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Revision as of 16:09, 15 April 2013 by Stanning (talk | contribs) (Sort people, add more people and places)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Helm may refer to:
- a ship's steering mechanism; see tiller and ship's wheel. Derived meanings:
- The verb meaning to steer, as in "to helm a yacht".
- A gender-neutral term for helmsman
- metaphorically, a position of leadership or control
- the Unicode "helm symbol" ⎈ (U+2388), see Miscellaneous Technical (Unicode)
- the great helm, a type of helmet that completely covers the head and is supported by the shoulders. Derived meanings:
- helmet or helm in heraldry
- Hełm coat of arms, a Polish coat of arms. (Unrelated to the Polish city, see below)
People
- Helm Wulfingum (9th century or before), Geatish king
- Anne Helm (born 1938), Canadian actress
- Benjamin Hardin Helm (1831–1863), Kentucky politician, attorney, Confederate brigadier-general
- Bob Helm (1914–2003), American jazz clarinetist
- Brett Helm (born 1962), American entrepreneur
- Brigitte Helm (1908–1996), German actress
- Christopher Helm (1937–2007), Scottish book publisher, notably of ornithology related titles, including the Helm Identification Guides
- Clementine Helm (1825-1896), German author of books for children and young people
- Darren Helm (born 1987), Canadian ice hockey player
- Dieter Helm, British economist, Professor of Energy Policy at Oxford University
- Everett Helm (1913–1999), American composer, musicologist and music critic
- Georg Helm (1851–1923), German mathematician
- George Helm (1950–1977), Native Hawaiian activist and musician
- Israel Helm (1630-1701/2), Swedish colonist and soldier in New Sweden in North America
- James Meredith Helm (1855–1927), American naval officer
- John Helm (commentator) (born 1942), British television sports commentator
- John L. Helm (1802–1867), governor of Kentucky
- June Helm (1924–2004), American anthropologist
- Karl Helm (1871–1960), German medievalist, Germanist and religious studies scholar
- Sir Knox Helm (1893–1964), British diplomat
- Leonard Helm (c.1720–1782), American soldier
- Levon Helm (1940–2012), American rock drummer
- MacKinley Helm (1896–1963), American writer and collector
- Michael Helm, Canadian novelist
- Nick Helm, British comedian
- Paul Helm, British theologian
- Peter Helm (born 1941), Canadian-American actor
- Rüdiger Helm (born 1956), East German sprint canoer
- W. Stuart Helm (1908–1986), Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Theodor Helm (1843–1920), musicologist
- Tom Helm, Scottish rugby league footballer of the 1900s and '10s, for Great Britain, and Oldham
- Zach Helm (born 1975), American writer and film director
Other proper names
- Quarter Florin, medieval English coin known as a helm
- Helm numbers for compositions by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
- Helm Crag, Cumbria, England
- Helm Wind which blows in Cumbria, England
- Helm (mountain), South Tyrol, Italy
- Helm, California
- Helm, Kentucky
- Helm Peak, Antarctica
- Helm Canal, waterway in Fresno County, California
- USS Helm (DD-388), United States Navy destroyer
- Mangold v Helm (2005), employment law case at the European Court of Justice
- Solem v. Helm (1983), United States Supreme Court case concerned with the scope of the Eighth Amendment
HELM (abbrev.)
- The holomorphic embedding load flow method, a mathematical technique
- Historic Environment Local Management training and advice programme set up by English Heritage in 2004.
Fiction, popular culture and product names
- In The Lord of the Rings:
- Helm Hammerhand, 9th King of Rohan
- Helm's Deep, a valley in Rohan
- Matt Helm, a character created by Donald Hamilton
- Helm (Forgotten Realms), a god in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the game Dungeons & Dragons
- Hideout Helm, the final level in the game Donkey Kong 64
- Helm, a character from the 2000AD comic strip Rogue Trooper
- Helm (album), released by Lebanese singer Carole Samaha
- Crimson Helm, a boss in the game Okami
- Helm, a novel by Steven Gould
- ThermaHelm, a motorcycle helmet
See also
Topics referred to by the same term
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