Howell (surname)

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Howell is a surname (family name or last name) originating from the British Isles. It is a common name among those of Welsh ancestry, as it is an anglicized form of the Welsh name Hywel, which means "eminent" in the Welsh language. See: Welsh surnames.

The name Howell may refer to many people:

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Abner Howell (1744-1797), American captain in Revolutionary War
Alice Howell (1886-1961), American silent movie actress
Anthony Howell (b. 1971), English TV actor
Arlene Howell (b. 1935), American TV actress

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Bailey Howell (b. 1937), American basketball player
Becket (or Beckett) K. Howell, American Naval Officer
Benjamin Franklin Howell (1844-1933), American Republican politician

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C. Thomas Howell (b. 1966), American actor
Carla Howell (b. 1955), American Libertarian politician
Charles Howell (1905–1974), British Labour politician and member of Parliament
Charles Howell III (b. 1979), American golf player
Charles R. Howell (1904-1973), American politician and member of the House of Representatives
Charmaine Howell (b. 1975), Jamaican athlete
Christopher Howell (b. ca. 1946), American poet
Clark Howell (1863–1936), American newspaper man and politician

[edit] D

David Howell (disambiguation)
Deborah Howell (b. 1941), American journalist
Denis Howell (1923-1998), British Labour politician
Dixie Howell (1920-1990), American baseball catcher
Dixie Howell (1920-1960), American baseball pitcher
Dorothy Howell (b. 1919), American mother of Hillary Rodham Clinton

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Edward H. Howell (1915-1994), American jurist
Evan Howell (1839–1905), American politician, early telegraph operator and officer in the Confederate Army

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Francis Howell (1625–1679), Principal of Jesus College, Oxford
Francis Clark Howell (1925-2007), American anthropologist

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George Howell (disambiguation)
Gerran Howell (b. 1991), Welsh actor
Gwynne Howell (b. 1938), British opera singer

[edit] H

Hannah Howell (b. 1950), American romance novelist
Harry Howell (1876-1956), American baseball player
Harry Howell (b. 1932), Canadian ice hockey player
Henry Howell (1920-1997), American Democratic politician

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Ian Howell (b. 1958), South African cricket umpire

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Jack Howell (b. 1961), American baseball player
James Howell (c.1594-1666), British writer
James B. Howell (1816-1880), U.S. Senator
Jay Howell (b. 1955), American baseball player
Jeremiah B. Howell (1771-1822), U.S. Senator from Rhode Island
John Howell (b. 1978), Amerian football player
John Adams Howell (1840-1918), American naval officer
John N. Howell (1807-1882), mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana, 1844
J. P. Howell (b. 1983), American baseball player

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Kaitlin Howell (b. 1989), Canadian actress
Ken Howell (b. 1960), American baseball player

[edit] L

Leonard Howell (1898-1981), Jamaican religious figure, founder of Rastafari movement
Leonard Howell (1848-1895), Wanderers and England footballer
Llorne Howell (b. 1972), New Zealand cricketer

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Matilda Howell (1859-1939), American archer

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Nancy R. Howell (b. ca. 1955), American educator

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Pat Howell (b. 1957), American football player
Peg Leg Howell (1888-1966), American blues singer and guitarist
Peter Howell (b. ca. 1936), British actor
Peter Howell (b. ca. 1948), British musician and composer
Philip Howell (b. ca. 1988), British pianist and songwriter

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Raby Howell (1869-1937), British footballer
Rhys Howell (b. 1984), British Artist
Richard Howell (1754-1802), American politician; governor of New Jersey from 1794 to 1802
Robert B. Howell (1864-1933), American Republican politician

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Scott Howell (b. 1959), American conservative political consultant

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Thomas Bayly Howell (1767-1815), English lawyer and writer who lent his name to Howell's State Trials

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[edit] V

Valma Howell (1896–1979), Australian artist
Varina Howell (1826-1906), First Lady of the Confederate States of America; wife of CSA President Jefferson Davis
Verdun Howell (b. 1936), Australian rules footballer
Vernon Howell (1959-1993), American leader of Branch Davidians religious sect

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W. Nathaniel Howell (b. 1939), U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait, 1987-1991
William Howell (1869-1940), Australian cricketer
William Roe Howell (1846-1890), New York City photographer of the 1870s

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[edit] King of Wales

Howell the Good (ca. 880?–950)

[edit] Others named Howell

Bernard Howell Leach (1887-1979), British studio potter
David Howell Evans (b. 1961), British-born musician
Howell Cobb (1815-1868), American political figure
Howell Davis (ca. 1690-1719), Welsh pirate
Howell Harris (1714-1773), Welsh leader of Methodist revival in the 18th century
Howell Heflin (1921-2005), American Democratic politician
Howell Edmunds Jackson (1832–1895), American jurist and politician

[edit] Fictional characters

Brutus "Brutal" Howell, prison guard played by David Morse in The Green Mile
Claire Howell, prison guard played by Kristin Rohde on TV's Oz
Thurston Howell, III, millionaire played by Jim Backus on TV's Gilligan's Island
Lovey Howell, wife of Thurston, played by Natalie Schafer on Gilligan's Island

[edit] Legendary King of Brittany

Hoel, whose name is sometimes spelled as Howel