Harvey (name)

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| image = Bayeux Tapestry Horses in Battle of Hastings.jpg

| caption = The Battle of Hastings as depicted by the Bayeux Tapestry

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| pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|ɑːr|v|i}}

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| language = English

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| meaning = 'Battle worthy', 'blazing iron'

| region = Brittany

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| petname = Harv

| variant forms = Hervey, Hervie, Harvie, Harry

| related names = Hervé

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Harvey is an English and Scots family and given name derived from the Old Breton personal name Huiarnviu (or Aeruiu), derived from the elements hoiarn, huiarn (modern Breton houarn) meaning "iron" and viu (Breton bev) meaning "blazing".Xavier Delamarre, Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise : une approche linguistique du vieux celtique continental, éditions Errance 2003, p. 192. An alternative elemental derivation has been theorized in which origination is from haer + vy meaning "battle/carnage worthy".{{Cite encyclopedia |year=1988 |title=Harvey |encyclopedia=A Dictionary of Surnames |publisher=Oxford University Press |url=https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofsurn0000hank/page/242/mode/2up?view=theater |access-date=29 April 2023 |last=Hanks |first=Patrick |author-link=Patrick Hanks |page=242 |isbn=0-19-211592-8 |last2=Hodges |first2=Flavia |url-access=registration |via=Internet Archive}} It is related to Old Welsh Haarnbiu. An altogether separate origin in Ireland has been theorized where Harvey is an anglicization of the Gaelic personal name Ó hAirmheadhaigh, which is itself possibly related to the name of a mythical physician, Airmheadh.

Surname

=A–F=

Abner McGehee Harvey (1911–1998), American physician, educator, and historian
Alan Harvey (born 1942), Canadian soccer player
Alexander Harvey II (1923–2017), American judge
Alex Harvey (musician) (1935–1982), Scottish blues/rock musician
Alex Harvey (curler), Scottish wheelchair curler
Alfred Harvey, comic-book publisher
Amy Harvey (born 2002), Japanese singer and rapper, member of girl group XG
André Harvey (MP) (born 1941), Canadian consultant, politician and former teacher
André Harvey (sculptor) (1941–2018), American sculptor
Anthony Harvey (1930–2017), British film director and editor
Anthony Harvey (footballer), Australian rules footballer
Arthur Harvey (disambiguation)
Aryana Harvey (born 1997), American women's soccer player
Bagenal Harvey (died 1798), United Irishmen commander
Ben Harvey (disambiguation), several people
Brian Harvey, musician
Bryan Harvey (musician), American musician
Catherine Harvey (later Caughey, 1923–2008), British Colossus computer operator at Bletchley Park during World War II
Charles Malcolm Barclay-Harvey (1890–1969), British politician and Governor of South Australia in 1944
Colin Harvey (born 1944), British soccer player and manager
Cynthia Harvey (born 1957), American ballet dancer, ballet mistress and educator
Cynthia Fierro Harvey, United Methodist Church bishop
David Harvey (born 1935), British-born Marxist geographer
David Harvey (footballer) (born 1948), British soccer player
Dee Harvey (1965–2012), American R&B singer
Domino Harvey (1969–2005), British-born model turned Los Angeles bounty hunter
Don Harvey (disambiguation), several people
Doug Harvey (ice hockey) (1924–1989), star player for the NHL's Montreal Canadiens
Doug Harvey (umpire) (1930–2018), American baseball umpire elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
Edward Harvey (1783–1865), British admiral
Eliab Harvey (1758–1830), Admiral in the Royal navy, captained HMS Temeraire at Trafalgar
Francis Harvey (1873–1916), British Marine awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously
Francis Harvey (poet) (1925–2014), poet and playwright
Francis J. Harvey (born 1943), American military administrator
Francis Harvey (died 1632), MP for Aldeburgh
Francis Harvey (MP for Colchester) (1534–1602), English politician
Francis Harvey (MP for Northampton) (1611–1703), English lawyer and politician
Frank Harvey (cricketer) (1864–1939), English sportsman
Frank Harvey (playwright) (1842–1903), English father of Australian screenwriter
Frank Harvey (priest) (1930–1986), Anglican Archdeacon of London
Frank Harvey (Australian screenwriter) (1885–1965), English-born actor, producer and writer
Frank Harvey (English screenwriter) (1912–1981), award-winning son of the above screenwriter
Fred Harvey (entrepreneur) (1835–1901), American developer of Harvey House restaurants
Fred Harvey (politician) (born 1942), Canadian politician

=G–L=

Gabriel Harvey (c. 1552 or 1553 – 1631), English writer
Geoff Harvey (1935–2019), Australian musician and television personality
George Harvey (died 1834), English mathematician
George Harvey (1806–1876), Scottish painter
George Brinton McClellan Harvey (1864–1928), American journalist, businessman, publisher, ambassador
George U. Harvey (1881–1946), Irish born politician in Queens, New York
Gerry Harvey (born 1939), Australian businessman, co-founder of the Harvey Norman chain stores
Graham Harvey (religious studies scholar) (born 1959), English scholar
Grant Harvey (born 1984), Canadian film director
Guy Harvey (born 1955), Jamaican marine wildlife artist and conservationist
Hayward A. Harvey (1824–1893), American engineer and inventor of Harvey armor
Harry Harvey Sr. (1901–1985), Actor
Henry Harvey (1743–1810), British admiral
Herk Harvey (1924–1996), American film director, actor, and film producer
Hunter Harvey (born 1994), American baseball player
Ian Harvey (rugby union) (1903–1966), New Zealand rugby union player
James B. Harvey
James Michael Harvey (born 1949), American Roman Catholic archbishop
Jane Harvey (writer) (1771–1848) British poet and novelist
Jeffrey Harvey (biologist) (born 1957), Canadian ecologist and journalist
Jeffrey A. Harvey (born 1955), American theoretical physicist
Joe Harvey (1918–1989), English footballer and manager
John Harvey (Royal Navy officer) (1740–1794), officer of the Royal Navy and captain of HMS Brunswick
John Harvey (announcer), American television presenter
John Anthony Harvey, British entrepreneur and logistician
Jonathan Harvey (composer) (1939–2012), British composer
Ken Harvey (baseball) (born 1978), American baseball player
Kyle Harvey (born 1993), American rapper known professionally as Kyle
Laning Harvey (1882–1942), Pennsylvania state senator
Laura Harvey (born 1980), English footballer and manager
Laurence Harvey (1928–1973), Lithuanian-born actor
Lawson Harvey (1856–1920), Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
Leslie Harvey, Scottish rock musician
Lilian Harvey (1906–1968), Anglo-German actress and singer
Liza Harvey, (born 1966), Australian politician
Louis P. Harvey (1820–1862), American politician and governor of Wisconsin
Luc Harvey (born 1964), Canadian politician

=M–Z=

Magali Harvey (born 1990), Canadian rugby player; daughter of Luc Harvey
Mandy Harvey (born 1988), deaf singer/songwriter
Marisa Harvey (born 1975), former Maltese footballer
Mark Harvey (arachnologist) (born 1958), Australian arachnologist
Martin Harvey (1941–2019), Northern Irish footballer
Matt Harvey (born 1989), major league baseball player
Merv Harvey (1918–1995), played one Test for Australia in January 1947 and captained Victoria five times
Michael Harvey (disambiguation), several people
Monique Harvey (1950–2001), Canadian painter
Nate Harvey (born 1996), American football player
Neil Harvey (born 1928), Australian cricketer
Nick Harvey (born 1961), British M.P.
Norm Harvey (1899–1941), American football player
Norman Harvey (1899–1942), English soldier
PJ Harvey (born 1969), British singer and songwriter
Pat Harvey (born 1955), American broadcast journalist
Paul Harvey (1918–2009), American radio broadcaster
Peter Harvey (baritone), (born 1958), English singer
Peter Harvey (writer), (1798–1877), American writer and known best friend of Daniel Webster
Ray Harvey (1926–2011), cricketer
Richard Harvey (born 1953), British composer and multi-instrumentalist
Robert Harvey (footballer) (born 1971), Australian rules footballer
Robert Harvey (musician), British musician
Ronald Harvey (cricketer) (born 1934), English cricketer
Steve Harvey (born 1956), American actor, entertainer and comedian
Thomas Harvey (disambiguation), several people
Tim Harvey (born 1961), British racing driver, winner of the BTCC in 1992 and media personality
Todd Harvey (born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player
Trice Harvey (1936–2017), American politician
Valérie Harvey, writer and sociologist
W. Brantley Harvey Jr. (1930–2018), American politician
W. Brantley Harvey Sr. (1893–1981), American politician
William Frederick James Harvey (1897–1972), British flying ace
William Harvey (1578–1657), British physician who first proved that blood flows in a circulatory system
William Henry Harvey (1811–1866), Irish botanist, author of Phycologia Britannica
Willie Harvey (footballer) (1929–2014), Scottish footballer
Willie Harvey Jr. (born 1996), American football player

Given name

Saint Hervé (Saint Harvey), 6th-century Breton saint
Harvey Allen (disambiguation), various people
Harvey J. Alter, American medical researcher, virologist, physician and Nobel Prize laureate
Harvey Ball, creator of the smiley face
Harvey Barnes (born 1997), English footballer
Harvey Bennett (disambiguation), various people
Harvey Brooks (disambiguation), various people
Harvey Brown (disambiguation), various people
Harvey Bullock (disambiguation), various people
Harvey Campbell (disambiguation), various people
Harvey Carignan, serial killer known as the Want-Ad Killer
Harvey Catchings, American basketball player
Harvey Cenaiko (born 1956), Canadian politician
Harvey Clark (disambiguation), various people
Harvey Cox, American theologian
Harvey Cushing, pioneer of neurosurgery
Harvey Davies (born 2003), English footballer
Harvey Eakin, NASCAR racing driver
Harvey Einbinder (1926–2013), American physicist and author
Harvey Elliott (born 2003), English footballer
Harvey J. Fields (1935–2014), American Reform rabbi
Harvey Fierstein, American actor and playwright
Harvey Fletcher, American physicist
Harvey Samuel Firestone (1868–1938), founder of the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
Harvey Fisher, Musician, actor, model
Harvey Freeman (disambiguation), various people
Harvey Gantt, American architect and Democratic politician
Harvey Glatman (1927–1959), American serial killer, rapist, kidnapper, and robber
Harvey Goldsmith, English performing arts promoter
Harvey Goldstein (1939–2020), statistician
Harvey Grant (born 1965), American basketball player
Harvey Hiller (1893–1956), American baseball player
Harvey Johnson (disambiguation), various people
Harvey Karten (1935–2024), American neuroscientist
Harvey Kaye (disambiguation), various people
Harvey Keitel, American film actor
Harvey Korman (1927–2008), American actor
Harvey Kurtzman, American comics creator and editor
Harvey Kuenn (1930–1988), American baseball player, coach and manager
Harvey Lewis (disambiguation), various people
Harvey Lisberg, British talent manager and impresario
Harvey M. Lifset (1916–2005), New York politician
Harvey Mandel, American guitarist
Harvey Martin, American football player
Harvey Mason, American jazz drummer
Harvey Mason Jr., seven-time Grammy Award-winning American songwriter
Harvey Milk, American politician
Harvey Miller (disambiguation), various people
Harvey Mudd (disambiguation), various people
Harvey Parker (disambiguation), various people
Harvey N. Paulson (1903–1993), American farmer and politician
Harvey Pekar (1939–2010), American comics writer
Harvey Penick, American golfer and coach
Harvey Pitt (1945–2023), American chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Harvey Postlethwaite, British engineer and Formula One technical director
Harvey Price (disambiguation), various people
Harvey Proctor (born 1947), British Conservative Member of Parliament
Harvey Sark (1907–1964), American football player
Harvey Scales (1940–2019), American R&B and soul singer-songwriter
Harvey Shapiro (disambiguation), various people
Harvey Smith (disambiguation), various people
Harvey Soning (born 1944), British property consultant and developer
Harvey G. Stenger, President of Binghamton University
Harvey Edwin Swennes (1899–1964), American newspaper editor, publisher, and politician
Harvey Washington Walter (1819–1878), American lawyer and railroad business executive
Harvey Weinstein, American film producer, co-founder of Miramax Films and The Weinstein Company, and convicted sex offender
Harvey Williams (disambiguation), various people
Harvey White (disambiguation), various people
Harvey Whitehill, American Frontier Sheriff
Harvey A. Wilder (1907–1968), American farmer and politician

In fiction

Harvey the {{convert|6|ft|3+1/2|in|cm|-1|adj=mid|-tall}} rabbit, appearing in:
Harvey, Mary Chase's 1944 play
Harvey, 1950 comedy-drama film based on the play
Harvey, 1996 remake of the 1944 film
Harvey Cheyne Jr., main character in the novel Captains Courageous
Harvey Dent, the DC comics supervillain Two-Face.
Most widely known for his appearance in The Dark Knight (film)
The titular character of Harvey Beaks
Harvey Kinkle, the love interest of Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Played by Nate Richert in Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series).
Played by Ross Lynch in the Netflix series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (TV series).
Harvey, from Thomas & Friends
Harvey Mckenzie from the Cartoon Network animated series Codename: Kids Next Door
Harvey Specter from the law drama series Suits
Harvey Birdman, the animated character appearing in:
Birdman and the Galaxy Trio
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law