Hiram (name)

Hiram (Phoenician "benevolent brother", Hebrew חִירָם "high-born", Standard Hebrew Ḥiram, Tiberian Hebrew Ḥîrām) is a biblical given name referring to Phoenician kings.

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Hiram I, king of Tyrus, 980–947 BC
Hiram II, king of Tyrus (modern-day Tyre, Lebanon), 739–730 BC
Hiram Abiff, an appellation in Masonic myth applied to the "skillful man" whom Hiram the king of Tyre sent to make the furnishings of Solomon's temple. 966 BC
Hiram Abas (1932–1990), official in the National Intelligence Organization of Turkey
Hiram Abrams (1878–1926), American movie mogul and one of the first presidents of Paramount Pictures
Hiram G. Andrews (1876–1968), speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Hiram I. Bearss (1875–1938), Marine Corps officer and recipient of the Medal of Honor
Hiram Bell, several people with this name
Hiram Bennet (1826–1914), Congressional delegate from the Territory of Colorado and Colorado Secretary of State
Hiram Berdan (1824–1893), American engineer and Army officer, creator of the Berdan rifle
Hiram Berry (disambiguation), several people with this name
Hiram Bingham (disambiguation), several people with this name
Hiram Bithorn (1916–1951), first Puerto Rican Major League Baseball player
Hiram Blanchard (1820–1874), Canadian lawyer and politician, first premier of Nova Scotia
Hiram Boateng (born 1996), English association football player
Hiram Abiff Boaz (1866–1962), president of Polytechnic College from 1902 to 1911, and of Southern Methodist University from 1920 to 1922
Hiram Bocachica (born 1976), Puerto Rican baseball player
Hiram Bond (1838–1906), American lawyer and banker
Hiram N. Breed (1809–1893), American cordwainer and politician
Hiram J. Brendlinger (1824–1894), American politician and mayor of Denver
Hiram Bullock (1955–2008), American jazz musician
Hiram Burgos (born 1987), Puerto Rican baseball player
Hiram R. Burton (1841–1927), American physician and politician
Hiram Calvin (1841–1932), Canadian businessman and politician
Hiram Cancio (1920–2008), judge of the US District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
Hiram Caton (1936–2010), Australian professor of politics and history
Hiram Chittenden (1858–1917), American historian
Hiram Cleaver (1801–1877), American politician from Pennsylvania
Hiram Codd (1838–1887), English engineer and inventor
Hiram Cody, Canadian clergyman and novelist
Hiram Cronk (1800–1905), American soldier, last surviving veteran of the War of 1812 at the time of his death
Hiram Corson (1828–1911), American professor of literature
Hiram Cox (1760–1799), English diplomat, serving in Bangladesh and Burma
Hiram Davison (1894–1874), Canadian Air Force officer
Hiram Deats (1810–1887), American businessman
Hiram Edmund Deats (1870–1963), American philatelist
Hiram Denio (1799–1871), American lawyer and politician, Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
Hiram Drache (1924–2020), American writer on agriculture, and historian-in-residence at Concordia College, Minnesota
Hiram Edson (1806–1882), American pioneer of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, known for introducing the sanctuary doctrine to the church
Hiram Eugene (born 1980), American football player (safety)
Hiram Evans (disambiguation), several people with this name
Hiram Everest (1830–1913), American businessman and farmer
Hiram Fairchild (1845–1925), American politician and legislator
Hiram Leong Fong (born Yau Leong Fong; 1906–2004), first Asian-American to serve in the US Senate
Hiram Ford (1884–1969), US federal judge
H. Robert Fowler (born Hiram Robert Fowler; 1851–1926), US Representative from Illinois
Hiram Fuller (also known as: Hesham Ali Salem; born 1981), Libyan basketball player
Hiram Fuller (journalist) (1814–1880)
Hiram Gardner (1800–1874), American lawyer and politician
Hiram Gill (1866–1919), first US mayor to undergo a recall election
Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; 1822–1885), 18th President of the United States
Hiram Gray (1801–1890), American lawyer and politician
Hiram Griswold (1807–1881), American politician and lawyer from Ohio
Hiram Halle (1867–1944), American businessman
Hiram Hiller, Jr. (1867–1921), American physician, medical missionary, explorer, and ethnographer
Hiram Hulse (1868–1938), second Bishop of the Diocese of Cuba in The Episcopal Church
Hiram P. Hunt (1796–1865), American politician
Hiram Hunter (1874–1966), New Zealand politician and trade unionist
Hiram Hutchinson [1808–1869, American industrialist
Hiram Hyde (1817–1907), Canadian stagecoach operator and political figure in Nova Scotia
Hiram Imus, father of Hiram Imus, jr.
Hiram Imus, jr. (1804–1876), American politician
Hiram Johnson (1866–1945), American progressive and later isolationist politician and governor
Hiram Kahanawai (1835–1874), Hawaiian high chief and husband of Princess Poʻomaikelani
Hiram Keller (born Hiram Keller Undercofler, jr.; 1944–1997), American stage and film actor
Hiram Kennedy (1852–1913), American physician and politician
Hiram Kimball#Sarah Granger Kimball (died 1863), American Mormon pioneer
Hiram Knowles (1834–1911), US federal judge
Hiram Leavitt (1824–1901), early American settler, innkeeper, and judge, namesake of features such as ''Leavitt Peak, Leavitt Meadow, Leavitt Creek and Leavitt Lake
Hiram Lowry (1843–1924), Chinese educator and Methodist clergyman
Hiram Mather (1796–1868), American lawyer and politician
Hiram Maxim (1840–1916), English creator of the Maxim gun
Hiram E. McCallum (1899–1989), mayor of Toronto from 1948 to 1951
Hiram McCullough (1813–1885), US Congressman
Hiram Z. Mendow (1894-2001), Al Capone's lawyer during his trial
Hiram Messenger, several people with this name
Hiram Mier (born 1989), Mexican association football player
Hiram Frederick Moody, III, also known as Rick Moody, American author
Hiram Monserrate (born 1967), expelled member of the New York State Senate
Hiram N. Moulton (1818–1899), mayor of Madison, Wisconsin
Hiram Norton (ca. 1799–1875), merchant and political figure in Upper Canada
Hiram Page (1800–1852), American, early member of the Latter Day Saint movement
Hiram Paulding (1797–1878), American Navy officer
Hiram Powers (1805–1873), American sculptor
Hiram Pratt (1800–1840), mayor of Buffalo, New York
Hiram Price (1814–1901), American businessman
Hiram F. Reynolds (1854–1938), American minister and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene
Hiram Revels (1827–1901), first African-American to serve in the US Senate
Hiram Richmond (1810–1885), Pennsylvanian member of the US House of Representatives
Hiram Torres Rigual (1922–2006), Puerto Rican Superior Court judge
Hiram Runnels (1796–1857), American politician
Hiram Scofield (1830–1906), American lawyer and Union Army officer
Hiram Sherman (1908–1989), American actor
Hiram Sibley (1807–1888), American industrialist and philanthropist
Hiram Sinsabaugh (c. 1832–1892), American banker and Methodist Episcopal minister
Hiram Stevens (disambiguation), several people with this name
Hiland Stickney (born Hiram Stickney; 1867–1911), American football player (tackle) and football coach
Hiram Straight (1814–1897), American farmer and politician
Hiram Tua (born 1983), ring name of Puerto Rican wrestler Hiram Mulero
Hiram Tuttle (disambiguation), several people with this name
Hiram A. Unruh (1845–1916), American soldier and politician
Hiram Walbridge (1821–1870), American politician
Hiram Walden (1800–1880), American politician
Hiram Walker (1816–1899), American grocer and distiller, and the eponym of the famous distillery in Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Hiram Ward (1923–2002), US federal judge
Hiram Widener, jr. (1923–2007), US federal judge
Hiram Wilkinson (disambiguation), several people with this name
Hank Williams (born Hiram King Williams; 1923–1953), American country music singer
Hiram D. Williams (1917–2003), American painter and professor of art
Hiram Wilson (1803–1864), American anti-slavery abolitionist
Hiram V. Willson (1808–1866), US federal judge
Hiram A. Wright (1823–1855), American educator and politician
Hiram Young (c. 1812–1882), African-American wagon manufacturer and entrepreneur

Fictional people[edit]

Hiram Abiff, a character in Masonic lore
Hiram Burrows, a character from the game Dishonored
Lieutenant Hiram Coffey, a character in the movie The Abyss
Hiram Flagston, a character in the comic Hi and Lois by Greg and Brian Walker
Hiram Grewgious, a character in the novel The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens
Hiram Gummer, the anti-hero of Tremors 4: The Legend Begins
Hiram "Brains" Hackenbacker, aka Brains in Thunderbirds
Hiram Hillburn, the fictional friend of Emmett Till in the young adult novel Mississippi Trial, 1955
Hiram Holliday, A character created by Paul Gallico in an eponymous novel and television series
Hiram Lodge, a fictional character in Archie Comics
Hiram McDaniels, a character in Welcome to Night Vale
Hiram Patterson, a media mogul in the science fiction novel The Light of Other Days by Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter
Sebastian Hiram Shaw, a supervillain by Marvel Comics
Hiram Walker, superhuman protagonist in the novel The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Hiram Wolfe the adoptive grandfather wolf of Heffer Wolfe from Rocko's Modern Life
Hiram Worchester, a character from the book series Wild Cards

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Hyrum Smith, several people with this name
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