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Henri Matisse

Henri Matisse is considered the most important French artist of the 20th century and, along with Pablo Picasso, one of the most influential modernist painters of the last century. Matisse began…

Henry Golding

Henry Golding spent a decade as a TV host for Discovery Channel Asia and other Singapore-based programs until 2018, when he burst onto the Hollywood movie scene as the star of Crazy Rich Asians.…

Henri Poincaré

Name at birth: Jules Henri PoincaréFrench mathematician Henri Poincaré is the author of 1905's 29 April 1854 Science and Hypothesis. He was famous in his time for his scientific brilliance and…

Henri Pétain

Known throughout France as the "Hero of Verdun" for his prowess during World War I, Henri Pétain became the "Traitor of Vichy" during World War II for his collaboration with the occupying forces of…

Henry Heimlich

Dr. Henry Heimlich invented the so-called Heimlich Maneuver -- a squeeze-to-the-stomach technique for helping people choking on food. Henry Heimlich graduated from Cornell University in 1941, and…

Henry Fielding

Henry Fielding is considered one of the founders of the English novel, thanks mostly to his best-known work, 1749's Tom Jones (The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling). A comfortably upper-class…

Henry Clay

Henry Clay was a towering figure in American politics in the middle part of the 19th century, a presidential aspirant whose political skills earned him the nickname "The Great Compromiser." Clay…

Henry Adams

Henry Brooks Adams was a brainy political journalist, academic and gadabout during the second half of the 19th century. He is best remembered for his great personal summing-up, The Education of Henry…

Henry Miller

Henry Miller grew up in New York, but spent many years in Europe, where his autobiographical and sexually explicit novels Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn were published in the 1930s. They…

Henry Kissinger

Name at birth: Heinz Alfred KissingerHenry Kissinger was Secretary of State and advisor to President Richard Nixon, and a key player during the Vietnam War. Henry Kissinger came to the United States…