Hume

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Hume (Home is an older variant spelling of Hume, still used for the senior branches of the family) is a surname that originated in the South East of Scotland, of which the senior representatives are the Earls of Home. The name can refer to several people and places:

Contents 1 People 1.1 In fiction 2 Places 3 Other

[edit] People

• Sir Alec Douglas-Home (July 2, 1903 – October 9, 1995), British Prime Minister
• Allan Octavian Hume (1829-1912), British administrator in India
• Andrew Hamilton Hume (1762-1849), Australian superintendent of convicts and farmer
• Andrew Hume, Australian convict and leader of final failed attempted to rescue Leichhardt's expedition
• Basil Cardinal Hume, former Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster
• Brit Hume, journalist best known for his work on Fox News
• David Hume (1711-1776), 18th-century Scottish philosopher
• David Hume of Godscroft, 17th-century Scottish historian
• David Hume (explorer), Southern African explorer
• Gary Hume, British artist
• Hamilton Hume (1797-1873), Australian explorer
• Iain Hume, Canadian footballer
• Jim Hume, Scottish politician
• John Hume, Northern Irish politician
• Joseph Hume (b. January 22, 1777), British political reformer during the Age of Enlightenment
• Martin Andrew Sharp Hume (1847-1910), English historian, born Martin Sharp (journalist)
• Sir Patrick Hume or Home (1641-1724), Scottish statesman
• Peter Hume (politician), Canadian politician
• R. E. Hume, author and indologist
• Rob Hume, English ornithological writer
• Tobias Hume (possibly 1569 - April 16, 1645), English composer, viola player and soldier

[edit] In fiction

• Hume (see Races of Final Fantasy), the name of the Human race in the computer role playing game series Final Fantasy
• Desmond Hume, a fictional character on the television series Lost
• Nick Hume, the protagonist of Death Sentence (film)

[edit] Places

Scotland

• Hume Castle, the historic 13th century eponymous fortress of the Home/Hume family in Berwickshire, Scotland

Australia

• Hume, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra
• the City of Hume, a municipality in northern Melbourne
• Division of Hume, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, in New South Wales
• the Greater Hume Shire Council, a municipality in rural New South Wales
• any of several prominent landmarks named after Hamilton Hume:
  • the Hume Highway, the main road between Melbourne and Sydney
  • Lake Hume, a large artificial lake and the associated Hume Dam

United States

• Hume, Illinois, in Edgar County
• Hume, New York
• Hume, Virginia
• Hume Township, Whiteside County, Illinois
• Hume Township, Michigan

[edit] Other

• Hume (soil), a type of soil
• Hume (language) (Higher-order Unified Meta-Environment), a computer programming language