Wolfgang Bauer may refer to:

Wolfgang Gerhard Bauer (born July 16, 1969) is a Vienna, Austria born artist, with a preference for oil paintings on large canvases. He currently resides in Los Angeles.

Wolfgang Bauer (1970) is a German journalist and reporter for Die Zeit, who has won many prizes including the Prix Bayeux­ Calvados for War Correspondents. He has worked in the Arab world for many years, including in war zones in Syria and Libya.

Wolfgang Bauer (born April 5, 1959) is a University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Michigan State University. He is also Associate Vice President for Administrative Services at MSU, with primary responsibilities in Energy, Sustainability, and Mobility. He is also an author of the introductory calculus-based physics textbook "University Physics", published by McGraw-Hill in 2013 (2nd edition).

Wolfgang Bauer (18 March 1941 – 26 August 2005) was an Austrian writer best known as a playwright who, particularly in his younger days, was regarded as an enfant terrible by the Austrian cultural establishment.