Harry
Meaning: Its source is Heimrich, an Ancient Germanic name meaning "Home leader."
Languages: This boy's name is used in Dutch and English.
Nicknames: Hal
Non-English Forms: Harrie
Source Forms: Heimrich
Popularity: The name Harry ranked 497th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 70th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name is highly rated in the 1990 U.S. Census popularity survey of all ages, but after 1960 does not appear in the state data listing the most popular baby names.
Narrative: Among the Norman barons who conquered England in 1066 were a number named Henri, the French version of the Germanic name Heimrich.
Anglo-Saxon tongues could not easily negotiate the French nasalized ''en'' and the characteristic ''r,'' so during of the Middle Ages Henri was rendered as Harry in spoken English. The English spelling, however (following Latin and French), was Henry.
Over time, the name's spelling began to influence the way it was said. Eventually, Harry, once the primary English pronunciation of the name, joined ranks with Hank and Hal as one of Henry's nicknames.
Arts and Music
- Harry Hershfield (born 1885, died 1974)
American cartoonist.
- Abie the Agent (see list of Cartoonists)
- Harry Nilsson (died 1994)
American singer.
- Two-time Grammy winner for best male vocal performance: 1969 for ''''Everbody''s Talkin'''' and 1972 for ''''Without You'''' (see list of Grammy winners for Best Vocal Performance)
- Harry von Tilzer (born 1872, died 1946)
American songwriter and publisher.
- Wrote ''''Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage'''' (see list of Songwriters)
Leadership
- Harry Andrew Blackmun (born 1908, died 1999)
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1970-94 (see list of U.S. Supreme Court Justices)
- Harry D. Cleberg
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Farmland Industries (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Harry T. Edwards
American judge.
- Circuit Judge, District of Columbia Circuit Court (see list of Judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals)
- Harry Heth
Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.
- Led his troops in a bloody encounter with the Union Iron Brigade on the first day of Gettysburg (see list of Some Confederate Generals of the Army of Northern Virginia)
- Harry G. Hohn
- CEO of Fortune 500 company New York Life Insurance (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Harry P. Kamen
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Metropolitan Life Insurance (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Harry Pregerson
American judge.
- Circuit Judge, Ninth Circuit Court (see list of Judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals)
- Harry C. Stonecipher
- CEO of Fortune 500 company McDonnell Douglas (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Harry S Truman (born 1884, died 1972)
Thirty-third President of the U.S. Won a come-from-behind victory in 1948.
- U.S. President, 1945-53 (see list of Presidents of the United States)
Miscellaneous
- Harry Thacker Burleigh (born 1866, died 1949)
American singer and composer. Known for his arrangements of Negro spirituals.
- 1917 Spingarn Medal winner (see list of Spingarn Medal Winners)
- Harry Darby
- National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
- (Huntz) ''Harry'' Hall (born 1920)
American actor.
- On the cover of Sgt. Pepper''s Lonely Hearts Club Band (see list of Faces on the Cover of ''Sergeant Pepper'')
- Harry W. Shlaudeman
- 1992 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
- Harry S Truman (born 1884, died 1972)
Thirty-third President of the U.S. Won a come-from-behind victory in 1948.
- 1945 and 1948 Time Magazine Man of the Year (see list of Time Magazine's Man of the Year Honorees)
Science and Philosophy
- Harry G. Drinkamer
- 1989 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- Harry Eagle
American biologist.
- 1987 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- Harry B. Gray (born 1935)
American chemist.
- 1986 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- Harry F. Guggenheim
Set up the Full Flight Laboratory, which conducted pioneering studies in blind flying.
- Member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (see list of National Aviation Hall of Fame)
- Harry F. Harlow
American psychologist.
- 1967 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- Harry M. Markowitz
American economist known for his work on the capital asset pricing model.
- 1990 Nobel Prize winner for Economics, with William Sharpe and Merton Miller (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Economics)
Sports
- Harry Babcock
American athlete.
- 1912 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for Pole Vault (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Field Events)
- Harry Babcock
American football player.
- 1953 National Football League number-one draft pick (see list of Football #1 Draft Picks)
- Harry Byrd
Baseball player.
- 1952 American League Rookie of the Year (see list of American League Rookies of the Year)
- Harry J. Gallatin
American basketball player.
- Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991 (see list of Basketball Hall of Fame)
- Harry Gilmer
American football player.
- 1948 National Football League number-one draft pick (see list of Football #1 Draft Picks)
- Harry Golden
- In ''Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame'' (see list of Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame)
- Harry Greb (born 1894, died 1926)
Middleweight boxer. Nickname: The Human Windmill.
- Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Old Timer inductees)
- Harry Hebner
American athlete.
- 1912 Olympic swimming gold medal winner for 100m backstroke (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Swimming Events)
- Harry Heilmann
Baseball player.
- 1921, 1923, 1925, 1927 American League Batting Champion (see list of American League Batting Champions)
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1952 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
- Harry Hillman
American athlete.
- 1904 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 400m Hurdles (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Hurdles)
- 1904 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 400m (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Track Events)
- Harry Hooper
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
- Harry Howell
Hockey player.
- 1967 James Norris Memorial Trophy winner (see list of J. Norris Memorial Trophy Winners)
- Harry Larva
Finnish athlete.
- 1928 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 1500m (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Track Events)
- Harry Lippe
- Member of the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)
- Harry Litwack
American basketball coach.
- Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1975 (see list of Basketball Hall of Fame)
- Harry Lumley
Hockey player.
- 1954 Vezina Trophy winner (see list of Vezina Trophy Winners)
- Harry Markson
- Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Non-Participant inductees)
- Harry Nelson Pillsbury
- 1897-1906 U.S. Chess champion (see list of United States Chess Champions)
- Harry Porter
American athlete.
- 1908 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for High Jump (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in the High Jump)
- Harry Smith
- Member of the Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame (see list of Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame)
- Member of the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)
- Harry Steers
- Member of the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)
- Harry Vardon
- 1900 U.S. Open golf tournament winner (see list of U.S. Open Golf Champions)
- 1896, 1998-99, 1919, 1903, 1911, 1914 British Open golf champion (see list of British Open Golf Champions)
- Harry Walker
Baseball player.
- 1947 National League Batting Champion (see list of National League Batting Champions)
- Harry Wills (born 1889, died 1958)
American heavyweight boxer.
- Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Old Timer inductees)
- Harry Wright
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
Stage and Screen
- Harry Ackerman (born 1912, died 1991)
American movie and television producer.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Harry Belafonte (born 1927)
Jamaican singer, actor and civil-rights activist.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- 1989 Kennedy Center Honors recipient (see list of Kennedy Center Honors Recipients)
- Harry Boyle
Fictional character.
- From ''''Wait Till Your Father Gets Home'''' (see list of Cartoon characters)
- Harry Joe Brown
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Harry Carry
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Det. Harry Garibaldi
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Ken Olin (see list of Characters on ''Hill Street Blues'')
- Harry Goaz
Actor.
- Portrayed Deputy Andy Brennan (see list of Actors on ''Twin Peaks'')
- Harry Hamlin (born 1951)
American actor.
- Portrayed Michael Kuzak (see list of Actors on ''L.A. Law'')
- Harry Houdini (born 1874, died 1926)
Hungarian-born American escapologist and magician. Original name: Ehrich Weiss.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Harry James (born 1916, died 1983)
American bandleader and trumpeter. Once married to actress Betty Grable.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Harry Carry, Jr.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Harry Kim
Fictional character. Ensign aboard the starship Voyager.
- Portrayed by Garrett Wang (see list of Characters on ''Star Trek: Voyager'')
- Harry Langdon (born 1884, died 1944)
American actor.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Harry Morgan (born 1915)
American actor.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio (see list of Radio Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Portrayed Sherman T. Potter (see list of Actors on ''M*A*S*H*'')
- Portrayed Pete Porter (see list of Actors on ''December Bride'')
- Portrayed Officer Bill Gannon from 1967-70 (see list of Actors on ''Dragnet'')
- Harry Shearer (born 1943)
American writer, actor, composer, and director.
- Voice of Ned Flanders, Charles Burns, Waylon Smithers, Principal Seymour Skinner, and Otto, the bus driver. (see list of Voices on ''The Simpsons'')
- A cast member on ''''Saturday Night Live,'''' from 1984-1985 (see list of Saturday Night Live)
- Sheriff Harry S. Truman
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Michael Ontkean (see list of Characters on ''Twin Peaks'')
- Harry Warer
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Harry Von Zell (born 1906, died 1981)
American actor.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio (see list of Radio Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
The Literary World
- Harry S. Ashmore
- 1958 Pulitzer Prize winner for Editorial Writing (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing)
- Harry Gerrard ''H.G.'' Bissinger
- 1987 Pulitzer Prize winner for Investigative Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting)
- Harry Edmund Martinson (born 1905, died 1978)
Swedish poet.
- 1974 Nobel Prize winner for Literature (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature)
- Harry Potter
Fictional character
- Hero of the Harry Potter novels by J. K. Rowling (see list of Selected characters from the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling)
- Harry A. Trask
- 1957 Pulitzer Prize winner for Spot News Photography (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography)
- Harry Trent
Fictional character.
- An insurance agent in Stephen King''s novel The Stand (see list of Characters in The Stand)
- T. Harry Williams
- 1970 Pulitzer Prize winner for Biography/Autobiography, for Huey Long (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography)
Teasing Nicknames:
- Scarey
- Hairy Balls
- Marry Harry
- Hairy Scrotum
- Hare Bear
Associations:
In British slang, a ''flash Harry'' is a flashy, showy or boastful person.
In British slang, if you are ''Harry-starkers'' you are naked.
In British slang, the prefix, ''Harry -'' is used by schoolboys to add familiarity to a term.
One of the many nicknames for U.S. President Harry S Truman was ''Give 'em Hell Harry.''
A good-natured nickname for the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve is ''Harry Tate's Navy.''
''Harry'' is a British slang term for heroin.
Name: Harry
List:
- Harry on Google
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