Harry is a male given name of English, Norse and Germanic origin. Beginning as a Middle English form of Henry[1] and a diminutive form of Harold, Harrison or Harvey,[2] it eventually came into use as its own name and is the 721st most popular boys name as of 2021.
Harry S. Morgan (1945–2011), German director and producer of pornographic movies
Harry Mosby (1945–1993), Australian Paralympic athlete from the Torres Strait
Sir Harry Burrard Neale, British officer of the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament for Lymington
Harry Ord (1819–1885), British colonial administrator
Harry Pace (1884–1943), American music publisher and insurance executive
Harry Partch (1901–1974), American composer, music theorist, and creator of unique musical instruments
Harry Patch (1898–2009), English supercentenarian, briefly the oldest man in Europe, and the last surviving trench combat soldier of the First World War from any country
^"Harry". Behind the Name. 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-15.
^Hockings, Paul; Pilot-Raichoor, Christiane (1992), Werner Winter and Richard A. Rhodes (ed.), A Badaga-English Dictionary, Trends in Linguistics: Documentation, vol. 8, Berlin, Germany: Mouton de Gruyter, p. 47, ISBN978-3-11-012677-8, OCLC 25963917, retrieved 13 Dec 2011
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Not to be confused with Harry surname Harry is a male given name of English Norse and Germanic origin Beginning as a Middle English form of Henry 1 and a diminutive form of Harold Harrison or Harvey 2 it eventually came into use as its own name and is the 721st most popular boys name as of 2021 HarryPrince Harry Duke of SussexGenderMasculineOriginWord nameMedieval English form of Henry name MeaningRuler Old English War God Norse Army Commander Old Germanic Other namesRelated namesHenry Hendrick Hennie Hendrie Henrique Hen Heinrich Henderson Han Hank Henk Hendrik Harold Hereweald Haraldr Harald Hagrold Harvey Harris Harrison Harriet Harriete Harolda Eibhear Irish Haris Greek Charis Greek Harilaos Greek Arioald Charilaos Greek Chariovalda Theoharry Greek Theoharis Greek Theocharis Greek Haray Tatar Garay Tatar Hari Hindi Harri Finnish Afrikaans Heinrich Old Germanic HarchibaldPeople edit nbsp Harry S Truman 33rd President of the United States official portrait by Greta Kempton c 1945 Harry Akst 1894 1963 American songwriter Harry Allen designer born 1964 American industrial and interior designer Harry Allen musician born 1966 American jazz tenor saxophonist Harry Altham 1888 1965 English cricketer Harry Anderson disambiguation multiple people Harry Andersson 1913 1996 Swedish football striker Harry Andrews 1911 1989 English film actor Harry Angping born 1952 Filipino politician Harry Arter born 1989 professional footballer Harry Atkinson 1831 1892 tenth Premier of New Zealand Harry Bateman 1882 1946 English mathematician Harry Bateman artist 1896 1976 English landscape painter Harry Baweja born 1956 Indian film director and producer Harry Bass disambiguation multiple people Harry Beck 1902 1974 English technical draughtsman Harry Beck footballer 1901 1979 English footballer Harry Belafonte 1927 2023 American singer songwriter actor and social activist Harry Birtwistle born 2003 Singaporean professional footballer Harry Blackmun 1908 1999 Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Harry Boland 1887 1922 Irish republican politician Harry Bong 1905 1987 Swedish Navy officer Harry Boykoff 1922 2001 American basketball player Harry Bresslau 1848 1926 German historian and scholar of state papers and of historical and literary muniments Harry Brewis born 1991 English YouTube personality Harry Brook born 1999 English international cricketer Harry Browne 1933 2006 American writer politician and investment analyst Harry E Burke 1878 1963 American forest entomologist Harry Bush American cricketer born 1989 American first class cricketer Harry Bush English cricketer 1871 1942 English first class cricketer Harry Callahan photographer 1912 1999 American photographer and educator Harry Caray 1914 1998 American radio and television sportscaster Harry Carey actor 1878 1947 American actor Harry Carpenter 1925 2010 British BBC sports commentator Harry Carpenter bishop 1901 1993 English bishop and theologian Harry Carpenter priest Anglican priest Henry Cort Harold Carpenter 1875 1940 British metallurgist and specialist on steels Harry Chapin 1942 1981 American folk singer songwriter and philanthropist Harry Choates 1922 1951 American fiddler Harry Clarke 1889 1931 Irish stained glass artist and book illustrator Harry Clarke footballer born 2001 born 2001 English professional footballer Harry Cole journalist born 1986 British journalist Harry Connick Jr born 1967 American singer pianist composer actor and television host Harry Cothliff 1916 1976 English footballer Harry Crider born 1999 American football player Harry Corbett 1918 1989 English magician puppeteer and television presenter Harry H Corbett 1925 1982 English actor and comedian Harry Crosbie fl 1990 s 2020 s Irish property developer Harry Crosby 1898 1929 American heir World War I veteran bon vivant poet and publisher Harry Crosby businessman born 1958 American investment banker and former actor Harry Daghlian 1921 1945 American physicist Harry Danning American Major League Baseball All Star catcher Harry Davenport 1866 1949 American actor Harry Dias Bandaranaike 1822 1901 first Sinhala and first indigenous Puisne Justice and acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka Harry Edward 1898 1973 British runner Harry Eisenstat 1915 2003 Major League Baseball player Harry Enfield born 1961 English comedian actor writer and director Henry Enfield 1849 1923 English cricketer Harry Enten born 1988 American journalist Harry Eriksson 1892 1957 Swedish diplomat Harry Feldman 1919 1962 Major League Baseball pitcher Harry Wickwire Foster senior Canadian Army officer who commanded two Canadian divisions during World War II one of the principal commanders of Aleutian Islands campaign and Operation Cottage Harry Fox 1882 1959 American vaudeville dancer actor and comedian born Arthur Carringford Harry Frankfurt 1929 2023 American philosopher Harrison Garside born 1997 Australian boxer Harry Geithner born 1976 Colombian actor film director and producer Harry Gesner 1925 2022 American architect Harry Gideonse 1901 1985 American President of Brooklyn College and Chancellor of the New School for Social Research Harry Giles basketball born 1998 American professional basketball player Harry Giles footballer 1911 1986 Australian rules footballer Harry Gilmer 1926 2016 American football halfback and quarterback Harry Goodsir 1819 c 1848 Scottish physician and naturalist Harry Goonatilake 1929 2008 5th Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force Harry Gottsacker born 1999 American racing driver Harry Grant cyclist 1906 1993 British racing cyclist Harry Grant footballer born 1993 English footballer Harry Grant racing driver 1877 1915 American auto racing driver Harry Grant rugby league born 1998 Australian professional rugby league footballer Harry Gration 1950 2022 English journalist and broadcaster Harry Gregg 1932 2020 Northern Irish professional footballer and manager Harry Gregson Williams born 1961 British composer conductor orchestrator and record producer Harry Grindell Matthews English inventor who claimed to have invented a death ray in the 1920s Harry Groener born 1951 German born American actor and dancer Harry Guardino 1925 1995 American actor Harry Gurney born 1986 English cricketer Harry Gwala 1920 1995 South African African National Congress and Communist Party of South Africa revolutionary Harry Gyles 1880 1959 Australian rules footballer Harry Harris boxer 1880 1959 American world champion bantamweight Harry Harrison writer 1925 2012 American science fiction author Harry Hill born 1964 British comedian also known as Matthew Keith Hall Harry Hollins 1932 1989 American politician Harry Houdini 1874 1926 American escapologist and stunt performer born Erik Weisz Harry Hughes disambiguation multiple people Harry Jerome 1940 1982 Canadian track and field sprinter and physical education teacher Harry Kalas 1936 2009 American sportscaster Harry Kane born 1993 English footballer Harry Kewell born 1978 Australian association football coach manager and former player Harry King cricketer 1881 1947 English cricketer Harry King footballer 1886 1968 English footballer Harry King politician 1902 1981 American politician Harry King racing driver born 2001 English racing driver Harry Kinnard American general officer one of the principal commanders of Pleiku Campaign Harry Knowles born 1971 American film critic and writer Harry Krakow 1910 1991 birth name of King Levinsky American heavyweight boxer Harold Walter Kroto known as Harry Kroto 1939 2016 English chemist Harry Landis 1926 2022 British actor and director Harry Richard Landis 1899 2008 American First World War veteran Harry Langdon 1884 1944 American comedian Harry Lauder 1870 1950 Scottish singer and comedian Harry Lawtey born 1996 English actor Harry Lennix born 1964 American actor Harry Lewis boxer 1886 1956 American world champion welterweight born Harry Besterman Harry Litman American lawyer law professor and political commentator Harry Lloyd born 1983 English actor Harry Lorraine American actor 1873 1935 American silent film actor Harry Lorraine English actor 1885 1970 actor in English silent films Harry Lorayne 1926 2023 American magician Harry Luff 1856 1916 American Major League Baseball player Harry Maguire born 1993 English footballer Harry Manser 1874 1955 justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court Harry Michael born 1992 Australian rapper and songwriter known professionally as Masked Wolf Harry Morgan 1915 2011 American actor Harry S Morgan 1945 2011 German director and producer of pornographic movies Harry Mosby 1945 1993 Australian Paralympic athlete from the Torres Strait Sir Harry Burrard Neale British officer of the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament for Lymington Harry Ord 1819 1885 British colonial administrator Harry Pace 1884 1943 American music publisher and insurance executive Harry Partch 1901 1974 American composer music theorist and creator of unique musical instruments Harry Patch 1898 2009 English supercentenarian briefly the oldest man in Europe and the last surviving trench combat soldier of the First World War from any country Harry Peglar 1812 c 1849 English seaman Harry Prendergast 1834 1913 British general one of the principal commanders of Third Anglo Burmese War Harry Redknapp born 1947 English footballer and manager Harry Reems 1947 2013 American pornographic film actor Harry Roque born 1966 Filipino lawyer and former law professor Harry Sacksioni born 1950 composer and guitar virtuoso of Dutch origin Herschel Saltzman known as Harry Saltzman 1915 1994 Canadian theatre and film producer Harry Secombe 1921 2001 Welsh comedian actor singer and television presenter Harry Seidler 1923 2006 Austrian born Australian architect Harry Gordon Selfridge 1858 1947 American retail magnate Harry Sheezel born 2004 Australian rules footballer Harry Shum born 1966 Chinese computer scientist Harry Shum Jr born 1982 Costa Rican American actor singer dancer and choreographer Harry Thomas Silcock 1882 1969 English Quaker missionary Harry Smith disambiguation multiple people Harry Souttar born 1998 professional footballer Harry Dean Stanton 1926 2017 American actor musician and singer Harry Styles born 1994 British singer songwriter actor as well as member of the boy band One Direction Harry Stafford disambiguation multiple people Harry Sugiyama born 1985 Japanese television personality and model Harry Swartz born 1996 American soccer player Harry Taylor disambiguation multiple people Harry Alan Towers 1920 2009 British born radio and independent film producer and screenwriter Harry Traver 1877 1961 American roller coaster and amusement ride engineer Harry Treadaway born 1984 English actor Harry S Truman 1884 1972 33rd President of the United States Harry Vickers disambiguation multiple people Harry Warner 1881 1958 American cartoonist and one of the founders of Warner Brothers Harry Weese 1915 1998 American architect Harry Wolff booking agent 1890 1934 booking agent for theater and vaudeville performers in the early 20th century Harry Wright disambiguation multiple people Harry Winks born 1993 English footballer Harry Winston 1896 1978 American jeweler H J Sterling Harry John Sterling 1882 1959 Canadian ice hockey administrator Prince Harry Duke of Sussex born 1984 second son of King Charles III of the United KingdomFictional characters editHarry a main character in Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs Harry Potter the title character in Harry Potter series by J K Rowling Sheriff Harry S Truman a character in the American television series Twin Peaks Harry Black in Mark Millar s and Greg Capullo s comic book series Reborn Harry Callahan Clint Eastwood s character in the Dirty Harry film series Harry Callahan a minor character in Diane Duane s Young Wizards series Harry Lyme Joe Pesci an antagonist in the Home Alone series Harry Solomon a character on the sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun Harry Fisher a former character in the BBC drama Waterloo Road Harry Coleman a character in the 2003 film Freaky Friday Harry Bailey George Bailey s younger brother in the movie It s A Wonderful Life Harry Haller the protagonist in Hermann Hesse s Steppenwolf Harry Hart a character in the Kingsman film series Sir Harry Pearce a character in the BBC spy drama Spooks Sir Harry Paget Flashman main and eponymous character in the Flashman series by George MacDonald Fraser Harry Mason protagonist in the 1999 survival horror video game Silent Hill Harry Sullivan a companion to Tom Baker s Doctor in the British television series Doctor Who Harry Dresden the title character Jim Butcher s urban fantasy series The Dresden Files and in The Dresden Files TV series Harry the Hobo a character played by Bilal Shahid in the British web series Corner Shop Show Harry the Horse a character in the Broadway Musical Guys and Dolls Harry Hewitt a character from Coronation Street Harry Osborn a character from Spider Man Harry Sultenfuss a character 1991 and 1994 American coming of age comedy drama movies My Girl and My Girl 2 played by Dan Aykroyd Harry Wells a character from the Arrowverse franchise Harry Keogh the main character in Brian Lumley s series of horror novels Necroscope Henry s cousin in Henry HugglemonsterReferences edit Harry Behind the Name 2007 Retrieved 2007 05 15 Hockings Paul Pilot Raichoor Christiane 1992 Werner Winter and Richard A Rhodes ed A Badaga English Dictionary Trends in Linguistics Documentation vol 8 Berlin Germany Mouton de Gruyter p 47 ISBN 978 3 11 012677 8 OCLC 25963917 retrieved 13 Dec 2011 nbsp This page or section lists people that share the same given name If an internal link led you here you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harry given name amp oldid 1194000109, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
