Globally, Hornby (Hornby 
) is a very rare unisex first name. The first name Hornby is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, where it is an extremely rare gender-neutral name. Much more frequently, Hornby is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Hornby | Canada, Australia, United States, United Kingdom, South Africa |
| phipps hornby British Royal Navy officer (1785-1867), GB (b. 1785) |
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| sir henry russell hornby, 2nd bt. (1888-1971) (b. 1888) |
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| windham mark phipps hornby (b 1896) Commander RN (b. 1896) |
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| miles r. hornby (born 1912) (b. 1912) |
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lewis hornby British footballer (born 1995), GB (b. 1995) |
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| warwick hornby Australian musician, AU |
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| duncan hornby researcher |
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| ross hornby Canadian ambassador, CA |
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| unknown daughter hornby Peerage person ID=373362 |
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| fraser hornby association football player, GB (b. 1999) |
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