Humfrey is a
given name
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and
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
. Notable people with the name include:
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Humfrey Malins
Humfrey Jonathon Malins CBE (born 31 July 1945) is a British Conservative Party politician, who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Croydon North West and later Woking.
Early life and career
Malins was born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire and educat ...
(born 1945), British Conservative politician
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Humfry Payne
Humfry Gilbert Garth Payne (19 February 1902 – 9 May 1936) was an English archaeologist, director of the British School of Archaeology in Athens from 1929 to his death.
Personal
Born at Wendover, Buckinghamshire, Payne was the only son ...
(1902–1936), English archaeologist
Surname
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Chris Humfrey
Chris Humfrey is an Australian zoologist and television personality. He appeared in the ABC3 documentary series ''Chris Humfrey's Wild Life'' (now on the Viasat Nature channel) and the Animal Planet (Australia and New Zealand), Animal Planet se ...
, Australian zoologist and television personality
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Pelham Humfrey
Pelham Humfrey (''Humphrey, Humphrys'') (1647 in London – 14 July 1674 in Windsor) was an English composer. He was the first of the new generation of English composers at the beginning of the Restoration to rise to prominence.
Life and career
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(1647–1674), English Restoration composer
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William Humfrey
William Humfrey (also Humphrey or Humphreys) (c.1515–1579) was an English goldsmith, mining promoter, and Assay Master at the Royal Mint during the reign of Elizabeth I.
Life
Little is known of Humfrey's life before 1560, when he is record ...
(died 1579), goldsmith and Assay Master to Queen Elizabeth I of England
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Humphery
Humphery is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Bobby Humphery (born 1961), American football player
*Frederick Humphery (1841–1908), Australian politician
* William Humphery (1827–1909), British politician
See also
*Humfrey, ...
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Humphrey
Humphrey is both a masculine given name and a surname. An earlier form, not attested since Medieval times, was Hunfrid.
Notable people with the name include:
People with the given name Medieval period
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*Hunfrid of P ...
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Humphry
Humphry is a masculine given name and surname. It comes from the Old Germanic name Hunfrid, which means "friend of the hun". The name may refer to:
People First name
*Humphry Berkeley (1926–1994), British politician
* Humphry Bowen (1929–20 ...
, given name and surname
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