Heath (name)

Heath is an Old English male given name, and surname, ^[1] meaning "someone who lived at, on, or by, a moor or heath". ^[2]

It may also refer to:

Surname

• Anthony Heath (born 1941), British sociologist
• Benjamin Heath (1704–1766), British scholar
• Billy Heath, English footballer
• Brandon Heath, American musician
• Charles Heath (1785-1848), English engraver
• Christopher Heath (disambiguation), multiple people
• Chris Heath, British writer
• Darren Heath (born 1968), motor sports photographer
• David Heath (born 1954), British politician
• David Heath (wrestler) (born 1969), American professional wrestler
• Don Heath (born 1944), English football (soccer) player
• Edward Heath (1916–2005), British politician
• Edward Heath (New Orleans), mayor of New Orleans from 1867 to 1868
• Edward Bayard Heath (1888–1931), American aircraft engineer
• Eric Heath (disambiguation), multiple people
• George M. Heath, American scientist
• The Heath Brothers, American musicians:
  • Jimmy Heath (born 1926)
  • Percy Heath (1923–2005)
  • Tootie Heath (born 1935)
• Hollis Heath, American playwright and actress
• Jeff Heath (1915–1975), Canadian baseball player
• James Heath (disambiguation), multiple people
• John Heath-Stubbs (1918–2006), English poet and translator
• Joseph Heath (born 1967), Canadian philosopher
• Josiah Marshall Heath (died 1851), English ornithologist, metallurgist and businessman
• Lewis Heath (1885–1954), British general
• Lilian Heath, American doctor
• Matt Heath (born 1981), English football (soccer) player
• Michael Heath (cartoonist) (born 1935), cartoonist
• Michael Heath (disambiguation), multiple people
• Mike Heath (born 1955), American baseball player
• Monroe Heath (1827–1894), American politician
• Neville Heath (1917–1946), British murderer
• Nicholas Heath (c. 1501–1578), archbishop of York and Lord Chancellor
• Nicholas Heath (director) (born 1959), British opera director
• Percy Heath, (1923–2005), jazz musician
• Robert Heath (1575–1649), Attorney General of England, and founder of North Carolina
• Rodney Heath (1884–1936), Australian tennis player
• Rodney Heath (American football)
• Russ Heath (born 1926), American artist
• Samantha Heath, British politician
• Stan Heath (born 1964), American basketball coach
• T. L. Heath, Sir Thomas Little Heath (1861–1940), British mathematician and historian of classical Greek mathematics
• Ted Heath (bandleader) (1902–1969), British musician
• Tobin Heath (born 1988), American football (soccer) player
• William Heath (1737–1814), American soldier and politician
• William Heath (artist) (1795–1840), British artist and caricaturist

Forename

• Heath Bell (born 1977), American baseball player
• Heath Black (born 1979), Australian rules footballer
• Heath Evans (born 1978), is an American football player
• Heath Herring Heath (born 1978), American martial artist
• Heath Ledger (1979–2008), Australian actor
• Heath MacQuarrie (1919–2002), Canadian politician, teacher, scholar, and writer
• Heath Miller (born 1982), American football player
• Heath Miller (born 1983), American pro wrestler
• Heath Ramsay (born 1981), Australian swimmer
• W. Heath Robinson (1872–1944), British cartoonist
• Heath Rylance (born 1972), American football player
• Heath Scotland (born 1980), Australian rules footballer
• Heath Shuler (born 1971), Washington Redskins quarterback and later Democratic Party Representative for North Carolina, United States
• Heath Streak (born 1974), Zimbabwean cricketer
• Heath Lamberts (1941–2005), Broadway actor

Stage name

• Heath (musician) (Hiroshi Morie, born 1968), Japanese musician, songwriter and member of the band X Japan

See also

• Heath (disambiguation)

References