Humphrey (disambiguation)
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Animals
- Humphrey (cat)Humphrey (cat)Humphrey was a cat employed as the Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office at 10 Downing Street, the official residence of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, from October 1989 to 13 November 1997...
(1988–2006), cat employed at 10 Downing Street, the British Prime Minister's residence - Humphrey B. BearHumphrey B. BearHumphrey B. Bear is an Australian children's television series and its fictional character namesake is an icon of Australian children's television. Humphrey B Bear was first broadcast on Adelaide's NWS-9 on Monday, 24 May 1965. The show became one of the most successful programs for pre-schoolers...
, an Australian children's TV character - Humphrey the BearHumphrey the BearHumphrey the Bear is a cartoon character created by the Walt Disney studio in 1950. He first appeared in the Goofy cartoon Hold That Pose, in which Goofy tried to take his picture. After that he appeared in four classic Donald Duck cartoons: Grin and Bear It, Bearly Asleep, Rugged Bear, and Beezy...
, a Disney character - Humphrey the Hippo, a parody of Barney the Dinosaur,in The CriticThe CriticThe Critic is an American prime time animated series revolving around the life of film critic Jay Sherman, voiced by actor Jon Lovitz. It was created by Al Jean and Mike Reiss, both of whom had worked as writers on The Simpsons. The Critic had 23 episodes produced, first broadcast on ABC in 1994,...
- Humphrey the WhaleHumphrey the WhaleHumphrey the Whale is arguably the most widely publicized humpback whale in history, having errantly entered San Francisco Bay twice, departing from his Mexico to Alaska migration. This behavior is not normal for any Humpback whale, and Humphrey became well known on national television and press...
, a humpback whale that deviated from his migration path swimming into San Francisco Bay and 70 miles up the Sacramento River - Humphrey, an Omega wolf which is from the movie Alpha and Omega and voiced by Justin LongJustin LongJustin Jacob Long is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his roles in the Hollywood films Galaxy Quest, Jeepers Creepers, Dodgeball, Live Free or Die Hard, He's Just Not That into You, Drag Me to Hell, and Youth in Revolt, and his personification of a Mac in Apple's "Get a...
- Humphrey the Hippo, real-life South African Hippo, who mauled his 'owner' to death
People with the given name
- Humphrey, 2nd Earl of Buckingham (died 1399), English peer and member of the House of Lords
- Humphrey, Duke of GloucesterHumphrey, Duke of GloucesterHumphrey of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Gloucester, 1st Earl of Pembroke, KG , also known as Humphrey Plantagenet, was "son, brother and uncle of kings", being the fourth and youngest son of king Henry IV of England by his first wife, Mary de Bohun, brother to king Henry V of England, and uncle to the...
(1390–1447) - Humphrey BlandHumphrey BlandLieutenant General Humphrey Bland was a British Army general who commanded the cavalry at the Battle of Culloden.-Military career:Bland was commissioned as an ensign in 1704...
(1686–1763), British Army general - Humphrey BogartHumphrey BogartHumphrey DeForest Bogart was an American actor. He is widely regarded as a cultural icon.The American Film Institute ranked Bogart as the greatest male star in the history of American cinema....
(1898–1957), American film actor - Humphrey Critchley-SalmonsonHumphrey Critchley-SalmonsonHumphrey Seymour Ramsay Critchley-Salmonson, born at Preston in Dorset on 19 January 1894 and died at Ottery St Mary, Devon on 24 April 1956, played first-class cricket intermittently over an 18-year period for Somerset...
(1894–1956), cricketer - Humphrey Crum-EwingHumphrey Crum-EwingHumphrey Ewing Crum-Ewing was an English 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 wife Jane Maclae, daughter of Walter Ewing Maclae of Cathkin. He was educated at Glasgow...
(1802–1887), English Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1857 to 1874 - Humphrey HenchmanHumphrey HenchmanHumphrey Henchman was a Church of England clergyman and bishop of London from 1663 to 1675.-Early life:He was born in Burton Latimer , Northamptonshire, the son of Thomas Henchman, a skinner, and educated at Christ's College, Cambridge where he achieved BA in 1613 and MA in 1616...
(1592–1675), Church of England clergyman and bishop of London from 1663 to 1675 - Humphrey LytteltonHumphrey LytteltonHumphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton , also known as Humph, was an English jazz musician and broadcaster, and chairman of the BBC radio comedy programme I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue...
(1921–2008), British jazz musician and host of I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue - Humphrey MitchellHumphrey MitchellHumphrey Mitchell, PC was a Canadian politician and trade unionist.A land surveyor employed with Hamilton Hydro, Mitchell was active with the union movement in the city...
(1894–1950), Canadian politician and trade unionist - Humphrey MoseleyHumphrey MoseleyHumphrey Moseley was a prominent London publisher and bookseller in the middle seventeenth century.Possibly a son of publisher Samuel Moseley, Humphrey Moseley became a "freeman" of the Stationers Company, the guild of London booksellers, on 7 May 1627; he was selected a Warden of the Company on...
(died 1661), prominent London publisher and bookseller in the middle seventeenth century - Humphrey OwenHumphrey OwenHumphrey Owen was 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 1747 he was appointed Bodley's Librarian, and continued to hold this post when appointed...
(1702–1768), Principal of Jesus College, Oxford - Humphrey WellsHumphrey WellsHumphrey Wells was an American politician who served as the 11th Governor of Georgia for only two days, from February 16, 1780 to February 18, 1780. He resigned the office to Stephen Heard. Before that, he served as a member of the Executive Council of Georgia....
, former Governor of Georgia - Humphrey WingfieldHumphrey WingfieldHumphrey Wingfield was an English lawyer, 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 FitzLewis of West Horndon, Essex; Sir Richard Wingfield and Sir Robert...
(died 1545), English lawyer, Speaker of the House of Commons of England between 1533 and 1536 - Humphrey of HautevilleHumphrey of HautevilleHumphrey of Hauteville , surnamed Abagelard, was the Count of Apulia and Calabria from 1051 to his death.Humphrey was probably the youngest son of Tancred of Hauteville by his first wife Muriel. Some sources make Geoffrey and Serlo his younger brothers...
(died 1057), Count of Apulia - Hunfrid of PrümHunfrid of PrümSaint Hunfrid of Prüm , 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 is 8 March.-External links:*...
(Saint Humphrey, died 871), Benedictine monk
People with the surname
- Andrew HumphreyAndrew HumphreyMarshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Andrew Henry Humphrey GCB, OBE, DFC, AFC, RAF was a senior commander in the British Royal Air Force...
(1921–1977), Marshal of the Royal Air Force - Bobbi HumphreyBobbi HumphreyBarbara Ann Humphrey is an American jazz flautist and singer who plays fusion, jazz-funk and soul-jazz styles. Bobbi Humphrey has performed for audiences around the world....
(born 1950), American jazz flautist and singer - Chris HumphreyChris HumphreyChristopher Charles "Chris" Humphrey is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays for Motherwell as a winger. He is a Jamaican international, but he is also eligible for the English and Scottish national teams due to family connections.-Career:Born in Jamaica before moving to Walsall at the age...
(born 1987), footballer - Claude HumphreyClaude HumphreyClaude B. Humphrey is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League for the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles.-Professional career:...
(born 1944), former American football defensive lineman - Doris HumphreyDoris HumphreyDoris Batcheller Humphrey was a dancer and choreographer of the early twentieth century. Humphrey was born in Oak Park, Illinois but grew up in Chicago, Illinois. She was the daughter of Horace Buckingham Humphrey and Julia Ellen Wells and was a descendant of pilgrim William Brewster...
(1895–1958), dancer - Hubert Humphrey (MLM)Hubert Humphrey (MLM)For the United States vice president, see Hubert Humphrey. For other uses, see Hubert Humphrey .Hubert Humphrey aka Steeley Hubert Humphrey, Jr. is the founder of several multi-level marketing financial services corporations in the United States. Mr...
(born 1942), United States founder of several multi-level marketing programs - Jake HumphreyJake HumphreyJacob John "Jake" Humphrey is an English television presenter, currently best known for his work with BBC Sport, being the youngest ever presenter to host Football Focus, Match of the Day and Final Score. He currently presents the BBC's Formula One coverage and BBC Sports Personality of the Year...
(born 1978), television presenter - Mose HumphreyMose HumphreyMose Humphrey was a printer at the New York Sun and member of Fire Company 40. A parishioner of St. Andrew's Church, he inspired an urban folklore character of Big Mose . He was said to have a height of and hands as big as Virginia hams, able to lift trolley cars over his head and rescue babies...
, a printer at the New York Sun and member of Fire Company 40 - Nicholas HumphreyNicholas HumphreyProfessor Nicholas Keynes Humphrey is an English psychologist, based in Cambridge, who is known for his work on the evolution of human intelligence and consciousness. His interests are wide ranging...
(born 1943), British psychologist - Renee HumphreyRenee HumphreyRenee Humphrey is an American actress who has appeared in both film and television.-Career:Humphrey, born in San Mateo, California, but grew up in the Marinwood area of Marin County, worked extensively as an actress in film and television from 1991 through 2000...
(born 1975), American actress - Ryan HumphreyRyan HumphreyRyan Ashley Humphrey is an American professional basketball player, at the power forward position.After a college career at both the University of Oklahoma and the University of Notre Dame, Humphrey was a first-round pick of the Utah Jazz in the 2002 NBA Draft...
(born 1979), American professional basketball player - Scott HumphreyScott HumphreyScott 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 all of his records up until 2007's Zombie Live...
, Canadian record producer and mix engineer - Tasha HumphreyTasha HumphreyTasha Humphrey is a professional basketball player. She played the center position for the Washington Mystics in the WNBA until being waived 6 July 2009. Her father is former Green Bay Packers player Donnie Humphrey.-College career:Completed her career as Georgia's second all-time scorer and...
(born 1985), professional basketball player - Terin HumphreyTerin HumphreyTerin Marie Humphrey is a United States gymnast. She was a member of the 2004 U.S. Olympic team in Athens, Greece where she helped the team to a silver medal. This was the best ever result achieved by an American Olympic gymnastics team away from home. Her teammates were Mohini Bhardwaj, Annia...
(born 1986), American gymnast - Tory HumphreyTory HumphreyTory Terrell Humphrey is an American football tight end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2005...
(born 1983), American football tight end - Watts HumphreyWatts HumphreyWatts S. Humphrey was an American software engineer, key thinker in the discipline of software engineering, and was often called the "Father of Software quality".- Biography :...
(1927–2010), American software engineer
American politicians
- Charles HumphreyCharles HumphreyCharles Humphrey , was an American lawyer and politician who served as United States Representative from New York.-Life:...
(1792–1850), American lawyer and politician - Gordon J. HumphreyGordon J. HumphreyGordon John Humphrey is a New Hampshire politician who served two terms in the Senate as a Republican from 1979 to 1990, and twice ran for Governor of New Hampshire, though both bids were unsuccessful.-Early life:...
(born 1940), U.S. senator from New Hampshire - Hubert HumphreyHubert HumphreyHubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. , served under President Lyndon B. Johnson as the 38th Vice President of the United States. Humphrey twice served as a United States Senator from Minnesota, and served as Democratic Majority Whip. He was a founder of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and...
(1911–1978), Vice President of the United States - Muriel HumphreyMuriel HumphreyMuriel Fay Buck Humphrey Brown was the widow of former Vice President Hubert Humphrey. Following her husband's death, she was appointed to his seat in the United States Senate, thus being the first wife of a Vice President to hold public office...
(1912–1998), U.S. senator from Minnesota and wife of Hubert Humphrey - Skip HumphreySkip HumphreyHubert Horatio "Skip" Humphrey III is a former Minnesota politician who served as attorney general of the state from 1983 to 1999. Prior to that, he was a state senator from 1973 to 1983...
(Hubert H. Humphrey III, born 1942), son of Hubert H. Humphrey II - William E. Humphrey (1862–1934), American politician
Fictional characters
- Sir Humphrey Appleby, a character on the BBC television show Yes Minister
- Dan HumphreyDan HumphreyDaniel Randolph "Dan" Humphrey is a fictional character in the best selling Gossip Girl book series. He is the main male character in the television series of the same name and is portrayed by Penn Badgley. Daniel Humphrey is the son of Rufus Humphrey and has a younger sister, Jenny Humphrey. His...
, a character on the television series Gossip Girl - Dalton Humphrey, a character on The Red Green Show
- Jenny HumphreyJenny HumphreyJennifer Tallulah "Jenny" Humphrey is one of the characters in both the Gossip Girl and The It Girl series of novels by Cecily von Ziegesar...
, a character on the television series Gossip Girl - Rufus Humphrey, a character on the television series Gossip Girl
Places
- Humphrey, ArkansasHumphrey, ArkansasHumphrey is a city in Arkansas and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Its population was 806 at the 2000 census. It is included in the 'Pine Bluff Metropolitan Statistical Area'.-Geography:Humphrey is located at ....
- Humphrey, NebraskaHumphrey, NebraskaHumphrey is a city in Platte County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 786 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Humphrey is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
- Humphrey, New YorkHumphrey, New YorkHumphrey is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population was 721 at the 2000 census. The town is named after politician Charles Humphrey....
- Humphrey ColiseumHumphrey ColiseumHumphrey Coliseum is a 10,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Starkville, Mississippi, that opened for the 1975-76 basketball season. Nicknamed The Hump, it is home to the Mississippi State University Bulldogs men's and women's basketball teams. It is the largest on-campus basketball arena in the...
, a multi-purpose arena in Starkville, Mississippi - Humphrey Township, Platte County, NebraskaHumphrey Township, Platte County, NebraskaHumphrey Township is one of eighteen townships in Platte County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 389 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 394.A small portion of City of Humphrey lies within the Township....
Other
- Humphrey Go-BartHumphrey Go-BartHumphrey Go-Bart was the name of a zero-fare shuttle bus service that once connected the campus of UC Berkeley with the nearby Berkeley BART station, the university's primary link to San Francisco....
, a shuttle bus service that connected UC Berkeley with Berkeley BART station
See also
- Humphry (disambiguation)
- Humfrey (disambiguation)
- Humphreys (disambiguation)
- Humphries (disambiguation)