Leading Figures in History

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

24419 persons found

Hendrik van Heuckelum

Dutch footballer (1879–1929)

Hendrik Willem Mesdag

Dutch painter

Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper

b. 1890

Dutch supercentenarian (1890–2005)

Hendrikus Colijn

b. 1869

Dutch politician (1869–1944)

Henk Nijdam

Dutch cyclist (1935–2009)

Henning Carlsen

Danish filmmaker

Henning Larsen

Danish architect (1925–2013)

Henri Alekan

French cinematographer

Henri Amouroux

b. 1920

French historian and journalist (1920– 2007)

Henri Barbusse

b. 1873

French author (1873–1935)

Henri Bedimo

b. 1984

Cameroonian footballer (born 1984)

Henri Braconnot

b. 1780

French chemist and pharmacist

Henri Cartan

b. 1904

French mathematician (1904–2008)

Henri Coandă

b. 1886

Romanian inventor (1886–1972)

Henri de Saint-Simon

French early socialist theorist (1760–1825)

Henri Decoin

French film director

Henri Dirickx

Belgian footballer

Henri Duveyrier

French explorer and geographer

Henri Jokiharju

b. 1999

Finnish ice hockey player (born 1999)

Henri Julien

b. 1852

Canadian artist and cartoonist (1852–1908)

Henri Konan Bédié

b. 1934

President of Côte d'Ivoire from 1993 to 1999

Henri La Fontaine

b. 1854

Belgian politician and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1854–1913)

Henri Lebesgue

b. 1875

French mathematician (1875–1941)

Henri Leconte

b. 1963

French tennis player (born 1963)