Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Ernest Hemingway
Born: July 21, 1898 Oak Park, Illinois Died: July 2, 1961 Ketchum, Idaho American author Ernest Hemingway, American N...
David Hempleman-Adams
Explorer Born 1956, in Swindon, England; married Claire (an attorney); children: Alicia, Camilla, Amelia. Education: Studied business at a Manchester...
Jimi Hendrix
Born: November 27, 1942 Seattle, Washington Died: September 18, 1970 London, England African American musician, songwriter, and guit...
Justine Henin-Hardenne
Professional tennis player Born Justine Henin, June 1, 1982, in Liège, Belgium; daughter of Jose (a postal worker) and Françoise Henin; married Pierre–Yves Hardenne, Novembe...
Carl F.H. Henry
Born Carl Ferdinand Howard Henry, January 22, 1913, in New York, NY; died of heart disease, December 7, 2003, in Watertown, WI. Theologian and author. Carl F.H. Henry, founding editor of...
Patrick Henry
Born: May 25, 1736 Studley, Virginia Died: June 6, 1799 Red Hill, Virginia American revolutionary, orator, and lawyer ...
Katharine Hepburn
Born: May 12, 1907 Hartford, Connecticut American actress For over fifty years Katharine Hepburn was a successful actress on the stage and on the...
Audrey Hepburn
Born: May 4, 1929 Brussels, Belgium Died: January 20, 1993 Tolocbenaz, Switzerland Belgian-born British/Swiss actress and humanitari...
William Herschel
Born: November 15, 1738 Hanover, Germany Died: August 25, 1822 Slough, England German-born English astronomer The Ger...
Sally Hershberger
Hair stylist and salon owner Born c. 1961, in Wichita, KS; daughter of an oilcompany executive. Addresses: Home —Los Angeles, CA, and New Yor...
Myra Hess
The concert pianist Myra Hess (1890–1965) started out rather slowly, but eventually hit the heights of musical fame as her skills became more widely recognized. She was famous for ...
Steven J. Heyer
Chief Executive Officer of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Born Steven Jay Heyer, June 13, 1952, in New York, NY; son of Harold (an attorney) and Ethel Heyer; married Marg...
Thor Heyerdahl
Born: October 6, 1914 Larvik, Norway Died: April 18, 2002 Colla Michari, Italy Norwegian anthropologist, author, and explorer ...
Carl Hiaasen
Newspaper columnist, environmentalist, and author Born Carl Andrew Hiaasen, March 12, 1953, in Plantation, FL; son of Odel (an attorney) and Patricia (a teacher) Hiaasen; married ...
Freddie Highmore
June 9, 1992 • England Actor British performer Freddie Highmore began his acting career in 1999 at the age of seven. In 2005 he was only twelve years old and had alread...
J. Edward Hill
Physician and educator Born February 2, 1938, in Omaha, NE; married Jean Ware, November, 1963; children: twodaughters. Education: University of Missi...
George Roy Hill
Born December 20, 1921, in Minneapolis, MN; died December 27, 2002, in New York, NY. Film director. George Roy Hill won the best director Oscar for 1973's The Sting, ...
Edmund Hillary
Born: July 20, 1919 Auckland, New Zealand New Zealander explorer and mountaineer Edmund Hillary was one of the greatest explorers and mountaineers of t...
S. E. Hinton
Born: 1950 Tulsa, Oklahoma American author Often considered the most successful novelist for the junior high and high school audience, S. E. Hint...
Hippocrates
Born: c. 460 B.C.E. Cos, Greece Died: c. 377 B.C.E. Larissa, Greece Greek physician ...