Leading Figures in History

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

24415 persons found

H. Jon Benjamin

b. 1966

American actor and comedian (born 1966)

H. Jones

b. 1940

British Army officer (1940–1982)

H. R. Giger

Swiss artist (1940–2014)

H. Radclyffe Roberts

American entomologist (1906–1982)

H. Rider Haggard

b. 1856

English adventure novelist (1856–1925)

H. Robert Horvitz

b. 1947

American biologist (born 1947)

H. Trendley Dean

American dentist (1893–1962)

H.E.R.

b. 1997

American singer (born 1997)

Haakon II

King of Norway from 1157 to 1162

Haakon Lie

Norwegian politician (1905–2009)

Haakon V

King of Norway from 1299 to 1319

Hachalu Hundessa

Ethiopian singer (1986–2020)

Hachidai Nakamura

Musical artist

Hachisuka Tsunanori

b. 1661

Japanese daimyō

Hacı Sabancı

Turkish businessman and philanthropist

Hack Wilson

b. 1900

American baseball player (1900–1948)

Hadi Saei

b. 1976

Iranian taekwondo practitioner

Haechan

b. 2000

South Korean singer (born 2000)

Haerin

b. 2006

South Korean singer (born 2006)

Hafez al-Assad

President of Syria from 1971 to 2000

Hagos Gebrhiwet

b. 1994

Ethiopian long-distance runner (born 1994)

Haidar Abdel-Shafi

b. 1919

Palestinian activist (1919–2007)

Haile Gebrselassie

b. 1973

Ethiopian long-distance runner and businessman (born 1973)

Haki Doku

b. 1969

Albanian para-cyclist