Wilder or Van Wilder is a surname, and may refer to:
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Quinn Wilder, Canadian author
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Yvonne Wilder (1937–2021), American actress, comedian, writer and artist