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surname. Howe, when derived from the non,

haugr Haugr is a Norse name and landform name deriving from the noun non, haugr meaning hill, knoll, hollow, or mound. When used in English contexts, it may refer to a tumulus, or barrow. Kenneth Cameron, (1963), ''English Place-names'', page 117. Tayl ...

, means hill, knoll, or mound and may refer to a

tumulus A tumulus (plural tumuli) is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds or ''kurgans'', and may be found throughout much of the world. A cairn, which is a mound of stones buil ...

, or barrow. However, when derived from ang, hol, it can refer to a hollow or

dell Dell is an American based technology company. It develops, sells, repairs, and supports computers and related products and services. Dell is owned by its parent company, Dell Technologies. Dell sells personal computers (PCs), servers, data ...

.Eric Partridge (1977), ''Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English'', p. 1370.

Routledge Routledge () is a British multinational publisher. It was founded in 1836 by George Routledge, and specialises in providing academic books, journals and online resources in the fields of the humanities, behavioural science, education, law, and ...

. Historically the surname was most commonly found in the

Northeast of England North East England is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of ITL for statistical purposes. The region has three current administrative levels below the region level in the region; combined authority, unitary authority ...

and the

Orkney Orkney (; sco, Orkney; on, Orkneyjar; nrn, Orknøjar), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland, situated off the north coast of the island of Great Britain. Orkney is 10 miles (16 km) north ...

and

Shetland Shetland, also called the Shetland Islands and formerly Zetland, is a subarctic archipelago in Scotland lying between Orkney, the Faroe Islands and Norway. It is the northernmost region of the United Kingdom. The islands lie about to the no ...

islands. Notable people with the surname include:

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* Albion P. Howe (1818–1897), American Union Army general in the American Civil War *

Andrew Howe Andrew Howe (born 12 May 1985) is an American-born Italian athlete who specializes in the long jump and sprinting. He won this event as well as the 200 metres at the 2004 World Junior Championships. He was successful at senior level at a young ...

(born 1985), American-born Italian long jumper *

Anthony Howe (historian) Anthony C. Howe is an English historian and Professor of Modern History at the University of East Anglia, a post he has held since 2003. He has previously taught at the Department of International History at the London School of Economics and Mode ...

(born 1950), English historian *

Anthony Howe (sculptor) Anthony Howe (born 1954, Salt Lake City Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the capital and most populous city of Utah, United States. It is the seat of Salt Lake County, the most populous county in Ut ...

(born 1954), American artist *

Art Howe Arthur Henry Howe Jr. (born December 15, 1946) is an American former professional baseball infielder, coach, scout, and manager, who appeared as a player in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates (–), Houston Astros (–), and ...

(born 1946), American professional baseball player and manager *

Brian Howe (singer) Brian Anthony Howe (22 July 1953 – 6 May 2020) was an English rock singer, best known for replacing Paul Rodgers as the lead vocalist of Bad Company. Howe's career was jump-started in 1983 when Ted Nugent recruited him to handle lead vocals ...

(1953–2020), English musician (Bad Company) *

Brian Howe (politician) Brian Leslie Howe AO (born 28 January 1936) is a retired Australian politician and Uniting Church minister. He served as Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and deputy leader of the Labor Party from 1991 to 1995, under Bob Hawke and Paul Kea ...

(born 1936), Australian politician *

C. D. Howe Clarence Decatur Howe, (15 January 1886 – 31 December 1960) was an American-born Canadian engineer, businessman and Liberal Party politician. Howe served as a cabinet minister in the governments of prime ministers William Lyon Mackenzie ...

(1886–1960), Canadian politician *

Caroline Dana Howe Caroline Dana Howe (, Dana; August 21, 1824 - October 30, 1907) was an American writer of prose, poetry, and hymns. Her celebrated song, "Leaf by Leaf the Roses Fall", was claimed and used by several different authors, until her authorship was rea ...

(1824–1907), American writer *

Charlotte Howe, Viscountess Howe (Mary Sophia) Charlotte Howe, Viscountess Howe (23 September 1703 – 13 June 1782) was a Hanover-born Kingdom of Great Britain, British courtier and politician. Born Baroness Sophia Charlotte Mary (the order of her baptismal names were later chan ...

(1703–1782), British courtier and politician *

Daniel Walker Howe Daniel Walker Howe (born January 10, 1937) is an American historian who specializes in the early national period of U.S. history, with a particular interest in its intellectual and religious dimensions. He was Rhodes Professor of American Histor ...

(born 1937), American historian *

Darcus Howe Leighton Rhett Radford "Darcus" Howe (26 February 1943 – 1 April 2017)"Civil ...

(1943–2017), British broadcaster and columnist *

David Howe (speedway rider) David Peter Howe (born 1 March 1982) is a British former professional motorcycle speedway rider. Career Born in Leicester, England, David Howe started his career on 31 March 1997, aged 15, with the Peterborough Panthers team in the Conference ...

(born 1982), British motorcycle speedway rider * David J. Howe (born 1961), British writer, journalist, publisher, and media historian *

Denis Howe (editor) Denis Cecil Howe (14 September 1928 – 7 June 2020) was an English footballer who made 223 appearances in the Football League for Darlington, Southend United and Aldershot in the 1950s. A full back or centre half, he also played in the Sou ...

, editor, founder of the Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (FOLDOC) *

Denis Howe Denis Cecil Howe (14 September 1928 – 7 June 2020) was an English footballer who made 223 appearances in the Football League for Darlington, Southend United and Aldershot in the 1950s. A full back or centre half, he also played in the Sou ...

(1928–2020), English footballer *

Don Howe (footballer, born 1917) Donald Howe (26 November 1917 – 23 August 1978) was an English association (soccer) footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s for Bolton Wanderers ( captain), he made his league début against Liverpool in October 1936, as a child ...

(1917–1978), English footballer of the 1930s, '40s and '50s *

Don Howe Donald Howe (12 October 1935 – 23 December 2015) was an English football player, coach, manager and pundit. As a right back Howe featured for clubs West Bromwich Albion and Arsenal together with the England national football team in his pla ...

(1935–2015), English footballer *

Dylan Howe Dylan Lee Howe (born 4 August 1969) is an English drummer, bandleader, session musician and composer. The son of guitarist Steve Howe with whom he has sometimes collaborated, Dylan is also noted for his work with rock band the Blockheads ( ...

(born 1969), English jazz drummer *

Eddie Howe Edward John Frank Howe (born 29 November 1977) is an English professional football manager and former player, who is the head coach of Premier League club Newcastle United. A defender during his playing career, Howe spent most of his playing ...

(born 1977), football manager and former English footballer *

Edgar Watson Howe Edgar Watson Howe (May 3, 1853 – October 3, 1937), was an American novelist and newspaper and magazine editor in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was perhaps best known for his magazine, ''E.W. Howe's Monthly'', which he wrote from 1 ...

(1853–1937), American novelist *

Elias Howe Elias Howe Jr. (; July 9, 1819October 3, 1867) was an American inventor best known for his creation of the modern lockstitch sewing machine. Early life Elias Howe Jr. was born on July 9, 1819, to Dr. Elias Howe Sr. and Polly (Bemis) Howe in ...

(1819–1867), American inventor of the sewing machine *

Elizabeth Howe Elizabeth Howe (née Jackson; c. 1637–July 19, 1692) was one of the accused in the Salem witch trials. She was found guilty and executed on July 19, 1692. Background Elizabeth Jackson Howe was born 14 May 1637 near Rowley, Yorkshire, the ...

(1635–1692), accused of witchcraft and hung during the Salem witch trials * Elliot C. Howe (1828–1899), American botanist *

Emanuel Howe, 2nd Viscount Howe Emanuel Scrope Howe, 2nd Viscount Howe (c. 1700 – 29 March 1735) of Langar Hall, Nottinghamshire, was a British politician and colonial administrator. Life His father was Scrope Howe, a Whig Member of Parliament from whom he inherited the ...

(1700–1735), British politician and colonial administrator * Emeline Harriet Howe (1844–1934), American poet *

Edward Gardiner Howe Edward Gardiner Howe (1849–1931) was an American educator and author. Life and career Howe was born in 1849 in Brookfield, Massachusetts. His family relocated to Chicago after several failed business ventures and eventually lost two properties ...

(1849–1931), American educator and author * Frederic C. Howe (1867–1940), Ohio Senator and commissioner of Ellis Island *

Geoffrey Howe Richard Edward Geoffrey Howe, Baron Howe of Aberavon, (20 December 1926 – 9 October 2015) was a British Conservative politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1989 to 1990. Howe was Margaret Thatch ...

(1926–2015), British politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer under Margaret Thatcher * George Howe (disambiguation), several people **

George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe George Augustus Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe (c. 1725 – 6 July 1758) was a career officer and a brigadier general in the British Army. He was described by James Wolfe as "the best officer in the British Army". He was killed in the French and In ...

(1725–1758), British Army general **

George Howe (printer) George Howe (1769 – 11 May 1821) was a poet, printer, and editor of the first Australian newspaper, the ''Sydney Gazette''. Early life Howe was the son of Thomas Howe, a government printer on Basseterre, Saint Christopher Island (now bett ...

(1769–1821), Australian printer, editor and poet **

George Howe (merchant) George Howe (1819–1899) of Boston was a 19th-century merchant, industrialist, and investor. He was, with David Nevins Sr., co-owner of Pemberton Mill

(1819–1899), American merchant and industrialist **

George Curzon-Howe, 2nd Earl Howe George Augustus Frederick Louis Curzon-Howe, 2nd Earl Howe (16 January 1821 – 4 February 1876) was a British peer and Conservative party politician. Biography Curzon-Howe was the eldest son of Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe, ...

(1821–1876), British peer ** George Frederick Howe (1856–1937), British civil servant **

George Howe (architect) George Howe (1886–1955) was an American architect and educator, and an early convert to the International style. His personal residence, High Hollow (1914-1917), established the standard for house design in the Philadelphia region through the ...

(1886–1955), American architect **

George Howe (actor) George Winchester Howe (19 April 1900 – 24 June 1986) was an English actor who played numerous stage roles, was a frequent broadcaster on radio and television and appeared in four feature films. Howe acted in a wide range of plays, including n ...

(1900–1986), English actor and comedian **

George Howe (attorney) George Howe (July 4, 1824 - February 21, 1888) was a Vermont attorney and politician. Howe was most notable for his service as United States Attorney for the District of Vermont from 1861 to 1864 and a member of the Vermont Senate from 1874 to ...

(1824–1888), American lawyer ** George Howe (footballer) (1924–1971), English footballer **

George Howe (priest) George Alexander Howe (born 1952) is a retired Anglican priest. He was Archdeacon of Westmorland and Furness from 2000 until 2011. Howe was educated at Liverpool Institute, Durham University and Westcott House, Cambridge. Howe was ordained in ...

(born 1952), Anglican priest ** George A. Howe (died 1909), Massachusetts politician ** George W. Howe, American psychologist **

Sir George Grobham Howe, 1st Baronet Sir George Grobham Howe, 1st Baronet (c. 1627 – 26 September 1676) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1676. Howe was the son of George Howe (d. 1647) of Berwick St Leonard, Wiltshire and his wife Doroth ...

(c. 1627–1676), English politician **

George L. Howe George Locke Howe (1898–1977) was an intelligence operative in World War II, an author, and a well-known architect in the Washington, D.C. area. His 1949 novel ''Call It Treason,'' drawn from his war experience using captured German soldiers to ...

(1898–1977), author and intelligence operative in World War II **

George Howe (politician) George Howe was an American politician who served in the Michigan House of Representatives immediately after adoption of the state's first constitution. Career George Howe settled in what is now Bridgewater Township in Washtenaw County, Mich ...

, American politician in the Michigan House of Representatives ** George William Osborn Howe (1875–1960), British electrical engineer *

Gilman Bigelow Howe Gilman Bigelow Howe (1850–1933) was an American government official in the employ of the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Department of Commerce, known for his genealogical work on the families of New England and his 1922 presidency ...

(1850–1933), American genealogist *

Gordie Howe Gordon Howe (March 31, 1928 – June 10, 2016) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. From 1946 to 1980, he played 26 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) and six seasons in the World Hockey Association (WHA); his first 25 seaso ...

(1928–2016), Canadian Hall-of-Fame hockey player *

Greg Howe Gregory Howe (born December 8, 1963)Malusardi, Guglielmo (October 2006) Guitar Nine Records. Retrieved 2012-10-14. is an American guitarist and composer. An active musician across four decades, he has released ten studio albums in addition to co ...

(born 1963), American musician * Harrison E. Howe (1881–1942), American chemist *

Henry Howe (actor) Henry Howe (born Henry Howe Hutchinson; 31 March 1812 – 9 March 1896) was an English actor, appearing in prominent roles at London theatres. He was a member of the company at the Haymarket Theatre for forty years. Life Howe was born of Quaker p ...

(1812–1896), English actor *

Henry Marion Howe Henry Marion Howe (Boston, 2 March 1848 – Bedford Hills, New York, 14 May 1922) was an American metallurgist, the son of Samuel Gridley Howe and Julia Ward Howe. Education Howe attended the Boston Latin School, class of 1865, then Harvard Coll ...

, (1848–1922), American metallurgist *

Herbert Alonzo Howe Herbert Alonzo Howe (November 22, 1858 – November 2, 1926) was an American astronomer and educator. Biography Born in Brockport, New York, he was the son of Alonzo J. Howe, a professor at the old University of Chicago, and Julia M. Osgood. Durin ...

(1858–1926), American astronomer and educator

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Irving Howe Irving Howe (; June 11, 1920 – May 5, 1993) was an American literary and social critic and a prominent figure of the Democratic Socialists of America. Early years Howe was born as Irving Horenstein in The Bronx, New York. He was the son of ...

(1920–1993), American literary and social critic *

Jackie Howe John Robert "Jackie" Howe (26 July 1861 (?) – 21 July 1920) was a legendary Australian sheep shearer at the end of the 19th century. He shot to fame in pre-Federation Australia in 1892 when he broke the daily and weekly shearing records ...

(1861–1920), Australian sheep shearer *

James Wong Howe Wong Tung Jim, A.S.C. (; August 28, 1899 – July 12, 1976), known professionally as James Wong Howe (Houghto), was a Chinese-born American cinematographer who worked on over 130 films. During the 1930s and 1940s, he was one of the most soug ...

(1899–1976), Chinese-born American cinematographer * James Lewis Howe (1859–1955), American chemist *

Jamie Howe Jamie Howe (born October 22, 1984) is an American television auto racing reporter. Her career began as a runner at American Le Mans Series endurance motor races before obtaining on-screen roles covering the championship, the National Hot Rod Assoc ...

(born 1984), American auto racing reporter *

Jeremy Howe Jeremy Howe (born 29 June 1990) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Melbourne Football Club from 2011 to 2015. Caree ...

(born 1973), English footballer *

(born 1990), Australian rules football player *

(born 1956), English radio drama editor *

John Howe (illustrator) John Howe (born August 21, 1957) is a Canadian book illustrator and conceptual designer, best-known for his artwork of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. One year after graduating from high school, he studied in a college in Strasbourg, France, ...

(born 1957), Canadian illustrator *

John Howe (theologian) John Howe (17 May 1630 – 2 April 1705) was an English Puritan theologian. He served briefly as chaplain to Oliver Cromwell. Life Howe was born at Loughborough. At the age of five he went to Ireland with his father, who had been ejected fr ...

(1630–1705), English Puritan theologian * John Grubham (Jack) Howe (1657–1722), English politician *

Joseph Howe Joseph Howe (December 13, 1804 – June 1, 1873) was a Nova Scotian journalist, politician, public servant, and poet. Howe is often ranked as one of Nova Scotia's most admired politicians and his considerable skills as a journalist and writer ha ...

(1804–1873), Nova Scotia politician * Josias Howe (c.1611–1701), English divine *

Julia Ward Howe Julia Ward Howe (; May 27, 1819 – October 17, 1910) was an American author and poet, known for writing the " Battle Hymn of the Republic" and the original 1870 pacifist Mother's Day Proclamation. She was also an advocate for abolitionism ...

(1819–1910), American poet and author, best known as author of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" * Leila Hassan Howe (born 1948), British editor and activist. * Les Howe (1895–1976), American baseball player *

Linda Moulton Howe Linda Moulton Howe (born January 20, 1942) is an American investigative journalist and Regional Emmy award-winning documentary film maker best known for her work as a ufologist and advocate of a variety of conspiracy theories, including her in ...

(born 1942), American investigative journalist and documentary maker *

Louis McHenry Howe Louis McHenry Howe (January 14, 1871 – April 18, 1936) was an American reporter for the ''New York Herald'' best known for acting as an early political advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Born to a wealthy family in Indianapolis, ...

(1871–1936), political advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt *

Mark Howe Mark Steven Howe (born 28 May 1955) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman and left winger who played sixteen seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) following six seasons in the World Hockey Association (WHA). He is curr ...

(born 1955), younger son of Gordie Howe, American–Canadian Hall-of-Fame hockey player * Marshall Avery Howe (1867–1936), American botanist *

Marty Howe Marty Gordon Howe (born February 18, 1954) is a Canadian-American former professional ice hockey defenseman. Howe was drafted in the third round, 51st overall in the 1974 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens. From 2001 to 2006, he was an a ...

(born 1954), older son of Gordie Howe, American–Canadian hockey player *

Mary Howe (singer) Mary Howe (married names, Mary Howe-Lavin and Mary Howe Burton; 1870–1952) was an American operatic soprano, well known in Germany in the 1880s and 1890s. She inherited her musical talents from her father, a choir leader, and chorister, and re ...

(1870–1952), American operatic soprano *

Mary Howe Mary Howe (April 4, 1882 – September 14, 1964) was an American composer and pianist. Biography She was born Mary Carlisle in Richmond, Virginia, at the home of her maternal grandparents, and would live most of her life in the Washington, D.C ...

(1882–1964), American composer and pianist *

Michael Howe (bushranger) Michael Howe (1787 – 21 October 1818) was a British convict who became a notorious bushranger and gang leader in Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania), Australia. Early life Howe was born at Pontefract, Yorkshire, England, son of Thomas Howe and ...

(1787–1818), Australian bushranger *

Michael Howe (psychologist) Michael John Anthony Howe (19402 January 2002) was a British cognitive psychologist. He was well known as a defender of environmental influences on intelligence, and as an opponent of IQ, and he was regularly involved in the controversies surr ...

(1940–2002), British cognitive psychologist *

Mike Howe Mike Howe (August 21, 1965 – July 26, 2021) was an American heavy metal singer who performed with Metal Church, Heretic, and Snair. Career Howe began his career as the singer for a Detroit band called Hellion (later renamed Snair after movi ...

(1965–2021), American musician *

Neil Howe Neil Howe (born October 21, 1951) is an American author and consultant. He is best known for his work with William Strauss on social generations regarding a theorized generational cycle in American history. Howe is currently the managing direct ...

(born 1951), American historian, economist and demographer * Paul Howe (born 1968), British swimmer *

Paul R. Howe Paul R. Howe (born 1959) is an American former special operations soldier. He was a Delta Force team leader who was involved with special operations as a U.S. Army soldier. He was involved in the special operations rescue at the Battle of Moga ...

(born 1959) U.S. Delta Force member and firearms instructor *

Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, (8 March 1726 – 5 August 1799) was a British naval officer. After serving throughout the War of the Austrian Succession, he gained a reputation for his role in amphibious operations aga ...

(1726–1799), British admiral in the French Revolutionary Wars and American Revolution *

Robert Howe (Continental Army officer) Robert Howe (; c. 1732 – December 14, 1786) was a Continental Army general from the Province of North Carolina during the American Revolutionary War. The descendant of a prominent family in North Carolina, Howe was one of five generals ...

(1732—1786), American general *

Roger Evans Howe Roger Evans Howe (born May 23, 1945) is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Yale University, and Curtis D. Robert Endowed Chair in Mathematics Education at Texas A&M University. He is known for his contributions to rep ...

(born 1945), American mathematician * Russell Warren Howe (1925–2008), British author and journalist *

Samuel Gridley Howe Samuel Gridley Howe (November 10, 1801 – January 9, 1876) was an American physician, abolitionist, and advocate of education for the blind. He organized and was the first director of the Perkins Institution. In 1824 he had gone to Greece to ...

(1801–1876), American abolitionist and educator * Sarah Howe (fraudster) (c. 1826–1892), American fraud artist *

Sarah Howe Sarah Howe (born 1983) is a Chinese–British poet, editor and researcher in English literature. Her first full poetry collection, '' Loop of Jade'', won the T. S. Eliot Prize and the ''Sunday Times'' / Peters Fraser & Dunlop Young Writer of ...

(born 1983), Chinese–British poet *

Shauna Howe Shauna Melinda Howe (July 11, 1981 – October 27, 1992) was an 11-year-old girl from Oil City, Pennsylvania, who was raped and murdered on October 27, 1992. Howe's kidnapping and killing by being thrown from a bridge became a ''cause célèbre' ...

(1981–1992), American murder victim * Sean Howe, American journalist and writer *

Scrope Howe, 1st Viscount Howe Scrope Howe, 1st Viscount Howe (November 1648 – 26 January 1713) of Langar Hall, Nottinghamshire was an English politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Nottinghamshire from 1673 to 1685 and January 1689 to 1691, and from 1710 to ...

(1648–1714), English politician who took part in the

Glorious Revolution The Glorious Revolution; gd, Rèabhlaid Ghlòrmhor; cy, Chwyldro Gogoneddus , also known as the ''Glorieuze Overtocht'' or ''Glorious Crossing'' in the Netherlands, is the sequence of events leading to the deposition of King James II and ...

Sonia E. Howe Sonia "Sonny" Elizabeth Howe (born 1871) was an Académie Française laureate Russian essayist. Early life Sonia Elizabeth Howe was born in 1871 in Analowo, near Saint Petersburg, the daughter of Charlotte von Mayer and Dr. Karl von Mayer, a phy ...

(born 1871), Russian essayist *

Steve Howe (baseball) Steven Roy Howe (March 10, 1958 – April 28, 2006) was an American professional baseball relief pitcher. He played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers and New York Yankees, spann ...

(1958–2006), American baseball player *

Steve Howe Stephen James Howe (born 8 April 1947) is an English musician, best known as the guitarist in the progressive rock band Yes across three stints since 1970. Born in Holloway, North London, Howe developed an interest in the guitar and began to le ...

, (born 1947), English musician and songwriter (Yes) * Stuart Howe (born 1967), Canadian operatic tenor *

Susan Howe Susan Howe (born June 10, 1937) is an American poet, scholar, essayist, and critic, who has been closely associated with the Language poets, among other poetry movements.

(born 1937), American poet, scholar, essayist, and critic *

Tamara Howe Tamara Howe (born November 1965)"Tamara Howe"
at IMDb. is a British television production ma ...

(born 1965), daughter of Darcus Howe, English television production manager * Timothy O. Howe (1816–1883), American politician *

Tina Howe Tina Howe (born November 21, 1937) is an American playwright. In a career that spans more than four decades, Howe's best-known works include ''Museum'', '' The Art of Dining'', '' Painting Churches'', ''Coastal Disturbances'', and ''Pride's Crossi ...

(born 1937), American playwright *

Vic Howe Victor Stanley Howe (November 2, 1929 – January 31, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right wing. He played 33 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers between 1951 and 1955. The rest of his career, which lasted f ...

(1929–2015), Gordie Howe's brother, Canadian hockey player *

Wallace Howe Wallace Howe (March 4, 1878 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts – November 23, 1957 in Los Angeles, California), born Orlando Wallace Howe, was an American film actor. He appeared in 104 films between 1918 and 1936, including many films with Harold Llo ...

, (1878–1957), American actor *

William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe, KB PC (10 August 172912 July 1814) was a British Army officer who rose to become Commander-in-Chief of British land forces in the Colonies during the American War of Independence. Howe was one of three brot ...

(1729–1815) British general in the American Revolution *

William B. W. Howe ''For the railroad engineer and architect (son of the bishop) see W. B. W. Howe, Jr.'' William Bell White Howe (March 31, 1823 – November 25, 1894) was the sixth Diocesan bishop, Bishop of Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina (before 2012), Sout ...

(1823–1894), sixth Bishop of South Carolina in the Episcopal Church *

W. B. W. Howe, Jr. ''For the Episcopal bishop see William B. W. Howe, father of this architect'' William Bell White Howe, Jr. (1851 – 1912), who used his first three initials and last name, was an architect in Charleston, South Carolina. He was chief engineer fo ...

( 1851–1912), an architect in Charleston, South Carolina

Fictional characters

* Cameron Howe, from the television drama series '' Halt and Catch Fire'' *

Rebecca Howe Rebecca Howe is a fictional character of the American television sitcom ''Cheers'', portrayed by Kirstie Alley and created by Glen and Les Charles. Rebecca appeared in 147 episodes of ''Cheers'' between 1987 and 1993 and in one episode of ''Wi ...

, on the sitcom ''Cheers'' *

Simon Howe Simon Howe is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Brookside'', played by Lee Hartney. The character debuted on-screen during the episode broadcast on 13 October 1993. Hartney received the role the day after he had audit ...

, on the soap opera ''Brookside''

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