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 Humfrid was the count of Barcelona, Count of Girona, Girona, Count of Empúries, Empúries, Count of Roussillon, Roussillon, and Viscount of Narbonne, Narbonne from 858 to 864. He also bore the title margrave of Gothia (''Gothiæ marchio''), as he ...

(Saint Humphrey, died 871), Benedictine monk *

Humphrey of Hauteville Humphrey of Hauteville (died August 1057), also nicknamed Abelard, was the third Norman Count of Apulia and Calabria, Count of Apulia. He succeeded his brother Drogo of Hauteville, Drogo. Life Humphrey was a son of Tancred of Hauteville by his fi ...

(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 Sal ...

, various people who lived from the 11th to 14th centuries * Humphrey of Toron (disambiguation), four 12th-century nobles *

Humphrey, 2nd Earl of Buckingham Humphrey, 2nd Earl of Buckingham (1381 – 2 September 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 the uncle o ...

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

Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester Humphrey of Lancaster, Duke of Gloucester (3 October 1390 – 23 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 ...

(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 for 32 years as a Member of Parliament (MP), and served in the Cabinet of Prime M ...

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

Humphrey Barclay Humphrey Barclay BEM (born 24 March 1941) 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 show business was via the Am ...

(1941–), British television comedy producer. *

Humphrey Bate Humphrey Bate (May 25, 1875 – June 12, 1936) was an American harmonica player and string band leader. He was the first musician to play old-time music on Nashville-area radio. Bate and his band, which had been given the name "Dr. Humphrey B ...

(1875–1936), American harmonica player and string band leader *

Humphrey Bland Lieutenant-General Humphrey Bland (1686 – 8 May 1763) was a British army officer. His military career began in 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession and ended in 1756. First published in 1727, his ''Treatise of Military Discipline'' w ...

(1686–1763), British Army general *

Humphrey Bogart Humphrey DeForest Bogart ( ; December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957), nicknamed Bogie, was an American actor. His performances in classic Hollywood cinema made him an American cultural icon. In 1999, the American Film Institute selected 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 Inkli ...

(1946–2005), English biographer, writer, and radio broadcaster *

Humphrey Cobb Humphrey Cobb (September 5, 1899 – April 25, 1944) was an Italian-born, Canadian-American screenwriter and novelist. He is known for writing the novel ''Paths of Glory'' (1935), which was made into an acclaimed 1957 anti-war film ''Paths o ...

(1899–1944), American novelist and screenwriter * 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 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 Ameri ...

(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 Seagrave), 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 Frank Humphrey Sinkler Jennings (19 August 1907 – 24 September 1950) was an English documentary filmmaker and one of the founders of the Mass Observation organisation. Jennings was described by film critic and director Lindsay Anderson in 1 ...

(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 Humphrey Mitchell, (September 9, 1894 – August 1, 1950) was a Canadian politician and trade unionist. Life and career A land surveyor employed with Hamilton Hydro, Mitchell was active with the union movement in the city. Upon the deat ...

(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 C ...

(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 Nyone Lieutenant general Humphrey Nyone is a Zambian military officer. He has been force commander of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) since 15 May 2023. Career Nyone joined ...

, Zambian military officer *

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 ...

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

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 fin ...

(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 Sch ...

(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 (U.S. state), Georgia and the commander-in-chief of the state's Georgia National Guard, National G ...

, 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. She has recorded twelve albums over the course of her career, mostly playing jazz fusion, funk, and soul-jazz. In 1971, she was the first female instrume ...

(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 (born 7 October 1978) is an English television presenter, best known for formerly hosting Champions League football on BT Sport, CBBC's '' Bamzooki'' and BBC Sport's coverage of Formula 1 Grand Prix. Early life Born i ...

(born 1978), television presenter *

Maud Humphrey Maud Humphrey (March 30, 1868 – November 22, 1940) was a commercial illustrator, watercolorist, 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 Hum ...

(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 ''Port ...

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 lead ...

(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 television ...

(born 1975), American actress *

Scott Humphrey Scott Humphrey is a Canadian record producer and 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 al ...

, 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

* Charles Humphrey (1792–1850), American lawyer and politician *

Chester Humphrey Chester Humphrey is a Grenadian trade unionist and politician, and former President of the Senate. Humphrey was born in 1952. He has been a trade unionist for over three decades, and president general at the Grenada Technical and Allied Workers ...

(born 1951), Grenadian politician *

Friend Humphrey Friend Humphrey (March 8, 1787 – March 15, 1854) was an American merchant, Whig state Senator from New York, and Mayor of Albany from 1849 to 1850. Early life He was born in Simsbury, Connecticut on March 8, 1787. He was one of the sons of No ...

(1787–1854), New York politician * Gordon J. Humphrey (born 1940), U.S. senator from New Hampshire *

Hubert Humphrey Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was an American politician who served from 1965 to 1969 as the 38th vice president of the United States. He twice served in the United States Senate, representing Minnesota from 19 ...

(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 Horatio "Skip" Humphrey III (born June 26, 1942) is an American retired politician who served as attorney general of the state of Minnesota (1983–1999) and State Senator (1973–1983). Humphrey led the Office of Older Americans as the as ...

(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 *

Julian Humphrey Julian Humphrey (born December 20, 2003) is an American football cornerback for the Texas A&M Aggies. He previously played for the Georgia Bulldogs. Early life and high school Humphrey attended Clear Lake High School in Houston, Texas. He was r ...

(born 2003), American football player * Lil'Jordan Humphrey (born 1998), American football player *

Marlon Humphrey Marlon N. Humphrey (born July 8, 1996) is an American professional American football, football cornerback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He attended Hoover High School (Alabama), Hoover High School, where he was ...

(born 1996), American football player * Ryan Humphrey (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 me ...

(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 James Ellis Humphrey (1861-1897) was an American botanist and mycologist.Makers of American Botany, Harry Baker Humphrey, Ronald Press Company, Library of Congress Card Number 61-18435 He made notable contributions on Saprolegniaceae. He graduated ...

(1861–1897), American botanist and mycologist with the botanical author abbreviation Humphrey * John H. Humphrey (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 the evolution of primate intelligence and consciousness. He studied mountain gorillas with Dian Fossey in Rwanda; he was t ...

(born 1943), British psychologist *

Philip Strong Humphrey Philip Strong Humphrey (26 February 1926, Hibbing, Minnesota – 13 November 2009, Lawrence, Kansas) was an ornithologist, museum curator, and professor of zoology. Philip S. Humphrey grew up in Litchfield, Connecticut and from an early age was in ...

(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 Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Andrew Henry Humphrey, (10 January 1921 – 24 January 1977) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force. He fought in the Second World War as a fighter pilot taking part in the Battle of Britain and also too ...

(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 Hannah Humphrey (born 18 October 1750) 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 Gillray; s ...

(active 1745–1818), British publisher and print seller *

John Peters Humphrey John Peters Humphrey (April 30, 1905 – March 14, 1995) was a Canadian legal scholar, jurist, and human rights advocate. He is most famous as the principal author of the first draft of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Childhood, ...

(1905–1995), Canadian jurist * Lewis Craig Humphrey (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 Yor ...

, 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 B ...

(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 The Jamaica Inn is a traditional inn on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, England, 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 of ...

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

Dalton Humphrey ''The Red Green Show'' was a half-hour Canadian television comedy series. It aired on various channels in Canada from April 4, 1991 until April 7, 2006. The show was created and entirely co-written by Canadian comedian Steve Smith. Smith also p ...

, on ''The Red Green Show'' *

Dan Humphrey Daniel Randolph Humphrey is a fictional character from the ''Gossip Girl'' franchise. He is one of the core male characters in ''Gossip Girl,'' played by American actor Penn Badgley. The character comes from an artistic and musically-inclined ...

, ''

Gossip Girl ''Gossip Girl'' is an American teen drama television series created and developed by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage and based on the series of novels of the same name by Cecily von Ziegesar. It follows a group of students on Manhattan's ...

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

Finnegans Wake ''Finnegans Wake'' is a novel by Irish literature, Irish writer James Joyce. It was published in instalments starting in 1924, under the title "fragments from ''Work in Progress''". The final title was only revealed when the book was publishe ...

'' * Humphrey B. Bear, an Australian children's TV character * Humphrey the Bear, 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 Pr ...

, a muppet on

Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational television, 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 Worksh ...

Jenny Humphrey Jennifer Tallulah Humphrey is one of the characters in both the ''Gossip Girl (novel series), Gossip Girl'' and ''The It Girl (book series), The It Girl'' series of novels by Cecily von Ziegesar. She is portrayed by Taylor Momsen in the Gossip Gi ...

, ''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 (2021–2023). The series is based on the popular book series of the same name written ...

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

OMORI Ōmori or Omori may refer to: Places * Ōmori is a district located a few kilometres south of Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan accessed by rail via the Keihin-Tohoku Line, Keihin Tohoku line, or by road via Japan National Route 15, Dai Ichi Keihin. ...

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