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Buck Henry
Name at birth: Buck Henry ZuckermanBuck Henry was known mostly as a writer -- he was the co-creator of TV's Get Smart (1965-70) and the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of The Graduate (1967). After…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.…O. Henry
Name at birth: William Sydney PorterO. Henry was the pseudonym of William Sydney Porter, who wrote colorful short stories with surprising and ironic twists. His best-known titles included "The Last…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…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…