Hiram (given name)

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Hiram (Hebrew חִירָם "high-born"), Standard Hebrew Ḥiram, Tiberian Hebrew Ḥîrām) is a biblical given name.

Notable people bearing the name include:

• Hiram I, king of Tyrus, 969–936 BCE
• Hiram II, king of Tyrus, 739–730 BCE
• Hiram Abiff from Masonic Lore
• Hiram Bingham, the name of four individuals
• Hiram Rhodes Revels
• Hiram Maxim (1840–1916), creator of the Maxim gun
• Hiram Berdan (1824–1893), creator of the Berdan rifle
• Hyrum Smith
• Hiram Bocachica
• Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States, born as Hiram Ulysses Grant
• Hank Williams, famous country music singer, born as Hiram King Williams.

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