Hildreth is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
* Ellen Hildreth, co-inventor of the Marr–Hildreth algorithm in machine vision.
* Horace A. Hildreth, governor of Maine, 1945–1949
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James Hildreth
James Charles Hildreth (born 9 September 1984) is a former English professional cricketer who played for Somerset County Cricket Club. He attended Millfield School, Somerset. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bo ...
, cricketer
* Lee Hildreth, footballer
* Lou Wills Hildreth (1928–2019), American Southern gospel performer, songwriter, talent agent and television host
* Mark Hildreth, wrestler, known as
Van Hammer
Mark Ty Hildreth (born November 11, 1959) is an American retired professional wrestler, best known for his tenures in World Championship Wrestling under the ring names Van Hammer.
Early life
Before becoming a wrestler, Hildreth joined the Unite ...
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Mark Hildreth (actor)
Mark Hildreth (born January 24, 1978) is a Canadian actor and singer, appearing in movie and television roles. A graduate of The National Theatre School of Canada, Mark Hildreth's theater credits include ''Hamlet (The Shakespeare Project)'', Ber ...
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Richard Hildreth
Richard Hildreth (June 28, 1807 – July 11, 1865), was an American journalist, author and historian. He is best known for writing his six-volume ''History of the United States of America'' covering 1497–1821 and published 1840-1853. Historian ...
, journalist, historian
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Sam Hildreth
Samuel Clay Hildreth (May 16, 1866 – September 24, 1929) was an American Thoroughbred horse race, Thoroughbred horse racing National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame horse trainer, trainer and owner.Samuel Hildreth (American Revolution) (1750–1823), a surgeon in the Massachusetts militia and aboard Massachusetts naval privateers during the American Revolutionary War
* Samuel Prescott Hildreth (1783–1863), a pioneer physician, scientist, and historian in Ohio and the Northwest Territory
* Wes Hildreth, or E. W. Hildreth, a notable USGS geologist
Given name:
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Hildreth Frost
Hildreth Frost (1880–1955) was a lawyer and soldier from Colorado who commanded Company A of the 2nd Infantry Regiment during the Colorado Coalfield War. He also served as Judge Advocate for the military courts-martial for prosecuting member ...
, Colorado National Guardsman and lawyer
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Hildreth Glyn-Jones
Sir Hildreth Glyn-Jones, TD (19 March 1895 – 30 April 1980) was a barrister, and High Court judge in the Queen's Bench Division from 1953 to 1968.
Glyn-Jones was the son of pharmacist Sir William Glyn-Jones (1869-1927), founder of the Propr ...
(1895–1980), British barrister
* Hildreth Meière, artist
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