Famous People with Name Henry

Henry Ossawa Tanner            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Henry Ossawa Tanner: was an African American artist who studied with Thomas Eakins and was the first African American painter to gain international acclaim.anner was initially self taught. As a young man he read that America was in need of a great maritime painter. Initially

Henry Antchouet            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Henry Antchouet: is a Gabonese football attacker, regular for the Gabon national football team. Due to his agility, he is nicknamed The Arrow.He started his career at the age of 15 in local club 105 Libreville, and went on to play for five years in Portuguese clubs, but i

Henry "Baddie" Lebanon            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Henry "Baddie" Lebanon: is a South African boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he finished fourth of the flyweight class after losing the bronze medal bout to Carlo Cavagnoli.Founder of Cedar Radex Paints and Lacquers (pty) ltd. His grandson Buddie Lebenon world renown scuba diver and environmentalist was named after him.

Henry Loubscher            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Henry Loubscher: is a former boxer from South Africa, bronze medalist at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.[1]

Henry William Honiball            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Henry William Honiball: is a former South African rugby union footballer. He played at fly-half for South Africa during the post-apartheid era, although he was physically and technically acquainted in any back position.Honiball was a rare-breed of fly-half, who had a very expansive running game which brought the loose-forwards into the game quickly[1]. He was also very tall for a fly-half and extremely physical, being a strong tackler and not afraid to take the ball and challenge the opposition[2]. He earned his nickname of 'Lem', which is Afrikaans for 'blade', for his ability to 'cut' through his opponent's defence[3]. Honiball was part of Nick Mallett's legendary Springbok squad that equalled the record for 17 consecutive Test victories, a record shared with New Zealand. Such was his reading, distribution and tactical knowledge of the game that he had an enviable Springbok success rate of nearly 75 per cent.

Omar Henry            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Omar Henry: is a former cricketer who played in three Tests and three One Day Internationals for South Africa. He is notable for being the first non-white player of the modern era, (after Charles Llewellyn in 1912) to play cricket for South Africa [1].