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 Humphrey, died 871), Benedictine monk *Humphrey of Hauteville (c. 1010–1057), Count of Apulia *Humphrey de Bohun (disambiguation), various people who lived from the 11th to 14th centuries *Humphrey of Toron (disambiguation), four 12th-century nobles *Humphrey, 2nd Earl of Buckingham (1381–1399), English peer and member of the House of Lords *Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (1390–1447)

Modern era

*Humphrey Atkins (1922–1996), British politician and a member of the Conservative Party *Humphrey Barclay (1941–), British television comedy producer. *Humphrey Bate (1875–1936), American harmonica player and string band leader *Humphrey Bland (1686–1763), British Army general *Humphrey Bogart (1899–1957), American film actor *Humphrey Carpenter (1946–2005), English biographer, writer, and radio broadcaster *Humphrey Critchley-Salmonson (1894–1956), cricketer *Humphrey Crum-Ewing (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 (1539–1583), English adventurer, explorer, member of parliament and soldier *Humphrey Henchman (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 *Humphrey Lyttelton (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 (died 1661), prominent London publisher and bookseller in the middle seventeenth century *Humphrey Mwanza (1949–2015), Zambian politician *Humphrey Owen (1702–1768), Principal of Jesus College, Oxford *Humphrey Park (1981-), web SDK developer of Kakao *Humphrey Rudge (1977-), Dutch Footballer *Humphrey Searle (1915–1982), English composer *Humphrey Wells, former Governor of Georgia *Humphrey Wingfield (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 (born 1950), American jazz flautist and singer *Doris Humphrey (1895–1958), dancer *Earl Humphrey (1902–1971), American jazz trombonist, brother of Willie and Percy *Jake Humphrey (born 1978), television presenter *Maud Humphrey (1868–1940), American illustrator *Nene Humphrey (born 1947), American artist *Ozias Humphrey or Humphry (1742–1810), English painter *Percy Humphrey (1905–1995), American jazz trumpeter, brother of Earl and Willie *Renee Humphrey (born 1975), American actress *Scott Humphrey, Canadian record producer and mix engineer *Willie Humphrey (1900–1994), American jazz clarinetist, brother of Earl and Percy

Politics

*Benjamin G. Humphreys (1808–1882), governor of Mississippi *Benjamin G. Humphreys II (1865-1923), U.S. Representative from Mississippi *Charles Humphrey (1792–1850), American lawyer and politician *Friend Humphrey (1787–1854), New York politician *Gordon J. Humphrey (born 1940), U.S. senator from New Hampshire *Hubert Humphrey (1911–1978), Vice President of the United States *Jasper Humphrey (1812–1892), American sailor and politician *Lester H. Humphrey (1850–1902), New York state senator *Muriel Humphrey (1912–1998), U.S. senator from Minnesota and wife of Hubert Humphrey *Philander P. Humphrey (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 (1817–1890), New York state senator

Sports

*Chris Humphrey (born 1987), footballer *Claude Humphrey (1944-2021), American former football defensive lineman *Creed Humphrey (born 1999), American football player *Lil'Jordan Humphrey (born 1998), American football player *Marlon Humphrey (born 1996), American football player *Ryan Humphrey (born 1979), American basketball player *Tasha Humphrey (born 1985), professional basketball player *Terin Humphrey (born 1986), American gymnast *Tory Humphrey (born 1983), American football player

Science and academics

*Heman Humphrey (1779–1861), President of Amherst College *James Ellis Humphrey (1861-1897), American botanist and mycologist with the botanical author abbreviation Humphrey *John H. Humphrey (1915-1987), bacteriologist and immunologist *Nicholas Humphrey (born 1943), British psychologist *Philip Strong Humphrey (1926–2009), American ornithologist *Thomas M. Humphrey (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 (1809–1886), American Presbyterian minister, author, Presbyterian General Assembly moderator *Edward William Cornelius Humphrey (1844–1917), American theological and legal scholar *Hannah Humphrey (active 1745–1818), British publisher and print seller *John Peters Humphrey (1905–1995), Canadian jurist *Lewis Craig Humphrey (1875–1927), American newspaper editor *Mose Humphrey, American and member of Fire Company 40 *Watts Humphrey (1927–2010), American software engineer

Fictional characters

*Sir Humphrey Appleby, on the BBC television show ''Yes Minister'' * Sir Humphrey Pengallan, main antagonist of the film ''Jamaica Inn (film), Jamaica Inn'' * Sir Humphrey Pumphrey, antagonist in ''Rupert (TV series), Rupert'' *Dalton Humphrey, on ''The Red Green Show'' *Dan Humphrey, ''Gossip Girl'' character * Humphrey Chimpden Earwicker, in James Joyce's novel ''Finnegans Wake'' *Humphrey B. Bear, an Australian children's TV character *Humphrey the Bear, a Disney character *List of Sesame Street Muppets, Humphrey, a muppet on Sesame Street *Jenny Humphrey, ''Gossip Girl'' character *Rufus Humphrey, ''Gossip Girl'' character *Humphrey, ''Omori_(video_game), OMORI'' character