Hubert is a Germanic masculine given name, from ''hug'' "mind" and '' beraht'' "bright". It also occurs as a surname. Saint Hubertus or Hubert (c. 656 – 30 May 727) is the patron saint of hunters, mathematicians, opticians, and metalworkers.

People with the given name Hubert

This is a small selection of articles on people named Hubert; for a comprehensive list see instead . *

Hubert Aaronson Hubert Aaronson (July 10, 1924 – December 13, 2005) was an R.F. Mehl University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University. Biography Hubert I. Aaronson was born on July 10, 1924, in New York City. In 1936, Aaronson moved to New Jersey and gradu ...

(1924–2005), F. Mehl University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University *

Hubert Adair Sergeant Hubert Hastings "Paddy" Adair (1917–6 November 1940) was a World War II Royal Air Force pilot during the Battle of Britain. Early life Adair was born in Norwich in 1917, the son of Robert and Elizabeth Adair, and was educated at the ...

(1917–1940), World War II Royal Air Force pilot * Hubert Boulard, a French comics creator who is unusually credited as "Hubert" * Hubert Brasier (1917–1981), a Church of England clergyman, more famously the father of UK Prime Minister Theresa May * Hubert Buchanan (born 1941), a United States Air Force captain and fighter pilot * Hubert Chevis (1902–1931), a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery of the British Army who died of strychnine poisoning in June 1931 * Hubert Davies, British playwright and director * Hubert Davis (disambiguation) *

Hubert Dreyfus Hubert Lederer Dreyfus (; October 15, 1929 – April 22, 2017) was an American philosopher and professor of philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley. His main interests included phenomenology, existentialism and the philosophy of ...

(1929–2017), American philosopher *

Hubert, Duke of Spoleto Hubert (or Humbert, Italian ''Uberto'' or ''Umberto''; died c. 969) was the illegitimate son of King Hugh of Italy and his concubine Wandelmoda. He became Margrave of Tuscany in 936 and Duke of Spoleto and Margrave of Camerino in 943. Hubert had ...

(died c.969), illegitimate son of King Hugh of Italy *

Hubert van Eyck Hubert van Eyck () or Huybrecht van Eyck ( – 18 September 1426) was an Early Netherlandish painter and older brother of Jan van Eyck, as well as Lambert and Margareta, also painters. The absence of any single work that he can clearly be said to ...

(c.1385–1426), Early Dutch painter *

Hubert Fattal Hubert Fattal (22 October 1970–6 March 2022) was a Lebanese businessman, designer and perfumer. He was the chairman of a company which had been established by his grandfather in 1897. He was murdered at his home in Mansourieh in March 2022. Bi ...

(1970–2022), Lebanese businessman *

Hubert Fichte Hubert Fichte (; 21 March 1935, Perleberg, Province of Brandenburg – 8 March 1986) was a German novelist. Life Hubert Fichte was born on 21 March 1935 in Perleberg Hospital. A few weeks after his birth his family moved to Hamburg-Lokstedt ...

(1935–1986), German novelist *

Hubert Gallant Hubert Gallant (born November 12, 1955) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler and trainer who competed in North American regional promotions during the 1970s and early 1980s including Stampede Wrestling and Emile Dupree's Grand Prix Wrestli ...

(born 1955), former Canadian professional wrestler *

Hubert Geralds Hubert Geralds Jr. (born November 13, 1964) is a serial killer within the state of Illinois in the United States of America. He is serving his prison sentence, life without parole, in Menard Correctional Center, which is operated by the Illinois De ...

(born 1964), American fugitive *

Hubert de Givenchy Count Hubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy (; 21 February 1927 – 10 March 2018) was a French aristocrat and fashion designer who founded the luxury fashion and perfume house of Givenchy in 1952. He is famous for having designed much of the ...

(1921–2018), French fashion designer who founded the house of Givenchy in 1952 *

Hubert von Goisern Hubert von Goisern (born Hubert Achleitner, 17 November 1952) is an Austrian singer-songwriter and world musician. With his mix of rock music and elements of traditional Volksmusik he has become a prominent exponent of the so-called New Volksmus ...

(born 1952), Austrian musician *

Hubert Gough General Sir Hubert de la Poer Gough ( ; 12 August 1870 – 18 March 1963) was a senior officer in the British Army in the First World War. A favourite of the British Commander-in-Chief, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, he experienced a meteor ...

(1870–1963), senior officer in the

British Army The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurkha ...

and commander of

British Fifth Army The Fifth Army was a field army of the British Army during World War I that formed part of the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front between 1916 and 1918. The army originated as the Reserve Corps during the preparations for the Bri ...

in the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...

Hubert von Herkomer Sir Hubert von Herkomer (born as Hubert Herkomer; 26 May 1849 – 31 March 1914) was a Bavarian-born British painter, pioneering film-director, and composer. Though a very successful portrait artist, especially of men, he is mainly remembered fo ...

(1849–1914), German-born British painter, film-director and composer *

Hubert Humphrey Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was an American pharmacist and politician who served as the 38th vice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969. He twice served in the United States Senate, representing ...

(1911–1978), American politician, Vice President of the United States *

Hubert Hurkacz Hubert Hurkacz (; born 11 February 1997) is a Polish professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 9 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he first achieved in November 2021, making him the hig ...

(born 1997), Polish tennis player *

Hubert Hüppe Hubert Hüppe (born 3 November 1956) is a German politician, and MP from the Christian Democratic Union. He was elected to the Bundestag at the 2021 German federal election Federal elections were held in Germany on 26 September 2021 to e ...

(born 1956), German politician *

Hubert Ingraham The Right Honourable Hubert Alexander Ingraham, PC (born 4 August 1947) is a Bahamian politician who was Prime Minister of the Bahamas from August 1992 to May 2002 and again from May 2007 to May 2012. He is a member of the Free National Move ...

(born 1947), Prime Minister of the Bahamas *

Hubert Kitchen Hubert William Kitchen (September 16, 1928 – July 18, 2020) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly as a member of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. He also served in cabinet as Min ...

(1928–2020), Canadian politician *

Hubert Lampo Hubert Leon Lampo (Antwerp, 1 September 1920 – Essen, 12 July 2006) was a Flemish writer, one of the founders of magic realism in Flanders. His most famous book is '' De komst van Joachim Stiller'' ("The coming of Joachim Stiller", 1960), in w ...

(1920–2006), Flemish writer *

Hubert Laws Hubert Laws (born November 10, 1939) is an American flutist and saxophonist with a career spanning over 40 years in jazz, classical, and other music genres. Laws is one of the few classical artists who has also mastered jazz, pop, and rhythm- ...

(born 1939), American flutist and saxophonist * Hubert Loutsch (1878–1946), Prime Minister of Luxembourg * Hubert von Luschka (1820–1875), German anatomist *

Hubert Lyautey Louis Hubert Gonzalve Lyautey (17 November 1854 – 27 July 1934) was a French Army general and colonial administrator. After serving in Indochina and Madagascar, he became the first French Resident-General in Morocco from 1912 to 1925. Early in ...

(1854–1934), French general *

Hubert Maga Coutoucou Hubert Maga (August 10, 1916 – May 8, 2000) was a politician from Dahomey (now known as Benin).Dahomey was renamed Benin in 1975. Se''New York Times'' obituary He arose on a political scene where one's power was dictated by what regio ...

(1916–2000), President of Dahomey * Hubertus van Mook (1894–1965),

Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies The governor-general of the Dutch East Indies ( nl, gouverneur-generaal van Nederlands Indië) represented Netherlands, Dutch rule in the Dutch East Indies between 1610 and Dutch recognition of the Proclamation of Indonesian Independence, indep ...

, one of the principal commanders of

Indonesian National Revolution The Indonesian National Revolution, or the Indonesian War of Independence, was an armed conflict and diplomatic struggle between the Republic of Indonesia and the Dutch Empire and an internal social revolution during postwar and postcol ...

* Hubert Nelson, multiple people *

Hubert Parker (disambiguation) Hubert Parker was an Australian politician. Hubert Parker may also refer to: *Hubert Parker, Baron Parker of Waddington, British judge *Hubert "Buster" Parker, brother of Bonnie Parker of Bonnie and Clyde Bonnie Elizabeth Parker (October 1, ...

* Hubert Pierlot (1883–1963), Belgian Prime Minister *

Hubert Robert Hubert Robert (22 May 1733 – 15 April 1808) was a French painter in the school of Romanticism, noted especially for his landscape paintings and capricci, or semi-fictitious picturesque depictions of ruins in Italy and of France.Jean de Cayeux. ...

(1733–1808), French landscape painter *

Hubert Roberts Hubert Roberts (יוברט רוברטס; born January 21, 1961) is an American-Israeli former basketball player. He played the center position. He played nine seasons in the Israel Basketball Premier League. Biography His mother was of Jewish de ...

(born 1961), American-Israeli basketball player * Hubert Strolz (born 1962), Austrian alpine skier *

Hubert Sumlin Hubert Charles Sumlin (November 16, 1931 – December 4, 2011) was a Chicago blues guitarist and singer, best known for his "wrenched, shattering bursts of notes, sudden cliff-hanger silences and daring rhythmic suspensions" as a member of Howlin ...

(1931–2011), American blues guitarist and singer * Hubert Van Innis (1868–1961), Belgian archer *

Hubert Walter Hubert Walter ( – 13 July 1205) was an influential royal adviser in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries in the positions of Chief Justiciar of England, Archbishop of Canterbury, and Lord Chancellor. As chancellor, Walter be ...

(c. 1160–1205) Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor of England *

(1930–2008), German anthropologist *

Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. Hubert Blaine Sr. (a.k.a. Hubert Wolfstern, Hubert B. Wolfe + 666 Sr., Hubert Blaine Wolfe+585 Sr., and Hubert Blaine Wolfe+590 Sr., among others) is the abbreviated name of a German-born American typesetter who has held the record for the longes ...

, a man with the longest last name in recorded history *

Hubert W. Woodruff Hubert W. Woodruff (July 14, 1923 – September 14, 2019) was an American lawyer and politician. Woodruff was born in Onida, South Dakota. In 1940, he moved to Peoria, Illinois with his family and graduated from Peoria Central High School in 1 ...

(1923–2019), American lawyer and politician *

Hubert Wu Hubert Wu (; born 27 March 1990) is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor. Wu was the first runner-up of '' The Voice (Hong Kong)'' Season 2, winner of ''New Talent Singing Awards 2010'', and is currently signed with Shaw Brothers Pictures a ...

(born 1990), Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor *

Hubert Wulfranc Hubert Wulfranc (born 17 December 1956) is a French politician who has represented the 3rd constituency of the Seine-Maritime department in the National Assembly since 2017. A member of the French Communist Party, he sits as part of the Democra ...

(born 1956), French politician *

Hubert Zafke Hubert Zafke (26 September 1920 – 5 July 2018) was a Nazi S.S. medic who served in several concentration camps during the second world war. After serving four years in prison following the war, Zafke settled in Gnevkow, Germany where he marri ...

(1920–2018), Nazi S.S. medic

Fictional characters

* Hubert, the titular pig in the French animated comedy series '' Hubert and Takako'' * King Hubert, a fictional character from the 1959 Disney film ''Sleeping Beauty'' * Hubert Ambrewster, a character on the TV sitcom ''

The Ropers ''The Ropers'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on ABC from March 13, 1979, to May 22, 1980. It is a spin-off of ''Three's Company'' and loosely based on the British sitcom ''George and Mildred'', which was itself a spin-off o ...

'' * Sir Hubert Blunt, a character in the 1980s animated television series ''

Dragon's Lair ''Dragon's Lair'' is a video game franchise created by Rick Dyer and Don Bluth. The series is famous for its Western animation-style graphics and complex decades-long history of being ported to many platforms and being remade into television a ...

'' * Hubert Cumberdale, a fictional character from David Firth's ''

Salad Fingers ''Salad Fingers'' is a British animated web series created by David Firth in 2004. It revolves around the eponymous Salad Fingers, a thin, green, mentally troubled man who inhabits a desolate world. As of March 2022, there have been twelve epi ...

'' * Huey Duck, full name Hubert Duck * Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth, a fictional professor from the animated sitcom ''

Futurama ''Futurama'' is an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series follows the adventures of the professional slacker Philip J. Fry, who is cryogenically preserved for 1000 years ...

'' *

Lieutenant Hubert Gruber This is a list of all main and recurring characters of BBC television's sitcom Allo 'Allo!'' that ran from 1982 until 1992 and 85 episodes. Overview René Artois René Francois Artois (Gorden Kaye) – The local café proprietor who, whil ...

, a character in the BBC sitcom Allo 'Allo!'' * Hubert Oswell, a character from the video game '' Tales of Graces'' * Hubert von Vestra, a character from the video game '' Fire Emblem: Three Houses''

People with the surname Hubert

* Allison Hubert (1901–1978), American football player *

Andy Hubert Andy Hubert (born 29 December 1990 in Bonn) is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bonner SC II for 1. FC Saarbrücken. Hubert spent two years in the youth set up of Bayer 04 Leverkusen before joining Bonner SC in 2009. After 25 a ...

(born 1990), German footballer *

Anthoine Hubert Anthoine Hubert (; 22 September 1996 – 31 August 2019) was a French professional racing driver. He was the 2018 GP3 Series champion and a member of the Renault Sport Academy. He died at the age of 22, following an accident during the feature ...

(1996–2019), French racing driver * David Hubert (born 1988), Belgian footballer *

Étienne Hubert (disambiguation) Étienne Hubert may refer to: *Étienne Hubert (Arabist) d'Orléans (Stephanus Hubertus 1567–1614), French orientalist * Étienne Hubert (canoeist) (born 1988), French canoeist *Étienne Hubert de Cambacérès Étienne, a French analog of Steph ...

, several people *

Guy Hubert Guy Hubert Mamihasindrahona (born 25 August 1979 in Antananarivo) is a Malagasy footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association foot ...

(born 1979), Malagasy footballer *

Henri Hubert Henri Hubert (23 June 1872 – 25 May 1927) was a French archaeologist and sociologist of comparative religion who is best known for his work on the Celts and his collaboration with Marcel Mauss and other members of the Année Sociologique. L ...

(1872–1927), French archaeologist and sociologist *

Janet Hubert Janet Louise Hubert (born January 13, 1956) is an American film and television actress. She is best known for playing the role of the original Vivian Banks on the sitcom ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' from its first season in 1990 until the en ...

(born 1956), American film and television actress *

Konrad Hubert Konrad Hubert, also Konrad Huber, Konrad Huober, or Konrad Humbert (1507 – 13 April 1577), was a German Reformed theologian, hymn writer and reformer. He was for 18 years the assistant of Martin Bucer at St. Thomas, Strasbourg. Life Hubert wa ...

(1507–1577), German Reformed theologian *

Laëtitia Hubert Laëtitia Hubert (born 23 June 1974) is a French former competitive figure skater. She is the 1997 Trophée Lalique champion, the 1992 World Junior champion, and a two-time French national senior champion (1998–1999). She competed in four W ...

(born 1974), French figure skater * Tom Hubert (born 1964), American road course racer *

Wyatt Hubert Wyatt Anthony Hubert (born June 13, 1998) is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football at Kansas State. Career Hubert was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the seventh round, 235th overall, of th ...

(born 1998), American football player

Variations

Hobart (given name) Hobart is the given name of: * Hobart Alter (1933-2014), a founding pioneer in the surfboard shaping industry, creator of the Hobie Cat, and founder of the Hobie company * Hobart R. Alter (1897-1984), American politician *Hobart Baum ...

and

Hobart (surname) Hobart is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Aaron Hobart (1787–1858), US Representative from Massachusetts * Albinia Hobart (1737/8–1816), British celebrity *Barry Hobart (1942–2011), a Dayton, Ohio television ho ...

(English) *Hub (Dutch, e.g.,

Hub van Doorne Hubert Jozef ("Hub") van Doorne (1 January 1900 – 23 May 1979) was the founder of Van Doorne's Aanhangwagenfabriek (Trailer factory) and of Van Doorne's Automobielfabriek (vehicle factory) known as DAF, together with his brother Willem (Wim) van ...

) *

Hubbert Hubbert is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Paul Hubbert (1935-2014), American politician *Brad Hubbert (born 1941), American football player *M. King Hubbert (1903–1989), American geoscientist See also *Hubbertville, Alabama ...

(surname) *Hubertas (Lithuanian, e.g.

Hubertas Grušnys Hubertas Grušnys (19 June 1961 – 21 October 2006) was a Lithuanian businessman and media proprietor. Grušnys was born in Vilnius. From 1984, he studied at the Law Faculty of Vilnius University. In 1989, with a partner, Hubertas Grušnys la ...

) *Huberto (Spanish) *

Hubertus Hubertus or Hubert ( 656 – 30 May 727 A.D.) was a Christian saint who became the first bishop of Liège in 708 A.D. He is the patron saint of hunters, mathematicians, opticians and metalworkers. Known as the "Apostle of the Ardennes", he ...

(Dutch, German, Latin) *Hubrecht (Dutch) *

Huib Huib is a Dutch given name. Notable people with this name include: * Huib Bakker (born 1965), Dutch physicist * Huib Drion (1917–2004), Dutch law scholar and judge * Huib Emmer (born 1951), Dutch composer * Huib Luns (1881–1942), Dutch painte ...

, Huibert, Huibrecht, Huijbrecht (Dutch) *Hupert (surname) * Huppert (given name and surname) *

Hupperts Guus Hupperts (born 25 April 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer. He formerly played for Roda JC Kerkrade, AZ, Willem II, Sporting Lokeren and VVV-Venlo VVV-Venlo (, ''VVV'' stands for ''Venlose Voetbal Vereniging'' meaning "Venlo Foo ...

(surname) * Huppertz (surname) *Huprecht (German) *

Huub Huub is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Huub Bals (1937–1988), the first director and creator of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) *Huub Bertens (born 1960), Dutch bridge player from Tilburg, Netherlands *Huub ...

, Huybert, Huybrecht (Dutch) *

Uberto Uberto is an Italian first name, the equivalent of Hubert; variations include Oberto, Ubertino and female forms are Uberta, Oberta, Ubertina. Notable people with this name include: * Uberto Allucingoli, Italian cardinal * Sante Uberto Barbieri, ...

(Italian)

Popularity

England and Wales England and Wales () is one of the three legal jurisdictions of the United Kingdom. It covers the constituent countries England and Wales and was formed by the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542. The substantive law of the jurisdiction is En ...

, Hubert was the 65th most commonly given male name in 1904, 71st in 1914 and 87th in 1924. By 1934 it had dropped out of the Top 100.Popular Baby Names, 1904 - 1994 (UK Office of National Statistics)

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