Higgins (surname)

Higgins is the surname of::

In politics

• Brian Higgins, congressman from New York
• Frank W. Higgins, Governor of New York
• Joe Higgins, Socialist Party member of Irish Parliament
• H. B. Higgins, Australian politician and judge
• William L. Higgins (1867-1951), U.S. Representative from Connecticut
• Robert Higgins, lawyer and candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas

In sports

• Alex Higgins (b. 1949, nicknamed "Hurricane Higgins"), twice World Professional Snooker Champion
• Christopher Higgins, a forward playing for the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL.
• David Higgins, an Irish golfer
• John Higgins, Scottish snooker player
• Johnnie Lee Higgins, wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders in the NFL.
• Pinky Higgins, Baseball player, manager, and scout.gins

In music

• Billy Higgins, Jazz drummer (1936-2001)
• Chris "X-13" Higgins, backup vocalist/guitarist for The Offspring
• Damian Higgins, Drum and bass DJ/Producer
• Dick Higgins (b. 1938), composer, poet and Fluxus artist
• Jon B. Higgins, Carnatic singer (1939-1984)
• Missy Higgins, Australian singer

In education

• Chris Higgins (academic), Vice-Chancellor of Durham University
• William Victor Higgins, an American painter and teacher
• William Higgins (chemist), an Irish chemist

In literature

• Aidan Higgins (*1927), irish writer
• George V. Higgins (1939 - 1999), attorney and bestselling author
• Marguerite Higgins (1920 - 1966), Pulitzer Prize-winning war correspondent
• Henry Higgins, fictional character in Pygmalion and My Fair Lady

In television

• Bubba Higgins, character on the television situation comedy Mama's Family, played by actor Allan Kayser
• Jonathan Quayle Higgins III, television character on Magnum, P.I., played by actor John Hillerman

In business

• Andrew Higgins, founder of Higgins Industries and inventor of the Higgins boat
• Pattillo Higgins (1863-1955), oil pioneer and businessman, known as the "Prophet of Spindletop"

In war

• William R. Higgins, a United States Marine Corps colonel, killed in Lebanon

Other

• Arch Higgins (living), New York City Ballet soloist
• Edward Higgins (1864 - 1947), the 3rd General of the Salvation Army
• Dame Joan Higgins, chair of the NHS Litigation Authority
• Thomas J. Higgins (1831 - 1917), a winner of the Medal of Honor during the American Civil War
• Rosalyn Higgins, Baroness Higgins (Her Excellency The Lady Higgins DBE QC) (1937 - present), President of the International Court of Justice
• José Higgins, topographer who was supposedly almost abducted in Brazil
• William R. Higgins, American Military Officer assassinated in Lebanon

See also

• O'Higgins
• Higginson
• Huggins