Humphrey is both a masculine given name and a surname. Earlier forms of the name include Hunfrid and Hunfrith.
Notable people with the name include:
People with the given name
Medieval period Ordered chronologically Hunfrid of Prüm (Saint Humphrey, died 871), Benedictine bishop, abbot, saint Humphrey de Vieilles (died c. 1050), lord of Beaumont-le-Roger 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 de Bassingbourne (), English justice Humphrey of Montfort (died 1284), nobleman of the Kingdom of Jerusalem Humphrey de Cherlton (), Chancellor of the University of Oxford Humphrey Stafford (disambiguation), various English 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
Sir Humphrey Burton (1931–2025), British television and radio presenter Humphrey Carpenter (1946–2005), English biographer, writer, and radio broadcaster Humphrey Cobb (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 (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 Nyone, Zambian military officer Humphrey Owen (1702–1768), Principal of Jesus College, Oxford 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 Madison Humphrey, American TikToker and journalist 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 Charles Humphrey (1792–1850), American lawyer and politician Chester Humphrey (born 1951), Grenadian 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 John Humphrey (American football) (born 2002), American football player Julian Humphrey (born 2003), 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 (1935–2023), 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 Mary Vance Humphrey (1838-1916), American writer, clubwoman 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 Sir Humphrey Pumphrey, antagonist in 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 Humphrey, a muppet on Sesame Street Jenny Humphrey, Gossip Girl character Rufus Humphrey, Gossip Girl character HUMPHREY, a character in the 2020 role-playing video game Omori Humphrey Goodman, a main character in the BBC TV series Death in Paradise and Beyond Paradise, portrayed by Kris Marshall
See also Humfrey, given name and surname Humphery, surname Humphry, surname Humphreys (surname) Humphries, surname Humphrys, surname
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