Amherst is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Baron Amherst (disambiguation), in particular:
  • Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717–1797), British army officer
  • William Amherst (British Army officer) (1732–1781), younger brother of the above
• Baron Amherst of Hackney, created 1892 for:
  • William Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney
    • Alicia Amherst (1865–1941), gardening historian and daughter of the above
• Earl Amherst:
  • William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst, Governor-General of India from August 1823 to February 1828
  • William Amherst, 2nd Earl Amherst
    • Josceline Amherst, Australian politician and fifth son of the 2nd earl
  • William Amherst, 3rd Earl Amherst
  • Hugh Amherst, 4th Earl Amherst
  • Jeffery Amherst, 5th Earl Amherst
• Elizabeth Amherst Hale (1774–1826), Canadian artist born Elizabeth Frances Amherst

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Amherst.
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