Helm (surname)
Helm is an English occupational surname of Anglo-Saxon origin, which was given to a herdsman. It was first found in Surrey, England.[1] Notable people with this name include:
- Anne Helm (born 1938), Canadian actress
- Benjamin Hardin Helm (1831–1863), Kentucky politician, attorney, Confederate brigadier-general
- Bob Helm (1914–2003), American jazz clarinetist
- Boone Helm (1828–January 14, 1864), cannibal
- Brett Helm (born 1962), American entrepreneur
- Brigitte Helm (1908–1996), German actress
- Charles Helm (1844–1915), South African Christian missionary involved in negotiations that led to the Rudd Concession of 1888
- Christopher Helm (1937–2007), Scottish book publisher, notably of ornithology related titles, including the Helm Identification Guides
- Clementine Helm (1825-1896), German author of books for children and young people
- Darren Helm (born 1987), Canadian ice hockey player
- Dieter Helm, British economist, Professor of Energy Policy at Oxford University
- Everett Helm (1913–1999), American composer, musicologist and music critic
- Georg Helm (1851–1923), German mathematician
- George Helm (1950–1977), Native Hawaiian activist and musician
- Israel Helm (1630-1701/2), Swedish colonist and soldier in New Sweden in North America
- James Meredith Helm (1855–1927), American naval officer
- John Helm (commentator) (born 1942), British television sports commentator
- John L. Helm (1802–1867), governor of Kentucky
- June Helm (1924–2004), American anthropologist
- Karl Helm (1871–1960), German medievalist, Germanist and religious studies scholar
- Sir Knox Helm (1893–1964), British diplomat
- Leonard Helm (c.1720–1782), American soldier
- Levon Helm (1940–2012), American rock drummer
- MacKinley Helm (1896–1963), American writer and collector
- Michael Helm, Canadian novelist
- Nick Helm, British comedian
- Paul Helm, British theologian
- Peter Helm (born 1941), Canadian-American actor
- Rüdiger Helm (born 1956), East German sprint canoer
- W. Stuart Helm (1908–1986), Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Theodor Helm (1843–1920), musicologist
- Tom Helm (rugby), Scottish rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1900s and 1910s
- Zach Helm (born 1975), American writer and film director
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