Whitney (given name)

American singer Whitney Houston performing on Good Morning America (Central Park, New York City) on September 1, 2009.

Whitney

Pronunciation	/ˈhwɪtni/ WHIT-nee
Gender	Unisex
Origin
Word/name	Old English
Meaning	"from the white island"

Whitney or Whittney is both a masculine and a feminine given name.

Women

• Whitney Able (born 1982), American actress
• Whitney Adebayo (born 1997), English television personality
• Whitney Ashley (born 1989), American athlete
• Whitney Avalon, American singer-songwriter and actress
• Whitney Blake (1926–2002), American actress and director
• Whitney Boddie (born 1987), American basketball player
• Whitney Bourne (1914–1998), American actress
• Whitney Chadwick (born 1943), American art historian and educator
• Whitney Chewston (born 2016), viral dog
• Whitney Chitwood, American stand-up comedian
• Whitney Conder (born 1988), American wrestler
• Whitney Cummings (born 1982), American comedian, actress and television producer
• Whitney Crothers Dilley, American professor
• Whitney Dosty (born 1988), American sitting volleyball player
• Whitney Duncan (born 1984), American singer and songwriter
• Whitney Dylan (born 1976), American actress
• Whitney Engen (born 1987), American soccer player
• Whitney Fitzsimmons, Australian journalist
• Whitney Gardner, Canadian author
• Whitney Gaskell (born 1972), American author
• Whitney Hedgepeth (born 1971), American backstroke swimmer
• Whitney Wolfe Herd (born 1989), American entrepreneur
• Whitney Hermandorfer (born 1987), American lawyer
• Whitney Agee Hollman, American cheerleader and coach
• Whitney Houston (1963–2012), American singer and actress
• Whitney Issik, Canadian politician
• Whitney Jensen (born 1992), American ballet dancer
• Whitney Kershaw (born 1962), American actress
• Whitney Lynn, American artist and academic
• Whitney Ann Kroenke (born 1977), American heiress
• Whitney McVeigh (born 1968), American artist
• Whitney Mélinard (born 2001), Dominican activist
• Whitney Miguel (born 1991), Angolan and French basketball player
• Whitney Miller (born 1988), American chef
• Whitney Osuigwe (born 2002), American tennis player
• Whitney Otto (born 1955), American novelist
• Whitney Peak (born 2003), Ugandan-Canadian actress
• Whitney Peyton, American rapper
• Whitney Phillips, American songwriter
• Whitney Phillips (author), American media studies scholar and author
• Whitney Port (born 1985), American actor and fashion designer
• Whitney Reynolds (born 1986), American television talk show host and writer
• Whitney Rose (born 1986), American country musician
• Whitney Rose (born 1986), American television personality
• Whitney Shikongo (born 1995), Angolan model and beauty pageant titleholder
• Whitney Sloan (born 1988), British actress
• Whitney Thompson (born 1987), American plus-size model
• Whitney Tyson, Filipino actress, singer and comedian.
• Whitney Way Thore (born 1984), American television personality
• Whitney Woerz (born 2000), American singer-songwriter
• Whitney Williams (born 1970/1971), American businesswoman and political candidate
• Whitney Wright (born 1991), American pornographic actor and director

Men

• Whitney Anderson (born 1931), American politician
• Whitney Balliett (1926–2007), American music journalist and author
• A. Whitney Brown (born 1952), American actor, comedian, writer
• Whitney Ellsworth (1908–1980), American writer
• Whitney Genoway (born 1986), Canadian water polo player
• Whitney Halstead (1926–1979), American art historian
• Whit Johnson (born 1982), American journalist
• Whitney MacMillan (1929–2020), American businessman
• Whitney Mercilus (born 1990), American football player
• Whitney North Seymour (1901–1983), American lawyer
• Whitney North Seymour Jr. (1923–2019), American politician
• Whitney Paul (born 1953), American football player
• Whitney Rydbeck (1945–2024), American actor
• Whitney Shepardson (1890–1966), American businessman and foreign policy expert
• Whitney Smith (1940–2016), American professional vexillologist
• Whitney Straight (1912–1979), American Grand Prix motor racing driver, aviator, businessman
• Whitney Strub, academic
• Whitney Sudler-Smith (born 1968), American film director
• Whitney Tilson (born 1966), American investor and political activist
• Whitney Tower (1923–1999), American horse racing journalist
• Whitney Warren (1864–1943), American architect
• Whitney Westerfield (born 1980), American politician
• Whitney Young (1921–1971), American civil rights leader
• Whitney M. Young Sr. (1897–1975), African American educator

Fictional characters

• Whitney, a character from the Animal Crossing series
• Whitney, a character from the PBS children's TV series Barney & Friends
• Whitney, a Gym Leader in the Pokémon series
• Whitney Dean, a character in BBC soap opera EastEnders
• Whitney Conway Ellsworth, a character on the HBO series Deadwood
• Whittney Fox, a character from Louds
• Whitney Russell, a character on the NBC soap opera Passions
• Whitney Fordman, a character on the TV series Smallville

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Whitney
• Whitney (surname)
• Witney (name)