Age, Biography and Wiki
Walter Wolf was born on 5 October, 1939 in Maribor, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, is a Canadian businessman. Discover Walter Wolf's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 84 years old?
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Businessman |
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84 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Libra |
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5 October, 1939 |
| Birthday |
5 October |
| Birthplace |
Maribor, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
| Nationality |
Slovenia
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He is a member of famous Businessman with the age 84 years old group.
Walter Wolf Height, Weight & Measurements
At 84 years old, Walter Wolf height not available right now. We will update Walter Wolf's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Walter Wolf Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Walter Wolf worth at the age of 84 years old? Walter Wolf’s income source is mostly from being a successful Businessman. He is from Slovenia. We have estimated Walter Wolf's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Businessman |
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Timeline
Walter Wolf (born 5 October 1939) is a Slovenian-Canadian businessman who owned a Formula One team that won three races and is the name-sake of cigarette, perfume, and clothing brands.
Wolf was born in Maribor, Slovenia.
His mother was a half Slovene, half Austrian from Lower Styria, while his father was a German from Reutlingen.
Wolf spent his childhood in his birthtown Maribor, Slovenia, then a republic of Yugoslavia.
After his father returned from a Soviet military internment camp in 1954, the family moved to Wuppertal in West Germany.
In 1958, they moved to Canada.
In Canada, Wolf became a renowned businessman.
At first, his funds helped prop up Frank Williams' fledgling F1 team before Williams left in 1977 to form Williams Grand Prix Engineering.
Wolf's team continued as Walter Wolf Racing and before being wound up in 1979 managed to win three F1 Grands Prix.
In 1993, Wolf helped finance the unsuccessful American fire apparatus company Firewolf Industries, housed in a former Piper Aircraft factory building near Lakeland, Florida, US.
The actor and vintage car collector L. Christian Mixon worked as a sales manager for this company briefly in 1993.
Walter Wolf was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 1998.
In 2008, he was involved in the so-called Patria affair, a corruption scandal involving the Finnish company Patria.
The Finnish broadcasting company YLE's investigative program MOT made claims that he was a mediator in the paying of bribes to Slovenian government officials, including Prime Minister Janez Janša.
Both Wolf and Janša rejected all accusations as being untrue.
Finnish police issued an arrest warrant against him, but so far he has not been apprehended.
The Croatian tobacco company Adris grupa markets one of its cigarette brands as "Walter Wolf".
There were also perfumes marketed under the Walter Wolf name.
