Hunt is an occupational surname related with

hunting Hunting is the human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products ( fur/ hide, bone/tusks, horn/antler, ...

, originating in

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

and

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

. In

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

, the surname Hunt is also very common, it means

wolf The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, and gray wolves, as popularly un ...

in the

Estonian language Estonian ( ) is a Finnic language, written in the Latin script. It is the official language of Estonia and one of the official languages of the European Union, spoken natively by about 1.1 million people; 922,000 people in Estonia and 160, ...

. The Irish family surname is derived from Ó Fiachna and the significance is ''fiach'' means "the chase"; the clan itself was part of the Connachta's

Síol Muireadaigh The Síol Muireadaigh or Síol Muireadhaigh (Anglicized as Sil Murray or Silmurray), was a leading sept of the Connachta group of Gaelic dynasties in medieval Ireland. The name Síol Muireadaigh was also used to refer to the territory occupied by ...

(kindred to the

Ó Conchubhair The O'Conor family (Middle Irish: ''Ó Conchubhair''; Modern ga, Ó Conchúir) are an Irish noble house and were one of the most influential and distinguished royal houses in Ireland. The O'Conor family held the throne of the Kingdom of Co ...

and

Mac Diarmada Mac Diarmada (anglicised as MacDermot or McDermott), also spelled Mac Diarmata, is an Irish surname, and the surname of the ruling dynasty of Moylurg, a kingdom that existed in Connacht from the 10th to 16th centuries. The last ruling king was T ...

), located in County Roscommon and

County Sligo County Sligo ( , gle, Contae Shligigh) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the Border Region and is part of the province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the an ...

People

Aaron Hunt Aaron Hunt (born 4 September 1986) is a German former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He spent most of his career at Werder Bremen, making his first-team debut at the age of 18. In the Bundesliga, he also repres ...

(born 1986), German footballer * Abijah Hunt (1762–1811), American merchant, planter and banker *

Adam Hunt Adam Hunt (born 21 August 1993) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. Career Hunt began competing in PDC events in 2011 and won his first tournament in his second month, beating Josh Jon ...

(born 1993), British darts player *

Akeem Hunt Akeem Bernard Hunt (born February 22, 1993) is a gridiron football running back for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He played college football at ...

(born 1993), American football player * Albert Hunt (disambiguation) * Alfred Hunt (1817–1888), American industrialist * Alfred E. Hunt (1855–1899), American metallurgist and industrialist * Arthur Surridge Hunt (1871–1934), English papyrologist *

Aubrey Thomas de Vere Aubrey Thomas de Vere (10 January 181420 January 1902) was an Irish poet and critic. Life Aubrey Thomas Hunt de Vere was born at Curraghchase House (now in ruins) at Curraghchase, Kilcornan, County Limerick, the third son of Sir Aubrey de Vere, ...

(1814–1902), Irish poet and critic (de Vere Hunt) *

Ben Hunt (baseball) Benjamin Franklin Hunt (November 10, 1888 – September 27, 1927) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox () and St. Louis Cardinals (). Listed at , 190 lb., Hunt batted and threw left-handed. He was ...

(1888–1927), American baseball player *

Ben Hunt (rugby league) Ben Hunt (born 27 March 1990) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who captains and plays as a for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL and hooker for Australia national rugby league team, Australia at international le ...

(born 1990), Australian rugby league player *

Bonnie Hunt Bonnie Lynn Hunt (born September 22, 1961) is an American actress, comedian, director, producer, writer and television host. Her film roles include ''Rain Man'', ''Beethoven'', '' Beethoven's 2nd'', ''Jumanji'', ''Jerry Maguire'', '' The Green ...

(born 1961), American actress and writer * Brad Hunt (disambiguation) * Cameron Hunt (born 1994), American football player *

Caroline Rose Hunt Caroline Rose Hunt (January 8, 1923 – November 13, 2018) was an American heiress and hotelier who was at one time the wealthiest woman in the United States.Cheryl Hall "Once considered America's richest woman, Caroline Hunt offers a r ...

(1923–2018), American heiress and philanthropist * Carolyn Hunt (born 1937), American educator, politician, and First Lady of North Carolina *

Charles Cooke Hunt Charles Cooke Hunt (1833 – 1 March 1868, Geraldton) was an English explorer who led four expeditions into the interior of Western Australia between 1864 and 1866. Hunt was born in Sussex to John Hunt and Mary Ann (''née'' Cooke) and baptised ...

(1833–1868), Australian explorer *

Chris Hunt Chris Hunt is a British journalist, magazine editor, and author.Chris Hunt intervi ...

, British journalist and author * Chris Hunt (badminton) (born 1968), English badminton player * Christopher Hunt (1584–1607), English bookseller and stationer *

Clark Hunt Clark Knobel Hunt (born February 19, 1965) is part owner, chairman and CEO of the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs and a founding investor-owner in Major League Soccer. Hunt is chairman of Hunt Sports Group, where he oversees the ope ...

(born 1965), American businessman and sports executive *

Cletidus Hunt Cletidus Marquell Hunt (born January 2, 1976) is a former defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) and the Arena Football League (AFL). Early life Hunt was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and played college football for Kentucky State ...

(born 1976), American football player * Cole Hunt (born 1994), American football player * David Hunt (disambiguation) * Dryden Hunt (born 1995), Canadian ice hockey player *

Duane Garrison Hunt Duane Garrison Hunt (September 19, 1884—March 31, 1960) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Salt Lake City in Utalh from 1937 until his death in 1960. Biography Early life and edu ...

(1884–1960), American; Roman Catholic Bishop of Salt Lake City * E. Howard Hunt (1918–2007), American intelligence officer and writer * Earl B. Hunt (1933–2016), American psychologist * Earl Gladstone Hunt Jr. (1918–2005), American Methodist pastor * Elisha Hunt (1779-1873), American entrepreneur behind the historic steamboat ''Enterprise'' *

Ella Hunt Ella Hunt (born 29 April 1998) is an English actress and singer. She was nominated for a Scottish BAFTA for her performance in the film '' Anna and the Apocalypse'' (2017). On television, she is known for her roles as Ellie Marsden in the ITV c ...

(born 1998), English actress *

Ernie Hunt Roger Patrick "Ernie" Hunt (17 March 1943 – 20 June 2018) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Swindon Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Everton, Coventry City, Doncaster Rovers and Bristol City, and for the Los Angel ...

(born 1943), English footballer * Esther Hunt (1751–1820), American Quaker pioneer * Fern Hunt (born 1948), American mathematician * Flint Gregory Hunt (1959–1997), American murderer * Florence Hunt (born 2007), English actress * Frank W. Hunt (1871–1906), American politician * Fred Hunt (disambiguation) *

Frederick Vinton Hunt Frederick Vinton Hunt (February 15, 1905 – April 21, 1972) was an inventor, a scientist and a professor at Harvard University who worked in the field of acoustic engineering. He made significant contributions to room acoustics, regulated power ...

("Ted", 1905–1972), American acoustic engineer *

Gareth Hunt Alan Leonard Hunt (7 February 1942 – 14 March 2007), known as Gareth Hunt, was a British actor best remembered for playing footman Frederick Norton in '' Upstairs, Downstairs'' and Mike Gambit in '' The New Avengers''. Early life Alan Leon ...

(1942–2007), British actor *

Gary Hunt Gary Hunt (born 11 June 1984), also known as Roger Gary Hunt, is an elite sports diver, specialising in cliff or high diving, and is the 2019 World champion in high diving at World Aquatics Championships event, where he holds the championship ...

(born 1984), sports diver, specialising in cliff or high diving. * George Hunt (disambiguation) * Georgina Hunt (1922–2012), English abstract artist * Gertrude Breslau Hunt (1869–1952), American author and lecturer *

Greg Hunt Gregory Andrew Hunt (born 18 November 1965) is a former Australian politician who was the Minister for Health between January 2017 and May 2022. He was a Liberal Party member of the House of Representatives between November 2001 and 2022, rep ...

(born 1965), Australian politician *

Harriet Hunt Harriet Vaughan Hunt (born 4 February 1978 in Oxford) is an English chess player and five-time British Women's Chess Champion (which she most recently won in October 2021, 22 years after her fourth win). Having trained as a plant scientist a ...

(born 1978), British chess player *

Henry George Bonavia Hunt Rev Henry George Bonavia Hunt FRSE FRAS FLS (1847–1917) was a British Anglican cleric and the founder of the Trinity College of Music in London. Life He was a British subject born on 30 July 1847 in Valletta, Malta, the son of William Hunt, ...

(1847–1917), English music educator * H. Guy Hunt (1933–2009), American politician * H. L. Hunt (1889–1974), American oil tycoon and political activist * Helen Hunt (born 1963), American actress *

Henry Hunt (disambiguation) Henry Hunt may refer to: *Henry Jackson Hunt (Mayor of Detroit) (died 1826), mayor of Detroit, Michigan *Henry Hunt (cricketer) (born 1997), Australian cricketer *Henry Hunt (politician) (1773–1835), British politician *Henry Jackson Hunt (1819� ...

* Herbert Hunt (footballer), English footballer * Jack Hunt (RAF officer) (1899–1954), British aviator * Jack Hunt (American football) (born 1981), American football player * Jack Hunt (footballer) (born 1990), English footballer * Jackie Hunt (1920–1991), American football player *

James Hunt James Simon Wallis Hunt (29 August 1947 – 15 June 1993) ''Autocourse Grand Prix Archive'', 14 October 2007. Retrieved 4 November 2007. was a British racing driver who won the Formula One World Championship in . After retiring from racing in ...

(1947–1993), British racing driver *

Jeremy Hunt Jeremy Richard Streynsham Hunt (born 1 November 1966) is a British politician who has served as Chancellor of the Exchequer since 14 October 2022. He previously served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport ...

(born 1966), British politician *

Jeremy Hunt (cyclist) Jeremy Hunt (born 12 March 1974) is a British former road racing cyclist who raced for numerous years mainly a sprinter. Hunt was the winner of the British National Road Race Championships in 1997 and 2001. He now works as a directeur sportif f ...

(born 1974), British cyclist *

Jerry Hunt Jerry Edward Hunt (November 30, 1943 – November 27, 1993) was an American composer who created works using live electronics partly controlled by his ritualistic performance techniques which were influenced by his interest in the occult. He was ...

(1943–1993), American composer * Jim Hunt (born 1937), American politician * John Hunt (disambiguation) *

Johnny Hunt Johnny M. Hunt (born July 17, 1952) is an American evangelical Christian pastor, author, and former president of the Southern Baptist Convention. He was also formerly senior pastor of First Baptist Church Woodstock, in Woodstock, Georgia. He w ...

(born 1952), American pastor and author *

Jon Hunt Jonathan Michael Hunt (born June 1953), is a British billionaire property entrepreneur. He is best known as the founder of UK estate agency Foxtons, and is more recently known as the founder of Pavilion, the business members club chain. He has ...

, British entrepreneur * Jonathan Hunt (disambiguation) *

J. McVicker Hunt Joseph McVicker Hunt (March 19, 1906 – January 9, 1991) was a prominent American educational psychologist and author. He promoted and researched concepts related to the malleable nature of child intelligence (also promulgated by Benjamin Bloom) ...

(1906–1991), American educational psychologist * Justin Hunt (filmmaker) (born 1976), American filmmaker * Justin Hunt (rugby league), (born 1988) Australian rugby league player *

Kareem Hunt Kareem AJ Hunt (born August 6, 1995) is an American football running back for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Toledo and was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Karmichael Hunt Karmichael Neil Matthew Hunt (born 17 November 1986) is a former multi-code international rugby league footballer who last played for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL. Having played professional rugby league, rugby union and Australian rules ...

(born 1986), Australian football player *

Kathryn Hunt Kathryn Hunt is a British actress best known for her roles as Angela Harris in '' Coronation Street'' and Val Lorrimer in Series 1–2 of ''Fat Friends''. She also appeared in '' Waterloo Road'' and ''The Royal''. Kathryn also starred in the ...

, British actress *

Kelley Hunt Kelley Hunt is an American blues pianist, singer, and songwriter. Her 2004 album, ''New Shade of Blue'', peaked at number 9 in the '' Billboard'' Top Blues Albums chart. In 2006, Hunt was inducted into the Kansas Music Hall of Fame. Her sixt ...

, American blues pianist, singer, and songwriter * Ken Hunt (disambiguation), including those named Kenneth * Kimberly Hunt, American television journalist *

Lamar Hunt Lamar Hunt (August 2, 1932 – December 13, 2006) was an American businessman most notable for his promotion of American football, soccer, and tennis in the United States. He was the principal founder of the American Football League (AFL) and ...

(1932–2006), American sports promoter *

Leigh Hunt James Henry Leigh Hunt (19 October 178428 August 1859), best known as Leigh Hunt, was an English critic, essayist and poet. Hunt co-founded '' The Examiner'', a leading intellectual journal expounding radical principles. He was the centre ...

(1784–1859), English author and critic * Lester C. Hunt (1892–1954), American politician *

Linda Hunt Lydia Susanna "Linda" Hunt (born April 2, 1945) is an American actress of stage and screen. She made her film debut playing Mrs. Oxheart in ''Popeye'' (1980). Hunt portrayed the male character Billy Kwan in '' The Year of Living Dangerously'' ...

, (born 1945), American actress * Lucas Hunt, (born 1976) American poet *

Margus Hunt Margus Hunt (born July 14, 1987) is an Estonian professional American football defensive end who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at SMU. He also ...

, (born 1987), Estonian discus thrower and American football player *

Mark Hunt Mark Richard Hunt (born 23 March 1974) is a New Zealand former mixed martial artist and kickboxer of Samoan descent, currently living in Sydney, Australia. Hunt competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) until 2018 and was the wi ...

, (born 1974), New Zealand mixed martial artist and kickboxer * Mark Hunt (footballer) (born 1969), English footballer *

Marsha Hunt (actress, born 1917) Marsha Hunt (born Marcia Virginia Hunt; October 17, 1917 – September 7, 2022) was an American actress, model, and activist, with a career spanning nearly 80 years. She was blacklisted by Hollywood film studio executives in the 1950s during M ...

(1917–2022), American actress *

Marsha Hunt (actress, born 1946) Marsha Hunt (born April 15, 1946) is an American actress, novelist, singer and former model, who has lived mostly in Britain and Ireland. She achieved national fame when she appeared in London as Dionne in the long-running rock musical ''Hair' ...

, American actress, singer and novelist * Martin Hunt, Nauruan minister and MP * Mary Hunt Affleck (1847–1932), American poet * Megan Hunt (born 1995), Australian rules footballer * Megan Hunt (politician) (born 1986), Nebraska State Senator * Michael John Hunt (born 1941), English painter * Mike Hunt (born 1956), American football linebacker * Mike Hunt (1907–1996), American baseball player * Neil Hunt, Australian rugby league player *

Nelson Bunker Hunt Nelson Bunker Hunt (February 22, 1926 – October 21, 2014) was an American oil company executive. He was a billionaire whose fortune collapsed after he and his brothers William Herbert and Lamar tried to corner the world market in silver ...

(1926–2014), American businessman * Noel Hunt (born 1982), Irish footballer * Paul Hunt (disambiguation) * Peter Hunt (disambiguation) * Ralph Hunt (disambiguation) *

Ray C. Hunt Ray C. Hunt (December 11, 1919 – June 17, 1996) was a staff sergeant in the United States Army Air Forces stationed at Nichols Field in the Philippines at the beginning of World War II, under the command of Ed Dyess. After the surrender at Bata ...

(1919–?), American military officer *

Rex Hunt Rex James Hunt (born 7 March 1949) is an Australian television and radio personality, and a former Australian rules football player. He was also a veteran Australian rules football commentator known for his habit of making up quirky nicknames ...

(born 1949), Australian television and radio journalist *

Rex Hunt (governor) Sir Rex Masterman Hunt, (29 June 1926 – 11 November 2012) was a British Government diplomat and colonial administrator. He was Governor, Commander-in-Chief, and Vice Admiral of the Falkland Islands (and concurrently High Commissioner of th ...

(1926–2012), British diplomat * Richard Hunt (disambiguation) * Rimo Hunt (born 1985), Estonian footballer * Robert Hunt (disambiguation) * Roger Hunt (disambiguation) *

Ron Hunt Ronald Kenneth Hunt (born February 23, 1941) is a former professional baseball second baseman. He played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1974 for the New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Montreal Expos and ...

(born 1941), American baseball player * Ron Hunt (born 1933), English footballer * Ron Hunt (born 1945), English footballer *

Sally Ward Lawrence Hunt Armstrong Downs Sally Ward Lawrence Hunt Armstrong Downs, also known as Sallie Ward, (September 29, 1827July 8, 1896) was a "Southern belle." Born into the Southern aristocracy of Kentucky in the Antebellum South, she married four times. After a failed marriage in ...

(1827–1896), American socialite also known as Sallie Ward * Samuel Hunt (disambiguation) * Stephen de Vere (1812–1904), MP, poet and philanthropist (de Vere Hunt) * Stephen Hunt (disambiguation) * Stuart Hunt (1927–2014), American politician * Swanee Hunt (born 1950), American diplomat * Thomas Hunt (disambiguation) *

Tim Hunt Sir Richard Timothy Hunt, (born 19 February 1943) is a British biochemist and molecular physiologist. He was awarded the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Paul Nurse and Leland H. Hartwell for their discoveries of protein molec ...

(born 1943), British biochemist *

Tristram Hunt Tristram Julian William Hunt, (born 31 May 1974) is a British historian, broadcast journalist and former politician who has been Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum since 2017. He served as the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Sto ...

(born 1974), British historian and politician, Labour MP for Stoke *

Una Hunt Una Hunt Clarke Drage (January 6, 1876 – November 10, 1957)Ancestry.com, U.S., Reports of Deaths of American Citizens Abroad, 1835-1974, Death Reports in State Department Decimal File, 1910 to 1962, Box 1042: 1955 - 1959, image 666. was an Ame ...

(born 1876), American author * Walter Hunt (disambiguation) *

Washington Hunt Washington Hunt (August 5, 1811 – February 2, 1867) was an American lawyer and politician. Life and career Hunt was born in Windham, New York. He moved to Lockport, New York in 1828 to study law, was admitted to the bar in 1834, and opene ...

(1811–1867), Governor of New York * William Hunt (disambiguation)

Fictional characters

Blanche Hunt Blanche Hunt (also Linfield) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street''. She was originally played by Patricia Cutts; however, the actress died by suicide after appearing in just two episodes in August 1974. ...

, in the British soap opera '' Coronation Street'' * Dylan Hunt (''Andromeda''), protagonist of the television series ''Andromeda'' * Deirdre Hunt (later Langton, Barlow and Rachid) in '' Coronation Street'', daughter of Blanche *

Ethan Hunt Ethan Matthew Hunt is a fictional character and the protagonist of the ''Mission: Impossible'' film series. He is portrayed by Tom Cruise. Appearances ''Mission: Impossible'' (1996) In the first film, Hunt acts as the IMF point man for an ...

, main character in '' Mission: Impossible'' films *

Gene Hunt DCI Gene Hunt is a fictional character in BBC One's science fiction/ police procedural drama ''Life on Mars'' and its sequel, '' Ashes to Ashes''. The character is portrayed by Philip Glenister in both ''Life on Mars'' and ''Ashes to Ashes'', ...

, main character in the TV series ''Life on Mars'' and ''Ashes to Ashes''

People

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