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Henry Allen
Trumpet Player / 1908 - 1967
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.
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(1908-1967)
Trumpet Player
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Henry Armstrong
Boxer / 1912 - 1988
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.
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(1912-1988)
Boxer
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Henry Bacon
Architect / 1866 - 1924
Henry Bacon was an American architect, best-known for designing the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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(1866-1924)
Architect
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Henry Barnard
Educator, Judge, Editor / 1811 - 1900
The first U.S. commissioner of education, Henry Barnard founded the Connecticut Common School journal and the Rhode Island Institute of Instruction.
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(1811-1900)
Educator, Judge, Editor
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Henry Ward Beecher
Minister / 1813 - 1887
Henry Ward Beecher was an American Congressional clergyman, best known for his Protestant sermons and his involvement in a high-profile adultery scandal.
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(1813-1887)
Minister
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Henry Clay
U.S. Representative / 1777 - 1852
Henry Clay was an American statesman. He promoted several major governmental compromises to balance the rights of free and slave states.
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(1777-1852)
U.S. Representative
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Henry Cowell
Songwriter, Pianist / 1897 - 1965
Henry Cowell was an American pianist and experimental composer whose music influenced John Cage.
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(1897-1965)
Songwriter, Pianist
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Henry Fielding
Author, Playwright / 1707 - 1754
Henry Fielding was an English writer and justice of the peace who crafted novels like Tom Jones and Amelia.
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(1707-1754)
Author, Playwright
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Henry M. Flagler
Entrepreneur / 1830 - 1913
Henry M. Flagler was an American tycoon who worked with John D. Rockefeller to establish Standard Oil. He developed Florida as the vacation land it is today.
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(1830-1913)
Entrepreneur
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Henry Ossian Flipper
Military Leader / 1856 - 1940
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.
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(1856-1940)
Military Leader
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Henry Fonda
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor / 1905 - 1982
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).
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(1905-1982)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor
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Henry Ford
Entrepreneur / 1863 - 1947
One of America's foremost industrialists, Henry Ford revolutionized assembly-line modes of production for the automobile.
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(1863-1947)
Entrepreneur
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Henry Frick
Art Collector, Entrepreneur / 1849 - 1919
Henry Frick was an industrialist who headed the Carnegie Steel Company and the United States Steel Corporation. His mansion later became the Frick Museum.
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(1849-1919)
Art Collector, Entrepreneur
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Henry Highland Garnet
Activist, Political Leader, Minister / 1815 - 1882
Henry Highland Garnet was an African-American best known as an abolitionist whose “Call to Rebellion” speech encouraged slaves to rebel against their owners.
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(1815-1882)
Activist, Political Leader, Minister
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Educator, Historian, Scholar, Literary Critic, Filmmaker, Academic Author, Editor / 1950 -
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is an African-American educator and scholar, and the director of the W. E. B. DuBois Institute for African and African-American Research.
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(1950-)
Educator, Historian, Scholar, Literary Critic, Filmmaker, Academic Author, Editor
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Henry Grattan
Political Leader / 1746 - 1820
Henry Grattan was a statesman in the Irish House of Commons who opposed the Act of Union 1800 which merged the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland.
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(1746-1820)
Political Leader
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Henry VII of Germany
King / 1211 - 1242
Henry VII was a 13th century German king and son of Frederick II, who was Holy Roman emperor.
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(1211-1242)
King
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Henry VIII
Political Leader, King / 1491 - 1547
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.
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(1491-1547)
Political Leader, King
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Henry Hill
Organized Crime Boss / 1943 - 2012
Henry Hill was a member of the Lucchese crime family who became a federal informant, inspiring the Martin Scorsese movie Goodfellas.
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(1943-2012)
Organized Crime Boss
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Henry Hudson
Explorer / 1565 - 1611
English explorer Henry Hudson embarked on multiple sailing voyages that provided new information on North American water routes.
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(1565-1611)
Explorer
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Henry James
Author / 1843 - 1916
An American novelist and naturalized Englishman, Henry James was an important figure in transatlantic literary culture of the day.
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(1843-1916)
Author
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Henry J Kaiser
Entrepreneur / 1882 - 1967
Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser capitalized on U.S. mobilization for WWII and grew his ship building company into a multi-billion dollar corporation.
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(1882-1967)
Entrepreneur
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Henry Kissinger
Diplomat, Political Scientist / 1923 -
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.
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(1923-)
Diplomat, Political Scientist
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Henry Knox
General / 1750 - 1806
Henry Knox was a bookstore owner who became a Major General under George Washington during the American Revolution and later Secretary of War.
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(1750-1806)
General
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Henry Lawson
Author, Poet / 1867 - 1922
Henry Lawson was a revered Australian writer of short stories and poetry.
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(1867-1922)
Author, Poet
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Henry Cabot Lodge
Historian, U.S. Representative, Political Scientist / 1850 - 1924
Henry Cabot Lodge was an American politician from Massachusetts and the first U.S. Senate majority leader.
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(1850-1924)
Historian, U.S. Representative, Political Scientist
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Author, Poet / 1807 - 1882
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.
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(1807-1882)
Author, Poet
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Henry Lee Lucas
Murderer / 1936 - 2001
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.
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(1936-2001)
Murderer
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Henry R. Luce
Publisher / 1898 - 1967
Henry R. Luce was a journalist and publishing mogul who started the magazines Time, Life, Fortune and Sports Illustrated.
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(1898-1967)
Publisher
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Henry Mancini
Conductor / 1924 - 1994
Henry Mancini was an American composer, His best-known works include the theme to The Pink Panther film series and the song "Moon River."
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(1924-1994)
Conductor
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Henry Miller
Author / 1891 - 1980
Henry Miller was a 20th century American writer, who created a new sort of novel—later characterized as a fictionalized autobiography.
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(1891-1980)
Author
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Henry Morgan
Pirate, Military Leader / 1635 - 1688
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.
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(1635-1688)
Pirate, Military Leader
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Henry Paulson
Business Leader, Government Official / 1946 -
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.
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(1946-)
Business Leader, Government Official
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Henry Raeburn
Painter / 1756 - 1823
Sir Henry Raeburn was a Scottish painter known for his full-scale portraiture from the late 18th to early 19th century.
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(1756-1823)
Painter
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Henry Ossawa Tanner
Painter / 1859 - 1937
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.
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(1859-1937)
Painter
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Henry Taube
Academic, Chemist / 1915 - 2005
Henry Taube was the first Canadian-born scientist to win the Nobel Prize in chemistry for work in electron transfer reactions.
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(1915-2005)
Academic, Chemist
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Henry Thomas
Actor, Musician / 1971 -
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).
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(1971-)
Actor, Musician
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Henry David Thoreau
Philosopher, Journalist, Poet / 1817 - 1862
American essayist, poet, and practical philosopher, Henry David Thoreau was a New England Transcendentalist and author of the book Walden.
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(1817-1862)
Philosopher, Journalist, Poet
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Henry A. Wallace
Diplomat, U.S. Vice President, Editor, Government Official / 1888 - 1965
Henry A. Wallace was the 33rd U.S. vice president during the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration. He was also a writer and agriculture expert.
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(1888-1965)
Diplomat, U.S. Vice President, Editor, Government Official
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Henry Wilson
U.S. Vice President, U.S. Representative, Editor / 1812 - 1875
Henry Wilson was the 18th vice president of the United States, serving from 1873 to 1875 with President Ulysses S. Grant.
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(1812-1875)
U.S. Vice President, U.S. Representative, Editor
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Henry Winkler
Television Actor / 1945 -
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.
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(1945-)
Television Actor
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Henry Wirz
Military Leader / 1823 - 1865
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.
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(1823-1865)
Military Leader
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