Hill (surname)

Hill is a surname of English and Scottish origin, meaning "a person who lived on a hill". It is the 36th most common surname in England, the 18th common surname in Scotland, and the 37th most common surname in the United States.

Disambiguation pages

A

• Adin Hill (born 1996), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
• Agnes Leonard Hill (1842–1917), American journalist, author, poet, newspaper founder/publisher, evangelist, social reformer
• Alban Hill (died 1559), Welsh physician
• Alec Hill (1916–2008), Australian military historian and academic
• Alexandra Hill Tinoco, Salvadorian politician
• Alisa Hill (born 1965), American middle-distance runner
• Ally Hill (1934–2018), Scottish footballer
• A. P. Hill (Ambrose Powell Hill) (1825–1865), Confederate general in the American Civil War
• Andre Hill (died 2020), African-American man killed by police
• Anita Hill (born 1956), American lawyer, alleged victim of sexual harassment by Clarence Thomas
• Archibald Hill (A. V. Hill) (1886–1977), British Nobel laureate for Physiology or Medicine (1922)
• A. T. Hill (Asa Thomas Hill) (1871–1953), American businessman and archaeologist
• Aubrey Hill (1972–2020), American football coach
• Austin Bradford Hill (1897–1991), British epidemiologist and statistician

B

• Basil Alexander Hill (1880–1960), English rugby union international
• Benny Hill (1924–1992), British comedian and actor
• Bernard Hill (1944–2024), British actor
• Bert Hodge Hill (1874–1958), American archaeologist
• Bertie Hill (Albert Edwin Hill) (1926–2005), British equestrian, gold medallist at the 1956 Summer Olympics
• Bill Hill (baseball) (William Cicero "Bill" Hill, 1874–1938), American Major League Baseball pitcher
• Bill Hill (ice hockey) (1885-1969), Canadian ice hockey player
• B. J. Hill (American football) (born 1996), American football player
• Boyd Hill (1878–1908), American football and basketball coach
• Bradford Hill (born 1967), American politician (Massachusetts)
• Bradley Hill (footballer) (born 1993), Australian rules footballer
• Brandon Hill (American football) (born 2000), American football player
• Bronwyn Hill (born 1960), British civil servant
• Bunker Hill (musician) (stage name of David Walker, 1941–1986), American rhythm & blues and gospel singer.
• Byrd Hill, American slave trader (1800–1872)

C

• Calvin Hill (born 1947), American football player and sports executive, father of basketball player Grant Hill
• Carl Alexander Gibson-Hill (1911–1963), British physician, naturalist and museum curator
• Carl Fredrik Hill (1849–1911), Swedish painter
• Lady Charlotte Hill (1794–1821), daughter of Arthur Hill, 2nd Marquess of Downshire
• Lady Charlotte Augusta Hill (1815–1861), daughter of Arthur Hill, 3rd Marquess of Downshire and wife of Sir George Chetwynd, 3rd Baronet
• Carole Hill, American anthropologist and professor.
• Christopher Hill (historian) (John Edward Christopher Hill) (1912–2003), British historian and textbook author
• Christopher J. Hill (born 1948), British academic
• Christopher R. Hill (1952), American diplomat
• Cindy Hill (born 1948), American golfer
• Cliff Hill (1943–2021), British rugby league player
• Cowboy Hill (American football) (1899–1966), American football player

D

• Damon Hill (born 1960), British racing driver, Formula One World Champion (1996), son of Graham Hill
• Dan Hill (born 1954), Canadian Tenor singer/songwriter
• Dana Hill (1964–96), American actor and voice actor
• David Mark Hill (1960–2008), American spree killer
• Debra Hill (1950–2005) is an American film producer and screenwriter who is best known for producing various works of John Carpenter.
• Delano Hill (American football) (born 1995), American football player
• Delmas Carl Hill (1906–89), United States federal judge
• Dennis Hill (born 1929), English professional footballer
• Dewey L. Hill (1925–2023), American politician
• Douglas Hill (1935–2007), Canadian science fiction author, editor and reviewer
• Douglas Hill (musician) (born 1946), American composer, author and French horn soloist
• Drew Hill (1956–2011), American football wide receiver
• Dulé Hill (born 1975), American actor
• Dusty Hill (1949–2021), American musician associated with the band ZZ Top
• Dwayne Hill (born 1966), Canadian actor

E

• Ebenezer J. Hill (1845–1917), American politician (Connecticut)
• Eddie Hill (born 1936), American drag racer
• E.D. Hill (born 1962), American journalist and news anchor for CNN
• Eleanor J. Hill (born 1950), American attorney and public servant
• Eliza Trask Hill (1840–1908), American activist, journalist, philanthropist
• Ellsworth Jerome Hill (1833–1917), American minister and botanist
• Erica Hill (Erica Hill-Yount, born Erica Ruth Hill in 1976), American news presenter
• Ernestine Hill (1899–1972), Australian journalist, travel writer and novelist
• Eustace St Clair Hill (1873–1953), English priest, headmaster, and monk
• Evan Hill (1919–2010), American journalist and college professor

F

• Faith Hill (born 1967), American country singer
• Fanny Hill, fictional Woman of Pleasure created by the British novelist John Cleland

G

• Garrett Hill (born 1996), American baseball player
• Geoffrey Hill (1932–2016), English poet
• Georgiana Hill (1858–1924), British social historian and women's rights activist
• Gerry Hill (1913–2006), English cricketer
• Graham Hill (1929–1975), British Formula One double World Champion and the only winner of the "Triple Crown of Motorsport", father of Damon Hill
• Graham Hill (judge) (1938–2005), Judge of the Federal Court of Australia
• Graham Hill (academic) (active 1997–2005), Zimbabwean veterinary surgeon and academic
• Grant Hill (born 1972), American basketball player

H

• Hainer Hill (1913–2001), German scenic designer, costume designer, painter, graphic artist and theatre photographer
• Hank Hill, fictional character in the animated series King of the Hill
• Harold Hill, fictional character in The Music Man
• Helen Hill (1970–2007), American animation filmmaker and social activist
• Helena Hill (1875–1958), American suffragist
• Henry Hill (1943–2012), American organized crime figure
• Holton Hill (born 1997), American football player
• Howard Hill, American archer

I

• Ian Hill (born 1951), British musician associated with the band Judas Priest
• Ian Hill (diplomat) (active 1993 and after), New Zealand diplomat
• Irving Hill (1915–98), American lawyer and judge

J

• J. Hill (born James Hill), American music arranger and brass player
• J. Hill (novelist), pseudonym by Spanish writer J. Mallorquí.
• J. D. Hill (born 1948), American football wide receiver
• J. Lister Hill (1894–1984), American politician
• J. Richard Hill (1929–2017), British admiral
• J. Tomilson Hill (active 1973 and after), American businessman
• Jake Hill (born 1994), British racing driver
• Jamal Hill (American football) (born 2001), American football player
• Jemele Hill (born 1975), American sports journalist
• Jeremy Hill (baseball) (born 1977), American baseball player
• Jeremy Hill (American football) (born 1992), American football player
• Jess Hill (writer), Australian investigative reporter and author
• Jo Hill (Joanne Kay Hill, born 1973), Australian women's basketball player
• Joan Robinson Hill (1931–69), American horsewoman and socialite
• Johannes Hill (born 1988), German baritone
• Jonah Hill (Jonah Hill Feldstein, born 1983), American actor, filmmaker, and comedian
• Jonny Hill (rugby union) (born 1994), English professional rugby union player
• Josephine Hill (1899–1989), American movie actor
• Joyce Hill (1929–2021), American professional baseball player
• Julia Butterfly Hill (Julia Lorraine Hill, born 1974), American environmental activist and tax redirection advocate
• Justice Hill (born 1997), American football player

K

• Karl Hill (1831–1893), German baritone opera singer
• Karl Hill (musician) (born 1975), American musician
• Kasim Hill (born 1997), American football player
• Kerry Hill (1943–2018), Australian architect
• K. J. Hill (born 1997), American football player
• Kylin Hill (born 1998), American football player

L

• Lano Hill (born 1995), American football player
• Lauryn Hill (born 1975), American hip hop singer
• Lawrence Hill (born c. 1960), Canadian novelist and memoirist
• Lena Hill, American academic administrator
• Lester S. Hill (1891–1961), American mathematician and educator
• Lionel Hill (1881–1963), politician, Premier of South Australia 1930–1933
• Lovette Hill (1907–1989), American college baseball coach
• Lydia Cecilia Hill (1913–1940), British cabaret dancer

M

• Mabel Betsy Hill (1877 – ?), American illustrator and author of children's books
• Malcolm Hill (basketball) (born 1995), American player in the Israel League
• Marc Hill (born 1952), American Major League Baseball catcher
• Marc Lamont Hill (born 1978), American academic, journalist, author, activist and television personality
• Lord Marcus Hill (Marcus Sandys, 3rd Baron Sandys, 1798–1863), British politician
• Marquise Hill (1982–2007), American football defensive end
• Melanie Hill (born 1962), English actor
• Mervyn Hill (1902–1948), Welsh-born cricketer
• Micaiah John Muller Hill (1856–1929), British mathematician
• Mildred and Patty Hill, American writers of the song "Happy Birthday to You"
• Minnie Mossman Hill (1863–1946), American steamboat captain
• Miranda Hill (1836–1910), British social reformer
• Mitch Hill (active 2014), American college baseball coach
• Montero Hill (born 1999), American rapper known professionally as Lil Nas X

N

• Nancy Hill (born 1935), Australian basketball player
• Napoleon Hill (1883–1970), American author
• Ned C. Hill (born 1945), American business management professor
• Neil Hill, member of The Good Men Project
• Neil Hill, member of Australian band SPK (band)

O

• Octavia Hill (1838–1912), English social reformer
• Olivia Hill, American politician and engineer

P

• Perry Hill (baseball) (born 1952), American baseball coach
• Pete Hill (1882–1951), American outfielder and manager in baseball's Negro leagues
• Major Ployer Peter Hill (1894–1935), USAF pilot and namegiver to Hill Air Force Base

R

• Raewyn Hill (born 1972), New Zealand choreographer and dancer
• Ralph Hill (representative) (1827–99), American lawyer and politician
• Ralph Hill (music critic) (1900–50), British music critic
• Ralph Hill (runner) (1908–94), American middle-distance runner
• Ralph Nading Hill (1917–87), American writer and preservationist
• Ralyn M. Hill (1899–1977), American Medal of Honor recipient
• Reg Hill (Reginald Eric Hill, 1914–1999), English model maker and television producer
• Reginald Hill (1936–2012), British crime novelist
• Rhonda P. Hill (born 1956), American fashion industry analyst
• Rich Hill (baseball coach) (born c. 1962), American college baseball coach
• Rich Hill (pitcher) (born 1980), American baseball pitcher
• Rick Hill (Richard "Rick" Hill) (born 1946), American politician
• Rina Hill (Rina Bradshaw-Hill) (born 1969), Australian triathlete
• Rodney Hill (1921–2011), British applied mathematician
• Roland Hill (journalist) (1920–2014), German-born British journalist and biographer
• Rose Hill (actress) (1914–2003), British actress who starred in the sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!
• Rose Hill (athlete) (born 1956), British wheelchair athlete
• Ross Hill (died 2007), English BMX cyclist
• Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill (1772–1842), British Army general during the Napoleonic Wars
• Ruth W. Hill (1898-1995), American numismatist

S

• Sally Hill, New Zealand academic
• Sara B. Hill (1882-1963), American bookplate designer
• Sean Hill (ice hockey) (born 1970), American ice hockey player
• Sean Hill (American football) (born 1971), American football player
• Sharon A. Hill (born 1970), American science writer and speaker
• Shaun Hill (born 1980), American football player
• Shawn Hill (born 1981), Canadian baseball pitcher
• Sidney Hill, British merchant and philanthropist
• Sue Hill (born 1955), British healthcare scientist
• Susan Hill (born 1942), British author of fiction and non-fiction
• Sylvia Louise Hill, also known as Sylvia Williams (1936–1996), American museum director, curator, art historian, and scholar of African art.

T

• Terence Hill (born Mario Girotti, 1939), Italian actor
• Terry Hill (1972–2024), Australian rugby league player
• Theo Hill (born 1982), American jazz pianist
• Theodora Hill (born 1946), New Zealand Olympic gymnast
• Tiny Hill (rugby union) (1927–2019), New Zealand rugby union player
• Trey Hill (born 2000), American football player
• Trysten Hill (born 1998), American football player
• Tyler Hill (racing driver) (born 1994), American NASCAR driver
• Tyreek Hill (born 1994), American football player

V

• Vince Hill (Vincent Hill, 1934–2023), English traditional pop music singer, songwriter and record producer
• Vince Hill (American football) (born 1985), American football player
• Viola Hill (1892–after 1940), suffragist and musician
• Virgil Hill (born 1964), American boxer

W

• Will Hill (born 1990), American football player
• Willard Hill (born 1982), American rapper and songwriter

Z

• Zach Hill (born 1979), American multi-instrumentalist
• Zak Hill (born 1981), American football coach
• Zanzye H.A. Hill (1906–1935), American lawyer

See also

• Hill (disambiguation)
• Hills (disambiguation)
• Hull (surname)
• General Hill (disambiguation)
• Justice Hill (disambiguation)

External links

• Hill DNA Project

References

1. Hills (surname)
2. Hiller (surname)
3. Hillion (surname)
4. Dave Hill
5. B Hill
6. Surname
7. Jay Hill
8. Charles Hill
9. Grant Hill (disambiguation)
10. Betty Hill
11. Wether
12. J. J. Hill
13. Bobby Hill
14. Marianna Hill
15. Graham Hill (disambiguation)
16. Benjamin Hill
17. Philip Hill
18. Boomhauer
19. Hill (disambiguation)
20. Jon Hill