Higgins

American

[hig-inz] / ˈhɪg ɪnz /

noun

George V., 1939–99, U.S. novelist.

Higgins British

/ ˈhɪɡɪnz /

noun

Alex, known as Hurricane Higgins . 1949–2010, Northern Irish snooker player: world champion (1972, 1982)
Jack, real name Harry Patterson . born 1929, British novelist; his thrillers include The Eagle Has Landed (1975), Confessional (1985), and Midnight Runner (2002)

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Alex Higgins and baby daughter Lauren in 1982.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Former Irish president Michael D Higgins presented Brennan with an RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019 and said her "name would be forever etched into the history of Irish music".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Chris Kempczinski took his first on-camera bite since his burger taste test blew up, while talking with columnist Tim Higgins.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

But at UConn, write Robert O’Connell and Laine Higgins, coach Dan Hurley has discovered the formula to staying on top in a sport designed to knock you down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Bill Toledo and I climbed into a blunt-nosed thirty-six-foot-long Higgins boat with thirty other men and were lowered over the side into the calm sea half a mile off shore.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac

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