Howe (surname)
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Howe is a surname from the meaning hill, knoll, or mound and may refer to:
- Andrew HoweAndrew HoweAndrew Howe is an Italian athlete who specializes in the long jump. He won this event as well as the 200 metres at the 2004 World Junior Championships. He was successful at senior level at a young age, winning a long jump bronze at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships before becoming the...
, Italian athlete. - Albion P. HoweAlbion P. HoweAlbion Parris Howe was a Union Army general in the American Civil War. Howe's contentious relationships with superior officers in the Army of the Potomac eventually led to his being deprived of division command....
, American Union Army general during the American Civil War. - Clarence Decatur Howe prominent Canadian politician.
- Daniel Walker HoweDaniel Walker HoweDaniel Walker Howe is a historian of the early national period of American history and specializes in the intellectual and religious history of the United States. He is Rhodes Professor of American History Emeritus at Oxford University in England and Professor of History Emeritus at the University...
(born 1937), American historian - Darcus HoweDarcus HoweDarcus Howe is a British broadcaster, writer, and civil liberties campaigner. Originally from Trinidad, he moved to America in the 1960s, then arrived in England intending to study law, where he joined the British Black Panthers, the first such branch of the organization outside the United States...
(born 1943), broadcaster and columnist - Dylan HoweDylan HoweDylan Lee Howe is a jazz drummer, bandleader, session musician and composer.- Early life :Howe grew up in Hampstead, London, and is the eldest son of Yes guitarist Steve Howe....
(born 1969), Jazz drummer - Eddie HoweEddie HoweEdward "Eddie" Howe is an English former footballer and manager of Burnley. A defender before retirement who spent much of his career at Bournemouth, he was the youngest manager in the Football League when appointed Bournemouth manager in January 2009.-Playing career:Howe began his professional...
, Former English footballer for, and current manager of, AFC Bournemouth. - Elias HoweElias HoweElias Howe, Jr. was an American inventor and sewing machine pioneer.-Early life & family:Howe was born on July 9, 1819 to Dr. Elias Howe, Sr. and Polly Howe in Spencer, Massachusetts. Howe spent his childhood and early adult years in Massachusetts where he apprenticed in a textile factory in...
(1819-1867), inventor of the sewing machine - E. W. HoweE. W. HoweEdgar Watson Howe , sometimes referred to as E. W. Howe, was an American novelist and newspaper and magazine editor in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was perhaps best known for his magazine, E.W...
, US novelist - Geoffrey HoweGeoffrey HoweRichard Edward Geoffrey Howe, Baron Howe of Aberavon, CH, QC, PC is a former British Conservative politician. He was Margaret Thatcher's longest-serving Cabinet minister, successively holding the posts of Chancellor of the Exchequer, Foreign Secretary, and finally Leader of the House of Commons...
(born 1926), British politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer under Margaret Thatcher - George HoweGeorge Howe, 3rd Viscount HoweGeorge Augustus Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe was a career officer and a Brigadier General in the British Army. He was described by James Wolfe as "the best officer in the British Army"...
(1725-1758), British general in French and Indian War - Gilman Bigelow HoweGilman Bigelow HoweGilman Bigelow Howe was an American government official in the employ of the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Department of Commerce, known for his genealogical work on the families of New England and his 1922 presidency of the National Genealogical Society.-Biography:Gilman Bigelow...
, (1850-1933) genealogist and president of the National Genealogical SocietyNational Genealogical SocietyThe National Genealogical Society is a genealogical interest group founded in 1903 in Washington, D.C.. Its headquarters are in Arlington, Virginia.... - Gordie HoweGordie HoweGordon "Gordie" Howe, OC is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played for the Detroit Red Wings and Hartford Whalers of the National Hockey League , and the Houston Aeros and New England Whalers in the World Hockey Association . Howe is often referred to as Mr...
(born 1928), ice hockey player - Greg HoweGreg HoweGregory "Greg" Howe is an American guitarist and composer. As an active musician for nearly thirty years, he has released nine studio albums in addition to collaborating with a wide variety of artists.-Recording career:...
, musician - Irving HoweIrving HoweIrving Howe was an American literary and social critic and a prominent figure of the Democratic Socialists of America.-Life and career:...
(1920-1993) American literary and social critic - Jackie Howe (1861–1920) Australian sheep shearer
- James Wong HoweJames Wong HoweJames Wong Howe, A.S.C. was a Chinese American cinematographer who worked on over 130 films...
(1899-1976) Chinese-born American cinematographer - Joseph HoweJoseph HoweJoseph Howe, PC was a Nova Scotian journalist, politician, and public servant. He is one of Nova Scotia's greatest and best-loved politicians...
(1804-1873), Nova Scotia politician - Josias HoweJosias HoweJosias Howe , was an English divine born about 1611. He was the son of Thomas Howe, rector of Grendon-Underwood, Buckinghamshire.Howe told Aubrey that Shakespeare took his idea of Dogberry from a constable of Grendon. He was elected scholar of Trinity College, Oxford, on 12 June 1632, and graduated...
- John Howe (1630-1705), English Puritan theologian
- John Howe (born 1957), Canadian illustrator
- Julia Ward HoweJulia Ward HoweJulia Ward Howe was a prominent American abolitionist, social activist, and poet, most famous as the author of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic".-Biography:...
(1819-1910), US reformer - Les HoweLes HoweFor the English fooballer of the same name see Les Howe Lester Curtis Howe [Lucky] was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1923 through 1924 for the Boston Red Sox. Listed at 5' 11.5", 170 lb., Howe batted and threw right-handed...
(1895-1976), baseball player - Linda Moulton HoweLinda Moulton HoweLinda Moulton Howe, born January 20, 1942, is an American investigative journalist and documentary producer-writer-director-editor who is currently based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.-Early life and education:She was born as Linda Moulton in Boise, Idaho...
(born 1942), AmericanUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
investigative journalist and documentaryDocumentary filmDocumentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
producer-writer-director-editor - Louis McHenry HoweLouis McHenry HoweLouis McHenry Howe was an intimate friend and close political advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He, along with Eleanor Roosevelt and Margurite "Missy" LeHand, was one of the few close associates who supported FDR throughout the most difficult stages of his personal and political...
(1871-1936), political advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt - Michael Howe (1787-1818), Australian bushranger
- Michael HoweMichael Howe (psychologist)There are other people called Michael Howe ----Michael Howe was a British cognitive psychologist. He took BSc and PhD degrees at the University of Sheffield and worked at North American universities before taking a post as lecturer at the University of Exeter in England, where he worked for the...
(died 2002), British cognitive psychologist - Mike HoweMike HoweMike Howe is an American heavy metal singer from Taylor, Michigan. From 1988 until 1994 Howe was the lead singer for the heavy metal band Metal Church, replacing David Wayne. After Howe joined Metal Church the riffing became heavier and the subject matter deeper...
, musician - Neil Howe, Generationalist
- Paul Tony HowePaul Howe (swimmer)Paul Howe is a retired freestyle swimmer, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for Great Britain, starting in 1984 . There he claimed the bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestle relay, alongside Neil Cochran, Paul Easter, and Andrew Astbury. He now lives in Bolton with his family...
(born 1968), British swimmer - Richard HoweRichard Howe, 1st Earl HoweAdmiral of the Fleet Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe KG was a British naval officer, notable in particular for his service during the American War of Independence and French Revolutionary Wars. He was the brother of William Howe and George Howe.Howe joined the navy at the age of thirteen and served...
(1726-1799), British admiral in American revolution - Russel Warren HoweRussel Warren HoweRussel Warren Howe was an English author and journalist.-Biography:He was a well known international journalist whom wrote more than 20 books ranging from biographies, fiction, to seductive novels. After serving as a pilot in the Royal Air Force during World War II, he began his journalism career...
(1925-2008), British author and journalist - Samuel Gridley HoweSamuel Gridley HoweSamuel Gridley Howe was a nineteenth century United States physician, abolitionist, and an advocate of education for the blind.-Early life and education:...
(1801-1876), abolitionist & educator - Simon HoweSimon HoweSimon Howe is a character Channel 4 soap Brookside. He was played by Lee Hartney from 1993 until the characters suicide in 1994.-Background and introduction:...
, Character from television soap Brookside - Steve HoweSteve Howe (baseball player)Steven Roy Howe was an American left-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who spent most of his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees....
(1958-2006), baseball player - Steve HoweSteve Howe (guitarist)Stephen James "Steve" Howe is an English guitarist, known for his work with the progressive rock group Yes...
, musician - Timothy O. HoweTimothy O. HoweTimothy Otis Howe was a member of the United States Senate, representing the state of Wisconsin from March 4, 1861, to March 4, 1879. He also served as U.S...
(1816-1883), American politician - Tina HoweTina HoweTina Howe is an American playwright. She is the daughter of journalist Quincy Howe and was raised in a literary family...
(born 1937), American playwright - Virgil HoweVirgil Howe-Biography:Virgil is the second son of guitarist Steve Howe . Alongside his brother, drummer Dylan Howe, he has played keyboards for a number of his father's projects, including the Steve Howe solo albums The Grand Scheme of Things and Spectrum , as well as in Steve Howe's Remedy...
, musician - Wallace HoweWallace HoweWallace Howe , was an American actor. He appeared in 89 films between 1918 and 1936.He was born in Pennsylvania, USA.-External links:...
, (1878 – 1957), American actor - William HoweWilliam Howe, 5th Viscount HoweWilliam Howe, 5th Viscount Howe, KB, PC was a British army officer who rose to become Commander-in-Chief of British forces during the American War of Independence...
(1729-1815) British general in American revolution