American Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was an American author, naturalist, transcendentalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, s

Was an American author, naturalist, transcendentalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, sage writer and philosopher. He is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay, Civil Disobedienc

Was an American politician and judge from Alabama.Clayton served as member of the Alabama House of R

Was an American politician and judge from Alabama.Clayton served as member of the Alabama House of Representatives in 1890 and 1891 and served as United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama from 1893 to 1896. He was permanent chairman of the

Is the head men's basketball coach at North Carolina Central University. Dickerson will lead the Eag

Is the head men's basketball coach at North Carolina Central University. Dickerson will lead the Eagles through their first season of Division I competition in 2007–2008.Prior to arriving at North Carolina Central, Dickerson was head coach at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. From 1975 to 1977, he played in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Detroit Pistons and Atlanta Hawks.

Was an American doctor and astronomer. He is best known today as a pioneer of astrophotography.was a

Was an American doctor and astronomer. He is best known today as a pioneer of astrophotography.was an accomplished doctor, chemist, botanist, and professor at New York University; he was also the first to photograph the moon through a telescope in the winter of 1839-1840.[1] Draper's mother was Antonia Coetana de Paiva Pereira Gardner, daughter of the personal physician to the Emperor of Brazil.Draper was one of the pioneers of the use of astrophotography. He took the first stellar spectrum in 1872 that showed absorption lines. He directed an expedition to photograph the 1874 transit of Venus, and was the first to photograph the Orion Nebula, on September 30, 1880 using his 11 inch Clark Brothers photographic refractor he took a 50 minute exposure.[1] For his activities he received numerous awards, including honorary law degrees from NYU and the University of Wisconsin-Madison,

Was a lawyer, businessman, promoter and inventor. Perky is the inventor of shredded wheat.He was bor

Was a lawyer, businessman, promoter and inventor. Perky is the inventor of shredded wheat.He was born in Saltcreek township, Holmes County, Ohio, the fifth son of Daniel Jefferson Perky (ca. 1808-?) and Magdalena Drushel (ca. 1812-?), both of Pennsylvania. He married his wife Susanna Melissa Crow (1845-?) on 3 August 1865 in Mount Hope, Ohio. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in Nebraska. He was elected to the Nebraska State Senate in 1868 when only twenty-five years old (although other sources suggest he represented the eighth district from 1874-1876). The couple lived at Omaha, Nebraska and Wahoo, Nebraska before 1880. Henry went to Colorado for his health in 1880 where he was an attorney for the Union Pacific Railroad. Sue followed from Wahoo later that same year and, in Denver, Colorado, she gave birth to their only surviving child, Scott Henry Perky (1880-?).

Is a former American boxer. Tillman twice defeated Mike Tyson, winning both bouts via close decision

Is a former American boxer. Tillman twice defeated Mike Tyson, winning both bouts via close decisions. Tillman went on to win heavyweight Gold at the Los Angeles Olympics.

Was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey and trainer.Henry Moreno rode a number of stakes ra

Was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey and trainer.Henry Moreno rode a number of stakes race winners for Cain Hoy Stable including Kentucky Oaks and Beldame Stakes winner, Lalun and the prized Garden State Stakes for juvenile horses aboard Turn-

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was the fourth African-American player in t

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was the fourth African-American player in the National Basketball Association (NBA), following Earl Lloyd, Nat Clifton, and Chuck Cooper.

(January 12, 1860 - January 31, 1942) Played Major League Baseball for 10 seasons. (1883-1893).

(January 12, 1860 - January 31, 1942) Played Major League Baseball for 10 seasons. (1883-1893).

Is a is a Salvadoran footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for C.D. Luis Angel Firpo.Herná

Is a is a Salvadoran footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for C.D. Luis Angel Firpo.Hernández played for Luis Angel Firpo in the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage.

Was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Toronto West from 1883 to 1886 and T

Was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Toronto West from 1883 to 1886 and Toronto from 1886 to 1892 in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative.

Was an American tennis champion of the 1930s, the World No. 1 player or the co-No. 1 for four years

Was an American tennis champion of the 1930s, the World No. 1 player or the co-No. 1 for four years in 1932, 1935, 1936 and 1937.In the amateur ranks Vines won three Grand Slam tournaments, the Wimbledon Championships in 1932 and the U.S. Championships in 1931 and 1932 and he reached the final of Wimbledon in 1933. He played his first professional tennis match on January 10, 1934 and then became undoubtedly the leading pro player until 1938 (and the World No. 1 or No. 2 in the combined amateur-professional rankings).

(July 20, 1901

(July 20, 1901

Was an American politician from Kentucky who served in the Confederate States Congress during the Am

Was an American politician from Kentucky who served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War. He represented the state in the First Confederate Congress and the Second Confederate Congress.

Was a politician and justice of the Kansas Supreme Court.After graduating from the University of Wis

Was a politician and justice of the Kansas Supreme Court.After graduating from the University of Wisconsin, Mason worked for a newspaper in Black River Falls, Wisconsin while studying law. He began the practice of law in Kansas in 1886. From 1889 to 1893

Known by his ringname Jackie Fargo, is a retired American professional wrestler who competed in Sout

Known by his ringname Jackie Fargo, is a retired American professional wrestler who competed in Southeastern regional promotions and the National Wrestling Alliance during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. A mainstay of NWA Mid-America (later the Continental Wr

Was a banker, and one of the leading businessmen of the Pacific Northwest of the United States. He w

Was a banker, and one of the leading businessmen of the Pacific Northwest of the United States. He was one of Portland, Oregon's earliest residents, and served as that city's mayor for three two-year terms. He was a Republican.

Was an American geologist, paleontologist, and eugenicist, "a first-rate science administrator and a

Was an American geologist, paleontologist, and eugenicist, "a first-rate science administrator and a third-rate scientist."[1] Osborn was born in Fairfield, Connecticut, and studied at Princeton University. He was professor of comparative anatomy from 1883 to 1890 at Princeton. In 1891 he was hired jointly by Columbia University and the American Museum of Natural History, New York. He became professor of biology at Columbia University, becoming professor of zoology in 1896. At the museum he succeeded Morris K. Jesup as president in 1908, serving until 1933, during which time he accumulated one of the finest fossil collections in the world. He assembled a great team of fossil hunters and preparators, which included Roy Chapman Andrews, a gentleman allegedly a possible inspiration for the creation of the fictional archeologist Indiana Jones,

Was a notable American telescope manufacturer.[1] Fitz knew Alexander Wolcott, who was working on a

Was a notable American telescope manufacturer.[1] Fitz knew Alexander Wolcott, who was working on a speculum mirror for a Cassegrain reflector in the early 1830s. Fitz was able to obtain the half-finished blank that Wolcott had done. He then completed the mirror in 1837 to make a telescope.[1]Fitz traveled to Europe from August to November of 1839 learning astronomical and photographic optics. He learned the French were the best makers of high quality glass. The English and German opticians taught Fitz the techniques of sawing and grinding glass. By the 1840s Fitz had turned his amateur astronomer hobby into a successful business building telescopes.[1]

Was an American Hall of Fame trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses who twice won the Kentucky Derby and

Was an American Hall of Fame trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses who twice won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. Henry Forrest was born in Covington, Kentucky and began his career near Lexington breaking yearlings for Col. E. R. Bradley's Idle Hour

(July 8, 1862 – July 2, 1935) was an American right-handed pitcher, umpire and manager in Major Le

(July 8, 1862 – July 2, 1935) was an American right-handed pitcher, umpire and manager in Major League Baseball who worked as a National League (NL) umpire for 30 years between 1895 and 1927,

(February 18, 1930 - March 13, 2005), nicknamed "Pig", was a catcher in Major League Baseball who pl

(February 18, 1930 - March 13, 2005), nicknamed "Pig", was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played with the Detroit Tigers (1950-51, 1954-57, 1961), Kansas City Athletics (1958-59) and Cincinnati Reds (1961). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Is a Golden Globe Award-winning American actor, director, producer, and author.Winkler is best known

Is a Golden Globe Award-winning American actor, director, producer, and author.Winkler is best known for his role as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on the popular 1970s American sitcom, Happy Days.

Was an American watercolorist teacher.[1]Fukuhara was interned with his parents, who were Japanese i

Was an American watercolorist teacher.[1]Fukuhara was interned with his parents, who were Japanese immigrants, at the Manzanar internment camp in California's Owens Valley during World War II.[1][2] He would later reveal that he looked at spots for potential graves at Manzanar in a 1992 interview with the Los Angeles Times, "Seemed like a joke, but that's what we did."[1Henry Fukuhara died of natural causes at a nursing home in Yorba Linda, California, on January 31, 2010, at the age of 96.[1] He was survived by his wife, Fujiko Fukuhara; daughters, Joyce Bowersox, Grace Niwa and Helen Fukuhara; son, Rackham, two sisters, four brothers, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.[1]

Was a Dutch-American basketball player.Beenders was born on June 2, 1916 in Haarlem, Netherlands, an

Was a Dutch-American basketball player.Beenders was born on June 2, 1916 in Haarlem, Netherlands, and migrated to the U.S. at age eight. He lived in Brooklyn, New York and Scotch Plains, New Jersey, moving to Bridgewater Township, New Jersey in the late 1960s.[1] He attended North Plainfield High School in North Plainfield, New Jersey.[2]