Wheeler (surname)

Wheeler is a surname of English origin. It is an occupational name, originally describing one who makes or uses wheels.

People

 * Allen Wheeler (born 1989), British airplane pilot
 * Albert H. Wheeler (1915–1994), American academic and politician
 * A. Harry Wheeler (1873–1950), American mathematician and mathematics teacher
 * Alison Wheeler (born 1972), British singer
 * Alison Wheeler (comedian) (born 1986), French comedian and actress
 * Alwynne Cooper Wheeler (1929–2005), British ichthyologist
 * Andrew R. Wheeler (born 1986), American lawyer
 * Anna Wheeler (author) (1780–1848), Anglo-Irish author
 * Anna Wheeler (mathematician) (1883–1966), American mathematician
 * Anne Wheeler (born 1946), Canadian film and television director
 * Benjamin Ide Wheeler (1854–1927), American academic
 * Bert Wheeler (1895–1968), American comedian
 * Bessie Wheeler (1876–?), American painter
 * Billy Edd Wheeler (born 1932), American songwriter, performer, writer and visual artist
 * Blake Wheeler (born 1986), American ice hockey player
 * Burton K. Wheeler (1882–1975), American politician
 * Candace Wheeler (1827–1923), American interior and textile designer
 * Caron Wheeler (born 1963), English R&B singer
 * Charles Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
 * Cheryl Wheeler (born 1951), American singer-songwriter
 * Chris Wheeler (born 1945), American announcer and color commentator
 * Clare Wheeler (born 1998), Australian footballer
 * Clayton L. Wheeler (1876–1950), New York politician
 * Cora Stuart Wheeler (1852–1897), American poet, author
 * Damen Wheeler (born 1977), American football player
 * Dan Wheeler (born 1977), American baseball pitcher
 * Daniel Wheeler (born 1987), American professional wrestler
 * David Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
 * Donald Niven Wheeler (1913–2002), American academic and bureaucrat, accused spy, brother of George Shaw Wheeler
 * Donald J. Wheeler, American statistician and author
 * Earle Wheeler (1908–1975), American general
 * Edwin Wheeler (1828–1864), American legislator and jurist
 * Elisabeth Wheeler (born 1944), American biologist, botanist and wood scientist
 * Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850–1919), American poet
 * Ellen Wheeler (born 1961), American actress
 * Erica Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
 * Everett P. Wheeler (1840–1925), American politician
 * Felix Wheeler, British functionary, the Crown Equerry
 * Flex Wheeler (born 1965), American professional bodybuilder
 * Floyd E. Wheeler (1905–1995), American politician
 * Frederick Wheeler (public servant) (1914–1994), Australian public servant
 * Gary Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
 * Geoffrey Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
 * George Shaw Wheeler (1908–1998), American economist, defector, brother of Donald Niven Wheeler
 * Golden "Big" Wheeler (1929–1998), American blues singer, harmonicist and songwriter
 * Harold Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
 * Harry Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
 * Heneage Wheeler (1870–1965), English cricketer
 * Homer W. Wheeler (1848–1930), American military officer and author
 * Hugh Wheeler (1912–1987), English writer
 * Humpy Wheeler (Howard Augustine Wheeler, born 1938), American auto racing promoter and track owner
 * J. Wheeler (Middlesex cricketer) (dates unknown), an 18th-century English professional cricketer
 * Jacquetta Wheeler (born 1981), British model
 * James Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
 * Jason Wheeler (born 1990), American baseball player
 * Jillian Wheeler (born 1991), American actress and singer
 * John Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
 * John Wheeler-Bennett (1902–1975), British historian
 * Johnny Wheeler (1928–2019), footballer for Tranmere Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Liverpool, New Brighton
 * Jordan Wheeler (1964), Cree-Canadian writer
 * Joseph Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
 * Kenny Wheeler (1930–2014), Canadian composer
 * Kristiina Wheeler (born 1983), Finnish singer and television hostess
 * Lillian Wheeler (1880–1905), Australian actress
 * Lloyd Garrison Wheeler (1848–1909), American businessman and philanthropist
 * Louis Cutter Wheeler (1910–1980), American botanist
 * Lucile Wheeler (born 1935), Canadian alpine skier
 * Maggie Wheeler (born 1961), American actress
 * Marcy Wheeler, American independent journalist
 * Mary Sparkes Wheeler (1835–1919), British-born American author, poet, lecturer
 * Matthew Wheeler (born 1962), English cricketer
 * Maureen Wheeler, co-founder of Lonely Planet Publications
 * Michael Wheeler (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Mortimer Wheeler (1890–1976), British archaeologist
 * Nathaniel Wheeler (1820–1893), American businessman
 * Nicholas Wheeler (born 1965), British businessman
 * Nick Wheeler (born 1982), American rock musician
 * Nicola Wheeler (born 1974), English actress
 * Neil Wheeler (1917–2009), Royal Air Force officer
 * Osmer B. Wheeler (1809–1906), New York politician
 * Paul Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
 * Peter Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
 * Philip Wheeler (born 1984), American football player
 * Quentin Wheeler (born 1955), American Olympic hurdler
 * Quentin D. Wheeler (born 1954), American entomologist
 * Raymond Albert Wheeler, (1885–1974) American general and engineer
 * Raymond Leslie Wheeler (1927–2019), British engineer
 * Robert Wheeler (disambiguation), including Bob and Bobby Wheeler
 * Roger Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
 * Roy Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
 * Ryan Wheeler (born 1988), American baseball player
 * Ryan Wheeler (baseball coach) (born 1971), American college baseball coach
 * Schuyler Wheeler (1860–1923), American engineer, inventor of the electric fan
 * Seager Wheeler (1868–1961), Canadian agronomist, pioneered economically viable wheat strains and fruit for dryland prairie farming
 * Shannon Wheeler, American cartoonist
 * Stuart Wheeler (1935–2020), British businessman and politician
 * Tessa Wheeler, British Archaeologist
 * Thomas Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
 * Tim Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
 * Tony Wheeler, co-founder of Lonely Planet Publications
 * Wayne Wheeler (1869–1927), American temperance activist
 * William Wheeler (disambiguation), several people
 * Wilson Roy Wheeler (1905–1988), Australian ornithologist
 * Zack Wheeler (born 1990), American baseball player
 * Zelous Wheeler (born 1987), American baseball player

Fictional characters

 * Joey Wheeler, from the Japanese anime Yu-Gi-Oh!
 * Megan Wheeler, from the American TV series Law & Order: Criminal Intent
 * Mike Wheeler, from the American TV series Stranger Things
 * Nancy Wheeler, from the American TV series Stranger Things
 * April and Frank Wheeler, from the book Revolutionary Road and its movie adaptation Revolutionary Road
 * Jake Wheeler, from the American TV series Chucky
 * Vert Wheeler, name given to two characters from Hot Wheels series: one from Hot Wheels World Race and Hot Wheels: AcceleRacers, and one from Hot Wheels: Battle Force 5 respectively
 * Barry Wheeler, from the video game Alan Wake