Leading Figures in History

Discover the people who shaped our world — from rulers and scientists to artists and activists.

62247 persons found

Henry Demarest Lloyd

b. 1847

American journalist (1847–1903)

Henry Dobson

Australian politician (1841–1918)

Henry Dodwell

Anglo-Irish scholar, theologian and controversial writer

Henry Dunant

b. 1828

Swiss co-founder of the Red Cross (1828–1910)

Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville

British politician (1742–1811)

Henry Edward Armstrong

b. 1848

British chemist

Henry Edward Manning

b. 1808

English Catholic cardinal (1808–1892)

Henry Ephron

b. 1911

American dramatist (1911–1992)

Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan

b. 1710

Scottish peer (1710–1767)

Henry Every

b. 1659

English captain and pirate (late 1600s)

Henry Eyster Jacobs

American religious educator, Biblical commentator and Lutheran theologian

Henry F. Ashurst

American politician (1874–1962)

Henry F. Pringle

b. 1897

American historian and writer (1897–1958)

Henry Faulds

b. 1843

Scottish doctor, missionary and scientist

Henry Fielding

b. 1707

English writer and judge (1707–1754)

Henry Fitzalan, 12th Earl of Arundel

b. 1512

English nobleman and courtier (1512–1580)

Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset

b. 1519

Illegitimate son of Henry VIII (1519–1536)

Henry Fonda

b. 1905

American actor (1905–1982)

Henry Ford

b. 1863

American business magnate (1863–1947)

Henry Ford II

b. 1917

American businessman (1917–1987)

Henry Fox Talbot

English photography pioneer (1800–1877)

Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland

English peer and politician (1705–1774)

Henry Friedlander

American historian (1930-2012)

Henry G. Sanders

b. 1942

American actor (born 1942)