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