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H Walter A. Haas, business executive B. J. Habibie, Indonesian political leader Joseph Hachem, poker player Gene Hackman, actor Sammy Hagar, singer Jessica Hagedorn , novelist, poet, and performance artist Chuck Hagel, politican, U.S. Senator H. Rider Haggard, writer Merle Haggard, country singer, songwriter Paul Haggis, filmmaker Larry Hagman, actor Alexander Haig, military Leader, presidential advisor Corey Haim, actor Alan Hale , actor, director Alex Haley, writer Bill Haley, singer, bandleader Anthony Michael Hall, actor, singer Donald Hall, poet, editor Huntz Hall, actor Lloyd Augustus Hall, chemist Michael C. Hall, actor Prince Hall, clergyman, abolitionist Geri Halliwell, singer Lasse Hallström, director, screenwriter, producer Fannie Lou (Townsend) Hamer, civil rights activist Mark Hamill, actor George Hamilton, actor Henry Hamilton , British officer and governor Lisa Gay Hamilton, actor Margaret Hamilton, actor Tom Hamilton, bassist Marvin Hamlisch, composer John Hamm, actor Mia Hamm, soccer player Armand Hammer, industrialist, art collector, philanthropist Dashiell Hammett, writer Kirk Hammett, lead guitar Jupiter Hammon, poet Lionel Hampton, jazz musician Herbie Hancock, jazz musician Chelsea Handler, comedien, TV personality, writer W.C. Handy, songwriter, bandleader, blues musician Charles Handy, management educator, writer Michael Haneke, filmmaker Tom Hanks, actor Jack Hanna, TV personality, zoologist William Hanna, cartoonist Daryl Hannah, actor Alyson Hannigan, actor Sean Hannity, TV and radio personailty Hanson, musicians Curtis Hanson, filmmaker Daniela Hantuchova, tennis player Marcia Gay Harden, actor Florence Kling Harding, U.S. First Lady Tonya Harding, figure skater Harriet Hardy, specialist in occupational medicine Laurel and Hardy, comedians Oliver Hardy, actor Thomas Hardy, writer Keith Haring, artist Ashley Harkleroad, tennis player Jean Harlow, actor Shalom Harlow, model, TV personality Mark Harmon, actor Elisabeth Harnois, actor Ben Harper, musician Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, politician Valerie Harper, actor Woody Harrelson, actor Edward H. Harriman, financier, railroad executive Charlaine Harris, writer Ed Harris, actor Julie Harris, actor Katherine Harris, Florida’s secretary of state Neil Patrick Harris, actor Paul Percy Harris, lawyer, founder of Rotary International Richard Harris, actor Anna Harrison, U.S. first lady Caroline Scott Harrison, U.S. first lady George Harrison, rock musician, movie producer Sir Rex Harrison, actor Deborah Harry, singer, actor Prince Harry, royalty Ray Harryhausen, filmmaker John Charles Harsanyi, economist, educator Johnny Hart, cartoonist Kevin Hart, comedian, actor Melissa Joan Hart, actor George Huntington Hartford, retailer George Ludlum Hartford, food merchant John Augustine Hartford, food merchant Phil Hartman, comedian, actor Josh Hartnett, actor Harun al-Rashid, Caliph of the Abbasid Empire PJ Harvey, musician Paul Harvey, radio personality Nidal Malik Hasan, soldier, murder suspect Sheeraz Hasan, TV personality David Hasselhoff, actor, beefcake, singer Robert Hass, poet and translator William Henry Hastie, U.S. government official; civil rights advocate Orrin Hatch, U.S. senator Richard Hatch, TV personality Richard Gordon Hatcher, politician, law professor Teri Hatcher, actor Anne Hathaway, actor Rutger Hauer, actor Václav Havel, playwright, political leader Olivia De Havilland, actor Black Hawk , Sauk leader Tony Hawk, skateboarder Ethan Hawke, actor John Hawkes, actor Stephen Hawking, physicist Coleman Hawkins, saxophonist, bandleader, jazz musician David Hawkins, philosopher of science and historian Sally Hawkins, actor Howard Hawks, director Goldie Hawn, actor, movie producer S. I. Hayakawa, former U.S. Senator Tom Hayden, political activist Salma Hayek, actor Helen Hayes, actor Isaac Hayes, singer, actor Lucy Hayes, U.S. First Lady Elwood Haynes, inventor Todd Haynes, filmmaker Tony Hayward, business personality Susan Hayward, actor Rita Hayworth, actor Anna Hazare, activist Michel Hazanavicius, director Edith Head, fashion designer Amber Heard, actor Patty Hearst, kidnapping victim, writer, actor William Randolph Hearst, publisher Erin Heatherton, model Anne Heche, actor Ben Hecht, writer, screenwriter Jon Heder, actor Tippi Hedren, actor Van Heflin, actor Hugh Hefner, publisher Tim Hetherington, photographer, filmmaker Mike Heidorn, drummer Katherine Heigl, actor Henry Heimlich, physician, inventor Robert A. Heinlein, writer Howard Heinz, business executive, philanthropist H. J. Heinz, food manufacturer Tricia Helfer, model, actor Brian Helgeland, screenwriter Lillian Hellman, playwright Leona Helmsley, business personality Richard Helms, CIA director and ambassador Sally Hemings, political relative Margaux Hemingway, actor, model Mariel Hemingway, actor Liam Hemsworth, actor Chris Hemsworth, actor Florence Henderson, actor, singer Christina Hendricks, actor Jimi Hendrix, rock musician, guitarist Sonja Henie, figure skater, actor Justine Henin-Hardenne, tennis player Hilary Henkin, screenwriter Doug Henning, magician Lance Henriksen, actor, screenwriter Henry I, royalty Henry V of England, royalty Theirry Henry, professional soccer player (France) Jim Henson, puppeteer Matthew Henson, explorer Taraji P. Henson, actor Audrey Hepburn, actor Katharine Hepburn, actor Heraclitus, philosopher Frank Herbert, writer Hercules, mythical figure Pee-Wee Herman, actor, comedian, writer Aaron Hernandez, murder suspect, football player Jaime Hernandez, cartoonist Joseph Marion Hernandez, U.S. Congressman Thomas Herrion, football player James Herriot, author Seymour Hersh, journalist Barbara Hershey, actor Milton Hershey, chocolatier, philanthropist Eva Herzigova, model, actor Werner Herzog, filmmaker Charlton Heston, actor Sandra Hess, actor, pinup Jayms, lead singer Don Hewitt, former producer of 60 Minutes Jennifer Love Hewitt, actor Lleyton Hewitt, tennis player William Hewlett, electronics entrepreneur Bono, singer Thor Heyerdahl, explorer, anthropologist William Hickey, film, television and stage actor Ana Hickmann, model “Wild Bill” Hickok, law officer Sir John Richard Hicks, economist Leon A. Higginbotham, judge, historian Pattillo Higgins, Texas oil pioneer Peter Ware Higgs, physicist Patricia Highsmith, writer Oscar Hijuelos, Writer Ally Hilfiger, TV personality Tommy Hilfiger, fashion designer Anita Hill, lawyer, educator, author, activist Benny Hill, comedian Faith Hill, country singer Joe Hill, writer Jonah Hill, actor Lauryn Hill, singer Sir Edmund Hillary, mountain climber Maurice Hilleman, inventor Laura Hillenbrand, writer Harriet Hilliard, actor Conrad Hilton, business personality Nicky Hilton, socialite Paris Hilton, socialite, TV personality Perez Hilton, internet celebrity Heinrich Himmler, Military leader, World War II figure John Hinckley, Jr., attempted assassin Connie Hines, actor Earl Hines, pianist, bandleader, jazz musician Gregory Hines, dancer, actor Martina Hingis, tennis player Pat Hingle, actor Maria Hinojosa, Journalist S.E. Hinton, writer Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi, activist Al Hirschfeld, artist Emile Hirsch, actor Alger Hiss, actor Alfred Hitchcock, filmmaker Christopher Hitchens, writer Dee Ward Hock, financial services pioneer David Hockney, artist David Ho, AIDS researcher Don Ho, Hawaiian entertainer Jimmy Hoffa, missing person, political figure, criminal Abbie Hoffman, activist, writer Dustin Hoffman, actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, actor Hulk Hogan, pro wrestler, TV personality Mike Hogan, guitarist Noel Hogan , guitarist Paul Hogan, actor Helen Hokinson, cartoonist Hal Holbrook, actor Richard Holbrooke, diplomat William Holden, actor Eric Holder, lawyer Hole, rock group Billie Holiday, jazz singer Francois Hollande, President of France John Hollander, poet, critic Herman Hollerith, engineer, computer inventor Mary Austin Holley, author, early settler John Henry “Doc” Holliday, gunfighter, dentist Buddy Holly, rock musician Lauren Holly, actor Holly Holm, martial artist, boxer Katie Holmes, actor Ian Holm, actor Rupert Holmes, composer, writer Sherlock Holmes, fictional detective Winslow Homer, artist Mike Honda, U.S. Congressman Honey Boo Boo, TV personality, beauty contestant Leroy Hood, inventor Robin Hood, fictional outlaw John Lee Hooker, blues musician Bell Hooks, writer, activist Tom Hooper, filmmaker Hootie & the Blowfish, rock group Larry Hoover, murderer, gangster Lou Hoover, First Lady William Hoover, industrialist Bob Hope, comedian, actor Anthony Hopkins, actor Mark Hopkins, merchant, railroad developer Dennis Hopper, actor, filmmaker Edward Hopper, artist Grace Hopper, rear admiral; computer scientist Hedda Hopper, actor, gossip columnist George A. Hormel, meatpacker Jay Catherwood Hormel, food industry executive Nick Hornby, writer Lena Horne, singer, actor John R. Jack Horner, Paleontologist Elmyr de Hory, fraud Johnny Horton, country singer Bob Hoskins, actor Katinka Hosszú, swimmer Harry Houdini, magician Nicholas Hoult, actor Godfrey Hounsfield, inventor John Houseman, actor Charles Hamilton Houston, civil-rights attorney Sam Houston, military Leader, political figure Whitney Houston, singer, actor Wu Hou, first woman to rule China Curly Howard, comedian Leslie Howard, actor Moe Howard, comedian Ron Howard, actor, filmmaker Shemp Howard, comedian Terrence Howard, actor Elias Howe, inventor Julia Ward Howe, poet, activist Howlin’ Wolf, singer Oscar De La Hoya, boxer Edmond Hoyle, writer Sir Fred Hoyle, astrophysicist Kelly Hu, model, actor Shi Huangdi, first Chinese emperor L. Ron Hubbard, writer, religious figure Edwin Hubble, astronomer Mike Huckabee, state governor Kate Hudson, actor Rock Hudson, actor Dolores Huerta, Labor leader Felicity Huffman, actor Catherine Elizabeth Cathy Hughes , radio personality, executive Howard Hughes, business personality, aviator John Hughes, writer, director Langston Hughes, poet, writer Sarah Hughes, figure skater Ted Hughes, poet Tom Hulce, actor The Incredible Hulk, fictional superhero David Hume, philosopher, historian Kirsty Hume, model William Hung, talent show contestant, singer Charlie Hunnam, actor Bonnie Hunt, actor, filmmaker Helen Hunt, actor Linda Hunt, actor Richard Morris Hunt, architect Holly Hunter, actor Kim Hunter, actor Rachel Hunter, model Tab Hunter, actor Collis P. Huntington, railroad executive Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, model, actor Jon Huntsman, former governor of Utah Isabelle Huppert, actor Elizabeth Hurley, actor John Hurt, actor William Hurt, actor King Hussein I, political Leader Anjelica Huston, actor John Huston, filmmaker, actor Walter Huston, film and stage actor Josh Hutcherson, actor Betty Hutton, actor, singer Lauren Hutton, model, actor Timothy Hutton, actor David Henry Hwang , playwright Glen and Bessie Hyde, adventurers, missing persons Chrissie Hynde, rock musician top A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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  • Walter A. Haas, business executive
  • B. J. Habibie, Indonesian political leader
  • Joseph Hachem, poker player
  • Gene Hackman, actor
  • Sammy Hagar, singer
  • Jessica Hagedorn , novelist, poet, and performance artist
  • Chuck Hagel, politican, U.S. Senator
  • H. Rider Haggard, writer
  • Merle Haggard, country singer, songwriter
  • Paul Haggis, filmmaker
  • Larry Hagman, actor
  • Alexander Haig, military Leader, presidential advisor
  • Corey Haim, actor
  • Alan Hale , actor, director
  • Alex Haley, writer
  • Bill Haley, singer, bandleader
  • Anthony Michael Hall, actor, singer
  • Donald Hall, poet, editor
  • Huntz Hall, actor
  • Lloyd Augustus Hall, chemist
  • Michael C. Hall, actor
  • Prince Hall, clergyman, abolitionist
  • Geri Halliwell, singer
  • Lasse Hallström, director, screenwriter, producer
  • Fannie Lou (Townsend) Hamer, civil rights activist
  • Mark Hamill, actor
  • George Hamilton, actor
  • Henry Hamilton , British officer and governor
  • Lisa Gay Hamilton, actor
  • Margaret Hamilton, actor
  • Tom Hamilton, bassist
  • Marvin Hamlisch, composer
  • John Hamm, actor
  • Mia Hamm, soccer player
  • Armand Hammer, industrialist, art collector, philanthropist
  • Dashiell Hammett, writer
  • Kirk Hammett, lead guitar
  • Jupiter Hammon, poet
  • Lionel Hampton, jazz musician
  • Herbie Hancock, jazz musician
  • Chelsea Handler, comedien, TV personality, writer
  • W.C. Handy, songwriter, bandleader, blues musician
  • Charles Handy, management educator, writer
  • Michael Haneke, filmmaker
  • Tom Hanks, actor
  • Jack Hanna, TV personality, zoologist
  • William Hanna, cartoonist
  • Daryl Hannah, actor
  • Alyson Hannigan, actor
  • Sean Hannity, TV and radio personailty
  • Hanson, musicians
  • Curtis Hanson, filmmaker
  • Daniela Hantuchova, tennis player
  • Marcia Gay Harden, actor
  • Florence Kling Harding, U.S. First Lady
  • Tonya Harding, figure skater
  • Harriet Hardy, specialist in occupational medicine
  • Laurel and Hardy, comedians
  • Oliver Hardy, actor
  • Thomas Hardy, writer
  • Keith Haring, artist
  • Ashley Harkleroad, tennis player
  • Jean Harlow, actor
  • Shalom Harlow, model, TV personality
  • Mark Harmon, actor
  • Elisabeth Harnois, actor
  • Ben Harper, musician
  • Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, politician
  • Valerie Harper, actor
  • Woody Harrelson, actor
  • Edward H. Harriman, financier, railroad executive
  • Charlaine Harris, writer
  • Ed Harris, actor
  • Julie Harris, actor
  • Katherine Harris, Florida’s secretary of state
  • Neil Patrick Harris, actor
  • Paul Percy Harris, lawyer, founder of Rotary International
  • Richard Harris, actor
  • Anna Harrison, U.S. first lady
  • Caroline Scott Harrison, U.S. first lady
  • George Harrison, rock musician, movie producer
  • Sir Rex Harrison, actor
  • Deborah Harry, singer, actor
  • Prince Harry, royalty
  • Ray Harryhausen, filmmaker
  • John Charles Harsanyi, economist, educator
  • Johnny Hart, cartoonist
  • Kevin Hart, comedian, actor
  • Melissa Joan Hart, actor
  • George Huntington Hartford, retailer
  • George Ludlum Hartford, food merchant
  • John Augustine Hartford, food merchant
  • Phil Hartman, comedian, actor
  • Josh Hartnett, actor
  • Harun al-Rashid, Caliph of the Abbasid Empire
  • PJ Harvey, musician
  • Paul Harvey, radio personality
  • Nidal Malik Hasan, soldier, murder suspect
  • Sheeraz Hasan, TV personality
  • David Hasselhoff, actor, beefcake, singer
  • Robert Hass, poet and translator
  • William Henry Hastie, U.S. government official; civil rights advocate
  • Orrin Hatch, U.S. senator
  • Richard Hatch, TV personality
  • Richard Gordon Hatcher, politician, law professor
  • Teri Hatcher, actor
  • Anne Hathaway, actor
  • Rutger Hauer, actor
  • Václav Havel, playwright, political leader
  • Olivia De Havilland, actor
  • Black Hawk , Sauk leader
  • Tony Hawk, skateboarder
  • Ethan Hawke, actor
  • John Hawkes, actor
  • Stephen Hawking, physicist
  • Coleman Hawkins, saxophonist, bandleader, jazz musician
  • David Hawkins, philosopher of science and historian
  • Sally Hawkins, actor
  • Howard Hawks, director
  • Goldie Hawn, actor, movie producer
  • S. I. Hayakawa, former U.S. Senator
  • Tom Hayden, political activist
  • Salma Hayek, actor
  • Helen Hayes, actor
  • Isaac Hayes, singer, actor
  • Lucy Hayes, U.S. First Lady
  • Elwood Haynes, inventor
  • Todd Haynes, filmmaker
  • Tony Hayward, business personality
  • Susan Hayward, actor
  • Rita Hayworth, actor
  • Anna Hazare, activist
  • Michel Hazanavicius, director
  • Edith Head, fashion designer
  • Amber Heard, actor
  • Patty Hearst, kidnapping victim, writer, actor
  • William Randolph Hearst, publisher
  • Erin Heatherton, model
  • Anne Heche, actor
  • Ben Hecht, writer, screenwriter
  • Jon Heder, actor
  • Tippi Hedren, actor
  • Van Heflin, actor
  • Hugh Hefner, publisher
  • Tim Hetherington, photographer, filmmaker
  • Mike Heidorn, drummer
  • Katherine Heigl, actor
  • Henry Heimlich, physician, inventor
  • Robert A. Heinlein, writer
  • Howard Heinz, business executive, philanthropist
  • H. J. Heinz, food manufacturer
  • Tricia Helfer, model, actor
  • Brian Helgeland, screenwriter
  • Lillian Hellman, playwright
  • Leona Helmsley, business personality
  • Richard Helms, CIA director and ambassador
  • Sally Hemings, political relative
  • Margaux Hemingway, actor, model
  • Mariel Hemingway, actor
  • Liam Hemsworth, actor
  • Chris Hemsworth, actor
  • Florence Henderson, actor, singer
  • Christina Hendricks, actor
  • Jimi Hendrix, rock musician, guitarist
  • Sonja Henie, figure skater, actor
  • Justine Henin-Hardenne, tennis player
  • Hilary Henkin, screenwriter
  • Doug Henning, magician
  • Lance Henriksen, actor, screenwriter
  • Henry I, royalty
  • Henry V of England, royalty
  • Theirry Henry, professional soccer player (France)
  • Jim Henson, puppeteer
  • Matthew Henson, explorer
  • Taraji P. Henson, actor
  • Audrey Hepburn, actor
  • Katharine Hepburn, actor
  • Heraclitus, philosopher
  • Frank Herbert, writer
  • Hercules, mythical figure
  • Pee-Wee Herman, actor, comedian, writer
  • Aaron Hernandez, murder suspect, football player
  • Jaime Hernandez, cartoonist
  • Joseph Marion Hernandez, U.S. Congressman
  • Thomas Herrion, football player
  • James Herriot, author
  • Seymour Hersh, journalist
  • Barbara Hershey, actor
  • Milton Hershey, chocolatier, philanthropist
  • Eva Herzigova, model, actor
  • Werner Herzog, filmmaker
  • Charlton Heston, actor
  • Sandra Hess, actor, pinup
  • Jayms, lead singer
  • Don Hewitt, former producer of 60 Minutes
  • Jennifer Love Hewitt, actor
  • Lleyton Hewitt, tennis player
  • William Hewlett, electronics entrepreneur
  • Bono, singer
  • Thor Heyerdahl, explorer, anthropologist
  • William Hickey, film, television and stage actor
  • Ana Hickmann, model
  • “Wild Bill” Hickok, law officer
  • Sir John Richard Hicks, economist
  • Leon A. Higginbotham, judge, historian
  • Pattillo Higgins, Texas oil pioneer
  • Peter Ware Higgs, physicist
  • Patricia Highsmith, writer
  • Oscar Hijuelos, Writer
  • Ally Hilfiger, TV personality
  • Tommy Hilfiger, fashion designer
  • Anita Hill, lawyer, educator, author, activist
  • Benny Hill, comedian
  • Faith Hill, country singer
  • Joe Hill, writer
  • Jonah Hill, actor
  • Lauryn Hill, singer
  • Sir Edmund Hillary, mountain climber
  • Maurice Hilleman, inventor
  • Laura Hillenbrand, writer
  • Harriet Hilliard, actor
  • Conrad Hilton, business personality
  • Nicky Hilton, socialite
  • Paris Hilton, socialite, TV personality
  • Perez Hilton, internet celebrity
  • Heinrich Himmler, Military leader, World War II figure
  • John Hinckley, Jr., attempted assassin
  • Connie Hines, actor
  • Earl Hines, pianist, bandleader, jazz musician
  • Gregory Hines, dancer, actor
  • Martina Hingis, tennis player
  • Pat Hingle, actor
  • Maria Hinojosa, Journalist
  • S.E. Hinton, writer
  • Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi, activist
  • Al Hirschfeld, artist
  • Emile Hirsch, actor
  • Alger Hiss, actor
  • Alfred Hitchcock, filmmaker
  • Christopher Hitchens, writer
  • Dee Ward Hock, financial services pioneer
  • David Hockney, artist
  • David Ho, AIDS researcher
  • Don Ho, Hawaiian entertainer
  • Jimmy Hoffa, missing person, political figure, criminal
  • Abbie Hoffman, activist, writer
  • Dustin Hoffman, actor
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman, actor
  • Hulk Hogan, pro wrestler, TV personality
  • Mike Hogan, guitarist
  • Noel Hogan , guitarist
  • Paul Hogan, actor
  • Helen Hokinson, cartoonist
  • Hal Holbrook, actor
  • Richard Holbrooke, diplomat
  • William Holden, actor
  • Eric Holder, lawyer
  • Hole, rock group
  • Billie Holiday, jazz singer
  • Francois Hollande, President of France
  • John Hollander, poet, critic
  • Herman Hollerith, engineer, computer inventor
  • Mary Austin Holley, author, early settler
  • John Henry “Doc” Holliday, gunfighter, dentist
  • Buddy Holly, rock musician
  • Lauren Holly, actor
  • Holly Holm, martial artist, boxer
  • Katie Holmes, actor
  • Ian Holm, actor
  • Rupert Holmes, composer, writer
  • Sherlock Holmes, fictional detective
  • Winslow Homer, artist
  • Mike Honda, U.S. Congressman
  • Honey Boo Boo, TV personality, beauty contestant
  • Leroy Hood, inventor
  • Robin Hood, fictional outlaw
  • John Lee Hooker, blues musician
  • Bell Hooks, writer, activist
  • Tom Hooper, filmmaker
  • Hootie & the Blowfish, rock group
  • Larry Hoover, murderer, gangster
  • Lou Hoover, First Lady
  • William Hoover, industrialist
  • Bob Hope, comedian, actor
  • Anthony Hopkins, actor
  • Mark Hopkins, merchant, railroad developer
  • Dennis Hopper, actor, filmmaker
  • Edward Hopper, artist
  • Grace Hopper, rear admiral; computer scientist
  • Hedda Hopper, actor, gossip columnist
  • George A. Hormel, meatpacker
  • Jay Catherwood Hormel, food industry executive
  • Nick Hornby, writer
  • Lena Horne, singer, actor
  • John R. Jack Horner, Paleontologist
  • Elmyr de Hory, fraud
  • Johnny Horton, country singer
  • Bob Hoskins, actor
  • Katinka Hosszú, swimmer
  • Harry Houdini, magician
  • Nicholas Hoult, actor
  • Godfrey Hounsfield, inventor
  • John Houseman, actor
  • Charles Hamilton Houston, civil-rights attorney
  • Sam Houston, military Leader, political figure
  • Whitney Houston, singer, actor
  • Wu Hou, first woman to rule China
  • Curly Howard, comedian
  • Leslie Howard, actor
  • Moe Howard, comedian
  • Ron Howard, actor, filmmaker
  • Shemp Howard, comedian
  • Terrence Howard, actor
  • Elias Howe, inventor
  • Julia Ward Howe, poet, activist
  • Howlin’ Wolf, singer
  • Oscar De La Hoya, boxer
  • Edmond Hoyle, writer
  • Sir Fred Hoyle, astrophysicist
  • Kelly Hu, model, actor
  • Shi Huangdi, first Chinese emperor
  • L. Ron Hubbard, writer, religious figure
  • Edwin Hubble, astronomer
  • Mike Huckabee, state governor
  • Kate Hudson, actor
  • Rock Hudson, actor
  • Dolores Huerta, Labor leader
  • Felicity Huffman, actor
  • Catherine Elizabeth Cathy Hughes , radio personality, executive
  • Howard Hughes, business personality, aviator
  • John Hughes, writer, director
  • Langston Hughes, poet, writer
  • Sarah Hughes, figure skater
  • Ted Hughes, poet
  • Tom Hulce, actor
  • The Incredible Hulk, fictional superhero
  • David Hume, philosopher, historian
  • Kirsty Hume, model
  • William Hung, talent show contestant, singer
  • Charlie Hunnam, actor
  • Bonnie Hunt, actor, filmmaker
  • Helen Hunt, actor
  • Linda Hunt, actor
  • Richard Morris Hunt, architect
  • Holly Hunter, actor
  • Kim Hunter, actor
  • Rachel Hunter, model
  • Tab Hunter, actor
  • Collis P. Huntington, railroad executive
  • Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, model, actor
  • Jon Huntsman, former governor of Utah
  • Isabelle Huppert, actor
  • Elizabeth Hurley, actor
  • John Hurt, actor
  • William Hurt, actor
  • King Hussein I, political Leader
  • Anjelica Huston, actor
  • John Huston, filmmaker, actor
  • Walter Huston, film and stage actor
  • Josh Hutcherson, actor
  • Betty Hutton, actor, singer
  • Lauren Hutton, model, actor
  • Timothy Hutton, actor
  • David Henry Hwang , playwright
  • Glen and Bessie Hyde, adventurers, missing persons
  • Chrissie Hynde, rock musician

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