actor
*[[Adolphus Washington]] (born 1994), American football player

==People with the surname Adolf or Adolphus==
*[[Helen Adolf]] (1895–1998), Austrian–American linguist and literature scholar 
*[[John Adolphus]] (1768–1845), English historian
*[[John Leycester Adolphus]] (1795–1862), English lawyer, jurist and author

==Fictional characters==
*Adolphus, a character in ''[[The Adventures of Baron Munchausen]]''
*Adolphus, a character in ''[[The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993 film)|The Adventures of Huck Finn]]''
*Adolphus Cusins, a character in ''[[Major Barbara]]'' by George Bernard Shaw
*Adolphus Tips, the eponymous cat of ''[[The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips]]'' by [[Michael Morpurgo]]
*Dolf, an antagonist in the animated series ''[[Alfred J. Kwak]]''
*Adolf Kamil and Adolf Kaufmann, title characters of the manga ''[[Adolf (manga)|Adolf]]'' by Osamu Tezuka
*Saint Adolphus, a character in Ken Follett's ''[[The Pillars of the Earth]]''
*Adolf Verloc, a character in Joseph Conrad's ''[[The Secret Agent]]''
*Adolf K. Weismann, also known as [[List of K characters#Yashiro Isana|Yashiro Isana]], is the main protagonist in the anime series ''K''
*Adolf Wolf, a character in ''[[Blitz Wolf]]''
*Adolphe Pescarolo, principal of Shuchiin Academy in ''[[Kaguya-sama: Love Is War]]''
*Adolf, one of the main villains in [[Armour of God II: Operation Condor]]
*[[Adolfo Pirelli]], a minor antagonist in ''Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street''
*Adolf Stroud, a character in ''[[The Ancient Magus' Bride]]''

==See also==
*[[Æthelwulf (disambiguation)]]
*[[Athaulf]]
*[[Adolff]]
*[[Adolphine (name)|Adolphine]], the female equivalent of the name Adolf
*[[Dolf (disambiguation)]]
*[[Dolph (disambiguation)]]
*[[Ludolph]]
*[[Rudolph (name)|Rudolph]]
*[[Adolfas]]
*[[Ādolfs]]
*[[Udolphus]]

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