Leading Figures in History

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

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Henry Hallett Dale

b. 1875

English pharmacologist and physiologist (1875–1968)

Henry Hammond

English churchman

Henry Hawtrey

b. 1882

British athlete (1882–1961)

Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter

b. 1430

English admiral (1430–1475)

Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton

English aristocrat and courtier

Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon

b. 1638

English aristocrat and politician

Henry I (archbishop of Trier)

Henry I of Castile

King of Castile and Toledo from 1214 to 1217

Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse

b. 1244

First Landgrave of Hesse

Henry I, Margrave of Austria

Margrave of Austria from 994 to 1018

Henry Ian Cusick

b. 1967

Scottish actor (born 1967)

Henry II of Castile

King of Castile and León (1366–1367, 1369–1379)

Henry II of England

King of England from 1154 to 1189

Henry II of France

King of France from 1547 to 1559

Henry II of Navarre

b. 1503

King of Navarre from 1517 to 1555

Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor

b. 973

Holy Roman Emperor from 1014 to 1024

Henry II, Prince of Anhalt-Aschersleben

German prince

Henry IV of France

King of France from 1589 to 1610

Henry IV, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg

German noble (1397–1427)

Henry J. Heinz

American businessman (1844–1919)

Henry J. Kaiser

b. 1882

American industrialist (1882–1967)

Henry Jameson

b. 1883

American soccer player

Henry Jerome de Salis

English churchman

Henry Johnson (World War I soldier)

United States Army soldier