Helms
Helms is a German/Scandinavian family name. The name is most connected to the German town of Helmsdorf. It may refer to:
- Adam Helms, American artist
- Bobby Helms, American country music singer Robert Lee Helms
- Chet Helms, American rock promoter, founder and manager of the rock band Big Brother and the Holding Company
- David H. Helms, Union Army soldier during the American Civil War and recipient of the Medal of Honor
- Don Helms, American country music steel guitarist
- Ed Helms, American actor
- Gregory Helms, American professional wrestler
- Hans G. Helms, German experimental writer, composer and social and economic analyst and critic
- Hermann Helms, American chess player, writer and promoter
- Jesse Helms, U.S. senator from North Carolina from 1973 to 2003
- Jesse L. Helms, American politician
- Johannes Helms, Danish writer and headmaster
- John Henry Helms, United States Marine and a recipient of the Medal of Honor
- Johnny Helms, American jazz trumpeter
- J. Lynn Helms, President of Piper Aircraft Corp. and Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
- Laili Helms, the Taliban's best-known advocate in the West before the 9/11 attacks
- Mike Helms, American former basketball player
- Paul Helms, founder of the Helms Bakery and co-founder of the Helms Athletic Foundation
- Richard Helms, CIA Director from 1966 to 1973
- Richard Helms German-born Australian naturalist
- Susan Helms, US Air Force lieutenant general and astronaut
- Tommy Helms, American former Major League Baseball player and manager
- Wes Helms, American Major League Baseball player, nephew of Tommy Helms
- William Helms, US Representative from New Jersey and Revolutionary War officer
