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1848 CEHelmuth von Moltke the YoungerGraf Helmuth Johannes Ludwig von Moltke (German: [ˈhɛlmuːt fɔn ˈmɔltkə]; 25 May 1848 – 18 June 1916), also…
84 BCEHelvius CinnaGaius Helvius Cinna (died 20 March 44 BC) was an influential neoteric poet of the late Roman Republic, a…
550 BCEHelüHelü or Helu was king of the state of Wu from 514 to 496 BC, toward the end of the Spring and Autumn period…
1088 CEHemachandraHemachandra (c. 1088 – c. 1172/1173) was a 11-12th century Śvetāmbara Jaina ācārya, scholar, poet…
1585 CEHendrick AvercampHendrick Avercamp (January 27, 1585 (bapt.) – May 15, 1634 (buried)) was a Dutch painter during the Dutch…
1853 CEHendrik LorentzHendrik Antoon Lorentz (18 July 1853 – 4 February 1928) was a Dutch theoretical physicist who shared the 1902…
1901 CEHenning von TresckowHenning Hermann Karl Robert von Tresckow (German: [ˈhɛ.nɪŋ fɔn ˈtʁeːs.koː]; 10 January 1901 – 21 July 1944)…
1400 CEHenri Arnaut de ZwolleHenri Arnaut de Zwolle (c. 1400, in Zwolle – September 6, 1466, in Paris) (often Henri Arnault, also Henricus…
1873 CEHenri BarbusseHenri Barbusse (French: [ɑ̃ʁi baʁbys]; 17 May 1873 – 30 August 1935) was a French novelist, short story…
1859 CEHenri BergsonHenri-Louis Bergson (French: [bɛʁksɔn]; 18 October 1859 – 4 January 1941) was a French philosopher who was…
1877 CEHenri BreuilHenri Édouard Prosper Breuil (28 February 1877 – 14 August 1961), often referred to as Abbé Breuil (French…
1904 CEHenri CartanHenri Paul Cartan (French: [kaʁtɑ̃]; 8 July 1904 – 13 August 2008) was a French mathematician who made…
1908 CEHenri Cartier-BressonHenri Cartier-Bresson (French: [ɑ̃ʁi kaʁtje bʁɛsɔ̃]; 22 August 1908 – 3 August 2004) was a French humanist…
1886 CEHenri CoandăHenri Marie Coandă (Romanian pronunciation: [ɑ̃ˈri ˈko̯andə]; 7 June 1886 – 25 November 1972) was a Romanian…
1776 CEHenri DutrochetRené Joachim Henri Dutrochet (14 November 1776 – 4 February 1847) was a French medical doctor, botanist and…
1825 CEHenri GiffardBaptiste Jules Henri Jacques Giffard (8 February 1825 – 14 April 1882) was a French engineer. In 1852 he…
1872 CEHenri HubertHenri Hubert (23 June 1872 – 25 May 1927) was a French archaeologist and sociologist of comparative religion…
1955 CEHenri I, Grand Duke of LuxembourgHenri (French: Henri Albert Gabriel Félix Marie Guillaume; born 16 April 1955) is a member of the grand ducal…
1914 CEHenri LaboritHenri Laborit (21 November 1914 – 18 May 1995) was a French surgeon, neurobiologist, writer and philosopher.…
1875 CEHenri LebesgueHenri Léon Lebesgue (French: [ɑ̃ʁi leɔ̃ ləbɛɡ]; June 28, 1875 – July 26, 1941) was a French mathematician…
1777 CEHenri Marie Ducrotay de BlainvilleHenri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville (French: [ɑ̃ʁi maʁi dykʁɔtɛ də blɛ̃vil]; 12 September 1777 – 1 May 1850)…
1869 CEHenri MatisseHenri Émile Benoît Matisse (French: [ɑ̃ʁi emil bənwa matis]; 31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French…
1852 CEHenri MoissanFerdinand Frédéric Henri Moissan (French pronunciation: [fɛʁdinɑ̃ fʁedeʁik ɑ̃ʁi mwasɑ̃]; 28 September 1852 –…
1826 CEHenri MouhotAlexandre Henri Mouhot (French pronunciation: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ ɑ̃ʁi mu.o]; 15 May 1826 – 10 November 1861) was a…
1854 CEHenri PoincaréJules Henri Poincaré (UK:, US:; French: [ɑ̃ʁi pwɛ̃kaʁe]; 29 April 1854 – 17 July 1912) was a French…
1844 CEHenri RousseauHenri Julien Félix Rousseau (French: [ɑ̃ʁi ʒyljɛ̃ feliks ʁuso]; 21 May 1844 – 2 September 1910) was a French…
1827 CEHenri d'Arbois de JubainvilleHenri d'Arbois de Jubainville (French: [maʁi ɑ̃ʁi daʁbwa də ʒybɛ̃vil]; 5 December 1827 – 26 February 1910)…
1864 CEHenri de Toulouse-LautrecComte Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Montfa (24 November 1864 – 9 September 1901), known as…
1821 CEHenri-Frédéric AmielHenri Frédéric Amiel (French: [ɑ̃ʁi fʁedeʁik amjɛl]; 27 September 1821 – 11 May 1881) was a Swiss moral…
1933 CEHenrieta TodorovaHenrieta Todorova (Bulgarian: Хенриета Тодорова) (25 February 1933 – 12 April 2015) was a Bulgarian…
1868 CEHenrietta Swan LeavittHenrietta Swan Leavitt (July 4, 1868 – December 12, 1921) was an American astronomer. Her discovery of how to…
1895 CEHenrik DamCarl Peter Henrik Dam (21 February 1895 – 17 April 1976) was a Danish biochemist and physiologist. He was…
1828 CEHenrik IbsenHenrik Johan Ibsen (Norwegian: [ˈhɛ̀nrɪk ˈɪ̀psn̩]; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright.…
1857 CEHenrik PontoppidanHenrik Pontoppidan (Danish: [ˈhenˀʁek pʰʌnˈtsʰʌpitæn]; 24 July 1857 – 21 August 1943) was a Danish realist…
1773 CEHenrik SteffensHenrik Steffens (2 May 1773 – 13 February 1845), was a Norwegian philosopher, scientist, and poet.
1808 CEHenrik WergelandHenrik Arnold Thaulow Wergeland (17 June 1808 – 12 July 1845) was a Norwegian writer, most celebrated for his…
1450 CEHenrik von CöllenHenrik von Cöllen (died probably 12 May 1561 in Savonia was a German master mason from Prussia, active in…
1838 CEHenry AdamsHenry Brooks Adams (February 16, 1838 – March 27, 1918) was an American historian and a member of the Adams…
1813 CEHenry BessemerSir Henry Bessemer (19 January 1813 – 15 March 1898) was an English inventor, whose steel-making process was…
1561 CEHenry BriggsHenry Briggs (1 February 1561 – 26 January 1630) was an English mathematician notable for changing the…
1836 CEHenry Campbell-BannermanSir Henry Campbell-Bannerman (né Campbell; 7 September 1836 – 22 April 1908) was Prime Minister of the United…
1731 CEHenry CavendishHenry Cavendish ( KAV-ən-dish; 10 October 1731 – 24 February 1810) was an English experimental and…
1817 CEHenry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau (born David Henry Thoreau; July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862) was an American naturalist…
1837 CEHenry DraperHenry Draper (March 7, 1837 – November 20, 1882) was an American medical doctor and amateur astronomer. He is…
1843 CEHenry FauldsHenry Faulds (1 June 1843 – 24 March 1930) was a Scottish doctor, missionary and scientist who is noted for…
1707 CEHenry FieldingHenry Fielding (22 April 1707 – 8 October 1754) was an English writer and judge known for the use of humour…
1905 CEHenry FondaHenry Jaynes Fonda (May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was an American actor whose career spanned five decades…
1863 CEHenry FordHenry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist and business magnate. As the founder…
1741 CEHenry FuseliHenry Fuseli ( FEW-zə-lee, few-ZEL-ee; German: Johann Heinrich Füssli [ˈjoːhan ˈhaɪ̯nʁɪç ˈfyːsli]; 7 February…
1861 CEHenry GanttHenry Laurence Gantt (May 20, 1861 – November 23, 1919) was an American mechanical engineer and management…
1839 CEHenry GeorgeHenry George (September 2, 1839 – October 29, 1897) was an American political economist, social philosopher…
1827 CEHenry GrayHenry Gray (1827 – 13 June 1861) was an English anatomist and surgeon most notable for publishing the book…
1875 CEHenry Hallett DaleSir Henry Hallett Dale (9 June 1875 – 23 July 1968) was an English pharmacologist and physiologist. For his…
1920 CEHenry HeimlichHenry Judah Heimlich (February 3, 1920 – December 17, 2016) was an American thoracic surgeon and medical…
1831 CEHenry Herbert, 4th Earl of CarnarvonHenry Howard Molyneux Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon, (24 June 1831 – 29 June 1890), known as Lord Porchester…
1165 CEHenry I the BeardedHenry the Bearded (Polish: Henryk (Jędrzych) Brodaty, German: Heinrich der Bärtige; c. 1165/1170 – 19 March…
1133 CEHenry II of EnglandHenry II ( (1133-March-05) (1189-July-06)5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189) was King of England from 1154 until his…
1166 CEHenry II, Count of ChampagneHenry II (French: Henri; 29 July 1166 – 10 September 1197) was the count of Champagne from 1181 and the lord…
1563 CEHenry II, Duke of LorraineHenry II (French: Henri II; 8 November 1563 – 31 July 1624), known as "the Good (le Bon)", was Duke of…
1016 CEHenry IIIHenry III (German: Heinrich III, 28 October 1016 – 5 October 1056), called Heinrich the Pious, was Holy Roman…
1215 CEHenry IIIHenry III, called Henry the Illustrious (German: Heinrich der Erlauchte; c. 1215 – 15 February 1288) from the…
1207 CEHenry III of EnglandHenry III (1 October 1207 – 16 November 1272), also known as Henry of Winchester, was King of England, Lord…
1050 CEHenry IVHenry IV (German: Heinrich IV; 11 November 1050 – 7 August 1106) was Holy Roman Emperor (1084–1105), King of…
1425 CEHenry IV of CastileHenry IV of Castile (Castilian: Enrique IV; 5 January 1425 – 11 December 1474), nicknamed the Impotent, was…
1367 CEHenry IV of EnglandHenry IV (c. April 1367 – 20 March 1413), also known as Henry Bolingbroke (having been born at Bolingbroke…
1553 CEHenry IV of FranceHenry IV (French: Henri IV; 13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), also known by the epithets Good King Henry (le…
1882 CEHenry J. KaiserHenry John Kaiser (May 9, 1882 – August 24, 1967) was an American industrialist who became known for his…
1843 CEHenry JamesHenry James ((1843-04-15)15 April 1843 – (1916-02-28)28 February 1916) was an American-British author. He is…
1822 CEHenry James Sumner MaineSir Henry James Sumner Maine, (15 August 1822 – 3 February 1888), was a British Whig comparative jurist and…
1923 CEHenry KissingerHenry Alfred Kissinger (May 27, 1923 – November 29, 2023) was an American diplomat, political scientist, and…
1950 CEHenry Louis Gates, Jr.Henry Louis Gates Jr. (born September 16, 1950), popularly known by his childhood nickname "Skip", is an…
1850 CEHenry Louis Le ChâtelierHenry Louis Le Chatelier (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi lwi lə ʃɑtəlje]; 8 October 1850 – 17 September 1936)…
1891 CEHenry MillerHenry Valentine Miller (December 26, 1891 – June 7, 1980) was an American novelist, short story writer and…
1898 CEHenry MooreHenry Spencer Moore (30 July 1898 – 31 August 1986) was an English visual artist. He is best known for his…
1841 CEHenry Morton StanleySir Henry Morton Stanley (born John Rowlands; 28 January 1841 – 10 May 1904) was a Welsh-American explorer…
1887 CEHenry MoseleyHenry Gwyn Jeffreys Moseley (23 November 1887 – 10 August 1915) was an English physicist, whose contribution…
1877 CEHenry Norris RussellHenry Norris Russell ForMemRS HFRSE FRAS (October 25, 1877 – February 18, 1957) was an American astronomer…
1946 CEHenry PaulsonHenry Merritt "Hank" Paulson Jr. (born March 28, 1946) is an American investment banker and financier who…
1659 CEHenry PurcellHenry Purcell (rare:; c. 10 September 1659 – 21 November 1695) was an English composer and organist of the…
1863 CEHenry RoyceSir Frederick Henry Royce, 1st Baronet (27 March 1863 – 22 April 1933) was an English engineer famous for his…
1780 CEHenry SaltHenry Salt (14 June 1780 – 30 October 1827) was an English artist, traveller, collector of antiquities…
1295 CEHenry SusoHenry Suso, OP (also called Amandus, a name adopted in his writings, and Heinrich Seuse or Heinrich von Berg…
1915 CEHenry TaubeHenry Taube (November 30, 1915 – November 16, 2005) was a Canadian-born American chemist who was awarded the…
1765 CEHenry Thomas ColebrookeHenry Thomas Colebrooke FRS FRSE FLS (15 June 1765 – 10 March 1837) was an English orientalist and botanist.…
1086 CEHenry VHenry V (German: Heinrich V.; probably 11 August 1081 or 1086 – 23 May 1125) was King of Germany (from 1099…
1165 CEHenry VIHenry VI (German: Heinrich VI.; November 1165 – 28 September 1197), a member of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, was…
1421 CEHenry VI of EnglandHenry VI (6 December 1421 – 21 May 1471) was King of England from 1422 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471…
1457 CEHenry VII of EnglandHenry VII (28 January 1457 – 21 April 1509), also known as Henry Tudor, was King of England and Lord of…
1491 CEHenry VIII of EnglandHenry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England and Ireland from 22 April 1509 until his…
1807 CEHenry Wadsworth LongfellowHenry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet and educator. His…
1825 CEHenry Walter BatesHenry Walter Bates (8 February 1825 – 16 February 1892) was an English naturalist and explorer who gave the…
1813 CEHenry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher (June 24, 1813 – March 8, 1887) was an American Congregationalist clergyman, social…
1926 CEHenry Way KendallHenry Way Kendall (December 9, 1926 – February 15, 1999) was an American particle physicist who won the Nobel…
1812 CEHenry WilsonHenry Wilson (born Jeremiah Jones Colbath; February 16, 1812 – November 22, 1875) was the 18th vice president…
1210 CEHenry de BractonHenry of Bracton (c. 1210 – c. 1268), also known as Henry de Bracton, Henricus Bracton, Henry Bratton, and…
1310 CEHenry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of LancasterHenry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster (c. 1310 – 23 March 1361) was an English statesman, diplomat, soldier…
1852 CEHenry van DykeHenry Jackson van Dyke Jr. (November 10, 1852 – April 10, 1933) was an American author, educator, diplomat…
1863 CEHenry van de VeldeHenry Clemens van de Velde (Dutch: [ˈɦɛnri vɑn də ˈvɛldə]; 3 April 1863 – 15 October 1957) was a Belgian…
1843 CEHenryk SiemiradzkiHenryk Hektor Siemiradzki (24 October 1843 – 23 August 1902) was a Polish painter. He spent most of his…
1846 CEHenryk SienkiewiczHenryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz (US: shen-KYAY-vitch, -⁠KYEV-itch; Polish: [ˈxɛnrɨk ˈadam alɛkˈsandɛr…
355 BCEHephaestionHephaestion (Ancient Greek: Ἡφαιστίων Hēphaistíōn; c. 356 BC – 324 BC), son of Amyntor, was an ancient…
380 CEHephaestion of ThebesHephaestion, Hephaistion, or Hephaistio of Thebes (Ancient Greek: Ἡφαιστίων ὁ Θηβαῖος, Hēphaistíōn ho…
300 BCEHeracleides of TarentumHeracleides (Ancient Greek: Ἡρακλείδης), also knows as Heracleides of Tarentum (Ancient Greek: Ἡρακλείδης ὁ…
384 BCEHeraclides PonticusHeraclides Ponticus (Ancient Greek: Ἡρακλείδης ὁ Ποντικός Herakleides; c. 390 BC – c. 310 BC) was a Greek…
534 BCEHeraclitusHeraclitus (Ancient Greek: Ἡράκλειτος, romanized: Hērákleitos; fl. c. 500 BC) was a pre-Socratic Greek…
612 CEHeraclius ConstantineHeraclius Constantine (Latin: Heraclius novus Constantinus; Greek: Ἡράκλειος νέος Κωνσταντῖνος, romanized…
618 CEHeraklonasHeraclius (Ancient Greek: Ἡράκλειος, romanized: Hērákleios; 626 – 642), known by the diminutive Heraclonas or…
1917 CEHerbert A. HauptmanHerbert Aaron Hauptman (February 14, 1917 – October 23, 2011) was an American mathematician and Nobel…
1912 CEHerbert C. BrownHerbert Charles Brown (22 May 1912 – 19 December 2004) was an American chemist and recipient of the 1979…
1874 CEHerbert HooverHerbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) was the 31st president of the United States…
1928 CEHerbert KroemerHerbert Kroemer (German: [ˈhɛʁbɛʁt ˈkʁøːmɐ]; August 25, 1928 – March 8, 2024) was a German–American physicist…
1898 CEHerbert MarcuseHerbert Marcuse ( mar-KOO-zə; German: [maʁˈkuːzə]; July 19, 1898 – July 29, 1979) was a German and American…
1820 CEHerbert SpencerHerbert Spencer (27 April 1820 – 8 December 1903) was an English polymath active as a philosopher…
1888 CEHerbert Spencer GasserHerbert Spencer Gasser (July 5, 1888 – May 11, 1963) was an American physiologist, and recipient of the Nobel…
1927 CEHerbert W. FrankeHerbert W. Franke (14 May 1927 – 16 July 2022) was an Austrian scientist and writer. Die Zeit calls him "the…
1940 CEHerbie HancockHerbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer. He…
227 CEHerennius EtruscusQuintus Herennius Etruscus Messius Decius (died c. June 251), known simply as Herennius Etruscus, was briefly…
279 BCEHerillusHerillus (also Erillus; Ancient Greek: Ἥριλλος Herillos; fl. 3rd century BC) of Chalcedon (or Carthage), was…
100 BCEHermaeusHermaeus Soter (Ancient Greek: Ἑρμαῖος ὁ Σωτήρ, Hermaîos ho Sōtḗr, meaning "Hermaeus the Saviour") was a…
1668 CEHerman BoerhaaveHerman Boerhaave (Dutch: [ˈɦɛrmɑm ˈbuːrˌɦaːvə], 31 December 1668 – 23 September 1738) was a Dutch chemist…
1964 CEHerman GrefGerman Oskarovich Gref (Russian: Герман Оскарович Греф; born February 8, 1964) is a Russian politician and…
1860 CEHerman HollerithHerman Hollerith (February 29, 1860 – November 17, 1929) was a German-American statistician, inventor, and…
1819 CEHerman MelvilleHerman Melville (born Melvill; August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American writer of the American…
1100 CEHerman of CarinthiaHerman of Carinthia (1105/1110 – after 1154), also called Hermannus Dalmata, Hermannus Secundus, Herman…
450 CEHermanafridHermanfrid (also Hermanifrid or Hermanafrid; Latin: Hermenfredus, died 532) was the last independent king of…
1919 CEHermann BondiSir Hermann Bondi (1 November 1919 – 10 September 2005) was an Austrian-British mathematician and…
1807 CEHermann BurmeisterKarl Hermann Konrad Burmeister (also known as Carlos Germán Conrado Burmeister) (15 January 1807 – 2 May…
1841 CEHermann Carl VogelHermann Carl Vogel (German: [ˈfoːɡl̩]; 3 April 1841 – 13 August 1907) was a German astrophysicist. He was…
1850 CEHermann EbbinghausHermann Ebbinghaus (24 January 1850 – 26 February 1909) was a German psychologist who pioneered the…
1852 CEHermann Emil FischerHermann Emil Louis Fischer (German pronunciation: [ˈeːmiːl ˈfɪʃɐ]; 9 October 1852 – 15 July 1919) was a…
1802 CEHermann GoldschmidtHermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt (June 17, 1802 – August 30 or September 10, 1866) was a German-French…
1809 CEHermann GrassmannHermann Günther Grassmann (German: Graßmann, pronounced [ˈhɛʁman ˈɡʏntɐ ˈɡʁasman]; 15 April 1809 – 26…
1839 CEHermann HankelHermann Hankel (14 February 1839 – 29 August 1873) was a German mathematician. Having worked on mathematical…
1877 CEHermann HesseHermann Karl Hesse (German: [ˈhɛʁman ˈhɛsə]; 2 July 1877 – 9 August 1962) was a German-Swiss poet and…
1885 CEHermann HothHermann Hoth (12 April 1885 – 25 January 1971) was a German army commander, war criminal, and author. He…
1150 CEHermann JosephHermann Joseph, (c. 1150 – 7 April 1241) was a German Premonstratensian canon regular and mystic. Never…
1890 CEHermann Joseph MullerHermann Joseph Muller (December 21, 1890 – April 5, 1967) was an American geneticist who was awarded the 1946…
1817 CEHermann KarstenGustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten (6 November 1817, in Stralsund – 10 July 1908, in Zoppot) was a German…
1817 CEHermann LotzeRudolf Hermann Lotze (German: [ˈlɔtsə]; 21 May 1817 – 1 July 1881) was a German philosopher and logician. He…
1864 CEHermann MinkowskiHermann Minkowski (22 June 1864 – 12 January 1909) was a mathematician and professor at the University of…
1894 CEHermann OberthHermann Julius Oberth (German: [ˈhɛrman ˈjuːli̯ʊs ˈoːbɛrt]; 25 June 1894 – 28 December 1989) was an…
1846 CEHermann PaulHermann Otto Theodor Paul (August 7, 1846, Salbke – December 29, 1921, Munich) was a German philologist…
1840 CEHermann SchapiraZvi Hermann Schapira (Hebrew: צבי הרמן שפירא; 1840–1898), or Hermann Hirsch Schapira, was a Lithuanian rabbi…
1804 CEHermann SchlegelHermann Schlegel (10 June 1804 – 17 January 1884) was a German ornithologist, herpetologist and ichthyologist.
1881 CEHermann StaudingerHermann Staudinger (German: [ˈhɛʁman ˈʃtaʊ̯dɪŋɐ]; 23 March 1881 – 8 September 1965) was a German organic…
1954 CEHermann TilkeHermann Hugo Tilke (born 31 December 1954) is a German engineer, racing driver and circuit designer, who has…
1885 CEHermann WeylHermann Klaus Hugo Weyl ( VILE; German: [vaɪl]; 9 November 1885 – 8 December 1955) was a German…
1013 CEHermann of ReichenauBlessed Hermann of Reichenau or Herman the Cripple (18 July 1013 – 24 September 1054), also known by other…
1821 CEHermann von HelmholtzHermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz (31 August 1821 – 8 September 1894; "von" since 1883) was a German…
1880 CEHermann von KeyserlingHermann Alexander Graf von Keyserling (20 July [O.S. 8] 1880 – 26 April 1946) was a Baltic German philosopher…
1801 CEHermann von MeyerChristian Erich Hermann von Meyer (3 September 1801 – 2 April 1869), known as Hermann von Meyer, was a German…
1330 CEHermann von MünsterHermann von Münster (c. 1330 – March 1392) was a German master glassmaker, native of Münster, in Westphalia…
324 BCEHermarchusHermarchus or Hermarch (Ancient Greek: Ἕρμαρχoς, Hermarkhos; c. 325 – c. 250 BC), sometimes incorrectly…
380 CEHermericHermeric (died 441) was the king of the Suevi from at least 419 and possibly as early as 406 until his…
401 CEHermiasHermias (Ancient Greek: Ἑρμείας, Hermeias; c. 410 – before 470 AD) was a Neoplatonic philosopher who was born…
200 BCEHermodorus of SalamisHermodorus of Salamis was an ancient Greek architect from Salamis, Cyprus who was highly active in ancient…
240 BCEHermogenes of PrieneHermogenes of Priene (late 3rd - early 2nd century BC) was a Hellenistic Greek architect, best known for…
1488 CEHernando ColónFerdinand Columbus (Spanish: Fernando or Hernando Colón; Portuguese: Fernando Colombo; Italian: Fernando…
1500 CEHernando de SotoHernando de Soto (Spanish: [eɾˈnando ðe ˈsoto]; c. 1497 – 21 May 1542) was a Spanish explorer and…
1428 CEHernando de TalaveraHernando de Talavera, O.S.H. (c. 1430 – 14 May 1507) was a Spanish clergyman and councilor to Queen Isabel of…
1485 CEHernán CortésHernán Cortés, 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca (c. 1485 – 2 December 1547) was a Spanish conquistador…
1475 CEHernán NúñezHernán Núñez de Toledo y Guzmán (Valladolid, 1475 - Salamanca, 1553) was a Spanish humanist, classicist…
10 CEHero of AlexandriaHero of Alexandria (Ancient Greek: Ἥρων ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς, Hērōn hò Alexandreús, also known as Heron of…
20 BCEHerod AntipasHerod Antipas, (Ancient Greek: Ἡρῴδης Ἀντίπας, romanized: Hērṓidēs Antípas; c. 20 BC – c. 39 AD) was a…
73 BCEHerod the GreatHerod I or Herod the Great (c. 72 – 4 or 1 BCE) was a Roman Jewish client king of the Herodian kingdom of…
250 BCEHerodasHerodas, or Herondas (Ancient Greek: Ἡρώδας or Ἡρώνδας – the name is spelt differently in the few places…
101 CEHerodes AtticusHerodes Atticus (Ancient Greek: Ἡρώδης; AD 101–177) was an Athenian rhetorician, as well as a Roman senator.…
170 CEHerodianHerodian or Herodianus (Greek: Ἡρωδιανός), sometimes referred to as Herodian of Antioch (c. 170 – c. 240)…
334 BCEHerophilosHerophilos (Ancient Greek: Ἡρόφιλος; 335–280 BC), sometimes Latinised Herophilus, was a Greek physician…
1456 CEHersekzade Ahmed PashaHersekzade or Hersekli Ahmed Pasha ("Ahmed Pasha, son of the Herzog"; Serbo-Croatian: Ahmed-paša Hercegović…
1953 CEHerta MüllerHerta Müller (German: [ˈhɛʁta ˈmʏlɐ]; born 17 August 1953) is a Romanian-German novelist, poet, essayist and…
1854 CEHertha AyrtonPhoebe Sarah Hertha Ayrton (born Phoebe Sarah Marks; 28 April 1854 – 26 August 1923), known in her adult life…
775 BCEHesiodHesiod ( HEE-see-əd or HEH-see-əd; Ancient Greek: Ἡσίοδος Hēsíodos; fl. c. 700 BC) was an Ancient Greek poet…
1776 CEHester StanhopeLady Hester Lucy Stanhope (12 March 1776 – 23 June 1839) was a British adventurer, writer, antiquarian, and…
450 CEHesychius of AlexandriaHesychius of Alexandria (Ancient Greek: Ἡσύχιος ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς, romanized: Hēsýchios ho Alexandreús, lit.…
1823 CEHeymann SteinthalHeymann, Hermann or Chajim Steinthal (16 May 1823 – 14 March 1899) was a German philologist and philosopher.…
740 BCEHezekiahHezekiah (Biblical Hebrew: חִזְקִיָּהוּ, romanized: Ḥizqiyyāhū), or Ezekias (born c. 741 BCE, sole ruler c.…
1936 CEHideki ShirakawaHideki Shirakawa (白川英樹, Shirakawa Hideki; August 20, 1936 – August 24, 2026) was a Japanese chemist and…
1884 CEHideki TojoHideki Tojo (30 December 1884 – 23 December 1948) was a Japanese military officer and politician who served…
1907 CEHideki YukawaHideki Yukawa (Japanese: 湯川秀樹; né Ogawa; 23 January 1907 – 8 September 1981) was a Japanese theoretical…
1886 CEHidetsugu YagiHidetsugu Yagi (八木秀次, Yagi Hidetsugu; January 28, 1886 – January 19, 1976) was a Japanese electrical…
1498 CEHieronymus BockHieronymus Bock (Latinised Hieronymus Tragus; c. 1498 – 21 February 1554) was a German botanist, physician…
1450 CEHieronymus BoschHieronymus Bosch (Dutch: [ɦijeːˈroːnimʏz ˈbɔs]; born Jheronimus van Aken [jeːˈroːnimʏs fɑn ˈaːkə(n)]; c. 1450…
1839 CEHieronymus Georg ZeuthenHieronymus Georg Zeuthen (15 February 1839 – 6 January 1920) was a Danish mathematician. He is known for work…
1966 CEHilarion (Alfeyev)Hilarion (secular name Grigory Valerievich Alfeyev, Russian: Григо́рий Вале́риевич Алфе́ев; 24 July 1966) is…
415 CEHilariusPope Hilarius (also Hilarus, Hilary; died 29 February 468) was the bishop of Rome from 461 to 468. In 449…
1987 CEHilary DuffHilary Erhard Duff (born September 28, 1987) is an American actress, singer-songwriter, businesswoman, and…
1926 CEHilary PutnamHilary Whitehall Putnam (July 31, 1926 – March 13, 2016) was an American philosopher, mathematician, computer…
315 CEHilary of PoitiersHilary of Poitiers or St Hilarius (Latin: Hilarius Pictaviensis; c. 310 – c. 367) was Bishop of Poitiers and…
1898 CEHilde MangoldHilde Mangold (20 October 1898 – 4 September 1924) (née Proescholdt) was a German embryologist who was best…
1947 CEHillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham Clinton (née Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, lawyer and…
100 BCEHillel the ElderHillel (Hebrew: הִלֵּל Hīllēl; variously called Hillel the Elder or Hillel the Babylonian; died c. 10 CE) was…
1862 CEHilma af KlintHilma af Klint (Swedish: [ˈhɪ̂lːma ˈɑːv ˈklɪnːt]; 26 October 1862 – 21 October 1944) was a Swedish artist and…
576 CEHind bint UtbahHind bint Utba ibn Rabi'a (Arabic: هند بنت عتبة بن ربيعة, romanized: Hind bint ʿUtba ibn Rabīʿa) was an…
1245 CEHindūshāh ibn Sanjar NakhjavānīFakhr al-Din Hindushah Nakhjavani (Persian: هندوشاه نخجوانی, romanized: Hindūšāh Naḫjawāni) or Nakhjivani (c.…
1780 CEHinrich LichtensteinMartin Hinrich Carl Lichtenstein (10 January 1780 – 2 September 1857) was a German medical doctor, explorer…
349 BCEHipparchia of MaroneiaHipparchia of Maroneia (Greek: Ἱππαρχία ἡ Μαρωνεῖτις; fl. c. 325 BC) was a Cynic philosopher, and wife of…
189 BCEHipparchusHipparchus (Greek: Ἵππαρχος, Hípparkhos; c. 190 – c. 120 BC) was a Greek astronomer, geographer, and…
600 BCEHippasusHippasus of Metapontum (Ancient Greek: Ἵππασος ὁ Μεταποντῖνος, Híppasos; c. 530 – c. 450 BC) was a Greek…
442 BCEHippiasHippias of Elis (Greek: Ἱππίας ὁ Ἠλεῖος; late 5th century BC) was a Greek sophist, and a contemporary of…