Hunt (surname)

Hunt is an occupational surname related with hunting, originating in England and Ireland. In Estonia, the surname Hunt is also very common, meaning wolf in the Estonian language.

The Irish family surname is derived from Ó Fiachna and the significance is fiach means "the chase"; the clan itself was part of the Connachta's Síol Muireadaigh (kindred to the Ó Conchubhair and Mac Diarmada), located in County Roscommon and County Sligo.

People

• Aaron Hunt (born 1986), German footballer
• Abijah Hunt (1762–1811), American merchant, planter and banker
• Adam Hunt (born 1993), British darts player
• Akeem Hunt (born 1993), American football player
• Albert Hunt (disambiguation), multiple people
• Alexandra Hunt, American public health researcher and activist
• Alfred Hunt (1817–1888), American industrialist
• Alfred E. Hunt (1855–1899), American metallurgist and industrialist
• Arthur Surridge Hunt (1871–1934), English papyrologist
• Aubrey Thomas de Vere (1814–1902), Irish poet and critic (de Vere Hunt)
• Augusta Merrill Hunt (1842–1932), American philanthropist, suffragist, temperance leader
• Ben Hunt (baseball) (1888–1927), American baseball player
• Ben Hunt (rugby league) (born 1990), Australian rugby league player
• Bert Hunt (1911–1985), English cricketer
• Bert Hunt (ice hockey) (1891–1928), Canadian professional ice hockey player
• Bonnie Hunt (born 1961), American actress and writer
• Brad Hunt (disambiguation), multiple people
• Cameron Hunt (born 1994), American football player
• Caroline Rose Hunt (1923–2018), American heiress and philanthropist
• Carolyn Hunt (born 1937), American educator, politician, and First Lady of North Carolina
• Charles Cooke Hunt (1833–1868), Australian explorer
• Charlton Hunt (1801–1836), American lawyer and politician
• Chris Hunt, British journalist and author
• Chris Hunt (badminton) (born 1968), English badminton player
• Christopher Hunt (1584–1607), English bookseller and stationer
• Clare Hunt (born 1999), Australian footballer
• Clark Hunt (born 1965), American businessman and sports executive
• Cletidus Hunt (born 1976), American football player
• Cole Hunt (born 1995), American football player
• Dario Hunt (born 1989), American basketball player
• David Hunt (disambiguation), multiple people
• Douglas I. Hunt (1937–2024), American college football coach, and politician in Utah
• Dryden Hunt (born 1995), Canadian ice hockey player
• Duane Garrison Hunt (1884–1960), American; Roman Catholic Bishop of Salt Lake City
• E. Howard Hunt (1918–2007), American intelligence officer and writer
• Earl B. Hunt (1933–2016), American psychologist
• Earl Gladstone Hunt Jr. (1918–2005), American Methodist pastor
• Elisha Hunt (1779–1873), American entrepreneur behind the historic steamboat Enterprise
• Ella Hunt (born 1998), English actress
• Ernie Hunt (1943–2018), English footballer
• Esther Hunt (1751–1820), American Quaker pioneer
• Fern Hunt (born 1948), American mathematician
• Flint Gregory Hunt (1959–1997), American murderer
• Florence Hunt (born 2007), English actress
• Frances Hunt, American politician
• Frank W. Hunt (1871–1906), American politician
• Fred Hunt (disambiguation), multiple people
• Frederick Vinton Hunt ("Ted", 1905–1972), American acoustic engineer
• Gareth Hunt (1942–2007), British actor
• Gary Hunt (born 1984), sports diver, specialising in cliff or high diving.
• George Hunt (disambiguation), multiple people
• Georgina Hunt (1922–2012), English abstract artist
• Gertrude Breslau Hunt (1869–1952), American author and lecturer
• Greg Hunt (born 1965), Australian politician
• Harriet Hunt (born 1978), British chess player
• Henry George Bonavia Hunt (1847–1917), English music educator
• H. Guy Hunt (1933–2009), American politician
• H. L. Hunt (1889–1974), American oil tycoon and political activist
• Helen Hunt (born 1963), American actress
• Henry Hunt (disambiguation), multiple people
• Herbert Hunt (disambiguation), multiple people
• Hubert Hunt (1898–1981), British World War I flying ace
• Ida Brooks Hunt (1878–1929), American singer and actress
• Irene Hunt (1903–2001), American children's writer
• Irene Hunt (actress) (1892–1988), American film actress of the silent era
• Irving O. Hunt (1878–1951), American football player and coach
• J. McVicker Hunt (1906–1991), American educational psychologist
• Jack Hunt (RAF officer) (1899–1954), British aviator
• Jack Hunt (American football) (born 1981), American football player
• Jack Hunt (footballer) (born 1990), English footballer
• Jackie Hunt (1920–1991), American football player
• Jalyx Hunt, American football player
• James Hunt (disambiguation), multiple people

• James Hunt (1947–1993), British racing driver

Jamie Hunt (disambiguation), multiple people

Jana Hunt, American politician

Jane Hunt (American politician)

Jane Hunt (British politician)

Jeremy Hunt (born 1966), British politician

Jeremy Hunt (cyclist) (born 1974), British cyclist

Jerry Hunt (1943–1993), American composer

Jim Hunt (1937–2025), American politician

Jimmy Hunt (1939–2025), American child actor

Jimmy Hunt (musician) (born c. 1977), Canadian singer-songwriter

John Hunt (disambiguation), multiple people

Johnny Hunt (born 1952), American pastor and author

Jon Hunt, British entrepreneur

Jonathan Hunt (disambiguation), multiple people

Julian Hunt, Baron Hunt of Chesterton (1941–2026), British meteorologist and life peer

Justin Hunt (filmmaker) (born 1976), American filmmaker

Justin Hunt (rugby league), (born 1988) Australian rugby league player

Kareem Hunt (born 1995), American football player

Karmichael Hunt (born 1986), Australian football player

Kathryn Hunt, British actress

Kelley Hunt, American blues pianist, singer, and songwriter

Ken Hunt (disambiguation), including those named Kenneth

Kimberly Hunt, American television journalist

Lamar Hunt (1932–2006), American sports promoter

Leigh Hunt (1784–1859), English author and critic

Lester C. Hunt (1892–1954), American politician

Linda Hunt, (born 1945), American actress

Margus Hunt, (born 1987), Estonian discus thrower and American football player

Mark Hunt, (born 1974), New Zealand mixed martial artist and kickboxer

Mark Hunt (footballer) (born 1969), English footballer

Marsha Hunt (actress, born 1917) (1917–2022), American actress

Marsha Hunt (actress, born 1946), American actress, singer and novelist

Martin Hunt, Nauruan minister and MP

Marvin Hunt (born 1951), Canadian politician

Marvin W. Hunt, American Renaissance historian

Mary Hunt Affleck (1847–1932), American poet

Megan Hunt (born 1995), Australian rules footballer

Megan Hunt (politician) (born 1986), Nebraska State Senator

Michael John Hunt (born 1941), English painter

Mike Hunt (born 1956), American football linebacker

Mike Hunt (1907–1996), American baseball player

Neil Hunt, Australian rugby league player

Nelson Bunker Hunt (1926–2014), American businessman

Noel Hunt (born 1982), Irish footballer

Patricia Hunt, New Zealand chemist

Paul Hunt (disambiguation), multiple people

Peter Hunt (disambiguation), multiple people

Ralph Hunt (disambiguation), multiple people

Ray C. Hunt (1919–?), American military officer

Rex Hunt (born 1949), Australian television and radio journalist

Rex Hunt (governor) (1926–2012), British diplomat

Richard Hunt (disambiguation), multiple people

Rimo Hunt (born 1985), Estonian footballer

Rocco Hunt (born 1994), Italian singer-songwriter and rapper

Robert Hunt (disambiguation), multiple people

Roger Hunt (disambiguation), multiple people

Ron Hunt (born 1941), American baseball player

Ron Hunt (born 1933), English footballer

Ron Hunt (born 1945), English footballer

Sally Ward Lawrence Hunt Armstrong Downs (1827–1896), American socialite also known as Sallie Ward

Samuel Hunt (disambiguation), multiple people

Stephen de Vere (1812–1904), MP, poet and philanthropist (de Vere Hunt)

Stephen Hunt (disambiguation), multiple people

Stuart Hunt (1927–2014), American politician

Swanee Hunt (born 1950), American diplomat

Thomas Hunt (disambiguation), multiple people

Tim Hunt (died 2014), American professional wrestler

Tim Hunt (born 1943), British biochemist

Tristram Hunt (born 1974), British historian and politician, Labour MP for Stoke

Una Hunt (1876–19??), American author

Walter Hunt (disambiguation), multiple people

Washington Hunt (1811–1867), Governor of New York

Wesley Hunt (born 1981), American politician

William Hunt (disambiguation), multiple people

Fictional characters

• Blanche Hunt, in the British soap opera Coronation Street
• Dylan Hunt (Andromeda), protagonist of the television series Andromeda
• Deirdre Hunt (later Langton, Barlow and Rachid) in Coronation Street, daughter of Blanche
• Ethan Hunt, main character in Mission: Impossible films
• Gene Hunt, main character in the TV series Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes
• Owen Hunt, major character in the TV series Grey's Anatomy

See also

• Attorney General Hunt (disambiguation)
• General Hunt (disambiguation)
• Justice Hunt (disambiguation)
• Lord Hunt (disambiguation)
• All pages with titles containing Hunt