Howe (surname)
Howe, when derived from the Old Norse: haugr, means hill, knoll, or mound and may refer to a tumulus, or barrow.[1] However when derived from Old English: hol, it can refer to a hollow or dell.[2]
Notable people with the surname include:
Arts and media
- Anthony Howe (disambiguation)
- Anthony Howe (sculptor) (born 1954), American artist
- Darcus Howe (born 1943), British broadcaster and columnist
- David J. Howe (born 1961), British writer, journalist, publisher, and media historian
- Denis Howe (editor), editor
- Dylan Howe (born 1969), English jazz drummer
- Edgar Watson Howe, American novelist
- Emeline Harriet Howe (1844–1934), American poet
- George Howe (architect) (1886–1955), American architect
- Greg Howe (born 1963), American musician
- Irving Howe (1920–1993) American literary and social critic
- James Wong Howe (1899–1976) Chinese-born American cinematographer
- John Howe (illustrator) (born 1957), Canadian illustrator
- Caroline Dana Howe (1824-1907), American writer
- Linda Moulton Howe (born 1942), American investigative journalist and documentary maker
- Mary Howe (1882–1964), American composer and pianist
- Mary Howe (singer) (1870–1952), American operatic soprano
- Mike Howe (born 1965), American musician
- Russell Warren Howe (1925–2008), British author and journalist
- Sarah Howe (born 1983), Chinese–British poet
- Sonia E. Howe (born 1871), Russian essayist
- Steve Howe (musician), (born 1947), English musician and songwriter (Yes)
- Stuart Howe, Canadian operatic tenor
- Susan Howe (born 1937), American poet, scholar, essayist, and critic
- Tina Howe (born 1937), American playwright
- Wallace Howe, (1878–1957), American actor
Historians
- Anthony Howe (historian), English historian
- Daniel Walker Howe (born 1937), American historian
- Neil Howe (born 1951), American historian, economist and demographer
Military
- Albion P. Howe, American Union Army general during the American Civil War.
- George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe (1725–1758), British general in French and Indian War
- Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe (1726–1799), British admiral in American Revolution
- William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe (1729–1815) British general in the American Revolution
- Robert Howe (Continental Army officer) (1732—1786)
Politics and government
- Brian Howe (politician), Australian politician
- C. D. Howe, Canadian politician
- Frederic C. Howe, Ohio Senator and commissioner of Ellis Island
- Geoffrey Howe (1926–2015), British politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer under Margaret Thatcher
- Joseph Howe (1804–1873), Nova Scotia politician
- Louis McHenry Howe (1871–1936), political advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Timothy O. Howe (1816–1883), American politician
Religion
- Josias Howe (c.1611–1701), English divine
- John Howe (theologian) (1630–1705), English Puritan theologian
Sciences and invention
- Elias Howe (1819–1867), American inventor of the sewing machine
- Elliot C. Howe (1828–1899), American botanist
- George William Osborn Howe (1875–1960), British electrical engineer
- Henry Marion Howe, (1848–1922), American metallurgist
- Herbert Alonzo Howe (1858–1926), American astronomer and educator
- Marshall Avery Howe (1867–1936), American botanist
- Michael Howe (psychologist) (1940–2002), British cognitive psychologist
Sports
- The Howe family of ice hockey:
- Gordie Howe (1928–2016), Canadian Hall of Fame winger
- Mark Howe (born 1955), younger son of Gordie, American–Canadian Hall of Fame winger and defenceman
- Marty Howe (born 1954), older son of Gordie, American–Canadian defenceman
- Vic Howe (1929–2015), Gordie's brother, Canadian winger
- Andrew Howe (born 1985), American-born, Italian athlete
- Art Howe, American professional baseball player and manager
- David Howe (speedway rider), British motorcycle speedway rider
- Denis Howe (born 1928), English footballer
- Don Howe (footballer, born 1917) (1917–1978), English footballer of the 1930s, '40s and '50s
- Don Howe (1935–2015), English footballer
- Eddie Howe, football manager and former English football player
- Les Howe (1895–1976), American baseball player
- Paul Howe (born 1968), British swimmer
- Steve Howe (baseball) (1958–2006), American baseball player
Other
- Gilman Bigelow Howe (1850–1933), American genealogist
- Jackie Howe (1861–1920) Australian sheep shearer
- Julia Ward Howe (1819–1910), American reformer
- Michael Howe (bushranger) (1787–1818), Australian bushranger
- Samuel Gridley Howe (1801–1876), American abolitionist and& educator
Fictional characters
- Rebecca Howe, character on the TV sitcom Cheers
- Simon Howe, character from television soap Brookside
- Cameron Howe, character from AMC drama Halt And Catch Fire
See also
References
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