Rolf, Son of a Shepherd, from the cartoon Ed, Edd n Eddy

Rolf Harris, Australian entertainer

Hrolf Ganger, Icelandic Viking Jarl

Rolf Gindorf (born 1939), German sexologist

Rowlf the dog

Rolf Ekéus, Swedish diplomat

Rolf Gölz (born 1962), German road and track cyclist

Rolf Singer (1906–1994), German mycologist

Rolf Wideröe (1902–1996), Norwegian particle physicist

Rolf Berend, German politician

Rolf is a male given name. It originates in the Germanic name Hrolf, itself a contraction of Hrodwulf, a conjunction of the stem words hrod ("renown") + wulf ("wolf"). The Old Norse cognate is Hrólfr. Notable Rolfs/Hrolfs include:

Hrólf Kraki, legendary king of Denmark

Dr. Ida P. Rolf, American physiologist and inventor of Rolfing