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  • H. David Politzer1949Physicist
  • H. Eugene Stanley2004Physicist of phase transitions and the anomalies of water
  • H. I. Schlesinger1882Inorganic chemist known for boron hydrides and borohydrides
  • H. Jon Benjamin1966American voice actor known for Bob's Burgers and Archer.
  • H. Robert Horvitz1947Awarded the 2002 Nobel Prize for discoveries on the genetic regulation of programmed cell…
  • H.L.A. Hart1907Leading legal philosopher
  • Hadas Yaron1990Israeli actress who won the Venice Film Festival Best Actress award for Fill the Void.
  • Hadassa Ben-Itto1926Hadassa Ben-Itto was a jurist and best-selling author.
  • Hadassah Rosensaft1912Dr. Hadassah Bimko Rosensaft played an instrumental role in saving the lives of fellow…
  • Hagai Shaham1968Classical violinist
  • Hagar Kadima1957Composer and visual artist Hagar Kadima was the first Israeli woman composer to earn a…
  • Hagit Attiya2011Israeli authority on shared-memory distributed computing (Technion)
  • Hai Gaon939 CEHead of the Pumbedita academy and leading legal authority
  • Haika Grosman1919Politically active from a young age, Haika Grosman played a key role in the underground…
  • Hailee Steinfeld1996Oscar-nominated actress for 'True Grit' who also voices Gwen Stacy in the 'Spider-Verse'…
  • Haim Brezis1944Functional analysis and nonlinear partial differential equations
  • Haim Ginott1922Child psychologist who transformed parent-child communication practice
  • Haim Harari1940Physicist
  • Haim Nahman Bialik1873Israel's national poet, a foundational figure in the revival of modern Hebrew literature.
  • Haim Saban1988Media and Entertainment Mogul
  • Haim SabatoIsraeli rabbi and award-winning novelist.
  • Haïm Sutin1925Chaïm Soutine, Expressionist painter and leading figure of the Jewish School of Paris
  • Hal David1921Song lyricist
  • Halston Sage1993Actress known for Neighbors and The Orville
  • Hanan Samet2011Authority on spatial data structures (quadtrees) behind digital maps
  • Hanina ben Dosac. 70First-century Tannaitic sage renowned for piety
  • Hank Azaria1989American actor and voice artist (The Simpsons)
  • Hank Greenberg1938American baseball first baseman and Hall of Famer
  • Hanna Herzog1946Professor Hanna Herzog is a key advocate for feminism in Israel.
  • Hanna Krall1935Hanna Krall is one of the most important Polish-Jewish writers and reporters.
  • Hanna Meron (Marron)Hanna Meron began her long acting career as a four-year-old child prodigy, appearing in…
  • Hanna Pitkin1967Theorist of political representation
  • Hanna Rieber1927Israeli actress who appeared in the acclaimed drama series Shtisel.
  • Hanna RovinaCalled the "High Priestess of the Hebrew theater," Hanna Rovina was awarded the Israel…
  • Hanna ZemerIn 1970 Hanna Zemer was chosen as the Israeli newspaper Davar’s editor-in-chief, the…
  • Hannah Arendt1951Political Philosophy
  • Hannah Bachman Einstein1862Hannah Bachman Einstein’s activism and volunteer activities bridged very different…
  • Hannah Barnett-TragerHannah Barnett-Trager’s involvement in the literary world began when she helped found and…
  • Hannah ChizhikHannah Chizhik was an advocate for women’s emancipation and she was committed to the…
  • Hannah de Rothschild, Countess of RoseberyA member of the English Rothschild family who married the Earl of Rosebery, a future…
  • Hannah Einbinder1995Stand-up comedian and Emmy-nominated star of 'Hacks'
  • Hannah Floretta Cohen1875Hannah Floretta Cohen was the first woman president of Britain’s traditionally male…
  • Hannah Greenebaum Solomon1858Founder and first president of the National Council of Jewish Women, mobilizing women for…
  • Hannah Karminski1897During the mid-1920s and the 1930s in Germany, Hannah Karminski served as secretary of…
  • Hannah Maisel-Shohat1883Combining her zeal for the Zionist movement and her extensive education in agriculture…
  • Hannah Marks SolomonsHannah Marks Solomons was an influential San Francisco educator and civic worker, as well…
  • Hannah Mayer StoneA pioneering physician and advocate of birth control, Hannah Stone defied both New York…
  • Hannah SeneshPoet / lyricist
  • Hannah SteinHannah Stein’s life was devoted to advocating for the rights of disadvantaged women and…
  • Hannah Szenes1944Poet and parachutist executed in Budapest after a mission to help Hungarian Jews (1944)
  • Hannah ThonHannah (Helena) Thon was a social worker, journalist and editor, a student of Israel’s…
  • Hannah Toby Rose1909As supervisor of education at the Brooklyn Museum, Hannah Toby Rose revolutionized how…
  • Hannah Wilke1940The body is omnipresent in the work of artist Hannah Wilke.
  • Hanns Eisler1898Composer
  • Hans Albert Einstein1904Hydraulic engineer and leading authority on sediment transport in rivers and fluvial…
  • Hans Bauer1878Semitic philologist who helped decipher the Ugaritic cuneiform alphabet.
  • Hans BerlinerComputer & information scientist
  • Hans Bethe1945Manhattan Project Theoretical Division Head
  • Hans Bleich1909Structural dynamicist
  • Hans Eysenck1916Personality psychologist known for dimensional models of temperament
  • Hans Freudenthal1905Topology and mathematics education
  • Hans Gál1890Classical composer
  • Hans Goldschmidt1861Chemist who invented the thermite (aluminothermic) process
  • Hans Hahn1879Functional analysis
  • Hans Heilbronn1908Analytic number theory
  • Hans Hoff1897Psychiatrist influential in mid-century Austrian neuropsychiatry
  • Hans Jonas1903Philosopher of the ethics of technology, author of 'The Imperative of Responsibility'
  • Hans Kelsen1881Legal philosopher
  • Hans Kohn1891Historian and pioneering scholar of the theory and history of modern nationalism
  • Hans Kornberg1928Biochemist who elucidated key metabolic pathways including the glyoxylate cycle.
  • Hans Kosterlitz1903Pharmacologist who co-discovered the enkephalins, the brain's natural opioids.
  • Hans Krása1899Classical composer (Brundibar)
  • Hans Krebs1953Discovery of the citric acid cycle (Krebs cycle) in cellular metabolism
  • Hans L. Meyer1850Chemist known for organic chemistry
  • Hans Lewy1904Partial differential equations
  • Hans Liepmann1914Physicist
  • Hans Morgenthau1904Founder of the realist school of international relations theory
  • Hans Motz1909Physicist
  • Hans NeisserEconomist
  • Hans Neurath1909Protein chemist who advanced the understanding of enzyme structure and function
  • Hans Panofsky1917Meteorologist known for research on atmospheric turbulence and the boundary layer
  • Hans Polotsky1905Israeli linguist and master of Semitic, Egyptian and Coptic languages.
  • Hans Reichenbach1891Philosopher whose analysis of tense shaped the study of temporal reference in language.
  • Hans ReissnerContinuum mechanics
  • Hans Sachs1881Psychoanalyst and early member of Freud's inner circle
  • Hans Selye1907Endocrinologist who developed the scientific concept of biological stress.
  • Hans von Halban1908Physicist
  • Hans Zimmer1957Film composer of The Lion King, Gladiator, Inception and Dune
  • Hans-Lukas Teuber1916Neuropsychologist who helped found the field of human brain-behavior research
  • Hansi Brand (Hartmann)1912Hansi Hartmann started helping escaped Jewish refugees in Hungary with her husband Joel…
  • Hantze Plotniczki1918Hantze Plotniczki was an active leader of and participant in resistance movements during…
  • Harald Bohr1887Founded the theory of almost periodic functions
  • Hari Nef1992Transgender actress and model featured in the film Barbie.
  • Harlan Coben1997Crime novelist
  • Harlan Ellison1967Speculative-fiction master
  • Harmony Korine1995Screenwriter of Kids (1995) and director of Gummo, Julien Donkey-Boy and Spring Breakers
  • Harold AbelsonComputer & information scientist
  • Harold Abrahams1924British sprinter
  • Harold Arlen1939Composer - Over the Rainbow
  • Harold Bloom1930Literary critic of The Anxiety of Influence and The Western Canon
  • Harold Brown1992Physicist
  • Harold DemsetzEconomist
  • Harold Friedman1923Theoretical chemist known for the statistical mechanics of solutions
  • Harold Garfinkel1917Founder of ethnomethodology
  • Harold Grad1923Physicist
  • Harold Grinspoon2005Created PJ Library (2005), mailing free children's books to millions of families in some…
  • Harold Jacob Smith1958Co-writer of The Defiant Ones (Academy Award 1958)
  • Harold Kroto1996Nobel laureate in chemistry (1996) for the discovery of fullerenes (buckyballs)
  • Harold KushnerComputer & information scientist
  • Harold LaskiProfiled in Thinkers of the 20th Century
  • Harold LevinePhysicist (theoretical and applied physics, diffraction theory)
  • Harold Lyons1913Physicist
  • Harold Masursky1923Planetary geologist and leading figure in NASA's planetary exploration missions
  • Harold Morowitz1927Biophysicist known for work on the thermodynamics of life and origin of life
  • Harold Pinter2005Drama uncovering the precipice under everyday conversation
  • Harold Ramis1984American actor, director and screenwriter (Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day, Analyze This)
  • Harold RobbinsAuthor
  • Harold Rome1908Broadway songwriter
  • Harold RosenbergProfiled in Thinkers of the 20th Century
  • Harold Samuel1879Classical pianist
  • Harold Scheraga1921Physical chemist known for protein folding and structure
  • Harold Varmus1989Oncogenes and Cancer Biology
  • Harold von Braunhut1957Created Sea-Monkeys and X-Ray Specs, holding 195 patents for mail-order novelties.
  • Harold Widom1932Toeplitz operators
  • Harpo Marx1888Comedian and actor of the Marx Brothers, famed silent 'harp' persona
  • Harriet Cohen1895Classical pianist
  • Harriet Fleischl Pilpel1911Harriet Fleischl Pilpel was a prominent participant and strategist in women’s rights…
  • Harris Lewin2011Genomicist of livestock and comparative genomes
  • Harrison Ford1977Actor
  • Harry Cohn1924Founded Columbia Pictures
  • Harry Dexter White1944Senior American official at the 1944 Bretton Woods conference, which he dominated and…
  • Harry Dym1938Analysis and operator theory
  • Harry Eagle1905Physician who developed Eagle's medium, a standard nutrient for growing cultured cells.
  • Harry Ellis Dickson1908Conductor and violinist
  • Harry Essex1953Screenwriter of Creature from the Black Lagoon and It Came from Outer Space
  • Harry Frankfurt1929American moral philosopher, work on free will and 'On Bullshit'
  • Harry Frisch1928Polymer chemist known for polymer physical chemistry
  • Harry Goldblatt1891Pathologist who demonstrated the kidney's role in hypertension (the Goldblatt kidney).
  • Harry Guggenheim1890Aviator and philanthropist
  • Harry Harrison1966Science-fiction writer
  • Harry Houdini1910Hungarian-American escape artist and magician
  • Harry Kalven, Jr.1914First Amendment and free-speech scholar
  • Harry Kesten1931Probability theory
  • Harry Levin1912Harvard comparatist who defined the study of modernism
  • Harry Lipkin1921Physicist
  • Harry Markowitz1990Modern Portfolio Theory
  • Harry Marmer1885Oceanographer and leading authority on ocean tides and sea level
  • Harry MulischAuthor
  • Harry RosePhysician, co-describer of the rheumatoid-factor (Rose-Waaler) test
  • Harry Rubin1926Virologist known for work on Rous sarcoma virus and cancer cell biology
  • Harry Segall1941Screenwriter of Here Comes Mr. Jordan (Academy Award 1941)
  • Harry Shapiro1902Physical anthropologist known for 'The Heritage of the Bounty' and studies of human…
  • Harry Shearer1943Actor, satirist, and voice of dozens of 'The Simpsons' characters including Mr. Burns and…
  • Harry Sukman1960Co-scored Song Without End (Academy Award 1960)
  • Harry TierstenContinuum mechanics
  • Harry Triguboff1963Founder of Meriton, Australia's largest apartment developer — more than 78,000 flats…
  • Harry Turtledove1994Byzantine historian turned novelist who made alternate history a genre of its own
  • Harry Warner1923Co-founded Warner Bros. Studios
  • Harry Wexler1911Meteorologist who advocated and initiated the development of weather satellites
  • Harry Winston1932Jeweler, founder of Harry Winston Inc., 'King of Diamonds'
  • Harry Yale1913Medicinal chemist known for tuberculosis drug (isoniazid) research
  • Harry ZohnLiterary & drama critic
  • Harvey Alter1935Awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize for the discovery of the hepatitis C virus.
  • Harvey Fierstein1954Tony Award-winning playwright and actor ('Torch Song Trilogy')
  • Harvey Friedman1948Mathematical logic
  • Harvey GreenspanFluid mechanics
  • Harvey Keitel1976American actor, star of Taxi Driver, Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction
  • Harvey Kurtzman1952Creator and founding editor of MAD (1952), the most influential American satirical…
  • Harvey Lodish1941Molecular cell biologist and co-author of a leading molecular cell biology textbook
  • Harvey Milk1930One of the first openly gay elected officials in the United States and a pioneering San…
  • Harvey Weinstein1952Co-founder of Miramax and The Weinstein Company
  • Harvey WeissHematologist, research on platelet function and hemostasis
  • Harvey Zarem1932Regarded as the 'Dean of Plastic Surgery,' he pioneered techniques including liposuction…
  • Hasdai Crescas1340Medieval Jewish philosopher, author of 'Or Hashem'
  • Hasdai ibn Shaprutc. 915 CEPhysician, statesman and patron of science
  • Hassia Levy-AgronAccording to the judges who in 1998 awarded her the Israel Prize in the field of dance…
  • Hasya Sukenik-FeinsodHasya Sukenik Feinsod served as director of the Hebrew Kindergarten Teachers College.
  • Hattie Carnegie1918Fashion designer and businesswoman, founder of the Hattie Carnegie label
  • Hattie Leah Henenberg1893Hattie Leah Henenberg was a pioneering female jurist in Texas.
  • Haviva Reik1944Jewish parachutist of the Yishuv, executed after dropping into Slovakia to aid Jews (1944)
  • Havivah ReikHavivah Reik was a Palmah soldier and parachutist who was killed by Nazi collaborators on…
  • Havvah Shapiro1878“Our literature lacks the participation of the second half of humanity.” Thus proclaimed…
  • Haym Salomon1781Key broker and financier of the American Revolution
  • Hayuta BuselAs a widowed immigrant and young mother, Hayuta Busel fought to expand options for women…
  • Hazel Markus1949Social psychologist known for research on the self and cultural psychology
  • Heather Booth1945Founder of the Jane Collective, which provided abortion services to over 10,000 women…
  • Heather Reisman1948Heather Reisman was possibly the most powerful person in Canada’s book publishing…
  • Hector Babenco1946Argentine-Brazilian director whose 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' and 'Carandiru' earned…
  • Hedva AlmogAs commanding officer of the Israeli Army’s Women’s Corps, Hedva Almog created training…
  • Hedwig Kohn1887Born in Breslau, Hedwig Kohn was one of the early woman pioneers in physics.
  • Hedwig Lachmann1865Hedwig Lachmann was a poet and translator in Germany around the turn of the twentieth…
  • Hedy Lamarr1942Frequency Hopping (Wi-Fi/Bluetooth)
  • Heinrich Caro1834Industrial chemist known for synthetic dyes and Caro's acid
  • Heinrich Gustav Magnus1852Physicist and chemist
  • Heinrich Heine1827German Romantic poet and essayist (born Jewish
  • Heinrich Hertz1857Physicist who first demonstrated the existence of electromagnetic waves
  • Heinrich Holland1927Geochemist, leading authority on the chemical evolution of Earth's atmosphere and oceans
  • Heinrich Rubens1865Physicist
  • Heinrich SchenkerProfiled in Thinkers of the 20th Century
  • Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst1814Violinist and composer
  • Heinz Berggruen1914Art dealer and collector
  • Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat1910Virologist who reconstituted infectious tobacco mosaic virus from its separated protein…
  • Heinz Hartmann1894Psychoanalyst regarded as a founder of ego psychology
  • Heinz Heinemann1913Chemist known for petroleum refining and catalysis
  • Heinz Herald1937Co-wrote The Life of Emile Zola (Academy Award 1937)
  • Heinz Hopf1894Topology
  • Heinz London1907Physicist
  • Heinz Lowenstam1912Geobiologist regarded as a founder of the study of biomineralization
  • Heinz Werner1890Developmental psychologist known for the orthogenetic principle
  • Hela Rufeisen Schüpper1921Born to a hasidic family in Krakow, Hela Rufeisen Schüpper joined the Zionist youth…
  • Helen Abrahams Blum1886Helen Abrahams Blum was an artist who developed a passion for theater.
  • Helen Bentwich1892Helen Bentwich was an active community organizer, activist, and local politician.
  • Helen Blau1948Stem-cell biologist, pioneer of muscle-cell reprogramming and regeneration
  • Helen Brooke TaussigHelen Brooke Taussig was one of the most celebrated physicians of the twentieth century.
  • Helen Deutsch1953Screenwriter of Lili and National Velvet
  • Helen Epstein1947Born to two Holocaust survivors from Czechoslovakia, Helen Epstein has spent her life…
  • Helen Forrest1918Despite an unhappy childhood, Helen Forrest achieved great success as a singer in several…
  • Helen Frankenthaler1928Helen Frankenthaler pioneered a new style of abstract expressionist painting that earned…
  • Helen Goldmark AdlerHelen Goldmark Adler is remembered for her philanthropic achievements and her marriage to…
  • Helen Hadassah Levinthal Lyons1910Helen Hadassah Levinthal Lyons was the first American woman to complete an entire course…
  • Helen Harris Perlman1905With almost seventy years as a social work practitioner, supervisor, teacher, consultant…
  • Helen Hull Jacobs1908Winner of numerous championship victories, including the triple crown, Helen Hull Jacobs…
  • Helen Hunt1997American actress
  • Helen Joseph1888An internationally renowned puppeteer and author on marionettes, Helen Haiman Joseph made…
  • Helen Lehman Buttenwieser1905As a lawyer, Helen Lehman Buttenwieser fought to protect children in the foster care…
  • Helen Louise Cohen1882Helen Louise Cohen, an educator and author, made the study of drama more accessible and…
  • Helen Menken1901One of the finest actors of her day, as well as a producer and a philanthropist, Helen…
  • Helen Miller Dalsheimer1900Helen Miller Dalsheimer was a leader in the Jewish community, both nationally and in her…
  • Helen Rosen WoodwardHelen Rosen Woodward is best known for her contribution to the world of advertising and…
  • Helen Singer Kaplan1929Psychiatrist and pioneer of modern sex therapy
  • Helen Slater1984American actress, best known as Supergirl.
  • Helen Suzman1917Helen Suzman was a powerful force in the anti-apartheid movement of South Africa.
  • Helen Tamiris1902Helen Tamiris was a leader in forming American modern dance.
  • Helen TanzerHelen Tanzer was an educator and translator in the early twentieth century.
  • Helen WeilHelen Weil was a devoted gerontologist in and around Cleveland, Ohio.
  • Helen Yglesias1915At the age of 54, Helen Yglesias dedicated herself to becoming a writer.
  • Helena Bonham Carter1997Actress: two Academy Award nominations, a BAFTA and an International Emmy
  • Helena Kagan1936Founder of paediatrics in Jerusalem
  • Helena Rubinstein1902Polish-Jewish cosmetics pioneer, founder of the Helena Rubinstein cosmetics empire
  • Helène Aylon1931Helene Aylon was an American, New York-based, multimedia visual artist who began by…
  • Hélène Cazes Benatar1898Hélène Cazes Benatar was a Moroccan-born human rights lawyer who rescued thousands of…
  • Hélène CixousAuthor
  • Helene Deutsch1884Psychoanalyst who pioneered the psychology of women
  • Helene Gans1893Active throughout the twentieth century in the labor and consumer rights movements…
  • Hélène Grimaud1969Classical pianist
  • Helene Khatskels1882As a member of the General Jewish Workers’ Bund, Helene Khatskels fought to realize…
  • Hélène MetzgerHélène Metzger was a French historian of chemistry and a philosopher of science, whose…
  • Helene Simon1862Greatly influenced by the socialist ideology of the Fabian Society in London, Helene…
  • Helene WeigelHelene Weigel was an actress and director known for her maternal roles in Bertolt…
  • Helmut Landsberg1906Climatologist regarded as a founder of modern applied climatology
  • Helmut Newton1961Influential fashion and portrait photographer, born Helmut Neustadter to a Jewish family…
  • Helmut Schmidt1918Chancellor of West Germany (1974-1982)
  • Hendrik Houthakker1924Economist known for contributions to consumer demand theory and econometrics
  • Henny Youngman1906King of the one-liners — 'Take my wife... please!'
  • Henri Baruk1897French psychiatrist and pioneer of moral psychiatry
  • Henri Berestycki1951Nonlinear partial differential equations and reaction-diffusion models
  • Henri Bergson1927Rich and vital ideas and the brilliant skill with which they were presented
  • Henri Darmon1965Number theory
  • Henri Herz1803Pianist and composer
  • Henri Kagan1930Chemist, pioneer of asymmetric catalysis
  • Henri Moissan1852Chemist who first isolated fluorine
  • Henri Tajfel1919Social psychologist who developed social identity theory
  • Henri Temianka1906Violinist and conductor
  • Henrietta Franklin1866Henrietta Franklin (née Montagu) was a leading British educationist and suffragist and a…
  • Henrietta Gittelson Blaustein1871Henrietta Gittelson Blaustein was an American philanthropist.
  • Henrietta Scheuer WimpfheimerAn extraordinarily active woman who lived to be 103, Henrietta Scheuer Wimpfheimer was…
  • Henrietta Szold1860Henrietta Szold was an educator, essayist, editor, social and communal worker, Zionist…
  • Henriette Fürth1861Despite facing ongoing anti-Semitism, journalist Henriette Katzenstein Fürth remained a…
  • Henriette Goldschmidt1825At a time when women were banned from universities, Henriette Benas Goldschmidt…
  • Henriette May1862Henriette May was committed to the upbringing of children and care for needy adults.
  • Henriette Walter1929French linguist known for work on phonology and accessible books on language.
  • Henry B. Mann1946Number theorist of the Mann sumset theorem
  • Henry Barschall1915Nuclear physicist
  • Henry Bean1945Screenwriter-director ('The Believer', Sundance Grand Jury Prize 2001)
  • Henry Dreyfus1882Chemist known for cellulose acetate fibers and plastics
  • Henry Ephron1956Screenwriter of Carousel with wife Phoebe
  • Henry Friendly1903One of the most influential US federal appellate judges
  • Henry G. Manne1928Founder of law and economics
  • Henry Gilman1893Organometallic chemist known for organocopper (Gilman) reagents
  • Henry Gleitman1925Experimental psychologist and influential textbook author
  • Henry Harris1925Cell biologist who pioneered cell fusion and revealed tumor-suppressor genes
  • Henry Hassenfeld1923Co-founded Hassenfeld Brothers in 1923, the company that became Hasbro, and led it as its…
  • Henry Heimlich1920Thoracic surgeon who devised the Heimlich maneuver for relieving choking.
  • Henry Jaglom1938Independent writer-director ('Déjà Vu', 'Eating')
  • Henry Kahane1902Linguist of Romance and Mediterranean languages and their cultural contacts.
  • Henry Kaplan1918Radiation oncologist who made Hodgkin's disease curable and co-developed the medical…
  • Henry Kissinger1923Political scientist, diplomat and theorist of realpolitik and nuclear deterrence
  • Henry Koplik1858Pediatrician who identified Koplik's spots, an early diagnostic sign of measles.
  • Henry Koster1905Director ('Harvey', 'The Bishop's Wife')
  • Henry Kravis1944Co-founder and co-chairman of KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts), pioneer of the leveraged…
  • Henry Krieger1981Composer of Dreamgirls
  • Henry Lehman1850Founded Lehman Brothers
  • Henry Morgenthau Jr.1944US Secretary of the Treasury 1934-1945
  • Henry Moskowitz1880Co-founder of the NAACP (1909), organizing with Mary White Ovington and William English…
  • Henry Orenstein1984Brought Transformers to the West and held over 100 toy patents
  • Henry PollakComputer & information scientist
  • Henry Primakoff1914Physicist
  • Henry Quastler1908Radiologist who pioneered the application of information theory to biology
  • Henry Rappaport1913Pathologist who created an influential classification of lymphomas
  • Henry RosovskyEconomist
  • Henry RothAuthor
  • Henry Samueli1954Co-founder of the semiconductor company Broadcom and electrical-engineering professor
  • Henry Sheffer1882Logician, discoverer of the Sheffer stroke
  • Henry Sobel1944Prominent Brazilian rabbi and human-rights advocate during the military dictatorship era.
  • Henry WallichEconomist
  • Henry Winkler1945Actor who played the Fonz on Happy Days
  • Henry Wittenberg1948Wrestling
  • Henryk Szeryng1918Classical violinist
  • Henryk Torunczyk1945Infinite-dimensional topology
  • Henryk Wieniawski1835Violin virtuoso and composer
  • Henryka ŁazowertównaPoet / lyricist
  • Hephzibah Menuhin1920Classical pianist
  • Herb Alpert1962Trumpeter and co-founder of A&M Records (the 'A')
  • Herb Flam1957American tennis player
  • Herb GardnerTony Award — Best Play
  • Herb Kohl1935Owned the Milwaukee Bucks
  • Herb Magidson1934Lyricist of 'The Continental', the first Best Song Academy Award (1934)
  • Herb Simon1934Owner and chairman of the Indiana Pacers (NBA) and Indiana Fever (WNBA) since 1983
  • Herbert Anderson1982Enrico Fermi's closest collaborator on the first nuclear reactor
  • Herbert Aptheker1915Historian whose scholarship on American Negro slave revolts documented Black resistance…
  • Herbert BixPulitzer Prize for Non-Fiction
  • Herbert Brown1979Nobel laureate in chemistry (1979) for boron and organoborane compounds
  • Herbert Callen1919Physicist
  • Herbert Federer1920Founder of geometric measure theory
  • Herbert Feigl1902Vienna Circle philosopher of science, philosophy of mind
  • Herbert FieldsTony Award — Best Musical
  • Herbert Fox1900Chemist known for organic and pharmaceutical chemistry
  • Herbert Freundlich1880Physical chemist known for colloid science and the Freundlich adsorption isotherm
  • Herbert Friedman1916Pioneer of space-based solar and X-ray astronomy using rocket-borne instruments
  • Herbert Fröhlich1905Physicist
  • Herbert Gans1927Urban sociologist
  • Herbert Goldstein1922Physicist
  • Herbert H. Lehman1933Governor of New York and US Senator
  • Herbert Hauptman1985X-ray Crystallography
  • Herbert Hill1924National labor secretary of the NAACP (1951-1977) who fought workplace discrimination and…
  • Herbert Huppert1943Geophysical fluid dynamicist studying fluid mechanics of geological processes
  • Herbert Keller1925Numerical analysis
  • Herbert Kelman1927Social psychologist known for research on conflict resolution and social influence
  • Herbert Kretzmer1925Lyricist (Les Misérables English lyrics)
  • Herbert Leaderman1913Rheologist of viscoelasticity
  • Herbert Marcuse1898Frankfurt School philosopher, author of 'One-Dimensional Man'
  • Herbert Riehl1915Meteorologist regarded as the father of tropical meteorology
  • Herbert Robbins1915Statistics
  • Herbert Scarf1983Devised the first algorithm for computing economic equilibria
  • Herbert Simon1978Research into decision-making processes within economic organizations
  • Herbert SteinEconomist
  • Herbert Wechsler1909Constitutional scholar
  • Herbert Wilf1931Combinatorics
  • Herbert Zeiger1925Physicist
  • Herman Bloch1912Industrial chemist known for petroleum and hydrocarbon catalysis
  • Herman Branover1931Physicist
  • Herman Chernoff1923Statistics
  • Herman Eisen1918Immunologist known for work on antibody affinity and the immune response
  • Herman Feshbach1917Physicist
  • Herman Goldstine1983Co-architect of the ENIAC, the first electronic computer
  • Herman Hassenfeld1923Co-founded Hassenfeld Brothers in 1923, the company that became Hasbro
  • Herman J. Mankiewicz1941Co-wrote Citizen Kane (Academy Award 1941)
  • Herman Kahn1922Military strategist and futurist
  • Herman Kalckar1908Biochemist known for work on oxidative phosphorylation and nucleotide metabolism
  • Herman LukoffComputer & information scientist
  • Herman Mark1895Chemist regarded as a father of polymer science
  • Herman Pines1902Chemist known for hydrocarbon catalysis and acid catalysis
  • Herman Witkin1916Psychologist known for research on cognitive styles and field dependence
  • Herman Wouk1915Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist ('The Caine Mutiny', 'The Winds of War')
  • Hermann Blaschko1900Pharmacologist who elucidated the biosynthesis of catecholamines such as adrenaline.
  • Hermann Bondi1919Cosmologist
  • Hermann Broch1886Austrian modernist writer whose novel The Death of Virgil is a landmark of 20th-century…
  • Hermann Cohen1842Neo-Kantian philosopher, founder of the Marburg School
  • Hermann Levi1839Orchestra conductor
  • Hermann Minkowski1864Geometry of numbers
  • Hermann Muller1890Awarded the 1946 Nobel Prize for showing that X-rays induce genetic mutations.
  • Hermann Munk1839Physiologist who localized vision to the occipital cortex of the brain
  • Hersch Lauterpacht1945International Human Rights Law
  • Herschel GrossmanEconomist
  • Hershel Markovitz1921Rheologist
  • Hershel Shanks1975Founded Biblical Archaeology Review (1975)
  • Hertha Ayrton1906Electrical engineer and mathematician
  • Hester Martinez1953Hester Rose Martínez Nardea is a Mexican dancer, teacher, choreographer, director…
  • Hester SunshineFashion designer and 'Project Runway' Season 17 runner-up known for size-inclusive…
  • Hetty Goldman1881Hetty Goldman was one of the most distinguished American archaeologists in the early…
  • Heymann Steinthal1823German linguist who founded the psychological study of language (Völkerpsychologie).
  • Hila Klein1987Israeli YouTuber, designer and co-creator of h3h3Productions.
  • Hilary Koprowski1950Created and administered the first attenuated oral polio vaccine to a human in 1950…
  • Hilary Putnam1926Contributions to computability and mathematical logic.
  • Hilda Geiringer1893Applied mathematics
  • Hilda Kuper1911Social anthropologist known for her ethnographic studies of the Swazi people
  • Hilda Weil StroockHilda Weil Stroock was a sponsor of the first Women’s Conference on Jewish Affairs held…
  • Hilde Bruch1904Hilde Bruch’s seminal work on eating disorders contributed significantly to understanding…
  • Hilde Holger1905Hilde Holger’s choreography incorporated her interest in religion, politics, and the…
  • Hilde Levi1909Hilde Levi was an exceptional physicist who worked first in Germany and later in Denmark…
  • Hildegard LöwyBorn in 1922, Hildegard Löwy was the youngest member of the Baum Gruppe, a mainly Jewish…
  • Hillel ben Samuelc. 1220 CEPhilosopher, physician and translator
  • Hillel Furstenberg1935Ergodic theory and its links to number theory (Abel Prize)
  • Hillel Hassenfeld1923Co-founded Hassenfeld Brothers in 1923, the company that became Hasbro
  • Hillel Poritsky1898Applied mechanician
  • Hillel the Elderc. 110 BCEFoundational Talmudic sage
  • Hinde Bergner1870Hinde Bergner holds a special place in Yiddish literature by virtue of the fact that her…
  • Hippolyte Bernheim1840Neurologist who established the scientific study of hypnosis and suggestion.
  • Hoodie Allen1988Independent rapper ('No Interruption').
  • Horace Kallen1882American philosopher who coined the term 'cultural pluralism'
  • Hortense Calisher1911Hortense Calisher was a significant presence in American letters for over forty years…
  • Hortense Powdermaker1896Anthropologist known for pioneering studies of Hollywood and the American South
  • Hovi StarIsraeli singer who represented Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest.
  • Howard Ashman1950American lyricist known for The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast.
  • Howard Bachrach1983Produced the first genetically engineered vaccine (foot-and-mouth disease)
  • Howard Becker1928Developed labeling theory of deviance
  • Howard Birnbaum1932Materials scientist known for hydrogen effects in metals
  • Howard Brenner1929Founder of microhydrodynamics
  • Howard Bromberg1929One of the principal designers of COBOL.
  • Howard Cedar1943Molecular biologist who elucidated the role of DNA methylation in gene regulation
  • Howard Dietz1896Song lyricist
  • Howard Fast1951Novelist
  • Howard Gardner1943Developmental psychologist who proposed the theory of multiple intelligences
  • Howard JacobsonAuthor
  • Howard Kaylan1947Lead singer of The Turtles ('Happy Together') and Flo & Eddie.
  • Howard Nemerov1920Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and US Poet Laureate
  • Howard Raiffa1924Pioneer of decision theory, negotiation analysis, and applied game theory
  • Howard Reiss1922Physical chemist known for nucleation theory and statistical mechanics
  • Howard SacklerPulitzer Prize for Drama
  • Howard Shore1946Film composer of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, winning three Oscars
  • Howard Stern1986American radio and television broadcaster
  • Howard Stone1960Pioneer of microfluidics
  • Howard Temin1975Reverse Transcriptase
  • Howard YudkinComputer & information scientist
  • Howard Zimmerman1926Organic chemist, a founder of mechanistic organic photochemistry
  • Howie Mandel1955Canadian comedian and longtime host of 'Deal or No Deal' and judge on 'America's Got…
  • Hubert Dreyfus1929American philosopher, phenomenology and critique of artificial intelligence
  • Hubert GuezLed Azteca Production International, a major Mexico-based denim manufacturer supplying…
  • Hugo Benioff1899Seismologist who developed the Benioff seismograph and identified the deep-earthquake…
  • Hugo Gernsback1926Founded Amazing Stories (1926), the first magazine devoted to science fiction, and gave…
  • Hugo Krawczyk2024Argentine-Israeli co-inventor of HMAC, the authentication securing most internet traffic
  • Hugo Kreisler1884Cellist
  • Hugo Kronecker1839Physiologist known for foundational research on the heart and circulation
  • Hugo Muensterberg1863Pioneer of applied psychology, including industrial and forensic psychology
  • Hugo SonnenscheinEconomist
  • Hugo Steinhaus1887Functional analysis and probability
  • Hy ZaretPoet / lyricist
  • Hyman Bass1932Algebraic K-theory and mathematics education
  • Hyman MinskyEconomist
  • Hyman Rickover1964Father of the US nuclear navy
  • Hymen Lipman1858Patented the first pencil with an attached eraser (1858) and started the first US…
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