White (surname)
White is a surname either of English or of Scottish and Irish origin, the latter being an anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic MacGillebhàin, "Son of the fair gillie" and the Irish "Mac Faoitigh" or "de Faoite". It is the seventeenth most common surname in England. In the 1990 United States Census, "White" ranked fourteenth among all reported surnames in frequency, accounting for 0.28% of the population. By 2000, White had fallen to position 20 in the United States and 22nd position by 2014
Notable people with the surname include:
- White , English cricketer
A
- Aaron White , American basketball player
- Adam White , multiple people
- Addison White, American politician
- Adlyn White, Jamaican educator and Christian minister
- Al White , multiple people
- Alan White , multiple people
- Albert White , American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
- Alex White , multiple people
- Alexander White , multiple people
- Alfred Holmes White, American chemical engineering professor
- Alfred Tredway White, American housing reformer
- Alice White, American actress
- Allie White, American football player
- Andrew Dickson White, American diplomat and co-founder of Cornell University
- Andrew White , multiple people
- Andy White , multiple people
- Anthony White , multiple people
- Austin White, American professional wrestler known as Austin Theory
- Azellia White, American aviator
B
- Barclay White, Superintendent of Indian Affairs under President Grant
- Barry White, American soul and disco singer
- Bartow White, US Congressman from New York
- Benjamin White , multiple people
- Betty White, American actress
- Beverly White, American activist and politician
- Bill White , multiple people
- Blaire White, American YouTuber and political commentator
- Bob White , multiple people
- Bodi White, Louisiana politician
- Bree White, Australian rules footballer
- Brendan White, Australian association football player
- Brett White , chief executive officer of the investment firm CBRE Group
- Brian White , multiple people
- Briana White, streamer and voice actor of Aerith Gainsborough
- Brooke White, American singer-songwriter and American Idol contestant
- Bruce A. White, American politician
- Bryan D. White, general secretary and CEO of Moose International in Great Britain
- Buck White, member of the American country music vocal group The Whites
- Bukka White , American Delta blues guitarist and singer
- Byron White, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
C
- Cameron White, Australian cricketer
- Candice White, American politician
- Carole Ita White, American television and film actress
- Cat White, English actress, producer and author
- Charlie White , American Olympic silver, bronze, and gold medalist ice dancer
- Charles White , Australian journalist and author
- Cr1TiKaL, American YouTuber, Twitch streamer, podcaster, actor, musician, and businessman
- Charline White, Michigan politician
- Charlotte Price White,, Welsh suffragist and politician
- Charmaine White Face, American human rights activist
- Chel White, American film director
- Cheryl White, member of the American country music vocal group The Whites
- Chilton A. White, US Representative from Ohio
- Christian Streit White, West Virginia politician
- Christopher White , multiple people
- Clarence White, American bluegrass and country guitarist
- Claude Porter White, American author and composer
- Coby White, American basketball player
- Cody White , multiple people
- Colin White , multiple people
- Colton White, Canadian ice hockey player
- Compton I. White, US Representative from Idaho
- Compton I. White, Jr., US Representative from Idaho
- Curtis White , multiple people
D
- Dan White , multiple people
- Dana White, American MMA promoter and president of UFC
- Danny White, American football player
- Darren White , multiple people
- DaShaun White, American football player
- Davellyn Whyte, American basketball player
- David White , multiple people
- Davin White, American basketball player
- Deacon White, aka James "Deacon" White,, baseball star
- DeMario White Jr., birth name of Moneybagg Yo, American rapper
- Denny White, Ohio politician
- Derrick White , multiple people
- Des White, New Zealand rugby league footballer
- Desmond White , Scottish footballer
- Devin White, American football player
- Devon White , Jamaican American baseball player
- Diamond White, American singer and actress
- Doc White, American baseball player
- Donny White, American college sports coach and administrator
- Doris Pike White, American investment banker and civic leader
- Doug White , multiple people
- Douglas R. White, American anthropologist
- Duncan White, Sri Lankan Burgher athlete, first to win an Olympic medal for Sri Lanka
E
- E. B. White, American children's book author
- Ed White , American astronaut
- Eden White, American singer-songwriter
- Edith White, American painter
- Edith Grace White, American zoologist
- Edmund White, American writer
- Edmund White , English cricketer
- Edward White , multiple people
- Eg White, British musician, songwriter and producer
- Eli White, American baseball player
- Elizabeth Coleman White, pioneering American blueberry breeder and vendor
- Ellen White , English footballer
- Ellen G. White, American Christian pioneer
- Elsie Maud White, New Zealand miniaturist
- Erica White, American basketball player
- Erica White , British sculptor
- Erik White, American music director
- Erik White , American football player of Canadian football
- Erin White , Canadian softball first baseman
- Estelle White British hymn composer
- Ethel Lina White, British crime writer
- Evan White, American baseball player
F
- Faye White, English football player
- Felix Harold White, English composer, music teacher and pianist
- Florence Mildred White, English policewoman
- Francis White , multiple people
- Frank White , multiple people
- Franklin White , British ballet dancer
- Fred White , American musician, member of Earth, Wind & Fire
- Frederick D. White, Canadian politician
- Freeman White, American football player
- Freeman White , Canadian politician
- Fuzz White, American Major League Baseball right fielder
G
- Gary White , multiple people
- Genevieve Beatrice White, also known as Genevieve Pezet, American-born French artist
- George White , British general
- George White , governor of Ohio
- George Henry White, U.S. congressman from North Carolina
- George Montgomery White, member of the North Carolina House of Commons
- Gilbert F. White, American geographer
- Gilbert White, English naturalist
- Gillian White , multiple people
H
- Harold Albert White, British-Canadian wingman
- Harold G. White, American mechanical engineer, aerospace engineer, and applied physicist
- Harry Dexter White, American economist, US representative to the Bretton Woods Conference
- Henry White , multiple people
- Horace White , multiple people
- Horacio White, Argentine swimmer
- Howard White , English footballer
- Hugh White , multiple people
- Hugo White, British royal navy admiral
- Harvey White, British footballer for Stevenage F.C
I
- Ian White , English darts player
- Ian White , Canadian professional ice hockey defence man
- Ilka White, Australian textile artist
- Isobel Mary White, Australian anthropologist
- Israel Charles White, American geologist
J
- Jack White , multiple people
- Jahiem White, American football player
- Jake White, South African rugby union coach
- Jaleel White, American actor
- Jalen White, American football player
- James White , multiple people
- Jamie White, American radio host and actress
- Jan White, American football player
- Javin White, American football player
- Jay White, New Zealand professional wrestler
- Jeff White , Australian rules footballer
- Jeordie White aka Twiggy Ramirez, American bassist and guitarist
- Jesse White, American actor
- Jimmy White, English professional snooker player
- Jock White, Scottish footballer
- Joe White , multiple people
- John White , multiple people
- Jordan White , American rock musician and singer-songwriter
- Jose White , American football player
- Joseph Blanco White, Spanish theologian
- Joseph Leonard Maries White, Canadian flying ace
- Julian White, English rugby union footballer
- JJ White, American musical duo consisting of Janice and Jayne White
K
- Karen Malina White, American actress
- Karen White, English prisoner
- Karyn White, American R&B singer during the late 1980s and early 1990s
- Katie White, British singer in The Ting Tings
- Katie White , British politician
- Keelan White, Canadian football player
- Keion White, American football player
- Keith White , multiple people
- Keith White , British disabled solo yachtsman
- Kelli White, American sprinter
- Ken White, English muralist, painter and illustrator
- Kenneth White, Scottish poet, academic and writer
- Kenneth S. White, American politician and judge
- Kerwin White, former ring name of American wrestler Chavo Guerrero, Jr.
- Kevin White , multiple people
- Kyzir White, American football player
L
- Lari White, American country music singer
- Laura White , British actress
- Laura Rosamond White, American author
- Lavelle White, American Texas blues and soul blues singer and songwriter
- Lawrence White , multiple people
- Lee White , American actor of the stage, screen and radio
- Lee White , American football player
- Lee C. White, advisor to President Kennedy and President Johnson
- Leo White, English-American film and stage actor who appeared in many Charlie Chaplin films
- Leo White , member of the US Olympic judo team
- Leon White, American professional wrestler better known as Big Van Vader or Vader
- Leslie White, American anthropologist
- Lily White , American photographer
- Linda White , American sorority president
- Linda White , Australian politician
- Liz White , British actress
- Loren H. White, New York state senator
- Lulu Belle Madison White, American teacher and civil rights activist
- Lynn White , American soul blues singer
M
- Malcolm White , English cricketer
- Malinda Brumfield White, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
- Margaret Bourke-White, American photographer and documentary photographer
- Margaret Matilda White, New Zealand photographer
- Marion Ballantyne White, American mathematician and university professor
- Mark White , multiple people
- Marquez White, American football player
- Mary White , multiple people
- Maureen White, Canadian theatre director, actor, and playwright
- Maurice White, American musician, founder and leader of the band Earth, Wind & Fire
- Meg White, American musician, drummer in The White Stripes
- Michael White , multiple people, includes Mike White
- Minor White, American photographer
- Mitchell White , multiple people
- Molly White , multiple people
- Morgan White , American gymnast
- Morgan White , American radio disc jockey and actor
N
- Nancy White , multiple people
- Nathaniel White, American serial killer
- Nettie L. White, American suffragist and stenographer
- Nicholas White , multiple people
- Noel White , Australian rugby league footballer
O
- Oliver White, British YouTube personality
- Onna White, Canadian choreographer and dancer
P
- Pat White , American football quarterback
- Pat White , American politician for West Virginia
- Patrick White, Australian author
- Paul Dudley White, American cardiologist
- Percy White, Australian rugby league footballer
- Peregrine White, first child born to the Pilgrims in New England
- Peter White , multiple people
- Portia White, Canadian operatic contralto
Q
- Quavian White, American football player
R
- Rachaad White, American football player
- Rachel White , multiple people
- Randy White , multiple people
- Raoul White, Dutch politician
- Ray White , Canadian politician
- Reggie White, American football player
- Reggie White , American football player
- Reggie White , American football player
- Rex White, American Hall of Fame racing driver
- Rick White , American politician from Washington
- Ricky White III, American football player
- Robert White , multiple people
- Roddy White, American football player
- Roderick White, New York politician
- Romello White, American basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Rodney White, American basketball player
- Ron White, American comedian
- Rosie White, New Zealand soccer player
- Royce White, American basketball player
- Ruth White , American Olympic fencer
- Ryan White, American HIV/AIDS poster child, namesake of the Ryan White Care Act
- Resolved White, passenger on the Pilgrim ship ''Mayflower''
S
- Sallie Joy White, American journalist
- Sammy White , multiple people
- Sandra White, Scottish politician
- Sharon White, lead singer of American country music group The Whites
- Shaun White, American snowboarder and skateboarder
- Sheila White , American abolitionist and human trafficking victim
- Sheila White , British film, television and stage actress
- Shelby White, American investor, art collector, and philanthropist
- Shubael F. White, American politician and judge from Michigan
- Simon White, British astrophysicist
- Slappy White, American comedian and actor
- Snowy White , English guitarist
- Spencer White, Australian rules footballer
- Stanford White, American architect, member of the firm McKim, Mead, and White
- Stephen White , multiple people
- Steve White , multiple people
- Steven White , multiple people
- Stewart White , British television newsreader and presenter
- Stewart Edward White, American novelist and outdoorsman
T
- T. H. White, English author, known for The Once and Future King
- Ted White , American science fiction writer and music critic
- Terri White, American singer and actress
- The Whites, American country music vocal group
- Theodore H. White, American journalist
- Thomas White
- Timothy White
- Todd White , multiple people
- Tony White , multiple people
- Tony Joe White, American singer-songwriter
- Tre'Davious White, American football player
- Trey White, American football player
- Tyler White, American baseball player
V
- Vanessa White, British singer and songwriter
- Vanna White, American television personality
- Verdine White, American musician, younger brother of Maurice White, bass guitarist in Earth, Wind & Fire
- Vince White, English guitarist who replaced Joe Strummer in The Clash
- Violetta Susan White, American mycologist
W
- Walker White, American football player
- Walter Francis White, American civil rights activist
- Warren White , multiple people
- Webster White, American politician from Maryland
- Wendy White , Welsh netball player, coach, administrator
- Wendy White , American opera singer
- Wendy White , American tennis player
- Wendy Tan White, British businesswoman
- Wendy White , American artist
- Wilbert White, American military aviator
- Sir Willard White, Jamaican-born British operatic bass-baritone
- William White , multiple people
- Willie White , multiple people
Z
- Zamir White, American football player
Fictional characters
- Brad White, a character in 2001 psychological horror movie Frailty
- Cammy White, from the Street Fighter video game series
- Carrie White, title character from the Stephen King novel and movie Carrie
- Frank White, lead character in the 1990 film King of New York
- Helen White, the main character in 1949 American comedy movie Miss Grant Takes Richmond
- Perry White, supporting character in the Superman comics
- Snow White, protagonist of German fairy tales
- Mrs. White, one of six original Cluedo characters
- Redd White, from the video game Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
- Walter White, protagonist of the American television series Breaking Bad
- Trooper White, a minor character in the video game ''TimeSplitters 2''