Helm (surname)
Helm is a Scandinavian origin surname, coming from Hjelm which is swedish and Danish. The Helm variant may be come from other countries and therefore may be mixed with other races, but still originally derives from the name Hjelm. Notable people with this name include:
- Anne Helm (born 1938), Canadian actress
- Benjamin Hardin Helm (1831–1863), Kentucky politician, attorney, Confederate brigadier-general
- Bob Helm (1914–2003), American jazz clarinetist
- Boone Helm (1828–January 14, 1864), cannibal
- Brett Helm (born 1962), American entrepreneur
- Brigitte Helm (1908–1996), German actress
- Charles Helm (1844–1915), South African Christian missionary involved in negotiations that led to the Rudd Concession of 1888
- Christopher Helm (1937–2007), Scottish book publisher, notably of ornithology related titles, including the Helm Identification Guides
- Clementine Helm (1825-1896), German author of books for children and young people
- Darren Helm (born 1987), Canadian ice hockey player
- Dieter Helm, British economist, Professor of Energy Policy at Oxford University
- Everett Helm (1913–1999), American composer, musicologist and music critic
- Georg Helm (1851–1923), German mathematician
- George Helm (1950–1977), Native Hawaiian activist and musician
- Israel Helm (1630-1701/2), Swedish colonist and soldier in New Sweden in North America
- James Meredith Helm (1855–1927), American naval officer
- John Helm (commentator) (born 1942), British television sports commentator
- John L. Helm (1802–1867), governor of Kentucky
- June Helm (1924–2004), American anthropologist
- Karl Helm (1871–1960), German medievalist, Germanist and religious studies scholar
- Sir Knox Helm (1893–1964), British diplomat
- Leonard Helm (c.1720–1782), American soldier
- Levon Helm (1940–2012), American rock drummer
- Lucinda Barbour Helm (1839-1897), American author, editor, activist
- MacKinley Helm (1896–1963), American writer and collector
- Michael Helm, Canadian novelist
- Nick Helm, British comedian
- Paul Helm, British theologian
- Peter Helm (born 1941), Canadian-American actor
- Rüdiger Helm (born 1956), East German sprint canoer
- Sarah Helm, British journalist
- W. Stuart Helm (1908–1986), Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Theodor Helm (1843–1920), musicologist
- Tom Helm (rugby), Scottish rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1900s and 1910s
- Zach Helm (born 1975), American writer and film director
See also
This page lists people with the surname Helm.
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