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'''Harvey''' is an English given name, surname, place-name, derived from a Breton personal name meaning "battle-worthy". It is thought to have come to England with the [[Brittany|Breton]] [[mercenaries]] of [[William the Conqueror]] as "James Bay".<ref>{{cite web
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</ref> As a given name, the diminutive [[Harry]] is sometimes used.
==Places==
Harvey is a common [[place-name]] in some English-speaking countries.
;In the United States, the names of the following cities and counties:
*[[Harvey, Illinois]]
*[[Harvey, Iowa]]
*[[Harvey, Louisiana]]
*[[Harvey, North Dakota]]
*[[Harvey County, Kansas]]
;In Australia
*[[Harvey, Western Australia]]
;In Canada
*[[Harvey, New Brunswick]], in Albert County
*[[Harvey Station, New Brunswick]], in York County
==People==
===As surname===
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*[[Alfred Harvey]], comic-book publisher
*[[André Harvey]] (1941– ), Canadian consultant, politician and former teacher
*[[Anthony Harvey]] (1931- ), British film director and editor
*[[Bagenal Harvey]] (d.1798), [[United Irishmen]] commander
*[[Billy Harvey]] Indie rock musician
*[[Bryan Harvey (musician)]], American musician
*[[Brian Harvey]], (musician)
*[[Colin Harvey (footballer)]] (1944– ), British soccer player and manager
*[[David Harvey (footballer)]] (1948– ), British soccer player
*[[David Harvey (geographer)]] (1935– ), British-born Marxist geographer
*[[Domino Harvey]] (1969–2005), British-born former model turned Los Angeles bounty hunter
*[[Doug Harvey]] (1924–1989), star player for the [[NHL]]'s [[Montreal Canadiens]], and is considered by many to be one of the greatest defencemen to ever play the game.
*[[Francis Harvey]], (1873-1916) British Marine awarded the [[Victorian Cross]] posthumously.
*[[Francis J. Harvey]], American military administrator
*[[Fred Harvey]] (1835–1901), American entrepreneur who developed the Harvey House restaurants, famous for their "Harvey Girls"
*[[Gerry Harvey]], Australian billionaire businessman, co-founder of the [[Harvey Norman]] chain stores
*[[Hayward Augustus Harvey]] (1824-1893), [[United States|American]] [[engineer]] and inventor of [[Harvey armour]]
*[[Jeff Harvey]] (1957– ), Canadian ecologist and journalist
*[[Jeffrey A. Harvey]], American theoretical physicist
*[[Jerry B. Harvey]] (1936- ), Professor of management
*[[John Harvey (television)]], American television presenter
*[[Jonathan Harvey]] (*1939), British composer
*[[Ken Harvey]] (1978– ), American baseball player
*[[Laurence Harvey]] (1928–1973), Lithuanian-born actor
*[[Leslie Harvey]], Scottish rock musician
*[[Louis P. Harvey]] (1820–1862), American politician and governor of Wisconsin
*[[Michael Harvey]] aka [[MC Harvey]] (1979- ) British rapper, television presenter and footballer
*[[Michael C. Harvey]], American inventor
*[[Nick Harvey]] (1961– ), British M.P.
*[[PJ Harvey]] (1969– ), British singer and songwriter
*[[Paul Harvey]] (1918– ), American radio broadcaster
*[[Robert Harvey (footballer)]] (born 1971), Australian rules footballer
*[[Robert Harvey (musician)]], British musician
*[[Steve Harvey]] (1956– ), African-American actor, entertainer and comedian
*[[Tim Harvey]] (1961-), British racing driver, winner of the [[British Touring Car Championship|BTCC]] in 1992 and media personality
*[[Turlington W. Harvey]] (1835 - 1909), Christian leader, entrepreneur, inventor, founder of [[Harvey, Illinois]]
*[[William Harvey]] (1578–1657), British physician who discovered the circulation of blood
*[[William Henry Harvey]] (1811 - 1866). Irish botanist, author of ''Phycologia Britannica''.
===As given name===
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* [[Baron Harvey]], a peerage title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created in 1954
* [[Harvey Firestone]] (1868–1938), founder of the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
* [[Harvey Keitel]], a notable [[United States|American]] film [[actor]]
* [[Saint Harvey]], 6th century Breton saint
== Literature ==
* [[Harvey (play)|''Harvey'' (play)]], a 1944 play by Mary Chase about a man befriended by an invisible anthropomorphic rabbit
* ''[[The Harvey Girls (novel)]]'', a 1942 novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams
==Film==
* [[Harvey (film)|''Harvey'' (film)]], a film adapted from the Mary Chase play, starring James Stewart
* ''[[The Harvey Girls]]'', a 1946 musical film adapted from the Samuel Hopkins Adams novel
==Fictional characters==
* [[Harvey Dent]], fictional District Attorney in DC Comics
* [[Harvey Kinkle]], Sabrina's boyfriend, in the television series [[Sabrina, the Teenage Witch]]
*[[Harvey Swick]], the protagonist of the novel ''The Thief of Always'' by Clive Barker.
*[[Harvey (Farscape)]], a fictional personality in the TV show ''Farscape''.
*[[Dr. Harvey (The Andy Griffith Show)]], a fictional personality in the TV show ''The Andy Griffith Show''.
==Other==
*[[Harvey armour]], a type of naval armour developed in the late 19th century
*[[Harvey Comics]], a publisher of comic books from the 1940s to the 1990s
*[[Harvry F.C.]], an early twentieth century U.S. soccer team from [[Harvey, Illinois]]
*[[Harvey Wallbanger (cocktail)|Harvey Wallbanger]], a mixed drink
*Harvey's of [[Hayle]], iron founders and pioneers of the industrial revolution
*[[Hurricane Harvey]], the name used when the eighth tropical cyclone in the Atlantic Ocean in certain years becomes a hurricane
*''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'', a cartoon series
*[[Harvey Danger]], an alternative rock band from [[Seattle, Washington]]
* "Harvey" or "Harvey Smith", term for the [[V_sign#The_V_sign_as_an_insult|V sign]] after the [[Harvey Smith (showjumper)|show jumper]] of the name who used it in a televised event in 1971
*Harvey, a [[piano]]-based rock band out of [[Asheville, NC]]
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