Markus Wolf est né le 19 janvier 1923 en Allemagne. Il était marié à Andrea Stingl, Christa Heinrich et Emmi Stenzer. Il est mort le 9 novembre 2006 en Allemagne.
I hoped that, after the Nuremberg Trials, there would be a time without war, aggression, or crimes against humanity. (from a 2005 interview by the BBC, regarding his role as a journalist at the trials)