Hiram ( Phoenician "benevolent brother",

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חִירָם "high-born",

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Ḥiram,

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given name referring to

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n kings.

People

Hiram I Hiram I ( Phoenician: 𐤇𐤓𐤌 ''Ḥirōm'' "my brother is exalted"; Hebrew: חירם ''Ḥīrām''; also called ''Hirom'' or ''Huram'')Hiram II Hiram II (''Hi-ru-mu'') was the Phoenician king of Tyre from 737 to 729 BC. In 738 he was listed as a tributary of the Assyrian king Tiglath-Pileser III. His predecessor, Ithobaal II, was also stated to have paid tribute in that year. It is possi ...

, king of Tyrus (modern-day

Tyre, Lebanon Tyre (; ; ; ; ) is a city in Lebanon, and one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It was one of the earliest Phoenician metropolises and the legendary birthplace of Europa (cons ...

), 739–730 BC *

Hiram Abiff Hiram Abiff (also Hiram Abif or the Widow's son) is the central character of an allegory presented to all candidates during the third Masonic degrees, degree in Freemasonry. Hiram is presented as the chief architect of Solomon's Temple, King So ...

, an appellation in

Masonic Freemasonry (sometimes spelled Free-Masonry) consists of fraternal groups that trace their origins to the medieval guilds of stonemasons. Freemasonry is the oldest secular fraternity in the world and among the oldest still-existing organizati ...

myth applied to the "skillful man" whom Hiram the king of Tyre sent to make the furnishings of Solomon's temple. 966 BC *

Hiram Abas Hiram Abas (1932 in Istanbul – 26 September 1990) was a Turkish intelligence official in the National Intelligence Organization (Turkey), National Intelligence Organization (MIT). He retired after the 1980 Turkish coup d'état, but returned in A ...

(1932–1990), official in the National Intelligence Organization of Turkey *

Hiram Abrams Hiram Abrams (February 22, 1878 – November 15, 1926) was an early American movie mogul and one of the first presidents of Paramount Pictures. He was also the first managing director of United Artists. Biography Hiram was born in Portland, Ma ...

(1878–1926), American movie mogul and one of the first presidents of Paramount Pictures * Hiram G. Andrews (1876–1968), speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives * Hiram Barak (born 1979), General of the

Israel Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the State of Israel. It consists of three service branches: the Israeli Ground Forces, the Israeli Air Force, and ...

* Hiram I. Bearss (1875–1938), Marine Corps officer and recipient of the Medal of Honor * Hiram Bell, several people with this name * Hiram Bennet (1826–1914), Congressional delegate from the Territory of Colorado and Colorado Secretary of State *

Hiram Berdan Hiram Berdan (September 6, 1824 – March 31, 1893) was an American engineer, inventor, military officer, marksman, and guiding force behind and commanding colonel of the United States Volunteer Sharpshooter Regiments during the American Civil W ...

(1824–1893), American engineer and Army officer, creator of the Berdan rifle * Hiram Berry (disambiguation), several people with this name * Hiram Bingham (disambiguation), several people with this name *

Hiram Bithorn Hiram Gabriel Bithorn Sosa (March 18, 1916 – December 29, 1951) was a professional right-handed pitcher who became the first baseball player from Puerto Rico to play in Major League Baseball. Standing and weighing about , Bithorn was a hard ...

(1916–1951), first Puerto Rican Major League Baseball player *

Hiram Blanchard Hiram Blanchard (January 17, 1820 – December 17, 1874) was a Nova Scotia lawyer, politician, and the first premier of Nova Scotia. Blanchard won election to the Nova Scotia legislative assembly in Inverness in 1859 as a Liberal. Early life ...

(1820–1874), Canadian lawyer and politician, first premier of Nova Scotia * Hiram Boateng (born 1996), English association football player * Hiram Abiff Boaz (1866–1962), president of Polytechnic College from 1902 to 1911, and of Southern Methodist University from 1920 to 1922 * Hiram Bocachica (born 1976), Puerto Rican baseball player *

Hiram Bond Hiram Bond was born May 10, 1838, in Farmersville, New York, Farmersville, Cattaraugus County, New York and died in Seattle March 29, 1906. He was a corporate lawyer, investment banker and an investor in various businesses including gold mining. ...

(1838–1906), American lawyer and banker * Hiram N. Breed (1809–1893), American cordwainer and politician * Hiram J. Brendlinger (1824–1894), American politician and mayor of Denver *

Hiram Bullock Hiram Law Bullock (September 11, 1955 – July 25, 2008) was an American guitarist known mainly for playing in jazz funk and jazz fusion, but he also worked as a session musician in a variety of genres. Biography Bullock was born in Osaka, Ja ...

(1955–2008), American jazz musician *

Hiram Burgos Hiram Burgos (born August 4, 1987) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers. Early life When he was three years old his parents, Hiram Burgos Delgado and Ivette Ir ...

(born 1987), Puerto Rican baseball player * Hiram R. Burton (1841–1927), American physician and politician * Hiram Calvin (1841–1932), Canadian businessman and politician * Hiram Cancio (1920–2008), judge of the US District Court for the District of Puerto Rico * Hiram Caton (1936–2010), Australian professor of politics and history * Hiram Chittenden (1858–1917), American historian * Hiram Cleaver (1801–1877), American politician from Pennsylvania *

Hiram Codd Hiram Codd (10 January 1838 – 18 February 1887) was an English engineer and inventor. In 1872, he patented a bottle filled under gas pressure which pushed a marble against a rubber washer in the neck, creating a seal for soft drinks. Thi ...

(1838–1887), English engineer and inventor * Hiram Cody, Canadian clergyman and novelist * Hiram Cronk (1800–1905), American soldier, last surviving veteran of the War of 1812 at the time of his death * Hiram Corson (1828–1911), American professor of literature * Hiram Cox (1760–1799), English diplomat, serving in Bangladesh and Burma * Hiram Davison (1894–1874), Canadian Air Force officer * Hiram Deats (1810–1887), American businessman * Hiram Edmund Deats (1870–1963), American philatelist * Hiram Denio (1799–1871), American lawyer and politician, Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals * Hiram Drache (1924–2020), American writer on agriculture, and historian-in-residence at Concordia College, Minnesota * Hiram Edson (1806–1882), American pioneer of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, known for introducing the sanctuary doctrine to the church * Hiram Eugene (born 1980), American football player (safety) * Hiram Evans (disambiguation), several people with this name * Hiram Everest (1830–1913), American businessman and farmer * Hiram Fairchild (1845–1925), American politician and legislator * Hiram Leong Fong (born ''Yau Leong Fong''; 1906–2004), first Asian-American to serve in the US Senate * Hiram Ford (1884–1969), US federal judge * H. Robert Fowler (born ''Hiram Robert Fowler''; 1851–1926), US Representative from Illinois * Hiram Fuller (also known as: ''Hesham Ali Salem''; born 1981), Libyan basketball player *

Hiram Fuller (journalist) Hiram Fuller (born in Halifax, Massachusetts, September 6, 1814; died November 19, 1880) was an American journalist and educator. Biography He started teaching at 16 years of age. After teaching in Plympton, in 1836 he became principal of a scho ...

(1814–1880) * Hiram Gardner (1800–1874), American lawyer and politician *

Hiram Gill Hiram C. Gill (August 23, 1866 – January 7, 1919) was an American lawyer and two-time Mayor of Seattle, Washington, identified with the "open city" politics that advocated toleration of prostitution, alcohol (drug), alcohol, and gambling.David ...

(1866–1919), first US mayor to undergo a recall election *

Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822July 23, 1885) was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877. In 1865, as Commanding General of the United States Army, commanding general, Grant led the Uni ...

(born ''Hiram Ulysses Grant''; 1822–1885), 18th President of the United States * Hiram Gray (1801–1890), American lawyer and politician * Hiram Griswold (1807–1881), American politician and lawyer from Ohio *

Hiram Halle Hiram J. Halle (1867–1944) was an American businessman, inventor, and philanthropist. He was also part owner of Gulf Oil company. Halle was dedicated to Jewish causes during World War II. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he dropped out of high school ...

(1867–1944), American businessman * Hiram Hiller, Jr. (1867–1921), American physician, medical missionary, explorer, and ethnographer * Hiram Hulse (1868–1938), second Bishop of the Diocese of Cuba in The Episcopal Church * Hiram P. Hunt (1796–1865), American politician * Hiram Hunter (1874–1966), New Zealand politician and trade unionist * Hiram Hutchinson 808–1869, American industrialist * Hiram Hyde (1817–1907), Canadian stagecoach operator and political figure in Nova Scotia * Hiram Imus, father of Hiram Imus, jr. * Hiram Imus, jr. (1804–1876), American politician * Hiram Johnson (1866–1945), American progressive and later isolationist politician and governor * Hiram Kahanawai (1835–1874), Hawaiian high chief and husband of Princess Poʻomaikelani *

Hiram Keller Hiram Keller (May 3, 1944 – January 20, 1997), born Hiram Keller Undercofler Jr., was an American actor and model. Keller was an actor in the original line-up Broadway production of ''Hair'', but he is best known for his role as Ascyltus in ...

(born ''Hiram Keller Undercofler, jr.''; 1944–1997), American stage and film actor *

Hiram Kennedy Hiram Raleigh Kennedy (September 30, 1852 – October 7, 1913) was an American physician, farmer and miller from Green Hill, Alabama, Green Hill, Alabama who served as a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Alabama House o ...

(1852–1913), American physician and politician * Hiram Kimball#Sarah Granger Kimball (died 1863), American Mormon pioneer * Hiram Knowles (1834–1911), US federal judge * Hiram Leavitt (1824–1901), early American settler, innkeeper, and judge, namesake of features such as 'Leavitt Peak'', ''Leavitt Meadow'', ''Leavitt Creek'' and ''Leavitt Lake'' * Hiram Lowry (1843–1924), Chinese educator and Methodist clergyman * Hiram Mather (1796–1868), American lawyer and politician *

Hiram Maxim Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim (5 February 1840 – 24 November 1916) was an American-born British inventor best known as the creator of the first automatic machine gun, the Maxim gun. Maxim held patents on numerous mechanical devices such as hai ...

(1840–1916), English creator of the Maxim gun * Hiram E. McCallum (1899–1989), mayor of Toronto from 1948 to 1951 * Hiram McCreary, Canadian politician * Hiram McCullough (1813–1885), US Congressman * Hiram Z. Mendow (1894-2001),

Al Capone Alphonse Gabriel Capone ( ; ; January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947), sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface", was an American organized crime, gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-foun ...

's lawyer during his trial * Hiram Messenger, several people with this name * Hiram Mier (born 1989), Mexican association football player * Hiram Frederick Moody, III, also known as

Rick Moody Hiram Frederick Moody III (born October 18, 1961) is an American novelist and short story writer best known for the 1994 novel '' The Ice Storm'', a chronicle of the dissolution of two suburban Connecticut families over Thanksgiving weekend in 1 ...

, American author *

Hiram Monserrate Hiram Monserrate (born July 12, 1967) is an American politician who was a New York State Senator from 2009 to 2010 and a member of the New York City Council from 2006 to 2009. Political career (2002–present) New York City Council Monserrat ...

(born 1967), expelled member of the New York State Senate * Hiram N. Moulton (1818–1899), mayor of Madison, Wisconsin * Hiram Norton (ca. 1799–1875), merchant and political figure in Upper Canada *

Hiram Page Hiram Page ( 1800 August 12, 1852) was an early member of the Latter Day Saint movement and one of the Eight Witnesses to the Book of Mormon's golden plates. Early life Page was born in Vermont. Earlier in his life, he studied medicine whic ...

(1800–1852), American, early member of the Latter Day Saint movement * Hiram Paulding (1797–1878), American Navy officer *

Hiram Powers Hiram Powers (July 29, 1805 – June 27, 1873) was an American neoclassical sculptor. He was one of the first 19th-century American artists to gain an international reputation, largely based on his famous marble sculpture '' The Greek Slave''. ...

(1805–1873), American sculptor * Hiram Pratt (1800–1840), mayor of Buffalo, New York * Hiram Price (1814–1901), American businessman * Hiram F. Reynolds (1854–1938), American minister and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene * Hiram Revels (1827–1901), first African-American to serve in the US Senate * Hiram Richmond (1810–1885), Pennsylvanian member of the US House of Representatives * Hiram Torres Rigual (1922–2006), Puerto Rican Superior Court judge *

Hiram Runnels Hiram George Runnels (December 15, 1796 – December 17, 1857) was a U.S. politician from the states of Mississippi and Texas. He was a Democrat who served as the ninth governor of Mississippi from November 20, 1833, to December 3, 1835. Biog ...

(1796–1857), American politician * Hiram Scofield (1830–1906), American lawyer and Union Army officer *

Hiram Sherman Hiram Sherman (February 11, 1908 – April 11, 1989) was an American actor. Biography Hiram Sherman was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His father, Clifford Leon Sherman, worked in the art department of ''The Boston Globe''. He made his Bro ...

(1908–1989), American actor *

Hiram Sibley Hiram W. Sibley (February 6, 1807 – July 12, 1888), was an American industrialist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who was a pioneer of the telegraph in the United States. Early life Sibley was born in North Adams, Massachusetts, on Februar ...

(1807–1888), American industrialist and philanthropist * Hiram Sinsabaugh (c. 1832–1892), American banker and Methodist Episcopal minister * Hiram Stevens (disambiguation), several people with this name * Hiland Stickney (born ''Hiram Stickney''; 1867–1911), American football player (tackle) and football coach * Hiram Straight (1814–1897), American farmer and politician * Hiram Tua (born 1983), ring name of Puerto Rican wrestler ''Hiram Mulero'' * Hiram Tuttle (disambiguation), several people with this name * Hiram A. Unruh (1845–1916), American soldier and politician * Hiram Walbridge (1821–1870), American politician *

Hiram Walden Hiram Walden (August 21, 1800 – July 21, 1880) was an American businessman and politician from New York (state), New York. He was most notable for his service as a United States Representative from 1849 to 1851. Biography Walden was born in Pa ...

(1800–1880), American politician *

Hiram Walker Hiram Walker (July 4, 1816 – January 12, 1899) was an American entrepreneur and founder of the Hiram Walker and Sons Ltd. distillery in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Walker was born in East Douglas, Massachusetts, and moved to Detroit in 1838. He p ...

(1816–1899), American grocer and distiller, and the eponym of the famous distillery in Windsor, Ontario, Canada * Hiram Ward (1923–2002), US federal judge * Hiram Widener, jr. (1923–2007), US federal judge * Hiram Wilkinson (disambiguation), several people with this name *

Hank Williams Hiram "Hank" Williams (September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. An early pioneer of country music, he is regarded as one of the most significant and influential musicians of the 20th century. W ...

(born ''Hiram King Williams''; 1923–1953), American country music singer * Hiram D. Williams (1917–2003), American painter and professor of art * Hiram James Williamson, Jr (1810-1836), Sergeant Major, Defender of the Alamo * Hiram Wilson (1803–1864), American anti-slavery abolitionist * Hiram V. Willson (1808–1866), US federal judge * Hiram A. Wright (1823–1855), American educator and politician *

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(c. 1812–1882), African-American wagon manufacturer and entrepreneur

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, a character in Masonic lore * Hiram Burrows, a character from the game ''

Dishonored ''Dishonored'' is a 2012 action-adventure game developed by Arkane Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. Set in the fictional, plague-ridden industrial city of Dunwall, ''Dishonored'' follows the story of Corvo Attano, bodyguard to th ...

'' * Lieutenant Hiram Coffey, a character in the movie ''

The Abyss ''The Abyss'' is a 1989 American science fiction film written and directed by James Cameron and starring Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Michael Biehn. When an American submarine sinks in the Caribbean, a US search and recovery tea ...

'' * Hiram Flagston, a character in the comic ''

Hi and Lois ''Hi and Lois'' is an American comic strip about a suburban family. Created by Mort Walker and illustrated by Dik Browne, both of whose children currently work on the strip, it debuted on October 18, 1954, distributed by King Features Syndicate ...

'' by Greg and Brian Walker * Hiram Grewgious, a character in the novel ''

The Mystery of Edwin Drood ''The Mystery of Edwin Drood'' is the final novel by English author Charles Dickens, originally published in 1870. Though the novel is named after the character Edwin Drood, it focuses more on Drood's uncle, John Jasper, a precentor, choirm ...

'' by

Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens (; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English novelist, journalist, short story writer and Social criticism, social critic. He created some of literature's best-known fictional characters, and is regarded by ...

* Hiram Gummer, the anti-hero of '' Tremors 4: The Legend Begins'' * Hiram Gunderson, a recurring character in the

HBO Home Box Office (HBO) is an American pay television service, which is the flagship property of namesake parent-subsidiary Home Box Office, Inc., itself a unit owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The overall Home Box Office business unit is based a ...

drama series '' Six Feet Under'' * Hiram "Brains" Hackenbacker, aka Brains in ''Thunderbirds'' * Hiram Hillburn, the fictional friend of

Emmett Till Emmett Louis Till (July 25, 1941 – August 28, 1955) was an African American youth, who was 14 years old when he was abducted and Lynching in the United States, lynched in Mississippi in 1955 after being accused of offending a white woman, ...

in the young adult novel '' Mississippi Trial, 1955'' * Hiram Holliday, A character created by

Paul Gallico Paul William Gallico (July 26, 1897 – July 15, 1976) was an American novelist and short story and sports writer.Ivins, Molly,, ''The New York Times'', July 17, 1976. Retrieved Oct. 25, 2020. Many of his works were adapted for motion pictures. ...

in an eponymous novel and television series * Hiram Lodge, a fictional character in Archie Comics and '' Riverdale'' TV show * Hiram McDaniels, a character in ''

Welcome to Night Vale ''Welcome to Night Vale'' is an absurdist supernatural fiction podcast created by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor. It is presented as a community radio show in the fictional American desert town of Night Vale, with the eccentric local radio ho ...

'' * Hiram Patterson, a media mogul in the science fiction novel ''

The Light of Other Days ''The Light of Other Days'' is a 2000 science fiction novel written by Stephen Baxter (author), Stephen Baxter based on a synopsis by Arthur C. Clarke, Arthur C. Clarke,Arthur C. Clarke, ''Profiles of the Future: An Inquiry into the Limits ...

'' by

Arthur C. Clarke Sir Arthur Charles Clarke (16 December 191719 March 2008) was an English science fiction writer, science writer, futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host. Clarke co-wrote the screenplay for the 1968 film '' 2001: A ...

and Stephen Baxter * Sebastian Hiram Shaw, a supervillain by Marvel Comics * Hiram Walker, superhuman protagonist in the novel ''

The Water Dancer ''The Water Dancer'' is the debut novel by Ta-Nehisi Coates, published on September 24, 2019, by Random House under its One World imprint. It is a surrealist story set in the pre-Civil War South, concerning a superhuman protagonist named Hiram ...

'' by

Ta-Nehisi Coates Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates ( ; born September 30, 1975) is an American author, journalist, and activist. He gained a wide readership during his time as national correspondent at ''The Atlantic'', where he wrote about cultural, social, and political is ...

* Hiram Wolfe the adoptive grandfather wolf of

Heffer Wolfe Heffer Steer-Wolfe, ''Nickelodeon'' is a fictional character in Nickelodeon's animated television series ''Rocko's Modern Life'', the Netflix special ''Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling'' and the comic book series of the same name. Tom Kenny provi ...

from ''

Rocko's Modern Life ''Rocko's Modern Life'' is an American Television comedy, comedy animated television series created by Joe Murray (animator), Joe Murray for Nickelodeon. The series centers on the surreal life of an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic Australian ...

'' * Hiram Worchester, a character from the book series ''

Wild Cards ''Wild Cards'' is a series of science fiction superhero shared universe anthologies, mosaic novels, and solo novels. They are written by a collection of more than forty authors (referred to as the "Wild Cards Trust") and are edited by George R. ...

'' * Dr. Hiram Baker, doctor in Walnut Grove, a character in a television series "Little House on the Prairie" * Hiram "Country" Cowfreak, a recurring character in the underground comic, ''

The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers ''The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers'' is an underground comic about a fictional trio of stoner characters, created by the American artist Gilbert Shelton. The Freak Brothers first appeared in ''The Rag'', an underground newspaper published in ...

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Hyrum Smith Hyrum Smith (February 9, 1800 – June 27, 1844) was an American religious leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the original church of the Latter Day Saint movement. He was the older brother of the movement's founder, Jos ...

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