Leading Figures in History

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

24419 persons found

Hao Haidong

b. 1970

Chinese footballer (born 1970)

Hao Wang (academic)

Chinese-American professor (1921–1995)

Hap Day

b. 1901

Canadian ice hockey player (1901–1990)

Happy Chandler

American politician and baseball commissioner (1898–1991)

Happy Rockefeller

Second Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977

Harada Sanosuke

Japanese samurai

Harald Bohr

b. 1887

Danish mathematician and footballer (1887–1951)

Harald Hen

King of Denmark from 1076 to 1080

Harald Keres

Estonian physicist (1912–2010)

Harald Kihle

b. 1905

Norwegian painter and illustrator

Harald Rosenthal

b. 1937

German hydrobiologist and fisheries scientist

Harald Zwart

b. 1965

Dutch-Norwegian film director

Harambe

Captive gorilla (1999–2016)

Harashima

b. 1974

Japanese professional wrestler (born 1974)

Harbhajan Singh

b. 1980

Indian cricketer and politician (born 1980)

Hardie Gramatky

American painter

Harindranath Chattopadhyay

Indian poet (1898–1990)

Hariprasad Chaurasia

b. 1938

Indian flautist (born 1938)

Harlan Ellison

b. 1934

American writer (1934–2018)

Harlan Mathews

American politician

Harlon Hill

b. 1932

American football player (1932–2013)

Harmoko

Indonesian politician and journalist (1939–2021)

Harmon Killebrew

American baseball player (1936–2011)

Harold Acton

b. 1904

British writer (1904–1994)