Harry Pronunciation Gender Masculine Word/name Medieval English form of Henry (name) Meaning Ruler (Old English), Related names Henry , Hendrick , Hennie , Hendrie , Henrique , Hen , Heinrich , Henderson , Hank , Henk , Hendrik , Harold , Haraldr , Hagrold , Harvey , Harris , Harrison , Harriet , Éibhear (Irish) , Arioald , Chariovalda , Hari (Hindi) , Harri (Finnish/Afrikaans) , Heinrich (Old Germanic)
Harry is a male given name of English , Norse and Germanic origin. Beginning as a Middle English form of Henry [ 1] Harold , Harrison or Harvey ,[ 2] harry " is derived from the name.[ 3]
People
Harry S. Truman , 33rd President of the United States , official portrait by Greta Kempton , c. 1945 .
Single name
By surname
Harry Akst (1894–1963), American songwriterHarry Allen (designer) (born 1964), American industrial and interior designerHarry Allen (musician) (born 1966), American jazz tenor saxophonistHarry Altham (1888–1965), English cricketerHarry Anderson (disambiguation) , multiple peopleHarry Andersson (1913–1996), Swedish football strikerHarry Andrews (1911–1989), English film actorHarry Angping (born 1952), Filipino politicianHarry Arter (born 1989), professional footballerHarry Atkinson (1831–1892), tenth Premier of New ZealandHarry Bateman (1882–1946), English mathematicianHarry Bateman (artist) (1896–1976), English landscape painterHarry Baweja (born 1956), Indian film director and producerHarry Bass (disambiguation) , multiple peopleHarry Beck (1902–1974), English technical draughtsmanHarry Beck (footballer) (1901–1979), English footballerHarry Belafonte (1927–2023), American singer, songwriter, actor and social activistHarry L. Billings (1913-1990), American journalist and civil rights advocateHarry Birtwistle (born 2003), Singaporean professional footballerHarry Blackmun (1908–1999), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United StatesHarry Boland (1887–1922), Irish republican politicianHarry Bong (1905–1987), Swedish Navy officerHarry Boykoff (1922–2001), American basketball playerHarry Bresslau (1848–1926), German historian and scholar of state papers and of historical and literary munimentsHarry Brewis (born 1991), English YouTube personalityHarry Brook (born 1999), English international cricketerHarry Browne (1933–2006), American writer, politician, and investment analystHarry E. Burke (1878–1963), American forest entomologistHarry Bush (American cricketer) (born 1989), American first-class cricketerHarry Bush (English cricketer) (1871–1942), English first-class cricketerHarry F Byrd (1887 - 1966) American Newspaper publisher and politicianHarry F Byrd, Jr (1914 - 2013), American orchardist, newspaper publisher and politicianHarry Callahan (photographer) (1912–1999), American photographer and educatorHarry Caray (1914–1998), American radio and television sportscasterHarry Carey (actor) (1878–1947), American actorHarry Carpenter (1925–2010), British BBC sports commentatorHarry Carpenter (bishop) (1901–1993), English bishop and theologianHarry Carpenter (priest) , Anglican priestHenry Cort Harold Carpenter (1875–1940), British metallurgist and specialist on steelsHarry Chapin (1942-1981), American folk singer-songwriter and philanthropistHarry Choates (1922–1951), American fiddlerHarry Clarke (1889–1931), Irish stained-glass artist and book illustratorHarry Clarke (footballer, born 2001) (born 2001), English professional footballerHarry Cole (journalist) (born 1986), British journalistHarry Connick Jr. (born 1967), American singer, pianist, composer, actor, and television hostHarry Cothliff (1916–1976), English footballerHarry Crider (born 1999), American football playerHarry Corbett (1918–1989), English magician, puppeteer and television presenterHarry H. Corbett (1925–1982), English actor and comedianHarry Crosbie (fl. 1990's - 2020's), Irish property developerHarry Crosby (1898–1929), American heir, World War I veteran, bon vivant, poet, and publisherHarry Crosby (businessman) (born 1958), American investment banker and former actorHarry Daghlian (1921–1945), American physicistHarry Danford (born 1939), Canadian politicianHarry Danning , American Major League Baseball All-Star catcherHarry Davenport (1866–1949), American actorHarry 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 runnerHarry Eisenstat (1915–2003), Major League Baseball playerHarry Enfield (born 1961), English comedian, actor, writer and directorHenry Enfield (1849-1923), English cricketerHarry Enten (born 1988), American journalistHarry Eriksson (1892–1957), Swedish diplomatHarry Feldman (1919–1962), Major League Baseball pitcherHarry 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 CarringfordHarry Frankfurt (1929–2023), American philosopherHarrison Garside (born 1997), Australian boxerHarry Geithner (born 1976), Colombian actor, film director and producerHarry Gesner (1925–2022), American architectHarry 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 playerHarry Giles (footballer) (1911–1986), Australian rules footballerHarry Gilmer (1926–2016), American football halfback and quarterbackHarry Goodsir (1819–c. 1848), Scottish physician and naturalistHarry Goonatilake (1929–2008), 5th Commander of the Sri Lanka Air ForceHarry Gottsacker (born 1999), American racing driverHarry Grant (cyclist) (1906-1993), British racing cyclistHarry Grant (footballer) (born 1993), English footballerHarry Grant (racing driver) (1877–1915), American auto racing driverHarry Grant (rugby league) (born 1998), Australian professional rugby league footballerHarry Gration (1950–2022), English journalist and broadcasterHarry Gregg (1932–2020), Northern Irish professional footballer and managerHarry Gregson-Williams (born 1961), British composer, conductor, orchestrator, and record producerHarry Grindell Matthews , English inventor who claimed to have invented a death ray in the 1920sHarry Groener (born 1951), German-born American actor and dancerHarry Guardino (1925–1995), American actorHarry Gurney (born 1986), English cricketerHarry Gwala (1920-1995), South African African National Congress and Communist Party of South Africa revolutionaryHarry Gyles (1880–1959), Australian rules footballerHarry Haldeman (1926 - 1993), American politician and businessmanHarry Harris (boxer) (1880–1959), American world champion bantamweightHarry Harrison (writer) (1925–2012), American science fiction authorHarry Hill (born 1964), British comedian - also known as Matthew Keith HallHarry Hollins (1932–1989), American politicianHarry Houdini (1874–1926), American escapologist and stunt performer born Erik WeiszHarry Hughes (disambiguation) , multiple peopleHarry Jerome (1940–1982), Canadian track and field sprinter and physical education teacherHarry Kalas (1936-2009), American sportscasterHarry Kane (born 1993), English footballerHarry Kewell (born 1978), Australian association football coach, manager and former playerHarry King (cricketer) (1881-1947), English cricketerHarry King (footballer) (1886-1968), English footballerHarry King (racing driver) (born 2001), English racing driverHarry Kinnard , American general officer, one of the principal commanders of Pleiku campaign Harry Knowles (born 1971), American film critic and writerHarry 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 directorHarry Richard Landis (1899–2008), American First World War veteranHarry Langdon (1884–1944), American comedianHarry Lauder (1870–1950), Scottish singer and comedianHarry Lawtey (born 1996), English actorHarry Lennix (born 1964), American actorHarry Lewis (boxer) (1886–1956), American world champion welterweight born Harry BestermanHarry Litman , American lawyer, law professor and political commentatorHarry Lloyd (born 1983), English actorHarry Lorraine (American actor) (1873–1935), American silent film actorHarry Lorraine (English actor) (1885–1970), actor in English silent filmsHarry Lorayne (1926–2023), American magicianHarry Luff (1856–1916), American Major League Baseball playerHarry Maguire (born 1993), English footballerHarry Manser (1874–1955), justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial CourtHarry Michael (born 1992), Australian rapper and songwriter, known professionally as Masked Wolf
Harry Morgan (1915–2011), American actorHarry S. Morgan (1945–2011), German director and producer of pornographic moviesHarry Mosby (1945–1993), Australian Paralympic athlete from the Torres StraitSir Harry Burrard Neale , British officer of the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament for Lymington
Harry Ord (1819–1885), British colonial administratorHarry Pace (1884–1943), American music publisher and insurance executiveHarry Partch (1901–1974), American composer, music theorist, and creator of unique musical instrumentsHarry 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 countryHarry Paulet , British sailorHarry Peglar (1812 – c. 1849), English seamanHarry Pollitt (1890-1960), British communist politician, former General Secretary of the CPGB Harry Prendergast (1834–1913), British general, one of the principal commanders of Third Anglo-Burmese War Harry Redknapp (born 1947), English footballer and managerHarry Reems (1947–2013), American pornographic film actorHarry Roque (born 1966), Filipino lawyer and former law professorHarry Sacksioni (born 1950), composer and guitar virtuoso of Dutch originHerschel Saltzman, known as Harry Saltzman (1915–1994), Canadian theatre and film producer
Harry Secombe (1921–2001), Welsh comedian, actor, singer and television presenterHarry Seidler (1923–2006), Austrian-born Australian architectHarry Gordon Selfridge (1858–1947), American retail magnateHarry Sheezel (born 2004), Australian rules footballerHarry Shum (born 1966), Chinese computer scientistHarry Shum Jr. (born 1982), Costa Rican-American actor, singer, dancer, and choreographerHarry Thomas Silcock (1882–1969), English Quaker missionaryHarry Smith (disambiguation) , multiple peopleHarry Souttar (born 1998), professional footballerHarry Stafford (disambiguation) , multiple peopleHarry Dean Stanton (1926–2017), American actor, musician, and singerH. J. Sterling (Harry John Sterling; 1882–1959), Canadian ice hockey administratorHarry F. Stimpson Jr. , (Harry Farnum Stimpson Junior, 1913–2005), American lawyer and ambassadorHarry Styles (born 1994), British singer, songwriter, actor as well as member of the boy band One DirectionHarry Sugiyama (born 1985), Japanese television personality and modelHarry Swartz (born 1996), American soccer playerHarry Taylor (disambiguation) , multiple peopleHarry Alan Towers (1920–2009), British-born radio and independent film producer and screenwriterHarry Traver (1877-1961), American roller coaster and amusement ride engineerHarry Treadaway (born 1984), English actorHarry S. Truman (1884–1972), 33rd President of the United StatesHarry Vickers (disambiguation) , multiple peopleHarry Warner (1881–1958), American cartoonist and one of the founders of Warner Brothers Harry Weese (1915–1998), American architectHarry Weld-Forester (born 1981), Scottish cricketerHarry Wolff (booking agent) (1890–1934), booking agent for theater and vaudeville performers in the early 20th centuryHarry Woolf (1923 - 2003), American educator and historianHarry Wright (disambiguation) , multiple peopleHarry Winks (born 1993) English footballerHarry Winston (1896–1978), American jeweler
Fictional characters
Dirty Harry , eponymous character from the 70s and 80s played by Clint EastwoodHarry, a main character in Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs
Harry, Henry's cousin in Henry Hugglemonster
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 Bailey, George Bailey's younger brother in the movie It's A Wonderful Life
Dr. Harry Bertram, a character in the 1989 American science-fiction drama movie Beyond the Stars
Harry Black , in Mark Millar's and Greg Capullo's comic book series Reborn Harry Callahan , Clint Eastwood's character in the Dirty Harry Harry Callahan , a minor character in Diane Duane's Young Wizards seriesHarry Coleman , a character in the 2003 film Freaky Friday Harry Dresden , the title character Jim Butcher's urban fantasy series, The Dresden Files and in The Dresden Files (TV series) Harry Fisher, a former character in the BBC drama Waterloo Road
Sir Harry Paget Flashman , main and eponymous character in the "Flashman" series by George MacDonald Fraser
Harry Haller, the protagonist in Hermann Hesse's Steppenwolf
Harry Hart , a character in the Kingsman film seriesHarry Hewitt, a character from Coronation Street
Harry Hooperman, LAPD Detective from TV show Hooperman
Harry Keogh, the main character in Brian Lumley 's series of horror novels, Necroscope
Harry Leland , a Marvel Comics villainHarry Lyme (Joe Pesci ), an antagonist in the Home Alone series
Harry Mason , protagonist in the 1999 survival horror video game Silent Hill Harry Osborn , a character from Spider-ManSir Harry Pearce , a character in the BBC spy drama Spooks
Harry Potter , the title character in Harry Potter seriesJ. K. Rowling Harry Solomon , a character on the sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun Judge Harold "Harry" T. Stone in the TV series Night Court
Harry Sullivan , a companion to Tom Baker's Doctor in the British television series Doctor Who Harry Sultenfuss, a character 1991 and 1994 American coming-of-age comedy-drama movies My Girl My Girl 2 Dan Aykroyd
Sheriff Harry S. Truman , a character in the American television series Twin Peaks Harry Watling, a character from Inside Man, played by David Tennant
Harry Wells , a character from the Arrowverse franchise
References
^ "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 Mouton de Gruyter , p. 47, ISBN 978-3-11-012677-8 OCLC 25963917 , retrieved 13 Dec 2011 ^ Kalvø, Are: Harry . Det Norske Samlaget . ISBN 82-521-5419-0
