Hiram
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Hiram (Hebrew חִירָם "high-born"), Standard Hebrew Ḥiram, Tiberian Hebrew Ḥîrām,(Filipino of Borrow.) is a biblical given name.
[edit] People
- Hiram I, king of Tyrus, 969–936 BCE
- Hiram II, king of Tyrus (Tyre, Lebanon), 739–730 BCE
- Hiram Abiff, a character in Masonic lore
- Hiram Berdan (1824–1893), creator of the Berdan rifle
- Hiram Bingham I, missionary to the Kingdom of Hawai'i
- Hiram Bingham II, his son, also a missionary to the Kingdom of Hawai'i
- Hiram Bingham III, U.S. Senator from Connecticut and explorer best known for uncovering Machu Picchu
- Hiram Bingham IV, U.S. Vice Consul in Marseille, France during World War II who rescued Jews from the Holocaust
- Hiram Bithorn, first Puerto Rican Major League Baseball player
- Hiram Bocachica, Major League Baseball player
- Hiram Gill, first U.S. mayor to undergo a recall election
- Hiram Powers, U.S. sculptor
- Hiram Stevens Maxim (1840–1916), creator of the Maxim gun
- Hyrum Smith, early Latter Day Saint leader
- Hiram Lodge, a fictional character by Archie Comics
- Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States, born as Hiram Ulysses Grant
- Hiram Rhodes Revels, the first African American to serve in the United States Senate
- Hiram Leong Fong, the first Asian American to serve in the United States Senate, born as Yau Leong Fong
- Hank Williams, famous country music singer, born as Hiram King Williams
[edit] Places
In the United States:
[edit] Other
- Operation Hiram, a three day military operation in upper Galilee launched by the Israeli army at the end of October 1948.
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