Hector


Gender:
Origin: Greek
496 famous people named Hector found on Wikipedia.
102520 male, 481 female in US.
Most recent ranking: 329-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 156-th in year 1992
Used in: English, French, Mythology

Meanings

Hector is an English, French, Scottish, and Spanish given name. The name is derived from the name of Hektor, a legendary Trojan champion who was killed by the Greek Achilles. The name Hektor is probably derived from the Greek ekhein, meaning "to check", "restrain". In Scotland, the name Hector is sometimes an anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic Eachann, and the pet form Heckie is sometimes used. The name of Sir Ector, the foster father of King Arthur, is also a variant of the same.

"to bluster, bully, domineer," 1650s, from slang hector (n.) "a blustering, turbulent, pervicacious, noisy fellow" [Johnson], 1650s, from Hector of the "Iliad," in reference to his encouragement of his fellow Trojans to keep up the fight. Earlier in English the name was used generically for "a valiant warrior" (late 14c.). Related: Hectored; hectoring.

Holds fast, to hold, to possess.

Famous People: 496 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Hector Lombard 1978 Cuban judoka
2 Hector Barbossa Fictional character
3 Jonas Hector 1990 German football player
4 Jamie Hector 1975 American actor
5 Hector Berlioz 1803 French Romantic composer
6 Michael Hector 1992 Footballer
7 Hector Hammond DC Universe supervillain who is primarily an enemy of Green Lantern
8 Ettore Boiardi 1897 American chef
9 Hector Pieterson 1963 South African activist
10 Hector Xavier Monsegur 1983 American computer hacker and co-founder of the hacking group LulzSec
11 Wayne Hector Songwriter
12 Hector P. Garcia 1914 American physician
13 Hector Guimard 1867 French architect
14 Hector Santiago 1987 American baseball pitcher
15 Hector Hall
16 Hans-Werner Hector 1940 German mathematician and entrepreneur
17 Shitty Watercolour 1993 British artist
18 Hector MacDonald 1853 British Army general
19 Hector Malot 1830 French writer
20 Hector Balderas 1973 State Auditor of New Mexico
21 Hector Ó hEochagáin 1969 Irish radio and television presenter
22 Kevin Hector 1944 English footballer
23 Hector Zazou 1948 French musician
24 Hector Ruiz 1945 Mexican businessman
25 Hector Jimenez-Bravo 1972 Canadian chef
26 Hector Avalos 1958 Professor of Religious Studies/Iowa State University/author of several books about religion
27 Hector Waller 1900 Senior Royal Australian Navy officer
28 Hector Obalk 1960
29 Hector Luis Bustamante 1972 Colombian-American actor
30 Hector Boece 1465 British philosopher
31 Hector Ramirez 1976 American martial artist
32 Hector Calma 1960 Filipino basketball player
33 Hector Jiménez 1988 American soccer player
34 Hector de Maris
35 Hector Barrantes 1939 Polo player, horse breeder
36 Hex Hector 1965 American musician
37 Hector Sants 1955 Banker, financial regulator
38 Hector Charland 1883 Canadian actor
39 Hector Heathcote
40 James Hector 1834 Scottish geologist, naturalist, and surgeon
41 Hector Salazar
42 Hector Nicol 1920 British comedian, actor and musician
43 Hector Munro, 8th of Novar 1726 British soldier who became the ninth Commander-in-Chief of India
44 Hector "Kanela" Muñoz
45 Pat Hector 1958 First-class cricket player
46 Johnny Hector 1960 American football player
47 Hector Perez Administrator, attorney
48 Hector Hyppolite 1894 A Haitian painter
49 Hector Barreto 1961 American businessman
50 Hector Bolitho 1897 British writer
51 Hector Crawford 1913 Australian radio and television producer
52 Hector Munro Chadwick 1870 English philologist and historian
53 Hector Fonseca 1980 American DJ
54 Hector Maldonado 1975 American musician
55 Hector Lefuel 1810 French architect
56 Hector Marinaro 1964 Canadian soccer player
57 Hector McNeil 1907 British politician
58 Hector David Jr 1989 Mexican born Puerto Rican - American actor
59 Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau 1912 Canadian poet
60 Hector Monro, Baron Monro of Langholm 1922 British politician
61 Hector Sam 1978 Footballer
62 Hector E. Pagan 1957 United States Army officer
63 Hector Thompson 1949 Australian boxer
64 Hector Hevel 1996 Dutch footballer
65 Hector Saldivia 1984
66 Hector DeLuca 1930 American biochemist
67 Billy Hector 1956 Musician
68 Hector A. Cafferata, Jr. 1929 Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
69 Hector Quintanilla 1923 American Air force investigator
70 Hector Charles Bywater 1884 British journalist and naval historian
71 Hector Hogan 1931 Australian sprinter
72 Hughton Hector 1984 Association football player
73 Hector Pothier 1954 American football player
74 Hector 1946 French singer
75 Hector Bianciotti 1930 French writer
76 Tim Hector 1942 Antiguan politician
77 Hector Laing, Baron Laing of Dunphail 1923 British businessman
78 Hector De La Torre American politician
79 Hector Ayala 1914 Argentine musician
80 Hector Munro Macdonald 1865 British mathematician
81 Hector Lachlan Stewart MacLean 1870 Recipient of the Victoria Cross
82 Hector de Galard 1921 French journalist
83 Hector Busby 1932 Māori navigator and ship builder
84 Sara Hector 1992 Swedish female alpine skier
85 Hector Marini 1957 Canadian ice hockey player
86 Hector MacQueen British academic
87 Hector Mor Maclean, 12th Chief 1497 Scottish Clan chief
88 Hector Leak 1887 British statistician
89 Hector Cowan 1863 American football player and coach
90 Hector Goetinck 1886 Belgian footballer
91 Charles Hector 1961 Malaysian activist
92 Jonny Hector 1964 Chess player
93 Hector the Tax Inspector
94 Hector Levesque Canadian artificial intelligence researcher
95 Hector Garrido Illustrator
96 Hector Hetherington 1888 British academic
97 Cornthwaite John Hector 1835 American city founder and postmaster
98 Hector the Cat
99 Hector Zagal 1952 Mexican philosopher
100 Edward Hector Black Revolutionary War Soldier
101 Hector Gray 1911 Recipient of the George Cross
102 Hector Wright 1969 Footballer
103 Hector Kobbekaduwa 1916 Sri Lankan politician (1916-1983)
104 Hector Dyer 1910 Athletics competitor
105 Hector Tyndale 1821 Union Army general
106 Hector Abhayavardhana 1919 Theoretician
107 Hector Macdonald 1915 Rhodesian judge
108 Hector Theophilus de Cramahé 1720 British colonial governor
109 Hector Dufranne 1870 Belgian singer
110 Hector Cantú 1961 Writer
111 Hector Ross 1914 British actor
112 Hector Abbas 1884 Film actor
113 Hector Uribe 1946 American politician
114 Hector Hatch 1936 Fijian boxer and politician
115 Hector Macpherson 1851 British writer
116 Hector Arana
117 Hector Horeau 1801 French architect
118 Hector Roy Mackenzie Scottish clan chief
119 Hector McGregor 1910 Royal Air Force air marshals
120 Hector Honore 1905 American racing driver
121 Hector Fabre 1834 Canadian diplomat
122 Hector Macneill 1746 British poet
123 Hector Odhar Maclean Scottish clan chief
124 Hector Tubonemi 1988 Nigerian ootballer
125 Hector MacKenzie, Baron MacKenzie of Culkein 1940 British nurse and trade union official
126 Hector Costita 1934 Brazilian musician
127 Hector Durville 1849 French writer (1849-1923)
128 Hector d'Andigné de Grandfontaine 1627 Governor of Acadia from 1670 - 1673
129 Hector Hughes 1887 British politician
130 Julian Hector
131 Hector Og Maclean, 13th Chief 1540 Scottish clan chief
132 Nick Hector Canadian television journalist
133 Hector King 1982 Mexican singer
134 Hector Rolland 1911 French politician and poet
135 Hector Goudreau 1950 Canadian politician
136 Hector Sarno 1880 Actor
137 Hector Craig 1775 American politician
138 Hector McNeill 1728 Continental Navy officer
139 Hector Hodler 1887 Swiss Esperantist
140 Hector John 1970 Dominican politician
141 Hector Begeo 1964 Athletics competitor
142 Hector Manuel Laffitte 1934 United States federal judge
143 Hector Gratton 1900 Canadian musician
144 Hector Delfosse 1925 Belgian accordionist (1925-1998)
145 Hector Cazenave 1914 French footballer
146 Hector Lombana 1930 Colombian artist
147 Hector Daniel 1898 South African Air Force general
148 Hector Charpentier 1950
149 Hector Poullet 1938 French comics artist
150 Hector Takayama 1972 Peruvian footballer
151 Hector Mor Maclean, 16th Chief 1600 16th Clan Chief of Clan MacLean
152 Hector Giacomelli 1822 French painter
153 Hector Whistler 1905 Reginald Hector Whistler
154 Hector Clayton 1885 Australian politician and soldier
155 Hector Burton 1938 Australian Aboriginal artist
156 Hector Robinson 1899 Australian bishop
157 Hector Leonardo Marinaro Argentine footballer and manager
158 Hector Tarrazona 1944 Filipino colonel and politician
159 Hector Wilfred Jayewardene 1916 Sri Lankan lawyer
160 Hector E. Sanchez
161 Hector MacLeod 1944 Canadian politician
162 Hector Charlesworth 1872 Canadian writer
163 Hector MacLennan 1905 Scottish gynaecologist
164 Hector Echeverri 1938 Colombian footballer
165 Cilla Hector 1968
166 Hector Turnbull 1884 Screenwriter
167 Hector Treub 1856 Dutch gynaecologist and feminist
168 Hector Fleischmann 1882 Belgian journalist
169 Hector Catling 1924 British anthropologist, art historian and archaeologist
170 Hector Fautario 1924 Argentine Air Force general
171 Moloch 1849 French caricaturist
172 Hector Martin 1898 Road racing cyclist
173 Hector L. Torres American politician
174 Donald Hector Australian businessman
175 Hector Hanoteau 1823 French painter
176 Hector Hercules Bell 1876 Australian contractor, municipal councillor, and tramway administrator
177 Hector Sévin 1852 Catholic cardinal
178 Hector Hurst 1992 Racecar driver
179 Hector Olivencia 1956 Puerto Rican basketball player
180 Hector Rason 1858 Australian politician
181 Hector Moretti 1973 Tennis player
182 Edgar Hector 1911 German politician and jurist
183 Brendan Hector 1993 South African rugby player
184 Hector Hamilton British architect in New York in the 1930s
185 Hector Holthouse 1916 Australian writer
186 Hector Hyslop 1840 English cricketer
187 Hector Heusghem 1890 Cyclist
188 Hector Appuhamy
189 Hector MacAndrew 1903 British musician
190 Hector Lépine 1897 Canadian ice hockey player
191 Hector Estrada
192 Hector Heathwood 1957 British photographer
193 Willie Hector 1939
194 Hector Allard 1902 Diplomat
195 Hector Acebes 1921 American photographer
196 Kurt Hector 1972 Dominica footballer
197 Hector Llatser 1957 Olympic athlete
198 Hector McLean 1864 British rower
199 Hector Martignon 2000 Colombian pianist
200 Hector Tiberghien 1890 British cyclist