Namesakes for HENRY:
American Presidents:
1 president
William Henry Harrison 1841
Australian Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
James Scullin (a.k.a. Henry) 1929-1932
Austrian Dukes and Emperors:
1 duke
Duke Heinrich II Jasomirgott (a.k.a. Henry) 1156-1177
Bohemian Kings:
1 king
King Jindřich of Carinthia (a.k.a. Henry) 1306; 1307-1310
British Prime Ministers:
7 prime ministers
Henry Pelham 1743-1754 
Augustus FitzRoy (a.k.a. Henry) 1768-1770 
Henry Addington 1801-1804 
William Cavendish-Bentinck (a.k.a. Henry) 1783; 1807-1809 
Henry John Temple 1855-1858; 1859-1865 
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman 1905-1908 
Herbert Henry Asquith 1908-1916
English and British Kings and Queens:
8 kings
King Henry I 1100-1135 
King Henry II Plantagenet 1154-1189 
King Henry III 1216-1272 
King Henry IV 1399-1413 
King Henry V 1413-1422 
King Henry VI 1422-1461; 1470-1471 
King Henry VII Tudor 1485-1509 
King Henry VIII 1509-1547
Fictional Characters from Books:
2 characters, 1 hero
Henry Crawford 1814 Mansfield Park 
Henry Woodhouse 1815 Emma 
Henry Tilney 1817 Northanger Abbey
Fictional Characters from Plays and Musicals:
1 character
Henry Higgins 1912; 1956 Pygmalion; My Fair Lady
Frankish and French Kings:
4 kings
King Henri I (a.k.a. Henry) 1031-1060 
King Henri II (a.k.a. Henry) 1547-1559 
King Henri III (a.k.a. Henry) 1574-1589 
King Henri IV of Bourbon (a.k.a. Henry) 1589-1610
German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors:
6 king/emperors, 1 king
King Heinrich I the Fowler (a.k.a. Henry) 919-936 
King/Emperor Heinrich II (a.k.a. Henry) 1002-1024 
King/Emperor Heinrich III (a.k.a. Henry) 1039-1056 
King/Emperor Heinrich IV (a.k.a. Henry) 1056-1105 
King/Emperor Heinrich V (a.k.a. Henry) 1105-1125 
King/Emperor Heinrich VI (a.k.a. Henry) 1190-1197 
King/Emperor Heinrich VII (a.k.a. Henry) 1308-1313
Hall-of-Famers:
2 football, 1 baseball, 1 basketball
(basketball) Henry "Dutch" Dehnert 1968 
(baseball) John Henry Lloyd 1977 
(football) John Henry Johnson 1987 
(football) Henry Jordan 1995
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 chemistry, 1 literature, 1 medicine, 1 peace, 1 physics
(literature) Henri Bergson (a.k.a. Henry) 1927 
(medicine) Sir Henry Hallett Dale 1936 
(peace) Henry A. Kissinger 1973 
(chemistry) Henry Taube 1983 
(physics) Henry W. Kendall 1990
Notable Actors and Actresses:
4 actors
Henry Fonda 1905-1982 
Henry Ian Cusick 1967- 
Henry Thomas 1971- 
Henry Cavill 1983-
Notable Artists:
1 sculptor/painter
Henri Matisse (a.k.a. Henry) 1869-1954
Notable Businesspeople:
6 businesspersons
Charles Henry Harrod 1799-1885 
George Henry Corliss 1817-1888 
Henry Lehman c. 1822-1855 
Henry Royce 1863-1933 
Henry Ford 1863-1947 
Bill Gates (a.k.a. Henry) 1955-
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
3 explorers
Henry Hudson 1570-1611 
Sir Henry Morton Stanley 1841-1904 
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton 1874-1922
Notable Musicians:
5 composers
Heinrich Schütz (a.k.a. Henry) 1585-1672 
Henry Purcell 1659-1695 
Henry Clay Work 1832-1884 
Henry Mancini 1924-1994 
Henry Jackman 1974-
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
2 philosophers, 1 mathematician
Henry David Thoreau 1817-1862 
Henri Poincaré (a.k.a. Henry) 1854-1912 
Henri Bergson (a.k.a. Henry) 1859-1941
Notable Professional Athletes:
2 football, 1 baseball, 1 basketball, 1 boxing
(basketball) Henry "Dutch" Dehnert 
(football) Henry Jordan 
(football) John Henry Johnson 
(baseball) John Henry Lloyd 
(boxing) Henry Armstrong 1912-1988
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
2 inventors, 1 chemist
Henry Cavendish 1731-1810 
George Henry Corliss 1817-1888 
Henry Ford 1863-1947
Notable Writers:
1 author, 1 playwright, 1 poet
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1807-1882 
Henrik Ibsen (a.k.a. Henry) 1828-1906 
Henry James 1843-1916
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) Henry Fonda 1981 On Golden Pond
Other Royalty:
1 prince
Prince Henry of Wales 1984- United Kingdom
Polish High Dukes and Kings:
3 dukes, 1 king
Duke Henryk I the Bearded (a.k.a. Henry) 1232-1238 
Duke Henryk II the Pious (a.k.a. Henry) 1238-1241 
Duke Henryk IV Probus (a.k.a. Henry) 1288-1290 
King Henryk (a.k.a. Henry) 1573-1575
Portuguese Kings and Queens:
1 king
King Henrique I the Chaste (a.k.a. Henry) 1578-1580
Saints:
8 blessed, 4 saints
Saint Henry II 972-1024 
Saint Henry of Cocket ?-1127 
Saint Henry ?-1156 
Blessed Heinrich of Treviso (a.k.a. Henry) ?-1315 
Blessed Heinrich Seuse (a.k.a. Henry) ?-1366 
Blessed Henry Webley 1558-1588 
Saint Henry Walpole 1558-1595 
Blessed Henry Morse 1595-1645 
Blessed Henry Abbot ?-1597 
Blessed Henry Heath 1599-1643 
Blessed Enrico Rebuschini (a.k.a. Henry) 1860-1938 
Blessed Enrique Juan Requena (a.k.a. Henry) ?-1936
Shakespearian Characters:
13 characters
Prince Henry King John 
Henry IV Henry IV (1); Henry IV (2) 
Prince Henry; Henry V Henry IV (1); Henry IV (2); Henry V 
Henry VI Henry VI (1); Henry VI (2); Henry VI (3); Richard III 
Henry, Earl of Richmond Henry VI (3) 
Henry Earl of Richmond Richard III 
Cardinal Henry Beaufort Henry VI (2) 
Henry Bolingbroke Richard II 
Sir Henry Guildford Henry VIII 
Henry Percy Henry IV (1); Richard II 
Henry Percy Henry IV (1); Richard II 
Lord Henry Scroop Henry V 
Henry VIII Henry VIII
Spanish Kings and Queens:
4 kings
King Enrique I (Castile) (a.k.a. Henry) 1214-1217 
King Enrique II the Bastard (Castile) (a.k.a. Henry) 1369-1379 
King Enrique III the Infirm (Castile) (a.k.a. Henry) 1390-1406 
King Enrique IV the Impotent (Castile) (a.k.a. Henry) 1454-1474