Surname
| Wald | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Meaning | forest |
| Region of origin | Germany, Austria, etc. |
| Language(s) of origin | German |
| Related names | Wold, Woldt, Wehde, Forst (Forster, Forstmann); Walder, Waldner, Waldinger, Waldmann, Waldman, Waldmüller, Waldheim; Woods |
| Footnotes: | |
- Abraham Wald (1902–1950), Hungarian mathematician of German descent
- Carol Wald (1935–2000), American artist.
- Charles F. Wald (born 1948)
- Diane Wald
- Eduard Wald (1905–1978), German Resistance member, politician, unionist
- Florence Wald (1917–2008), "mother of the American hospice movement"
- František Wald (1853–1930), Czech physical chemist
- George Wald (1906–1997), American biologist and Nobel Laureate
- Jerry Wald (1911–1962), American film producer and screenwriter
- Lillian Wald (1867–1940), American nurse and social worker
- Nicholas Wald British professor, Fellow of the Royal Society
- Orli Wald (1914–1962), German Resistance member, concentration camp survivor, "Angel of Auschwitz"
- Patricia Wald (born 1928)
- Robert Wald (born 1947), American physicist
- Warren Wald (born 1980), English Pop Idol contestant
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