Humphrys

	Humphrys Humphrys is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bob Humphrys (1952–2008), BBC Wales sports broadcaster Fletcher Humphrys (born 1976), Australian actor Sir Francis Humphrys (1879–1971), British colonial administrator and diplomat John Humphrys (born 1943), BBC broadcaster Stephen Humphrys, English footballer * William Humphrys (1794–1865), engraver See also Humfrey, given name and surname Humphery, surname Humphrey, given name and surname Humphreys (surname) Humphry, surname Humphries Humphries is a surname, and may refer to: * Barry Humphries (1934–2023), Australian comedian, creator of characters Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson * Carla Humphries (born 1988), American-born Filipina actress and commercial model, also ..., surname {{surname English-language surnames Patronymic surnames Surnames from given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Humphrys Desmond John Humphrys (born 17 August 1943) is a Welsh broadcaster. From 1981 to 1987 he was the main presenter for the '' Nine O'Clock News'', the flagship BBC News television programme, and from 1987 until 2019 he presented on the BBC Radio 4 breakfast programme ''Today''. He was the host of the BBC Two television quiz show ''Mastermind'' from 2003 to 2021, for a total of 735 episodes. Humphrys has a reputation as an outspoken and challenging interviewer; occasionally politicians have been critical of his style after being subjected to a tough interview on live radio. Early life and career Humphrys was born in a working class environment in Cardiff at 193 Pearl Street, Adamsdown, son of Winifred Mary (Matthews), a hairdresser, and Edward George Humphrys, a self-employed Conservative voting French polisher. He was one of five children. During early life Humphrys had a bout of whooping cough and, concerned that he would be known as 'Dismal Desmond', his mother opted to use t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Francis Humphrys Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Francis Henry Humphrys (24 April 1879 – 28 August 1971) was a British cricketer, colonial administrator and diplomat. Early life and cricket Francis Henry Humphrys was born in Shropshire, at Beatrice Street, Oswestry, where his father was assistant master at Oswestry School. He was educated at Shrewsbury School, where he was captain of cricket and head of the school, and Christ Church, Oxford, where he played first-class cricket for Oxford University. His first-class debut came against the touring Australians in 1899. He played 3 further first-class matches in 1900, the last coming against Sussex. In his 4 first-class matches, he took 13 wickets at a bowling average of 19.46, with best figures of 4/16. While at school, and later, he also played Minor Counties Championship cricket for Wiltshire. Career After graduating from Oxford in 1900, Humphrys joined the Worcestershire Regiment and served in the Second Boer War. Following the war he was in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bob Humphrys George Robert Humphrys (16 April 1952 – 18 August 2008) was a Welsh broadcaster, chiefly known as a sports presenter on BBC Wales. Biography Humphrys was born in Splott, a poor working-class district of central Cardiff and was the younger brother of journalist and television presenter John Humphrys. Humphrys was one of five children born to Winifred Mary (Matthews), a hairdresser and Edward George Humphrys, a self-employed French polisher. Encouraged to do his homework, he passed the eleven plus exam and became a pupil at Cardiff High School, then a grammar school. After university, he became a newspaper journalist, working on various publications until he joined the Cardiff-based '' Western Mail.'' He then joined BBC Radio Wales in 1978, and then joined BBC Wales television's team as an investigative reporter most often beside his brother on ''Week in Week Out'', where his reports included an early investigation of the AIDS epidemic developing in the UK. From the early 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Stephen Humphrys Stephen Peter Humphrys (born 15 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Wigan Athletic. Club career Fulham On 17 December 2016, Humphrys made his professional debut in the EFL Championship against Derby County at Craven Cottage. He joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on loan for the rest of the season in January 2017. On 31 January 2018, Fulham announced Humphrys would be joining Rochdale on loan for the remainder of the season. Southend On 19 January 2019, Humphrys joined Southend United on a permanent deal from Fulham, scoring two goals on his debut, in a 4–0 win at Bradford that same day. On 25 February 2019, he suffered a collision with Accrington Stanley goalkeeper Johnny Maxted as he won a header which would result in a goal. In the process, he suffered a fractured cheekbone and eye socket and 15 broken bones in his face, leading to metal plates being inserted and the need for a face mask to be worn for the rest of the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	William Humphrys William Humphrys (1794 – 21 January 1865) was an engraver of pictures, book illustrations and postage stamps. Humphrys was born in Dublin. At an early age he moved to the United States where he studied engraving techniques under George Murray in Philadelphia. He began his career as engraver in 1815 and was involved in the engraving of vignettes for bank notes and engravings for book illustrations. The illustrations in the books by poets Bryant and Longfellow were the work of Humphrys.Melville, Fred J, ''Postage Stamps in the Making'', 1916, Stanley Gibbons, p.68 He moved to England in 1823 where he worked on book illustrations for individual publishers. He then returned to the United States in 1843. Two years later he moved to Dublin to engrave "''The Reading Magdalene''" for the Royal Irish Art Union. Melville states that he did the engraving for the United States stamp with the portrait of Washington. The Art of the Print webpage seems to put the engraving of the stamp befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Fletcher Humphrys Fletcher Humphrys (born 1 April 1976) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Brett 'Brick' Buchanon in ''McLeod's Daughters'' and as Alex Kearns in '' All Saints''. Career Humphrys made his acting debut in 1993, appearing in Australian drama film '' The Heartbreak Kid''. His first major acting role was in the children's television series '' The Genie From Down Under'', for which he played 'Conrad von Meister' for the shows two seasons from 1996 to 1998. Humphrys appeared in several episodes of the short-lived series '' Thunderstone''. In 2001, he received the recurring role of Brett 'Brick' Buchanon on the popular drama series ''McLeod's Daughters''; he appeared in the shows first three seasons until his character was killed off in 2003. Following his role on ''McLeod's Daughters'', Humphrys appeared in another recurring role in medical drama '' All Saints'', in which he played Alex Kearns from 2003 to 2004. During October 2006 and April 2008, he guest sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Humphry Humphry is a masculine given name and surname. It comes from the Old Germanic name Hunfrid, which means "friend of the hun". The name may refer to: People First name Humphry Berkeley (1926–1994), British politician Humphry Bowen (1929–2001), British botanist and chemist Humphry Davy (1778–1829), British scientist Humphry Ditton (1675–1715), British mathematician * Humphry Garratt (1898–1974), British cricket player * Humphry Knipe (born 1941), South African writer Humphry Legge, 8th Earl of Dartmouth (1888–1962), British police officer Humphry Marshall (1722–1801), American botanist Humphry Morice (1671–1731), British banker Humphry Osmond (1917–2004), British psychiatrist Humphry Repton (1752–1818), British landscape designer Humphry Rolleston (1862–1944), British physician Thomas Humphry Ward (1845–1926), British writer Humphry William Woolrych (1795–1871), British lawyer and writer Surname * C.E. Humphry (1854–1925), British journa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Humphery Humphery is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Bobby Humphery (born 1961), American football player Frederick Humphery (1841–1908), Australian politician William Humphery (1827–1909), British politician See also Humfrey, given name and surname Humphrey, given name and surname Humphry, surname Humphreys (surname) Humphries, surname Humphrys Humphrys is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Bob Humphrys (1952–2008), BBC Wales sports broadcaster Fletcher Humphrys (born 1976), Australian actor Sir Francis Humphrys (1879–1971), British colonial administrator and dipl ... , surname {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Humphrey Humphrey is both a masculine given name and a surname. An earlier form, not attested since Medieval times, was Hunfrid. Notable people with the name include: People with the given name Medieval period :''Ordered chronologically'' Hunfrid of Prüm (Saint Humphrey, died 871), Benedictine monk Humphrey of Hauteville (c. 1010–1057), Count of Apulia Humphrey de Bohun (other), various people who lived from the 11th to 14th centuries Humphrey of Toron (other), four 12th-century nobles Humphrey, 2nd Earl of Buckingham (1381–1399), English peer and member of the House of Lords Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (1390–1447) Modern era Humphrey Atkins (1922–1996), British politician and a member of the Conservative Party Humphrey Barclay (1941–), British television comedy producer. Humphrey Bate (1875–1936), American harmonica player and string band leader Humphrey Bland (1686–1763), British Army general Humphrey Bogart (1899–1957), American film ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Humphreys (surname) Humphreys is a common surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alan Humphreys (born 1939), English former professional footballer Alastair Humphreys, English cyclist, adventurer, author and motivational speaker Alf Humphreys (1953–2018), Canadian actor Andrew Humphreys (1821–1904), U.S. politician Andrew A. Humphreys (1810–1883), U.S. Army officer and Union general Anthony Humphreys (born 1971), Australian cricketer * Arthur Humphreys (1917–2003), British former managing director of International Computers Limited (ICL) Ben Humphreys (1934–2019), Australian politician Benjamin G. Humphreys (1808–1882), U.S. politician and Confederate Army general Benjamin G. Humphreys II (1865–1923), U.S. politician Billy Humphreys, English footballer * Bob Humphreys (other) Cecil Humphreys (1883–1947), British film actor Charles Humphreys (1714–1786), U.S. miller, Continental Congressman from Pennsylvania Chris Humphreys, British novelist and act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Humphries Humphries is a surname, and may refer to: * Barry Humphries (1934–2023), Australian comedian, creator of characters Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson * Carla Humphries (born 1988), American-born Filipina actress and commercial model, also known as Carla Loren * Charles Humphries, British countertenor * Chris Humphries (1947–2009), British botanist * David Humphries (1953–2020), English cricketer, brother of Mark Humphries * Edward "Ted" Humphries, Australian politician * Gary Humphries (born 1958), Australian politician * Gemma Humphries, British weather forecaster * Gerald Humphries (1908–1983), English cricketer * Henry Humphries (1879–1964), Canadian cricketer * Isaac Humphries (born 1998), Australian basketball player * Jay Humphries (born 1962), American basketball player * Jimmie Humphries (1889–1971), American professional baseball player, manager and executive * Joe Humphries (1876–1946), English cricketer * John Humphries (other), several pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Humfrey Humfrey is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Humfrey Malins (born 1945), British Conservative politician * Humfry Payne (1902–1936), English archaeologist Surname * Chris Humfrey, Australian zoologist and television personality * Pelham Humfrey (1647–1674), English Restoration composer * William Humfrey (died 1579), goldsmith and Assay Master to Queen Elizabeth I of England See also * Humphery, surname * Humphrey, given name and surname * Humphry Humphry is a masculine given name and surname. It comes from the Old Germanic name Hunfrid, which means "friend of the hun". The name may refer to: People First name Humphry Berkeley (1926–1994), British politician Humphry Bowen (1929–20 ... , given name and surname {{given name, type=both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]