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

:''Ordered chronologically'' *

Hunfrid of Prüm Saint Hunfrid of Prüm (died 871), commonly Saint Humphrey in English, was a Benedictine monk at the Abbey of Prüm who was reluctantly promoted to become Bishop of Thérouanne by Pope Nicholas I. His feast day The calendar of saints is t ...

(Saint Humphrey, died 871), Benedictine monk * Humphrey of Hauteville (c. 1010–1057), Count of Apulia *

Humphrey de Bohun (disambiguation) Humphrey de Bohun (pronounced "Boon" in Scottish English or Bo-hun or Bow-hun in French) may refer to: *Humphrey with the Beard (fl. 1066), fought at the Battle of Hastings *Humphrey I de Bohun (died c.1123), married Maud, daughter of Edward of Sali ...

, various people who lived from the 11th to 14th centuries *

Humphrey of Toron (disambiguation) Humphrey of Toron may refer to: * Humphrey I of Toron, Norman from Italy, fl. 1115 * Humphrey II of Toron (1117–1179), lord of Toron and constable of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, son of the above * Humphrey III of Toron * Humphrey IV of Toron

, four 12th-century nobles *

Humphrey, 2nd Earl of Buckingham Humphrey, 2nd Earl of Buckingham (1381 – September 2, 1399) was an English peer and member of the House of Lords. He was Lord High Constable of England. His father, Thomas of Woodstock, was the youngest son of King Edward III and 1st cousin ...

(1381–1399), English peer and member of the House of Lords *

Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester Humphrey of Lancaster, Duke of Gloucester (3 October 139023 February 1447) was an English prince, soldier, and literary patron. He was (as he styled himself) "son, brother and uncle of kings", being the fourth and youngest son of Henry IV of E ...

(1390–1447)

Modern era

Humphrey Atkins Humphrey Edward Gregory Atkins, Baron Colnbrook, (12 August 1922 – 4 October 1996) was a British politician and a member of the Conservative Party. He served in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher from 1979 to 1982. Early life ...

(1922–1996), British politician and a member of the Conservative Party *

Humphrey Barclay Humphrey Barclay BEM (born 24 March 1941, Dorking, Surrey, England) is a British comedy executive and producer. Career Barclay was educated at Harrow School, before reading Classics at Trinity College, Cambridge, where his first foray into sh ...

(1941–), British television comedy producer. * Humphrey Bate (1875–1936), American harmonica player and string band leader *

Humphrey Bland Lieutenant General Humphrey Bland (1686 – 8 May 1763) was an Irish professional soldier, whose career in the British Army began in 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession and ended in 1756. First published in 1727, his ''Treatise of Mili ...

(1686–1763), British Army general * Humphrey Bogart (1899–1957), American film actor *

Humphrey Carpenter Humphrey William Bouverie Carpenter (29 April 1946 – 4 January 2005) was an English biographer, writer, and radio broadcaster. He is known especially for his biographies of J. R. R. Tolkien and other members of the literary society the Inkl ...

(1946–2005), English biographer, writer, and radio broadcaster * Humphrey Critchley-Salmonson (1894–1956), cricketer *

Humphrey Crum-Ewing Humphrey Ewing Crum-Ewing (16 July 1802 – 3 July 1887) was a Scottish Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1857 to 1874. Crum-Ewing was born Humphrey Crum, the son of Alexander Crum of Thornliebank, Renfrewshire and his wif ...

(1802–1887), English Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1857 to 1874 * Humphrey J. Desmond (1858–1932), American politician, writer, lawyer, and newspaper editor *

Humphrey Gilbert Sir Humphrey Gilbert (c. 1539 – 9 September 1583) was an English adventurer, explorer, member of parliament and soldier who served during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and was a pioneer of the English colonial empire in North America ...

(1539–1583), English adventurer, explorer, member of parliament and soldier *

Humphrey Henchman Humphrey Henchman (1592 – 1675) was a Church of England clergyman and bishop of London from 1663 to 1675. Biography He was born in Burton Latimer (or possibly nearby Barton Seagrove), Northamptonshire, the son of Thomas Henchman, a skinner, an ...

(1592–1675), Church of England clergyman and bishop of London from 1663 to 1675 * Humphrey Jennings (1907-1950), English filmmaker and co-founder of

Mass-Observation Mass-Observation is a United Kingdom social research project; originally the name of an organisation which ran from 1937 to the mid-1960s, and was revived in 1981 at the University of Sussex. Mass-Observation originally aimed to record everyday ...

Humphrey Lyttelton Humphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton (23 May 1921 – 25 April 2008), also known as Humph, was an English jazz musician and broadcaster from the Lyttelton family. Having taught himself the trumpet at school, Lyttelton became a professional ...

(1921–2008), British jazz musician and host of ''I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue'' * Humphrey Mitchell (1894–1950), Canadian politician and trade unionist *

Humphrey Moseley Humphrey Moseley (died 31 January 1661) was a prominent London publisher and bookseller in the middle seventeenth century. Life Possibly a son of publisher Samuel Moseley, Humphrey Moseley became a "freeman" (a full member) of the Stationers Co ...

(died 1661), prominent London publisher and bookseller in the middle seventeenth century *

Humphrey Mwanza Humphrey Iddoh Mwanza (22 April 1949 – 3 July 2015) was a Zambian politician. He was a member of the National Assembly for the Solwezi West constituency for the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy since the 2006 elections. He was re-elected i ...

(1949–2015), Zambian politician *

Humphrey Owen Humphrey Owen (1702 – 26 March 1768) was the Principal of Jesus College, Oxford, from 1763 to his death. Owen studied at Jesus College from 1718 to 1722 and was elected as a Fellow in 1725. He was Rector of Tredington 1744–63. In 17 ...

(1702–1768), Principal of Jesus College, Oxford *

Humphrey Park Humphrey Park railway station is in the Trafford metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in the north west of England. The station opened on 15 October 1984 by British Rail as an experimental station is west of Manchester Oxford Road statio ...

(1981-), web SDK developer of Kakao *

Humphrey Rudge Humphrey Rudge Jr. (born 15 August 1977) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender. Football career He made his debut as part of the Roda JC squad in the 1996–97 season. As part of the team, he won two KNVB Cup fina ...

(1977-), Dutch Footballer *

Humphrey Searle Humphrey Searle (26 August 1915 – 12 May 1982) was an English composer and writer on music. His music combines aspects of late Romanticism and modernist serialism, particularly reminiscent of his primary influences, Franz Liszt, Arnold Schoen ...

(1915–1982), English composer *

Humphrey Wells Humphrey Wells was an American politician who served as the Governor of Georgia The governor of Georgia is the head of government of Georgia and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor also has a duty to enfo ...

, former Governor of Georgia *

Humphrey Wingfield Sir Humphrey Wingfield (died 1545) was an English lawyer and Speaker of the House of Commons of England between 1533 and 1536. Early life He was the twelfth son of Sir John Wingfield of Letheringham, Suffolk, by Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John ...

(died 1545), English lawyer, Speaker of the House of Commons of England between 1533 and 1536

People with the surname

Arts and entertainment

Bobbi Humphrey Barbara Ann "Bobbi" Humphrey (born April 25, 1950) is an American jazz flautist and singer who plays jazz fusion, funk, and soul-jazz. She has recorded twelve albums and founded the jazz label Paradise Sounds Records. In 1971, she was the first ...

(born 1950), American jazz flautist and singer *

Doris Humphrey Doris Batcheller Humphrey (October 17, 1895 – December 29, 1958) was an American dancer and choreographer of the early twentieth century. Along with her contemporaries Martha Graham and Katherine Dunham, Humphrey was one of the second gen ...

(1895–1958), dancer * Earl Humphrey (1902–1971), American jazz trombonist, brother of Willie and Percy *

Jake Humphrey Jacob John Humphrey DL (born 7 October 1978) is an English television presenter, best known for hosting Champions League and Premier League football on BT Sport, CBBC's Bamzooki, and BBC Sport's coverage of Formula 1 Grand Prix. He is the co- ...

(born 1978), television presenter *

Maud Humphrey Maud Humphrey (March 30, 1868 – November 22, 1940) was a commercial illustrator, water colorist, and suffragette from the United States. She was the mother of the actor Humphrey Bogart and frequently used her young son as a model. Biography H ...

(1868–1940), American illustrator * Nene Humphrey (born 1947), American artist *

Ozias Humphrey Ozias Humphry (or Humphrey) (8 September 1742 – 9 March 1810) was a leading English painter of portrait miniatures, later oils and pastels, of the 18th century. He was elected to the Royal Academy in 1791, and in 1792 he was appointed ''P ...

or Humphry (1742–1810), English painter *

Percy Humphrey Percy Gaston Humphrey (January 13, 1905 – July 22, 1995) was an American jazz trumpeter and bandleader in New Orleans, Louisiana. In addition to his band, Percy Humphrey and His Crescent City Joymakers, for more than thirty years he was leader ...

(1905–1995), American jazz trumpeter, brother of Earl and Willie *

Renee Humphrey Renee Humphrey is an American actress who has appeared in both film and television. Career Humphrey was born in San Mateo, California and grew up in the Marinwood area of Marin County. She worked extensively as an actress in film and televisi ...

(born 1975), American actress *

Scott Humphrey Scott Humphrey is a Canadian record producer and mix engineer. He began his music career as a keyboard player and programmer. He is best known for his work with multiplatinum recording artist Rob Zombie and has co-written, co-produced and mixed ...

, Canadian record producer and mix engineer *

Willie Humphrey Willie James Humphrey (December 29, 1900 – June 7, 1994) was a New Orleans jazz clarinetist. Willie Humphrey was born in a musical family, the son of prominent local clarinetist and music teacher Willie Eli Humphrey; his brothers Earl Humphrey ...

(1900–1994), American jazz clarinetist, brother of Earl and Percy

Politics

Benjamin G. Humphreys Benjamin Grubb Humphreys (August 26, 1808December 20, 1882) was an American politician from Mississippi. He was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and served as List of Governors of Mississippi, Governor of Mi ...

(1808–1882), governor of Mississippi * Benjamin G. Humphreys II (1865-1923), U.S. Representative from Mississippi *

Charles Humphrey Charles Humphrey (February 14, 1792 – April 17, 1850) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He served as a U.S. Representative and as Speaker of the New York State Assembly. Life He was born in Little Britain, Orange Co ...

(1792–1850), American lawyer and politician *

Friend Humphrey Friend Humphrey (March 8, 1787 – March 15, 1854) was an American merchant and politician from New York. Life He was born in Simsbury, Connecticut. In 1811, he moved to Albany, New York, where he engaged in the leather trade. He was a Whig ...

(1787–1854), New York politician *

Gordon J. Humphrey Gordon John Humphrey (born October 9, 1940) is an American politician from New Hampshire who served two terms in the U.S. Senate as a Republican from 1979 to 1990, and twice ran for Governor of New Hampshire, though both bids were unsuccessful. ...

(born 1940), U.S. senator from New Hampshire *

Hubert Humphrey Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was an American pharmacist and politician who served as the 38th vice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969. He twice served in the United States Senate, representing Mi ...

(1911–1978), Vice President of the United States *

Jasper Humphrey Jasper Humphrey was an American politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Biography Humphrey was born on March 15, 1812, in Steuben County, New York. On February 13, 1835, he married Sarah Bull. By trade, he was a sailor and a ...

(1812–1892), American sailor and politician * Lester H. Humphrey (1850–1902), New York state senator *

Muriel Humphrey Muriel Fay Humphrey Brown (née Buck; February 20, 1912September 20, 1998) was an American politician who served as the second lady of the United States from 1965 to 1969, and as a U.S. Senator from Minnesota in 1978. She was married to the 38th ...

(1912–1998), U.S. senator from Minnesota and wife of Hubert Humphrey *

Philander P. Humphrey Philander P. Humphrey (February 26, 1823 – August 18, 1862) was an American physician and politician. Born in Torrington, Connecticut, Humphrey was trained as a physician at Oberlin College. In 1852, Humphrey moved to Red Wing, Minnesota ...

(1823–1862), American politician and physician * Skip Humphrey (Hubert H. Humphrey III, born 1942), son of Hubert H. Humphrey II * William E. Humphrey (1862–1934), American politician *

Wolcott J. Humphrey Wolcott Julius Humphrey (November 11, 1817 – January 19, 1890) was an American merchant, banker and politician from New York. Life Humphrey was born in Canton, Connecticut, the son of Theophilus Humphrey (1776–1851) and Cynthia (Hayden) Hum ...

(1817–1890), New York state senator

Sports

Chris Humphrey Christopher Charles Humphrey (born 19 September 1987) is a Jamaican professional footballer and coach. He currently Manages Milnthorpe Corinthians FC in the West Lancashire Premier league.. Humphrey has played for several clubs in the United ...

(born 1987), footballer *

Claude Humphrey Claude B. Humphrey (June 29, 1944 – December 3, 2021) was an American professional football player who played as a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles. Humphrey was inducted into t ...

(1944-2021), American former football defensive lineman *

Creed Humphrey Creed Humphrey (born June 28, 1999) is an American football center for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma, where he was named the Big 12 Conference's offensive lineman of the ye ...

(born 1999), American football player *

Lil'Jordan Humphrey Lil'Jordan Humphrey (born April 19, 1998) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Texas. Early years Humphrey attended Carroll Senior High School in Southlake, Texas. He played running back an ...

(born 1998), American football player *

Marlon Humphrey Marlon N. Humphrey (born July 8, 1996) is an American football cornerback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He attended Hoover High School, where he was named to the USA Today All-USA high school football team in ...

(born 1996), American football player *

Ryan Humphrey Ryan Ashley Humphrey (born July 24, 1979) is a former American professional basketball player, at the power forward position. Humphrey is currently an assistant basketball coach at The University of Oklahoma. Previously he was a coach at Notre ...

(born 1979), American basketball player * Tasha Humphrey (born 1985), professional basketball player *

Terin Humphrey Terin Marie Humphrey (born August 14, 1986, in St. Joseph, Missouri) is a retired American artistic gymnast. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she helped the United States team place second and won an individual silver ...

(born 1986), American gymnast *

Tory Humphrey Tory Terrell Humphrey (born January 20, 1983 in Saginaw, Michigan) is an American football tight end who played six seasons in the National Football League. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played ...

(born 1983), American football player

Science and academics

Heman Humphrey Heman Humphrey (March 26, 1779 – April 3, 1861) was a 19th-century United States, American author and minister (religion), clergyman who served as a trustee of Williams College and afterward as the second academic administration, president of A ...

(1779–1861), President of Amherst College * James Ellis Humphrey (1861-1897), American botanist and mycologist with the botanical author abbreviation Humphrey *

John H. Humphrey John Herbert Humphrey Order of the British Empire#Commander, CBE Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, FRCP (16 December 1915 – 25 December 1987) was a UK, British bacteriologist and immunologist. Education ...

(1915-1987), bacteriologist and immunologist *

Nicholas Humphrey Nicholas Keynes Humphrey (born 27 March 1943) is an English neuropsychologist based in Cambridge, known for his work on evolution of primate intelligence and consciousness. He studied mountain gorillas with Dian Fossey in Rwanda; he was the fi ...

(born 1943), British psychologist * Philip Strong Humphrey (1926–2009), American ornithologist *

Thomas M. Humphrey Thomas MacGillivray Humphrey (born 1935) is an American economist. Until 2005 he was a research advisor and senior economist in the research department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and editor of the Bank's flagship publication, the ''E ...

(born 1935), American economist

Other fields

* Alexander Pope Humphrey (1848–1928), American lawyer, judge of chancery court * Andrew Humphrey (1921–1977), Marshal of the Royal Air Force *

Edward Porter Humphrey Edward Porter Humphrey (1809–1886) was an American Presbyterian minister, orator, writer, and moderator of the national Presbyterian General Assembly. He was a planner and co-founder of Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky. Biography Hum ...

(1809–1886), American Presbyterian minister, author, Presbyterian General Assembly moderator *

Edward William Cornelius Humphrey Edward William Cornelius Humphrey (May 23, 1844 – March 22, 1917), also known as "Alphabet Humphrey" and "Judge Humphrey", was a theological and legal scholar and influential member of the National Presbyterian General Assembly. A Harvard g ...

(1844–1917), American theological and legal scholar *

Hannah Humphrey Hannah Humphrey (active 1745–1818 in London) was a leading London print seller of the 18th century, significant in particular for being the publisher of much of James Gillray's output.The site indicates Humphrey published nearly 650 prints by Gil ...

(active 1745–1818), British publisher and print seller * John Peters Humphrey (1905–1995), Canadian jurist *

Lewis Craig Humphrey Lewis Craig Humphrey (1875–1927) was a prominent Kentucky newspaper editor who began his journalistic career as a reporter at the Louisville daily newspaper, the ''Louisville Evening Post'', under the supervision of editor and publisher Richard ...

(1875–1927), American newspaper editor *

Mose Humphrey Mose Humphrey was a member of Fire Company 40 in New York City in the 19th century, and the inspiration for the folk hero character "Mose the Fireboy". The character of Mose first appeared on Broadway in Benjamin A. Baker's ''A Glance at New York ...

, American and member of Fire Company 40 *

Watts Humphrey Watts S. Humphrey (July 4, 1927 – October 28, 2010) was an American pioneer in software engineering who was called the "father of software quality." Biography Watts Humphrey (whose grandfather and father also had the same name) was born in ...

(1927–2010), American software engineer

Fictional characters

Sir Humphrey Appleby Sir Humphrey Appleby is a fictional character from the British television series ''Yes Minister'' and ''Yes Prime Minister''. He was played originally by Sir Nigel Hawthorne, and both on stage and in a television adaptation of the stage show by ...

, on the BBC television show ''Yes Minister'' * Sir Humphrey Pengallan, main antagonist of the film ''

Jamaica Inn The Jamaica Inn is a traditional inn on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall in the UK, which was built as a coaching inn in 1750, and has a historical association with smuggling. Located just off the A30, near the middle of the moor close to the hamlet ...

'' * Sir Humphrey Pumphrey, antagonist in '' Rupert'' *

Dalton Humphrey ''The Red Green Show'' is a Canadian television comedy that aired on various channels in Canada, with its ultimate home at CBC Television, and on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States (airing on more than 100 PBS affiliates a ...

, on ''The Red Green Show'' *

Dan Humphrey Daniel Randolph Humphrey is a fictional character in the bestselling Gossip Girl (novel series), ''Gossip Girl'' novel series. He is one of the central male characters in ''Gossip Girl'', where he is portrayed by Penn Badgley. Dan Humphrey is th ...

, ''

Gossip Girl ''Gossip Girl'' is an American teen drama television series based on the novel series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. The series, developed for television by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, ran on The CW network for six sea ...

'' character * Humphrey Chimpden Earwicker, in James Joyce's novel ''

Finnegans Wake ''Finnegans Wake'' is a novel by Irish writer James Joyce. It is well known for its experimental style and reputation as one of the most difficult works of fiction in the Western canon. It has been called "a work of fiction which combines a bod ...

'' *

Humphrey B. Bear ''Humphrey B. Bear'' is a fictional character first created in an Australian children's television series called ''Here's Humphrey'', which first went to air in 1965. Its fictional character namesake is an icon of Australian children's televis ...

, an Australian children's TV character *

Humphrey the Bear Humphrey the Bear is a cartoon character created in 1950 at Walt Disney Animation Studios. He first appeared in the 1950 Goofy cartoon '' Hold That Pose'', in which Goofy tried to take his picture. After that he appeared in four classic Donald ...

, a Disney character *

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 :''Ordered chronologically'' *Hunfrid of P ...

, a muppet on

Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000) ...

Jenny Humphrey Jennifer Tallulah Humphrey is one of the characters in both the ''Gossip Girl'' and '' The It Girl'' series of novels by Cecily von Ziegesar. She is portrayed by Taylor Momsen in the ''Gossip Girl'' television adaptation on The CW. Novel serie ...

, ''Gossip Girl'' character *

Rufus Humphrey The following is a list of characters for The CW teen television drama series, ''Gossip Girl'' (2007–2012) and its standalone sequel series of the same name (2021–present). The series is based on the popular book series of the same name writt ...

, ''Gossip Girl'' character *Humphrey, '' OMORI'' character