Leading Figures in History

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Arthur Henry Adams

b. 1872

New Zealand–Australian poet and journalist

Arthur Hertzberg

b. 1921

American rabbi, historian, and activist (1921–2006)

Arthur Hill (Canadian actor)

b. 1922

Canadian actor (1922–2006)

Arthur Hiller

Canadian film and television director (1923–2016)

Arthur Hunnicutt

American actor (1910–1979)

Arthur II of Brittany

b. 1261

Duke of Brittany from 1305 to 1312

Arthur III of Brittany

b. 1393

Duke of Brittany from 1457 to 1458

Arthur Imperatore Sr.

b. 1925

American businessman (1925–2020)

Arthur J. Burks

American novelist (1898–1974)

Arthur J. Collingsworth

American diplomat (1944–2013)

Arthur J. Gregg

US Army general (1928–2024)

Arthur Jackson (American sport shooter)

b. 1918

American sport shooter

Arthur James Arnot

b. 1865

Scottish electrical engineer and inventor (1865–1946)

Arthur Jeffrey Dempster

b. 1886

Canadian-American physicist (1886–1950)

Arthur Jensen

b. 1923

American psychologist and writer (1923–2012)

Arthur Johnson (canoeist)

b. 1921

Canadian canoeist

Arthur Jones (inventor)

American inventor (1926–2007)

Arthur Koestler

b. 1905

Hungarian-British author and journalist (1905–1983)

Arthur Kornberg

American biochemist (1918–2007)

Arthur L. Newton

b. 1883

American long-distance runner

Arthur Laing

b. 1904

Canadian politician (1904–1975)

Arthur Lake (actor)

b. 1905

American actor (1905–87)

Arthur Lake (bishop)

Bishop of Bath and Wells