Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter H

A Japanese voice actress (seiyu) and singer/songwriter. She was born in Tokyo, Japan and is affectio

A Japanese voice actress (seiyu) and singer/songwriter. She was born in Tokyo, Japan and is affectionately referred to as 'Halko' by her fans, a nickname she gave herself which is inspired by HAL 9000, the onboard computer of the Discovery in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Her blood type is O and she is 160 cm (5'3") tall.

A japanese actress and ex-idol singer in the 1980s, popular from her role as Okyo in the cult TV ser

A japanese actress and ex-idol singer in the 1980s, popular from her role as Okyo in the cult TV series Sukeban Deka II.

A Japanese singer of enka.Born Harumi Kitamura (????, Kitamura Harumi) in Kyoto, she made her debut

A Japanese singer of enka.Born Harumi Kitamura (????, Kitamura Harumi) in Kyoto, she made her debut in 1964. Her popularity has lasted: She makes frequent appearances in the annual television spectacular Kohaku Uta Gassen and has acted in a number of film

A singer, actress, and a member of idol group AKB48 under Team A.

A singer, actress, and a member of idol group AKB48 under Team A.

He studied music as enka-shi or an amateur musician. At that time, he was encouraged by Taro Shoji i

He studied music as enka-shi or an amateur musician. At that time, he was encouraged by Taro Shoji in Ginza. He entered the King record in 1938. He debuted with song "Kokkyo no Haru" (????, lit. "Spring at the Border") in 1939. He married with Kiyoko Okud

Is a Japanese popular musician, best known internationally as a member of Yellow Magic Orchestra.Hos

Is a Japanese popular musician, best known internationally as a member of Yellow Magic Orchestra.Hosono first came to attention in Japan as the bass player of the psychedelic rock band Apryl Fool, who released the album The Apryl Fool in 1969. Members from this band (including Hosono) then formed the influential folk-rock group Happy End.

Was a U.S. cartoonist and magazine editor. Kurtzman often signed his name H. Kurtz, followed by a st

Was a U.S. cartoonist and magazine editor. Kurtzman often signed his name H. Kurtz, followed by a stick figure (i.e., H. Kurtz-man).

Is an American pianist who achieved worldwide recognition in 1958, when at age 23, he won the first

Is an American pianist who achieved worldwide recognition in 1958, when at age 23, he won the first quadrennial International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow, at the height of the Cold War.

Is an American forensic artist and Native American artist, who has worked for over forty years in la

Is an American forensic artist and Native American artist, who has worked for over forty years in law enforcement, completing thousands of composite drawings and hundreds of soft tissue postmortem reconstructions.[1] To this end, his work has assisted in

Was a famous American painter. He is best known for his prairie-intimate masterpiece, The Prairie is

Was a famous American painter. He is best known for his prairie-intimate masterpiece, The Prairie is My Garden. In this painting, a mother and her son and daughter are out gathering flowers from the quintessential prairie of the Great Plains.

Is an Armenian soprano. Hasmik Papian graduated from High Academy in Yerevan first as a violinist, t

Is an Armenian soprano. Hasmik Papian graduated from High Academy in Yerevan first as a violinist, then as a singer. After her debut at the Armenian National Opera, she was invited as a soloist among others by Opera Bonn and Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Düssel

Literally Hason the king, was a mystical poet and songwriter in Bengal, modern Bangladesh. He was bo

Literally Hason the king, was a mystical poet and songwriter in Bengal, modern Bangladesh. He was born in 1854 to a traditional Zamindar, or landowning family, near Sunamganj, Sylhet, although his ancestral home is in Rampasha, Biswanath, Sylhet. Throughout his youth, Hason indulged himself in material pursuits. Later, he came to renounce his materialism and used his new found spirituality to write songs.

Is an artist who combines dance, mime, and acting. In solo performance and as a member of dancing gr

Is an artist who combines dance, mime, and acting. In solo performance and as a member of dancing group Pockemon Crew, which he founded, he has won several contests, including standing as individual champion in France and Europe for Popping (2003 and 2004, respectively) and, in 2004, world champion with the group. He relocated in 2005 to the United States, where he performed several years with the Cirque du Soleil in the Love show in Las Vegas in the role of the Walrus.

Is a master of the Persian ney, an extremely expressive reed instrument used in Iranian classical mu

Is a master of the Persian ney, an extremely expressive reed instrument used in Iranian classical music.Known sometimes just as "master Kassai," he is the instrumentalist younger players such as Hossein Omoumi look to for inspiration and is frequently referred to as the best ney player in history. He grew up in a home that appreciated music, and in fact his house was something of a popular rendezvous for musicians, such as vocalist Seyed Hosein Taherzadeh, tar player Akbar Khan Noroozi, vocalist Esmayil Adib Khansari, and the great ney player Abolhassan Saba.

An Iraqi calligrapher who has published many collections of his work.He was born in 1944, in Najaf a

An Iraqi calligrapher who has published many collections of his work.He was born in 1944, in Najaf and currently lives in Paris, France.Hassan Massoudy was born in 1944 in Najef, South of Iraq. He grew up amid the scalding heat of the desert, in a traditional Iraqi society characterised by strong religious beliefs, a high sense of solidarity and a keenness for festive gatherings. As a youngster, in this town where all images were prohibited, he fulfilled his passion for art by making drawings and calligraphies while investing all his energy to get paper and pigments. In 1961 he left for Baghdad and started working as an apprentice for various calligraphers. He visited exhibitions of modern art which fascinated him and from then on, started to dream of studying art. The unfolding political events and ensuing dictatorship prevented him to do so. He eventually left Iraq for France in 1969, freed from the oppressing regime but heartbroken.

Was one of the pioneers of Egyptian modern art from the second-wave such as Saeed elSadr (1909-1986)

Was one of the pioneers of Egyptian modern art from the second-wave such as Saeed elSadr (1909-1986) and Ahmed Osman. Hassan has been called Painter of the Epics and Philosophies by critiques[1] and has been recognized by his colleagues for his strong adherence to Classical forms in Egyptian modern art.

An Iranian pop and traditional/classic singer. He had gained fame before the Iranian Revolution and

An Iranian pop and traditional/classic singer. He had gained fame before the Iranian Revolution and became Pahlavi Royal Family court singer up until the political upheavals of the late 1970s. He left Iran in 1978 and has taken residence in the United States since then.

Is a singer who rose to popularity around the world after placing tenth in Super Star 3, the pan-Ara

Is a singer who rose to popularity around the world after placing tenth in Super Star 3, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol.Hatem includes Umm Kulthum as his main musical inspiration.

A Japanese singer-songwriter. Okumura is part of Ken-On and avex trax.

A Japanese singer-songwriter. Okumura is part of Ken-On and avex trax.

His first album, 1999's For Him and the Girls earned him comparisons to the likes of Tom Waits, Rheo

His first album, 1999's For Him and the Girls earned him comparisons to the likes of Tom Waits, Rheostatics and Harry Nilsson.In 2000, Workman collaborated on an album called Chrome Reflection, credited to a band named Bird which also featured fellow Canadians Jason Collett and Andrew Cash. The album also featured performances by most of Workman's then current live band.

A female Japanese popular music singer. She is currently affiliated with the Giza Studio recording l

A female Japanese popular music singer. She is currently affiliated with the Giza Studio recording label.Kishimoto signed with Giza after she participated in the "Giza studio presents DIG STAR audition," in October of 2002. She debuted on her birthday in 2003 (when she turned 16 years old), with the release of the single, "MeiQ!?-Meikyu-MAKE YOU-" (?Q!?-??-MAKE YOU-, "MeiQ!?-Meikyu-MAKE YOU-"?). She has continued to release singles since then, and is still actively recording music. Her latest single is "See you Darling", released on February 28, 2007.

A Japanese mixed martial arts fighter, and PRIDE FC welterweight grand prix finalist. He was born in

A Japanese mixed martial arts fighter, and PRIDE FC welterweight grand prix finalist. He was born in Ibaraki Prefecture[1], Japan. He has a professional MMA record of 30-7-2[2] as of February 24, 2007[3]. Sakurai has been fighting in mixed martial arts since October of 1996 and was at one time considered pound for pound one of the greatest fighters[4]. He holds victories over Frank Trigg, Jens Pulver, Dave Menne, former Shooto 154lb Champion Joachim Hansen, Caol Uno, and Luiz Azeredo[5]. Sakurai finished 2nd in the Absolute Class (no weight limit) Abu Dhabi Combat Club submission wrestling annual competition in 1999.

Was a Persian Pop and classical singer and diva with a contralto vocal range. In a career spanning m

Was a Persian Pop and classical singer and diva with a contralto vocal range. In a career spanning more than two decades, she had countless number of hits and captured the hearts of millions around the world. Two decades after her death, Hayedeh is considered on of the most influential and iconic Persian vocalists of all time and is still recognized as one of the Iran's most famous and distinguished singers of the 20th century.

Is an American figure skater, led men's skating for 4 years, 1953-56. He won four consecutive World

Is an American figure skater, led men's skating for 4 years, 1953-56. He won four consecutive World Figure Skating Championships from 1953 to 1956. He also won the gold medal in the 1956 Winter Olympics, after placing 4th in the 1952 Winter Olympics. His

Is an Armenian singer who won Armenia's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in H

Is an Armenian singer who won Armenia's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki. He represented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest in the final with the song Anytime You Need. The song won the 8th place in the contest.