Hills (surname)

Hills is a surname. Like the related surname Hill (surname), Hills refers to someone living 'at the hill'. ^[1] Notable people and characters with the name include:

People

• Adam Hills (born 1970), Australian comedian
• Adam Hills (politician) (1880–1941), Labour Party politician in England
• Alex Hills (born 1974), English composer
• Anna Althea Hills (1882–1930), American painter
• Anne Hills (born 1953), American folk singer-songwriter
• Arnold Hills (1857–1927), English businessman, sportsman, philanthropist and promoter of vegetarianism
• Arthur Hills (1930–2021), American golf course designer
• Barry Hills (1937–2025), British thoroughbred horse trainer
• Ben Hills (1942–2018), Australian freelance journalist and author
• Beverly Hills (actress) (born 1966), British actress
• Brian Hills (born 1959), Canadian ice hockey coach and former player
• Chester Hills (1798–1854), American architect and author
• Christopher Hills (1926–1997), English-born author, philosopher, and scientist
• Dene Hills (born 1970), Australian cricketer
• Denis Hills (1913–2004), British teacher, traveller, author and adventurer
• Edward F. Hills (1912–1981), American Presbyterian scholar
• Edwin Sherbon Hills (1906–1986), Australian geologist
• Ernie Hills (1930–2020), New-Zealand born rugby union player who represented Australia
• Floyd Nathaniel Hills (born 1982), American record producer, professionally known as Danja
• George Hills (1816–1895), Canadian Anglican bishop
• George Hills (historian) (1918–2002), British journalist and historian
• George Edwin Hills (1905–1978), English-born painter, contractor and political figure in British Columbia
• Gerald Hills, American politician and educator
• Gillian Hills (born 1944), British actress and singer
• Graham John Hills (1926–2014), British scientist and educator
• Harry Hills (1886–?), English cricketer
• Hilda Hills (1913–2003), Australian cricketer
• Jack G. Hills, American astronomer
• Joe Hills (1897–1969), English cricketer and umpire
• Joe Hills (American football) (born 1987), American football player
• John Hills (disambiguation), multiple people
• Johnny Hills (1934–2021), English professional footballer
• Julia Hills (born 1957), British actress
• Laura Coombs Hills (1859–1952), American painter
• Lawrence D. Hills (1911–1990), British horticulturalist, journalist, and writer
• Lee Hills (footballer) (born 1990), English footballer
• Lee Hills (journalist) (1906–2000), editor and publisher
• Michael Hills (disambiguation), multiple people
• Pat Hills (1917–1992), Australian politician
• Paul Hills (born 1972), former Australian rules footballer
• Peter Youngblood Hills (born 1978), Anglo-American actor
• Richard Hills (disambiguation), multiple people
• Robert Hills (disambiguation), multiple people
• Roderick M. Hills (1931–2014), chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
• Stephen Hills (1771–1844), American architect
• Tad Hills (born 1963), American children's book author and illustrator
• Thomas Hills (1796–1866), English cricketer
• Tony Hills (American football) (born 1984), American football player
• Wendy Hills (born 1954), Australian former cricketer
• Wes Hills (born 1995), American football player

Characters

• Heather Hills, a character in Jeff Kinney's book series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid
• Kathy Beale, a fictional character in the British soap opera EastEnders
• Ted Hills, a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders
• Tony Hills, a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders

See also

• Hill (surname)
• Hills (disambiguation)

References

1. Bardsley, Ch W. E. (1901). A dictionary of English and Welsh surnames. Henry Frowde. pp. 384–385. ISBN   978-5-87114-401-5.