Namesakes
Belgian Prime Ministers:
7 prime ministers
Henri de Brouckère 1852-1855 
Jules Vandenpeereboom (middle name Henri) 1899
Jules de Trooz (middle name Henri) 1907
Henri Carton de Wiart 1920-1921
Henri Jaspar 1926-1931
Paul-Henri Spaak 1938-1939; 1946; 1947-1949
Paul Vanden Boeynants (middle name Henri) 1966-1968; 1978-1979
Eurovision Song Contest Winners:
1 winner
Jean-Claude Pascal (middle name Henri) 1961 Luxembourg
Frankish and French Kings:
4 kings
King Henri I 1031-1060
King Henri II 1547-1559
King Henri III 1574-1589
King Henri IV 1589-1610
French Presidents and Prime Ministers:
4 prime ministers, 1 president/prime minister
(prime minister) Alphonse Henri d'Hautpoul 1849-1851
(prime minister) Henri Brisson 1885-1886; 1898
(president/prime minister) Gaston Doumergue (middle name Henri) 1913-1914; 1924-1931; 1934
(prime minister) Philippe Pétain (a.k.a. Henri) 1940
(prime minister) Henri Queuille 1948-1949; 1950; 1951
Haitian Presidents:
2 presidents
(president) Henri Christophe 1807-1811
(president) Henri Namphy 1986-1988; 1988
Hall-of-Famers:
1 ice hockey
(ice hockey) Henri Richard 1979
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms:
4 storms, 2 hurricanes
Hurricane Henri 1979
Storm Henri 1985
Storm Henri 2003
Storm Henri 2009
Storm Henri 2015
Hurricane Henri 2021
Nobel Prize Winners:
3 peace, 2 medicine, 1 chemistry, 1 literature, 1 physics
(peace) Henri Dunant 1901
(physics) Henri Becquerel 1903
(chemistry) Henri Moissan 1906
(peace) Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant 1909
(peace) Henri La Fontaine 1913
(literature) Henri Bergson 1927
(medicine) Charles Nicolle (middle name Henri) 1928
(medicine) Edmond H. Fischer (middle name Henri) 1992
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries:
1 activist
(activist) Henri Dunant 1828-1910
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
4 actors
Jean-Claude Pascal (middle name Henri) 1927-1992
Patrick Dewaere (middle name Henri) 1947-1982
Pierre Bokma (middle name Henri) 1955-
Paul de Leeuw (middle name Henri) 1962-
Notable Artists:
2 painters, 1 fashion designer, 1 photographer, 1 sculptor/painter
Henri Rousseau 1844-1910
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec 1864-1901
Henri Matisse 1869-1954
Henri Cartier-Bresson 1908-2004
Yves Saint Laurent (middle name Henri) 1936-2008
Notable Athletes:
3 soccer, 3 tennis, 1 cycling, 1 ice hockey
(cycling) Rik Van Looy 1933-
(ice hockey) Henri Richard 1936-2020
(tennis) Henri Leconte 1963-
(tennis) Paul-Henri Mathieu 1982-
(soccer) Henri Bedimo 1984-
(soccer) Anthony Vanden Borre (middle name Henri) 1987-
(tennis) Henri Kontinen 1990-
(soccer) Davy Pröpper (middle name Henri) 1991-
Notable Businesspeople:
1 businessperson
Henri Nestlé 1814-1890
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director/screenwriter
Denys Arcand (middle name Henri) 1941-
Notable Military Figures:
1 commander, 1 general
Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne 1611-1675
Philippe Pétain (a.k.a. Henri) 1856-1951
Notable Musicians:
1 singer
Jean-Claude Pascal (middle name Henri) 1927-1992
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
2 philosophers, 1 historian, 1 mathematician
Paul-Henri Thiry, Baron d'Holbach 1723-1789
Alexis de Tocqueville (middle name Henri) 1805-1859
Henri Poincaré 1854-1912
Henri Bergson 1859-1941
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
4 politicians
Hans de Koster (a.k.a. Henri) 1914-1992
Hans van den Broek (a.k.a. Henri) 1936-2025
Hans Dijkstal (a.k.a. Henri) 1943-2010
Thierry Baudet (middle name Henri) 1983-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 chemist, 1 physicist
Henri Moissan 1852-1907
Henri Becquerel 1852-1908
Notable Writers:
2 authors
Stendhal (middle name Henri) 1783-1842
Henri Charrière 1906-1973
Olympic Medalists:
7 bronze, 6 silver, 2 gold, 1 gold/bronze
(silver) Henri Cohen 1900 water polo
(silver) Henri Helle 1900 archery - au chapelet 50 m
(silver) Henri Deloge 1900 5000 m team
(gold) Henri Hérouin 1900 archery - au cordon doré 50 m; archery - Championnat du Monde
(silver) Henri Tauzin 1900 400 m hurdles
(bronze) Henri Peslier 1900 water polo
(bronze) Henri Lauvaux 1924 cross country team
(gold/bronze) Henri Padou 1924; 1928 water polo
(bronze) Henri Cuvelier 1928 water polo
(silver) Henri LaBorde 1932 discus throw
(bronze) Henri Stoelen 1936 water polo
(bronze) Henri De Pauw 1936 water polo
(bronze) Henri Disy 1936 water polo
(silver) Robert Chef d'Hôtel (middle name Henri) 1948 4x400 m relay
(bronze) Henri Padou Jr. 1948 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(gold) Bas van de Goor (middle name Henri) 1996 volleyball
Oscar Award Winners:
1 director
(director) Denys Arcand (middle name Henri) 2004 The Barbarian Invasions
Other Leaders:
2 prime ministers, 1 prime minister/president
Prime Minister Émile Flach (middle name Henri) 1911-1917 Monaco
Prime Minister Émile Roblot (middle name Henri) 1937-1944 Monaco
Prime Minister/President Johan Ferrier (middle name Henri) 1955-1958; 1975-1980 Suriname
Other Royalty:
4 princes, 1 grand duke, 1 king
Henri Christophe 1811-1820 Haiti
Charles of Belgium (middle name Henri) 1903-1983 Belgium
Alexandre of Belgium (middle name Henri) 1942-2009 Belgium
Prince Henrik of Denmark (a.k.a. Henri) 1967-2018 Denmark
Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg 2000- Luxembourg
Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark (middle name Henri) 2005- Denmark
Polish High Dukes and Kings:
1 king
King Henryk (a.k.a. Henri) 1573-1575
Saints:
1 saint
Saint Pierre-Henri Dorie 1839-1866
Swiss Presidents:
1 president
Henri Druey 1850