Leading Figures in History

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Hieronymus van Beverningh

Dutch regent, diplomat, amateur botanist and patron of the arts

Hieronymus von Colloredo

German Catholic archbishop (1732–1812)

Hifikepunye Pohamba

b. 1935

President of Namibia from 2005 to 2015

Higashifushimi Kunihide

b. 1910

Uncle of Emperor Akihito

Higbald of Lindisfarne

8th-century Bishop of Lindisfarne

Hijikata Toshizō

b. 1835

Japanese warrior (1835–1869)

Hikaru Ijūin

b. 1967

Japanese radio personality (born 1967)

Hikmet Bilâ

Turkish journalist, columnist and writer

Hikmet Şimşek

Hilaire Belloc

French-English author (1870–1953)

Hilaire du Berrier

American aviator, mercenary and writer (1906–2002)

Hilarie Burton

b. 1982

American actress (born 1982)

Hilario Abellana

b. 1896

Filipino Visayan politician, legislator, and war-time governor of Cebu, Philippines

Hilary Devey

English television personality (1957–2022)

Hilary Duff

b. 1987

American actress and singer (born 1987)

Hilary Knight

b. 1989

American ice hockey player (born 1989)

Hilary Mantel

b. 1952

British writer (1952–2022)

Hilary of Galeata

Christian saint (476–558)

Hilary Putnam

b. 1926

American mathematician and philosopher (1926–2016)

Hilary Smart

b. 1925

American sailor

Hilary Swank

b. 1974

American actress (born 1974)

Hilda Bernstein

b. 1915

British-born author, artist and activist

Hilda Braid

British actress (1929–2007)