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Arts and Music

Henry Bacon
- 1923 American Institute of Architects gold medal winner (see list of Winners of the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal)
Henry Carey (born 1687, died 1743)
English poet and composer.
- Believed to have written the English national anthem, ''''God Save the King'''' (see list of Baroque Composers)
Henry Fuseli (born 1741, died 1825)
Swiss-born English painter. Original name: Johann Heinrich Füssli.
- Painted The Nightmare (see list of Neoclassical Artists)
''Dance with Me Henry''
- A 1955 hit recorded by Georgia Gibbs (see list of Names in Song titles)
Henry Mancini (born 1924, died 1994)
American composer.
- Wrote ''''Moon River'''' and ''''Days of Wine and Roses'''' (see list of Songwriters)
Henry Moore (born 1898, died 1986)
English sculptor.
- Created Interior-Exterior Reclining Figure (see list of 20th-century Contemporary Artists)
Henry Purcell (born 1658, died 1695)
British composer.
- Composed Dido and Aeneas (see list of Baroque Composers)
Henry Peach Robinson (born 1830, died 1901)
English photographer.
- Pioneer of high art photography (see list of Miscellaneous Photographers)
Henry van de Velde (born 1863, died 1957)
Belgian architect.
- Known for helping develop the Art Nouveau style (see list of Miscellaneous Architects)
Henry Saint-Claire Fredricks Williams
- Taj Mahal (see list of Nicknames of Musicians)

Leadership

Henry William Paget, Marquis of Anglesey (born 1768, died 1854)
British general.
- Lost a leg while commanding the allied cavalry at Waterloo (see list of Generals of the Napoleonic Wars)
Henry Baldwin (born 1780, died 1844)
American jurist and politician.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1830-44 (see list of U.S. Supreme Court Justices)
Henry Barnard (born 1811, died 1900)
American educator.
- First U.S. commissioner of education, 1867-70 (see list of Noted Social Reformers and Educators)
Henry Ward Beecher (born 1813, died 1887)
American clergyman. Brother of novelist Harriet Beecher Stowe.
- Used his powerful speaking skills in the support of abolition and women''s suffrage (see list of Noted Social Reformers and Educators)
Henry B. Brown (born 1836, died 1913)
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1890-1906 (see list of U.S. Supreme Court Justices)
Henry Clay (born 1777, died 1852)
American statesman. Served as a U.S. senator and representative from Kentucky; ran for President in 1932 and 1944.
- Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1811-14, 1815-20, 1822-24 (see list of Speakers of the U.S. House of Representatives)
- Fought hard to keep America from civil war (see list of Miscellaneous Political Leaders)
Henry Clinton (died 1795)
English general.
- Commander in chief of British forces in North America during the Revolution, 1778-81 (see list of Miscellaneous Military Leaders)
Henry Hezekiah Dee
- Killed in civil rights movement May 2, 1964 (see list of Names on the Civil Rights Memorial)
Henry Ford (born 1863, died 1947)
American industrialist. An early champion of assembly-line manufacturing.
- He produced affordable cars, paid hogh wages and created a middle class in America (see list of Twenty innovators who changed the 20th century)
- Launched a transportation revolution by mass-producing affordable automobiles (see list of Miscellaneous Business Leaders)
Henry H. Harrell
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Universal (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
Henry Hay
American gay-rights activist.
- American gay-rights activist. (see list of Noted Social Reformers and Educators)
Henry J. Heinz (born 1844, died 1919)
American businessman.
- Founded the H.J. Heinz food empire (see list of Miscellaneous Business Leaders)
Henry J. Hunt
Union general in the U.S. Civil War.
- Commander of artillery in the Army of the Potomac (see list of Some Union Generals of the Army of the Potomac)
Henry E. Huntington (born 1850, died 1927)
American businessman and philanthropist.
- Railroad builder, art collector, and real-estate mogul (see list of Miscellaneous Business Leaders)
Henry I (born 1068, died 1135)
King of England, 1100-35.
- Son of William the Conqueror (see list of British Monarchs)
Henry II (born 1133, died 1189)
King of England, 1154-89.
- First king from the house of Plantagenet; conquered the Welsh and southeastern Ireland (see list of British Monarchs)
Henry III (born 1207, died 1272)
King of England, 1216-72.
- His preference for foreigners helped incite the rebellion known as the Baron''s War (see list of British Monarchs)
Henry IV (born 1367, died 1413)
King of England, 1399-1413.
- Known as Henry of Lancaster; banished by his cousin, Richard II, but returned to defeat him (see list of British Monarchs)
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
American diplomat.
- U.S. representative to the United Nations, 1953-60 (see list of U.S. Representatives to the United Nations)
Henry J. Kaiser (born 1882, died 1967)
American industrialist.
- Founded Kaiser Aluminum (see list of Miscellaneous Business Leaders)
Henry Alfred Kissinger (born 1923)
German-American political scientist and diplomat. Secretary of State under Nixon and Ford, 1973-77. Negotiated warmer U.S. relations with Egypt, China, and the Soviet Union; brought about a cease-fire in Vietnam.
- 1973 Nobel Prize winner for Peace (see list of Nobel Peace Prize Winners)
Henry ''Light-Horse Harry'' Lee (born 1756, died 1818)
American soldier and politician.
- Cavalry officer in the American Revolution (see list of Miscellaneous Military Leaders)
Henry Brockholst Livingston (born 1757, died 1823)
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1806-23 (see list of U.S. Supreme Court Justices)
Henry Cabot Lodge (born 1850, died 1924)
American legislator and historian.
- As a senator, vigorously opposed U.S. involvement in the League of Nations (see list of Miscellaneous Political Leaders)
Henry A. Politz
American judge.
- Circuit Judge, Fifth Circuit Court (see list of Judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals)
Henry T. Rainey
U.S. Representative from Illinois.
- Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1933-34 (see list of Speakers of the U.S. House of Representatives)
Henry Rosovsky
- Fellow of Harvard (see list of The President and Fellows of Harvard College)
Henry Ezekial Smith
- Killed in civil rights movement February 8, 1968 (see list of Names on the Civil Rights Memorial)
Henry V (born 1387, died 1422)
King of England, 1413-22.
- Famed for his victory over the French at the battle of Agincourt, where the English forces were severely outnumbered (see list of British Monarchs)
Henry VI (born 1421, died 1471)
King of England, 1422-61 and 1470-71.
- The Wars of the Roses, between the houses of Lancaster and York, made his a very turbulent reign; deposed and imprisoned for several years, he regained the throne only to be recaptured and probably murdered (see list of British Monarchs)
Henry VII (born 1457, died 1509)
King of England, 1485-1509.
- First king of the house of Tudor, he lived in exile until 1485 when he defeated Richard III and claimed the throne (see list of British Monarchs)
Henry VIII (born 1491, died 1547)
King of England, 1509-47.
- ''''Bluff King Hal'''' is known for beheading two of his six wives, as well as for making the Church of England independent of Rome (see list of British Monarchs)
Henry Villard (born 1835, died 1900)
German-American journalist, railroad executive and financier. Original name: Ferdinand Heinrich Gustav Hilgard.
- President and chairman of the board of the Northern Pacific Railroad; helped Thomas Edison found the Edison General Electric Company (see list of Miscellaneous Business Leaders)

Miscellaneous

Henry Hollowell Cazier
- National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
Henry Clay Daulton
- National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
Henry J. Friendly
- 1977 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
Henry C. Hooker
- National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
Henry A. Hunt
- 1930 Spingarn Medal winner (see list of Spingarn Medal Winners)
Henry Ford II (born 1917)
American industrialist. Grandson of Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company.
- 1969 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
Henry M. ''Scoop'' Jackson (born 1912, died 1983)
American legislator. Senator, D-Washington, 1953-83.
- 1984 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
Henry Alfred Kissinger (born 1923)
German-American political scientist and diplomat. Secretary of State under Nixon and Ford, 1973-77. Negotiated warmer U.S. relations with Egypt, China, and the Soviet Union; brought about a cease-fire in Vietnam.
- 1972 Time Magazine Man of the Year (see list of Time Magazine's Man of the Year Honorees)
- 1977 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
Henry Miller
- National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
Henry T. ''Harry'' Moore (born 1905, died 1951)
American civil-rights leader.
- 1952 Spingarn Medal winner (see list of Spingarn Medal Winners)
Henry Morgan (born 1635, died 1688)
Welsh buccaneer.
- Knighted for his unofficial service to Britain through his depredations of Spanish and Dutch colonies in the Caribbean (see list of Soldiers & Swashbucklers)
Henry M. Porter
- National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
Henry Sieben
- National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
Henry C. Hitch, Sr.
- National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
Henry Taube (born 1915)
Canadian-American chemist known for his research on metal ions.
- Born in Neudorf, Saskatchewan (see list of Famous Canadians)
Henry David Thoreau (born 1817, died 1862)
American essayist and poet.
- Had tuberculosis (see list of People Who Have Had Tuberculosis)

Science and Philosophy

Henry H. ''Hap'' Arnold (born 1886, died 1950)
Commanding general of the U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II.
- Member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (see list of National Aviation Hall of Fame)
Henry Bessemer (born 1813, died 1898)
British engineer.
- Patented the Bessemer process, a technique allowing the manufacture of steel in large quantities (see list of Engineers & Inventors)
Henry Cavendish (born 1731, died 1810)
British chemist and physicist.
- Discovered the chemical composition of water and nitric acid (see list of Chemists)
Henry H. Dale (born 1875, died 1968)
English physiologist known for his work on chemical transmission of nerve impulses.
- 1936 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology/Medicine, with Otto Loewi (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine)
Henry Eyring
- 1966 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
Henry Ford (born 1863, died 1947)
American industrialist. An early champion of assembly-line manufacturing.
- Member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (see list of National Aviation Hall of Fame)
Henry George (born 1839, died 1897)
American economist.
- His ''''Our Land and Land Policy'''' declared that land values represent monopoly power (see list of Economists)
Henry Hudson (died 1611)
English navigator and explorer for whom Hudson's Bay is named.
- Sought northern sea passages to the Indies (see list of Explorers)
Henry W. Hartsfield, Jr.
American astronaut.
- Astronaut on Columbia (1982), Discovery (1984), Challenger (1985) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
Henry W. Kendall (born 1926, died 1999)
American physicist who proved the existence of quarks, the fundamental building blocks of matter.
- 1990 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, with Richard E. Taylor and Jerome I. Friedman (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics)
Henry Morton Stanley (born 1841, died 1904)
Welsh-born soldier (for the Confederate army), sailor (for the Union navy), journalist, explorer, and legislator (in Great Britain). Original name: John Rowlands.
- Led expedition to rescue Dr. David Livingstone in central Africa in 1871 (see list of Explorers)
Henry Taube (born 1915)
Canadian-American chemist known for his research on metal ions.
- 1983 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry)
- 1976 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
Henry W. Walden
- Member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (see list of National Aviation Hall of Fame)

Sports

Henry Armstrong (born 1912, died 1988)
American featherweight, lightweight, and welterweight boxer. Nickaname: Hurricane Hank.
- Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Modern inductees)
Henry Clifford Carlson
American basketball coach.
- Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1959 (see list of Basketball Hall of Fame)
Henry Carr
American athlete.
- 1964 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 200m (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Track Events)
Henry Chadwick
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1938 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
Henry Cotton
- 1934, 1937, 1948 British Open golf champion (see list of British Open Golf Champions)
Henry ''Dutch'' Dehnert
American basketball player.
- Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1968 (see list of Basketball Hall of Fame)
Henry Eriksson
Swedish athlete.
- 1948 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 1500m (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Track Events)
Henry Jordan
- Elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1995 (see list of Professional Football Hall of Fame)
Hnery Manush
Baseball player.
- 1926 American League Batting Champion (see list of American League Batting Champions)
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
Henry Moore
- Member of the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)
Henry Pearce
- Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Pioneer inductees)
Henry Picard
- 1938 Masters golf tournament winner (see list of Masters Tournament Golf Champions)
- 1939 Professional Golf Association tournament winner (see list of PGA Champions)
Henry Taylor
British athlete.
- 1908 Olympic swimming gold medal winner for 400m and 1500m Freestyle (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Freestyle Swimming)
Henry Timm
- Member of the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)

Stage and Screen

Henry Blake
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by McLean Stevenson (see list of Characters on ''M*A*S*H*'')
Judge Henry Bone
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Ray Walston (see list of Characters on ''Picket Fences'')
Henry Chamberlain
Fictional character.
- Character on the soap opera ''''Guiding Light'''' (see list of Characters on ''Guiding Light'')
Henry Fonda (born 1905, died 1982)
American actor. Father of actors Jane and Peter Fonda.
- 1948 Tony Award winner for his performance in Mister Roberts (see list of Tony winners for Best Actor in a Play)
- 1981 Academy Award winner for his performance in On Golden Pond (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Actor)
- On Hollywood''s Footprints of Fame (see list of Celebrities Honored by Mann's Chinese Theater)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- 1979 Kennedy Center Honors recipient (see list of Kennedy Center Honors Recipients)
Sgt./Lt. Henry Goldblume
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Joe Spano (see list of Characters on ''Hill Street Blues'')
Henry Hathaway (born 1898, died 1985)
American movie director. Original name: Henri Leopold de Fiennes.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
Henry Hawk
Fictional character.
- From ''''The Bugs Bunny Show'''' (see list of Cartoon characters)
Henry
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Edward Herrmann (see list of Characters in the film The Purple Rose of Cairo)
Henry Koster
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
Henry Mancini (born 1924, died 1994)
American composer.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
Henry O'Neill
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
Henry Robbins
- The son of Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon (see list of see Celebrity Babies)
Henry Rowland
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
Henry B. Walthall (born 1878, died 1936)
American actor.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
Henry Wilcoxon (born 1905)
British actor and producer.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
Henry Winkler (born 1945)
American actor, director and producer.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Portrayed Arthur ''''Fonzie'''' Fonzarelli (see list of Actors on ''Happy Days'')

The Literary World

Henry Adams (born 1838, died 1918)
American historian.
- 1919 Pulitzer Prize winner for Biography/Autobiography, for The Education of Henry Adams (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography)
Henry Allen
- 2000 Pulitzer Prize winner for Criticism (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism)
Henry Bowers
Fictional character.
- An evil child in Stephen King''s novel It (see list of Characters in It)
Henry Fielding (born 1707, died 1754)
English novelist.
- Wrote Tom Jones (see list of Writers of the Restoration and 18th Century)
Henry J. Haskell
- 1944 Pulitzer Prize winner for Editorial Writing (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing)
Henry IV (born 1367, died 1413)
King of England, 1399-1413.
- The title character of Henry IV, Pts. I and II (see list of Shakespearean Characters)
Henry James (born 1843, died 1916)
American novelist.
- Wrote The Portrait of a Lady (see list of Prose Writers of the Victorian Era)
Henry James (born 1879, died 1947)
American lawyer and biographer.
- 1931 Pulitzer Prize winner for Biography/Autobiography, for Charles W. Eliot (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography)
Henry Kamm
- 1978 Pulitzer Prize winner for International Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting)
Henry King (born 1592, died 1669)
English prelate and man of letters.
- Wrote ''''The Exequy'''' (see list of Writers of the 17th Century)
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (born 1807, died 1882)
American poet.
- Wrote Evangeline (see list of Poets of the Victorian Era)
Henry, Lord Scroop of Masham
- A traitor found out by the title character of Henry V (see list of Shakespearean Characters)
Henry Louis ''H.L.'' Mencken (born 1880, died 1956)
American journalist and essayist.
- Wrote Prejudices (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
Henry Miller (born 1891, died 1980)
American novelist.
- Wrote Tropic of Cancer (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
Henry F. Pringle
- 1932 Pulitzer Prize winner for Biography/Autobiography, for Theodore Roosevelt (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography)
Henry J. Pye (born 1745, died 1813)
English poet.
- Poet Laureate of England, 1790-1813 (see list of English Poets Laureate)
Henry Reed (born 1914, died 1986)
English poet.
- Wrote ''''Lessons of the War'''' (see list of Poets of the 20th Century)
Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (born 1517, died 1547)
English poet.
- Wrote ''''The Soote Season'''' (see list of Writers of the 16th Century)
Henry Taylor (born 1942)
American poet.
- 1986 Pulitzer Prize winner for Poetry, for The Flying Change (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry)
Henry David Thoreau (born 1817, died 1862)
American essayist and poet.
- Wrote Walden (see list of Prose Writers of the Victorian Era)
Henry Trennaut
Fictional character.
- A student at Ewen High School in Stephen King''s novel Carrie (see list of Characters in Carrie)
Henry V (born 1387, died 1422)
King of England, 1413-22.
- As Young Prince Hal in Henry IV, Parts I and II, he is the reckless companion of Falstaff and his cronies; in Henry V he is transformed into a symbol of English nationalism (see list of Shakespearean Characters)
Henry Vaughan (born 1622, died 1695)
Welsh mystic poet.
- Wrote Silex Scintillans (see list of Writers of the 17th Century)
Henry VI (born 1421, died 1471)
King of England, 1422-61 and 1470-71.
- The title character of the Henry VI, Pts. I, II and III, he is portrayed as a simple soul who longs for a life of peaceful obscurity (see list of Shakespearean Characters)
Henry VII (born 1457, died 1509)
King of England, 1485-1509.
- Portrayed as the youthful Earl of Richmond in Henry VI, Pt. III; at the conclusion of Richard III he slays the title character and establishes the Tudor dynasty (see list of Shakespearean Characters)
Henry VIII (born 1491, died 1547)
King of England, 1509-47.
- One of Shakespeare''s last plays, Henry VIII, was a shameless propaganda piece celebrating the glories of Tudor rule (see list of Shakespearean Characters)
Henry Whitsun
Fictional character.
- Killed in 1930, when the Black Spot burns down, in Stephen King''s novel It (see list of Characters in It)