List of people by name: Hh

Head-Hear

• Head, Edith, (1907-1981), costumer
• Headon, Topper, (born 1955), musician ("The Clash")
• Headrick, Ed, (died 2002), developer of the Frisbee
• Heald, Anthony, (born 1944), actor.
• Healey, Jeff, blind guitar virtuoso and singer
• Healy, Dermot, Aosdána
• Healy, Gerry, Trotskyist politician
• Healy, Tim, (1855-1931)
• Heaney, Seamus, (born 1939), Saoi of Aosdána
• Heap, Jimmy, musician
• Heard, J.C., musician
• Heard, John, (born 1945), actor
• Hearn, Chick, (1916-2002), pro-basketball announcer
• Hearnes, Warren E., US governor
• Hearn, Lafcadio, (1850-1904), American chronicler of Japanese tales
• Hearn, Richard, comedian
• Hearns, Thomas, (born 1958), world champion boxer
• Hearst, Patricia, (born 1954), one-time member of Symbionese Liberation Army
• Hearst, William Randolph, (1863-1951), newspaper magnate
• Heartfield, John, (1891-1968)

Heat-Heav

• Heath, Albert 'Tootie', musician
• Heath, Edward, (born 1916), politician
• Heath, Lady Mary, early aviator
• Heath-Stubbs, John, poet
• Heath, Thomas, (1861-1940), mathematician
• Heatter, Gabriel, (1890-1972), journalist
• Heaviside, Oliver, (1850-1925), physicist
• Heatwole, Nathaniel (born 1983), suspected airplane attacker

Heb-Hec

• Hebbel, Friedrich, dramatist, author
• Hébert, Anne, Acadian author, educator Kamouraska
• Heche, Anne, actress
• Hecht, Anthony, poet
• Hecht, Ben, (1894-1964), playwright, screenwriter
• Hechter, Daniel, inventor of ready-to-wear
• Heckerling, Amy, (born 1954), director
• Heckman, James, economist
• Hector, James, (1834-1907), geologist

Hed-Heg

• Hedayat, Sadeq, author
• Hedberg, Mitch, comedian, stand-up comedian
• Hedin, Sven, (1865-1952), explorer
• Hedningarna, musician
• Hedren, Tippi, (born 1931), US actress
• Heeney, Tom, boxer
• Heeremann, Constantin Freiheer von, (born 1931), president of Germany's National Farmers' Union
• Heer, Joachim, (1825-1879), Swiss president
• Heerup, Henry, (1907-1993), Danish painter
• Hees, George, (1910-1996), Canadian politician
• Hee Seop Choi, (MLB Player)
• Heesters, Johannes, (born 1903), singer and actor
• Heflin, Van, (1910-1971), actor
• Hefner, Hugh, (born 1926), US founder of Playboy magazine
• Hegamin, Lucille, (1894-1970), musician
• Hegde, Ramakrishna, politician, India
• Hegel, Georg, (1770-1831), philosopher
• Hegley, John, also performs as half of the "Popticians"

Hei

• Heidegger, Martin, (1889-1976), German philosopher
• Heiden, Eric, (born 1958), Olympic speed skater
• Heidenreich, Elke, (born 1943), journalist and writer
• Heidenstam, Verner von, (1859-1940), Swedish writer
• Heidt, Horace, (1901-1986), band leader
• Heifetz, Jascha, (1901-1987), musician
• Heihachiro, Togo, (1846-1934)
• Heijden, A.F.Th. van der, novelist
• Heilwig, Martin, (1516-1574), cartographer
• Hein, Christoph, dramatist, author
• Hein, Piet (Denmark), (1905-1996)
• Hein, Piet (Netherlands), (1577-1629), naval officer
• Heine, Alice, (1858-1925), first American Princess of Monaco
• Heine, Heinrich, (1797-1856), poet
• Heineken, Freddy, (1923-2002), Dutch businessman
• Heinemann, Gustav, (1899 - 1976), German government minister
• Heinkel, Ernst, aerospace engineer
• Heinlein, Robert A., (1907-1988), U.S. Science fiction author
• Heintzleman, Benjamin Franklin, (Rep.) 1953-1957
• Heinz, Henry, (1844-1916), food manufacturer
• Heinz-Kerry, Teresa (born 1938), ketchup fortune heiress, wife of John Kerry
• Heisenberg, Werner Karl, (1901-1976), German quantum physicist
• Heiss, Carol, (born 1940), Olympic figure skating gold medalist
• Heisterkamp, Peter, (1943-1977), aka Palermo, artist
• Heizei, emperor of Japan

Hek-Hel

• Hekmatyar, Gulbuddin, (born 1947)
• Helena, Princess of the United Kingdom, (1846-1923), third daughter of Queen Victoria, aunt of George V of the Unite
• Helias, Mark
• Helias, Peter, scholastic philosopher
• Heliogabalus, (203-222), Roman Emperor
• Hell, Richard, (born 1949), songwriter
• Hell, Rudolf, (1901-2002), inventor
• Hellendaal, Pieter, (1721-1799), composer
• Heller, Andre, (born 1946), artist
• Heller, Joseph, (1923-1999), US author
• Heller, Keith, author
• Hellman, Lillian, (1905-1984), US playwright and political activist
• Hellman, Monte, film director
• Helm, Brigitte, (1908-1996), actress
• Helm, Levon, (born 1942), musician ("The Band)"
• Helmholtz, Hermann von, (1821-1894), physicist
• Helms, Jesse, (born 1921), Senator from North Carolina
• Helms, Richard, (1913-2002), director of the Central Intelligence Agency
• Helms, Susan, astronaut
• Helmsley, Harry, (1909-1997), real estate entrepreneur
• Heloise, (born 1951), newspaper columnist
• Helou, John, Maronite Patriarch

Hem

• Hemans, Felicia, (1793-1835), poet
• Hemingway, Ernest, (1899-1961), American novelist
• Hémon, Louis, (1880-1913), novelist and journalist, Maria Chapdelaine
• Hempel, Carl Gustav, philosopher
• Hemphill, Essex, poet
• Hemsley, Sherman, (born 1938), comedian, actor

Hend

• Henderson
  • Henderson, Fletcher, band leader, orchestrator, pianist
  • Henderson, Florence, (born 1934), actress
  • Henderson, Hamish, folk song collector and writer
  • Henderson, J. Pinckney, (1846-1847), American Governor of Texas
  • Henderson, J. W., (1853-1853), American Governor of Texas
  • Henderson, Paul, scored winning goal in 1972 Canada/Russia match
  • Henderson, Rickey, (born 1958), baseball player
  • Henderson, Scott, musician
  • Henderson, Skitch, (born 1918), musician, band leader
  • Henderson, Thomas, (1798-1844), astronomer
  • Henderson, Zenna, US science fiction author
• Hendricks, Thomas A., (1819-1885), former Vice President of the United States
• Hendricks, Tyler, former President of US church, now president of Unification Theological Seminary
• Hendrickson, Waino Edward, (Rep.) 1958-1959
• Hendrix, Jimi, (1942-1970), US singer

Heng-Henn

• Hengest, King of Kent
• Henie, Sonja, (1912-1969), US figure skater and movie star
• Henin-Hardenne, Justine, (born 1982), (Belgium)
• Henisch, Peter, novelist
• Henize, Karl, astronaut
• Henkel, Heinrich, dramatist, author
• Henlein, Konrad, Sudeten German politician
• Henley, Don, (born 1947), singer-songwriter
• Henley, John, (1692-1759), 'Orator'
• Henley, William Ernest, (1849-1903), poet
• Henman, Tim, tennis player
• Hennen, Thomas, astronaut
• Hennessy, Jillian, actress, Law & Order

Henr

• Henreid, Paul, (died 1992), actor
• Henri, Adrian, poet
• Henri, Robert, (1865-1929), American painter
• Henricks, Terence, astronaut

Henry

• Henry, Beulah Louise, nicknamed lady Edison
• Henry, Buck, (born 1930), actor, comedian, writer, director, producer
• Henry, Carl F. H. theologian 1913-2003
• Henry, Frogman, singer & musician
• Henry I , Duke of Brabant, (1165-1235)
• Henry I, Duke of Poland, (1232-1238), Polish ruler
• Henry II, Duke of Poland, (1238-1241), Polish ruler
• Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor, (972-1024), king 1002, emperor 1014-1024
• Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor, (1017-1056), king 1039, emperor 1046-1056
• Henry III of Castile, the Infirm 1390-1406
• Henry III of England, (1207-1272), English monarch
• Henry III of France, (1551-1589)
• Henry II of Castile, the Bastard 1369-1379
• Henry II of England, (1133-1189), English monarch
• Henry II of France, (1519-1559)
• Henry II of Navarre, (died 1555)
• Henry I of Castile, Castilian monarch
• Henry I of England, (1068-1135), English monarch
• Henry I of France, (1008-1060)
• Henry IV, Duke of Poland, (1288-1290), Polish ruler
• Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, (1050-1093), king 1056, emperor 1084-1106
• Henry IV of England, (1367-1413), English monarch
• Henry IV of France, (1553-1610)
• Henry, John (senator), (1750-1798), US governor
• Henry, Joseph, (1797-1878), physicist
• Henryk II Walezy, (1572-1573), Polish ruler
• Henry, Lenny, (born 1958), British comedian
• Henry, Marguirite, author of King of the Wild, Misty of Chincoteague
• Henry, O, (1862-1910), author
• Henry of Flanders, (died 1216), emperor of the Latin Empire (poisoned)
• Henry of Ghent, scholastic philosopher
• Henry of Harclay, scholastic philosopher
• Henry of Langenstein, scholastic philosopher
• Henry of Portugal, Cardinal, (1578-1580), Portuguese monarch
• Henry, Patrick, (1736-1799), US politician
• Henry, Pierre, writer of musique concrete and electronic music
• Henry, Prince, Duke of Gloucester, (died 1974)
• Henry , Prince of Wales, (born 1594), the eldest son of King James VI of Scotland/James I of England and Anne of Denmark.
• Henry the Fowler, (876-936), king 919-936
• Henry the Navigator, (1394-1460), Portuguese prince and patron of African exploration
• Henry, Thierry, (born 1977), athlete
• Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor, (1081-1125), king 1106, emperor 1111-1125
• Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor, (1165-1197), king 1190, emperor 1191-1197
• Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor, (ca. 1275-1313), king 1309, emperor 1311-1313
• Henry VIII, (1491-1547), king of England
• Henry VIII of England, (1491-1547), separated English Catholicism from link with the Roman Catholic Church
• Henry VII of England, (1457-1509), English monarch
• Henry VI of England, (1421-1471), English monarch
• Henry V of England, (1387-1422), English monarch

Hens-Henz

• Hensel, Luise, (1798-1876), poet
• Hensley, Ken, (born 1945), rock musician (Uriah Heep)
• Henson, Jim, (1936-1990), US Muppet master
• Henson, Josiah, (1789-1883), ex-slave, settlement founder
• Henson, Matthew, (born 1866), explorer (North Pole)
• Henstridge, Natasha, (born 1974), US model and actress
• Henty, George, (1832-1902), author of more than 80 popular books for boys
• Henze, Hans Werner, composer

Hep

• Hepburn, Audrey, (1929-1993), Belgian-born actress
• Hepburn, Katharine, (1907-2003), US actress
• Heppner, Ben, operatic tenor
• Hepworth, Barbara, (1903-1975), sculptor

Her

• Heraclas of Alexandria, (232-248), Coptic Pope, Patriarch of Alexandria
• Heraclitus, (ca. 535 BC-475 BC), of Ephesus
• Heraclius, (610-641), Byzantine Emperor
• Heraclonas, Byzantine Emperor
• Herberger, Sepp, (1897-1977), football coach
• Herbert, Don, (born 1917), "Mr. Wizard", science television host
• Herbert, Frank, (1920-1986), American science fiction writer
• Herbert, George, (1593-1633), public orator and poet
• Herbert, James, US horror author
• Herbert, John, Canadian writer
• Herbert of Auxerre, scholastic philosopher
• Herbert, Victor, (1859-1924), operetta composer
• Herbert, Xavier, novelist
• Herbert, Zbigniew, poet
• Herbig, George, astronomer
• Herburger, Günter, dramatist, author
• Herder, Johann Gottfried, (1744-1803), Prussian-born poet
• Herennius Etruscus, Roman Emperor
• Herfurtner, Rudolf, dramatist, author
• Hergé, (1907-1983), Belgian cartoonist of Tintin fame
• Hergenroether, Joseph, (died 1890), German church historian
• Herger, Alfred D. (born 1942), Puerto Rican former show host, current psychologist and author
• Herjulfsson, Bjarni, Viking discoverer of North America
• Herkimer, John, (1773-1848), U.S Congressman from New York
• Herkimer, Nicholas, (1715-1777), American general in the Revolutionary War
• Herman, Ladislaus of Poland, (1079-1102), Polish ruler
• Hermann of Carinthia, scholastic philosopher
• Hermannsson, Steingrímur, (1988-1991), prime minister
• Herman of Alaska, (died 1837)
• Hermans, Willem Frederik, (1921-1995), novelist
• Herman, Woody, (1913-1987), musician
• Hermaszewski, Miroslaw, astronaut
• Hermite, Charles, (1822-1901), mathematician
• Hermogenus, Patriarch, (1606-1612), Metropolitan of Moscow
• Hernandez, Carlos Famoso, (born 1971), world champion boxer
• Hernandez, Genaro (born 1966) world champion boxer
• Hernandez, Gilbert, US comic creator of Love and Rockets fame
• Hernandez, Jaime, US comic creator of Love and Rockets
• Hernandez, Jose Gregorio (1864-1919), Venezuelan doctor
• Hernandez, Juan, author and playwright
• Hernandez, Juan amateur boxer
• Hernandez, Livan, baseball player
• Hernandez, Laura, news reporter
• Hernandez, Mario, comic creator
• Hernandez, Miguel, (1910-1942), poet
• Hernandez, Orlando, baseball player, Livan's brother
• Herodotus of Halicarnassus, (485 BC?-c. 420 BC?), classical historian
• Herod the Great, Judea
• Héroet, Antoine, (died 1568), poet
• Hero of Alexandria, ancient
• Héroult, Paul, (1863-1914), inventor
• Herrera, Carl, NBA basketball player
• Herreweghe, Philippe, conductor
• Herrick, Robert, (1591-1674), American poet, novelist
• Herriman, George, (1880-1944), cartoonist
• Herring, Thomas, Archbishop of Canterbury
• Herrington, John, astronaut
• Herriot, James, (1916-1995), UK veterinarian and author
• Herrmann, Bernard, (1911-1975), composer
• Herschel, Caroline, (1750-1848), astronomer
• Herschel, John, (1792-1871), astronomer
• Herschel, William, (1738-1822), astronomer
• Hersey, John, (1914-1993), author
• Hersh, Seymour (1937-), journalist
• Hershey, Milton S., (1857-1945), founder of the Hershey Chocolate Company
• Hershiser, Orel, (born 1958), baseball pitcher
• Hersholt, Jean, (1886-1956), actor and humanitarian
• Hertenstein, Wilhelm, (1825-1888)
• Hertzfeld, Andy, co-creator of Macintosh, co-founder of General Magic
• Hertz, Gustav, (1887-1975), quantum physicist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics 1925
• Hertz, Heinrich Rudolf, (1857-1894), German scientist
• Barry Hertzog, (1866-1942), South African Prime Minister (1924-1939).
• Hertzsprung, Ejnar, (1873-1967), Danish astronomer
• Hervieux-Payette, Celine, Canadian senator
• Herwig, Conrad, musician
• Herz, Alice (c1883-1965), activist
• Herzfelde, Wieland, (1896-1989), publisher and author
• Herzl, Theodor, (1860-1904), "founder" of Israel, lived most of his life in Austria
• Herzog, Chaim, (1918-1997), Israeli president
• Herzog, Hans, (1819-1894), General 1870-1871
• Herzog, Jacques, (born 1950), Swiss architect
• Herzog, Werner, (born 1942), German film director

Hes-Hey

• Heschel, Abraham Joshua, (1907-1972)
• Heseltine, Michael, (born 1933), politician
• Hesiod, (born c. 700 BC)
• Hessaby, Mahmoud, scientist
• Hesse, Hermann, (1877-1962), Switzerland-based German author
• Hesse, Karen, (born 1952), author
• Hessenstein, Fredrik Vilhelm von, Swedish soldier
• Hess, Erika, (born 1962), Alpine skiing champion
• Hess, Johann Jakob, Swiss president
• Hess, Rudolf, (1894-1987), Nazi potentate
• Hess, Walter, (1881-1973), Swiss Nobel Laureate in Medicine
• Hester, Paul, (born 1959), drummer
• Heston, Charlton, (born 1924), actor
• Hetfield, James, (born 1963), rock and roll musician, member of Metallica
• Hetherington, Richard, British Virgin Islands president
• Heung Jin Moon, their second son (deceased: 'king of the spirit world')
• Heusken, Henry
• Heuss, Theodor, (1884-1963), politician and publicist
• Heuvelmans, Bernard, cryptozoologist
• Hevesy, George de, (1885-1966), chemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in chemistry 1943
• Hewerdine, Boo, musician
• Hewett, Dorothy, novelist, poet
• Hewish, Antony, astronomer
• Hewitt, Foster, (1902-1985), play-by-play announcer
• Hewitt, Lleyton, (born 1981), tennis player
• Hewitt, Virginia, (1925-1986), actress
• Hewlett, William, (1913-2001), engineer
• Heyde, Werner, involved in human experimentations
• Heydrich, Reinhard, (1904-1942), Nazi officer
• Heyerdahl, Thor, (1914-2002), Norwegian explorer
• Heyer, Georgette, (1902-1974), British author
• Heyman, Richard X., musician
• Heymans, Corneille, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1938
• Heymeric of Camp, scholastic philosopher
• Heym, Stefan, (born 1913), author
• Heym, Zacharias, cartographer
• Heyrovsky, Jaroslav, (1890-1967), scientist, Nobel laureate
• Heyse, Paul, (1830-1914), writer and winner of the Nobel Prize in literature 1910
• Heytesbury, William, scholastic philosopher
• Heywood, Thomas, (157?-1650), poet