Ulf

Ulf, or Ulv is a masculine given name. It derives from the Old Norse word for "wolf" (úlfr, see Wulf). The female form is Ylva. Notable people with the name include:

• Ulf the Earl, brother-in-law of Cnut the Great and regent of Denmark
• Ulf Adelsohn, Swedish politician, former leader of Moderata Samlingspartiet and county governor of Stockholm
• Ulf Andersson, Swedish chess player
• Ulf Björlin (1933–1993), Swedish conductor, composer, pianist, arranger, music producer
• Ulf Dahlén, Swedish ice hockey player
• Ulf Dextegen (born 1960), Swedish hypnotherapist and champion freediver
• Ulf Ekberg, Swedish pop musician
• Ulf Ekman, Swedish pastor, leader of Livets Ord
• Ulf Eriksson, Swedish footballer
• Ulf von Euler, Swedish physiologist
• Ulf Fase, Swedish jarl during the Middle Ages
• Ulf Fink (1942–2025), German politician
• Ulf Friberg (born 1962), Swedish actor and film director
• Ulf Georgsson (born 1962), Swedish songwriter
• Ulf Gustafsson (born 1937), Swedish rower
• Ulf Hamrin (born 1946), Swedish writer
• Ulf Hohmann, German ethology researcher
• Ulf Isaksson (1954–2003), Swedish ice hockey player
• Ulf Kristersson, Swedish politician, Prime Minister of Sweden since 2022
• Ulf Kirsten, German soccer player
• Ulf Kortesniemi (born 1966), Finnish former footballer
• Ulf Larsson, Swedish actor and TV host
• Ulf Linde, Swedish art critic, writer, museum director
• Ulf Lohmann, German electronic music producer
• Ulf Lönnqvist, Swedish politician
• Ulf Lundell, Swedish author and rock musician
• Ulf Lundkvist, Swedish comic creator, illustrator, and painter
• Ulf Merbold, German astronaut (retired) and glider pilot
• Ulf Nilsson, Swedish ice hockey player
• Ulf Olsson, Swedish murderer
• Ulf Ottosson, Swedish soccer player, Mål-Otto
• Ulf Palme, Swedish film actor
• Ulf Pilgaard, Danish actor
• Ulf the Quarrelsome, brother (or sometimes identified as stepson) to Brian Boru
• Ulf Samuelsson (born 1964), Swedish ice hockey player
• Ulf Schmidt, Swedish tennis player
• Ulf Stenberg (born 1979), Swedish actor and theater director
• Ulf Timmermann, East German shot putter

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Ulf
• All pages with titles containing Ulf
• ULF (disambiguation)

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