Humphrey

Humphrey

Humphrey, a variant of the name Onuphrius, may refer to several animals, people and places.

Albums

* "Humphrey" (album), a 2006 self-titled album from French R&B singer Humphrey

Animals (real and fictional)

* Humphrey the Bear, a Disney character
* Humphrey (cat), a cat employed at 10 Downing Street, the British Prime Minister's residence
* Humphrey the whale, a humpback whale that deviated from his migration path swimming into San Francisco Bay and 70 miles up the Sacramento River
* Humphrey B. Bear, the Australian children's TV character
* Humphrey, the name of the monster(s) that stole Unigate Milk in commercials for the company during the 1970s
* Humphrey the M5 Camel, located near Bridgwater on the M5 Northbound

People

Given name

* Humphrey of Hauteville (1051–1057), Count of Apulia
* Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (1390–1447)
* Humphrey (singer), French R&B singer
* Humphrey Bogart (1899–1957), American film actor
* Humphrey Lyttelton (1921–2008), British jazz musician and host of "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue"
* Hunfrid of Prüm (died 871), the Benedictine monk and saint

urname

* Andrew Humphrey (1921–1977), Marshal of the Royal Air Force
* Hubert Humphrey (1911–1978), the Minnesota and United States politician and Vice President of the USA
* Skip Humphrey (born 1942), aka Hubert H. Humphrey III, son of Humber H. Humphrey II, another prominent Minnesotan politician
* Buck Humphrey, aka Hubert H. Humphrey IV, grandson of Humber H. Humphrey II, and a current DFL member
* Hubert Humphrey (MLM), United States founder of several multi-level marketing programs
* Nicholas Humphrey (born 1943), British psychologist
* Doris Humphrey (1895–1958), dancer
* Chris Humphrey (born 1987), footballer
* Jake Humphrey (born 1978), television presenter
* William Humphrey (1862-1934), American politician

Fictional

* Sir Humphrey Appleby, character on the BBC television show "Yes Minister"

Places

* Humphrey, Arkansas
* Humphrey, Nebraska
* Humphrey, New York
* Camp Humphreys, a major United States Army base in the Republic of Korea

ee also

* [http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Humphrey/ Humphrey Surname DNA Project]

"Alternative spellings:"
* Humphry
* Humfrey

"Plural:"
* Humphreys
* Humphries


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  • Humphrey — m English: of Germanic origin, introduced to Britain by the Normans. It is composed of the elements hun bear cub, warrior + fred, frid peace. A form of this name (Hunfrith) existed in England before the Conquest, but it was replaced by the Norman …   First names dictionary

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