Leading Figures in History

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

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Henry III of Bavaria

Henry III of Castile

b. 1379

King of Castile and León from 1390 to 1406

Henry III of England

b. 1207

King of England from 1216 to 1272

Henry III of France

King of France from 1574 to 1589

Henry III of Nassau-Breda

Dutch-German noble (1483–1538)

Henry III of Upper Hesse

b. 1440

Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor from 1046 to 1056

Henry Irving

English stage actor of the Victorian era (1838–1905)

Henry IV of France

King of France from 1589 to 1610

Henry IV, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg

German noble (1397–1427)

Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor from 1084 to 1105

Henry J. Heinz

American businessman (1844–1919)

Henry J. Kaiser

b. 1882

American industrialist (1882–1967)

Henry J. Lutcher

b. 1836

Henry James Pye

English Poet Laureate (1745–1813)

Henry Jameson

b. 1883

American soccer player

Henry Jerome de Salis

English churchman

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1855–1858, 1859–1865)

Henry Johnson (World War I soldier)

United States Army soldier

Henry Jones (actor)

b. 1912

American actor (1912–1999)

Henry Joy McCracken

b. 1767

Irish republican (1767–1798)

Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

b. 1564

Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Henry Kaiser (musician)

b. 1952

American guitarist, film director, and scientific diver

Henry King (director)

American film director