White (surname)

White is a surname either of English^[1] or of Scottish and Irish origin, the latter being an anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic MacGillebhàin, "Son of the fair gillie" and the Irish "Mac Faoitigh" or "de Faoite".^[2][3][4] It is the seventeenth most common surname in England.^[5] In the 1990 United States Census, "White" ranked fourteenth among all reported surnames in frequency, accounting for 0.28% of the population.^[6] By 2000, White had fallen to position 20 in the United States^[7] and 22nd position by 2014^[5]

Notable people with the surname include:

• White (Hampshire cricketer) (active 1789–1797, full name unknown), English cricketer
• White (Surrey cricketer) (active 1850, full name unknown), English cricketer

A[edit]

• Aaron White (basketball) (born 1992), American basketball player
• Adam White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Addison White (1824–1909), American politician
• Adlyn White (1929–2017), Jamaican educator and Christian minister
• Al White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Alan White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Albert White (musician) (born 1942), American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
• Alex White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Alexander White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Alfred Holmes White (1873–1953), American chemical engineering professor
• Alfred Tredway White (1846–1921), American housing reformer
• Alice White (1904–1983), American actress
• Allie White (1915–1996), American football player
• Andrew Dickson White (1832–1918), American diplomat and co-founder of Cornell University
• Andrew White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Andy White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Anthony White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Azellia White (1913–2019), American aviator

B[edit]

• Barclay White (1821–1906), Superintendent of Indian Affairs under President Grant
• Barry White (1944–2003), American soul and disco singer
• Bartow White (1776–1862), US Congressman from New York
• Benjamin White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Betty White (1922–2021), American actress
• Beverly White (1928–2021), American activist and politician
• Bill White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Blaire White (born 1993), American YouTuber and political commentator
• Bob White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Bodi White (born 1956), Louisiana politician
• Bree White (born 1981), Australian rules footballer
• Brendan White (born 1992), Australian association football player
• Brett White (executive), chief executive officer of the investment firm CBRE Group
• Brian White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Brooke White (born 1983), American singer-songwriter and American Idol contestant
• Bruce A. White, American politician
• Bryan D. White (1936–2017), general secretary and CEO of Moose International in Great Britain
• Buck White (born 1930), member of the American country music vocal group The Whites
• Bukka White (Booker T. Washington White) (1909–1977), American Delta blues guitarist and singer
• Byron White (1917–2002), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

C[edit]

• Cameron White (born 1983), Australian cricketer
• Cat White (born 1993), English actress, producer and author
• Charlie White (figure skater) (born 1987), American Olympic silver, bronze, and gold medalist ice dancer
• Charles White (writer) (1845–1922), Australian journalist and author
• Cr1TiKaL (Charles White Jr., born 1994), American YouTuber, Twitch streamer, podcaster, actor, musician, and businessman
• Charline White (1920–1959), Michigan politician
• Charlotte Price White, (1873–1932), Welsh suffragist and politician
• Charmaine White Face, American human rights activist
• Chel White (born 1959), American film director
• Cheryl White (born 1955), member of the American country music vocal group The Whites
• Chilton A. White (1826–1900), US Representative from Ohio
• Christian Streit White (1839–1917), West Virginia politician
• Christopher White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Clarence White (1944–1973), American bluegrass and country guitarist (Kentucky Colonels, The Byrds)
• Claude Porter White (1907–1975), American author and composer
• Coby White (born 2000), American basketball player
• Cody White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Colin White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Colton White (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player
• Compton I. White (1877–1956), US Representative from Idaho
• Compton I. White, Jr. (1920–1998), US Representative from Idaho
• Curtis White (disambiguation), multiple people

D[edit]

• Dan White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Dana White (born 1969), American MMA promoter and president of UFC
• Danny White (born 1952), American football player
• Darren White (disambiguation), multiple people
• David White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Davin White (born 1981), American basketball player
• Deacon White, aka James "Deacon" White, (1847–1939), baseball star
• DeMario White Jr. (born 1991), birth name of Moneybagg Yo, American rapper
• Denny White, Ohio politician
• Derrick White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Des White (1927–2023), New Zealand rugby league footballer
• Desmond White (footballer) (1911–1985), Scottish footballer
• Devin White (born 1998), American football player
• Devon White (baseball) (born 1962), Jamaican American baseball player
• Diamond White (born 1999), American singer and actress
• Doc White (1879–1969), American baseball player
• Donny White (1942–2021), American college sports coach and administrator
• Doug White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Douglas R. White (1942–2021), American anthropologist
• Duncan White (1918–1998), Sri Lankan Burgher athlete, first to win an Olympic medal for Sri Lanka

E[edit]

• E. B. White (1899–1985), American children's book author
• Ed White (astronaut) (1930–1967), American astronaut
• Eden White (born 1970), American singer-songwriter
• Edith White (1855–1946), American painter
• Edith Grace White (1890–1975), American zoologist
• Edmund White (born 1940), American literary critic
• Edward White (disambiguation) (or Ed White), multiple people
• Eg White (born 1966 as Francis White), British musician, songwriter and producer
• Eli White (born 1994), American baseball player
• Elizabeth Coleman White (1871–1954), pioneering American blueberry breeder and vendor
• Ellen White (footballer) (born 1989), English footballer
• Ellen G. White (1827–1915), American Christian pioneer
• Elsie Maud White (1889–1978), New Zealand miniaturist
• Erica White (born 1986), American basketball player
• Erica White (artist) (1904–1991), British sculptor
• Erik White, American music director
• Erik White (Canadian football) (born 1970), American football player of Canadian football
• Erin White (born 1977), Canadian softball first baseman
• Estelle White (1925–2011) British hymn composer
• Ethel Lina White (1876–1944), British crime writer
• Evan White (born 1996), American baseball player

F[edit]

• Faye White (born 1978), English football player
• Felix Harold White (1884–1945), English composer, music teacher and pianist
• Florence Mildred White (1874–1957), English policewoman
• Francis White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Frank White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Franklin White (dancer) (1923–2013), British ballet dancer
• Fred White (musician) (1955–2023), American musician, member of Earth, Wind & Fire
• Frederick D. White (1847–1918), Canadian politician
• Freeman White (born 1943), American football player
• Freeman White (politician) (born 1946), Canadian politician
• Fuzz White (1916–2003), American Major League Baseball right fielder

G[edit]

• Gary White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Genevieve Beatrice White (1913–2009), also known as Genevieve Pezet, American-born French artist
• George White (British Army officer) (1835–1912), British general
• George White (Ohio politician) (1872–1953), governor of Ohio
• George Henry White (1852–1918), North Carolina politician
• Gilbert F. White (1911–2006), American geographer
• Gilbert White (1720–1793), English naturalist
• Gillian White (disambiguation), multiple people

H[edit]

• Harry Dexter White (1892–1948), American economist, US representative to the Bretton Woods Conference
• Henry White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Horace White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Horacio White (1927–2017), Argentine swimmer
• Howard White (footballer) (born 1954), English footballer
• Hugh White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Hugo White (1939–2014), British royal navy admiral
• Harvey White (born 2001), British footballer for Stevenage F.C

I[edit]

• Ian White (darts player) (born 1970), English darts player
• Ian White (ice hockey) (born 1984), Canadian professional ice hockey defence man
• Ilka White, Australian textile artist
• Isobel Mary White (1912–1997), Australian anthropologist
• Israel Charles White (1848–1927), American geologist

J[edit]

• Jack White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jahiem White, American football player
• Jake White (born 1963), South African rugby union coach
• Jaleel White (born 1976), American actor
• James White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jamie White (born 1968), American radio host and actress
• Jan White (born 1948), American football player
• Javin White (born 1997), American football player
• Jay White (born 1992), New Zealand professional wrestler
• Jeff White (Australian footballer) (born 1977), Australian rules footballer
• Jeordie White aka Twiggy Ramirez (born 1971), American bassist and guitarist
• Jimmy White (born 1962), English professional snooker player
• Jock White (1897–1986), Scottish footballer
• Joe White (disambiguation), multiple people
• John White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jordan White (musician) (born 1982), American rock musician and singer-songwriter
• Jose White (American football) (born 1973), American football player
• Joseph Blanco White (1775–1841), Spanish theologian
• Joseph Leonard Maries White (1897–1925), Canadian flying ace
• Julian White (born 1973), English rugby union footballer
• JJ White, American musical duo consisting of Janice and Jayne White

K[edit]

• Karen Malina White (born 1965), American actress
• Karyn White (born 1965), American R&B singer during the late 1980s and early 1990s
• Katie White (born 1983), British singer in The Ting Tings
• Keion White (born 1999), American football player
• Keith White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Kelli White, American sprinter
• Kerwin White, former ring name of American wrestler Chavo Guerrero, Jr.
• Kevin White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Kyzir White (born 1996), American football player

L[edit]

• Lari White (1965–2018), American country music singer
• Laura White (actress) (born 1996), British actress
• Laura Rosamond White (1844–1922), American author
• Lavelle White (born 1929), American Texas blues and soul blues singer and songwriter
• Lawrence White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Lee White (actor) (1888–1949), American actor of the stage, screen and radio
• Lee White (American football) (born 1946), American football player
• Lee C. White (1923–2013), advisor to President Kennedy and President Johnson
• Leo White (1882–1948), English-American film and stage actor who appeared in many Charlie Chaplin films
• Leo White (judoka) (born 1957), member of the US Olympic judo team
• Leon White (1955–2018), American professional wrestler better known as Big Van Vader or Vader
• Leslie White (1900–1975), American anthropologist
• Lily White (photographer) (1866–1944), American photographer
• Linda White (Alpha Kappa Alpha) (1942–2010), American sorority president
• Linda White (politician) (1959/1960–2024), Australian politician
• Liz White (actress) (born 1979), British actress
• Loren H. White (1863–1923), New York state senator
• Lulu Belle Madison White (1900–1957), American teacher and civil rights activist
• Lynn White (musician) (born 1953), American soul blues singer

M[edit]

• Malcolm White (cricketer) (1924–2009), English cricketer
• Malinda Brumfield White (born 1967), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
• Margaret Bourke-White (1904–1971), American photographer and documentary photographer
• Margaret Matilda White (1868–1910), New Zealand photographer
• Mark White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Marquez White (born 1994), American football player
• Mary White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Mary Louisa White (1866–1935) British composer, educator and pianist
• Maureen White, Canadian theatre director, actor, and playwright
• Maurice White (1941–2016), American musician, founder and leader of the band Earth, Wind & Fire
• Meg White (born 1974), American musician, drummer in The White Stripes
• Michael White (disambiguation), multiple people, includes Mike White
• Minor White (1908–1976), American photographer
• Mitchell White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Molly White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Morgan White (gymnast) (born 1983), American gymnast
• Morgan White (radio DJ) (1924–2010), American radio disc jockey and actor

N[edit]

• Nancy White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Nathaniel White (born 1960), American serial killer
• Nettie L. White (c. 1850–1921), American suffragist and stenographer
• Nicholas White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Noel White (rugby league) (1923–2019), Australian rugby league footballer

O[edit]

• Oliver White (born 1995), British YouTube personality
• Onna White (1922–2005), Canadian choreographer and dancer

P[edit]

• Pat White (American football) (born 1986), American football quarterback
• Patrick White (1912–1990), Australian author
• Paul Dudley White (1886–1973), American cardiologist
• Percy White (1888–1918), Australian rugby league footballer
• Peregrine White (1620–1704), first child born to the Pilgrims in New England
• Peter White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Portia White (1911–1968), Canadian operatic contralto

Q[edit]

• Quavian White (born 2000), American football player

R[edit]

• Rachaad White (born 1999), American football player
• Rachel White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Randy White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Raoul White (born 1972), Dutch politician
• Ray White (politician), Canadian politician
• Reggie White (1961–2004), American football player
• Reggie White (defensive lineman, born 1970), American football player
• Reggie White (running back) (born 1979), American football player
• Rick White (politician) (born 1953), American politician from Washington
• Robert White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Roddy White (born 1981), American football player
• Roderick White (1814–1856), New York politician
• Romello White (born 1998), American basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Rodney White (born 1980), American basketball player
• Ron White (born 1956), American comedian
• Rosie White (born 1993), New Zealand soccer player
• Royce White (born 1991), American basketball player
• Ryan White (1971–1990), American HIV/AIDS poster child, namesake of the Ryan White Care Act
• Resolved White (17th century), passenger on the Pilgrim ship Mayflower

S[edit]

• Sallie Joy White (1847–1909), American journalist
• Sammy White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Sandra White (born 1951), Scottish politician
• Sharon White, lead singer of American country music group The Whites
• Shaun White (born 1986), American snowboarder and skateboarder
• Sheila White (abolitionist) (born 1988), American abolitionist and human trafficking victim
• Sheila White (actress) (1948–2018), British film, television and stage actress
• Simon White (born 1951), British astrophysicist
• Slappy White (1924–1995), American comedian and actor
• Snowy White (Terence Charles 'Snowy' White) (born 1948), English guitarist
• Spencer White (born 1994), Australian rules footballer
• Stanford White (1853–1906), American architect, member of the firm McKim, Mead, and White
• Stephen White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Steve White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Steven White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Stewart White (journalist) (born 1947), British television newsreader and presenter
• Stewart Edward White (1873–1946), American novelist and outdoorsman

T[edit]

• T. H. White (1906–1964), English author, known for The Once and Future King
• Ted White (author) (born 1938), American science fiction writer and music critic
• Terri White (born 1948), American singer and actress
• The Whites, American country music vocal group
• Theodore H. White (1915–1986), American journalist
• Thomas White (disambiguation) (or Tom White)
• Timothy White (disambiguation) (or Tim White)
• Todd White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Tony White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Tony Joe White (1943–2018), American singer-songwriter
• Tre'Davious White (born 1995), American football player
• Tyler White (born 1990), American baseball player

V[edit]

• Vanessa White (born 1989), British singer and songwriter
• Vanna White (born 1957), American television personality
• Verdine White (born 1951), American musician, younger brother of Maurice White, bass guitarist in Earth, Wind & Fire
• Vince White (born 1960), English guitarist who replaced Joe Strummer in The Clash
• Violetta Susan White (1875–1949), American mycologist

W[edit]

• Walter Francis White (1893–1955), American civil rights activist
• Warren White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Webster White (1860–1923), American politician from Maryland
• Wendy White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Wendy Tan White (born 1970), British technology company executive
• Sir Willard White (born 1946), Jamaican-born British operatic bass-baritone
• William White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Willie White (disambiguation), multiple people

Z[edit]

• Zamir White (born 1999), American football player

Fictional characters[edit]

• Brad White, a character in 2001 psychological horror movie Frailty
• Cammy White, from the Street Fighter video game series
• Carrie White, title character from the Stephen King novel and movie Carrie
• Estelle White, from the Reborn comic book series
• Frank White, lead character in the 1990 film King of New York
• Perry White, supporting character in the Superman comics
• Snow White, protagonist of German fairy tales
• Mrs. White, one of six original Cluedo characters
• Redd White, from the video game Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
• Walter White, protagonist of the American television series Breaking Bad
• Trooper White, a minor character in the video game TimeSplitters 2

References[edit]

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname White.
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