Leading Figures in History

Henry the Fowler

King of East Francia from 919 to 936

Henry the Young King

Junior King of England from 1170 to 1183

Henry Thomas Colebrooke

English orientalist and mathematician (1765–1837)

Henry Trevor, 21st Baron Dacre

British Army general

Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg

Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor from 1111 to 1125

Henry Vandyke Carter

English anatomist, illustrator of Gray's Anatomy

Henry Vane the Younger

English politician and colonial administrator (1613–1662)

Henry Vaughan

Welsh metaphysical poet (1621–1695)

Henry VI of England

King of England (1422–61, 1470–71)

Henry VII of England

King of England from 1485 to 1509

Henry VIII

King of England from 1509 to 1547

Henry Ward Beecher

American clergyman and abolitionist (1813–1887)

Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton

English peer

Henry XV, Duke of Bavaria

14th-century Bavarian nobleman

Henryk Sienkiewicz

Polish epic writer (1846–1916)

Henryk Wieniawski

Polish composer, violinist, and pedagogue (1835–1880)

Heraclius Constantine

Byzantine emperor in 641

Herb Adderley

American gridiron football player (1939–2020)

Herb Gray

7th deputy prime minister of Canada

Herb Jeffries

American jazz singer and actor (1913–2014)

Herb McKenley

Jamaican sprinter (1922–2007)

Herb Pearson

New Zealand cricketer (1910–2006)

Herb Pedersen

American musician, guitarist, banjo player, and songwriter