Hitchens is a surname of early medieval English origin. Notable people with the surname include: *

Alfred Hitchens Alfred Hitchens (27 November 1861 – 5 October 1942) was an English painter, father, grandfather and great grandfather of artists Ivon Hitchens, John Hitchens and Simon Hitchens respectively. His work was regularly exhibited at the Royal Academy ...

(1861–1942), English painter *

Anthony Hitchens Anthony Hitchens (born June 10, 1992) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Iowa. Early life Hitch ...

(born 1992), American football linebacker *

Bob Hitchens Bob Hitchens (January 30, 1952 – July 7, 2020) was an American college football player who was a running back at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, from 1971–1973. College career Hitchens rushed for a career 3,118 yards with 34 touchd ...

(1952–2020), American college football player *

Christopher Hitchens Christopher Eric Hitchens (13 April 1949 – 15 December 2011) was a British-American author and journalist who wrote or edited over 30 books (including five essay collections) on culture, politics, and literature. Born and educated in England, ...

(1949–2011), British-American author, journalist and broadcaster *

Dolores Hitchens Julia Clara Catherine Maria Dolores Robins Norton Birk Olsen Hitchens (December 25, 1907 – August 1, 1973) better known as Dolores Hitchens, was an American mystery novelist who wrote prolifically from 1938 until her death in 1973. She also wro ...

(1907–1973), American mystery novelist *

Gerry Hitchens Gerald Archibald Hitchens (8 October 1934 – 13 April 1983) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward. Early career Hitchens was born in the village of Rawnsley, Staffordshire, near Cannock, and began his career as a coal miner. ...

(1934–1983), English footballer *

Ivon Hitchens Ivon Hitchens (born London, 3 March 1893 – 29 August 1979) was an English painter who started exhibiting during the 1920s. He became part of the 'London Group' of artists and exhibited with them during the 1930s. His house was bombed in 1940 du ...

(1893–1979), English painter *

John Hitchens John Hitchens (born 1940) is an English painter. His work is influenced by the landscape of the South Downs and his main subject area is the countryside of West Sussex, England. He also spent extended periods working in North Wales and North West ...

(born 1940), English painter *

Keith Hitchins Keith Arnold Hitchins (April 2, 1931 – November 1, 2020) was an American historian and a professor of Eastern European history at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, specializing in Romania and its history. He was born in Schenect ...

(1931–2020), American historian *

Peter Hitchens Peter Jonathan Hitchens (born 28 October 1951) is an English author, broadcaster, journalist, and commentator. He writes for ''The Mail on Sunday'' and was a foreign correspondent reporting from both Moscow and Washington, D.C. Peter Hitchens h ...

(born 1951), British author, journalist and broadcaster * Robert Hichens (disambiguation), various people **

Robert Smythe Hichens Robert Hichens (Robert Smythe Hichens, 14 November 1864 – 20 July 1950) was an English journalist, novelist, music lyricist, short story writer, music critic and collaborated on successful plays. He is best remembered as a satirist of the " ...

(1864–1950), English writer, known as Robert Hichens **

Robert Hichens (RMS Titanic) Robert Hichens (16 September 1882 – 23 September 1940) was a British sailor who was part of the deck crew on board the when she sank on her maiden voyage on 15 April 1912. He was one of six quartermasters on board the vessel and was at the s ...

(1882–1940), quartermaster on the RMS Titanic **

Robert Peverell Hichens Lieutenant Commander Robert Peverell Hichens, (2 March 1909 – 13 April 1943) was the most highly decorated officer of the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve (RNVR), being awarded two Distinguished Service Orders, three Distinguished Service Cr ...

(1909–1943), RNVR officer in the Second World War *

Tim Hitchens Sir Timothy Mark Hitchens, (born 1962) is a British diplomat and a former Assistant Private Secretary to the Queen Elizabeth II, in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom, 1999–2002. Hitchens was seconded from the For ...

(born 1962), British diplomat Characters * Grace Hitchens, character in ''Glee''

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Hitchens's razor Hitchens's razor is an epistemological razor (a general rule for rejecting certain knowledge claims) that states "what can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence." The razor was created by and named after author and ...

, an epistemological razor asserting that the burden of proof regarding the truthfulness of a claim lies with the one who makes the claim, and if this burden is not met, the claim is unfounded, and its opponents need not argue further in order to dismiss it *

Hitchens Pond Hitchens Pond is located east of Barber Point, New York. Fish species present in the lake are white sucker, yellow perch, and black bullhead The black bullhead or black bullhead catfish (''Ameiurus melas'') is a species of bullhead catfish. L ...

, pond located east of Barber Point, New York

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