Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Henry VI of England

King of England (1422–61, 1470–71)

Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor from 1191 to 1197

Henry VII of England

King of England from 1485 to 1509

Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor from 1312 to 1313

Henry VIII

b. 1491

King of England from 1509 to 1547

Henry W. Bloch

b. 1922

American businessman and philanthropist (1922–2019)

Henry Wade

b. 1914

American lawyer (1914–2001)

Henry Walker (basketball)

b. 1987

American basketball player (born 1987)

Henry Walters

b. 1848

American art collector (1848-1931)

Henry Ward Beecher

b. 1813

American clergyman and abolitionist (1813–1887)

Henry Ward Ranger

American painter (1858–1916)

Henry Waxman

b. 1939

American politician (born 1939)

Henry Wharton (writer)

b. 1664

English writer (1664–1695)

Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester

b. 1612

English Cavalier

Henry Winkler

b. 1945

American actor (born 1945)

Henry Wirz

Confederate States Army officer and doctor (1823–1865)

Henry Wittenberg

b. 1918

American wrestler

Henry Wood

English conductor (1869–1944)

Henry Worsley (explorer)

b. 1960

British explorer and British Army officer

Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton

b. 1545

English peer

Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton

b. 1573

17th-century English noble

Henry XIV of Bavaria

13th-century Bavarian nobleman

Henry XV, Duke of Bavaria

14th-century Bavarian nobleman

Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster

English nobleman (c. 1281–1345)