Wilder or Van Wilder is a surname, and may refer to:

A A. Carter Wilder (1828–1875), American businessman and politician Ace Wilder (born 1982), Swedish singer Alan Wilder (born 1959), British electronic musician Alan Wilder (actor) (born 1953), American actor Alec Wilder (1907–1980), American composer and songwriter Allen W. Wilder (born c. 1843), American state legislator, teacher and lawyer in Texas Almanzo Wilder (1859–1949), American farmer Amos Wilder (1895–1993), American poet, minister and academic theologian Amos Parker Wilder (1862–1936), American journalist and diplomat Andrew Wilder (American football) (born 1990), American football player Andrew S. Wilder, American television writer and producer Annelies Wilder-Smith (born 1961), infectiology academic Arch Wilder (1917–2002), Canadian ice hockey player Arthur A. Wilder (1873–1917), American judge A. E. Wilder-Smith (1915–1995), British chemist

B Bert Wilder (1939–2012), American football player Billy Wilder (1906–2002), Austrian-born American film director Bob Wilder (c.1921–1953), American racing driver Bobby Wilder (born 1964), American college football coach Burt Green Wilder (1841–1925), American comparative anatomist

C Charles McDuffie Wilder (c.1835–1902), American public official and politician in South Carolina Charlotte Frances Wilder (1839–1916), American writer Cherry Wilder, pseudonym of New Zealand writer Cherry Barbara Grimm (1930–2002) Chris Wilder (born 1967), English football player and manager Christopher Wilder (1944–1984), American serial rapist and murderer Clint Wilder, American business journalist Craig Steven Wilder, American historian

D Dash Wilder (born 1987), American professional wrestler David Wilder Jr. (1778–1866), American politician David Wilder (activist), American leader of Israeli settlers David Wilder (baseball) (born 1960), American Major League Baseball executive Dennis Wilder, American intelligence official and academix=c Deontay Wilder (born 1985), American heavyweight boxer Donald Wilder (1926–2010), Canadian cinematographer and documentarian Douglas Wilder (born 1931), American politician, Governor of Virginia

E Effie Wilder (1909–2007), American writer

F Frances Farmer Wilder, American radio executive

G Gene Wilder (1933–2016), American actor George Wilder (cricketer) (1876–1948), English cricketer George Wilder (criminal) (born 1962), prison escaper and New Zealand folk hero George H. Wilder (1870–1959), American politician Gertrude B. Wilder (1874–1955), American clubwoman

H Hal Wilder (1893–1989), American football player Harris Hawthorne Wilder (1864–1928), American zoologist Harvey A. Wilder (1907–1968), American farmer and politician Henry Wilder (cricketer) (1798–1836), English cricketer Henry L. Wilder (1883–1962), American football and basketball coach and newspaper publisher Hilary Wilder, American visual artist and educator Horace Wilder (1802–1889), American politician and judge from Ohio

I Ilan Van Wilder (born 2000), Belgian cyclist Inez Whipple Wilder (1871–1929), American zoologist Isabel Wilder (1900–1995), American novelist, biographer and patron of the arts

J James Wilder Sr. (born 1958), American football running back James Wilder Jr. (born 1992), American football running back James Wilder (actor) (born 1968), American film and television actor James A. Wilder (1868–1934), American artist and writer from Hawaii Joe Wilder (1922–2014), American jazz trumpeter, bandleader and composer John Wilder (producer) (born 1936), American actor, television producer and writer John Shelton Wilder (1921–2010), American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee John R. Wilder (1816–1879), American businessman John T. Wilder (1830–1917), American Civil War general Johnnie Wilder Jr. (1949–2006), American musician J. Welles Wilder, Jr. (1935–2021), American mechanical engineer, best known for his work in technical analysis Joseph M. Wilder (1918–1990), American politician Josh Wilder (born 1990), American playwright

K Kate Wilder, U.S. Army officer Kathryn Wilder, English stage and film actress Kurtis T. Wilder (born 1959), American judge

L Lance Wilder (born 1968), American animator Latisha Wilder (born 1975), American figure competitor Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867–1957), American writer Lawrence D. Wilder Jr. (born 1962), American politician Louise Beebe Wilder (1878–1938), American gardening writer Lucy Leavenworth Wilder (1865–1935), American historian and teacher Lynn Wilder (born 1952), American author and academic

M Madleen Wilder (born 1980), German footballer Marshall Pinckney Wilder (actor) (1859–1915), American actor and humorist Marshall Pinckney Wilder (politician) (1798–1886), American merchant and politician Martha Andresen Wilder (1944–2018), American scholar of Renaissance literature Matthew Wilder (born 1953), American musician Maurice Wilder-Neligan (1882–1923), Australian soldier Michael Wilder (born 1962), American chess champion Michael O. Wilder (born 1941), American politician from Wisconsin Mitchell Wilder (1913–1979), American arts administrator, scholar and photographer Myles Wilder (1933–2010), American television comedy writer and producer

N Nicholas Wilder (1937–1989), American art dealer and gallerist

O O'Neal Wilder (born 1989), American sprinter Oshea Wilder (1784–1846), American pioneer in Michigan

P Patricia "Honeychile" Wilder (1913–1995), American film actress Petra Wilder-Smith, dentistry academic and researcher Philip van Wilder (c.1500–1554), lutenist and composer from the Habsburg Netherlands Philip Wilder (born 1968), American counter-tenor

Q Quinn Wilder, Canadian author

R Raymond Louis Wilder (1896–1982), American mathematician Robert Wilder (environmentalist) (born 1960), American businessman, environmental activist and academic Robert Wilder (novelist) (1901–1974), American novelist, playwright and screenwriter Robert Parmelee Wilder (1863–1938), American Protestant missionary Roger William Wilder, III, American politician Rose Wilder Lane (1886–1968), American writer from Louisiana Russell Morse Wilder (1885–1959), American physician and medical researcher

S Sam Wilder (American football) (born 1933), American football player Samuel Gardner Wilder (1831–1888), American shipping magnate and politician S. Fannie Gerry Wilder (1850–1923), American writer Stefanie Wilder-Taylor, American humorist

T Terri L. Wilder, American social worker and AIDS activist Terry Wilder, American biblical scholar Theaker Wilder (1717–1778), Anglo-Irish academic Thomas Wilder (born 1995), American basketball player Thornton Wilder (1897–1975), American writer Tiffany Spann-Wilder, American attorney and politician from South Carolina

V Val Wilder (born 1959), American tennis player Većeslav Wilder (1878–1961), Croatian and Yugoslavian politician

W W. Lee Wilder (1904–1982), Austrian-born American screenwriter, film producer and director Webb Wilder (born 1954), American singer-songwriter Wilber Elliott Wilder (1857–1952), American brigadier general William Wilder (1855–1913), American lawyer and politician

Y Yvonne Wilder (1937–2021), American actress, comedian, writer and artist

See also Wilders (surname)