Wise is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Audrey Wise (1935–2000), United Kingdom politicianBob Wise (born 1948), American politicianBrownie Wise (1913–1992), American saleswoman who developed "party plan" marketingChristopher Wise (born 1961), American authorCody Wise, American singerDavid Wise (composer), British video game music composerDeatrich Wise (born 1965), American football playerDennis Wise (born 1966), English footballerDeWayne Wise (born 1978), American baseball playerDoc Wise (born 1967), American football playerErnie Wise (1925–1999), British comedianGeorge D. Wise (1831–1908), American politician and Confederate army captainGeorge D. Wise (Union) (1816–1881), American Union brevet brigadier generalGeorge S. Wise (1906-1987), Polish-American scholarGlenn M. Wise American politicianHenry Wise (disambiguation), several peopleHenry A. Wise (1806–1876), American politicianHenry Augustus Wise (1819-1869), American naval officerIsaac Mayer Wise (1819–1900), American Reform rabbi and authorJohn Wise (clergyman) (1652–1725)John Wise (Canadian politician) (born 1935)John Wise (balloonist) (1808–1879)John Sergeant Wise (1846–1913), American CongressmanJosh Wise (born 1983), NASCAR driverKurt Wise, American creationistMark B. Wise (born 1953), physicistMatt Wise (born 1975), baseball playerMichael Wise (disambiguation), several peopleRay Wise (born 1947), American actorRick Wise (born 1945), baseball playerRobert Wise (1914–2005), American film producer and directorSeelig Wise (1913-2004), American farmer and politicianStephen Samuel Wise (1862–1949), American rabbi and ZionistSteven M. Wise, authorTim Wise, American anti-racist activistThomas Wise (disambiguation), several peopleTom Wise (born 1948), Member of the European Parliament