Hart (surname)

Hart is an English, German, Dutch, Jewish (Ashkenazic), French and Irish surname. Notable people and characters with the surname Hart include:

A

Aaron Hart (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Alan Hart (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Albert Bushnell Hart (1854–1943), American historian
Alden Hart (1860–1947), American businessman and politician
Alfred A. Hart (1816–1908), American photographer
Alfred S. Hart (1904–1979), American businessman and banker born as Alfred Harskovitz
Allie Carroll Hart (1913–2003), director of the Georgia Department of Archives and History
Alvin Youngblood Hart (born 1963), American musician
Andro Hart (died 1621), English printer
Angie Hart (born 1972), Australian pop singer
Ann Weaver Hart (born 1948), Temple University president
Armando Hart (1930–2017), Cuban politician
Augustus L. Hart (1849–1901), California attorney general

B

Basil Liddell Hart (1895–1970), English military historian and strategic theorist
Benjamin Hart (disambiguation)
Beth Hart (born 1972), American singer
Betsy Hart (born c. 1963), American columnist and conservative commentator
Bo Hart (born 1976), American baseball player
Bobbi Jo Hart (born 1966), Canadian documentary filmmaker
Bret Hart (born 1957), Canadian professional wrestler
Brian Hart (1936–2014), British auto racer and engineer, founder of former Formula One engine manufacturer Brian Hart Ltd.
Brooke Hart (1911–1933), kidnapping and murder victim whose murderers were killed in the last public lynching in California
Bruce Hart (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name

C

Cam Hart (born 2000), American football player
Carey Hart (born 1975), American motorcycle rider
Carter Hart (born 1998), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
Cecil Hart (1883–1940), Canadian hockey coach
Celia Hart (1963–2008), Cuban physicist and writer
Charles Hart (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Christine Hart (born 1950), Canadian politician
Christopher Hart (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Clay Hart (1936–2022), American country music singer
Clyde Hart (born 1935), American athletic coach
Corey Hart (baseball) (born 1982), American baseball player
Corey Hart (singer) (born 1962), Canadian musician
Creighton C. Hart (1906–1993), American philatelist

D

D. G. Hart (born circa 1950s), American religious and social historian
Danny Hart (footballer) (born 1989), English footballer
Daniel Hart (disambiguation)
David Hart (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Dean Hart (1954–1990), Canadian professional wrestler
Denis Hart (born 1941), Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne, Australia
Devonte Jordan Hart, victim of the Hart family murders
Diana Hart (born 1963), member of the Hart family of Canadian wrestlers
Dolores Hart (born 1938), American actress and Catholic nun
Doris Hart (1925–2015), American tennis player
Dorothy Hart (1922–2004), American actress
Doug Hart (1939–2020), American football player
Dru Hart (born 1948), American model and Playboy Playmate

E

Edward Hart (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Edwina Hart (born 1957), British politician
Elizabeth Hart (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Emerson Hart (born 1969), American songwriter, vocalist, guitarist, and producer
Emily Hart (born 1986), American actress
Ephraim Hart (1747–1825), American merchant
Ephraim Hart (NY politician) (1774–1839), American State Senator and Canal Commissioner
Ernest Hart (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Esther Hart (born 1970), Dutch singer
Eugene Hart (born 1951), American boxer
Eva Hart (1905–1996), British survivor of the Titanic disaster
Evelyn Hart (born 1956), Canadian ballet dancer
Ezekiel Hart (1770–1843), Jewish-Canadian politician
Ezekiel B. Hart (c. 1795–1814), American naval officer

F

Francis Dudley Hart (1909–2004), British physician
Francis Russell Hart, after whom the Francis Russell Hart Nautical Museum is named
Frederick Hart (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Fritz Hart (1874–1949), English-born Australian composer

G

Gaétan Hart (born 1953), Canadian boxer
Gary Hart (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Gene Hart (1931–1999), American sports announcer
George Hart (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Giles Hart (1949–2005), British engineer and trade union activist
Gina Hart, British comics artist
Gordon Hart, Australian rugby league footballer
Gordon L. S. Hart (1924–2010), Canadian politician and judge
Graeme Hart (born 1955), New Zealand businessman
Grant Hart (1961–2017), American punk rock musician, member of Hüsker Dü

H

H. L. A. Hart (1907–1992), British legal philosopher
Hallie Hart, American-born artist and filmmaker based in London.
Hannah Hart (born 1986), American comedian and internet personality
Hannah Jean Hart, victim of the Hart family murders
Harold Hart (born 1952), American football player
Harry Hart (disambiguation)
Hattie Hart, American blues singer and songwriter
Hendrik Hart (1935–2021), Dutch-Canadian philosopher
Henry Hart (disambiguation)
Herbert Hart (cricketer) (1859–1895), British cricketer
Holly Joan Hart (born 1976), Playboy playmate
Horace Hart (1840–1916), English printer and biographer
Horace Hart (footballer) (1894–1975), English footballer
Howard Hart (1940–2017), American CIA officer
Hunter Hart (1897–?), Scottish footballer

I

Ian Hart (born 1964), English actor
Isaiah Hart (1792–1861), American planter, founder of Jacksonville, Florida

J

James Hart (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Jane Hart (artist) (born 1958), American curator
Jane Briggs Hart (1921–2015), American aviator and activist
Janice Hart (born 1955), American political candidate
Jason Hart (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Jeff Hart (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Jeffrey Hart (1930–2019), American cultural critic, professor emeritus of English at Dartmouth College
Jeffrey A. Hart (born 1947), professor of Political Science at Indiana University Bloomington
Jenifer Hart, English academic and civil servant
Jennifer Jean "Jen" Hart, perpetrator of the Hart family murders
Jeremiah Hart, victim of the Hart family murders
Joe Hart (born 1987), English football goalkeeper
Joel Tanner Hart (1810–1877), American sculptor
John Hart (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Johnny Hart (1931–2007), American cartoonist, creator of "B.C." comic strip
Jordan Hart (born 1995), Welsh badminton player
Joseph Hart (1712–1768), Calvinist hymn-writer
Joseph C. Hart (1798–1855), American writer
Joseph Hart (disambiguation)
Josh Hart (born 1995), American basketball player
Josh Hart (racer) (born 1983), American drag racer
Judith Hart (1924–1991), British politician
Judson G. Hart (1842–1913), American politician
Julia Hart (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Julian Hart (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
- Julian Tudor Hart (1927–2018), British doctor and author
Julie Hart (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name

K

Keith Hart (anthropologist), British social anthropologist, teacher at Cambridge University
Keith Hart (wrestler) (born 1951), Canadian professional wrestler
Kendall Hart, character on the soap opera All My Children
Kevin Hart (disambiguation), several people
Kimberly Hart, character in the Power Rangers universe
Kimberly Hart-Simpson (born 1987), Welsh actress and businesswoman
Kitty Carlisle Hart (1910–2007), American singer and actress
Kyle Hart (born 1992), American professional baseball player

L

Larry Hart (disambiguation), several people
Lawrence Hart (poet) (1901–1996), American poet
Lenny Hart (1919–1975), American drummer
Leon Hart (1928–2002), American football player
Leslie Rupert Hart (1909–2002), South Australian sheep breeder and politician
Lorenz Hart (1895–1943), American Broadway musical librettist
Louis F. Hart (1862–1929), governor of Washington (U.S. state)
Luke E. Hart (1880–1964), American, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus

M

Maarten 't Hart (born 1944), Dutch biologist and novelist
Magnus Hart (born 1996), Chinese-Norwegian footballer
Mamrie Hart (born 1983), American comedian and internet personality
Mark Hart (born 1953), American musician
Markis Hart, victim of the Hart family murders
Marvin Hart (1876–1931), American boxer
Mary Hart (disambiguation)
Matthew Hart (born 1972), New Zealand cricketer
Maya Hart, fictional character on Girl Meets World
Megan Marie Hart (born 1983), American operatic soprano
Melissa Hart (actress), American actress and singer
Melissa Hart (politician) (born 1962), American politician
Melissa Joan Hart (born 1976), American actress
Merwin K. Hart (1881–1962), American lawyer, businessman, and politician
Michael Hart (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Mickey Hart (born 1943), American percussionist and musicologist
Miranda Hart (born 1972), British actress, writer, and stand-up comic
Missy Hart, fictional character in the movie Nine to Five
Moss Hart (1904–1961), American playwright

N

Nancy Hart (1735–1830), American Revolutionary figure

O

Oliver Hart (disambiguation)
Ossian B. Hart (1821–1874), Florida governor
Owen Hart (1965–1999), Canadian professional wrestler

P

Patrick G. Hart (born 1965), British TV host and recording artist
Patrick H. Hart (1915–1942), US naval officer
Paul Hart (born 1953), English football player and manager
Pearl Hart (1871–1956), Canadian-American cowgirl and bandit
Penny Hart (born 1996), American football player
Peter Hart (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Philip Hart (disambiguation), several people
Pro Hart (1928–2006) (Kevin Charles Hart), Australian painter

R

Sir Raymund Hart (1899–1960), British air marshal
Reginald Clare Hart (1848–1931), British general of Irish birth
Richard Hart (disambiguation)
Robert Hart (disambiguation)
Roger Hart, environmental psychology professor
Ronald Hart (born 1961), New Zealand cricketer
Rose Hart (born 1942), Ghanaian track and field athlete
Roswell Hart (1824–1883), US representative from New York
Roxanne Hart (born 1952), American actress
Royce Hart (born 1948), Australian football player

S

Samuel Hart (disambiguation)
Sarah Margaret Hart (née Gengler), perpetrator of the Hart family murders
Shaun Hart (born 1971), Australian footballer
Sierra (legally "Ciera") Maija Hart, victim of the Hart family murders
Smith Hart (1948–2017), Canadian wrestler
Solomon Alexander Hart (1806–1881), British painter
Stan Hart (1928–2017), American comedy writer
Stanley R. Hart, American scientist (see Steinhart-Hart equation)
Stephen Hart (disambiguation)
Steve Hart (1859–1880), member of the Kelly Gang
Stu Hart (1915–2003), Canadian wrestler; patriarch of the Hart wrestling family
Su Hart, British musician

T

Tanja Hart (born 1974), German volleyball player
Teddy Hart (born 1980), Canadian professional wrestler
Terry Hart (born 1946), American astronaut
Theodore Hart (1816–1887), Canadian businessman
Thomas Hart (disambiguation), several people
Tim Hart (1948–2009), English folk singer
Tony Hart (1925–2009), British artist and television presenter
Truman Hart (1784–1838), New York politician

V

Veronica Hart (born 1956), American erotic actress and porn director
Vivien Hart (1938–2009), political scientist and constitutional law expert

W

Wes Hart (born 1977), American soccer player
Wilbert Hart (born 1947), American soul singer, songwriter, member of The Delfonics
William Hart (disambiguation), several people
William S. Hart (1864–1946), American silent film actor

Deceased or presumed so

Died by 1880

Charles Hart (17th-century actor) (1625–1683), British actor
John Hart (Governor of Maryland) (died 1740), governor of Maryland and the Leeward Islands
Joseph Hart (1712–1768), British religious leader and musician
John Hart (soldier) (1706–1777), American colonel
John De Hart (1727–1795), American jurist & politician
Ezekiel B. Hart (c. 1795–1814), American naval officer
Nancy Hart (c. 1735–1830), American activist
Ezekiel Hart (1770–1843), Canadian entrepreneur and politician
Joseph C. Hart (1798–1855), American writer
Isaiah Hart (1792–1861), American land entrepreneur
John E. Hart (c. 1820–1863), American sailor
John Hart, senior (1809–1873), Australian politician
Ossian B. Hart (1821–1874), American politician
Joel Tanner Hart (1810–1877), American sculptor
John Seely Hart (1810–1877), American author and educator

Presumably died late 19th or early 20th century

Jim Hart (manager) (born 1855), American baseball manager
Charles Burdett Hart (fl. c. 1900), American diplomat
Harry Hart (mathematician) (fl. 1875), inventor of Hart's inversors

Died 1880–1939

Robert Hart (politician) (1814–1894), New Zealand politician
Ernest Abraham Hart (1835–1898), British physician & journalist
James McDougal Hart (1828–1901), Scottish-American painter
Augustus L. Hart (1849–1901), American jurist & politician
Alfred A. Hart (1816–1908), American photographer
Sir Robert Hart, 1st Baronet (1835–1911), Irish-born diplomat
Horace Hart (1840–1916), British printer & biographer
Charles Henry Hart (1847–1918), American author
Charles Hart (vaudeville) (fl. c. 1910), American musician
Reginald Clare Hart (1848–1931), Irish military officer
Marvin Hart (1876–1931), American boxer
Brooke Hart (1911–1933), American crime victim
Charles H. Hart (1836–1934), American religious leader
Charles Walter Hart (1872–1937), American tractor entrepreneur
Bob Hart (umpire) (1880–1937), American baseball official
Bobby Hart (songwriter) (born 1939), American songwriter

Died 1940–1989

Cecil Hart (1883–1940), Canadian hockey coach
Patrick H. Hart (1915–1942), American naval officer
Albert Bushnell Hart (1854–1943), American historian
Lorenz Hart (1895–1943), American lyricist
William S. Hart (1864–1946), American silent film actor, screenwriter, director and producer
Fritz Hart (1874–1949), English-born Australian composer
Michael J. Hart (1877–1951), American politician from Michigan
Richard Hart (actor) (1915–1951), American actor
Richard Two-Gun Hart (1892–1952), a.k.a. James Vincenzo Capone, American law-enforcement officer & criminal-family member
Ernie Hart (footballer, born 1902) (1902–1954), British footballer
Pearl Hart (1871–1956), American bandit & journalist
John Hart (premier) (1879–1957), Canadian politician
Moss Hart (1904–1961), American playwright
Luke E. Hart (1880–1964), American religious leader & activist
Basil Liddell Hart (1895–1970), British soldier & historian
Lenny Hart (1918/19–1974), American drummer
Philip Hart (1912–1976), American politician
Ernie Hart (1910–1985), American writer and artist

Died since 1990

Dean Hart (1954–1990), Canadian wrestler
Judith Hart (1924–1991), British politician
Charles E. Hart (1900–1991), American soldier
H. L. A. Hart (1907–1992), British jurist
Bob Hart (1900–1993), a.k.a. Al Trace, American musician
Gene Hart (1931–1999), American journalist
Frederick Hart (sculptor) (1943–1999), American sculptor
Owen Hart (1965–1999), Canadian wrestler
Robert Hart (horticulturist) (1913–2000), British gardener
Leon Hart (1928–2002), American football player
Stu Hart (1915–2003), Canadian wrestler, wrestling promoter, and wrestling trainer; patriarch of the Hart wrestling family
Dorothy Hart (1922–2004), American actress
Giles Hart (1949–2005), British engineer and trade union activist
Bruce Hart (songwriter) (1938–2006), American songwriter and screenwriter
Pro Hart (1928–2006), a.k.a. Kevin Charles Hart, Australian painter
Kitty Carlisle Hart (1910–2007), American singer and actress
Johnny Hart (1931–2007), American cartoonist
Gary Hart (wrestler) (1942–2008), American wrestler & manager
Dick Hart (golfer) (1935–2013), American professional golfer
Smith Hart (1948–2017), Canadian wrestler

Presumably died in the 20th century

Edward Hart (soccer) (1903–1974), American player

Died in the 21st century

All members of the family of Jennifer and Sarah Hart (themselves and adopted children Abigail, Ciera, Devonte, Hannah, Jeremaiah, and Markis) in the Hart family murders.

Living or presumed so

Decade of birth unknown

David Hart (American football) (fl. 1960s), American football player and coach
Michael Hart (rower) (fl. 1970s), British rower
Rick Hart (fl. late 20th century), Australian entrepreneur & business manager
George A. Hart (fl. late 20th century), American physicist
Howard Hart (fl. late 20th century), American security officer
Hendrik Hart (fl. late 20th century), Dutch-born academic
Julian Tudor Hart (fl. late 20th century), British physician and author
Janice Hart (fl. 1980s), American activist
Alan Hart (television executive) (fl. 1980s), British television executive
Richard Hart (journalist) (fl. 1980s), American
Bob Hart (bassist) (fl. 1990s), American
Mike Hart (poker player) (fl. c. 1990), poker player
Ann Weaver Hart (fl. c. 2000), American academic
David Ananda Hart (fl. c. 2000), British religious leader
David Bentley Hart (fl. c. 2000), American religious leader
Gina Hart (fl. c. 2000), British comics artist
James Hart (police commissioner) (fl. c. 2000), British
John Hart (fl. 2000s), aka James L. Hart, American activist

Born before 1940

John Hart (actor) (1917–2009), American actor
Jane Briggs Hart (1921–2015), American aviator and wife of U.S. Senator Philip Hart
Doris Hart (1925–2015), American tennis player
Freddie Hart (musician) (1926–2018), American musician
Johnny Hart (English footballer) (1928–2018), British, also manager
Armando Hart (1930–2017), Cuban politician
Jeffrey Hart (1930–2019), American writer & academic
John Hart (journalist) (born 1932), American journalist
Michael H. Hart (born 1932), American physicist and author
Valerie Hart (1933–2021), indigenous politician and leader of the Rupununi Uprising
Clyde Hart (born c. 1935), American athletic coach
Brian Hart (1936–2014), British racer, engineer, & entrepreneur
Gary Hart (born 1936), American politician—Colorado
Dolores Hart (born 1938), American actress & religious leader

Born 1940s

Denis Hart (born 1941), Australian religious leader
Jim Ray Hart (1941–2016), American baseball player
Clay Hart (1942–2022), American singer
Gary K. Hart (1943–2022), American politician in California
Keith Hart (anthropologist) (born 1943), British academic
Mickey Hart (born 1943), American musician
Maarten 't Hart (born 1944), Dutch biologist and novelist
David Hart (UK political activist) (1944–2011), British writer & activist
Jim Hart (American football) (born 1944), American football player
Jimmy Hart (born 1944), American wrestling business manager & musician
Oliver Hart (born c. 1940s), British economist & academic
Peter E. Hart (born c. 1940s), American computer scientist & entrepreneur
George L. Hart (born c. 1945), American linguist & academic
Michael S. Hart (1947–2011), American activist & programmer
Dru Hart (born 1948), American model
Royce Hart (born 1948), Australian football player
John Hart (baseball) (born 1948), American baseball manager
Eddie Hart (athlete) (born 1949), American athlete

Born 1950s

Roger Hart (born c. 1950), American psychologist & academic
Mary Hart (TV personality) (born 1950), American journalist
Bruce Hart (wrestler) (born 1950), Canadian wrestler
Christine Hart (born 1950), Canadian politician
Eugene Hart (born 1951), American boxer
Keith Hart (wrestler) (born 1951), Canadian wrestler
Mike Hart (switch hitter) (born 1951), American baseball player
Roxanne Hart (born 1952), American actress
Gaétan Hart (born 1953), Canadian boxer
Jeff Hart (American football) (born 1953), American football player
Mark Hart (born 1953), American musician
Paul Hart (born 1953), English football player and manager
Kevin Hart (born 1954), Australian writer
Richard Hart (jazz guitarist) (born 1955), American jazz guitarist, composer, arranger
John Hart (rugby coach) (born c. 1950s), New Zealander
Jim Hart (British Columbia politician) (born 1955), Canadian politician
David Hart (puppeteer) (born c.1955), American actor & puppeteer
Graeme Hart (born 1955), New Zealand business manager & entrepreneur
David Hart (actor) (born 1954), American actor
Evelyn Hart (born 1956), Canadian dancer
George W. Hart (born c. 1956), American academic, programmer, & sculptor
Michael Hart (Oxford) (born 1956), British academic
Bret Hart (born 1957), Canadian professional wrestler
Edwina Hart (born 1957), British politician
Mike Hart (left-handed hitter) (born 1958), American baseball player
Robert Hart (musician) (born 1958), British musician

Born 1960s

James V. Hart (born 1960), American screenwriter
John P. Hart (born 1960), American activist
Michael Hardt (born 1960), American critic, philosopher, & academic
Christopher Hart (actor) (born 1961), Canadian actor
Ronald Hart (born 1961), New Zealand cricketer
Grant Hart (born 1961), American musician
Charles Hart (lyricist) (born 1962), British musician
Corey Hart (born 1962), Canadian musician
Melissa Hart (born 1962), American politician
Alvin Youngblood Hart (born 1963), American musician
Diana Hart (born 1963), Canadian wrestling family member
David Hart (footballer) (born 1964), Australian football player
Ian Hart (born 1964), English actor
Christopher Hart (novelist) (born 1965), British novelist
John Hart (author) (born 1965), American novelist
Betsy Hart (born c. 1965), American journalist
Richard Hart (curler) (born 1968), Canadian curler
Emerson Hart (born 1969), American musician & producer

Born 1970s

Esther Hart (born 1970), Dutch singer
Peter Hart (historian) (born c. 1970), Canadian historian
Angie Hart (born 1972), Australian singer
Beth Hart (born 1972), American singer
Miranda Hart (born 1972), British actress & writer
Matthew Hart (born 1972), New Zealand cricketer
Robbie Hart (cricketer) (born 1974), New Zealand player
Ben Hart (Australian footballer) (born 1974), Australian footballer
Carey Hart (born 1975), American driver & entrepreneur
Bo Hart (born 1976), American baseball player
Gary Hart (footballer) (born 1976), British footballer
Holly Joan Hart (born 1976), American model
Melissa Joan Hart (born 1976), American actress
Jason Hart (basketball) (born 1978), American basketball player
Richie Hart (born 1978), Scottish footballer
James Stephen Hart (born 1979), American singer

Born since 1980

Michael Hart (footballer) (born 1980), Scottish football (soccer) player
Corey Hart (baseball) (born 1982), American player
John Hart (rugby union, born 1982) (born 1982), British rugby player
Emily Hart (born 1986), American actress
Mike Hart (American football) (born 1986), American football player
Joe Hart (born 1987), British football player

Fictional characters

Captain John Hart, character on Torchwood
Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, protagonists of American TV series Hart to Hart
Kendall Hart, on the soap opera All My Children
Kimberly Ann "Kim" Hart, in the Power Rangers universe
The Hart Family, central characters on Reba
Franklin Hart, Jr and Missy Hart, characters in the film Nine to Five
Roxie Hart, character in Chicago and stage-musical of the same name
Harry Hart, character in Kingsman: The Secret Service and Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Maya Hart, character on Disney Channel series Girl Meets World