Hubert is a Germanic masculine given name, from ''hug'' "mind" and ''

beraht Bert is a hypocoristic form of a number of various Germanic male given names, such as Robert, Albert, Elbert, Herbert, Hilbert, Hubert, Gilbert, Wilbert, Filbert, Norbert, Osbert, Bertram, Berthold, Bertrand, Umberto, Humbert, Cuthbert, Delber ...

'' "bright". It also occurs as a surname. Saint Hubertus or Hubert (c. 656 – 30 May 727) is the patron saint of hunters, mathematicians, opticians, and metalworkers.

People with the given name Hubert

This is a small selection of articles on people named Hubert; for a comprehensive list see instead . * Hubert Aaronson (1924–2005), F. Mehl University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University *

Hubert Adair Sergeant Hubert Hastings "Paddy" Adair (1917–6 November 1940) was a World War II Royal Air Force pilot during the Battle of Britain. Early life Adair was born in Norwich in 1917, the son of Robert and Elizabeth Adair, and was educated at the C ...

(1917–1940), World War II Royal Air Force pilot *

Hubert Boulard Hubert Boulard (21 January 1971 – 12 February 2020) was a French comics writer and colorist usually credited mononymously as "Hubert". Biography Boulard attended the École régionale des beaux-arts d'Angers, and began writing comics in the 199 ...

, a French comics creator who is unusually credited as "Hubert" * Hubert Brasier (1917–1981), a Church of England clergyman, more famously the father of UK Prime Minister Theresa May *

Hubert Buchanan Hubert E. Buchanan (born April 24, 1941) is a former United States Air Force captain and fighter pilot in the Vietnam War who was shot down, captured, and spent 2,362 days as a prisoner of war in Hanoi and surrounding areas. He was one of the firs ...

(born 1941), a United States Air Force captain and fighter pilot * Hubert Chevis (1902–1931), a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery of the British Army who died of strychnine poisoning in June 1931 * Hubert Davies, British playwright and director *

Hubert Davis (disambiguation) Hubert Davis is a basketball player. Hubert Davis may also refer to: * Hubert Davis (artist) *Hubert Davis (filmmaker) Hubert Davis is a Canadian filmmaker who was nominated for an Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject and an Emmy Award fo ...

Hubert Dreyfus Hubert Lederer Dreyfus (; October 15, 1929 – April 22, 2017) was an American philosopher and professor of philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley. His main interests included phenomenology, existentialism and the philosophy of both ...

(1929–2017), American philosopher * Hubert, Duke of Spoleto (died c.969), illegitimate son of King Hugh of Italy *

Hubert van Eyck Hubert van Eyck () or Huybrecht van Eyck ( – 18 September 1426) was an Early Netherlandish painter and older brother of Jan van Eyck, as well as Lambert and Margareta, also painters. The absence of any single work that he can clearly be said to ...

(c.1385–1426), Early Dutch painter *

Hubert Fattal Hubert Fattal (22 October 1970–6 March 2022) was a Lebanese businessman, designer and perfumer. He was the chairman of a company which had been established by his grandfather in 1897. He was murdered at his home in Mansourieh in March 2022. Bi ...

(1970–2022), Lebanese businessman *

Hubert Fichte Hubert Fichte (; 21 March 1935, Perleberg, Province of Brandenburg – 8 March 1986) was a German novelist. Life Hubert Fichte was born on 21 March 1935 in Perleberg Hospital. A few weeks after his birth his family moved to Hamburg-Lokstedt. ...

(1935–1986), German novelist * Hubert Gallant (born 1955), former Canadian professional wrestler *

Hubert Geralds Hubert Geralds Jr. (born November 13, 1964) is a serial killer within the state of Illinois in the United States of America. He is serving his prison sentence, life without parole, in Menard Correctional Center, which is operated by the Illinois D ...

(born 1964), American fugitive * Hubert de Givenchy (1921–2018), French fashion designer who founded the house of Givenchy in 1952 * Hubert von Goisern (born 1952), Austrian musician *

Hubert Gough General Sir Hubert de la Poer Gough ( ; 12 August 1870 – 18 March 1963) was a senior officer in the British Army in the First World War. A favourite of the British Commander-in-Chief, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, he experienced a meteoric ...

(1870–1963), senior officer in the

British Army The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurk ...

and commander of

British Fifth Army The Fifth Army was a field army of the British Army during World War I that formed part of the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front between 1916 and 1918. The army originated as the Reserve Corps during the preparations for the Brit ...

in the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

*Hubert von Herkomer (1849–1914), German-born British painter, film-director and composer *Hubert Humphrey (1911–1978), American politician, Vice President of the United States *Hubert Hurkacz (born 1997), Polish tennis player *Hubert Hüppe (born 1956), German politician *Hubert Ingraham (born 1947), Prime Minister of the Bahamas *Hubert Kitchen (1928–2020), Canadian politician *Hubert Lampo (1920–2006), Flemish writer *Hubert Laws (born 1939), American flutist and saxophonist *Hubert Loutsch (1878–1946), Prime Minister of Luxembourg *Hubert von Luschka (1820–1875), German anatomist *Hubert Lyautey (1854–1934), French general *Hubert Maga (1916–2000), President of Dahomey *Hubertus van Mook (1894–1965), Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, one of the principal commanders of Indonesian National Revolution *Hubert Nelson (disambiguation), Hubert Nelson, multiple people *Hubert Parker (disambiguation) *Hubert Pierlot (1883–1963), Belgian Prime Minister *Hubert Robert (1733–1808), French landscape painter *Hubert Roberts (born 1961), American-Israeli basketball player *Hubert Strolz (born 1962), Austrian alpine skier *Hubert Sumlin (1931–2011), American blues guitarist and singer *Hubert Van Innis (1868–1961), Belgian archer *Hubert Walter (c. 1160–1205) Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor of England *Hubert Walter (anthropologist), Hubert Walter (1930–2008), German anthropologist *Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr., a man with the longest last name in recorded history *Hubert W. Woodruff (1923–2019), American lawyer and politician *Hubert Wu (born 1990), Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor *Hubert Wulfranc (born 1956), French politician *Hubert Zafke (1920–2018), Nazi S.S. medic

Fictional characters

* Hubert, the titular pig in the French animated comedy series ''Hubert and Takako'' * King Hubert, a fictional character from the 1959 Disney film ''Sleeping Beauty'' * Hubert Ambrewster, a character on the TV sitcom ''The Ropers#Characters, The Ropers'' * Sir Hubert Blunt, a character in the 1980s animated television series ''Dragon's Lair (TV series)#Synopsis, Dragon's Lair'' * Hubert Cumberdale, a fictional character from David Firth's ''Salad Fingers'' * Huey Duck, full name Hubert Duck * Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth, a fictional professor from the animated sitcom ''Futurama'' * Lieutenant Hubert Gruber, a character in the BBC sitcom Allo 'Allo!'' * Hubert Oswell, a character from the video game ''Tales of Graces'' * Hubert von Vestra, a character from the video game ''Fire Emblem: Three Houses''

People with the surname Hubert

*Allison Hubert (1901–1978), American football player *Andy Hubert (born 1990), German footballer *Anthoine Hubert (1996–2019), French racing driver *David Hubert (born 1988), Belgian footballer *Étienne Hubert (disambiguation), several people *Guy Hubert (born 1979), Malagasy footballer *Henri Hubert (1872–1927), French archaeologist and sociologist *Janet Hubert (born 1956), American film and television actress *Konrad Hubert (1507–1577), German Reformed theologian *Laëtitia Hubert (born 1974), French figure skater *Tom Hubert (born 1964), American road course racer *Wyatt Hubert (born 1998), American football player

Variations

*Hobart (given name) and Hobart (surname) (English) *Hub (Dutch, e.g., Hub van Doorne) *Hubbert (surname) *Hubertas (Lithuanian, e.g. Hubertas Grušnys) *Huberto (Spanish) *Hubertus (Dutch, German, Latin) *Hubrecht (Dutch) *Huib, Huibert, Huibrecht, Huijbrecht (Dutch) *Hupert (surname) *Huppert (given name and surname) *Hupperts (surname) *Huppertz (surname) *Huprecht (German) *Huub, Huybert, Huybrecht (Dutch) *Uberto (Italian)

Popularity

In England and Wales, Hubert was the 65th most commonly given male name in 1904, 71st in 1914 and 87th in 1924. By 1934 it had dropped out of the Top 100.Popular Baby Names, 1904 - 1994 (UK Office of National Statistics)

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