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Hewitt (name)

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Hewitt is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

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In science and technology

  • Carl Hewitt, American scientist
  • Charles Gordon Hewitt (1885–1920), Canadian entomologist
  • Edwin Hewitt (1920–1999), mathematician
  • John Hewitt (1880–1961), British and South African herpetologist and museum curator
  • Paul G. Hewitt (born 1930), scientist
  • Peter Cooper Hewitt (1861–1921), American electrical engineer and inventor of the first mercury-vapor lamp
  • Soldiers

  • Dennis George Wyldbore Hewitt (1897–1917), First World War Victoria Cross recipient
  • Henry Kent Hewitt (1887–1972), US Navy admiral
  • Joe Hewitt (RAAF officer) (1901–1985), Royal Australian Air Force air vice marshal
  • Politicians

  • Abram Hewitt (1822–1903), American politician, lawyer and iron manufacturer
  • Charles J. Hewitt (1867–1940), New York politician
  • James Hewitt, 1st Viscount Lifford (1712–1789), Irish lawyer and judge, and Lord Chancellor of Ireland
  • Patricia Hewitt (born 1948), UK politician
  • Sharon Hewitt (born 1958), member of the Louisiana State Senate
  • In film and television

  • Andrew Hewitt (born 1976), British composer for film and television
  • Bec Hewitt (born Rebecca Cartwright in 1983), Australian actress and singer
  • Don Hewitt (1922–2009), American television producer best known for creating 60 Minutes
  • Henry Hewitt (1885–1968), British actor
  • Jennifer Love Hewitt (born 1979), American actress
  • In radio and journalism

  • Foster Hewitt (1902–1985), Canadian radio pioneer
  • Gavin Hewitt (born 1951), BBC journalist
  • Hugh Hewitt (born 1956), American radio talk show host
  • W. A. Hewitt (1875–1966), Canadian sports journalist and sportsman; father of Foster Hewitt
  • In music

  • Angela Hewitt (born 1958), Canadian pianist
  • Emma Hewitt, Australian singer-songwriter and Trance vocalist
  • Steve Hewitt (born 1971), former drummer for the British band Placebo
  • Andrew Hewitt (born 1976), British composer
  • Stevens Hewitt (1924-2017), former oboist, Philadelphia Orchestra and author of five method books for oboe
  • In sports

  • Andrea Hewitt (born 1982), New Zealand professional triathlete
  • Bill Hewitt (American football) (1909–1947), Hall of Fame National Football League player
  • Bob Hewitt (born 1940), Australian retired tennis player
  • Elliott Hewitt (born 1994), Welsh footballer
  • Glynn Hewitt (born 1953), Australian former Australian rules footballer
  • Jamie Hewitt (footballer) (born 1968) English former footballer
  • John Hewitt (footballer) (born 1963), Scottish footballer
  • Lauren Hewitt (born 1978), Australian sprinter
  • Lleyton Hewitt (born 1981), Australian tennis player
  • Norm Hewitt (born 1968), New Zealand former rugby union player
  • Paul Hewitt (born 1963), American college basketball coach
  • Ron Hewitt (1928–2001), Welsh international football player
  • Other

  • James Hewitt (born 1958), lover of Diana, Princess of Wales
  • Joanna Hewitt (born 1949), former senior Australian public servant
  • John Hewitt (disambiguation), various people
  • Lenox Hewitt (born 1917), former senior Australian public servant
  • Marvin Hewitt, American impostor
  • Robert Hewitt, Jr., numismatist
  • Given name

  • Hewitt Bostock (1864–1930), Canadian publisher, businessman and politician
  • Hewitt Bouanchaud (1887-1950), Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
  • Hewitt Crane (1927–2008), American engineer
  • Fictional characters

  • Christine Hewitt, on the soap opera EastEnders
  • References

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