Leading Figures in History

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

24419 persons found

Howard Kaylan

b. 1947

Musical artist (born 1947)

Howard Kendall

b. 1946

English footballer and manager

Howard Leese

b. 1951

American guitarist and record producer (born 1951)

Howard Mills III

b. 1964

American politician

Howard Morris

American actor and director (1919–2005)

Howard Mumford Jones

b. 1892

Howard Nemerov

American poet

Howard Porter (basketball)

American basketball player

Howard R. Garis

b. 1873

American children's author (1873–1962)

Howard Reig

b. 1921

American radio and television personality (1921–2008)

Howard Rheingold

b. 1947

American critic, writer, and teacher (born 1947)

Howard Siler

American bobsledder

Howard Staunton

English chess master and Shakespearean scholar (1810–1874)

Howard Taubman

b. 1907

American arts critic (1907–1996)

Howard Taylor Ricketts

American pathologist (1871–1910)

Howlin' Wolf

b. 1910

American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player (1910–1976)

Hristo Botev

Bulgarian poet and revolutionary

Hristo Prodanov

Bulgarian mountaineer

Hristos Banikas

b. 1978

Greek chess grandmaster (born 1978)

Hsinbyushin

Third Emperor of the Kongaung Dynasty of Burma from 1763 to 1776

Hsuan Hua

Chinese Chan Buddhist monk

Hu Jinsi

Wuyue general (d. 948)

Hu Liang

b. 1974

Chinese field hockey player

Huang Ju

Chinese politician (1938–2007)