Humbert, Umbert or Humberto (Latinized ''Humbertus'') is a

Germanic given name Germanic languages, Germanic given names are traditionally wikt:dithematic, dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements (word stem, stems), by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, Æthelred the Unready, King Æþelred's name was ...

, from ''hun'' "warrior" and '' beraht'' "bright". It also came into use as a surname.

Given name

;Royalty and Middle Ages *

Emebert Emebert was an early Bishop of Cambrai, in northern France; he is often identified with Bishop Ablebert of Cambrai (early 8th century). According to the unreliable ''Vita S. Amalbergae viduae'', Emebert was the son of Duke Witger of Lotharingia. ...

(died 710) * Humbert of Maroilles (before 652 – 680) * Humbert (bishop of Würzburg) (died 842) *

Humbert I, Count of Savoy Humbert I (; 9801047), better known as Humbert the White-Handed () or (), was the count of Savoy from 1032 until his death and the founder of the House of Savoy. Of obscure origins, his service to the Holy Roman Emperors Henry II and Conrad I ...

(980 – 1047 or 1048) *

Humbert II, Count of Savoy Humbert II (Italian: ''Umberto II''), nicknamed the Fat (c. 1065 – 19 October 1103C.W. Previte-Orton, ''The Early History of the House of Savoy'', (Cambridge University Press, 1912), 276–277.), was Count of Savoy from 1080 until his death i ...

(1065–1103) *

Humbert III, Count of Savoy Humbert III (1136 – 4 March 1189), surnamed the Blessed, was Count of Savoy from 1148 to 1189. His parents were Amadeus III of Savoy and Mahaut of Albon. He ceded rights and benefits to monasteries and played a decisive role in the organisati ...

(1135–1189) * Humbert, bastard of Savoy (c.1318–1374), soldier *

Humbert V de Beaujeu Humbert V de Beaujeu (1198 – mid 1250) was Constable of France (1240) under King Louis IX. He was maternal grandson of Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut and nephew of Isabelle of Hainaut, queen consort of king Philip II of France. He married Margueri ...

(1198–1250) *

Humbert I of Viennois Humbert, Umbert or Humberto (Latinized ''Humbertus'') is a Germanic given name, from ''hun'' "warrior" and '' beraht'' "bright". It also came into use as a surname. Given name ;Royalty and Middle Ages * Emebert (died 710) * Humbert of Maroill ...

(1240–1307), Dauphin of the Viennois *

Humbert II of Viennois Humbert II de la Tour-du-Pin (1312 – 4 May 1355) was the Dauphin of the Viennois from 1333 to 16 July 1349. Humbert was the last dauphin before the title went to the French crown, to be bestowed on the heir apparent. Character Humbert was a ...

(1312–1355), Dauphin of the Viennois *

Humbert I of Italy Umberto I (; 14 March 1844 – 29 July 1900) was King of Italy from 9 January 1878 until his assassination in 1900. His reign saw Italy's expansion into the Horn of Africa, as well as the creation of the Triple Alliance among Italy, Germany and ...

(1844–1900) * Humbert II of Italy (1904–1983) *

Humbert of Silva Candida Humbert of Silva Candida, O.S.B., also known as Humbert of Moyenmoutier ( 1000 to 1015 – 5 May 1061) was a French Benedictine abbot and later cardinal. It was his act of excommunicating the Patriarch of Constantinople, Michael I Cerularius ...

(1015–1061), Roman Catholic cardinal and Benedictine oblate *

Humbert of Romans Humbert of Romans, OP (, Romans-sur-Isère – 14 July 1277, Valence, Drôme, France) was a French Dominican friar who served as the fifth Master General of the Order of Preachers from 1254 to 1263. Early career Humbert was born at Romans-su ...

(died 1277), master general of the Dominicans ;Others *

Humbert Achamer-Pifrader Humbert Achamer-Pifrader (21 November 1900 – 25 April 1945) was an Austrian jurist who was also a member of the SS. He was commander of ''Einsatzgruppe'' A from September 1942 to September 1943. Biography Achamer-Pifrader was born in Tepli ...

, Austrian jurist, member of the SS of Nazi Germany and commander of

Einsatzgruppe A (, ; also 'task forces') were (SS) paramilitary death squads of Nazi Germany that were responsible for mass murder, primarily by shooting, during World War II (1939–1945) in German-occupied Europe. The had an integral role in the impl ...

, one of the major perpetrators of the

Holocaust The Holocaust (), known in Hebrew language, Hebrew as the (), was the genocide of History of the Jews in Europe, European Jews during World War II. From 1941 to 1945, Nazi Germany and Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy ...

*Marshal

Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco (20 September 1897 – 18 July 1967) was a Brazilian military officer and politician who served as the 26th president of Brazil, the first leader of the Brazilian military dictatorship following the 1964 coup ...

, Brazilian military leader and politician, President of

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

and the first President of the

Brazilian military dictatorship The military dictatorship in Brazil (), occasionally referred to as the Fifth Brazilian Republic, was established on 1 April 1964, after a coup d'état by the Brazilian Armed Forces, with support from the United States government, against presi ...

Humberto Delgado Humberto da Silva Delgado (Portuguese pronunciation: �ˈbɛɾtu dɛɫˈɡadu 15 May 1906 – 13 February 1965) was a General of the Portuguese Air Force, diplomat and politician. Early life and military career Delgado was born in Brogueira, To ...

, General of the Portuguese Air Force, diplomat and politician *

Humberto Ortega General Humberto Ortega Saavedra (10 January 1947 – 30 September 2024) was a Nicaraguan revolutionary, military leader, writer and businessman. One of the nine members of the National Directorate of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (F ...

, Nicaraguan military leader and published writer, Minister of Defense of Nicaragua, one of the principal commanders of

Sandinista revolution The Nicaraguan Revolution () began with rising opposition to the Somoza dictatorship in the 1960s and 1970s, the ouster of the dictatorship in 1978–79, and fighting between the government and the Contras from 1981 to 1990. The revolution r ...

Humbert Roque Versace Captain (United States), Captain Humbert Roque "Rocky" Versace (July 2, 1937 – September 26, 1965) was a United States Army officer of Puerto Rican American, Puerto Rican–Italian people, Italian descent who was posthumously awarded the United ...

, United States Army officer

Surname

Agnès Humbert Agnès Humbert (12 October 1894 – 19 September 1963) was an art historian, ethnographer and a member of the French Resistance during World War II. She has become well known through the publication of a translation of the diary of her experience ...

(1894–1963), French art historian and member of the French Resistance during World War II, daughter of Charles Humbert * Albert Jenkins Humbert (1822–1877), British architect *

Charles Humbert Charles Humbert (28 May 1866, Loison, Meuse – 1 November 1927) was a French army captain, tax collector, Senator and newspaper proprietor. Biography Humbert's mother was a domestic servant Marie Clémentine Duchet, and he was first given ...

(1866–1927), French politician and newspaper proprietor, father of Agnès Humbert *

Christophe Humbert Christophe Humbert (born 26 June 1979) is a French judoka is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, combat sport, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本� ...

(born 1979), French judoka * Gustav Humbert (born 1950), German CEO *

Jean-Henri Humbert Jean-Henri Humbert (24 January 1887 – 20 October 1967) was a French botanist born in Paris. He studied physics, chemistry and natural sciences in Rennes and Paris, and following a scientific excursion to Madagascar, he worked as a university a ...

(1887–1967), French botanist * Jean Humbert (painter) (1734–1749), Dutch painter *

Jean Emile Humbert Jean Emile Humbert (23 July 1771 in The Hague – 20 February 1839 in Livorno) was a Dutch lieutenant-colonel who can be credited with rediscovering ancient Carthage. As an agent for the Dutch government he procured vital parts of the collection o ...

(1771–1839), Dutch military engineer who rediscovered ancient Carthage *

Jean Joseph Amable Humbert General Jean Joseph Amable Humbert (22 August 1767 – 3 January 1823) was a French military officer who participated in several notable military conflicts of the late 18th and early 19th century. Born in the townland of La Coâre Saint-Nabord, ...

(1755–1823), French general * Manon Humbert (born 1989), French curler * Marie Humbert, Ghanaian actress *

Marie Georges Humbert Marie Georges Humbert (7 January 1859 Paris, France – 22 January 1921 Paris, France) was a French mathematician who worked on Kummer surfaces and the Appell–Humbert theorem and introduced Humbert surfaces. His son was the mathematician Pier ...

(1859–1921), mathematician **

Humbert surface Humbert, Umbert or Humberto (Latinized ''Humbertus'') is a Germanic given name, from ''hun'' "warrior" and '' beraht'' "bright". It also came into use as a surname. Given name ;Royalty and Middle Ages * Emebert (died 710) * Humbert of Maroille ...

* Pierre Humbert (architect) (1848–????) * Pierre Humbert (mathematician) (1891–1953), for whom are named: **

Humbert polynomials In mathematics, the Humbert polynomials π(''x'') are a generalization of Pincherle polynomials introduced by given by the generating function :\displaystyle (1-mxt+t^m)^=\sum^\infty _\pi^\lambda_(x)t^n . See also *Umbral calculus References< ...

Humbert series In mathematics, Humbert series are a set of seven hypergeometric series Φ1, Φ2, Φ3, Ψ1, Ψ2, Ξ1, Ξ2 of two variables that generalize Kummer's confluent hypergeometric series 1''F''1 of one variable and the confluent hypergeometric limit fu ...

* Nicole Humbert (née Rieger) (born 1972), German pole vaulter *

Thérèse Humbert Thérèse Humbert (1856–after 1936) was a French female fraudster, who pretended to be an heir of an imaginary American millionaire named Robert Crawford.https://www.lesechos.fr/2003/07/une-incroyable-escroquerie-668941 Biography Early lif ...

(1856–1918), French female fraudster *

Ugo Humbert Ugo Humbert (; born 26 June 1998) is a French professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 13, achieved on 15 April 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 348, achieved on 26 August 2024. Humbert has won seven AT ...

(born 1998), French tennis player

Companies

* Humbert Aviation, a French aircraft manufacturer

Fictional characters

* Humbert Humbert, narrator of the novel ''

Lolita ''Lolita'' is a 1955 novel written by Russian-American novelist Vladimir Nabokov. The protagonist and narrator is a French literature professor who moves to New England and writes under the pseudonym Humbert Humbert. He details his obsession ...

'' * Baron Humbert von Gikkingen, an animated cat creation from ''Whisper of the Heart'' (film) and ''

The Cat Returns is a 2002 Japanese anime fantasy film directed by Hiroyuki Morita from a screenplay by Reiko Yoshida, based on the 2002 manga ''Baron the Cat'' by Aoi Hiiragi. It was animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Networ ...

'' * Puff Puff Humbert, frontman of the

virtual band In entertainment, a virtual band (also called a virtual idol, virtual singer, virtual group, virtual artists, cartoon group, cartoon idol, cartoon singer or cartoon band) is a band or music group whose depicted members are not people, but animate ...

Your Favorite Martian. * Graham Humbert, character ''Once Upon a Time'' (TV Series)