Homer is both a masculine given name and a surname. The ancient Greek poet

Homer Homer (; grc, Ὅμηρος , ''Hómēros'') (born ) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'', two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer is considered one of the ...

is perhaps the best known person of this name. Other notable people with the name include:

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Homer Burton Adkins Homer Burton Adkins (16 January 1892 – 10 August 1949) was an American chemist who studied the hydrogenation of organic compounds. Adkins was regarded as top in his field and a world authority on the hydrogenation of organic compounds. Adki ...

(1892–1949), American chemist *

Homer Martin Adkins Homer Martin Adkins (October 15, 1890 – February 26, 1964) was an American businessman and Democratic politician who served as the 32nd governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas. Adkins is remembered as a skilled retail politician and a strong st ...

(1890–1964), Governor of Arkansas *

Homer D. Angell Homer Daniel Angell (January 12, 1875 – March 31, 1968) was a Republican U.S. congressman from Oregon, serving eight terms from 1939 to 1955. Biography Angell was born on a farm near The Dalles, Oregon in 1875. He received his undergraduate ...

(1875–1968), American politician *

Homer Banks Homer Banks (August 2, 1941 – April 3, 2003) was an African American songwriter, singer and record producer. Although best known by many for his songwriting for Stax Records in the 1960s and 1970s, some of his own releases from the 1960s are co ...

(1941–2003), African-American songwriter, singer and record producer * Homer G. Barber (1830–1909), American politician *

Homer Brightman Homer Brightman (October 1, 1901 – January 30, 1988) was an American screenwriter who worked for Walt Disney Productions, Walter Lantz Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio, UPA, Larry Harmon Pictures, Cambria Productions and DePa ...

(1901–1988), American screenwriter *

Homer M. Butler Homer Marx Butler (October 15, 1904 – May 24, 1982) was an American newspaper editor, journalist, and politician. Born in Marion, Illinois, Butler graduated from Marion High School in 1923. He went to Illinois College in Jacksonville, Illin ...

(1904–1982), American newspaper editor and politician *

Homer E. Capehart Homer Earl Capehart (June 6, 1897 – September 3, 1979) was an American businessman and politician from Indiana. After serving in the United States Army during World War I, he became involved in the manufacture of record players and other produc ...

(1897–1979), American businessman and politician, longtime US senator from Indiana *

Homer M. Carr Homer Meade Carr (July 22, 1887 – February February 14, 1964) was an American politician and locomotive engineer. Carr was born in Malta, Ohio, Malta, Morgan County, Ohio. He moved to Proctor, Minnesota, Proctor, St. Louis County, Minnesota ...

(1878–1964) American politician *

Homer Stille Cummings Homer Stille Cummings (April 30, 1870 – September 10, 1956) was an American lawyer and politician who was the United States Attorney General from 1933 to 1939. He also was elected mayor of Stamford, Connecticut, three times before founding the ...

(1870–1956), United States Attorney General *

Homer Davenport Homer Calvin Davenport (March 8, 1867 – May 2, 1912) was a political cartoonist and writer from the United States. He is known for drawings that satirized figures of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, most notably Ohio Senator Mark Hanna. Alth ...

(1867–1912), American political cartoonist, writer and horse breeder * Homer Davis, Jamaican politician * Homer B. Dibell (1864–1934), Minnesota Supreme Court justice *

Homer E. A. Dick Homer Eugene Asa Dick (March 22, 1884 in Three Mile Bay, New York – January 22, 1942 in Rochester, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York (state), New York. Life He was the son of Charles H. Dick (1858–1942) and Ida P. ( ...

(1884–1942), American politician *

Homer L. Ferguson Homer Lenoir Ferguson (March 6, 1873 – March 14, 1953) was an author and businessman. He was president of Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia, from July 22, 1915, through July 31, 1946. Biography Ferguson w ...

(1873–1953), American author and businessman *

Homer S. Ferguson Homer Samuel Ferguson (February 25, 1889December 17, 1982) was an American attorney, professor, judge, United States senator from Michigan, Ambassador to the Philippines, and later a judge on the United States Court of Military Appeals. Educa ...

(1889–1982), US Senator from Michigan * Homer Gilbert (1909–1943), aka

Knuckles Boyle Homer Reed Gilbert, who sometimes played under the name Knuckles Boyle (August 17, 1909 – January 26, 1943) was an American football tackle who played one season with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He attended Al ...

, American football player * Homer A. Glore (1874–1944), American medical doctor and politician *

Homer Hickam Homer Hadley Hickam Jr. (born February 19, 1943) is an American author, Vietnam War veteran, and a former NASA engineer who trained the first Japanese astronauts. His 1998 memoir '' Rocket Boys'' (also published as ''October Sky'') was a ''New ...

(born 1943), American author and NASA engineer whose autobiography was the basis of the 1999 film ''October Sky'' * Homer A. Holt (1898–1975), American lawyer and politician, Governor of West Virginia *

Homer Hulbert Homer Bezaleel Hulbert (January 26, 1863 – August 5, 1949) was an American missionary, journalist, and political activist who advocated for the independence of Korea. Biography Hulbert was born in New Haven, Vermont, in 1863 to Calvin and Mary ...

(1863–1949), American missionary, journalist and political activist *

Homer A. Jack Homer A. Jack (May 19, 1916 – August 5, 1993) was an American Unitarian Universalist clergyman pacifist and social activist who helped found the Congress of Racial Equality and National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy (SANE). Early li ...

(1916–1993), American clergyman, pacifist and social activist * Homer Jacobson (fl. 1950s and '60s), American retired chemistry professor *

Homer Jones (American football) Homer Carroll Jones (born February 18, 1941) is a former American football wide receiver, who played for the National Football League's New York Giants from 1964 to 1969, and for the Cleveland Browns in 1970. During his career, he was known for h ...

(1941–2023), American former football player *

Homer Jones (economist) Homer Jones (1906–1986) was a prominent American economist. In the course of his career, Jones spent time at Rutgers University, the University of Chicago, the Brookings Institution and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. He is best know ...

(1906–1986), American economist * Homer Jones (politician) (1893–1970), American politician * Homer Eaton Keyes (1875–1938), American author and professor *

Homer Ledford Homer C. Ledford (September 26, 1927 – December 11, 2006) was an instrument maker and bluegrass musician from Kentucky who specialized in making dulcimers. Born in Alpine, Tennessee, he started building instruments at an early age. When he was ...

(1927–2006), instrument maker and bluegrass musician *

Homer L. Lyon Homer Le Grand Lyon (March 1, 1879 – May 31, 1956) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina. Born in Elizabethtown, North Carolina, Lyon attended the public schools, the Davis Military School, Winston, North Carolina, and the law departm ...

(1879–1956), American politician *

Homer Martin (labor leader) Homer Martin (September 16, 1901 in Illinois – January 22, 1968) was an American trade unionist, a leader of the United Auto Workers (UAW). and socialist. After high school he attended Hewing College and received his AB from William Jewell ...

(1901–1968), American trade unionist and socialist * Homer C. Martin, American college football head coach (1923–1926, 1936) *

Homer Dodge Martin Homer Dodge Martin (October 28, 1836 – February 12, 1897) was an American artist, particularly known for his landscape paintings. Examples of Martin's work are in many important American museums. Biography Martin was born in Albany, New York o ...

(1836–1897), American artist *

Homer Mensch Homer Mensch (November 14, 1914 in Sussex, New Jersey – December 9, 2005 in Manhattan, New York) was a prominent classical bassist who was a former member of the Pittsburgh Symphony, the New York Philharmonic, the New York Pops, and the NBC Sy ...

(1914–2005), classical bassist *

Homer V. M. Miller Homer Virgil Milton Miller (April 29, 1814 – May 31, 1896) was an American physician and politician from the U.S. state of Georgia, who practiced medicine for the Confederacy in the American Civil War and served as a U.S. Senator from Ge ...

(1814–1896), US senator from Georgia * Homer Neal (1942–2018), American particle physicist and professor * Homer Nelson (Wisconsin politician) (1826–1894), American politician *

Homer Augustus Nelson Homer Augustus Nelson (August 31, 1829 – April 25, 1891) was an American politician and soldier from the state of New York. He served one term in the U.S. House of Representative and was an officer in the Union Army during the first part ...

(1829–1891), American politician and Civil War colonel *

Homer Plessy Homer Adolph Plessy (born Homère Patris Plessy; 1862 or March 17, 1863 – March 1, 1925) was an American shoemaker and activist, best known as the plaintiff in the United States Supreme Court decision ''Plessy v. Ferguson''. He staged an act of ...

(1862–1925), African-American anti-segregationist activist, plaintiff in the United States Supreme Court case ''Plessy v. Ferguson'' *

Homer Rice Homer C. Rice (born February 20, 1927) is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. As Director of Athletics at Georgia Tech, Rice successfully developed and implemented the Total Person Program which is now ...

(born 1927), American football player and coach *

Homer Elihu Royce Homer Elihu Royce (June 14, 1819 – April 24, 1891) was an American lawyer, politician and jurist. Early life Royce was born in Berkshire, Vermont, the son of Elihu Marvin and Sophronia (Parker) Royce. His uncle Stephen Royce who served as Ve ...

(1820–1891), American lawyer, politician and jurist *

Homer Se Homer Se (born May 5, 1977) is a Filipino former professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Player profile Se is a tough, physical, and aggressive player who never backs down. He is known for collecting exces ...

(born 1977), former Philippine Basketball Association player *

Homer L. Shantz Homer LeRoy Shantz (1876–1958) was an American botanist and former president of the University of Arizona. Shantz was born in Kent County, Michigan on January 24, 1876. He was raised in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where his family moved while ...

(1876–1958), American botanist and President of the University of Arizona * Homer Smith (1895–1962), American physiologist and advocate for science *

Homer Smith (American football) Homer Austin Smith (October 9, 1931 – April 10, 2011) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Davidson College (1965–1969), the University of the Pacific (United States), University of the Pacific (1 ...

(1931–2011), American college football player and head coach *

Homer Sprague Homer Baxter Sprague (October 19, 1829 – March 23, 1918) was an American author, educator, abolitionist, and Lieutenant Colonel of the Union Army. A native of Sutton, Massachusetts, Sprague was a Captain of the 13th Connecticut Infantry Regimen ...

(1829–1918), American military officer, author and educator *

Homer Sykes Homer Warwick Sykes (born 1949) is a Canadian-born British documentary photographer whose career has included personal projects and landscape photography. Early life and education Sykes's father, Homer Warwick Sykes, was a Canadian-born American ...

(born 1949), Canadian-born British photographer * Homer Tate (1884–1975), American artist * Homer L. Thomas (1913–2003), American art historian and archaeologist *

Homer Thompson Homer Armstrong Thompson (September 7, 1906 – May 7, 2000) was a Canadian classical archaeologist of the twentieth century, specializing in ancient Greece. While studying for his doctorate at the University of Michigan, Benjamin Dean Mer ...

(1906–2000), Canadian archaeologist *

Homer Thompson (baseball) Homer Thomas Thompson (June 1, 1891 – September 12, 1957) was a catcher in Major League Baseball who made one game appearance for the New York Highlanders in 1912 New York Highlanders season, its 1912 season. Thompson batted and threw right-hand ...

(1891–1957), American Major League Baseball catcher for one game *

Homer Watson Homer Ransford Watson (January 14, 1855 – May 30, 1936) was a Canadian landscape painter. He has been characterized as the painter who first painted Canada as Canada, rather than as a pastiche of European painting. He was a member and pres ...

(1855–1936), Canadian landscape painter

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* Caroline Homer, Australian midwifery researcher and international women's health rights advocate *

Horatio J. Homer Horatio J. Homer (1848–1923) was Boston's first African-American police officer. He was hired by the Boston Police Department in 1878 and served on the force for 40 years. Early life Homer was born in Farmington, Connecticut, on May 24, 1848 ...

(1848–1923), Boston's first African-American police officer *

LeRoy Homer Jr. LeRoy Wilton Homer Jr. (August 27, 1965 – September 11, 2001) was the First Officer (civil aviation), First Officer of United Airlines Flight 93, which was aircraft hijacking, hijacked as part of the September 11 attacks in 2001, and crashed ...

(1965–2001), first officer of one of the 9/11 aircraft *

Louise Homer Louise Beatty Homer (April 30, 1871May 6, 1947) was an American operatic contralto who had an active international career in concert halls and opera houses from 1895 until her retirement in 1932. After a brief stint as a vaudeville entertainer ...

(1871–1947), American operatic contralto *

Mark Homer Mark Homer (born 1973) is an English actor and writer. He is best known for playing Tony Hills in the popular British soap opera ''EastEnders'' from 1995 to 1999. His subsequent work includes guest appearances in ''Silent Witness'' and ''Spine ...

(born 1973), British actor * Mark S. Homer (born 1962), American politician * Michael Homer (1958–2009), a Netscape vice president *

Sidney Homer Sidney Homer, Sr. (9 December 1864 – 10 July 1953) was a classical composer, primarily of songs. Biography Homer was the youngest child born to deaf parents in Boston, Massachusetts on December 9, 1864 (some sources use 1865). He attended ...

(1864–1953), American composer of "A Plantation Ditty" *

Sonny Homer Lawrence "Sonny" Homer (July 8, 1936 – February 22, 2006) was a professional Canadian football wide receiver who played eleven seasons in the Canadian Football League for the BC Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team bas ...

(1936–2006), former Canadian Football League player *

Tom Homer Tom Homer (born 1 April 1990) is an England, English former rugby union player who recently played at centre, wing and fullback for London Irish in Premiership Rugby. He was a member of the Grand Slam winning England U18 side in 2008 and was a ...

(born 1990), English rugby union player * Tom Homer (footballer) (1886–?), English footballer *

Travis Homer Travis Homer (born August 7, 1998) is an American football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Miami (FL). Early years Homer attended Oxbridge Academy in West Palm Beach, Flor ...

(born 1998), American football player *

William Innes Homer William Innes Homer (November 8, 1929 – July 8, 2012) was an American academic, art historian, and author. Homer was an expert in the life and works of painter Thomas Eakins. Academic career Homer received his B.A. from Princeton University i ...

1929–2012), American academic, art historian and author *

Winslow Homer Winslow Homer (February 24, 1836 – September 29, 1910) was an American landscape painter and illustrator, best known for his marine subjects. He is considered one of the foremost painters in 19th-century America and a preeminent figure in ...

(1836–1910), American painter

Fictional characters

Homer Simpson Homer Jay Simpson is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the American animated sitcom ''The Simpsons''. He is voiced by Dan Castellaneta and first appeared, along with the rest of his family, in ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' short "G ...

, in the animated TV series ''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, ...

''. *Homer Simpson, in the 1939 novel ''

The Day of the Locust ''The Day of the Locust'' is a 1939 novel by American author Nathanael West set in Hollywood, California. The novel follows a young artist from the Yale School of Fine Arts named Tod Hackett, who has been hired by a Hollywood studio to do scene ...

'' and its 1975 film adaptation. *

Homer Price Homer Price is the central character in two children's books written and illustrated by Robert McCloskey, and title character of the first. ''Homer Price'' was published in 1943, and ''Centerburg Tales'' in 1951. Characters Homer lives in Cente ...

, in ''Homer Price'' and ''Centerburg Tales'', children's books by Robert McCloskey. * Homer, a stage name/character in the American country music comedy duo

Homer and Jethro Homer and Jethro were the stage names of American country music duo Henry D. "Homer" Haynes (1920–1971) and Kenneth C. "Jethro" Burns (1920–1989), popular from the 1940s through the 1960s on radio and television for their satirical versio ...

. *Homer Wells, protagonist of John Irving's novel ''

The Cider House Rules ''The Cider House Rules'' (1985) is a novel by American writer John Irving, a ''Bildungsroman'' that was later adapted into a 1999 The Cider House Rules (film), film and a stage play by Peter Parnell. The story, set in the pre– and post–Wor ...

''. *Homer, sidekick of

Snidely Whiplash Snidely Whiplash is a fictional character who originally appeared as the main antagonist in the ''Dudley Do-Right of the Mounties'' segments of the animated television series ''The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show''. He is the archenemy of Dudley Do-Rig ...

. *Homer, in the comic strip '' Non Sequitur''. *Homer Parrish, a character in the film ''

The Best Years of Our Lives ''The Best Years of Our Lives'' (also known as ''Glory for Me'' and ''Home Again'') is a 1946 American epic drama film directed by William Wyler, and starring Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo and Harold Russ ...

''. *

Homer Pigeon Homer Pigeon is a Walter Lantz cartoon animal character, who made his first appearance in the cartoon "Pigeon Patrol", in 1942. His final appearance was in 1964, in ''The Woody Woodpecker Show'' episode "Spook-A-Nanny". The character's voice was ...

, a cartoon character. *Homer Roberts, in Netflix's ''

The OA ''The OA'' is an American mystery drama television series with science fiction, supernatural, and fantasy elements. ''The OA'' debuted on Netflix on December 16, 2016. Created and executive produced by Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, the series ...

''. *Homer Yannos, a character from John Marsden's novel ''

Tomorrow, When the War Began ''Tomorrow, When the War Began'' is the first book in the ''Tomorrow'' series by John Marsden. It was published in 1993, and is a young adult invasion novel, detailing a high-intensity invasion and occupation of Australia by a foreign power. Th ...

''. *Homer D. Poe, the mascot of

The Home Depot The Home Depot, Inc., is an American multinational home improvement retail corporation that sells tools, construction products, appliances, and services, including fuel and transportation rentals. Home Depot is the largest home improvement re ...

. *Homer Zuckerman, a character in

E. B. White Elwyn Brooks White (July 11, 1899 – October 1, 1985) was an American writer. He was the author of several highly popular books for children, including ''Stuart Little'' (1945), '' Charlotte's Web'' (1952), and ''The Trumpet of the Swan'' ...

's children's novel ''

Charlotte's Web ''Charlotte's Web'' is a book of children's literature by American author E. B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams; it was published on October 15, 1952, by Harper & Brothers. The novel tells the story of a livestock pig named Wilbur and his ...

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