Higham (surname)
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Higham is a surname
with two possible origins. The first is the name based on geographical locations in England, and is generally restricted to people whose ancestors are from those locations. The second is from the Hebrew word "khayim" which means life.
Surname
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with two possible origins. The first is the name based on geographical locations in England, and is generally restricted to people whose ancestors are from those locations. The second is from the Hebrew word "khayim" which means life.
People with the name Higham
- Edward HighamEdward HighamEdward Henry Higham was a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 1880 to 1884.The son of a baker, Edward Higham was born in Brackley, Northamptonshire, England on 26 July 1846. In 1853 his family emigrated to Western Australia, settling in Fremantle and opening a shop...
, Australian politician. - Dick HighamDick HighamRichard Higham was an American professional baseball player born in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. However, he is best known as the only umpire to be banned from baseball....
, a baseball player, but remembered as a dishonest umpire. - Sir Clement Higham, Knight, of Barrow Hall.
- Prof Nicholas HighamNicholas HighamNicholas John Higham FRS is a numerical analyst and Richardson Professor of Applied Mathematics at the School of Mathematics, University of Manchester....
FRS, Mathematician - Charles Higham (biographer)Charles Higham (biographer)Charles Higham is an author, editor and poet. Higham is a recipient of the Prix des Créateurs of the Académie Française and the Poetry Society of London Prize.-Biography:...
(born 1931), biographer and poet] - Charles Higham (archaeologist)Charles Higham (archaeologist)Charles Higham is a British archaeologist most noted for his work in Southeast Asia. Among his noted contributions to archaeology are his work about the Angkor civilization in Cambodia, and his current work at Ban Non Wat...
- John Higham (historian)John Higham (historian)John William Higham was an American historian, scholar of American culture and specialist on issues of ethnicity.-Life and career:...
- Mickey HighamMickey HighamMickey Higham is an English rugby league player who currently plays for English club Warrington Wolves in the Super League competition...
- Scott HighamScott HighamScott Higham is a Pulitzer Prize-winning member of The Washington Post's investigations unit. He has conducted numerous investigations for the news organization, including an examination of abuse at the Abu Ghraib prison, and waste and fraud in Homeland Security contracting...
- Darrel HighamDarrel HighamDarrel Higham is an English rockabilly guitarist.-Career:Higham started playing lead guitar with British rockabilly bands in the late 1980s. By the mid-1990s, he had created the band that would become his main gigging and recording project: Darrel Higham & The Enforcers...
- Ruth HighamRuth HighamRuth Higham is a former Page Three Girl from Harwood near Bolton, England. She has modelled for the Daily Star and The Sun since 1998.-Early life:...
- Jennifer HighamJennifer HighamJennifer Higham is a British actress who has played numerous roles in theatre, television and film.Higham attended Misbourne School in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire...
- Tim Higham, also known as Tim FitzHighamTim FitzHighamTim FitzHigham FRSA FRGS is an award winning British comedian, author, and world record holder. The feats he has performed include paddling a paper boat down 160 miles of the River Thames, rowing a bathtub across the English Channel, and inflating the world's largest balloon.-Career:FitzHigham...
FRSA, FRGS, actor, author and explorer