Hubert is a Germanic masculine given name, from ''

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'' "mind" and '' beraht'' "bright". It also occurs as a surname. Saint

Hubert of Liège Hubert of Liège (Latinisation of names, Latinized: ''Hubertus'') ( 656 – 30 May 727 A.D.) was a Christian saint who became the first bishop of Liège in 708 A.D. He is a patron saint of hunters, mathematicians, opticians and metalworkers. Kn ...

(or Hubertus) (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 (1924–2005), F. Mehl University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University * Hubert Adair (1917–1940), World War II Royal Air Force pilot *

Hubert Auriol Hubert Auriol (; 7 June 1952 – 10 January 2021) was a French people, French professional Off-road racing, off-road motorcyclist and auto racer competing in rally raid events. After retiring as a competitor, he served as the director of Dakar R ...

(1952–2021), French professional off-road motorcyclist and auto racer * Hubert Austin (1841–1915), English architect * Hubert Badanai (1895–1986), Canadian automobile dealer and politician * Hubert Bath (1883–1945), English film composer, music director, and conductor * Hubert Beckers (1806–1889), German philosopher * 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 Brown (disambiguation) Hubert Brown may refer to: * Hubert G. Brown (born 1943), American civil rights leader * Hubert Brown (politician), Northern Irish politician *Hubie Brown Hubert Jude Brown (born September 25, 1933) is an American former professional basketball ...

, several people * Hubert Buchanan (born 1941), a United States Air Force captain and fighter pilot * Hubert Burton, English actor * Hubert Butler (1900–1991), Irish essayist *

Hubert Chapman Air Vice Marshal Hubert Huntlea Chapman (20 February 1910 – 10 April 1972) was a senior Royal Air Force (RAF) officer. Early life and career Born on 20 February 1910, Hubert Chapman was educated at Bedford School. He joined the Royal Air ...

(1910–1972), senior Royal Air Force (RAF) officer *

Hubert Chevis Hubert George "Hugh" Chevis (21 September 1902 – 21 June 1931) was a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery of the British Army who died of strychnine poisoning in June 1931 after eating contaminated partridge. The youngest son of Sir William and ...

(1902–1931), a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery of the British Army who died of strychnine poisoning in June 1931 * Hubert B. Crouch (1906–1980), American zoologist * Hubert Davies, British playwright and director *

Hubert Davis (disambiguation) Hubert Davis (born 1970) is a basketball player. Hubert Davis may also refer to: * Hubert Davis (artist) * Hubert Davis (filmmaker) *Hubert Davis, a Madison County, North Carolina sheriff who refused to leave office after losing the 1950 Madison ...

, several people *

Hubert Dreyfus Hubert Lederer Dreyfus ( ; October 15, 1929 – April 22, 2017) was an American philosopher and a 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 h ...

(died c.969), illegitimate son of King Hugh of Italy * Hubert A. Eaton (1916–1991), American physician, civil rights activist, and tennis player * Hubert Eaton (1881–1966), American businessman *

Hubert van Eyck Hubert 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 have completed contin ...

(c.1385–1426), Early Dutch painter * Hubert Fattal (1970–2022), Lebanese businessman * Hubert Fichte (1935–1986), German novelist * Hubert Gallant (born 1955), Canadian former professional wrestler * Hubert Geralds (born 1964), American fugitive *

Hubert de Givenchy Hubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy (; 20 February 1927 – 10 March 2018) was a French fashion designer who founded the luxury fashion and perfume house of Givenchy in 1952. He is famous for having designed much of the personal and professi ...

(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 Volksmusi ...

(born 1952), Austrian musician *

Hubert Gough General (United Kingdom), 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 controversial figure, he was a favourite of the Commander-in-chief, Commande ...

(1870–1963), senior officer in the

British Army The British Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of the United Kingdom. the British Army comprises 73,847 regular full-time personnel, 4,127 Brigade of Gurkhas, Gurkhas, 25,742 Army Reserve (United Kingdom), volunteer reserve perso ...

and commander of British Fifth Army in the

First World War World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

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 politician who served from 1965 to 1969 as the 38th vice president of the United States. He twice served in the United States Senate, representing Minnesota from 19 ...

(1911–1978), American politician, Vice President of the United States * Hubert Hunt (1898–1981), British World War I flying ace *

Hubert Hurkacz Hubert Hurkacz (; born 11 February 1997) is a Polish professional tennis player. He has been ATP rankings, ranked as high as world No. 6 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP, making him the highest-ranked Polish man in singl ...

(born 1997), Polish tennis player * Hubert Hüppe (born 1956), German politician *

Hubert Ingraham 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 Movement Party (FNM). Pr ...

(born 1947), Prime Minister of the Bahamas * Hubert Kemmler, leader of the German band Hubert Kah * Hubert Lampo (1920–2006), Flemish writer *

Hubert Lanz Karl Hubert Lanz (22 May 1896 – 15 August 1982) was a German general during the Second World War, in which he led units in the Eastern Front and in the Balkans. After the war, he was tried for war crimes and convicted in the Southeast Case, s ...

(1896–1982), German general * Hubert Laws (born 1939), American flutist and saxophonist * Hubert Lenoir (born 1994), French Canadian, singer, musician * 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. In earl ...

(1854–1934), French general * Hubert Maga (1916–2000), President of Dahomey *

Hubertus van Mook Hubertus Johannes "Huib" van Mook (30 May 1894 – 10 May 1965) was a Dutch administrator in the East Indies. During the Indonesian National Revolution, he served as the lieutenant governor-general of the Dutch East Indies from 1942 to 1948.Kah ...

(1894–1965),

Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies The governor-general of the Dutch East Indies (, ) represented Dutch rule in the Dutch East Indies between 1610 and Dutch recognition of the independence of Indonesia in 1949. Occupied by Japanese forces between 1942 and 1945, followed by the ...

, one of the principal commanders of

Indonesian National Revolution The Indonesian National Revolution (), also known as 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 A ...

* Hubert Nelson, multiple people * Hubert Parker (disambiguation) *

Hubert Pierlot Hubert Marie Eugène Pierlot (, 23 December 1883 – 13 December 1963) was a Belgian politician and Prime Minister of Belgium, serving between 1939 and 1945. Pierlot, a lawyer and jurist, served in World War I before entering politics in the 192 ...

(1883–1963), Belgian Prime Minister * Hubert Pilčík (1891–1951), Czechoslovak serial killer * Hubert Robert (1733–1808), French landscape painter * Hubert Roberts (born 1961), American-Israeli basketball player * Hubert Strolz (born 1962), Austrian alpine skier * Hubert Sumlin (1931–2011), American blues guitarist and singer * Hubert Trzybinski (born 1991), German rower * 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., a man with the longest last name in recorded history * Hubert W. Woodruff (1923–2019), American lawyer and politician * Hubert Weber (disambiguation) * Hubert Wu (born 1990), Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor * Hubert Wulfranc (born 1956), French politician * Hubert Winthrop Young (1885–1950), English soldier * Hubert Young (born 1911), Jamaican cricketer * Hubert Zafke (1920–2018), Nazi S.S. medic

Fictional characters

* Hubert, the titular pig in the French animated comedy series '' Hubert & 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 American Broadcasting Company, ABC from March 13, 1979, to May 15, 1980. It is a Spin-off (media), spin-off of ''Three's Company'' and loosely based on the British sitcom ''Geo ...

'' * 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. The series is notable for its film-quality animation by ex-Disney animator Don Bluth, and complex decades-long history of being ported to many platforms. It has also been adapte ...

'' * Hubert Cumberdale, a fictional character from David Firth's '' Salad Fingers'' * 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 and later revived by Comedy Central, and then Hulu. The series follows Philip J. Fry, who is cryogenically preserved for 1 ...

'' * Lieutenant Hubert Gruber, a character in the BBC sitcom Allo 'Allo!'' * Hubert Oswell, a character from the video game ''

Tales of Graces is an action role-playing game, action role-playing video game developed by Namco Tales Studio and published by Namco Bandai Games for the Wii. It was initially only released in Japan in December 2009. It is the twenty-first main installment of ...

'' * Hubert von Vestra, a character from the video game '' Fire Emblem: Three Houses'' and '' Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes'' * Hubert, Lutz's valet in the operetta ''

The Student Prince ''The Student Prince'' is an operetta in a prologue and four acts with music by Sigmund Romberg and book and lyrics by Dorothy Donnelly. It is based on Wilhelm Meyer-Förster's play ''Old Heidelberg (play), Old Heidelberg''. The piece has a scor ...

People with the surname Hubert

* Allison Hubert (1901–1978), American football player * Andy Hubert (born 1990), German footballer * Anthoine Hubert (1996–2019), French racing driver * David Hubert (born 1988), Belgian footballer * Étienne Hubert (disambiguation), several people * Guy Hubert (born 1979), Malagasy footballer * Henri Hubert (1872–1927), French archaeologist and sociologist * Janet Hubert (born 1956), American film and television actress * Konrad Hubert (1507–1577), German Reformed theologian * Laëtitia Hubert (born 1974), French figure skater * Nicolas Hubert (died 1569), French servant involved in the murder of Lord Darnley * Owen Hubert (born 2000), Canadian-American football player * Tom Hubert (born 1964), American road course racer * Wyatt Hubert (born 1998), American football player

Variations

* Hobart (given name) and Hobart (surname) (English) *Hub (Dutch, e.g., Hub van Doorne) * Hubbert (surname) *Hubertas (Lithuanian, e.g. Hubertas Grušnys) *Huberto (Spanish) * Hubertus (Dutch, German, Latin) *Hubrecht (Dutch) * Huib, Huibert, Huibrecht, Huijbrecht (Dutch) *Hupert (surname) * Huppert (given name and surname) * Hupperts (surname) * Huppertz (surname) *Huprecht (German) * Huub, Huybert, Huybrecht (Dutch) * Uberto (Italian)

Popularity

England and Wales England and Wales () is one of the Law of the United Kingdom#Legal jurisdictions, 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. Th ...

, 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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