Hisham (Arabic: هشام) is an Arabic male given name which means "generous". It is not to be confused with the similar looking, but only slightly related, Hashim.
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People
Given name
Hisham ibn al-Mughira (late 6th century), leader of Quraysh tribe
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (691–743), Umayyad caliph (r. 724–743)
Hisham ibn al-A'as (died 635), Arab companion of Muhammad
Hisham I of Córdoba (757–796), emir of al-Andalus
Hisham II of Córdoba (966–1013), caliph of al-Andalus
Hisham III of Córdoba (died 1036), caliph of al-Andalus
Pseudo-Hisham (died 1044), nominal caliph of al-Andalus
Hisham ibn al-Kalbi (8th century), Muslim historian
Hisham ibn Urwah (8th century), hadith narrator
Hisham ibn al-Hakam (8th century), Shia theologian
Hisham Abbas (born 1963), Egyptian singer
Hisham Barakat (1950–2015), Egyptian prosecutor
Hisham Bastawisy (died 2021), Egyptian judge
Hisham Bin Al Bin Amor Sliti (born 1966), Tunisian former detainee
Hisham Hafiz (1931–2006), Saudi Arabian newspaper publisher
Hisham Ikhtiyar (died 2012), Syrian official
Hisham Jaber (born 1942), Lebanese general
Hisham Kabbani (1945–2024), Lebanese-American Islamic scholar
Hisham Matar (born 1970), writer
Hisham Nazer (1932–2015), Saudi Arabian politician
Hisham Al Shaar (born 1958), Syrian politician
Hisham Sulliman (born 1978), Arab-Israeli actor
Hisham Talaat Moustafa (born 1959), Egyptian businessman
Hisham Zazou (born 1954), Egyptian politician
Hisham Zreiq (born 1968), Palestinian filmmaker and visual artist
Surname and family name
Ibn Hisham (died 833), Muslim historian
Maslama ibn Hisham (died 750), Umayyad prince
Mu'awiya ibn Hisham (died 737), Arab general and prince
Sulayman ibn Hisham, Arab general
Yazid al-Afqam (died 744/46), also known as Yazid ibn Hisham, Umayyad prince