Namesakes
Heinrich I the Fowler
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 876-936 
German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors 919-936
Heinrich II
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 972-1024
German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors 1002-1024
Saints (Henry II)
Henri I
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1008-1060
Frankish and French Kings 1031-1060
Heinrich III
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1017-1056
German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors 1028-1056
Heinrich IV
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1050-1106
German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors 1054-1105
Henry I
(m) c. 1068-1135
English and British Kings and Queens 1100-1135
Heinrich V
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1086-1125
German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors 1099-1125
Heinrich II Jasomirgott
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1107-1177
Austrian Dukes and Emperors 1156-1177
Henry of Coquet
(m) ?-1127
Saints
Henry II Plantagenet
(m) 1133-1189
English and British Kings and Queens 1154-1189
Henry
(m) ?-1156
Saints
Heinrich VI
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1165-1197
German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors 1169-1197
Henryk I the Bearded
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) c. 1165-1238
Polish High Dukes and Kings 1232-1238
Henryk II the Pious
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1196-1241
Polish High Dukes and Kings 1238-1241
Enrique I
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1204-1217
Spanish Kings and Queens 1214-1217 Castile
Henry III
(m) 1207-1272
English and British Kings and Queens 1216-1272
Shakespearian Characters (Prince Henry) King John
Henryk IV Probus
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1258-1290
Polish High Dukes and Kings 1288-1290
Jindřich of Carinthia
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1265-1335
Bohemian Kings 1306; 1307-1310
Heinrich VII
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1275-1313
German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors 1308-1313
Heinrich Seuse
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1295-1366
Saints
Heinrich of Treviso
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) ?-1315
Saints
Enrique II the Bastard
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1334-1379
Spanish Kings and Queens 1369-1379 Castile
Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland
(m) 1341-1408
Shakespearian Characters Henry IV (1); Richard II
Henry "Hotspur" Percy
(m) 1364-1403
Shakespearian Characters Henry IV (1); Richard II
Henry IV
(m) 1366-1413
English and British Kings and Queens 1399-1413
Shakespearian Characters (Henry IV; Henry Bolingbroke) Henry IV (1); Henry IV (2); Richard II
Enrique III the Infirm
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1379-1406
Spanish Kings and Queens 1390-1406 Castile
Henry V
(m) 1386-1422
English and British Kings and Queens 1413-1422
Shakespearian Characters (Prince Henry; Henry V) Henry IV (1); Henry IV (2); Henry V
Henry the Navigator
(m) 1394-1460
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Green
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) ?-1399
Shakespearian Characters Richard II
Lord Henry Scrope
(m) ?-1415
Shakespearian Characters Henry V
Henry VI
(m) 1421-1471
English and British Kings and Queens 1422-1461; 1470-1471
Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (1); Henry VI (2); Henry VI (3); Richard III
Enrique IV the Impotent
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1425-1474
Spanish Kings and Queens 1454-1474 Castile
Cardinal Henry Beaufort
(m) ?-1447
Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (2)
Henry VII Tudor
(m) 1457-1509
English and British Kings and Queens 1485-1509
Shakespearian Characters (Henry, Earl of Richmond) Henry VI (3); Richard III
Sir Henry Guildford
(m) 1489-1532
Shakespearian Characters Henry VIII
Henry VIII
(m) 1491-1547
English and British Kings and Queens 1509-1547
Shakespearian Characters Henry VIII
Henrique I the Chaste
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1512-1580
Portuguese Kings and Queens 1578-1580
Henri II
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1519-1559
Frankish and French Kings 1547-1559
Henri III
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1551-1589
Frankish and French Kings 1574-1589
Polish High Dukes and Kings (Henryk) 1573-1575
Henri IV
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1553-1610
Frankish and French Kings 1589-1610
Henry Webley
(m) 1558-1588
Saints
Henry Walpole
(m) 1558-1595
Saints
Henry Hudson
(m) c. 1570-1611
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Henry Morse
(m) 1595-1645
Saints
Henry Abbot
(m) ?-1597
Saints
Henry Heath
(m) 1599-1643
Saints
Henry Morgan
(m) c. 1635-1688
Notable Evildoers
Henry Purcell
(m) 1659-1695
Notable Musicians
Henry Pelham
(m) 1694-1754
British Prime Ministers 1743-1754
Henry Cavendish
(m) 1731-1810
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Augustus FitzRoy
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1735-1811
British Prime Ministers 1768-1770
William Cavendish-Bentinck
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1738-1809
British Prime Ministers 1783; 1807-1809
Henry Fuseli
(m) 1741-1825
Notable Artists
Henry Addington
(m) 1757-1844
British Prime Ministers 1801-1804
William Henry Harrison
(m) 1773-1841
American Presidents 1841
Henry John Temple
(m) 1784-1865
British Prime Ministers 1855-1858; 1859-1865
Henry Fox Talbot
(m) 1800-1877
Notable Scientists and Inventors
John Henry Newman
(m) 1801-1890
Saints
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
(m) 1807-1882
Notable Writers
Henry Sewell
(m) 1807-1879
New Zealand Prime Ministers 1856
Henry Wilson
(m) 1812-1875
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Henry Crawford
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1814 Mansfield Park
Henry Woodhouse
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1815 Emma
Henry Tilney
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1817 Northanger Abbey
George Henry Corliss
(m) 1817-1888
Notable Businesspeople
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Henry David Thoreau
(m) 1817-1862
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Notable Writers
Lewis H. Morgan
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1818-1881
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Hendrik of the Netherlands
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1820-1879
Other Royalty 1820-1879 Netherlands (prince)
Henry Lehman
(m) c. 1822-1855
Notable Businesspeople
Thomas Henry Huxley
(m) 1825-1895
Notable Scientists and Inventors
William Waddington
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1826-1894
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1879 (prime minister)
Henri Dunant
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1828-1910
Nobel Prize Winners 1901 (peace)
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries
Henry Clay Work
(m) 1832-1884
Notable Musicians
Harry Wright
(m) 1835-1895
Hall-of-Famers 1953 (baseball)
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
(m) 1836-1908
British Prime Ministers 1905-1908
Henry Morton Stanley
(m) 1841-1904
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Henry James
(m) 1843-1916
Notable Writers
Henry J. Heinz
(m) 1844-1919
Notable Businesspeople
William Thompson
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1848-1918
Olympic Medalists 1904 archery - American round; archery - team round; archery - York round (gold/bronze)
Francis Bell
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1851-1936
New Zealand Prime Ministers 1925
Herbert Henry Asquith
(m) 1852-1928
British Prime Ministers 1908-1916
John Henry Twachtman
(m) 1853-1902
Notable Artists
H. Rider Haggard
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1856-1925
Notable Writers
William Henry Pickering
(m) 1858-1938
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Hank O'Day
(m) 1859-1935
Hall-of-Famers 2013 (baseball)
William Henry Bragg
(m) 1862-1942
Nobel Prize Winners 1915 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Heinrich of Prussia
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1862-1929
Other Royalty 1862-1929 Prussia (prince)
Henry Royce
(m) 1863-1933
Notable Businesspeople
Henry van de Velde
(m) 1863-1957
Notable Artists
Henry Ford
(m) 1863-1947
Notable Businesspeople
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Charles Gmelin
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1872-1950
Olympic Medalists 1896 400 m (bronze)
Ernest Shackleton
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1874-1922
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Henry Hallett Dale
(m) 1875-1968
Nobel Prize Winners 1936 (medicine)
H. B. Warner
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1875-1958
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Heinrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1876-1934
Other Royalty 1901-1934 Netherlands (prince consort)
James Scullin
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1876-1953
Australian Prime Ministers 1929-1932
Henry Norris Russell
(m) 1877-1957
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Harry "Flip" Trihey
(m) 1877-1942
Hall-of-Famers 1950 (ice hockey)
Harry Carey
(m) 1878-1947
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Derbyshire
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1878-1938
Olympic Medalists 1900; 1908 water polo; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (gold)
H. L. Mencken
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1880-1956
Notable Journalists
John Henry Lloyd
(m) 1884-1964
Hall-of-Famers 1977 (baseball)
Henry Taylor
(m) 1885-1951
Olympic Medalists 1908; 1912; 1920 swimming - 1500 m freestyle; swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (gold/bronze)
Henry Jekyll
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1886 Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Thomas Thould
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1886-1971
Olympic Medalists 1908 water polo (gold)
Jam Handy
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1886-1983
Olympic Medalists 1904; 1924 swimming - 400 m breaststroke; water polo (bronze)
William Henry Dean
(m) 1887-1949
Olympic Medalists 1920 water polo (gold)
Victor d'Arcy
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1887-1961
Olympic Medalists 1912 4x100 m relay (gold)
James Duncan
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1887-1955
Olympic Medalists 1912 discus throw (bronze)
David Jacobs
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1888-1976
Olympic Medalists 1912 4x100 m relay (gold)
Henry A. Wallace
(m) 1888-1965
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Henry B. Richardson
(m) 1889-1963
Olympic Medalists 1904; 1908 archery - team round; archery - York round (bronze)
Henry Dafel
(m) 1889-1947
Olympic Medalists 1920 4x400 m relay (silver)
Louis Scott
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1889-1960
Olympic Medalists 1912 3000 m team (gold)
Lord Henry Wotton
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1890 The Picture of Dorian Gray
Cyril Porter
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1890-1964
Olympic Medalists 1912 3000 m team (bronze)
Sprague Cleghorn
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1890-1956
Hall-of-Famers 1958 (ice hockey)
Groucho Marx
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1890-1977
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Henry Miller
(m) 1891-1980
Notable Writers
Henry Macintosh
(m) 1892-1918
Olympic Medalists 1912 4x100 m relay (gold)
Henry Hay
(m) 1893-1952
Olympic Medalists 1920 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (silver)
Willie "The Lion" Smith
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1893-1973
Notable Musicians
Einar Gerhardsen
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1897-1987
Norwegian Prime Ministers 1945-1951; 1955-1963; 1963-1965
Henry "Dutch" Dehnert
(m) 1898-1979
Hall-of-Famers 1968 (basketball)
Henry Moore
(m) 1898-1986
Notable Artists
Henry Soum
(m) 1899-1983
Other Leaders 1953-1959 Monaco (prime minister)
Heinrich of Prussia
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1900-1904
Other Royalty 1900-1904 Prussia (prince)
Henry Petersen
(m) 1900-1949
Olympic Medalists 1920 pole vault (silver)
H. B. Stallard
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1901-1973
Olympic Medalists 1924 1500 m (bronze)
Naunton Wayne
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1901-1970
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Heinie Manush
(m) 1901-1971
Hall-of-Famers 1964 (baseball)
Eric Liddell
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1902-1945
Olympic Medalists 1924 200 m; 400 m (bronze/gold)
Wallace Thurman
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1902-1934
Notable Writers
Lou Gehrig
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1903-1941
Hall-of-Famers 1939 (baseball)
Most Valuable Players 1927; 1936 baseball
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Graham Greene
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1904-1991
Notable Writers
Henry Russell
(m) 1904-1986
Olympic Medalists 1928 4x100 m relay (gold)
John Kuck
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1905-1986
Olympic Medalists 1928 shot put (gold)
Henry Fonda
(m) 1905-1982
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1982 On Golden Pond (actor)
Bucky Walters
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1909-1991
Most Valuable Players 1939 baseball
Tom Richards
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1910-1985
Olympic Medalists 1948 marathon (silver)
Hank Greenberg
(m) 1911-1986
Hall-of-Famers 1956 (baseball)
Most Valuable Players 1935; 1940 baseball
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Henry Higgins
(m)
Fictional Characters from Plays and Musicals 1912; 1956 Pygmalion; My Fair Lady
Herbert Wildman
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1912-1989
Olympic Medalists 1932 water polo (bronze)
Wilfrid Brambell
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1912-1985
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Henry Jonsson
(m) 1912-2001
Olympic Medalists 1936 5000 m (bronze)
Henry Armstrong
(m) 1912-1988
Notable Athletes (boxing)
Henry Taube
(m) 1915-2005
Nobel Prize Winners 1983 (chemistry)
Hank Sauer
(m) 1917-2001
Most Valuable Players 1952 baseball
Barney Ewell
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1918-1996
Olympic Medalists 1948 100 m; 200 m; 4x100 m relay (silver/gold)
Henry Eriksson
(m) 1920-2000
Olympic Medalists 1948 1500 m (gold)
Henry Heimlich
(m) 1920-2016
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Harry Carey Jr.
(m) 1921-2012
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ralph Henry Baer
(m) 1922-2014
Notable Artists
Herb McKenley
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1922-2007
Olympic Medalists 1948; 1952 100 m; 400 m; 4x400 m relay (silver/gold)
Hank Stram
(m) 1923-2005
Hall-of-Famers 2003 (football)
Henry Kissinger
(m) 1923-2023
Nobel Prize Winners 1973 (peace)
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Freddy Heineken
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1923-2002
Notable Businesspeople
Henry Mancini
(m) 1924-1994
Grammy Award Winners 1959; 1962; 1964 The Music from Peter Gunn; Moon River; Days of Wine and Roses (album of the year/record of the year/song of the year)
Notable Musicians
Chuck Cooper
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1926-1984
Hall-of-Famers 2019 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Henry Way Kendall
(m) 1926-1999
Nobel Prize Winners 1990 (physics)
Hank Ballard
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1927-2003
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1990
Jack Higgins
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1929-2022
Notable Writers
John Henry Johnson
(m) 1929-2011
Hall-of-Famers 1987 (football)
Donald Rumsfeld
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1932-2021
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Harry Howell
(m) 1932-2019
Hall-of-Famers 1979 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Bill Nieder
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1933-2022
Olympic Medalists 1956; 1960 shot put (silver/gold)
Hank Aaron
(m) 1934-2021
Hall-of-Famers 1982 (baseball)
Most Valuable Players 1957 baseball
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Henry Jordan
(m) 1935-1977
Hall-of-Famers 1995 (football)
Roger Whittaker
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1936-2023
Notable Musicians
Henry Lee Lucas
(m) 1936-2001
Notable Evildoers
Bill Cosby
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1937-
Emmy Award Winners 1966; 1967; 1968 I Spy (actor)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Henry Fambrough
(m) 1938-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2023 The Spinners
Terence Stamp
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1938-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Henry Neijhorst
(m) 1940-
Other Leaders 1982 Suriname (prime minister)
Peter Fonda
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1940-2019
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
David Jones
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1940-2023
Olympic Medalists 1960 4x100 m relay (bronze)
Mick Tingelhoff
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1940-2021
Hall-of-Famers 2015 (football)
Henry Carr
(m) 1941-2015
Olympic Medalists 1964 200 m; 4x400 m relay (gold)
Tobin Bell
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1942-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Denver
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1943-1997
Notable Musicians
Henry Winkler
(m) 1945-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jo Jo White
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1946-2018
Hall-of-Famers 2015 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Olympic Medalists 1968 basketball (gold)
Ervin Hall
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1947-
Olympic Medalists 1968 110 m hurdles (silver)
John Bonham
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1948-1980
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1995 Led Zeppelin
Henry McLeish
(m) 1948-
Other Leaders 2000-2001 Scotland (prime minister)
Erik Estrada
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1949-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Gates
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1955-
Notable Businesspeople
Veryan Pappin
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1958-
Olympic Medalists 1984; 1988 field hockey (bronze/gold)
Henry Czerny
(m) 1959-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
James Henry Trotter
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1961 James and the Giant Peach
Henry Rollins
(m) 1961-
Notable Musicians
Henry Olusegun Adeola "Seal" Samuel
(m) 1963-
Grammy Award Winners 1996 Kiss from a Rose (record of the year/song of the year)
Notable Musicians
Henry Orient
(m)
Fictional Characters from Movies 1964 The World of Henry Orient
Henry Ian Cusick
(m) 1967-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Crawford Palmer
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1970-
Olympic Medalists 2000 basketball (silver)
Henry Thomas
(m) 1971-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Rove McManus
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1974-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
Henry Jackman
(m) 1974-
Notable Musicians
Sam Worthington
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1976-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Henry Sugar
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1977 The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More
Henry Cavill
(m) 1983-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Harry, Duke of Sussex
(m) 1984-
Other Royalty 1984- United Kingdom (prince)
Jovan Belcher
(a.k.a. Henry) (m) 1987-2012
Notable Athletes (football)
Hal Robson-Kanu
(m) 1989-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Henry Pyrgos
(m) 1989-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Henry Turner
(m)
Fictional Characters from Movies 1991 Regarding Henry
Henry
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1992 Papa Won't Leave You, Henry
Henry Paget
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1996 Early Edition
Hank Hill
(a.k.a. Henry) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1997 King of the Hill
Hank Landry
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1997 Stargate SG-1
Henry Mitchell
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1998 Charmed
Henry Andrews
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Henry Taylor
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2001 24
Ben Linus
(a.k.a. Henry) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2004 Lost
Will Pope
(a.k.a. Henry) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 The Closer
Henry Grubstick
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2006 Ugly Betty
Henry Francis
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2007 Mad Men
Hank Schrader
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2008 Breaking Bad
John Henry
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2008 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Henry
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2013 Oh Henry