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- H. L. MenckenAmerican journalist and writer (1880–1956)
- Habash al-HasibPersian polymath (died c. 869 CE)
- Habbari EmirateArab-Muslim dynasty in Sindh (854–1011)
- Habsburg NetherlandsEntire period of Habsburg rule in the Low Countries (1482-1797)
- Habsburg SpainPeriod of Spanish history (1516–1700)
- HaganahZionist paramilitary organization (1920–1948)
- Haipou JadonangNaga spiritual leader and activist (1905–1931)
- Haitinger PrizeThe Haitinger Prize of the Austrian Academy of Sciences was founded in 1904 by the chemist
- Haji ShariatullahBengali Islamic reformer (1781–1840)
- Hajime NakamuraJapanese philosopher (1912–1999)
- Hakkı AtunHakkı Atun (born 7 October 1935) is a former Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Nor
- Hakuin EkakuJapanese Zen Buddhist master (1686–1769)
- Hale TrotterHale Freeman Trotter (30 May 1931 – 17 January 2022) was a Canadian-American mathematician
- Hale's Ford, VirginiaHale's Ford is a small unincorporated community located in the northeastern corner of Fran
- Halibut TreatyThe Halibut Treaty was a 1923 Canadian–American agreement concerning fishing rights in the
- HallaigHallaig is the most recognized poem of Sorley MacLean, an important Scottish poet of the 2
- HampontHampont (French pronunciation: ) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in no
- Han RynerFrench individualist anarchist philosopher (1861–1938)
- Han-ZhaoXiongnu-led dynastic state of China (304–329)
- Handbook of the Birds of India and PakistanThe Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan is the magnum opus of Indian ornithologist
- Hang PrefectureHangzhou or Hang Prefecture (589–1129) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China located i
- Hanna DamasioHanna Damasio is a scientist in the field of cognitive neuroscience. Using computerized to
- Hanna DiyabSyrian writer and storyteller (c. 1688 – after 1763)
- Hannah MoreEnglish poet and playwright (1745–1833)
- Hans BlüherGerman writer and philosopher (1888–1955)
- Hans F. K. GüntherGerman writer, advocate of scientific racism and eugenicist (1891–1968)
- Hans GrimmGerman writer (1875–1959)
- Hans LewyHans Lewy (20 October 1904 – 23 August 1988) was an American mathematician, known for his
- Hans Meyer (geographer)Hans Heinrich Josef Meyer (22 March 1858 – 5 July 1929) was a German geographer from Hildb
- Hans PlaceHans Place (usually pronounced HANZ) is a garden square in the Knightsbridge district of t
- Hans ReissnerGerman engineer and mathematician (1874–1967)
- Hans RoslingSwedish statistician and public speaker (1948–2017)
- Hans SchinzHans Schinz (6 December 1858 – 30 October 1941) was a Swiss explorer and botanist who was
- Hans SennholzHans F. Sennholz (; German: ; 3 February 1922 – 23 June 2007) was a German-born American A
- Hans SloaneAnglo-Irish physician, naturalist and collector (1660–1753)
- Hans Urs von BalthasarSwiss Catholic theologian (1905–1988)
- Hans-Hermann HoppeGerman-American anarcho-capitalist academic (born 1949)
- Hans-Lukas TeuberGerman-American psychologist (1916–1977)
- Hansa MehtaIndian activist, educator, and writer (1897–1995)
- Hanshan DeqingMing dynasty Chinese Buddhist monk (1546–1623)
- Hanthawaddy kingdomPolity in lower Myanmar (1287–1552)
- Hanwant SinghLast ruling Maharaja of Jodhpur (1923–1952)
- Haqaiq al-furqanHaqā'iq al-Furqān (Urdu: حقائق الفرقان, haqā'iq-ul-furqān, lit. "Inner Verities of the Dis
- Har DayalIndian revolutionary (1884–1939)
- Harald HøffdingDanish philosopher and theologian (1843–1931)
- Hardial BainsCanadian communist leader (1939–1997)
- Hari Singh NalwaGeneral of the Sikh Empire (1791–1837)
- HaribhadraJain leader, philosopher and author (c. 459–529)
- Harindranath ChattopadhyayIndian poet (1898–1990)
- Hariprasad ChaurasiaIndian flautist (born 1938)
- Harish-ChandraIndian-American mathematician (1923–1983)
- Harlan James SmithHarlan James Smith (August 25, 1924 – October 17, 1991) was an American astronomer. He ser
- Harlow ShapleyAmerican scientist and political activist (1885–1972)
- Harold GradHarold Grad (January 23, 1923 in New York City – November 17, 1986) was an American applie
- Harold KeenHarold Hall "Doc" Keen OBE (1894–1973) was a British engineer who produced the engineering
- Harold WilsonPrime Minister of the United Kingdom (1964–1970, 1974–1976)
- Harper LeeAmerican novelist (1926–2016)
- Harriet Taylor MillEnglish writer, philosopher, and women's rights advocate (1807–1858)
- Harry BravermanAmerican economist (1920–1976)
- Harry Dexter WhiteAmerican economist and accused spy (1892–1948)
- Harry Edwin WoodHarry Edwin Wood (3 February 1881 – 27 February 1946) was an English astronomer, director
- Harry HaywoodAfrican-American communist and political activist (1898–1985)
- Harry MagdoffAmerican economist (1913–2006)
- Harry MesselHarry Messel, AC, CBE, (3 March 1922 – 8 July 2015) was a Canadian-born Australian physici
- Harry PollittBritish communist (1890–1960)
- Harry Pollitt (engineer)Harry Pollitt (26 December 1865 – 23 January 1945) was an English railway engineer, who wa
- Hartmann SchedelHartmann Schedel (13 February 1440 – 28 November 1514) was a German historian, physician,
- Harukichi ShimoiJapanese poet and writer (1883–1954)
- Harvard Institute for International Development42°22′15″N 71°07′19″W / 42.370956°N 71.121997°W
- Haryanka dynastyRuling dynasty of Magadha (544–413 BCE)
- Hasan ibn AliGrandson of Muhammad and the second Shia Imam (625–670)
- Hasan PikerAmerican political commentator (born 1991)
- Haskell CurryAmerican mathematician (1900-1982)
- Hasmonean Civil WarThe Hasmonean Civil War was a civil war between two claimants to the Hasmonean Jewish Crow
- Hasmonean dynastyDynasty of Judea (140–37 BC)
- Hasmonean JudeaJewish kingdom in the southern Levant (140–37 BC)
- Hason RajaBengali mystic poet (1854–1922)
- Hassler WhitneyAmerican mathematician (1907–1989)
- HauptmannHauptmann (German: ) is an officer rank in the armies of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
- Havell familyThe Havell family of Reading, Berkshire, England, included a number of notable engravers,
- Hawaii and the American Civil WarAfter the outbreak of the American Civil War, the Kingdom of Hawaii under King Kamehameha
- HayabusaJapanese probe to asteroid and sample return (2003–2010)
- Hayashi ŌenJapanese nativist scholar and priest (1797–1870)
- Headwaters Forest ReserveThe Headwaters Forest Reserve is a group of old growth coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens
- Heavenly KingHeavenly King or Tian Wang (Chinese: 天王; pinyin: Tiān Wáng; Wade–Giles: Tien1-wang2), also
- Heinrich Anton de BaryGerman surgeon, botanist, microbiologist and mycologist (1831–1888)
- Heinrich BullingerSwiss Protestant theologian (1504–1575)
- Heinrich Müller (Gestapo)German police official and head of the Gestapo (1900–c.1945)
- Heinrich PeschGerman Jesuit, economist, and philosopher (1854–1926)
- Heinrich SchurtzGerman ethnologist and historian (1863–1903)
- Heinrich Wilhelm SchottAustrian botanist (1794–1865)
- Heinz-Otto KreissHeinz-Otto Kreiss (14 September 1930 – 16 December 2015) was a German mathematician in the
- Heisei eraPeriod of Japanese history (1989–2019)
- Heisnam KanhailalIndian theatre director (1941–2016)
- HeLaOldest cultured human cell line (1951)
- Helen H. FieldingHelen H. Fielding FRSC FInstP CPhys CChem is a Professor of physical chemistry at Universi
- Helen QuinnHelen Rhoda Arnold Quinn (born 19 May 1943) is an Australian-born particle physicist and e
- Helena Znaniecki LopataHelena Znaniecki Lopata (October 1, 1925 – February 12, 2003) was a Polish-born American s
- Helmut KirscheyHelmut Kirschey (22 January 1913 - 23 August 2003) was a German anarchist and resistance f
- Helmut KoenigsbergerHelmut Georg Koenigsberger FBA (24 October 1918 – 8 March 2014) was a German-born British
- Helmut MoritzHelmut Moritz (1 November 1933 – 21 October 2022) was an Austrian physical geodesist. He b
- HemachandraJain polymath (1088–1173)
- Hemchandra KanungoIndian revolutionary, writer and artist (1871–1951)
- Hemlock SocietyAssisted suicide advocacy organization (1980–2003)
- HemuGeneral, Wazir and King (1501-1556)
- Heng SureAmerican Buddhist monk (born 1949)
- Henri BraconnotFrench chemist and pharmacist (1780–1855)
- Henri de LubacFrench Jesuit theologian and cardinal (1896–1991)
- Henri de Saint-SimonFrench early socialist theorist (1760–1825)
- Henri Étienne Sainte-Claire DevilleHenri Étienne Sainte-Claire Deville (11 March 1818 – 1 July 1881) was a French chemist.
- Henri J. M. ClaessenDutch political anthropologist (1930-2022)
- Henri Marie Ducrotay de BlainvilleFrench zoologist and anatomist (1777–1850)
- Henri SauvageHenri Sauvage (May 10, 1873 in Rouen – March 21, 1932 in Paris) was a French architect and
- Henri-Pons de Thiard de BissyHenri-Pons de Thiard de Bissy (25 May 1657 – 26 July 1737) was a French priest who was Bis
- Henrik Nikolai KrøyerHenrik Nikolai Krøyer (22 March 1799 – 14 November 1870) was a Danish zoologist.
- Henry B. Pullen BurryHenry Burry Pullen-Burry (born Henry Burry Pullen; 18 December 1854 – 30 December 1926) wa
- Henry Calvert SimonsAmerican economist (1899–1946)
- Henry Chandler CowlesAmerican botanist and ecological pioneer (1869–1939)
- Henry Darwin RogersHenry Darwin Rogers FRS FRSE LLD (1 August 1808 – 26 May 1866) was an American geologist.
- Henry DenneEnglish cleric, theologian, and reformer (1606 – c. 1660)
- Henry Drysdale DakinHenry Drysdale Dakin FRS (12 March 1880 – 10 February 1952) was an English chemist.
- Henry Eyring (chemist)Henry Eyring (February 20, 1901 – December 26, 1981) was a Mexico-born United States theor
- Henry Fairfield OsbornAmerican geologist and eugenicist (1857–1935)
- Henry Hurd RusbyHenry Hurd Rusby (1855–1940) was an American botanist, pharmacist and explorer. He discove
- Henry KnoxAmerican Founding Father (1750–1806)
- Henry KučeraHenry Kučera (15 February 1925 – 20 February 2010), born Jindřich Kučera (Czech pronunciat
- Henry Ludwell MooreHenry Ludwell Moore (November 21, 1869 – April 28, 1958) was an American economist known f
- Henry MarkramHenry John Markram (born 28 March 1962) is a South African-born Israeli neuroscientist, pr
- Henry Rossiter WorthingtonHenry Rossiter Worthington (December 17, 1817—December 17, 1880) was an American mechanica
- Henry SidgwickBritish philosopher and economist (1838–1900)
- Henry SmeathmanHenry Smeathman (1742–1786) was an English naturalist, best known for his work in entomolo
- Henry Travers (naturalist)Henry Hammersley Travers (1844 – 16 February 1928) was a New Zealand naturalist, professio
- Henry WallmanHenry "Hank" Wallman (1915–1992) was an American mathematician, known for his work in latt
- Henry Weed FowlerAmerican zoologist (1878-1965)
- Henryk GrossmanPolish-German Marxist economist (1881–1950)
- Herbert BakerEnglish architect (1862–1946)
- Herbert DuffusSir Herbert George Holwell Duffus (30 August 1908 – 25 October 2002) was a Jamaican who se
- Herbert HymanHerbert Hiram Hyman (March 3, 1918 – December 18, 1985) was an American sociologist and ex
- Herman GoldstineAmerican mathematician (1913–2004)
- Herman GorterDutch writer and communist theorist (1864–1927)
- Herman PhaffHerman Jan Phaff (May 30, 1913 – August 24, 2001) was a scientist who specialised in yeast
- Hermann BrückHermann Alexander Brück CBE FRSE (15 August 1905 – 4 March 2000) was a German-born astrono
- Hermann BurmeisterGerman Argentine zoologist, entomologist, herpetologist, and botanist (1807–1892)
- Hermann Carl VogelHermann Carl Vogel (; German: ; 3 April 1841 – 13 August 1907) was a German astrophysicist
- Hermann EsserFounding member of the Nazi Party (1900–1981)
- Hermann Franz Moritz KoppHermann Franz Moritz Kopp (30 October 1817 – 20 February 1892), German chemist, was born a
- Hermann Müller (politician, born 1876)Chancellor of Germany (1920, 1928–1930)
- Hermann Vogel (German illustrator)Hermann Vogel (16 October 1854 – 22 February 1921) was a German illustrator.
- Hermann Voss (art historian)Hermann Voss (born July 30, 1884, in Lüneburg; died April 28, 1969, in Munich) was a Germa
- Hermetic Order of the Golden DawnBritish magical order (1887–1903)
- Herzogenbusch concentration campNazi concentration camp in the Netherlands (1943–1945)
- Het Gulden CabinetHet Gulden Cabinet vande Edel Vry Schilder-Const or The Golden Cabinet of the Noble Libera
- Hideaki KaseJapanese historical revisionist (1936–2022)
- Hideki ShirakawaJapanese chemist and engineer (1936–2026)
- High Commission of South Africa, LondonThe High Commission of South Africa in London is the diplomatic mission from South Africa
- High Qing eraHistorical period of Qing China (1683–1799)
- High Resolution Stereo CameraHigh Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) is a camera experiment on Mars Express. A version for
- Hilaire BellocFrench-English author (1870–1953)
- Hilda PetrieHilda Mary Isabel, Lady Petrie (née Urlin; 1871–1957), was an Irish-born British Egyptolog
- Hilde LeviHilde Levi (9 May 1909 – 26 July 2003) was a German-Danish physicist. She was a pioneer of
- Hillel SteinerCanadian political philosopher (born 1942)
- Himanshu RaiIndian filmmaker (1892–1940)
- Hind (Sasanian province)Province of the Sasanian Empire (262–484)
- Hindustan Socialist Republican AssociationIndian revolution organization (1924–~1935 )
- Hippolyte FizeauFrench physicist (1819–1896)
- Hippolyte TaineFrench critic, historian, and philosopher (1828–1893)
- Hiralal SenBengali filmmaker and photographer (1868–1917)
- Hiratsuka RaichōJapanese anarchist and feminist writer (1886–1971)
- Hirosi OoguriJapanese physicist (born 1962)
- HispaniaRoman province (218 BC – 472 AD)
- Historia animalium (Gessner book)Historia animalium ("History of the Animals"), published in Zurich in 1551–1558 and 1587,
- Historical reputation of Warren G. HardingWarren G. Harding died as one of the most popular presidents in history, but the subsequen
- History of Cyprus (1878–present)Cyprus was part of the British Empire, under military occupation from 1914 to 1925, and a
- History of Flagstaff, ArizonaFlagstaff is a city in, and the county seat of, Coconino County in northern Arizona, in th
- History of Hong Kong (1800s–1930s)Hong Kong (1800s–1930s) oversaw the founding of the new crown colony of Hong Kong under th
- History of Philosophy QuarterlyThe History of Philosophy Quarterly (HPQ) is a peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to
- Hitler YouthNazi Party youth wing (1926–1945)
- HM7BThe HM7B was a European cryogenic upper stage rocket engine used on the vehicles in the Ar
- HMS Adventure (1771)HMS Adventure was a barque that the Royal Navy purchased in 1771. She had been the merchan
- HMS Daring (H16)HMS Daring was a D-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s. The ship s
- Hồ dynastyVietnamese dynasty (1400–1407)
- Hochschule für die Wissenschaft des JudentumsHochschule für die Wissenschaft des Judentums, or Higher Institute for Jewish Studies, was
- Hodgkin familyThe Hodgkin family is a British Quaker family where several members have excelled in scien
- Holger Bech NielsenDanish physicist (born 1941)
- Holger ThieleHolger Thiele (September 25, 1878 – June 5, 1946) was a Danish American astronomer and dis
- Holmes Rolston IIIAmerican philosopher (1932–2025)
- Holy League (1571)Catholic southern European alliance (1571)
- Homo sacerHomo sacer (Latin for "the sacred man" or "the accursed man") is a figure of Roman law: a
- Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982The Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982, No. 1536 (N.I. 19), is an Order in
- Honda PrizeThe Honda Prize is awarded by the Honda Foundation. It is awarded for "the efforts of an i
- Hongkou, ShanghaiHongkou (; formerly spelled Hongkew) is a district of Shanghai, forming part of the northe
- HongshiHongshi (Manchu:ᡥᡠᠩ ᡧᡳ Hung ši; 18 March 1704 – 20 September 1727) was a Manchu prince of
- Hongzhi ZhengjueChinese Buddhist monk (1091–1157)
- Hôpital-Général de Québec46°48′52.2″N 71°13′54.56″W / 46.814500°N 71.2318222°W
- Hopkinton, New HampshireHopkinton is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was
- Horace VernetFrench painter (1789–1863)
- Horinger CountyHoringer (Mongolian: ᠬᠣᠷᠢᠨ ᠭᠡᠷ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ; Chinese: 和林格尔县) is a county of Inner Mongolia Autono
- Hormizd I KushanshahHormizd I Kushanshah was Kushanshah of the Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom from 275 to 300. His r
- Horst Matthai QuelleSpanish language German philosopher (1912–1999)
- Horst-Wessel-LiedAnthem of the Nazi Party (1930-1945)
- Hortonville, New YorkHortonville is a census-designated place in the town of Delaware, Sullivan County, New Yor
- House of Commons of EnglandLower house of the Parliament of England (1341-1707)
- House of GaneshaBengali dynasty (1414–1436)
- House of HolkarIndian dynasty of Indore (1731–1948)
- House of KalākauaThe House of Kalākaua, or Kalākaua Dynasty, also known as the Keawe-a-Heulu line, was the
- House of MecklenburgThe House of Mecklenburg, also known as Nikloting, is a North German dynasty of Polabian o
- Houston Stewart ChamberlainBritish-German racialist philosopher (1855–1927)
- Howard P. RobertsonAmerican mathematician (1903–1961)
- Howard ZinnAmerican historian and socialist philosopher (1922–2010)
- Howie HawkinsAmerican activist and trade unionist (born 1952)
- Hsiao Bi-khimVice President of the Republic of China since 2024 (born 1971)
- Hsing YunTaiwanese Buddhist monk (1927–2023)
- Huangbo XiyunChinese Buddhist monk (died c. 850)
- Huey P. NewtonAmerican founder of the Black Panther Party (1942–1989)
- Hugh Auchincloss (immunologist)Hugh Auchincloss, Jr. ( AW-kin-kloss; born March 15, 1949) is an American immunologist and
- Hugh LoftingEnglish-American children's writer (1886–1947)
- Hugh WheelerBritish novelist, screenwriter, librettist, poet and translator (1912–1987)
- Hugh Wheeler (East India Company officer)British army officer (1789–1857)
- Hugo de GarisAustralian AI researcher (born 1947)
- Hugo KołłątajPolish historian and philosopher (1750–1812)
- Hugo Torres JiménezHugo Torres Jiménez (25 April 1948 – 11 February 2022) was a Nicaraguan Sandinista guerril
- Human ActionBook by Ludwig von Mises (1949)
- Humanitarian LeagueBritish humanitarian organisation (1891–1919)
- Humanity FirstHumanity First is an international charity that provides disaster relief and long term dev
- Humberside Fire and Rescue ServiceHumberside Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS) is the statutory fire and rescue service coverin
- Humiaki HuzitaHumiaki Huzita (Japanese: 藤田文章, Hepburn romanization: Fujita Fumiaki) was a Japanese-born
- Hun SenPrime Minister of Cambodia (1985–1993; 1998–2023)
- Hungarian People's RepublicCountry in Central Europe (1949–1989)
- Hungarian–Ottoman War (1366–1367)The Hungarian–Ottoman War (1366–1367) was the first confrontation between the Kingdom of H
- Hussain Shahi dynastyBengali dynasty from Arab dissent (1494–1538)
- Hyacinthe de BougainvilleHyacinthe Yves Philippe Potentien, baron de Bougainville (French pronunciation: ; 26 Decem
- Hyderabad State (1948–1956)Former state of India (1948-1956)
- Hylte MunicipalityHylte Municipality (Hylte kommun) is the only inland municipality of Halland County in sou
- Hymns to the NightHymns to the Night (Hymnen an die Nacht) is a set of six prose poems written by the German
- HypereidesAthenian logographer (c. 390 – 322 BC)
- Hyperinflation in the Weimar RepublicPeriod of extreme inflation in Germany (1921–1923)