Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Henry Birks

Canadian businessman (1840–1928)

Henry Blanco

b. 1971

Venezuelan baseball player and coach (born 1971)

Henry Blofeld

b. 1939

English sports journalist (born 1939)

Henry Bolte

b. 1908

Australian politician (1908–1990)

Henry Bond

b. 1966

English writer and photographer

Henry Bouquet

British Army officer in North America

Henry Bowet

Archbishop of York from 1407 to 1423

Henry Braden

American politician (1944–2013)

Henry Brant

b. 1913

American classical composer

Henry Bromell

b. 1947

American novelist

Henry Bromley (died 1615)

English landowner and politician

Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux

British Lord High Chancellor (1778–1868)

Henry Bumstead

American art director

Henry Burris

b. 1975

American gridiron football player and coach (born 1975)

Henry Butler

b. 1949

American musician and educator (1948–2018)

Henry C. Berghoff

German-American politician and businessman (1856–1925)

Henry Cabot Lodge

b. 1850

American politician (1850–1924)

Henry Cabot Lodge Bohler

Tuskegee Airman (1925–2007)

Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.

b. 1902

American politician and diplomat (1902–1985)

Henry Cadwalader Chapman

b. 1845

American physician

Henry Campbell Black

b. 1860

American legal lexicographer (1860–1927)

Henry Campbell-Bannerman

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1905 to 1908

Henry Capell, Baron Capell of Tewkesbury

English politician (1638–1696)

Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon

English peer and courtier (1526–1596)