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Bull (surname)

Bull is a surname.

In addition to people bearing "Bull" as an Old World-derived surname, "Bull" has been part of the names of some Native Americans, in some cases as part of a traditional name of their respective cultures. Some of these, and some others, either have borne it as part of a legal surname or (with or without their assent) been treated as bearing it.

Those bearing Bull as a surname include:

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  • Hank Bull (born 1949), Canadian artist and illusionist
  • Hans Peter Bull (born 1936), German constitutional lawyer and jurist
  • Harcourt Burland Bull (1824–1881), Canadian journalist and political figure
  • Harold R. Bull (1893–1976), Assistant Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) under Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • Hedley Bull (1932–1985), Australian-born political scientist
  • Henrik Bull (1864–1953), Norwegian architect and designer
  • Henrik Bull (judge) (born 1957), Norwegian judge
  • Henrik H. Bull (1929–2013), a founder of Bull Stockwell Allen Architects in San Francisco
  • Henrik Johan Bull, Norwegian businessman who patented the grenade-harpoon gun used for whaling
  • Henry Bull (theologian) (died 1577), English Protestant writer
  • Henry Bull (MP) (1630–1692), English member of parliament
  • Henry Bull (settler) (1799–c. 1848), British Royal Navy officer and pioneer settler of the Swan River Colony in Australia
  • Henry Bull (governor) (1610–1694), governor of Rhode Island, 1685–86, 1690
  • Henry Bull (speaker) (1687–1774), speaker of the House of Deputies of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
  • Henry Bull (cricketer) (1843–1905), English cricketer.
  • Henry Graves Bull (1818–1885), British medical doctor, botanist and mycologist
  • Hiram C. Bull (1820–1879), American politician

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  • Ida Bull, Norwegian archivist and historian

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  • Leonard Bull (1935–2013), Kenyan sports shooter
  • Les Bull (1901–1973), Australian rugby league footballer
  • Leslie George Bull (1916–1944), British RAF pilot
  • Lionel Bull (1889–1978), Australian veterinary scientist
  • Lucien Bull (1876–1972), Irish-born French pioneer in chronophotography
  • Lyder Bull (1881–1959), Norwegian civil servant
  • Lyle F. Bull (1938–2018), American rear admiral

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  • Peter Bull (1912–1984), British character actor
  • Phil Bull (1910–1989), English professional gambler, racehorse owner and publisher

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People bearing Bull as part of a traditional Native-American name

  • Sitting Bull (c. 1831 – 1890), Hunkpapa Sioux leader and performer
  • Amos Bad Heart Bull (c. 1868 – 1913), Oglala Lakota artist and historian
  • Grant Short Bull (c. 1851 – 1935), Oglala Lakota leader (he started being known, as an adult, with "Grant" before his traditional name, and passed "Short Bull" on in surname fashion in the male line of his descendants)
  • Arnold Short Bull (c. 1845 – 1923), Sičháŋǧu (or Brulé) Lakota leader
  • White Bull (Native American) (1849–1947), Sioux leader