Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Is a Welsh contralto. She was born in Milford Haven and educated at the School of S. Mary and S. Ann

Is a Welsh contralto. She was born in Milford Haven and educated at the School of S. Mary and S. Anne, Abbots Bromley and the Royal Academy of Music. She began her career with the Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, and was a regular broadcaster on the Welsh Home Service. She subsequently had a distinguished career as an opera singer. In 1978 she was awarded the CBE.

Lives and works Helsinki, Finland. Education: University of Art and Design Helsinki.

Lives and works Helsinki, Finland. Education: University of Art and Design Helsinki.

A Swedish singer and songwriter. She is the lead singer in the band Sandy Mouche and has been singin

A Swedish singer and songwriter. She is the lead singer in the band Sandy Mouche and has been singing in Per Gessle's projects since 2003. In February 2007 she released her first solo album, Dynamo.Her parents, Per Olof and Margareta, divorced when she was seven years old, and she and her sisters Charlotta and Sofia moved with their mother to a village called Björnstorp (outside of Lund, Skåne County, southern Sweden) when she was ten. Helena has four sisters (Charlotta, Sofia, Hanna and Carolina). She is left-handed and can play keyboards, tambourine and harmonica. Helena married Martin Nilsson (a.k.a. Martinique Josefsson),

Was a Czech illustrator, especially of children's books.Zmatlikova's paintings, which appeared in bo

Was a Czech illustrator, especially of children's books.Zmatlikova's paintings, which appeared in books published all over the world in more than 20 languages, have been popular with children for decades. The best known of these include:

Was a Polish-born stage performer, most often associated with impresario Florenz Ziegfeld, her commo

Was a Polish-born stage performer, most often associated with impresario Florenz Ziegfeld, her common-law husband.Her vivacious and animated personality proved popular, and her career as a stage performer began to gain momentum. She was soon known for her risqué songs, flirtatious nature and willingness to show her legs on stage. Around this time, she became the wife of a much-older Uruguayan playboy, Maximo Carrera, with whom she had a daughter, Liane, who was born in 1895, shortly after their 1894 marriage, and who became an actress and producer, sometimes billed as Anna Held Jr.

Was a Finnish painter. She is most widely known for her realist works and self-portraits, and less w

Was a Finnish painter. She is most widely known for her realist works and self-portraits, and less well known for her landscapes and still-lifes. Throughout her long life, her work changed dramatically.Finland to Svante Schjerfbeck and Olga Johanna (née Printz), Schjerfbeck showed talent at an early age. By the time Schjerfbeck was eleven, she was enrolled at the Finnish Art Society drawing school. Since the Schjerfbeck family was not very wealthy, Adolf von Becker, a man who saw promise in Schjerfbeck, got her into the school tuition free (Ahtola-Moorhouse). It was at the Finnish Art Society drawing school that Schjerfbeck met Helena Westermarck.

An Australian actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Veronica diAngelo on The Saddle

An Australian actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Veronica diAngelo on The Saddle Club. She's English on her father's side of the family and she's Estonian on her mother's side of the family. Unlike her character Veronica, Heli Simpson has two brothers. During her VCE studies, Simpson managed to achieve the maximum percentile ranking of 99.95. Heli graduated from Lauriston Girls School in 2005. In 2005, Simpson was selected for the Australian team for the International Biology Olympiad in Beijing, winning a bronze medal. Simpson currently taking a break from her university studies in medicine and living in France. Heli and Kia Luby are featured on the original sound tracks for "The Saddle Club

Is a jazz pianist and son of pianists. He moved to Boston, Massachusetts at 18 and studied at the Be

Is a jazz pianist and son of pianists. He moved to Boston, Massachusetts at 18 and studied at the Berklee College of Music. He stayed in Boston until age 24 when he moved to New York City on advice from a friend. In 2003 he was pianist on a Grammy winning

German-American architect, designer of dozens of major buildings throughout the world.

German-American architect, designer of dozens of major buildings throughout the world.

Is a Belgian popular singer and songwriter. The son of Luc Lotigiers and Rita Lagrou, he began his s

Is a Belgian popular singer and songwriter. The son of Luc Lotigiers and Rita Lagrou, he began his singing career with a visual and singing style in an obvious imitation of Elvis Presley, and was described as "De Nieuwe Elvis" (in Dutch) or "The New Elvis

Was a German-Australian fashion photographer noted for his nude studies of women.Newton attended the

Was a German-Australian fashion photographer noted for his nude studies of women.Newton attended the Heinrich-von-Treitschke-Realgymnasium and the American School in Berlin. Interested in photography from the age of twelve when he purchased his first camera, he worked for the German photographer Yva (Else Neulander Simon) from 1936. The increasingly oppressive restrictions placed on Jews by the Nuremberg laws meant that his father lost control of the factory in which he manufactured buttons and buckles; he was even briefly interned in a concentration camp. ‘Kristallnacht’ on 9 November 1938 compelled the family to leave Germany. Newton's parents fled to Chile. He was issued with a passport just after turning 18, and left Germany on 5 December 1938. At Trieste he boarded the 'Conte Rosso' (along with about two hundred others escaping the Nazis) intending to journey to China.

A German theologian and the rector of the University of Hamburg from 1960 to 1978.

A German theologian and the rector of the University of Hamburg from 1960 to 1978.

Was a German violinist. He started having lessons at the age of 4. At 6 he played at the cabaret Fau

Was a German violinist. He started having lessons at the age of 4. At 6 he played at the cabaret Faun in Berlin and had his first radio broadcast five years later. In the 1950s he was considered to be one of the best jazz violinists of Europe. He played together with many other famous artists, including Yehudi Menuhin and had his own TV show from 1968 to 1973. He died in 2002 in Tessin, Switzerland.

Was a German illustrator, artist and journalist. Helmuth Ellgaard was born in the then German Haders

Was a German illustrator, artist and journalist. Helmuth Ellgaard was born in the then German Haderslev (Hadersleben) in Nordslesvig. In 1928, the family left Haderslev, which became Danish after the Schleswig Plebiscites, for Kiel. Soon, Ellgaard caught an interest in drawing and painting. He was educated at the Art academy in Kiel in 1934, as he simultaneously worked as a news illustrator for the Kieler Neuste Nachrichten newspaper. He also learned to sketch, and his specialty became fast sketches with charcoal.

A Finnish artist and a painter. Mustonen's works of art are mainly paintings, but she also creates s

A Finnish artist and a painter. Mustonen's works of art are mainly paintings, but she also creates sculptures in bronze. Helvi Mustonen's art has typically very strong and emotional themes and strong colours. The paintings are usually quite dark and symbolistic.Mustonen was born in Kemi. She started painting and sculpting in Oulu during the early 1970s and continued in Hyvinkää where she moved in the early 1980s. Since then Mustonen has taken part in numerous group exhibitions and has had her own solo exhibitions in many art museums and galleries in Finland.

Was a Thai artist and writer. He is best known for his illustrations for the covers of 10-satang pul

Was a Thai artist and writer. He is best known for his illustrations for the covers of 10-satang pulp novels, which have in turn influenced subsequent generations of Thai artists and illustrators. It is estimated that he produced more than 50,000 pieces of art, including pen and pencil drawings, watercolors, posters and oil paintings. He portrayed rural life, Thai history and figures from Thai classical literature. His works have been reproduced on Thai postage stamps[1] and featured in art galleries.

An Indian painter.[1] His popular painting is Lady with Lamb, depicting loneliness of a woman. In 20

An Indian painter.[1] His popular painting is Lady with Lamb, depicting loneliness of a woman. In 2002, there was a huge uproar when his painting was stolen and found with an art dealer.[2]In 1919, he founded Indian Academy of Fine Art in Calcutta along with Jogeshchandra Seal, Jamini Roy, Bhabani Charan Law and Atul Bose.

Was a Dutch painter.

Was a Dutch painter.

Was a Dutch painter and engraver.Danckerts learned his trade in The Hague, where he stayed until 165

Was a Dutch painter and engraver.Danckerts learned his trade in The Hague, where he stayed until 1653. He visited England for the first time in 1650. In 1653 he went to Italy, where he stayed for five years.

Was a Dutch painter, and a leading member of the Dutch followers of Caravaggio — the so-called Dut

Was a Dutch painter, and a leading member of the Dutch followers of Caravaggio — the so-called Dutch Caravaggisti.Little is known of the early life of ter Brugghen; he could have been born in The Hague, but his family seems to have moved to the strongly Catholic Utrecht in the early 1590s. Here he started painting at the age of thirteen, studying with Abraham Bloemaert.

Was a Danish history painter who along with Benoît le Coffre set the tone for history painting in D

Was a Danish history painter who along with Benoît le Coffre set the tone for history painting in Denmark during the 1700s-1720s, having been influenced by the Italian baroque painting he experienced during his travels. He also played a role in the eventual establishment of an Art Academy in Denmark.

Was a Dutch painter, and a leading member of the Dutch followers of Caravaggio — the so-called Dut

Was a Dutch painter, and a leading member of the Dutch followers of Caravaggio — the so-called Dutch

A Dutch harpsichordist, fortepianist, conductor and composer of music written in the baroque and cla

A Dutch harpsichordist, fortepianist, conductor and composer of music written in the baroque and classical idioms of the 17th & 18th Century.He studied at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam with Ton Koopman. He was principal harpsichordist of the baroque ensemble Musica Antiqua Köln from 1976 to 1983, with whom he toured worldwide under the auspices of the Goethe Institute and recorded extensively for DGG Archiv.

The founder of Dutch marine painting, Vroom introduced the marine subject to western European painti

The founder of Dutch marine painting, Vroom introduced the marine subject to western European painting as an independent genre. Born in Haarlem he began his career as a pottery painter and in this capacity travelled to Spain and Italy.

Was a Dutch painter, probably a pupil of Karel van Mander.Another prominent pupil of Mander was the

Was a Dutch painter, probably a pupil of Karel van Mander.Another prominent pupil of Mander was the portraitist Frans Hals, who also influenced Pot some. Pot’s paintings were sometimes allegorical in subject and he also painted historical works, such as his 1630 group portrait, Officers of the Civic Guard of Saint Adrian.