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'''Hume''' ('''''Home''''' is an older variant spelling of Hume, still used for the senior branches of the family) is a surname that originated in the South East of Scotland, of which the senior representatives are the [[Earl of Home|Earls of Home]]. The name can refer to several people and places:
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==People==
* [[Sir Alec Douglas-Home]] (July 2, 1903 – October 9, 1995), British Prime Minister
* [[Allan Octavian Hume]] (1829-1912), British administrator in India
* [[Andrew Hamilton Hume]] (1762-1849), Australian superintendent of convicts and farmer
* [[Andrew Hume]], Australian convict and leader of final failed attempted to rescue [[Ludwig Leichhardt|Leichhardt's]] expedition
* [[Basil Cardinal Hume]], former Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster
* [[Brit Hume]], journalist best known for his work on Fox News
* '''[[David Hume]]''' (1711-1776), 18th-century Scottish philosopher
* [[David Hume of Godscroft]], 17th-century Scottish historian
* [[David Hume (explorer)]], Southern African explorer
* [[Gary Hume]], British artist
* [[Hamilton Hume]] (1797-1873), Australian explorer
* [[Iain Hume]], Canadian footballer
* [[Jim Hume]], Scottish politician
* [[John Hume]], Northern Irish politician
* [[Joseph Hume]] (b. January 22, 1777), British political reformer during the Age of Enlightenment
* Martin Andrew Sharp Hume (1847-1910), English historian, born [[Martin Sharp (journalist)]]
* Sir [[Patrick Hume]] or Home (1641-1724), Scottish statesman
* [[Peter Hume (politician)]], Canadian politician
* [[R. E. Hume]], author and indologist
* [[Rob Hume]], English ornithological writer
* [[Tobias Hume]] (possibly 1569 - April 16, 1645), English composer, viola player and soldier
===In fiction===
* Hume (see [[Ivalice]]), the name of the Human race in the computer role playing game series ''Final Fantasy''
* [[Desmond Hume]], a fictional character on the television series ''Lost''
* Nick Hume, the protagonist of [[Death Sentence (film)|''Death Sentence'' (film)]]
==Places==
;Scotland
* [[Hume Castle]], the historic 13th century eponymous fortress of the Home/Hume family in Berwickshire, Scotland
;Australia
* [[Hume, Australian Capital Territory]], a suburb of Canberra
* the [[City of Hume]], a municipality in northern Melbourne
* [[Division of Hume]], an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, in New South Wales
* the [[Greater Hume Shire Council]], a municipality in rural New South Wales
* any of several prominent landmarks named after Hamilton Hume:
** the [[Hume Highway]], the main road between Melbourne and Sydney
** [[Lake Hume]], a large artificial lake and the associated Hume Dam
;United States
* [[Hume, Illinois]], in Edgar County
* [[Hume, New York]]
* [[Hume, Virginia]]
* [[Hume Township, Whiteside County, Illinois]]
* [[Hume Township, Michigan]]
==Other==
* [[Hume (soil)]], a type of soil
* [[Hume (language)]] (Higher-order Unified Meta-Environment), a computer programming language
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