Hilliard is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

Asa Grant Hilliard III Asa G. Hilliard III (August 22, 1933 – August 13, 2007), also known as Nana Baffour Amankwatia II, was an African-American professor of educational psychology who worked on indigenous ancient African history (ancient Egyptian), culture, educa ...

(1933–2007), African American professor of educational psychology * Benjamin C. Hilliard (1868–1951), U.S. Representative from Colorado *

Bob Hilliard Bob Hilliard (born Hilliard Goldsmith; January 28, 1918 – February 1, 1971) was an American lyricist. He wrote the words for the songs: "Alice in Wonderland", "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning", " Any Day Now", " Dear Hearts and Gentle ...

(1918–1971), American lyricist *

Brent Hilliard Brent William Hilliard (born April 13, 1970) is an American volleyball player and coach who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics. He was born in San Gabriel, California San Gabriel (Spanish language, Spanish for "Gabriel, St. Gabriel") is a ...

(born 1970), American volleyball player *

Colm Hilliard Colm M. Hilliard (28 May 1936 – 14 January 2002) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who sat for fifteen years as Teachta Dála (TD) for Meath. He was elected to Dáil Éireann at the February 1982 general election, replacing retiring L ...

(1936–2002), Irish Fianna Fáil Party politician *

Corey Hilliard Corey Hilliard (born April 26, 1985) is a former American football offensive tackle who played seven years in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma State Cowboys football, Oklahoma State, before being drafted ...

(born 1985), American football offensive tackle *

Dalton Hilliard Dalton Andrea Hilliard (born January 21, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints from 1986-1993. He played his entire NFL career for the Sai ...

(born 1964), former American football player * Daniel Hilliard (died 1888), Ontario merchant and political figure *

Darrun Hilliard Darrun Hilliard II (born April 13, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague. Hilliard attended Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where ...

(born 1993), American basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv *

David Hilliard David Hilliard (born May 15, 1942) is a former member of the Black Panther Party, having served as Chief of Staff. He became a visiting instructor at the University of New Mexico in 2006. He also is the founder of the Dr. Huey P. Newton foundatio ...

(1942-), Chief of Staff of the Black Panther Party * David Hilliard (photographer) (born 1964), American photographer *

Dontrell Hilliard Dontrell Donmond Hilliard (born February 26, 1995) is an American football running back and return specialist for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tulane and signed as an undrafted free a ...

(born 1995), American football player * Earl F. Hilliard (born 1942), American politician and former congressman * Edward Hilliard (MP) (''c.'' 1754–1815), English barrister and Member of Parliament * Edward Hilliard (1851–1936, American Seventh-day Adventist missionary *

Ernest Hilliard Ernest Hilliard (January 31, 1890 – September 3, 1947) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1921 and 1947. He was born in New York City and died in Santa Monica, California, from a heart attack. Selected filmog ...

(1890–1947), American actor *

George Hilliard George Hilliard (May 28, 1827 – June 23, 1892)https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180581709/george-hilliard was a Canadian businessman and politician from the province of Ontario. Born in Morrisburg, Upper Canada, the son of Christopher ...

(1827–1892), Canadian businessman and politician * Harry Hilliard (1826–1914), Australian cricketer * Henry Washington Hilliard (1808–1892), U.S. Representative from Alabama * Ike Hilliard (born 1976), professional American football player, nephew of Dalton Hilliard * Irwin Foster Hilliard (1863–1948), Ontario lawyer and political figure * Isaac H. Hilliard (1811–1868), American planter and cotton factor in the Antebellum South *

John Hilliard (artist) John Hilliard, (born 1945) is an English conceptual artist. Hilliard's ongoing body of work addresses the specificity of photography as a medium: its uncertainty as a representational device and its status within the visual arts, especially in re ...

(born 1945), London-based conceptual artist, photographer and academic *

John Kenneth Hilliard John Kenneth Hilliard (October 1901 – March 21, 1989) was an American acoustical and electrical engineer who pioneered a number of important loudspeaker concepts and designs. He helped develop the practical use of recording sound for film, and ...

(1901–1989), American acoustic and electrical engineer, loudspeaker designer *

John Northern Hilliard John Northern Hilliard (August 18, 1872 – March 14, 1935) was an American newspaperman, poet, novelist, and playwright. Among his works is a best-selling book on magic, ''Greater Magic''. Biography John Northern Hilliard was born in Palmyra, ...

(1872–1935), American author of a best-selling book on magic * John S. Hilliard (1947–2019), American composer * Justin Hilliard (born 1998), American football player *

Lawrence Hilliard Laurence Hilliard (1582–1648) was an England, English miniature Painting, painter. Hilliard, a son of Nicholas Hilliard (1547–1619) and his wife Alice Brandon (1556–1611) – was infant baptism, christened on 5 March 1582. He ...

(1582–1640), English miniature painter (son of Nicholas Hilliard) * Lex Hilliard (born 1984), American football running back *

Mary Ann Hilliard Mary Ann Hilliard (1860–1950) was an Irish nurse and suffragette. She was arrested for breaking windows in March 1912, and while imprisoned contributed to the Suffragette Handkerchief. Biography Mary Ann Hilliard was born in Cork in 1860, ...

(1860–1950), Irish nurse and suffragette * Michael Hilliard (1903–1982), Irish politician *

Nicholas Hilliard Nicholas Hilliard () was an English goldsmith and limner best known for his portrait miniatures of members of the courts of Elizabeth I and James I of England. He mostly painted small oval miniatures, but also some larger cabinet miniatures, ...

(1537–1619), English miniature painter (father of Lawrence Hilliard) * Nicholas Hilliard (judge) (born 1959), British judge *

Olive Mary Hilliard Olive Mary Hilliard ( Hillary, 4 July 1925 – 30 November 2022) was a South African botanist and taxonomist. Hilliard authored 372 land plant species names, the fifth-highest number of such names authored by any female scientist. Hilliard was bo ...

(1925–2022), South African botanist and taxonomist *

Randy Hilliard Randy Hilliard (born February 6, 1967) is a former American football defensive back who played in the National Football League (NFL). Hilliard was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 1990 NFL Draft out of Northwestern State University. He play ...

(born 1967), American football defensive back *

Robert Hilliard Robert Martin Hilliard (7 April 1904 – 22 February 1937) was an Olympic boxer, Irish republican, Church of Ireland minister and communist. He was killed in the Spanish Civil War fighting in the International Brigades. Biography Hilliard was ...

(1904–1937), Irish boxer * Sam Hilliard (born 1994), American baseball player *

William A. Hilliard William Arthur Hilliard (May 28, 1927 – January 16, 2017) was an American journalist. He was editor of ''The Oregonian'', the major daily newspaper in Portland, Oregon, from 1987 to 1994 and was that newspaper's first African-American editor ...

(1927–2017), American journalist

Given name

* Hilliard Brooke Bell (1897–1960), Canadian World War I flying ace *

Hilliard Beyerstein Hilliard Harris William Beyerstein (November 3, 1907 – September 23, 1990) was a Canadian chiropractor and politician. Born in Meeting Creek, Alberta, Beyerstein first ran for the House of Commons of Canada as a Social Credit Party candidate ...

(1907–1990), Canadian politician *

Hilliard Gates Hilliard Gates (December 14, 1915 – November 21, 1996) was an American sportscaster who was widely regarded as the founding father of Indiana sports broadcasting and the leading sportscaster in Indiana for decades. Early days Born Hilliard ...

(1915–1996), American radio sports announcer * Hilliard P. Jenkins (1922–1992), American farmer, philanthropist, and civic leader * Hilliard Lyle (1879–1931), Canadian lacrosse player *

Hilliard Mitchell Hilliard "Hillyard" Mitchell (September 16, 1852 – March 2, 1923)
was a politician from the Canadian prairies. Hil ...

(1852–1923), Canadian politician * Hilliard A. Wilbanks (1933–1967), United States Air Force officer and Medal of Honor recipient {{given name, type=both