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
- White , English cricketer
A–B
- Aaron White , American basketball player
- Adam White
- Adam White , Scottish zoologist
- Addison White, American politician
- Adlyn White, Jamaican educator and Christian minister
- Al White
- Alan White , onetime drummer in the English rock band Oasis
- Alan White , English rock drummer known for his work with the progressive rock band Yes
- Alan White
- Alex White
- Alexander White , US Congressman from Alabama
- Alexander White , US Congressman from Virginia
- Alexander White
- 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, US diplomat and co-founder of Cornell University
- Andrew White
- Andy White
- Anthony White
- Azellia White, American aviator
- Barclay White, Superintendent of Indian Affairs under President Grant
- Barry White, American soul and disco singer
- Bartow White, US Congressman from New York
- Benjamin F. White, last governor of Montana Territory
- Benjamin White
- Benjamin White, US Representative from Maine
- Betty White
- Bill White
- Bill White
- Bill White , American baseball player and baseball executive
- Bill White
- Blaire White
- 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 J. White, American actor
- Brian White
- Brian White
- Brian White
- Brian White , American ice hockey player
- Brooke White, singer-songwriter and American Idol contestant
- 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–E
- Cameron White, Australian cricketer
- Charlie White, American Olympic silver, bronze, and gold medalist ice dancer
- Charmaine White Face
- 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
- Clarence White, American bluegrass and country guitarist
- Coby White, American basketball player
- Colin White
- Colin White
- Compton I. White, Jr., US Representative from Idaho
- Compton I. White, US Representative from Idaho
- Curtis White, American essayist
- Dan White
- Dan White, American politician and assassin of Harvey Milk
- Dana White, American MMA promoter and president of UFC
- Danny White, American football player
- Darren White
- David Patillo White
- David White
- Davin White, American basketball player
- Deacon White, aka James "Deacon" White,, baseball star
- Denny White
- Des White, New Zealand rugby league footballer
- Desmond White , Scottish footballer
- Devin White, American football player
- Devon White
- Doc White, American baseball player
- Donny White, American college sports coach and administrator
- Doug White
- Douglas R. White, American anthropologist
- Duncan White, Sri Lankan Burgher athlete, first to win medal for Sri Lanka in Olympic event
- E. B. White, American children's book author
- Ed White , US astronaut
- Eden White, American singer-songwriter
- Edith White, American painter
- Edith Grace White, American zoologist
- Edmund White, American literary critic
- Edward Douglass White
- Edward Higgins White Sr., US general
- Edward White, American Medal of Honor recipient
- Edward White
- Eg White, British musician, songwriter and producer
- Elizabeth Coleman White, pioneering blueberry breeder and vendor
- Ellen White , association footballer
- Ellen G. White, American Christian pioneer
- Erik White, American football player of Canadian football
- Erik White, American music director
- Erin White, Canadian softball first baseman
- Ethel Lina White, British crime writer
F–I
- Faye White, English football player
- Florence Mildred White, English policewoman
- Francis Buchanan White, Scottish botanist and entomologist
- Francis S. White, US Senator from Alabama
- Francis White , US Congressman from Virginia
- Francis White
- Frank Durward White, Arkansas governor
- Frank White , British politician
- Frank White , American second baseman
- Frank White
- Frank White , American soldier and North Dakota politician
- Franklin White, British ballet dancer
- Frederick D. White, Canadian politician
- Freeman White, American football player
- Fuzz White, Major League Baseball right fielder
- Gary White
- Genevieve Beatrice White, also known as Genevieve Pezet, American-born French artist
- George Henry White, North Carolina politician
- George White, British general
- George White
- Gilbert F. White, American geographer
- Gilbert White, English naturalist
- Harry Dexter White, Economist & US representative to the Bretton Woods Conference
- Henry Luke White, Australian grazier and ornithologist
- Henry White
- Horace White , American journalist and financial writer
- Horace White, American lawyer and politician from New York
- Horace Henry White, American lawyer and civic leader from Louisiana
- Howard White , English footballer
- Hugh L. White, American politician from Mississippi
- Ian White , Canadian professional ice hockey defence man
- Ilka White, Australian textile artist
- Israel Charles White, American geologist
J–K
- Jack White, First World War Victoria Cross recipient
- Jack White , English cricket captain
- Jack White
- Jack White , German disco music producer
- Jack White, anarchist and founder of the Irish Citizen's Army
- Jack White, American singer and guitarist of The White Stripes
- Jake White, South African rugby union coach
- Jaleel White, American actor
- James L. White , American college sports coach
- James Springer White, husband of Ellen G. White and co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
- James White aka James Chance, American jazz-funk musician
- James White , member of United States Congress
- James White , World War I Royal Naval Air Service fighter ace
- James White MP for Glasgow, Pollok before 1987
- James White , Northern Irish science fiction writer
- James White, US basketball player
- James White
- James White , founder of Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
- James White, consultant on the New American Standard Bible committee
- Jamie White, radio host
- Jan White, American football player
- Jay White , American MMA fighter
- Jay White, New Zealand professional wrestler
- Jeff White
- Jeordie White aka Twiggy Ramirez, American bassist and guitarist
- Jimmy White, English professional snooker player
- Jock White, Scottish footballer
- Joe White
- John Baker White , Virginia court clerk and civil servant
- John Franklin White Canadian politician
- John H. White , Pulitzer Prize-winning African American journalist
- John White, member of the Parliament of Tasmania,
- John White Canadian politician
- John White,, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
- John White Canadian politician
- John White , Roanoke Colony governor
- John White , German-English experimental composer and musical performer
- John White
- John White , Scottish footballer
- John White, English footballer
- John White
- John White
- John White , surgeon-general of New South Wales, Australia
- Jordan White , American rock musician and singer-songwriter
- Jose White , American football player
- Joseph Blanco White, Spanish theologian
- Julian White, English rugby union footballer
- Karen Malina White, American actress
- Karyn White, American R&B singer popular during the late 1980s and early 1990s
- Katie White, British singer in The Ting Tings
- Keith White physically disabled yachtsman attempting world solo circumnavigation
- Kelli White former American sprinter
- Kevin White , American football player.
- Kevin White
- Kevin White
- Kevin White
- Knox H. White, mayor of Greenville, South Carolina
- Kyzir White, American football player
L–P
- Lari White, American country music singer
- Lawrence White
- 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
- Liz White
- Loren H. White, New York state senator
- Lulu Belle Madison White, a teacher and civil rights activist
- 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
- Mark White
- Mark White American lawyer and politician from Texas
- Marquez White, American football player
- Martha White, American bakery brand
- Mary E. White, Australian paleobotanist and author
- Mary White
- 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 R. White, American politician
- Michael White
- Michael White , British newspaper editor
- Mike White , American football player
- Minor White, American photographer
- Nancy White
- Nathaniel White, American serial killer
- Nicholas White
- Noel White, Australian rugby league footballer
- Onna White, choreographer and dancer
- Pat White , American football quarterback
- 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, Canadian parliamentarian
- Peter White, presenter on BBC Radio Solent and BBC Radio 4
- Peter White
- Peter White , Canadian ice hockey player
- Peter White , English smooth jazz and jazz fusion guitarist
- Portia White, Canadian operatic contralto
R–S
- R. Cooper White, Jr., former mayor of Greenville, South Carolina
- Randy White , NFL defensive lineman and linebacker
- Randy White
- Randy White
- Randy White
- Reggie White, American football player
- Reggie White , American football player
- Reggie White, American football player
- Resolved White
- Rick White
- Robert J. White, American neurosurgeon
- Robert White , West Virginia attorney general
- Robert White , English composer
- Robert White
- Robert White , Virginia judge and politician
- Robert White , politician in Washington, D.C.
- Roddy White, American football player.
- Roderick White, New York politician
- Rodney White, American basketball player
- Ron White
- Rosie White, New Zealand soccer player
- Royce White, American basketball player
- Ryan White, American HIV/AIDS poster child, namesake of the Ryan White Care Act
- Sallie Joy White, American journalist
- Sammy White , NFL wide receiver
- Sammy White
- Sammy White , MLB catcher
- Sammy White
- Samuel Albert White, Australian explorer and ornithologist
- 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
- Simon White, British astrophysicist
- Slappy White
- Snowy White , English guitarist
- Spencer White, Australian rules footballer
- Stanford White, American architect, member of the firm McKim, Mead, and White
- Steve White
- Steven R. White American physicist
- Stewart Edward White, American novelist and outdoorsman
- Stewart White, British newsreader & presenter
T–Z
- T. H. White, English author, famous for The Once and Future King
- Ted White , American science fiction writer and music critic
- Terri White
- The Whites, American country music vocal group
- Theodore H. White, American journalist
- Thomas E. White,, 18th United States Secretary of the Army
- Thomas White
- Thomas White , English cricketer
- Thomas White , bishop of Peterborough
- Thomas White
- Thomas White , Catholic philosopher
- Sir Thomas White, founder of St John's College, Oxford
- Tim D. White, American paleoanthropologist
- Tim White
- Tim White , American news anchor and investigative reporter
- Tim White , American professional wrestling referee
- Timothy White
- Timothy White , American rock music journalist
- Timothy White, American celebrity photographer
- Timothy White, ship's chandler and pharmacist, founder of Timothy Whites
- Todd White, ice hockey player
- Tony Joe White, American singer-songwriter
- Tony White
- Tre'Davious White, American football player
- 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
- Walter Francis White
- Warren White
- Wendy Tan White, CEO of Moonfruit
- Wendy White, former American professional tennis player
- Sir Willard White, Jamaican-born British operatic bass-baritone
- William Alanson White, American psychiatrist
- William Allen White, American newspaper editor, politician, and author
- William Henry White
- William Henry White,, civilian warship designer who principally worked for the British Admiralty
- William Lindsay White, American journalist
- William Thomas White, Canadian politician and Cabinet minister
- William White, signer of the Mayflower Compact
- William White , English composer
- William White
- Willie White
Fictional characters
- Cammy White, video game character from the Street Fighter 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
- Perry White, supporting character in the Superman comics
- Snow White and the seven Dwarfs
- Kerwin White, former ring name of Chavo Guerrero, Jr.
- Mrs. White, one of six original Cluedo characters
- Redd White, character from the video game Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
- Walter White, protagonist of the television series Breaking Bad