Hubert

Hubert is a Germanic masculine given name, from hug "mind" and beraht "bright". It also occurs as a surname.

Saint Hubert of Liège (or Hubertus) (c. 656 – 30 May 727) is the patron saint of hunters, mathematicians, opticians, and metalworkers.

People with the given name Hubert

This is a small selection of articles on people named Hubert; for a comprehensive list see instead .

Hubert Aaronson (1924–2005), F. Mehl University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University
Hubert Adair (1917–1940), World War II Royal Air Force pilot
Hubert Auriol (1952–2021), French professional off-road motorcyclist and auto racer
Hubert Austin (1841–1915), English architect
Hubert Badanai (1895–1986), Canadian automobile dealer and politician
Hubert Bath (1883–1945), English film composer, music director, and conductor
Hubert Beckers (1806–1889), German philosopher
Hubert Boulard, a French comics creator who is unusually credited as "Hubert"
Hubert Brasier (1917–1981), a Church of England clergyman, more famously the father of UK Prime Minister Theresa May
Hubert Brown (disambiguation), several people
Hubert Buchanan (born 1941), United States Air Force captain and fighter pilot
Hubert Burton, English actor
Hubert Butler (1900–1991), Irish essayist
Hubert Chapman (1910–1972), senior Royal Air Force (RAF) officer
Hubert Chevis (1902–1931), a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery of the British Army who died of strychnine poisoning in June 1931
Hubert B. Crouch (1906–1980), American zoologist
Hubert Davies, British playwright and director
Hubert Davis (disambiguation), several people
Hubert Desbiens (1931–2009), Canadian politician
Hubert Dreyfus (1929–2017), American philosopher
Hubert, Duke of Spoleto (died c.969), illegitimate son of King Hugh of Italy
Hubert A. Eaton (1916–1991), American physician, civil rights activist, and tennis player
Hubert Eaton (1881–1966), American businessman
Hubert van Eyck (c.1385–1426), Early Dutch painter
Hubert Fattal (1970–2022), Lebanese businessman
Hubert Fichte (1935–1986), German novelist
Hubert Gallant (born 1955), Canadian former professional wrestler
Hubert Geralds (born 1964), American fugitive
Hubert de Givenchy (1921–2018), French fashion designer who founded the house of Givenchy in 1952
Hubert von Goisern (born 1952), Austrian musician
Hubert Gough (1870–1963), senior officer in the British Army and commander of British Fifth Army in the First World War
Hubert von Herkomer (1849–1914), German-born British painter, film-director and composer
Hubert Humphrey (1911–1978), American politician, Vice President of the United States
Hubert Hunt (1898–1981), British World War I flying ace
Hubert Hurkacz (born 1997), Polish tennis player
Hubert Hüppe (born 1956), German politician
Hubert Ingraham (born 1947), Prime Minister of the Bahamas
Hubert Kemmler, leader of the German band Hubert Kah
Hubert Lampo (1920–2006), Flemish writer
Hubert Lanz (1896–1982), German general
Hubert Laws (born 1939), American flutist and saxophonist
Hubert Lenoir (born 1994), French Canadian, singer, musician
Hubert Loutsch (1878–1946), Prime Minister of Luxembourg
Hubert von Luschka (1820–1875), German anatomist
Hubert Lyautey (1854–1934), French general
Hubert Maga (1916–2000), President of Dahomey
Hubertus van Mook (1894–1965), Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, one of the principal commanders of Indonesian National Revolution
Hubert Nelson, multiple people
Hubert Parker (disambiguation)
Hubert Pierlot (1883–1963), Belgian Prime Minister
Hubert Pilčík (1891–1951), Czechoslovak serial killer
Hubert Raudaschl (1942–2025), Austrian sailor and sailboat manufacturer
Hubert Robert (1733–1808), French landscape painter
Hubert Roberts (born 1961), American-Israeli basketball player
Hubert Schumacher (born 1960), President of the Cantonal Council of Obwalden, Switzerland
Hubert Skrzypczak (1943–2025), Polish boxer
Hubert Strolz (born 1962), Austrian alpine skier
Hubert Sumlin (1931–2011), American blues guitarist and singer
Hubert Trzybinski (born 1991), German rower
Hubert Van Innis (1868–1961), Belgian archer
Hubert Walter (c. 1160–1205) Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor of England
Hubert Walter (1930–2008), German anthropologist
Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr., a man with the longest last name in recorded history
Hubert W. Woodruff (1923–2019), American lawyer and politician
Hubert Weber (disambiguation)
Hubert Wu (born 1990), Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor
Hubert Wulfranc (born 1956), French politician
Hubert Winthrop Young (1885–1950), English soldier
Hubert Young (born 1911), Jamaican cricketer
Hubert Zafke (1920–2018), Nazi S.S. medic

Fictional characters

Hubert, the titular pig in the French animated comedy series Hubert & Takako
Hubert, Lutz's valet in the operetta The Student Prince
King Hubert, a character from the 1959 Disney film Sleeping Beauty
Hubert Ambrewster, a character on the TV sitcom The Ropers
Sir Hubert Blunt, a character in the 1980s animated television series Dragon's Lair
Hubert Cumberdale, a character from David Firth's Salad Fingers
Huey Duck, full name Hubert Duck
Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth, a professor from the animated sitcom Futurama
Lieutenant Hubert Gruber, a character in the BBC sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!
Hubert Oswell, a character from the video game Tales of Graces
Hubert von Vestra, a character from the video game Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes

People with the surname Hubert

Allison Hubert (1901–1978), American football player
Andy Hubert (born 1990), German footballer
Anthoine Hubert (1996–2019), French racing driver
David Hubert (born 1988), Belgian footballer
Étienne Hubert (disambiguation), several people
Guy Hubert (born 1979), Malagasy footballer
Henri Hubert (1872–1927), French archaeologist and sociologist
Janet Hubert (born 1956), American film and television actress
Konrad Hubert (1507–1577), German Reformed theologian
Laëtitia Hubert (born 1974), French figure skater
Louis Hubert (born 2007), French para-cyclist
Nicolas Hubert (died 1569), French servant involved in the murder of Lord Darnley
Owen Hubert (born 2000), Canadian-American football player
Tom Hubert (born 1964), American road course racer
Wyatt Hubert (born 1998), American football player

Variations

Hobart (given name) and Hobart (surname) (English)
Hub (Dutch, e.g., Hub van Doorne)
Hubbert (surname)
Hubertas (Lithuanian, e.g. Hubertas Grušnys)
Huberto (Spanish)
Hubertus (Dutch, German, Latin)
Hubrecht (Dutch)
Huib, Huibert, Huibrecht, Huijbrecht (Dutch)
Hupert (surname)
Huppert (given name and surname)
Hupperts (surname)
Huppertz (surname)
Huprecht (German)
Huub, Huybert, Huybrecht (Dutch)
Uberto (Italian)
Uberti (Italian)

Popularity

In England and Wales, Hubert was the 65th most commonly given male name in 1904, 71st in 1914 and 87th in 1924. By 1934 it had dropped out of the Top 100.