Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Henry Medwall

b. 1462

English dramatist

Henry Middleton

American politician ( (1717–1784)

Henry Miller

American novelist (1891–1980)

Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester

Engĺish peer (c. 1563 – 1642)

Henry Moore

b. 1898

English sculptor (1898–1986)

Henry More

English Anglican priest and philosopher (1614–1687)

Henry Moret

French painter (1856–1913)

Henry Morgan

Welsh privateer, politician in Jamaica (1635–1688)

Henry Morgentaler

Canadian physician and abortion rights advocate (1923–2013)

Henry Morgenthau III

American author and television producer (1917–2018)

Henry Moseley

English physicist (1887–1915)

Henry Muhlenberg

b. 1711

German-born clergyman and missionary (1711–1787)

Henry Nash Smith

b. 1906

American literary critic

Henry Newbolt

b. 1862

English writer (1862–1938)

Henry Nicols

American HIV/AIDS activist

Henry Norris (businessman)

b. 1865

English businessman, politician and football club director (1865–1934)

Henry Norris (courtier)

English courtier

Henry Norris Russell

b. 1877

American astronomer (1877–1957)

Henry Norris, 1st Baron Norreys

English nobleman and courtier (c. 1525–1601)

Henry of Blois

English bishop (c. 1096–1171)

Henry of Castile the Senator

Castilian infante

Henry of Flanders

Latin Emperor from 1206 to 1216

Henry of France (archbishop of Reims)

French archbishop of Reims from 1161 to 1175

Henry of Ghent

Scholastic philosopher