Leading Figures in History

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

24419 persons found

Henry Bond

b. 1966

English writer and photographer

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 C. Berghoff

German-American politician and businessman (1856–1925)

Henry Cabot Lodge

b. 1850

American politician (1850–1924)

Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.

b. 1902

American politician and diplomat (1902–1985)

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, 2nd Earl of Monmouth

English politician (1596–1661)

Henry Carr

American track and field athlete (1941–2015)

Henry Cavill

b. 1983

British actor (born 1983)

Henry Chapman Mercer

b. 1856

Archeologist and designer in the US

Henry Clay

American politician (1777–1852)

Henry Clay Folger

b. 1857

American Shakespeare collector and businessman (1857–1930)

Henry Clinton (British Army officer, born 1730)

b. 1730

British Army officer and politician (1730–1795)

Henry Compton (bishop)

English clergyman (c. 1632–1713)

Henry Cooper

British boxer (1934–2011)

Henry Danvers, 1st Earl of Danby

b. 1573

English soldier

Henry David Thoreau

American philosopher (1817–1862)

Henry de Bohun

English knight

Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford

Anglo-Norman nobleman

Henry de Montherlant

b. 1895

French writer (1895–1972)