Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Harthacnut

King of England (1040–42) and Denmark (1035–42)

Hartini

b. 1924

Fourth wife of Indonesian president Sukarno

Hartland Molson

b. 1907

Canadian politician (1907–2002)

Hartley Coleridge

b. 1796

English poet and biographer (1796–1849)

Hartley Shawcross

English barrister and politician

Hartmut Michel

b. 1948

German biochemist (born 1948)

Haruka Kudō (singer)

b. 1999

Japanese actress (born 1999)

Harun Babunagari

Bangladeshi Islamic scholar (1902 – 1986)

Harun Erdenay

b. 1968

Turkish basketball player (born 1968)

Harun Farocki

German filmmaker, author, and lecturer in film (1944–2014)

Harun Karadeniz

Harun Tekin (musician)

b. 1977

Turkish singer, musician, and poet (born 1977)

Haruna Iikubo

b. 1994

Japanese actress and singer (born 1994)

Haruo Remeliik

b. 1933

First President of Palau

Haruomi Hosono

b. 1947

Japanese musician (born 1947)

Harve Bennett

b. 1930

American screenwriter, producer (1930–2015)

Harve Presnell

American actor and singer (1933–2009)

Harvey Ball

b. 1921

American commercial artist (1921–2001)

Harvey C. Krautschun

b. 1949

American politician (1949–2026)

Harvey Cushing

American neurosurgeon (1869–1939)

Harvey Fierstein

b. 1952

American actor and playwright (born 1952)

Harvey Fuqua

American R&B singer and record producer (1929–2010)

Harvey Goldstein

b. 1939

British statistician (1939–2020)

Harvey Grant

b. 1965

American basketball player (born 1965)