Arthur is a common male given name of

Brythonic Brittonic or Brythonic may refer to: *Common Brittonic, or Brythonic, the Celtic language anciently spoken in Great Britain *Brittonic languages, a branch of the Celtic languages descended from Common Brittonic *Britons (Celtic people) The Br ...

origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero

King Arthur King Arthur ( cy, Brenin Arthur, kw, Arthur Gernow, br, Roue Arzhur) is a legendary king of Britain, and a central figure in the medieval literary tradition known as the Matter of Britain. In the earliest traditions, Arthur appears as a ...

. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. Another theory, more widely believed, is that the name is derived from the Roman clan '' Artorius'' who lived in

Roman Britain Roman Britain was the period in classical antiquity when large parts of the island of Great Britain were under occupation by the Roman Empire. The occupation lasted from AD 43 to AD 410. During that time, the territory conquered was ...

for centuries. A common spelling variant used in many Slavic, Romance, and Germanic languages is Artur. In Spanish and Italian it is Arturo.

Etymology

The earliest datable attestation of the name Arthur is in the early 9th century Welsh-Latin text ''

Historia Brittonum ''The History of the Britons'' ( la, Historia Brittonum) is a purported history of the indigenous British (Brittonic) people that was written around 828 and survives in numerous recensions that date from after the 11th century. The ''Historia Bri ...

'', where it refers to a circa 5th to 6th-century

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general who fought against the invading

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, and who later gave rise to the famous

of medieval legend and literature. A possible earlier mention of the same man is to be found in the epic Welsh poem ''

Y Gododdin ''Y Gododdin'' () is a medieval Welsh poem consisting of a series of elegies to the men of the Brittonic kingdom of Gododdin and its allies who, according to the conventional interpretation, died fighting the Angles of Deira and Bernicia at a p ...

'' by

Aneirin Aneirin , Aneurin or Neirin was an early Medieval Brythonic war poet. He is believed to have been a bard or court poet in one of the Cumbric kingdoms of the Hen Ogledd, probably that of Gododdin at Edinburgh, in modern Scotland. From the 17th c ...

, which some scholars assign to the late 6th century, though this is still a matter of debate and the poem only survives in a late 13th century manuscript entitled the

Book of Aneirin The Book of Aneirin ( cy, Llyfr Aneirin) is a late 13th century Welsh manuscript containing Old and Middle Welsh poetry attributed to the late 6th century Northern Brythonic poet, Aneirin, who is believed to have lived in present-day Scotland. Th ...

. A 9th-century

Breton Breton most often refers to: *anything associated with Brittany, and generally ** Breton people ** Breton language, a Southwestern Brittonic Celtic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken in Brittany ** Breton (horse), a breed **Ga ...

landowner named Arthur witnessed several charters collected in the '' Cartulary of Redon''. The Irish borrowed the name by the late 6th century (either from an early Archaic Welsh or

Cumbric Cumbric was a variety of the Common Brittonic language spoken during the Early Middle Ages in the ''Hen Ogledd'' or "Old North" in what is now the counties of Westmorland, Cumberland and northern Lancashire in Northern England and the souther ...

form ''Artur''), producing

Old Irish Old Irish, also called Old Gaelic ( sga, Goídelc, Ogham script: ᚌᚑᚔᚇᚓᚂᚉ; ga, Sean-Ghaeilge; gd, Seann-Ghàidhlig; gv, Shenn Yernish or ), is the oldest form of the Goidelic/Gaelic language for which there are extensive writt ...

''Artúr'' ( Latinized as ''Arturius'' by

Adomnán Adomnán or Adamnán of Iona (, la, Adamnanus, Adomnanus; 624 – 704), also known as Eunan ( ; from ), was an abbot of Iona Abbey ( 679–704), hagiographer, statesman, canon jurist, and saint. He was the author of the ''Life of Co ...

in his Life of St. Columba, written circa 697–700), The earliest historically attested bearer of the name is a son or grandson of

Áedán mac Gabráin Áedán mac Gabráin (pronounced in Old Irish; ga, Aodhán mac Gabhráin, lang), also written as Aedan, was a king of Dál Riata from 574 until c. 609 AD. The kingdom of Dál Riata was situated in modern Argyll and Bute, Scotland, and par ...

(died 609). The exact origins of the name Arthur remains a matter of debate. The most widely accepted etymology derives it from the Roman ''

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'' (family name) Artorius. Artorius is of obscure and contested etymology, but is possibly of Messapic or

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origin. According to the linguist and

Celticist Celtic studies or Celtology is the academic discipline occupied with the study of any sort of cultural output relating to the Celtic-speaking peoples (i.e. speakers of Celtic languages). This ranges from linguistics, literature and art histor ...

Stefan Zimmer, it is possible that Artorius has a Celtic origin, being a Latinization of the hypothetical name ''*Artorījos'', derived from the

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''*Arto-rīg-ios'', meaning "Son of the Bear/Warrior-King". ''*Arto-rīg-ios'' is unattested, but the root, ''*arto-rīg'', "bear/warrior-king", is the source of the Old Irish personal name ''Artrí'', while the similar ''*Arto-maglos'', "bear-prince", produced names in several Brittonic languages. According to Zimmer's etymology, the Celtic short compositional vowel -o- was lengthened and the long -ī- in the second element of the compound ''-rījos'' was shortened by Latin speakers, under the influence of Latin agent nouns ending in ''-tōr'' (and their derivatives in ''-tōrius''). Some scholars have noted that the legendary

's name only appears as ''Arthur'', ''Arthurus'', or ''Arturus'' in early Latin Arthurian texts, never as ''Artōrius'' (although the Classical Latin ''Artōrius'' became ''Arturius'' in some Vulgar Latin dialects). However, this may not say anything about the origin of the name ''Arthur'', as ''Artōrius'' would regularly become ''Art(h)ur'' when borrowed into

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. The commonly proposed derivation from Welsh ''arth'' "bear" + (g)wr "man" (earlier ''*Arto-uiros'' in Brittonic) is not possible for

phonological Phonology is the branch of linguistics that studies how languages or dialects systematically organize their sounds or, for sign languages, their constituent parts of signs. The term can also refer specifically to the sound or sign system of a ...

and orthographic reasons; notably that a Brittonic compound name ''*Arto-uiros'' should produce Old Welsh ''*Artgur'' (where -u- represents the short vowel /u/) and Middle/Modern Welsh ''*Arthwr'' and not ''Arthur'' (where -u- is a long vowel /ʉː/) In Welsh poetry the name is always spelled ''Arthur'' and is exclusively rhymed with words ending in ''-ur''—never words ending in ''-wr''—which confirms that the second element cannot be '' r'' "man"). An alternative theory, which has only gained limited acceptance among scholars, derives the name Arthur from the

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(the brightest star in the constellation

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, near

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or the Great Bear), which is the latinisation of the

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Ἀρκτοῦρος (''Arktouros'') and means ''Bear Guardian'' from ἄρκτος (''arktos'' ''"bear"'') and οὖρος (''ouros'' ''"watcher/guardian"''). This form, ''Arcturus'' would have become ''Art(h)ur'' when borrowed into Welsh, and its brightness and position in the sky led people to regard it as the "guardian of the bear" and the "leader" of the other stars in Boötes. Avestan '/arta and its

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equivalent '' '' both derive from

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''*ṛtá-'' "truth", which in turn continues

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''*'' "properly joined, right, true", from the root ''*''. The word is attested in

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as '.

People and characters with the given name Arthur

Kings and princes

Legendary

, king of Britain in

Arthurian legend The Matter of Britain is the body of medieval literature and legendary material associated with Great Britain and Brittany and the legendary kings and heroes associated with it, particularly King Arthur. It was one of the three great Wester ...

Brittany

Arthur I, Duke of Brittany Arthur I ( br, Arzhur 1añ; french: link=no, Arthur 1er de Bretagne) (29 March 1187 – presumably 1203) was 4th Earl of Richmond and Duke of Brittany between 1196 and 1203. He was the posthumous son of Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany, and Constan ...

(1187–1203), killed by his uncle king

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Arthur II, Duke of Brittany Arthur II (25 July 1261 – 27 August 1312), of the House of Dreux, was Duke of Brittany from 1305 to his death. He was the first son of John II and Beatrice, daughter of Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence. After he inherited the ducal ...

(1261–1312) *

Arthur III, Duke of Brittany Arthur III ( br, Arzhur), more commonly known as Arthur de Richemont (24 August 139326 December 1458), was briefly Duke of Brittany from 1457 until his death. He is noted primarily, however, for his role as a leading military commander during ...

(1393–1458)

Great Britain

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(1486–1502), elder son of Henry VII of England *

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (Arthur William Patrick Albert; 1 May 185016 January 1942), was the seventh child and third son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. He served as Gov ...

(1850–1942), seventh child and third son of

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Prince Arthur of Connaught Prince Arthur of Connaught (Arthur Frederick Patrick Albert; 13 January 1883 – 12 September 1938) was a British military officer and a grandson of Queen Victoria. He served as Governor-General of the Union of South Africa from 20 November 1920 ...

(1883–1938), son of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

Famous people

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and

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(1900–1982), English comedian *

Artur Awejde Artur Awejde (March 1838 – August 29, 1863) was the Polish commissioner of Augustów Voivodeship during the January Uprising. He studied at the Saint Petersburg State University and was a primary school teacher in Łomża Łomża (), in Engli ...

(1838–1863), Polish commissioner of

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during the

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Art Baltazar Arthee "Art" Baltazar (born 1968) is an American comics artist and writer who currently works for DC Comics. Career Art Baltazar started making comic books with his self-published comic book, ''The Cray-Baby Adventures''. Since then he has cre ...

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(1896–1992), creator of Nitt Witt Ridge *

Arthur Blok Arthur Blok (ארתור בלוק; March 19, 1882 – October 14, 1974) was the British-born first administrative head (or Principal, as he was then called) of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, in Haifa, Israel (then Mandatory Pale ...

(1882–1974), English first administrative head of the

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(1891–1918), American football player *

Arthur Bradfield Arthur Bradfield (5 January 1892 – 25 December 1978) was an English cricketer. Bradfield was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Box, Wiltshire. Bradfield made his first-class debut for Essex against the ...

(1892–1978), English cricketer *

Arthur Bramley Arthur Bramley (25 March 1929 – 10 January 2021) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional football club based in the town of Mansfield, Not ...

(1929–2021), English footballer *

Arthur Bremer Arthur Herman Bremer (; born August 21, 1950) is an American convicted criminal who attempted to assassinate U.S. Democratic presidential candidate George Wallace on May 15, 1972, in Laurel, Maryland, which left Wallace permanently paralyzed ...

(born 1950), American attempted assassin of

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Art Carney Arthur William Matthew Carney (November 4, 1918 – November 9, 2003) was an American actor and comedian. A recipient of an Academy Awards, Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and six Primetime Emmy Awards, he was best known for his role as Ed ...

(1918–2003), American actor *

Arthur Cayley Arthur Cayley (; 16 August 1821 – 26 January 1895) was a prolific United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, British mathematician who worked mostly on algebra. He helped found the modern British school of pure mathematics. As a child, C ...

(1822–1895), British mathematician *

Sir Arthur C. Clarke Sir Arthur Charles Clarke (16 December 191719 March 2008) was an English science-fiction writer, science writer, futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host. He co-wrote the screenplay for the 1968 film '' 2001: A Spac ...

(1917–2008), British writer *

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for '' A Study in Scarlet'', the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Ho ...

(1859–1930), British writer *

Arthur Conley Arthur Lee Conley (January 4, 1946 – November 17, 2003), also known in later years as Lee Roberts, was an American soul singer, best known for the 1967 hit " Sweet Soul Music". Early life Conley was born in McIntosh County, Georgia, U.S., an ...

(1946–2003), American soul singer *General Sir

Arthur Currie General Sir Arthur William Currie, (5 December 187530 November 1933) was a senior officer of the Canadian Army who fought during World War I. He had the unique distinction of starting his military career on the very bottom rung as a pre-war ...

(1875-1933), senior officer of the

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during the First World War *

Arthur Darvill Thomas Arthur Darvill (born 17 June 1982) is an English actor. He is known for portraying Rory Williams, a companion of the Eleventh Doctor in the television series ''Doctor Who'' (2010–2012), as well as Rip Hunter in ''Legends of Tomorrow'' ( ...

(born 1982), British actor and musician *

Arthur Marcelles de Silva Sir Arthur Marcelles de Silva, KCMG, KBE, FRCS (5 November 1879 - 22 September 1957) was a Ceylonese surgeon. He was a member of the Public Service Commission. Early life and education Born to Mudaliyar William Marcellus De Silva, he was educate ...

(1879-1957), Sri Lankan Sinhala surgeon, first Sri Lankan to gain Fellowship in the

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Arthur Delaporte Arthur Delaporte (born 7 October 1991) is a French politician. He is a Member of Parliament (France), Member of Parliament for Calvados's 2nd constituency. He was elected at the 2022 French legislative election. References

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(born 1991), French politician *

Sir Arthur Eddington Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington (28 December 1882 – 22 November 1944) was an English astronomer, physicist, and mathematician. He was also a philosopher of science and a populariser of science. The Eddington limit, the natural limit to the lumi ...

(1882–1944), British astrophysicist *

Sir Arthur Evans Sir Arthur John Evans (8 July 1851 – 11 July 1941) was a British archaeologist and pioneer in the study of Aegean civilization in the Bronze Age. He is most famous for unearthing the palace of Knossos on the Greek island of Crete. Based on t ...

(1851–1941), British archaeologist *

Arthur Fenner Arthur Fenner (December 10, 1745October 15, 1805) was an American politician who served as the fourth Governor of Rhode Island from 1790 until his death in 1805. He has the seventh longest gubernatorial tenure in post-Constitutional U.S. histor ...

(1745–1805), fourth Governor of Rhode Island *

Arthur Frommer Arthur Frommer (born July 17, 1929) is a travel writer. He founded the Frommer's brand of travel guides. Frommer was born in Jefferson City, Missouri, and moved to Brooklyn, New York when he was 14. He graduated from New York University in 1950 ...

(born 1929), American travel writer and publisher *

Arthur Burdett Frost Arthur Burdett Frost (January 17, 1851 – June 22, 1928), usually cited as A. B. Frost, was an American illustrator, graphic artist, painter and comics writer. He is best known for his illustrations of Brer Rabbit and other characters i ...

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Art Garfunkel Arthur Ira Garfunkel (born November 5, 1941) is an American singer, poet, and actor. He is best known for his partnership with Paul Simon in the folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel. Highlights of Garfunkel's solo music career include one top-10 ...

(born 1941), American entertainer *

Arthur Gatter Arthur Gatter (1940 – December 12, 1990), nicknamed The Hammer-Killer of Frankfurt, was a German serial killer who killed six homeless people and two homosexuals in the city parks in 1990. Murders The murders occurred from February 1 to May ...

(1940–1990), German serial killer *

Count Arthur Gobineau Joseph Arthur de Gobineau (; 14 July 1816 – 13 October 1882) was a French Aristocracy (class), aristocrat who is best known for helping to legitimise racism by the use of scientific racist theory and "racial demography", and for developing the ...

(1816–1882), French polemicist and political and historical writer *

Arthur Godfrey Arthur Morton Godfrey (August 31, 1903 – March 16, 1983) was an American radio and television broadcaster and entertainer who was sometimes introduced by his nickname The Old Redhead. At the peak of his success, in the early-to-mid 1950s, Godf ...

(1903–1983), American radio and television personality *

Arthur Goldberg Arthur Joseph Goldberg (August 8, 1908January 19, 1990) was an American statesman and jurist who served as the 9th U.S. Secretary of Labor, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, and the 6th United States Ambassador to ...

(1908–1990), American politician and judge *

A. O. Granger Arthur Otis Granger (February 14, 1846July 30, 1914) was an American industrialist and soldier. He manufactured and installed gasworks in Philadelphia and served as general manager of the United Gas Improvement Company, before serving as presi ...

(1846–1914), American industrialist and soldier *

Arthur Greiser Arthur Karl Greiser (22 January 1897 – 21 July 1946) was a Nazi German politician, SS-''Obergruppenführer'', ''Gauleiter'' and ''Reichsstatthalter'' (Reich Governor) of the German-occupied territory of ''Wartheland''. He was one of the perso ...

(1897–1946), German Nazi SS officer executed for war crimes *

Arthur Guinness Arthur Guinness ( 172523 January 1803) was an Irish brewer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. The inventor of Guinness beer, he founded the Guinness Brewery at St. James's Gate in 1759. Born in Celbridge, County Kildare around 1725, Guinness ...

(1725–1803), Irish brewer *

Arthur Hailey Arthur Frederick Hailey, AE (5 April 1920 – 24 November 2004) was a British-Canadian novelist whose plot-driven storylines were set against the backdrops of various industries. His books, which include such best sellers as ''Hotel'' (1965), ...

(1920–2004), British novelist *

Arthur Harvey (disambiguation) Arthur Harvey Arthur Harvey (September 26, 1895 – March 22, 1976) was an American businessman best known as the namesake of the Harvey Park neighborhood of Denver. Early life and World War I Harvey was born in Edom, Texas. At age 16 he left sch ...

Arthur Lawrence Hellyer Jr. Arthur Lawrence "Art" Hellyer Jr. (August 7, 1923 – September 5, 2018) was an American radio and television broadcaster whose professional career spanned the years 1947–2012 and included local and national network radio programs as a disc joc ...

(1923–2018), American radio host *

Art Heyman Arthur Bruce Heyman (June 24, 1941 – August 27, 2012) was an American professional basketball player. Playing for Duke University in college, in 1963 he was USBWA Player of the Year, AP Player of the Year, UPI Player of the Year, ''Sporting ...

(1941–2012), American NBA basketball player *

Arthur Holden Arthur Holden (born August 28, 1959) is a Canadian actor and writer. Known for his roles such as Mr. Ratburn in ''Arthur'', Baba-Miao in ''Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat'', Mayor Mallard in ''The Little Twins'', and Mr. Larkin in later episode ...

(born 1959), Canadian voice actor *

Arthur Honegger Arthur Honegger (; 10 March 1892 – 27 November 1955) was a Swiss composer who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. A member of Les Six, his best known work is probably ''Antigone'', composed between 1924 and 1927 to ...

(1892–1955), Swiss composer *

Arthur James Johnes Arthur James Johnes (4 February 1809 – 23 July 1871) was an Welsh county court judge. Biography Johnes was born on 4 February 1809, the only son of Edward Johnes of Garthmyl, near Montgomery, by Mary, daughter of Thomas Davies of Llifior. H ...

(1809–1871), English judge *

Arthur J. Jones Arthur Joseph Jones (born January 1, 1948) is an American neo-Nazi, Holocaust denier and perennial candidate. After running unopposed in the primary election, he was the Republican candidate for Illinois's 3rd congressional district in the Nov ...

(born 1948), American

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politician *

Arthur Koestler Arthur Koestler, (, ; ; hu, Kösztler Artúr; 5 September 1905 – 1 March 1983) was a Hungarian-born author and journalist. Koestler was born in Budapest and, apart from his early school years, was educated in Austria. In 1931, Koestler join ...

(1905–1983), British writer *

Arthur Laffer Arthur Betz Laffer (; born August 14, 1940) is an American economist and author who first gained prominence during the Reagan administration as a member of Reagan's Economic Policy Advisory Board (1981–1989). Laffer is best known for the Laf ...

(born 1940), American economist * Arthur Lee (1945–2006), American musician *Arthur Lethbridge (known as

Ivor Moreton Ivor Moreton and Dave Kaye were an English musical variety double act who were known for performing syncopated piano duets together from the 1930s to 1950s. The duo consisted of pianists Ivor Arthur Moreton (born Arthur Lethbridge; 18 March 190 ...

) (1908–1984), British singer and pianist *

Arthur Liebehenschel Arthur Liebehenschel (; 25 November 1901 – 24 January 1948) was a commandant at the Auschwitz and Majdanek concentration camps during the Holocaust. After the war, he was convicted of war crimes by the Polish government and executed in 1948. ...

(1901–1948), German commandant at the Auschwitz and Majdanek concentration camps executed for war crimes *

Art Linkletter Arthur Gordon Linkletter (born Gordon Arthur Kelly or Arthur Gordon Kelly; sources differ; July 17, 1912 – May 26, 2010) was a Canadian-born American radio and television personality. He was the host of ''House Party'', which ran on CBS radio a ...

(1912–2010), Canadian-born American radio and television personality *

Arthur Loveridge Arthur Loveridge (28 May 1891 – 16 February 1980) was a British biologist and herpetologist who wrote about animals in East Africa, particularly Tanzania, and New Guinea. He gave scientific names to several gecko species in the region. Arthur ...

(1891–1980), British herpetologist *

Arthur Lydiard Arthur Leslie Lydiard (6 July 1917 – 11 December 2004) was a New Zealand running, runner and athletics (sport), athletics coach. He has been lauded as one of the outstanding athletics coaches of all time and is credited with popularising the ...

(1917–2004), New Zealand runner and athletics coach *

Arthur MacArthur, Jr. Arthur MacArthur Jr. (June 2, 1845 – September 5, 1912) was a lieutenant general of the United States Army. He became the military Governor-General of the American-occupied Philippines in 1900; his term ended a year later due to clashes w ...

, (1845–1912), American soldier * Arthur "Harpo" Marx (1888–1964), American comedian and musician *

Arthur Meighen Arthur Meighen (; June 16, 1874 – August 5, 1960) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the ninth prime minister of Canada from 1920 to 1921 and from June to September 1926. He led the Conservative Party from 1920 to 1926 and fro ...

(1874–1960), Canadian prime minister in the 1920s *

Arthur Miley Arthur Miley (born March 3, 1993) is an American football outside linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Southern University for the Southern Jaguars football, SU Jaguars. In 2014, Miley was named First-team All-S ...

(born 1993), American football player *

Arthur Miller Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright, essayist and screenwriter in the 20th-century American theater. Among his most popular plays are '' All My Sons'' (1947), ''Death of a Salesman'' ( ...

(1915–2005), American playwright *

Arthur O'Shaughnessy Arthur William Edgar O'Shaughnessy (14 March 184430 January 1881) was a British poet and herpetologist. Of Irish descent, he was born in London. He is most remembered for his poem "Ode", from his 1874 collection ''Music and Moonlight'', which b ...

(1844–1881), British poet and herpetologist *

Arthur Uther Pendragon Arthur Uther Pendragon (born John Timothy Rothwell, 5 April 1954) is a British eco-campaigner, Neo-Druid leader, media personality, and self-declared reincarnation of King Arthur, a name by which he is also known. Pendragon was the "battle c ...

(born 1954), British neo-druid leader *

Art Potter Arthur Thomas Potter (August 8, 1909January 19, 1998) was a Canadian ice hockey administrator. He was president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) from 1962 to 1964, and oversaw the establishment of a permanent Canada men's nati ...

(1909–1998), Canadian ice hockey administrator *

Arthur Prysock Arthur Prysock Jr. (January 1, 1924Sir Arthur Godwin Ranasinghe, Sri Lankan Sinhala civil servant, Governor of the

Central Bank of Sri Lanka The Central Bank of Sri Lanka ( CBSL; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව, Sri Lanka Maha Bankuwa) is the monetary authority of Sri Lanka. It was established in 1950 under the Monetary Law Act No.58 of 1949 (MLA), it is a ...

from 1954-1959 *

Arthur Rimbaud Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud (, ; 20 October 1854 – 10 November 1891) was a French poet known for his transgressive and surreal themes and for his influence on modern literature and arts, prefiguring surrealism. Born in Charleville, he starte ...

(1854–1891), French poet *

Arthur Rödl Arthur Rödl (13 June 1898 – 5 April 1945) was a German '' Standartenführer'' (Colonel) in the Waffen-SS and a Nazi concentration camp commandant. Rödl was born into a Catholic family. His father worked as a messenger and his mother ran a n ...

(1898–1945), German Nazi SS commandant of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp *

Arthur J. Samberg Arthur Jay Samberg (February 6, 1941 – July 14, 2020) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He founded Pequot Capital Management and served as the chief executive officer, president and chairman of the company. Samberg's flagship Peq ...

(1941–2020), American businessman *

Arthur Scargill Arthur Scargill (born 11 January 1938) is a British trade unionist who was President of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) from 1982 to 2002. He is best known for leading the UK miners' strike (1984–85), a major event in the history of ...

(born 1938), British miners' union leader *

Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. Arthur Meier Schlesinger Jr. (; born Arthur Bancroft Schlesinger; October 15, 1917 – February 28, 2007) was an American historian, social critic, and public intellectual. The son of the influential historian Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr. and a spe ...

(1917–2007), American historian *

Arthur Moritz Schoenflies Arthur Moritz Schoenflies (; 17 April 1853 – 27 May 1928), sometimes written as Schönflies, was a German mathematician, known for his contributions to the application of group theory to crystallography, and for work in topology. Schoenflies ...

(1853–1928), German mathematician *

Arthur Schopenhauer Arthur Schopenhauer ( , ; 22 February 1788 – 21 September 1860) was a German philosopher. He is best known for his 1818 work ''The World as Will and Representation'' (expanded in 1844), which characterizes the phenomenal world as the prod ...

(1788–1860), German philosopher *

Arthur Seyss-Inquart Arthur Seyss-Inquart (German: Seyß-Inquart, ; 22 July 1892 16 October 1946) was an Austrian Austrian National Socialism, Nazi politician who served as Chancellor of Austria in 1938 for two days before the ''Anschluss''. His positions in Nazi Ge ...

(1892–1946), Austrian Nazi politician * Arthur "Buddy" Schumacher (1916–1925), boy who was found murdered in 1925 *

Art Shamsky Arthur Louis Shamsky (nicknamed "Sham" and "Smasher"; born October 14, 1941) is an American former Major League Baseball player. He played right field, left field, and first base from 1965 to 1972 for the Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, Chicago ...

(born 1941), American major league baseball player and

Israel Baseball League The Israel Baseball League (IBL; Hebrew: ליגת הבייסבול הישראלית, ''Ligat ha-Beisbol ha-Israelit'') was a six-team professional baseball league in Israel. The first game was played on June 24, 2007. League structure The six ...

manager *

Arthur Shawcross Arthur John Shawcross (June 6, 1945 – November 10, 2008), also known as the Genesee River Killer, was an American serial killer active in Rochester, New York from 1972 through 1989. Shawcross's first known murders took place in his hometown ...

(1945–2008), American cannibalistic serial killer and rapist *

Sir Arthur Sullivan Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan (13 May 1842 – 22 November 1900) was an English composer. He is best known for 14 operatic collaborations with the dramatist W. S. Gilbert, including ''H.M.S. Pinafore'', ''The Pirates of Penzance' ...

(1842–1900), English composer who did operatic collaborations with librettist

W. S. Gilbert Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (18 November 1836 – 29 May 1911) was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for his collaboration with composer Arthur Sullivan, which produced fourteen comic operas. The most f ...

Arthur Tracy Arthur Tracy (25 June 1899 – 5 October 1997) was an American vocalist and actor, billed as The Street Singer. His performances in theatre, films and radio, along with his recordings, brought him international fame in the 1930s. Late evening r ...

(1899–1997), American singer and actor *

Arthur Treacher Arthur Veary Treacher (, 23 July 1894 – 14 December 1975) was an English film and stage actor active from the 1920s to the 1960s, and known for playing English types, especially butler and manservant roles, such as the P.G. Wodehouse valet c ...

(1894–1975), English actor *

Arthur Vandenberg Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg Sr. (March 22, 1884April 18, 1951) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Michigan from 1928 to 1951. A member of the Republican Party, he participated in the creation of the United Nati ...

(1884–1951), American politician *

Arthur Warbrick Arthur Warbrick, (circa 1863 – 1 July 1902) was a New Zealand sportsperson who as a rugby footballer toured with the 1888–89 New Zealand Native football team. The touring party played a variety of football games, including rugby union, assoc ...

(1863–1902), New Zealand rugby footballer *Sir Arthur Wellesley (1769–1852), duke of Wellington; military commander who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; British Prime Minister 1828–1830 and briefly in 1834 *

Arthur Wijewardena Sir Edwin Arthur Lewis Wijewardena, King's Counsel, KC (21 March 1887 – 1964) was the 28th Chief Justice of Ceylon. Educated at Ananda College, Ananda College, Colombo and S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, Wijewardena graduated from Univer ...

(1887–1964),

Chief Justice of Sri Lanka The Chief Justice of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the head of the judiciary of Sri Lanka and the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. Established in 1801, the Chief Justice is one of ten Supreme Court justices; the other nine are t ...

from 1949-1950 *

Arthur A. Wilson Arthur A. Wilson (born 16 March 1968) is an Indian cinematographer. He has predominantly worked in south Indian films of languages such as Tamil and Telugu. He is best known for his successful movies ''Anbe Sivam'', ''Naan Kadavul'', and '' Ims ...

, Anglo-Indian cinematographer

Artturi

Artturi Jämsén Artturi Jämsén (1925–1976) was a Finnish politician. He was a long-term member of the Finnish Parliament and the minister of interior between 1970 and 1971. He also served as the governor of Central Finland region. Biography Jämsén was bor ...

(1925–1976), Finnish politician *

Artturi Lehkonen Artturi Lehkonen (born 4 July 1995) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). Lehkonen was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the second round (55th overall) of the 2013 NHL Ent ...

(born 1995), Finnish professional ice hockey player *

Artturi Leinonen Artturi Aleksanteri Leinonen (15 December 1888, Ylihärmä – 26 February 1963) was a Finnish schoolteacher, journalist, writer and politician. He was a Member of the Parliament of Finland The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the unicamera ...

(1888–1963), Finnish journalist and politician *

Artturi Ilmari Virtanen Artturi Ilmari Virtanen (; 15 January 1895 – 11 November 1973) was a Finnish chemist and recipient of the 1945 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his research and inventions in agricultural and nutrition chemistry, especially for his fodder preserv ...

(1895–1973), Finnish chemist

Fictional characters

* ''Arthur'', an animated educational television series for children ages 4 to 8, developed by Kathy Waugh for

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, and produced by

WGBH WGBH may refer to: * WGBH Educational Foundation, based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States ** WGBH (FM), a public radio station at Boston, Massachusetts on 89.7 MHz owned by the WGBH Educational Foundation ** WGBH-TV WGBH-TV (channel 2), ...

. *Arthur Kirkland (アーサー・カークランド), the given human name for the

personification Personification occurs when a thing or abstraction is represented as a person, in literature or art, as a type of anthropomorphic metaphor. The type of personification discussed here excludes passing literary effects such as "Shadows hold their b ...

of the United Kingdom from the anime series '' Hetalia: Axis Powers'' *Arthur, a character 1991 American coming-of-age comedy-drama movie ''My Girl (film)#Cast, My Girl'' *Arthur Birling, an antagonist within the post-war play An Inspector Calls *Arthur Curry, ''Aquaman'' *Arthur the Tank Engine, a character from Thomas and Friends *Ser Arthur Dayne, a character from ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' book series *Arthur Denison, the main character of the ''Dinotopia'' book series *Arthur Dent, the main character of ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' series * Arthur Dupres, a character in the American TV miniseries ''V (1983 miniseries)#Cast, V (1983 miniseries)'' *Arthur Fleck, the main character in ''Joker (2019 film)'' *Fonzie, Arthur Fonzarelli, ''Happy Days'' *Arthur Morgan (Red Dead), Arthur Morgan, the main character of the video game ''Red Dead Redemption 2'' *Arthur Read, main character in ''Arthur (TV Show)'' *Arthur Seaton is the main character in Alan Sillitoe's debut novel Saturday Night and Sunday Morning. *Arthur Shelby, a character from the ''Peaky Blinders (TV series)'' *Arthur Weasley, a character of the ''Harry Potter'' book series *Arthur Wright, a character in the 1997 French-American fantasy drama movie ''FairyTale: A True Story#Cast, FairyTale: A True Story'' *Arthur Watts, a major antagonist in the animated web series ''RWBY''

In many languages

*Albanian language, Albanian: Artur *Amharic language, Amharic: አርተር *Arabic language, Arabic: أرثر, ارثور, ارتور *Armenian language, Armenian: (Art'ur) *Basque language, Basque: Artur, Artza *Bengali language, Bengali: আর্থার (Ārthāra) *Breton language, Breton: Arzhur *Bulgarian language, Bulgarian: Артур (Artur) *Catalan language, Catalan: Artur, Artús *Chechen language, Chechen: Артур (Artur) *Chinese language, Chinese: ''Simplified:'' 亚瑟 (Yàsè), 阿瑟 (Āsè), 阿图尔 (Ātúěr) ''Traditional:'' 亞瑟 (Yàsè), 阿瑟 (Āsè), 阿圖爾 (Ātúěr) *Croatian language, Croatian: Artur *Czech language, Czech: Artuš, Artur *Danish language, Danish: Arthur *Dutch language, Dutch: Arthur, Artuur *Estonian language, Estonian: Artur, Ats *English language, English: Arthur *Finnish language, Finnish: Artturi, Arttu, Arto, Artto *French language, French: Arthur *Galician language, Galician: Artur, Artús *Georgian language, Georgian: ართური (Arturi) *German language, German: Artur, Arthur *

: Αρθούρος (Arthouros/Artouros) *Gujarati language, Gujarati: આર્થર (Ārthara) *Hebrew language, Hebrew: ארתור (Artur) *Hindi language, Hindi: आर्थर (aarthar) *Hungarian language, Hungarian: Artúr *Icelandic language, Icelandic: Arthur *Indonesian language, Indonesian: Arthur *Inuktitut syllabics, Inuktitut: ᐋᑐᕐ (aatur) *Irish language, Irish: Artúr *Italian language, Italian: Arturo (common name), Artù (the Briton king) *Japanese language, Japanese: アーサー (Āsā) (in katakana) *Kannada language, Kannada: ಆರ್ಥರ್‌ (Ārthar‌) *Korean language, Korean: 아서 (Aseo), 아써 (Asseo), 아더 (Adeo) *Central Kurdish, Kurdish: ئارتەر *Latin language, Latin: Arturus/Arthurus, Artorius/Arturius *Latvian language, Latvian: Artūrs *Lithuanian language, Lithuanian: Artūras *Malayalam language, Malayalam: ആർതർ (ārtar) *Maldivian language, Maldivian: އަރތަރ *Maltese language, Maltese: Arturu, Turu *Nahuatl language, Nāhuatl: Arthur *Norman language, Norman: Èrthu *Norwegian language, Norwegian: Artur *Ossetian language, Ossetian: Артур (Artur) *Jamaican Patois, Patois: Aata *Persian language, Persian: آرتور *Polish language, Polish: Artur *Portuguese language, Portuguese: Artur, Arthur (archaic spelling, common in Brazil) *Punjabi language, Punjabi: ''Gurmukhi script:'' ਆਰਥਰ (Ārathara), ''Shahmukhi script:'' آرتھر *Romanian language, Romanian: Arthur, Artur *Russian language, Russian: Артур (Artur) *Serbian language, Serbian: Артур (Artur) *Sinhalese language, Sinhalese: ආතර් (ātar) *Slovak language, Slovakian: Artúr *Slovene language, Slovenian: Artur *Spanish language, Spanish: Arturo *Swedish language, Swedish: Artur *Thai language, Thai: อาร์เธอร์ (Xār̒ṭhexr̒) *Turkish language, Turkish: Artur *Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Артур (Artur) *Urdu language, Urdu: آرتھر *Uzbek language, Uzbek: Artur *

: Arthur

References

Sources *. *. *. (EBSCO subscription required for online access.) *. *. *. * *. *. (JSTOR subscription required for online access.) * Jaski, Bart, ''Early Irish examples of the name Arthur'', ''Z.C.P.'' band 56, 2004 * {{given name Welsh masculine given names English-language masculine given names English masculine given names Irish masculine given names Scottish masculine given names French masculine given names Dutch masculine given names Norwegian masculine given names Swedish masculine given names Finnish masculine given names Danish masculine given names vi:Arthur