Alexander Britton "Brit" Hume Sr. (born June 22, 1943,Washington, D.C.) is an American television journalist and commentator. He was the Washington, D.C. managing editor of the Fox News Channel. He also anchored Special Report with Brit Hume and is a panelist on Fox News Sunday.

Hume was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Virginia Powell (née Minnigerode) and George Graham Hume. He attended St. Albans School and graduated from the University of Virginia (B.A., English, 1965).

Hume first worked for The Hartford Times, and later for United Press International and the Baltimore Evening Sun. He then worked for syndicated columnist Jack Anderson from 1970-72. Later, Hume worked for ABC for 23 years from 1973-96, when he left to work for Fox News Channel. From 1973–76, Hume worked as a consultant for ABC's documentary division. From 1976–88, Hume worked as Capitol Hill correspondent; in 1989, he became ABC's chief White House correspondent. In 1991, Hume won an Emmy Award for his Gulf War coverage. He was also twice named "Best in the Business" as a White House correspondent by the American Journalism Review in a readers' poll. In January, 1997, he left ABC for Fox News. By the time Hume left, he had worked on many ABC shows, including, World News Tonight With Peter Jennings, Nightline, and This Week.