Biography
1803 peopleBiographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
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 ...
Hirohito
Born: April 29, 1901 Tokyo, Japan Died: January 7, 1989 Tokyo, Japan Japanese emperor Hirohito was the 124th emperor ...
Gary Hirshberg
President and Chief Executive Officer of Stonyfield Farm Born c. 1954 in New Hampshire; married Meg; children: three. Addresses: Office —Ston...
Alfred Hitchcock
Born: August 13, 1899 London, England Died: April 29, 1980 Los Angeles, California English film director Alfred Hitch...
Adolf Hitler
Born: April 20, 1889 Braunau, Austria Died: April 30, 1945 Berlin, Germany German dictator and nationalist The German...
Thomas Hobbes
Born: April 5, 1588 Westport, England Died: December 4, 1679 Hardwick Hall, England English philosopher and political theorist ...
Syd Hoff
Born September 4, 1912, in New York, NY; died May 12, 2004, in Miami Beach, FL. Children's book author and illustrator. Syd Hoff was both author and illustrator of more than 60 children's ...
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Actor Born July 23, 1967, in Fairport, NY; companion of Mimi O'Donnell (a costume designer); children: Cooper (with O'Donnell). Education: New York U...
Dustin Hoffman
Actor Born August 8, 1937, in Los Angeles, CA; son of Harvey (a set designer, prop supervisor, and furniture designer) and Lillian Hoffman; married Anne Byrne (a ballerina),...
Billie Holiday
Born: April 7, 1915 Baltimore, Maryland Died: July 17, 1959 New York, New York African American jazz singer Billie Ho...
Joel Hollander
Chair and Chief Executive Officer of CBS Radio Born c. 1956, in New York, NY; married Susan; children: two. Education: Earned degree in broadcasting from I...