Names beginning with H

• Hermann HesseNobel Prize winning German-Swiss poet, novelist and painter (1877–1962)

  July 2, 1877 – August 9, 1962
• Hernan CortesSpanish conquistador

  1485 – December 2, 1547
• Hernando de SotoSpanish explorer and conquistador

  c. 1500 – May 21, 1542
• Hero of AlexandriaAncient Greek mathematician and engineer

  10 CE – 75 CE
• Herod Antipas1st century AD tetrarch of Galilee and Perea

  b. 20 BCE
• Herod the GreatKing of Judea from 37/6 BCE to 4/1 BCE

  74 BCE – 4 BCE
• HerodotusGreek historian and geographer (c.484–c.425 BC)

  484 BCE – 425 BCE
• HerophilosGreek physician (335–280 BC)

  335 BCE – 280 BCE
• Hery Rajaonarimampianina5th President of Madagascar from 2014 to 2018

  b. November 6, 1958
• Hesham QandilPrime Minister of Egypt from 2012 to 2013

  b. September 17, 1962
• HesiodAncient Greek poet of the archaic period

  776 BCE – c. 700 BCE
• Hester PeirceAmerican lawyer, current Commissioner of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission

  b. 1970
• Heston BlumenthalEnglish chef

  being archived
• Hesy-RaAncient Egyptian dentist

  c. 2800 BCE – c. 2700 BCE
• Heydar Aliyev3rd President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1923–2003)

  May 10, 1923 – December 12, 2003
• HezekiahLast governor of Judah during the Persian period
• Hibari MisoraJapanese singer and actress (1937-1989)

  May 29, 1937 – June 24, 1989
• Hibatullah AkhundzadaSupreme Leader of Afghanistan since 2021

  b. October 19, 1967
• Hichem MechichiTunisian politician (born 1974)

  being archived
• Hideki YukawaJapanese theoretical physicist (1907-1981)

  January 23, 1907 – September 8, 1981
• Hideyo NoguchiBadminton player
• Hieronymus BoschPainters in art (1450–1516)

  1450 – August 9, 1516
• Hifikepunye PohambaNamibian politician

  being archived
• Hikaru NakamuraAmerican chess player

  being archived
• Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala TheraMonk (1827–1911)

  January 20, 1827 – April 29, 1911
• Hilary DuffAmerican actress and singer (born 1987)

  b. September 28, 1987
• Hild of WhitbyChristian saint and the founding abbess of the monastery at Whitby, England

  614 CE – November 17, 680 CE
• Hilda HeineMarshallese politician

  b. April 6, 1951
• Hildegard of BingenGerman Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)

  1098 – September 17, 1179
• Hillary ClintonAmerican politician and diplomat (born 1947)

  b. October 26, 1947
• Hillel the ElderJewish religious leader of the 1st century

  50 BCE – 8 CE
• Himansu RaiIndian filmmaker (1892–1940)

  1892 – May 19, 1940
• Himiko3rd century queen of Yamataikoku

  d. 248 CE
• Hipparchus2nd century Greek astronomer, geographer and mathematician

  190 BCE – 120 BCE
• HippocratesGreek physician called the father of medicine

  460 BCE – 370 BCE
• Hipólito MejíaFormer president of the Dominican Republic

  b. February 22, 1941
• Hiram BinghamAmerican missionary to the Kingdom of Hawai'i

  October 30, 1789 – November 11, 1869
• Hiram I of TyreHistorical figure
• HirohitoEmperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989

  April 29, 1901 – January 7, 1989
• Hirokazu Kore-edaJapanese film director, producer, screenplay writer and film editor (born 1962)

  being archived
• Hissène Habré5th president of Chad

  August 13, 1942 – August 24, 2021
• Ho Chi MinhVietnamese communist leader, founder of North Vietnam (1890–1969)

  May 19, 1890 – September 2, 1969
• Ho Xuan HuongVietnamese poet (1772–1822)

  1772 – 1822
• Hoda ShaarawiEgyptian feminist and nationalist (1879–1947)

  June 23, 1879 – December 12, 1947
• HomerAncient Greek poet credited with the Iliad and the Odyssey

  c. 900 BCE – c. 800 BCE
• Homi BhabhaIndian nuclear physicist (1909–1966)

  October 30, 1909 – January 24, 1966
• Hong Song-namNorth Korean politician (1929-2009)

  being archived
• Hongwu EmperorFounding emperor of China's Ming dynasty; ruled 1368–1398

  October 29, 1328 – June 24, 1398
• Honore de BalzacFrench novelist and playwright (1799–1850)

  May 20, 1799 – August 18, 1850
• Horace DodgeAmerican businessman (1868–1920)

  being archived
• Horacio Cartes49th President of Paraguay

  being archived
• Horatio NelsonBritish admiral (1758–1805)

  September 29, 1758 – October 21, 1805
• HoremhebFinal pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Egypt

  c. 1350 BCE – 1292 BCE
• Horst KöhlerGerman politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

  February 22, 1943 – February 1, 2025
• Hoshu SheediSindh Army commander

  1801 – March 24, 1843
• Hosni MubarakPresident of Egypt from 1981 to 2011

  May 4, 1928 – February 25, 2020
• Hovik AbrahamyanArmenian politician

  b. January 24, 1958
• Howard CarterBritish egyptologist (1874–1939)

  May 9, 1874 – March 2, 1939
• Howard CookeJamaican politician (1915-2014)

  November 13, 1915 – July 11, 2014
• Howard HughesAmerican aviator, engineer, industrialist, and film producer (1905–1976)

  December 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976
• Howard MarksCo-Chairman, Oaktree Capital Management

  being archived
• Howard SchultzAmerican businessman

  being archived
• HozierIrish musician and singer

  being archived
• Hristijan MickoskiMacedonian politician

  b. September 29, 1977
• Hristo BotevHistorical figure
• Hrithik RoshanIndian actor (born 1974)

  being archived
• HrotsvithaHistorical figure
• Htin KyawBurmese politician and scholar serving as the 9th President of Myanmar

  being archived
• Hu JintaoFormer General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party

  being archived
• Hu'akavameilikuPrime Minister of Tonga from 2021 to 2024

  being archived
• Hua TuoChinese physician (c. 140–208)

  c. 200 CE – 208 CE
• Hubert IngrahamPrime Minister of the Bahamas

  being archived
• Hubert MinnisBahamian physician and politician

  being archived
• Hubert de GivenchyFrench fashion designer (1927-2018)

  being archived
• Hugh CapetKing of the Franks

  940 CE – October 24, 996 CE
• Hugo ChavezVenezuelan politician, 56th president of Venezuela (1954–2013)

  July 28, 1954 – March 5, 2013
• Hugues de PayensGrand Master of the Knights Templar

  February 9, 1074 – May 24, 1136
• Hulk HoganAmerican professional wrestler, actor and television personality (1953–2025)

  being archived
• Humaima MalickPakistani actor and model
• Humayun AhmedAuthor, poet, dramatist and film director (1948–2012)

  November 13, 1948 – July 19, 2012
• Humphrey BogartAmerican actor (1899–1957)

  December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957
• Humphry DavyBritish chemist

  December 17, 1778 – May 29, 1829
• Hun ManetPrime Minister of Cambodia since 2023

  b. October 20, 1977
• Hun SenPrime Minister of Cambodia (1985–1993; 1998–2023)

  b. August 5, 1952
• Hunter S. ThompsonAmerican journalist and author (1937–2005)

  July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005
• Husain Ahmad MadaniIndian freedom struggle leader and scholar

  October 6, 1879 – 1957
• Husayn ibn AliGrandson of Muhammad and the 3rd Shia Imam (626–680)

  January 9, 626 CE – October 10, 680 CE
• Huseyn Shaheed SuhrawardyBengali barrister and politician (1892–1963)

  September 8, 1892 – December 5, 1963
• Hussain DawoodPakistani industrialist, educationist and philanthropist

  b. September 20, 1943
• Hussain Shah (boxer)Pakistan boxer

  b. August 14, 1964
• Hussein I of JordanKing of Jordan from 1952 to 1999

  November 14, 1935 – February 7, 1999
• Hwang Kyo-ahnActing president of South Korea from 2016 to 2017 (born 1957)

  being archived
• Hyder AliMilitary commander, de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (1720-1782)

  1717 – December 7, 1782
• Hyder Bux JatoiPakistani politician and peasant leader

  October 7, 1901 – May 21, 1970
• HypatiaAlexandrian mathematician and philosopher, martyr of ancient learning

  360 CE – 415 CE
• Hyppolite RamarosonMalagasy politician

  b. September 28, 1951
• Hywel Dda10th-century Welsh king

  880 CE – 950 CE