Hume (''Home'' is an older variant spelling of Hume, still used for the senior branches of the family) is a Scottish surname that derives from

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, Berwickshire, and its adjacent estates. The name may refer to: * Abraham Hume (disambiguation) :* Sir Abraham Hume, 1st Baronet (1703–1772), MP for Steyning :*

Sir Abraham Hume, 2nd Baronet Sir Abraham Hume, 2nd Baronet (29 February 1749 – 24 March 1838, in London) was a British floriculturist and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1774 and 1818. Life and Politics He was born the eldest son of Sir Abraha ...

(1749–1838) :* Abraham Hume (priest) (1814–1884), English priest and antiquary :* Abraham Hume (cricketer) (1819–1888), English clergyman and cricketer * Alan Hume (1924–2010), English cinematographer * Alexander Hume (1558–1609) Scottish poet *

Allan Octavian Hume Allan Octavian Hume, CB ICS (4 June 1829 – 31 July 1912) was a British civil servant, political reformer, ornithologist and botanist who worked in British India. He was the founder of the Indian National Congress. A notable ornithologist, Hum ...

(1829–1912), British administrator in India * Andrew Hume, Australian convict, led failed search for Ludwig Leichhardt expedition * Basil Hume (1923–1999), English Roman Catholic bishop, Archbishop of Westminster *

Benita Hume Benita Hume (14 October 1907 – 1 November 1967) was an English theatre and film actress. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1925 and 1955. Life and career She was married to film actor Ronald Colman from 1938 to his death in 1958 ...

(1906–1967), British film actress * Bill Hume (footballer) (1937–2005), English-born soccer player with New Zealand and Australia * Bill Hume (cartoonist) (1916–2009), American artist, art director, and newspaper man * Billy Hume (1935–1990), Scottish footballer * Bobby Hume (1941–1997), Scottish footballer *

Brit Hume Alexander Britton Hume (born June 22, 1943), known professionally as Brit Hume, is an American journalist and political commentator. Hume had a 23-year career with ABC News, where he contributed to ''World News Tonight with Peter Jennings'', ''N ...

Alexander Britton Hume (born 1943), American journalist with Fox News * Caroline Howard Hume (a.k.a. Betty Hume) (1909–2008), American philanthropist and art collector * David Hume (disambiguation) :*

David Hume of Godscroft David Hume or Home of Godscroft (1558–1629) was a Scottish historian and political theorist, poet and controversialist, a major intellectual figure in Jacobean Scotland. It has been said that "Hume marks the culmination of the Scottish humani ...

(1558–1629), Scottish historian and political theorist :*

David Hume (advocate) David Hume, Baron Hume of Ninewells FRSE (1757–1838) was a British advocate, judge and legal scholar, whose work on Scots criminal law and Scots private law has had a deep and continuing influence. He is referred to as Baron Hume to disti ...

(1757–1838), Scottish jurist and nephew of the philosopher :* David Hume (explorer) (1796–1864), South African explorer and big-game hunter :* David Hume (footballer) (1898–1964), Australian footballer :*

David Hume Kennerly David Hume Kennerly (born March 9, 1947) is an American photographer. He won the 1972 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for his portfolio of photographs of the Vietnam War, Cambodia, East Pakistani refugees near Calcutta, and the Ali-Fraz ...

(born 1947), American Pulitzer–winning photographer :* David M. Hume (1917–1973), American doctor and pioneer in kidney disease research and treatment * Donald Hume (disambiguation) :* Donald Hume (rower) (1915–2001), American rower in the 1936 Olympics :* Donald C. Hume (1907–1986), English badminton player * Ernest Hume (1869–1912), Australian cricketer * Gene Sheldon Eugene Hume (1908–1982), American mime actor *

Fergus Hume Ferguson Wright Hume (8 July 1859 – 12 July 1932), known as Fergus Hume, was a prolific English novelist, known for his detective fiction, thrillers and mysteries. Early life Hume was born in Powick, Worcestershire, England, the second ...

(1859–1932), English novelist * Fred Hume (disambiguation) :* Fred Hume (rugby league) (1898–1978), Australian rugby league player :* Fred Hume (American football), American college football quarterback *

Frederick Hume Frederick John "Fred" Hume (2 May 1892 – 17 February 1967) was the 28th mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, from 1951 to 1958. He was born in New Westminster, British Columbia, where he served as mayor from 1933 to 1942. Although he was ...

(1892–1967), mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia *

Gary Hume Gary Stewart Hume (born 9 May 1962) is an English artist. Hume's work is strongly identified with the YBA who came to prominence in the early 1990s. Hume lives and works in London and Accord, New York.

, British artist * George Hume (disambiguation) :*

Sir George Hume, 1st Baronet Sir George Hume, 1st Baronet (), of Castle Hume, Fermanagh, was a landowner and baronet of Scottish descent. He was the elder son of Sir John Hume of North Berwick, Scotland and the grandson of Patrick Hume of Polwarth, Scotland. He succeeded t ...

, Scottish-Irish baronet :*

George Hume (politician) Sir George Hopwood Hume (24 May 1866 – 13 September 1946) was a British Conservative politician and leader of the London County Council. He was born in the Ukrainian city of Poltava, then in the Russian Empire. His father was George Hume, a S ...

(1866–1946), British politician and leader of the London County Council :* George Hume (cricketer) (1800–1872), English cricketer :* George H. Hume, American heir, businessman and philanthropist :*

George Sherwood Hume George Sherwood Hume (March 1, 1893 – November 24, 1965) was a Canadian geologist. Born in Milton, Ontario, Hume was a graduate of the University of Toronto. After serving in World War I, he received a PhD from Yale University in 1920. He ...

(1893–1965), Canadian geologist :* George Steuart Hume (1747–1788), Maryland physician and landowner *

Graham Hume Graham Ian Hume (born 23 November 1990) is a South African born cricketer who plays for the Ireland cricket team. He made his international debut for Ireland in July 2022. Career He was included in the KwaZulu-Natal Inland squad for the 2016 ...

, South African cricketer *

Hamilton Hume Hamilton Hume (19 June 1797 – 19 April 1873) was an early explorer of the present-day Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria. In 1824, along with William Hovell, Hume participated in an expedition that first took an overland rout ...

(1797–1873), Australian explorer *

Iain Hume Iain Edward Hume (born 30 October 1983) is a Canadian football manager and former professional soccer player who played as a forward. He began his career at Tranmere Rovers in 2000, and six years later moved to Leicester City for an initial £5 ...

(born 1983), Scottish-Canadian footballer * Ian Hume (born 1948), Scottish footballer * J. Ord Hume (1864–1932), English brass band conductor and composer * James Hume (disambiguation), several people :*

James Hume (architect) James Hume (1798–15 Nov 1868) was one of the first architects in Sydney, Australia. He drew up the first plans for St. Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney and was the designer of the first Synagogue in Australia, in York Street Sydney, opened in 18 ...

(1798–1868), in Sydney, Australia :* James Hume (cricketer) (1858–1909), Scots-born New Zealand cricketer :* James Hume (magistrate) (1808–1862), British political commentator in Calcutta :*

James Hume (mathematician) James Hume ( fl. 1639) was a Scottish mathematician. He is given credit for introducing the modern exponential notation, along with René Descartes. Life The son of David Hume of Godscroft, sometimes therefore called described as "Scotus Theagri ...

(fl. 1639), Scotsman credited with modern exponential notation :*

James Hume (rugby union) James Hume (born 7 September 1998) is an Irish rugby union player who plays centre for United Rugby Championship and European Rugby Champions Cup side Ulster. Born in Belfast, Hume attended Royal Belfast Academical Institution and was a key pa ...

(born 1998), Irish rugby union player :* James Hume (superintendent) (1823–1896), New Zealand asylum superintendent :* James B. Hume (1827–1904), lawman in the American West :* James Deacon Hume (1774–1842), English official, economic writer and advocate of free trade * Jaquelin H. Hume (a.k.a. Jack Hume) (1905–1991), co-founder Basic American Foods, philanthropist * Jim Hume (born 1962), Scottish Liberal Democrat politician * Jock Hume (1885–1962), Scottish footballer with Aberdeen * John Hume (disambiguation) :*

Sir John Hume, 2nd Baronet Sir John Hume, 2nd Baronet, (died 1695), of Castle Hume (previously Tully Castle), was an Irish landowner and baronet in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. He was the eldest son of Sir George Hume, 1st Baronet of Castle Hume and the grandson of J ...

(died 1695), Irish landowner :* John Hume (bishop) (c. 1706–1782), English bishop :* John Hume (priest) (1743–1818), Dean of the Church of Ireland :*

John Basil Hume John Basil Hume (1893-1974) was a British surgeon and lecturer in anatomy, who trained and mainly worked at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London. As well being an examiner in anatomy for the Royal College of Surgeons and a Hunterian Professor, lectu ...

(1893–1974), British surgeon and lecturer in anatomy :* John Frederick Hume (1860–1935), miner and political figure in British Columbia :*

John Law Hume The musicians of the ''Titanic'' all perished Sinking of the Titanic, when the ship sank in 1912. They played music, intending to calm the passengers, for as long as they possibly could, and all went down with the ship. All of the men were rec ...

(1890–1912), Scottish violinist on the RMS ''Titanic'' :*

John R. Hume Professor John R. Hume OBE is an architectural and business historian, author and photographer. He spent 20 years at the University of Strathclyde, researching and lecturing on Economic and Industrial History, before being employed as the princ ...

, Scottish architectural historian :*

John Robert Hume John Robert Hume (c.1781–1857) was a Scottish surgeon and physician. He is cited as an example of a 19th-century medical career that arrived at a high position in the profession, without early qualifications. Early life and military service ...

(c. 1781–1857), Scottish surgeon and physician :*

John Walter Hulme John Walter Hulme was a British lawyer and Judge. He was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong, Chief Justice of Hong Kong taking office in 1844. Early life Hulme was born in 1805 in Fenton, Staffordshire, England. He was ...

(1805–1861), first Chief Justice of Hong Kong *

Jon Hume Jon Hume is an Australian-born New Zealand musician, songwriter and record producer based between Los Angeles and Nashville who has written and produced songs for JP Cooper, Galantis, Bebe Rexha, Guy Sebastian, Sofi Tukker, Dean Lewis, Icona ...

(born 1983), New Zealand musician *

Joseph Hume Joseph Hume FRS (22 January 1777 – 20 February 1855) was a Scottish surgeon and Radical MP.Ronald K. Huch, Paul R. Ziegler 1985 Joseph Hume, the People's M.P.: DIANE Publishing. Early life He was born the son of a shipmaster James Hume ...

(1777–1855), Scottish doctor and Member of Parliament * Leslie P. Hume, American historian and philanthropist * Martin Andrew Sharp Hume (1847–1910), born

Martin Sharp (journalist) Martin Andrew Sharp Hume (8 December 1843 – 1 July 1910), born Martin Andrew Sharp, was an English historian, long a resident in Spain. Background and early life Martin Andrew Sharp was born in London on 8 December 1843. He was second son of W ...

, English historian * Mick Hume (born 1959), British journalist, editor of ''Spiked Online Magazine'' * Patrick Hume (disambiguation) :*

Patrick Hume of Polwarth Sir Patrick Hume of Polwarth and Redbraes (c.1550– June 1609) was a Scottish courtier and makar (court poet). Family background He was the eldest son of Sir Patrick Hume of Polwarth & Redbrayes (d. May 1599) and his spouse Agnes, daughter of ...

(c. 1550–1609), Scottish courtier and poet of the Castalian Band :*

Patrick Hume, 1st Earl of Marchmont Patrick Hume, 1st Earl of Marchmont (13 January 16412 August 1724), known as Sir Patrick Hume, 2nd Baronet from 1648 to 1690 and as Lord Polwarth from 1690 to 1697, was a Scottish statesman. His grandfather was the poet and courtier Sir Patrick ...

(1641–1724), Scottish statesman :* Patrick Hume (editor) (fl. 1695), Scottish schoolmaster in London * Paul Hume (music critic) (1915–2001), music critic for the ''Washington Post'' *

Peter Hume (politician) Peter Ernest Hume (born June 19, 1963) was a city councillor in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He represented Alta Vista Ward in the south end of the city. He was considered by some to have been "the most respected politician in Ottawa".Will ...

, Canadian politician *

Rob Hume Robert 'Rob' Hume is an English ornithologist, author and journalist specialising in avian and natural history subjects. From Spring 1989 (vol. 12 no. 5), until Summer 2009 (vol. 22 no. 6), he was editor of the RSPB's award-winning ''Birds'' ma ...

, English ornithological writer * Rowena Hume (1877–1966), Canadian obstetrician *

Tobias Hume Tobias Hume (possibly 1579 – 16 April 1645) was a Scottish composer, viol player and soldier. Little is known of his life. Some have suggested that he was born in 1579 because he was admitted to the London Charterhouse in 1629, a prerequisit ...

(c. 1569–1645), English composer, viola player and soldier *

Walter Reginald Hume Walter Reginald Hume (29 November 1873 – 21 July 1943) was an Australian inventor and industrialist known for inventing modern techniques of producing concrete and steel pipes. Early life Hume travelled around Victoria in his early years wit ...

(1873–1943), Australian inventor and concrete pipe manufacturer * William Hume (disambiguation) :* William Hume (Cape politician) (1837–1916), politician of the Cape Colony :*

William Errington Hume Sir William Errington Hume (14 July 1879, Newcastle-on-Tyne – 1 January 1960) was a British physician and cardiologist. Biography After education at Repton, William Errington Hume matriculated in October 1897 at Pembroke College, Cambridge a ...

(1879–1960), English physician :* William H. Hume, American architect in New York City :* William J. Hume, American heir, businessman and conservative philanthropist :* William Fraser Hume (1867–1949), British geologist *

Willie Hume William Hume (3 April 1862 – 1941The Bicycle, 12 Nov 1941, p6) was an Irish cyclist. He demonstrated the supremacy of John Boyd Dunlop's newly invented pneumatic tyres in 1889, winning the tyre's first ever races in Ireland and then Englan ...

(1862–1941), cyclist, first ever winner on Dunlop pneumatic tyres

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