Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Hema Malini

b. 1948

Indian actress and politician (born 1948)

Hemant Kumar

b. 1920

Indian singer and music director (1920–1989)

Hemmo Kallio

b. 1863

Finnish actor and playwright

Hemu Adhikari

b. 1919

Indian cricketer (1919–2003)

Henck Arron

b. 1936

First Suriname Prime Minister (1936–2000)

Henderson Forsythe

American actor (1917–2006)

Hendrick Avercamp

Dutch painter (c. 1585–1634)

Hendrick de Keyser

b. 1565

Dutch sculptor, merchant in Belgium bluestone and architect

Hendrick Peter Godfried Quack

b. 1834

Dutch legal scholar, economist and historian (1834 - 1917)

Hendrick ter Brugghen

Dutch painter (1588–1629)

Hendrik Adamson

b. 1891

Estonian poet and teacher

Hendrik Casimir

Dutch physicist (1909–2000)

Hendrik Elias

b. 1902

Belgian politician (1902–1973)

Hendrik Lorentz

b. 1853

Dutch physicist (1853–1928)

Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman

b. 1882

Dutch artist, typographer and printer

Hendrik Offerhaus

b. 1875

Dutch rower

Hendrik van Heuckelum

Dutch footballer (1879–1929)

Hendrik Verwoerd

Prime Minister of South Africa from 1958 to 1966

Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom

b. 1854

Dutch chemist (1854–1907)

Hendrik Willem Mesdag

Dutch painter

Hendrik Wortman

Dutch civil engineer (1859–1939)

Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper

b. 1890

Dutch supercentenarian (1890–2005)

Hendrikus Colijn

b. 1869

Dutch politician (1869–1944)

Heng Swee Keat

b. 1961

Singaporean politician (born 1961)