Harvey
Harvey [ ˈhɑːvɪ ] is an old English male given name. The name first appeared in Britain after the Norman invasion and was revived in the 19th century.
origin
The name comes from the Breton Huiarnuiu (French Hervé ) with the two old Breton components hoiarn, huiarn "iron" and vui, uiu "shiny".
Variations
Harve , Harvee , Harvie , Harvy , Hervey and the short forms Herv , Herve and Harv . The French equivalent of Harvey is Hervé .
place
Name bearer
First name
- Harvey Williams Cushing (1869-1939), American brain surgeon
- Harvey Estrin (1929–2002), American musician
- Harvey Keitel (born 1939), American actor
- Harvey Martin (1950–2001), American football player
- Harvey Milk (1930–1978), American politician
- Harvey Weinstein (* 1952), American film producer
- Harvey D. Williams (1864? –1931), American engineer and inventor
family name
A.
- Alex Harvey (rock musician) (1935–1982), British musician
- Alex Harvey (cross-country skier) (* 1988), Canadian cross-country skier
- Alexander Miller Harvey (1867–1928), American politician
- Alisa Harvey (* 1965), American middle-distance runner
- Andrew Harvey (* 1947), English author
- Anthony Harvey (1930-2017), British film director
- Antonio Harvey (born 1970), American basketball player
- Antje Harvey (* 1967), German biathlete and cross-country skier
- Arthur Vere Harvey, Baron Harvey of Prestbury (1906–1994), British economic manager, Air Commodore and politician
B.
- Bernard Harvey (* 1956), Jamaican pianist, keyboardist and organist
- Bernard G. Harvey (1919–2016), British-American nuclear chemist
- Bill Harvey (1896-1970); English soccer player
- Brian Harvey (born 1974), English singer
- Brittney Lee Harvey (* 1990), American actress
- Broderick Steven Harvey (* 1957), American entertainer and author, see Steve Harvey
- Bryan Harvey (1956-2006), American rock musician
C.
- Campbell Harvey (born 1958), Canadian economist
- Caroline Harvey (* 1988), Welsh badminton player
- Charles Barclay-Harvey (1890–1969), British Conservative politician and Governor of South Australia
- Clyde Martin Harvey (* 1948), Trinidadian clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Saint George's in Grenada
- Colin Harvey (* 1944), English football player and coach
D.
- Daniel Harvey (1631–1672), English businessman and diplomat
- David Harvey (geographer) (* 1935), American-British human geographer and social theorist
- David Harvey (photographer) ( David Alan Harvey ; born 1944), American photographer
- David Harvey (soccer player) (born 1948), Scottish soccer player
- David Archibald Harvey (1845-1916), American politician (Oklahoma)
- David Roberton Harvey (* 1947), British-Canadian agricultural economist
- Domino Harvey (1969–2005), American model and bounty hunter
- Don Harvey (born 1960), American actor
- Donald Harvey (1952-2017), American serial killer
- Donnell Harvey (born 1980), American basketball player
- Doug Harvey (1924–1989), Canadian ice hockey player
E.
- Eddie Harvey (1925–2012), British jazz musician
- Edmund Newton Harvey (1887-1959), American zoologist
- Elizabeth Harvey (* 1957), British historian
- Ellen Harvey (* 1967), British artist
- Erik LaRay Harvey (born 1972), American actor
- Ermyntrude Harvey (1895–1973), British tennis player
F.
- FW Harvey (1888–1957), English poet
- Forrester Harvey (1884-1945), Irish actor
- Francis J. Harvey (* 1943), American politician
- Fred Harvey (1835–1901), American entrepreneur
G
- Gabriel Harvey (1545-1630), English scholar and writer
- George Harvey (painter) (1806–1876) Scottish painter
- George Harvey (marksman) (1878-1960), South African marksman
- George Brinton McClellan Harvey (1864–1928), American journalist and diplomat
- Gill Harvey ( Lauren Brooke ), English author
- Goldie Harvey (1983-2013), Nigerian R&B singer
H
- Herk Harvey (1924–1996), American director
I.
- Ian Harvey (politician) (1914–1987), British politician
- Ian Harvey (cricketer) (born 1972), Australian cricketer
- Ian Harvey (biathlete) (born 1967), American biathlete
- Isabelle Harvey (* 1975), Canadian soccer player
J
- Jack Harvey , pseudonym of Gerard Boedijn (1893–1972), Dutch composer
- Jack Harvey (racing driver) (* 1993), British racing driver
- Jak Ali Harvey (* 1989), Turkish sprinter
- James Harvey (Politician) (1922-2019), American Politician (Michigan)
- James Harvey (artist) (1929–1965), American artist and designer
- James G. Harvey (1869–1951), Canadian politician
- James Madison Harvey (1833-1894), American politician
- James Michael Harvey (* 1949), American cardinal to the curia
- Jane Harvey (1925–2013), American jazz singer
- Jeffrey A. Harvey (* 1955), American physicist
- Jim Harvey (born 1958), Northern Irish football player
- Joe Harvey (1918–19189), English football player
- John Harvey (1778-1852), British officer and colonial administrator
- John Harvey (writer) (born 1938), British writer
- John Harvey (historian) (1911–1997), British historian
- John Harvey-Jones (1924-2008), British manager, moderator and university chancellor
- John D. Harvey (* 1968), American writer
- John T. Harvey (* 1961), American economist
- Jonathan Harvey (politician) (1780-1859), American politician
- Jonathan Harvey (composer) (1939–2012), British composer
- Jonathan Harvey (Author) (* 1968), English playwright
- Jordan Harvey (* 1984), American football player
K
- Ken Harvey (born 1965), American football player
- Kenneth J. Harvey (born 1962), Canadian screenwriter
L.
- Laura Harvey (* 1980), English soccer player and coach
- Laurence Harvey (1928–1973), Lithuanian-British actor
- Laurence R. Harvey (born 1970), British actor
- Len Harvey (1907-1976), British middleweight boxer
- Lenford Harvey ( Steve Harvey ; † 2005), Jamaican social worker
- Lerry Harvey (* 1948), American founder of the Burning Man festival
- Leslie Harvey (1944–1972), Scottish rock guitarist
- Lilian Harvey (1906–1968), British-German actress and singer
- Louis P. Harvey (1820–1862), American politician
- Luc Harvey (* 1964), Canadian politician
M.
- Mark Harvey (* 1946), American jazz trumpeter
- Mary Harvey (* 1965), American soccer player
- Matthew Harvey (1781–1866), American politician
- Michael Harvey (artist) (born 1944), British-American artist and writer
- Michael Harvey (athlete) (born 1962), Australian walker
- Michael Harvey (Taekwondoin) (* 1989), British Taekwondoin
- Mick Harvey (born 1958), Australian rock musician
N
- Neil Harvey (cricketer) (born 1928), Australian baseball and cricketer
- Neil Harvey (squash player) (born 1959), English squash player
- Neil Harvey (soccer player) (* 1983), English-Barbadian soccer player
- Nick Harvey (* 1961), British politician
O
- Oliver Harvey, 1st Baron Harvey of Tasburgh (1893–1968), British diplomat
P
- Paul Harvey (actor) (1882–1955), American actor
- Paul Harvey (radio presenter) (1918–2009), American radio presenter
- Paul Harvey (artist) (born 1960), British artist and musician
- Paul Harvey (soccer player) (born 1968), Scottish soccer player
- Peter Harvey (* 1958), English singer (baritone)
- Philip James Benedict Harvey (1915-2003), English Catholic bishop
- Pierre Harvey (* 1957), Canadian cyclist and cross-country skier
- PJ Harvey (* 1969), British singer and songwriter
R.
- Ralph Harvey (1901–1991), American politician
- Richard Harvey (musician) (born 1953), British musician and composer
- Richard Harvey ( American football player ) (born 1966), American football player
- Rob Harvey (football referee) (* 1988), Irish football referee
- Rob Harvey (special effects artist) (born 1964), British special effects artist
- Robert Harvey (politician) (born 1953), British politician
- Robert Harvey (actor) (born 1948), American actor
- Robert Harvey (referee) (born 1988), Irish football referee
- Robert William Harvey-Bailey († 1962), British engineer
- Rodney Harvey (1967-1998), American actor and model
- Roy Harvey (1892–1958), American country musician
S.
- Stephen Harvey (* 1940), American biophysicist
- Steve Harvey (born 1957), American entertainer
T
- Thomas Harvey (1912-2007), American pathologist
- Tim Harvey (production designer) (born 1936), British production designer
- Tim Harvey (racing driver) (born 1961), British racing driver
- Todd Harvey (* 1975), Canadian ice hockey player
W.
- W. Brantley Harvey (1930–2018), American politician
- Walter Harvey (1903–1979), British cameraman
- William Harvey (1578–1657), English physician, anatomist and physiologist
- William Harvey (engraver) (1796–1866), English engraver
- William Harvey (1843-1897), prospector, see Nicholas C. Creede
- William Alexander Harvey (1874–1951), English architect
- William F. Harvey , American lawyer
- William Fryer Harvey (1885-1937), English writer
- William Henry Harvey (1811–1866) Irish botanist
- Wilson Godfrey Harvey (1866–1932), American politician
Fictional characters
- Harvey, title character in Mary Chase's play My Friend Harvey
- Harvey, the talking stuffed bunny of the girl Edna from the computer game Edna breaks out and Harvey's new eyes
- Harvey Dent is the real name of Two-Face - one of the opponents of the superhero Batman
- Harvey Specter, one of the protagonists of the Suits law series
Individual evidence
- ↑ Xavier Delamarre , Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une apparoche linguistique du vieux celtique continental , éditions errance 2003, p. 192.