Jazz trumpeter Henry Allen belonged to Fletcher Henderson’s big band, was in Mills Blue Rhythm band and accompanied Louis Armstrong in Luis Russell’s band.
1908-1967
Henry Armstrong was a U.S. pro boxer who held three championship titles simultaneously. He later became a minister and champion for at-risk youth.
1912-1988
1866-1924
The first U.S. commissioner of education, Henry Barnard founded the Connecticut Common School journal and the Rhode Island Institute of Instruction.
1811-1900
Henry Ward Beecher was an American Congressional clergyman, best known for his Protestant sermons and his involvement in a high-profile adultery scandal.
1813-1887
Henry Clay was an American statesman. He promoted several major governmental compromises to balance the rights of free and slave states.
1777-1852
Henry Cowell was an American pianist and experimental composer whose music influenced John Cage.
1897-1965
Henry Fielding was an English writer and justice of the peace who crafted novels like Tom Jones and Amelia.
1707-1754
1830-1913
Henry Ossian Flipper was the first African American to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point. As second lieutenant with the 10th Cavalry, he was framed for embezzlement.
1856-1940
Henry Fonda was an award-winning American actor best known for him film roles in The Grapes of Wrath (1940) and On Golden Pond (1981).
1905-1982
One of America's foremost industrialists, Henry Ford revolutionized assembly-line modes of production for the automobile.
1863-1947
Henry Frick was an industrialist who headed the Carnegie Steel Company and the United States Steel Corporation. His mansion later became the Frick Museum.
1849-1919
Henry Highland Garnet was an African-American best known as an abolitionist whose “Call to Rebellion” speech encouraged slaves to rebel against their owners.
1815-1882
1950-
1746-1820
Henry VII was a 13th century German king and son of Frederick II, who was Holy Roman emperor.
1211-1242
Henry VIII, king of England, was famously married six times and played a critical role in the English Reformation, turning his country into a Protestant nation.
1491-1547
Henry Hill was a member of the Lucchese crime family who became a federal informant, inspiring the Martin Scorsese movie Goodfellas.
1943-2012
English explorer Henry Hudson embarked on multiple sailing voyages that provided new information on North American water routes.
1565-1611
An American novelist and naturalized Englishman, Henry James was an important figure in transatlantic literary culture of the day.
1843-1916
Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser capitalized on U.S. mobilization for WWII and grew his ship building company into a multi-billion dollar corporation.
1882-1967
Henry Kissinger is an American political scientist and diplomat who won the Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to broker a peaceful settlement of the Vietnam War.
1923-
Henry Knox was a bookstore owner who became a Major General under George Washington during the American Revolution and later Secretary of War.
1750-1806
Henry Lawson was a revered Australian writer of short stories and poetry.
1867-1922
Henry Cabot Lodge was an American politician from Massachusetts and the first U.S. Senate majority leader.
1850-1924
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a famed 19th century scholar, novelist and poet known for works like Voices of the Night, Evangeline and The Song of Hiawatha.
1807-1882
Henry Lee Lucas was a murderer best known for allegedly killing hundreds of people in the 1960s and '70s, though only three (including his mother) were confirmed.
1936-2001
Henry R. Luce was a journalist and publishing mogul who started the magazines Time, Life, Fortune and Sports Illustrated.
1898-1967
1924-1994
Henry Miller was a 20th century American writer, who created a new sort of novel—later characterized as a fictionalized autobiography.
1891-1980
Henry Morgan was a Welsh Admiral who raided Spanish settlements in the late 17th century. He is accounted as one of the most notorious buccaneers in history.
1635-1688
Henry Paulson was CEO of Goldman Sachs until he became secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury in 2006. As such, he developed a bailout program.
1946-
Sir Henry Raeburn was a Scottish painter known for his full-scale portraiture from the late 18th to early 19th century.
1756-1823
Henry Ossawa Tanner was an American painter who frequently depicted biblical scenes and is best known for the paintings "Nicodemus Visiting Jesus," "The Banjo Lesson" and "The Thankful Poor." He was the first African-American painter to gain international fame.
1859-1937
1915-2005
Henry Thomas played Elliott in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in 1982, followed by roles in such widely acclaimed films as Legends of the Fall (1994), All the Pretty Horses (2000) and Gangs of New York (2002).
1971-
American essayist, poet, and practical philosopher, Henry David Thoreau was a New England Transcendentalist and author of the book Walden.
1817-1862
Henry A. Wallace was the 33rd U.S. vice president during the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration. He was also a writer and agriculture expert.
1888-1965
Henry Wilson was the 18th vice president of the United States, serving from 1873 to 1875 with President Ulysses S. Grant.
1812-1875
Henry Winkler is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Fonzie on the hit 1970s sitcom Happy Days. He has produced and directed several television series.
1945-
During the Civil War, Confederate soldier Henry Wirz commanded the Andersonville Prison, where many Union prisoners-of-war died as a result of poor conditions.
1823-1865