Huntsman

Huntsman may refer to:

  • Hunters who:
    • use guns/weapons for hunting
    • hunt with horses and dogs (e.g., fox hunting)
  • Huntsman is also used as a military designation for units traditionally raised from huntsmen, see Huntsmen (military)

Huntsman may also refer to:

Animals

  • Huntsman spider, a large spider commonly found in Australia

People:

  • Benjamin Huntsman, 18th-century English inventor
  • John A. Huntsman, decorated 19th-century American soldier
  • Jon Huntsman, Jr., former U.S. ambassador to China and former candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination
  • Jon Huntsman, Sr., philanthropist and Chairman of Huntsman Corporation
  • Peter R. Huntsman, Sr., CEO of Huntsman Corporation

In arts and entertainment:

  • Huntsman (American Dragon: Jake Long), a character on American Dragon: Jake Long
  • Huntsman (comics), X-Men villain
  • Huntsman (Doctor Who), Wolf Weed Whipper in the Doctor Who serial "The Creature From the Pit", 1979
  • Huntsman (Marvel Comics), servant of Zeus
  • Huntsman (Heroic Publishing), a member of the League of Champions
  • Huntsman (Series), a young adult science fiction series written by Douglas Hill
  • The Huntsman (Freakazoid), a character on Freakazoid
  • Wild Huntsman (comics), a heroic character from DC Comics
  • The Huntsman, a character from the Grimm fairy tale Snow White
    • Snow White & the Huntsman, a 2012 film

In organizations:

  • Huntsman Awards for Excellence in Education, an award given annually to numerous outstanding teachers in the state of Utah
  • Huntsman Corporation
  • Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business
  • Jon M. Huntsman School of Business, the School of Business at Utah State University
  • H. Huntsman, a Savile Row tailor

In places:

  • Huntsman (chemical plant), a major Australian chemical plant of the Huntsman Corporation
  • Huntsman Cancer Institute, world-class cancer research center named after Jon and Karen Huntsman on the University of Utah Campus
  • Huntsman, neighborhood in Springfield, Virginia
  • Jon M. Huntsman Center, the University of Utah's main sports arena, named after Jon M. Huntsman, Sr.
  • Jon M. Huntsman, Sr. Hall, main hall for the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

In sports:

  • The Huntsman, a racehorse who won the 1862 Grand National steeplechase run

In food:

  • Huntsman cheese, a combination of Double Gloucester and Stilton.

Famous quotes containing the word huntsman:

    He cast off his friends as a huntsman his pack,
    For he knew when he pleas’d he could whistle them back.
    Oliver Goldsmith (1728–1774)