# Higgs

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'''Higgs''' may refer to:
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==Physics==
*[Higgs boson](/source/Higgs_boson), an elementary particle
*[Higgs factory](/source/Higgs_factory), a proposed particle accelerator
*[Higgs field](/source/Higgs_field), a quantum field
*[Higgs field (classical)](/source/Higgs_field_(classical))
*[Higgs mechanism](/source/Higgs_mechanism), an explanation for electroweak symmetry breaking
*[Higgs phase](/source/Higgs_phase)
*[Higgs sector](/source/Higgs_sector)

==Mathematics==
*[Higgs bundle](/source/Higgs_bundle), a vector bundle
*[Higgs prime](/source/Higgs_prime), a class of prime numbers

==People==
*[Alan Higgs](/source/Alan_Higgs) (died 1979), English businessman and philanthropist
*[Alf Higgs](/source/Alf_Higgs) (born 1904), Welsh rugby league footballer
*[Alfred Higgs (athlete)](/source/Alfred_Higgs_(athlete)) (born 1991), Bahamian sprinter
*[Amanda Higgs](/source/Amanda_Higgs), Australian television producer, writer and executive
*[Anna Higgs](/source/Anna_Higgs), English film producer
*[Avis Higgs](/source/Avis_Higgs) (1918–2016), New Zealand textile designer and painter
*[Blaine Higgs](/source/Blaine_Higgs) (born 1954), Canadian politician; Premier of New Brunswick
*[Blake Alphonso Higgs](/source/Blake_Alphonso_Higgs) (1915–1986), Bahamian singer and musician
*[Cecil Higgs](/source/Cecil_Higgs) (1898–1986), South African artist
*[Colleen Higgs](/source/Colleen_Higgs) (born 1962), South African writer and publisher
*[David Higgs](/source/David_Higgs), American organist
*[Denis Higgs](/source/Denis_Higgs) (1929–2011), English mathematician
*[Derek Higgs](/source/Derek_Higgs) (1944–2008), English business leader and merchant banker, son of Alan Higgs
*[Devon Higgs](/source/Devon_Higgs) (born 2000), American basketball player
*[Douglas Higgs](/source/Douglas_Higgs) (born 1951), British haematologist
*[Dustin Higgs](/source/Dustin_Higgs) (1972–2021), American convicted murderer
*[Eric Higgs (disambiguation)](/source/Eric_Higgs_(disambiguation)), various people
*[George Higgs](/source/George_Higgs) (1930–2013), American Piedmont blues musician
*[Godfrey Higgs](/source/Godfrey_Higgs) (1907–1986), Bahamian sailor
*[Griffin Higgs](/source/Griffin_Higgs) (1589–1659), English churchman
*[Harry Higgs](/source/Harry_Higgs) (born 1991), American golfer
*[Helen Burns Higgs](/source/Helen_Burns_Higgs) (1897–1983), Bahamian writer, journalist and botanical illustrator
*[Henry Higgs](/source/Henry_Higgs) (1864–1940), English civil servant, economist and historian of economic thought
*[Henry Marcellus Higgs](/source/Henry_Marcellus_Higgs) (also known as H.M. Higgs) (1855–1929), English composer and music arranger
*[Hubert Higgs](/source/Hubert_Higgs) (1911–1992), Anglican Bishop of Hull
*[Jake Higgs](/source/Jake_Higgs) (born 1975), Canadian curler
*[James Higgs](/source/James_Higgs) (1829–1902), English organist and teacher, uncle of Henry Marcellus Higgs
*[Jess Higgs](/source/Jess_Higgs) (born 1989), Australian singer also known as George Maple
*[Jim Higgs](/source/Jim_Higgs) (born 1950), Australian former cricketer
*[Joe Higgs](/source/Joe_Higgs) (1940–1999), Jamaican singer and musician
*[John Higgs](/source/John_Higgs) (born 1970s), English writer, novelist, journalist
*[Jonathan Higgs](/source/Jonathan_Higgs) (born 1985), English singer-songwriter and musician
*[Ken Higgs](/source/Ken_Higgs) (1937–2016), English cricketer
*[Ken Higgs (Canadian football)](/source/Ken_Higgs_(Canadian_football)) (1930–2002), Canadian football player
*[Kenneth Higgs](/source/Kenneth_Higgs) (1886–1959), English cricketer
*[Kenny Higgs](/source/Kenny_Higgs) (born 1955), American retired basketball player, brother of Mark Higgs
*[Lesley Higgs](/source/Lesley_Higgs) (born 1965), English footballer
*[Mark Higgs](/source/Mark_Higgs) (born 1966), American football player who played in the National Football League, brother of Kenny Higgs
*[Mark Higgs (cricketer)](/source/Mark_Higgs_(cricketer)) (born 1976), Australian cricketer
*[Mary Higgs](/source/Mary_Higgs) (1854–1937), British writer and social reformer
*[Matthew Higgs](/source/Matthew_Higgs) (born 1964), English artist, curator, writer and publisher
*[Michael Higgs](/source/Michael_Higgs) (born 1962), English actor
*[Michael Higgs (politician)](/source/Michael_Higgs_(politician)) (1912–1995), British Member of Parliament
*[Mike Higgs](/source/Mike_Higgs), British comic book artist, writer, designer, and editor
*[Montague Higgs](/source/Montague_Higgs) (1939–2006), Bahamian sailor
*[Nate Higgs](/source/Nate_Higgs) (born 1970), American/Spanish basketball player and coach
*[Nick Higgs](/source/Nick_Higgs), English businessman and football club chairman
*[Peter Higgs](/source/Peter_Higgs) (1929–2024), British physicist and Nobel Prize laureate, namesake of the Higgs boson particle
*[Ray Higgs](/source/Ray_Higgs) (born 1950), Australian rugby league footballer
*[Raymond Higgs](/source/Raymond_Higgs) (born 1991), Bahamian long jumper
*[Rebekah Higgs](/source/Rebekah_Higgs) (born 1982), Canadian singer
*[Robert Higgs](/source/Robert_Higgs) (born 1944), American economist
*[Robert W. Higgs](/source/Robert_W._Higgs) (born 1957), South African admiral
*[Russell Shaw Higgs](/source/Russell_Shaw_Higgs) (born 1960), British artist and political activist
*[Shane Higgs](/source/Shane_Higgs) (born 1977), English footballer
*[Suzanne Higgs](/source/Suzanne_Higgs), English psychologist
*[Teddy Higgs](/source/Teddy_Higgs) (died 1950), British tennis player
*[Tracy Higgs](/source/Tracy_Higgs) (born 1970), British psychic and television personality
*[Walter Higgs](/source/Walter_Higgs) (1886–1961), British Member of Parliament
*[William Higgs (disambiguation)](/source/William_Higgs_(disambiguation)), various people

==Fictional characters==
*Higgs, narrator in the 1872 novel ''[Erewhon](/source/Erewhon)'' by Samuel Butler
*John Higgs, a [silent character in ''The Archers''](/source/List_of_characters_in_The_Archers) on BBC Radio 4
*Higgs Monaghan, an antagonist in Hideo Kojima's 2019 video game ''[Death Stranding](/source/Death_Stranding)''

==See also==
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