| | Alois Haba | Composer | | 1893 | 1973 |
| | Buddy Hackett | Actor | The Love Bug | 1924 | 2003 |
| | Gene Hackman | Actor | The Conversation | 1930 | |
| | Moses Hadas | Scholar | Leading classical scholar of the twentieth century | 1900 | 1966 |
| | Petra Haden | Violinist | Indie rock violinist | 1971 | |
| | Rachel Haden | Musician | One of the musical Haden triplets | 1971 | |
| | Tanya Haden | Musician | American cellist and singer. | 1971 | |
| | Henry Hadley | Composer | American composer and conductor. | 1871 | 1937 |
| | Jerry Hadley | Singer | Operatic tenor | 1952 | 2007 |
| | Ernst Haeckel | Zoologist | Biogenetic Principle | 1834 | 1919 |
| | Ernst Haefliger | Singer | Swiss tenor | 1919 | 2007 |
| | Sammy Hagar | Musician | Can't Drive 55 | 1947 | |
| | Richard Hageman | Composer | Score to Stagecoach | 1882 | 1966 |
| | Earle Hagen | Composer | Theme to The Andy Griffith Show | 1919 | 2008 |
| | Uta Hagen | Actor | Renowned thespian and acting teacher | 1919 | 2004 |
| | Walter Hagen | Golf | Eleven majors | 1892 | 1969 |
| | Merle Haggard | Country Musician | Okie From Muskogee | 1937 | |
| | B. H. Haggin | Critic | Conversations with Toscanini | 1900 | 1987 |
| | Larry Hagman | Actor | J.R. Ewing on Dallas | 1931 | |
| | Frank Hague | Politician | Mayor of Jersey City | 1876 | 1956 |
| | Reynaldo Hahn | Composer | Si mes vers avaient des ailes | 1874 | 1947 |
| | Alexander Haig | Government | US Secretary of State, 1981-82 | 1924 | |
| | Douglas Haig | Military | Commander in Chief of British Expeditionary Force | 1861 | 1928 |
| | Joel Hailey | Singer | | 1971 | |
| | Lord Hailsham | Politician | British judge and Conservative politician | 1907 | 2001 |
| | Jester Hairston | Composer | | 1901 | 2000 |
| | Bernard Haitink | Conductor | | 1929 | |
| | George Halas | Football | Founder of the Chicago Bears | 1895 | 1983 |
| | David Halberstam | Journalist | The Powers That Be | 1934 | 2007 |
| | H. R. Haldeman | Government | Nixon's Chief of Staff | 1926 | 1993 |
| | Clara McBride Hale | Activist | | 1905 | 1992 |
| | Edward Everett Hale | Actor | The Man Without a Country | 1822 | 1909 |
| | Nathan Hale | Spy | American war hero | 1756 | 1776 |
| | Sarah Josepha Hale | Author | Author of Mary had a Little Lamb | 1788 | 1879 |
| | Jacques Halévy | Composer | La Juive | 1799 | 1862 |
| | Alex Haley | Novelist | Roots | 1921 | 1992 |
| | Bill Haley | Musician | | 1925 | 1981 |
| | Rob Halford | Musician | Lead singer of Judas Priest | 1951 | |
| | Thomas C. Haliburton | Author | One of the first major Canadian authors | 1796 | 1865 |
| | Lord Halifax | Politician | British Conservative politician | 1881 | 1959 |
| | Anthony Michael Hall | Actor | | 1968 | |
| | Bridget Hall | Model | Supermodel with IMG Models, Inc. | 1977 | |
| | Daryl Hall | Musician | Hall and Oates | 1946 | |
| | Deidre Hall | Actor | Days of Our Lives | 1947 | |
| | Gus Hall | Activist | Leader, Communist Party USA | 1910 | 2000 |
| | Huntz Hall | Actor | Dead End Kids | 1919 | 1999 |
| | Jerry Hall | Actor | Mick Jagger's ex-wife | 1956 | |
| | Joseph Hall | Author | Virgidemiarum | 1574 | 1656 |
| | Manly Hall | Author | The Secret Teachings of All Ages | 1901 | 1990 |
| | Monty Hall | Game Show Host | Let's Make a Deal | 1921 | |
| | Robert B. Hall | Composer | | 1858 | 1907 |
| | Tom T. Hall | Country Musician | Harper Valley PTA | 1936 | |
| | Tubby Hall | Jazz Musician | Jazz drummer | 1895 | 1945 |
| | Charles Hallé | Conductor | | 1819 | 1895 |
| | Fitz-Greene Halleck | Poet | | 1790 | 1867 |
| | Albrecht von Haller | Doctor | Elementa Physiologiae Corporis Humani | 1708 | 1777 |
| | Geri Halliwell | Singer | Ginger Spice | 1972 | |
| | William Halsey | Military | WWII Commander of the South Pacific | 1882 | 1959 |
| | Johan Halvorsen | Composer | | 1864 | 1935 |
| | Carl Stuart Hamblen | Singer | One of radio's first singing cowboys | 1908 | 1989 |
| | Fannie Lou Hamer | Activist | American voting rights and civil rights activist | 1917 | 1977 |
| | Asger Hamerik | Composer | | 1843 | 1923 |
| | Mark Hamill | Actor | Luke Skywalker in Star Wars | 1951 | |
| | Pete Hamill | Journalist | The New York Post | 1935 | |
| | Alexander Hamilton | Government | Primary author of The Federalist Papers | 1755 | 1804 |
| | Anthony Hamilton | Singer | Comin' from Where I'm From | 1971 | |
| | Edith Hamilton | Educator | The Greek Way | 1867 | 1963 |
| | George Hamilton | Actor | Well-tanned celebrity | 1939 | |
| | Linda Hamilton | Actor | Terminator | 1956 | |
| | Murray Hamilton | Actor | Jaws | 1923 | 1986 |
| | Neil Hamilton | Actor | Commissioner Gordon on Batman | 1899 | 1984 |
| | Scott Hamilton | Skating | Olympic ice skater | 1958 | |
| | Hannibal Hamlin | Politician | Lincoln's first Vice President | 1809 | 1891 |
| | Harry Hamlin | Actor | Lawyer on L.A. Law | 1951 | |
| | Marvin Hamlisch | Songwriter | The Way We Were | 1944 | |
| | Mia Hamm | Soccer | Top US women's soccer player | 1972 | |
| | Dag Hammarskjold | Diplomat | | 1905 | 1961 |
| | Oscar Hammerstein | Songwriter | Rodgers and Hammerstein | 1895 | 1960 |
| | Dashiell Hammett | Author | The Maltese Falcon | 1894 | 1961 |
| | Darrell Hammond | Comic | Saturday Night Live | 1960 | |
| | John H. Hammond | Music Producer | Record producer | 1910 | 1987 |
| | Hammurabi | Royalty | Hammurabi's Code | 1810 BC | 1750 BC |
| | Thomas Hampson | Singer | Baritone | 1955 | |
| | Christopher Hampton | Playwright | Dangerous Liaisons | 1946 | |
| | Lionel Hampton | Jazz Musician | Jazz vibrophonist and bandleader | 1908 | 2002 |
| | Knut Hamsun | Novelist | Sult | 1859 | 1952 |
| | Han Dongfang | Activist | Advocate for workers' rights in China | 1963 | |
| | Herbie Hancock | Composer | | 1940 | |
| | John Hancock | Politician | First signer of the Declaration of Independence | 1737 | 1793 |
| | Learned Hand | Judge | Influential American justice | 1872 | 1961 |
| | George Frideric Handel | Composer | Messiah | 1685 | 1759 |
| | Jacob Handl | Composer | | 1550 | 1591 |
| | Vernon Handley | Conductor | Champion of the music of Bax | 1930 | 2008 |
| | W.C. Handy | Songwriter | Father of the Blues | 1873 | 1958 |
| | Colin Hanks | Actor | Son of Tom Hanks | 1977 | |
| | Tom Hanks | Actor | Forrest Gump | 1956 | |
| | James F Hanley | Songwriter | Second Hand Rose | 1892 | 1942 |
| | Daryl Hannah | Actor | Splash | 1960 | |
| | Alyson Hannigan | Actor | Willow on Buffy the Vampire Slayer | 1974 | |
| | Hanoi Hannah | Radio Personality | VC propagandist during Vietnam War | 1931 | |
| | Charles-Louis Hanon | Pianist | The Virtuoso Pianist In 60 Exercises | 1819 | 1900 |
| | Lorraine Hansberry | Playwright | A Raisin in the Sun | 1930 | 1965 |
| | Annette Hanshaw | Jazz Musician | One of the first great female jazz singers | 1901 | 1985 |
| | Eduard Hanslick | Critic | Most influential music critic of the 19th century | 1825 | 1904 |
| | Howard Hanson | Composer | Symphony No. 2 | 1896 | 1981 |
| | Otto Harbach | Songwriter | The Desert Song | 1873 | 1963 |
| | John Harbison | Composer | The Flight into Egypt | 1938 | |
| | Yip Harburg | Songwriter | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | 1896 | 1981 |
| | Marcia Gay Harden | Actor | Verna in Miller's Crossing | 1959 | |
| | Rich Harden | Basketball | Chicago Cubs pitcher (RH) | 1981 | |
| | Florence Harding | First Lady | Wife of US President Warren G. Harding | 1860 | 1924 |
| | Roger Harding | Singer | Early recording artist | 0000 | 1901 |
| | Warren G. Harding | President | 29th US President, 1921-23 | 1865 | 1923 |
| | Emmett Hardy | Musician | | 1906 | 1925 |
| | G. H. Hardy | Mathematician | | 1877 | 1947 |
| | Jessica Hardy | Swimming | 50 m breaststroke (short course) world record | 1987 | |
| | Oliver Hardy | Actor | Laurel and Hardy | 1882 | 1957 |
| | Thomas Hardy | Novelist | Far from the Madding Crowd | 1840 | 1928 |
| | David Hare | Playwright | | 1947 | |
| | Dorian Harewood | Actor | Full Metal Jacket | 1950 | |
| | Mata Hari | Spy | Framed by the Germans | 1876 | 1917 |
| | Keith Haring | Artist | | 1958 | 1990 |
| | Rafik Hariri | Head of State | Lebanese Prime Minister | 1944 | 2005 |
| | Byron G. Harlan | Singer | | 1861 | 1936 |
| | Jean Harlow | Actor | | 1911 | 1937 |
| | Angie Harmon | Actor | Ryan McBride on Baywatch Nights | 1972 | |
| | Larry Harmon | Performance Artist | Bozo the Clown | 1925 | 2008 |
| | Mark Harmon | Actor | The Presidio | 1951 | |
| | Ben Harney | Songwriter | Pioneer of ragtime music. | 1871 | 1938 |
| | Sheldon Harnick | Songwriter | | 1924 | |
| | Nikolaus Harnoncourt | Conductor | Concentus Musicus Wien | 1929 | |
| | Lucille S. Harper | | | 0000 | |
| | Tess Harper | Actor | Crimes of the Heart | 1950 | |
| | Valerie Harper | Actor | Rhoda on Mary Tyler Moore | 1940 | |
| | Woody Harrelson | Actor | | 1961 | |
| | Edward H. Harriman | Business | | 1848 | 1909 |
| | James Harrington | Philosopher | Oceana | 1611 | 1677 |
| | Michael Harrington | Activist | The Other America | 1928 | 1989 |
| | Pat Harrington | Actor | Duane Schneider on One Day at a Time | 1929 | |
| | Addie "Micki" Harris | Singer | Shirelles | 1940 | 1982 |
| | Barbara Harris | Singer | The Toys | 1945 | |
| | Charles K. Harris | Songwriter | | 1867 | 1930 |
| | Emmylou Harris | Country Musician | Pieces of the Sky | 1947 | |
| | Joel Chandler Harris | Novelist | Uncle Remus | 1848 | 1908 |
| | Jonathan Harris | Actor | Dr. Zachary Smith on Lost in Space | 1914 | 2002 |
| | Marion Harris | Singer | | 1905 | 1944 |
| | Naomie Harris | Actor | Pirates of the Caribbean | 1976 | |
| | Neil Patrick Harris | Actor | Doogie Howser | 1973 | |
| | Richard Harris | Actor | English Bob in Unforgiven | 1930 | 2002 |
| | Roy Harris | Composer | Symphony No. 3 | 1898 | 1979 |
| | Sydney Harris | Journalist | Chicago Daily News, Chicago Sun-Times | 1917 | 1986 |
| | William Henry Harris | Composer | | 1883 | 1973 |
| | Albertis S. Harrison Jr. | Politician | Governor of Virginia, 1962-66 | 1907 | 1995 |
| | Benjamin Harrison | President | 23rd US President, 1889-93 | 1833 | 1901 |
| | Charles Harrison | Singer | | 0000 | 1965 |
| | George Harrison | Musician | The Beatles | 1943 | 2001 |
| | John Harrison | Inventor | Inventor of a marine clock | 1693 | 1776 |
| | Lou Harrison | Composer | Concerto in Slendro | 1917 | 2003 |
| | Rex Harrison | Actor | My Fair Lady, Doctor Dolittle | 1908 | 1990 |
| | William Henry Harrison | President | 9th US President | 1773 | 1841 |
| | Debbie Harry | Musician | | 1945 | |
| | Basil Liddell Hart | Military | Military strategist | 1895 | 1970 |
| | Gary Hart | Politician | | 1936 | |
| | Johnny Hart | Cartoonist | The Wizard of Id, B.C. | 1931 | 2007 |
| | Lorenz Hart | Songwriter | | 1895 | 1943 |
| | Melissa Joan Hart | Actor | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | 1976 | |
| | Mickey Hart | Drummer | Drummer for Grateful Dead | 1943 | |
| | Moss Hart | Playwright | You Can't Take It with You | 1904 | 1961 |
| | Bret Harte | Author | Master of the western short story | 1836 | 1902 |
| | John Hartford | Composer | Gentle On My Mind | 1937 | 2001 |
| | Stephen Hartke | Composer | | 1952 | |
| | Phil Hartman | Actor | Lionel Hutz, Troy McClure | 1948 | 1998 |
| | Karl Amadeus Hartmann | Composer | Musica Viva concert series | 1905 | 1963 |
| | Hamilton Harty | Composer | Irish composer, conductor and accompanist. | 1879 | 1941 |
| | Paul Harvey | Radio Personality | The Rest of the Story | 1918 | |
| | PJ Harvey | Musician | Alternative rock musician | 1969 | |
| | William Harvey | Doctor | Discovered circulation of blood | 1578 | 1657 |
| | Richard Harwood | Cellist | British cellist | 1979 | |
| | Clara Haskil | Pianist | Classical pianist | 1895 | 1960 |
| | Fuzzy Haskins | Musician | | 1941 | |
| | Johann Adolf Hasse | Composer | Sesostrato | 1699 | 1783 |
| | Elisabeth Hasselbeck | TV Personality | The View | 1977 | |
| | David Hasselhoff | Actor | | 1952 | |
| | Hans Leo Hassler | Composer | German composer and organist | 1564 | 1612 |
| | Maurice Hasson | Violinist | Violinist | 1934 | |
| | Teri Hatcher | Actor | Susan Mayer on Desperate Housewives | 1964 | |
| | Bobby Hatfield | Singer | The Righteous Brothers | 1940 | 2003 |
| | Anne Hathaway | Actor | The Princess Diaries | 1982 | |
| | Charles Haughey | Head of State | Three-time Prime Minister of Ireland | 1925 | 2003 |
| | Vaclav Havel | Playwright | Playwright President of Czechia | 1936 | |
| | Olivia de Havilland | Actor | Gone With the Wind | 1916 | |
| | Stephen Hawking | Physicist | Quantum Cosmology | 1942 | |
| | Augustus F. Hawkins | Politician | Congressman from California, 1963-91 | 1907 | |
| | Dale Hawkins | Singer | Susie Q | 1936 | |
| | Hawkshaw Hawkins | Country Musician | Lonesome 7-7203 | 1921 | 1963 |
| | Jack Hawkins | Actor | Land of the Pharaohs | 1910 | 1973 |
| | Ronnie Hawkins | Singer | Mary Lou | 1935 | |
| | Screamin' Jay Hawkins | Singer | | 1929 | 2000 |
| | Goldie Hawn | Actor | Private Benjamin | 1945 | |
| | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Author | The Scarlet Letter | 1804 | 1864 |
| | Amber Hay | Actor | Reno 911 | 1987 | |
| | George D. Hay | Country Musician | | 1895 | 1968 |
| | S. I. Hayakawa | Politician | Semanticist and US Senator | 1906 | 1992 |
| | Franz Joseph Haydn | Composer | Father of the Symphony | 1732 | 1809 |
| | Michael Haydn | Composer | Younger brother of Franz Joseph Haydn | 1737 | 1806 |
| | Benjamin Haydon | Artist | Entry into Jerusalem | 1786 | 1846 |
| | Salma Hayek | Actor | Played Frida Kahlo in the movie | 1966 | |
| | Helen Hayes | Actor | First Lady of the Theater | 1900 | 1993 |
| | Isaac Hayes | Musician | Black Moses, formerly Chef on South Park | 1942 | 2008 |
| | Lucy Hayes | First Lady | Wife of US President Rutherford B. Hayes | 1831 | 1889 |
| | Rutherford B. Hayes | President | 19th US President | 1822 | 1893 |
| | Woody Hayes | Football | Head Coach, Ohio State University | 1913 | 1987 |
| | Dick Haymes | Singer | State Fair | 1918 | 1980 |
| | Hayne van Ghizeghem | Composer | | 1445 | 1472 |
| | Susan Hayward | Actor | I Want to Live! | 1918 | 1975 |
| | Rita Hayworth | Actor | Gilda | 1918 | 1987 |
| | Robert Hazard | Musician | Girls Just Wanna Have Fun | 1949 | 2008 |
| | Ronnie Hazlehurst | Composer | Light Entertainment Musical Director of BBC | 1928 | 2007 |
| | Lee Hazlewood | Music Producer | These Boots Are Made For Walkin | 1929 | 2007 |
| | William Hazlitt | Critic | | 1778 | 1830 |
| | Shirley Hazzard | Novelist | The Transit of Venus | 1931 | |
| | Edith Head | Designer | Hollywood costume designer | 1897 | 1981 |
| | Topper Headon | Drummer | The Clash | 1955 | |
| | Anthony Heald | Actor | Scott Guber on Boston Public | 1944 | |
| | Denis Healey | Politician | UK Defence Secretary | 1917 | |
| | Seamus Heaney | Poet | The Spirit Level | 1939 | |
| | Mark Heard | Singer/Songwriter | | 1951 | 1992 |
| | Kevin Hearn | Musician | Barenaked Ladies | 1969 | |
| | William Randolph Hearst | Publisher | Newspaper magnate | 1863 | 1951 |
| | William Least Heat-Moon | Author | Blue Highways | 1939 | |
| | Edward Heath | Head of State | British Prime Minister 1970-74 | 1916 | 2005 |
| | Jimmy Heath | Musician | | 1926 | |
| | Joey Heatherton | Actor | 1960s sex kitten | 1944 | |
| | Ben Hecht | Screenwriter | The Front Page | 1894 | 1964 |
| | Mitch Hedberg | Comic | Stand-up comedian known for one-liners | 1968 | 2005 |
| | Jon Heder | Actor | Napoleon Dynamite | 1977 | |
| | Tippi Hedren | Actor | The Birds | 1930 | |
| | Hugh Hefner | Business | Founder of Playboy magazine | 1926 | |
| | Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel | Philosopher | Most prominent German philosopher of his time | 1770 | 1831 |
| | Martin Heidegger | Philosopher | Being and Time | 1889 | 1976 |
| | Bernhard Heiden | Composer | German and American composer and music teacher | 1910 | 2000 |
| | Horace Heidt | Musician | Horace Heidt and His Musical Knights | 1901 | 1986 |
| | Jascha Heifetz | Violinist | Violin virtuoso | 1901 | 1987 |
| | Dorothy Height | Activist | In 1957, Height was named president of the Nationa | 1912 | |
| | Katherine Heigl | Actor | Isobel Stevens on Grey's Anatomy | 1978 | |
| | Carolyn Gold Heilbrun | Novelist | Amanda Cross, mystery novelist | 1926 | 2003 |
| | Anton Heiller | Composer | Austrian organist, composer, and conductor | 1923 | 1979 |
| | Piet Hein | Inventor | Games of Hex, Tangloids | 1905 | 1996 |
| | Heinrich Heine | Poet | Buch der Lieder | 1797 | 1856 |
| | Johann David Heinichen | Composer | | 1683 | 1729 |
| | Robert A. Heinlein | Author | Stranger in A Strange Land | 1907 | 1988 |
| | Anthony Philip Heinrich | Composer | First significant American composer to write for s | 1781 | 1861 |
| | Werner Heisenberg | Physicist | Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle | 1901 | 1976 |
| | John Heisman | Football | Heisman Trophy | 1869 | 1936 |
| | Tricia Helfer | Actor | Number Six on Battlestar Galactica | 1974 | |
| | Richard Hell | Musician | Blank Generation | 1949 | |
| | Joseph Heller | Novelist | Catch-22 | 1923 | 1999 |
| | Stephen Heller | Composer | Hungarian composer and pianist | 1813 | 1888 |
| | Lillian Hellman | Playwright | Little Foxes | 1905 | 1984 |
| | Hermann von Helmholtz | Physicist | Law of Conservation of Energy | 1821 | 1894 |
| | Bobby Helms | Musician | Jingle Bell Rock | 1933 | 1997 |
| | Jesse Helms | Politician | US Senator from North Carolina, 1973-2003 | 1921 | 2008 |
| | Leona Helmsley | Business | Queen of Mean | 1920 | 2007 |
| | Hinton Rowan Helper | Author | Southern critic of slavery | 1829 | 1909 |
| | Robert Helpmann | Actor | Child Catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | 1909 | 1986 |
| | Arthur Helps | Author | Talk about Animals and their Masters | 1813 | 1875 |
| | Robert Helps | Composer | American pianist and composer | 1928 | 2001 |
| | Claude Adrien Helvetius | Philosopher | De l'Esprit | 1715 | 1771 |
| | Ernest Hemingway | Author | The Old Man And The Sea | 1899 | 1961 |
| | David Hemmings | Actor | Blow-Up | 1941 | 2003 |
| | Donal Henahan | | | 0000 | |
| | Fletcher Henderson | Jazz Musician | Pioneering swing and jazz bandleader | 1897 | 1952 |
| | Joe Henderson | Musician | | 1937 | 2001 |
| | Ray Henderson | Songwriter | Bye Bye Blackbird | 1896 | 1970 |
| | Skitch Henderson | Conductor | Original Tonight Show bandleader | 1918 | 2005 |
| | Christina Hendricks | Actor | Beggars & Choosers | 1978 | |
| | Jimi Hendrix | Guitarist | Purple Haze | 1942 | 1970 |
| | Nona Hendryx | Musician | Soul vocalist, Labelle songwriter | 1945 | |
| | Sonja Henie | Actor | Norwegian figure skater | 1912 | 1969 |
| | Beth Henley | Playwright | Crimes of the Heart | 1952 | |
| | Don Henley | Drummer | The Eagles | 1947 | |
| | William Henley | Critic | Invictus | 1849 | 1906 |
| | Jill Hennessy | Actor | Crossing Jordan | 1968 | |
| | Doug Henning | Magician | | 1947 | 2000 |
| | Henri Nouwen | Religion | Dutch Catholic priest and writer | 1932 | 1996 |
| | Robert Henri | Painter | Ashcan School movement in art | 1865 | 1929 |
| | Lance Henriksen | Actor | Aliens | 1940 | |
| | Henry the Navigator | Royalty | Spurred European global exploration | 1394 | 1460 |
| | Henry VIII | Royalty | King of England, 1509-47 | 1491 | 1547 |
| | Buck Henry | Actor | Frequent SNL host | 1930 | |
| | Matthew Henry | Religion | Exposition of the Old and New Testaments | 1662 | 1714 |
| | O. Henry | Author | The Gift of the Magi | 1862 | 1901 |
| | Patrick Henry | Politician | Patriot and Governor of Virginia | 1736 | 1799 |
| | Pierre Henry | Composer | Electronic music pioneer | 1927 | |
| | Roy Henry | Composer | | 1410 | 1410 |
| | Ken Hensley | Musician | Former Uriah Heep keyboardist | 1945 | |
| | Jim Henson | Puppeteer | Creator of the Muppets | 1936 | 1990 |
| | Matthew Henson | Explorer | Possibly first to reach North Pole | 1866 | 1955 |
| | Natasha Henstridge | Actor | Species | 1974 | |
| | Hans Werner Henze | Composer | Boulevard Solitude | 1926 | |
| | Audrey Hepburn | Actor | Breakfast at Tiffany's | 1929 | 1993 |
| | Katharine Hepburn | Actor | The Lion in Winter | 1907 | 2003 |
| | A. P. Herbert | Novelist | Misleading Cases in the Common Law | 1890 | 1971 |
| | Don Herbert | TV Personality | Mr. Wizard | 1917 | 2007 |
| | Frank Herbert | Author | Author of Dune series | 1920 | 1986 |
| | George Herbert | Poet | The Temple | 1593 | 1633 |
| | Victor Herbert | Composer | Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life | 1859 | 1924 |
| | Oliver Herford | Author | "The American Oscar Wilde" | 1863 | 1935 |
| | Hergé | Cartoonist | Tintin | 1907 | 1983 |
| | Jerry Herman | Composer | | 1933 | |
| | Woody Herman | Jazz Musician | 1940s Big Band leader and jazz clarinetist | 1913 | 1987 |
| | Herodotus | Historian | The Histories | 0484 BC | 0425 BC |
| | Don Herold | Cartoonist | American humorist | 1889 | 1966 |
| | Philippe Herreweghe | Conductor | | 1947 | |
| | George Herriman | Cartoonist | Krazy Kat | 1880 | 1944 |
| | James Herriot | Novelist | All Creatures Great and Small | 1916 | 1995 |
| | Bernard Herrmann | Composer | Psycho, Citizen Kane | 1911 | 1975 |
| | John Herschel | Astronomer | Discovered many moons of Saturn | 1792 | 1871 |
| | William Herschel | Astronomer | Mapped heavens, discovered Uranus | 1738 | 1822 |
| | Barbara Hershey | Actor | | 1948 | |
| | Milton S. Hershey | Business | Founder of Hershey's | 1857 | 1945 |
| | Alfred Hertz | Composer | | 1872 | 1942 |
| | Theodor Herzl | Activist | Founder of modern Zionist movement | 1860 | 1904 |
| | Chaim Herzog | Head of State | President of Israel 1983–93 | 1918 | 1997 |
| | Werner Herzog | Film Director | Fitzcarraldo | 1942 | |
| | Theodore Hesburgh | Religion | President Emeritus of the University of Notre Dame | 1917 | |
| | Abraham Joshua Heschel | Religion | Jewish theologian | 1907 | 1972 |
| | Hesiod | Poet | Works and Days | 0700 BC | 0700 BC |
| | Myra Hess | Pianist | British pianist | 1890 | 1965 |
| | Rudolf Hess | Government | Deputy Fuhrer | 1894 | 1987 |
| | Willy Hess | Violinist | Violin virtuoso | 1859 | 1939 |
| | Hermann Hesse | Author | Siddhartha | 1877 | 1962 |
| | Charlton Heston | Actor | The Ten Commandments | 1923 | 2008 |
| | James Hetfield | Musician | Metallica | 1963 | |
| | Jacques Hétu | Composer | Canadian composer | 1938 | |
| | James Hewitt | Composer | The Battle of Trento | 1770 | 1827 |
| | Jennifer Love Hewitt | Actor | Ghost Whisperer | 1979 | |
| | John Hewitt | Poet | No Rebel Word | 1907 | 1987 |
| | John Hill Hewitt | Composer | | 1801 | 1891 |
| | Jon-Erik Hexum | Actor | Actor accidently shot himself | 1957 | 1984 |
| | Thor Heyerdahl | Explorer | Kon-Tiki | 1914 | 2002 |
| | Edward Heyman | Songwriter | | 1907 | 1981 |
| | John Hiatt | Musician | Sure As I'm Sittin' Here | 1952 | |
| | Al Hibbler | Singer | Unchained Melody, 1955 | 1915 | 2001 |
| | Walter Joseph Hickel | Politician | Twice Governor of Alaska | 1919 | |
| | William Hickey | Actor | Prizzi's Honor | 1927 | 1997 |
| | Mina Hickman | Singer | | 0000 | |
| | Richard Hickox | Conductor | English conductor | 1948 | |
| | Bill Hicks | Comic | Visionary comedian | 1961 | 1994 |
| | Catherine Hicks | Actor | Annie Camden on 7th Heaven | 1951 | |
| | Jennifer Higdon | Composer | Blue Cathedral | 1962 | |
| | Billy Higgins | Jazz Musician | Leading free-jazz and bop drummer | 1936 | 2001 |
| | George V. Higgins | Author | The Friends of Eddie Coyle | 1939 | 1999 |
| | Thomas Wentworth Higginson | Author | American minister, author, abolitionist, and soldi | 1823 | 1911 |
| | Gilbert Highet | Educator | The Classical Tradition: Greek and Roman Influence | 1906 | 1978 |
| | Cullen Hightower | | US quote and quip writer | 1923 | |
| | Joel Hildebrand | Educator | University Professor at Berkeley | 1881 | 1983 |
| | Hildegard of Bingen | Composer | Scivias seu Visiones | 1098 | 1179 |
| | Aaron Hill | Playwright | | 1685 | 1750 |
| | Alfred Hill | Composer | Australian composer, conductor and teacher | 1870 | 1960 |
| | Arthur Hill | Actor | Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law | 1922 | 2006 |
| | Benny Hill | Comic | The Benny Hill Show | 1925 | 1992 |
| | Billy Hill | Songwriter | The Glory of Love | 1899 | 1940 |
| | Dan Hill | Singer/Songwriter | Sometimes When We Touch | 1954 | |
| | Edward Burlingame Hill | Composer | American composer | 1872 | 1960 |
| | Faith Hill | Country Musician | The Way You Love Me | 1967 | |
| | Napoleon Hill | Author | Think and Grow Rich | 1883 | 1970 |
| | Patty Hill | Songwriter | Happy Birthday to You | 1868 | 1946 |
| | Rowland Hill | Inventor | Invented the postage stamp | 1795 | 1879 |
| | Edmund Hillary | Explorer | First to summit Mt. Everest | 1919 | 2008 |
| | Stephen Hillenburg | Cartoonist | Creator of SpongeBob SquarePants | 1961 | |
| | Ferdinand Hiller | Composer | German composer | 1811 | 1885 |
| | Johann Hiller | Composer | German composer | 1728 | 1804 |
| | Wendy Hiller | Actor | Separate Tables | 1912 | 2003 |
| | Tony Hillerman | Novelist | Mystery novels set at Navajo reservation | 1925 | 2008 |
| | Etty Hillesum | Author | Jewish thinker, mystic and writer | 1914 | 1943 |
| | Bob Hilliard | Songwriter | | 1918 | 1971 |
| | James Hilton | Novelist | Goodbye, Mr. Chips | 1900 | 1954 |
| | Paris Hilton | Socialite | Heiress to the Hilton Hotel fortune. | 1981 | |
| | Perez Hilton | Columnist | Gossip columnist | 1978 | |
| | Heinrich Himmler | Government | Leader of the SS | 1900 | 1945 |
| | Paul Hindemith | Composer | Mathis der Maler | 1895 | 1963 |
| | Gregory Hines | Dancer | Tap dancer | 1946 | 2003 |
| | Hippocrates | Doctor | Father of Medicine | 0460 BC | 0377 BC |
| | Hirohito | Royalty | | 1901 | 1989 |
| | Al Hirt | Musician | Dixieland trumpet player | 1922 | 1999 |
| | Gary Hirte | Criminal | Murderer | 1986 | |
| | Alger Hiss | Government | Accused spy for the Soviet Union | 1904 | 1996 |
| | Alfred Hitchcock | Film Director | Master of Suspense | 1899 | 1980 |
| | Robyn Hitchcock | Singer/Songwriter | Quirky songwriter | 1953 | |
| | Shere Hite | Author | The Hite Report on sexuality | 1942 | |
| | Adolf Hitler | Head of State | Teppichfresser | 1889 | 1945 |
| | Don Ho | Singer | Tiny Bubbles | 1930 | 2007 |
| | Russell Hoban | Author | Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas | 1925 | |
| | John Oliver Hobbes | Novelist | English novelist | 1867 | 1906 |
| | Thomas Hobbes | Philosopher | Leviathan | 1588 | 1679 |
| | William Ernest Hocking | Philosopher | | 1873 | 1966 |
| | David Hockney | Painter | Paintings of LA swimming pools | 1937 | |
| | Alun Hoddinott | Composer | Welsh composer of classical music | 1929 | 2008 |
| | A. A. Hodge | Religion | American Presbyterian leader | 1823 | 1886 |
| | Jimmy Hoffa | Labor Leader | International Brotherhood of Teamsters | 1913 | 1975 |
| | Eric Hoffer | Author | The True Believer | 1902 | 1983 |
| | Abbie Hoffman | Activist | Steal This Book | 1936 | 1989 |
| | Al Hoffman | Songwriter | Allegheny Moon, Hot Diggity | 1902 | 1960 |
| | Dustin Hoffman | Actor | Rain Man, The Graduate | 1937 | |
| | Philip Seymour Hoffman | Actor | Capote | 1967 | |
| | Roman Hoffstetter | Composer | | 1742 | 1815 |
| | Hugo von Hofmannsthal | Novelist | Der Rosenkavalier | 1874 | 1929 |
| | Ben Hogan | Golf | Won 63 golf tournaments | 1912 | 1997 |
| | Brooke Hogan | Relative | Daughter of Hulk Hogan | 1988 | |
| | Hulk Hogan | Wrestling | Fourteen-time Heavyweight champion | 1953 | |
| | James P. Hogan | Film Director | Bulldog Drummond films | 1890 | 1943 |
| | Paul Hogan | Actor | Aussie Crocodile Dundee star | 1939 | |
| | William Hogarth | Engraver | A Rake's Progress | 1697 | 1794 |
| | Douglas Hogg | Politician | Conservative Member of Parliament for Sleaford and | 1872 | 1950 |
| | Christopher Hogwood | Conductor | Academy of Ancient Music | 1941 | |
| | Hokusai | Artist | Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji | 1760 | 1849 |
| | Anthony Holborne | Composer | | 1545 | 1602 |
| | Joseph Holbrooke | Composer | The cockney Wagner | 1878 | 1958 |
| | Bob Holden | Politician | Governor of Missouri, 2001-05 | 1949 | |
| | William Holden | Actor | Stalag 17 | 1918 | 1981 |
| | Eric H. Holder Jr. | Government | Deputy Attorney General, 1997-2001 | 1951 | |
| | Friedrich Hölderlin | Poet | Hyperion | 1770 | 1843 |
| | Billie Holiday | Singer | | 1915 | 1959 |
| | Brian Holland | Songwriter | | 1941 | |
| | Eddie Holland | Musician | R&B songwriter, producer and performer | 1939 | |
| | Isabelle Holland | Novelist | | 1920 | 2002 |
| | Heinz Holliger | Musician | Oboist | 1939 | |
| | Earl Holliman | Actor | The Rainmaker | 1928 | |
| | Brenda Holloway | Singer | | 1946 | |
| | Robin Holloway | Composer | Seascape and Harvest | 1943 | |
| | Stanley Holloway | Actor | My Fair Lady | 1890 | 1982 |
| | Buddy Holly | Musician | Buddy Holly and The Crickets | 1936 | 1959 |
| | Ian Holm | Actor | Time Bandits, Alien | 1931 | |
| | Eddie Holman | Singer | Hey There Lonely Girl | 1946 | |
| | Vagn Holmboe | Composer | Danish composer | 1909 | 1996 |
| | Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. | Author | The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table | 1809 | 1894 |
| | Augusta Holmes | Composer | French composer of Irish descent | 1847 | 1903 |
| | Katie Holmes | Actor | Joey Potter on Dawson's Creek | 1978 | |
| | Larry Holmes | Boxing | Heavyweight champ | 1949 | |
| | Oliver Wendell Holmes | Judge | U.S. Supreme Court Justice 1902-32 | 1841 | 1935 |
| | Rupert Holmes | Musician | The Pińa Colada Song | 1947 | |
| | Gustav Holst | Composer | The Planets | 1874 | 1934 |
| | Tom Holt | Author | The Walled Orchard | 1961 | |
| | Jerome Holtzman | Baseball | Created the the save rule in baseball | 1926 | 2008 |
| | Jenny Holzer | Artist | Truisms | 1950 | |
| | Homer | Poet | Iliad and the Odyssey | 0800 BC | 0700 BC |
| | Erich Honecker | Head of State | East German leader, 1971-89 | 1912 | 1994 |
| | Arthur Honegger | Composer | Pacific 231 | 1892 | 1955 |
| | David Hönigsberg | Composer | Classical composer, conductor and musicologist | 1959 | 2005 |
| | Honorius | Royalty | Western Roman Emperor, 395-423 AD | 2038 | |
| | Thomas Hood | Poet | | 1799 | 1845 |
| | John Lee Hooker | Musician | Blues Musician | 1917 | 2001 |
| | Benjamin Hooks | Activist | NAACP Director, 1977-92 | 1925 | |
| | William F. Hooley | Singer | American Quartet, Haydn Quartet | 1861 | 1918 |
| | Herbert Hoover | President | 31st US President | 1874 | 1964 |
| | J. Edgar Hoover | Government | FBI head | 1895 | 1972 |
| | Anthony Hope | Novelist | | 1863 | 1933 |
| | Bob Hope | Actor | Son of Paleface, The Lemon Drop Kid | 1903 | 2003 |
| | John Hope | Educator | | 1868 | 1936 |
| | Anthony Hopkins | Actor | Hannibal Lecter | 1937 | |
| | Frederick Hopkins | Scientist | Discovered vitamins | 1861 | 1947 |
| | Lightnin' Hopkins | Guitarist | | 1912 | 1982 |
| | Miriam Hopkins | Actor | The Story of Temple Drake | 1902 | 1972 |
| | Telma Hopkins | Actor | Rachel Crawford on Family Matters | 1948 | |
| | Francis Hopkinson | Author | The Ballad of the Kegs | 1737 | 1791 |
| | Dennis Hopper | Actor | | 1936 | |
| | Edward Hopper | Painter | | 1882 | 1967 |
| | Grace Hopper | Computer Programmer | Invented the COBOL compiler | 1906 | 1992 |
| | Hedda Hopper | Actor | Over 120 movies | 1890 | 1966 |
| | Jerry Hopper | Film Director | The Private War of Major Benson | 1907 | 1988 |
| | Horace | Poet | Satirae | 0065 BC | 0008 BC |
| | Shirley Horn | Musician | | 1934 | |
| | Lena Horne | Singer | Stormy Weather | 1917 | |
| | Marilyn Horne | Singer | Operatic mezzo soprano | 1934 | |
| | James Horner | Composer | Titanic | 1953 | |
| | Karen Horney | Psychiatrist | Feminine psychology | 0000 | 1952 |
| | Rogers Hornsby | Baseball | | 1896 | 1963 |
| | Vladimir Horowitz | Pianist | Virtuoso pianist | 1903 | 1989 |
| | Jane Horrocks | Actor | Deadly Advice | 1964 | |
| | William Horsley | Composer | English composer of glees | 1774 | 1858 |
| | Peter Horton | Actor | thirtysomething | 1953 | |
| | Bob Hoskins | Actor | Who Framed Roger Rabbit? | 1942 | |
| | A. E. Hotchner | Author | Partnered with Paul Newman for Newman's Own | 1950 | |
| | Jacques-Martin Hotteterre | Composer | French composer and flautist | 1674 | 1763 |
| | Harry Houdini | Magician | Best-known magician and debunker | 1874 | 1926 |
| | John Houseman | Actor | The Paper Chase | 1902 | 1988 |
| | A. E. Housman | Poet | A Shropshire Lad | 1859 | 1936 |
| | Laurence Housman | Playwright | | 1865 | 1959 |
| | David F. Houston | Government | 48th United States Secretary of the Treasury | 1866 | 1940 |
| | Penelope Houston | Singer/Songwriter | The Avengers | 1958 | |
| | Sam Houston | Head of State | President, Rep. of Texas 1836-8 and 1841-4 | 1793 | 1863 |
| | Whitney Houston | Singer | The Preacher's Wife | 1963 | |
| | Alan Hovhaness | Composer | | 1911 | 2000 |
| | Larry Hovis | Actor | Sgt. Carter on Hogan's Heroes | 1936 | 2003 |
| | Egil Hovland | Composer | One of the most noted church composers of Norway | 1924 | |
| | Bart Howard | Songwriter | Fly Me to the Moon | 1915 | 2004 |
| | Bryce Dallas Howard | Actor | Spider-Man 3 | 1981 | |
| | Curly Howard | Actor | 3 Stooges | 1903 | 1952 |
| | Eddy Howard | Musician | To Each His Own, It's a Sin | 1914 | 1963 |
| | Harlan Howard | Songwriter | I Fall to Pieces | 1927 | 2002 |
| | Moe Howard | Actor | | 1897 | 1975 |
| | Ron Howard | Actor | Richie Cunningham on Happy Days | 1954 | |
| | Traylor Howard | Actor | Natalie Teeger on Monk | 1966 | |
| | E. W. Howe | Novelist | E.W. Howe's Monthly | 1853 | 1937 |
| | Edward W. Howe | Author | Birds of New England | 0000 | |
| | Julia Ward Howe | Songwriter | The Battle Hymn of the Republic | 1819 | 1910 |
| | Walter Howe | Diplomat | US Ambassador to Chile, 1958-61 | 1907 | 1966 |
| | Herbert Howells | Composer | Anglican church music | 1892 | 1983 |
| | William Dean Howells | Author | | 1837 | 1920 |
| | Liam Howlett | Electronic Musician | The Prodigy | 1971 | |
| | Howlin' Wolf | Musician | | 1910 | 1976 |
| | Edmond Hoyle | Author | According to Hoyle | 1672 | 1769 |
| | Fred Hoyle | Astronomer | Steady-state universe | 1915 | 2001 |
| | Charles H. Hoyt | Songwriter | | 1859 | 1900 |
| | Kelly Hu | Actor | Cradle 2 the Grave | 1968 | |
| | Jenö Hubay | Composer | Hungarian violinist, composer and music teacher | 1858 | 1937 |
| | Elbert Hubbard | Author | Founder of Roycroft Press | 1856 | 1915 |
| | Freddie Hubbard | Musician | | 1938 | |
| | Kin Hubbard | Cartoonist | Abe Martin of Brown County | 1868 | 1930 |
| | L. Ron Hubbard | Religion | Scientology | 1911 | 1986 |
| | Edwin Hubble | Astronomer | Hubble's Law | 1889 | 1953 |
| | Hucbald | Composer | | 0840 | 0930 |
| | Mike Huckabee | Politician | Governor of Arkansas, 1996-2007 | 1955 | |
| | David Huddleston | Actor | The Big Lebowski | 1930 | |
| | Vanessa Anne Hudgens | Actor | High School Musical | 0000 | |
| | Garth Hudson | Musician | The Band | 1937 | |
| | Jennifer Hudson | Actor | Dreamgirls | 1981 | |
| | Kate Hudson | Actor | | 1979 | |
| | Dolores Huerta | Activist | | 1930 | |
| | Leon Huff | Songwriter | Me and Mrs. Jones | 1942 | |
| | Arianna Huffington | Columnist | | 1950 | |
| | Barnard Hughes | Actor | High priest in TRON | 1915 | 2006 |
| | Charles Evans Hughes | Politician | US Chief Justice, Presidential Candidate | 1862 | 1948 |
| | Howard Hughes | Business | Insane billionaire | 1905 | 1976 |
| | Langston Hughes | Poet | The Negro Speaks of Rivers | 1902 | 1967 |
| | Miko Hughes | Actor | Mercury Rising | 1986 | |
| | Richard Hughes | Author | A High Wind in Jamaica | 1900 | 1976 |
| | Ted Hughes | Poet | British Poet Laureate 1894-1998 | 1930 | 1998 |
| | Thomas Hughes | Author | Tom Brown's School Days | 1822 | 1896 |
| | D.L. Hughley | Comic | The Original Kings of Comedy | 1963 | |
| | Hugo de Lantins | Composer | | 1400 | 1460 |
| | Victor Hugo | Author | Les Misérables | 1802 | 1885 |
| | Johan Huizinga | Historian | The Autumn of the Middle Ages | 1872 | 1945 |
| | Jane Dee Hull | Politician | Governor of Arizona, 1997-2003 | 1935 | |
| | Josephine Hull | Actor | Harvey | 1886 | 1957 |
| | Rex Humbard | Religion | Cathedral of Tomorrow | 1919 | 2007 |
| | Wilhelm von Humboldt | Philosopher | | 1767 | 1835 |
| | David Hume | Philosopher | Empiricist | 1711 | 1776 |
| | Johann Nepomuk Hummel | Composer | Piano composer & teacher | 1778 | 1837 |
| | Engelbert Humperdinck | Composer | Hänsel und Gretel | 1854 | 1921 |
| | Engelbert Humperdinck | Singer | | 1936 | |
| | George M. Humphrey | Government | Secretary of the Treasury | 1890 | 1970 |
| | Hubert H. Humphrey | Politician | US Vice President, 1965-69 | 1911 | 1978 |
| | Barry Humphries | Actor | Dame Edna | 1934 | |
| | James Huneker | Critic | Music editor of the New York Sun | 1860 | 1921 |
| | E. Howard Hunt | Government | Coordinated Watergate break-in | 1918 | 2007 |
| | Gareth Hunt | Actor | The New Avengers | 1942 | 2007 |
| | Helen Hunt | Actor | As Good As It Gets | 1963 | |
| | Jerry Hunt | Composer | | 1943 | |
| | Leigh Hunt | Poet | Story of Rimini | 1784 | 1859 |
| | Alberta Hunter | Singer | Downhearted Blues | 1895 | 1984 |
| | Holly Hunter | Actor | | 1958 | |
| | Ian Hunter | Musician | Mott the Hoople | 1939 | |
| | Kim Hunter | Actor | Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire | 1922 | 2002 |
| | Rachel Hunter | Model | Mrs. Rod Stewart | 1969 | |
| | Robert Hunter | Songwriter | Grateful Dead | 1941 | |
| | Russell Hunting | Comic | Recorded Casey at the Bat 1908 | 1865 | 1943 |
| | Chet Huntley | Journalist | The Huntley-Brinkley Report | 1911 | 1974 |
| | Elizabeth Hurley | Actor | Vanessa Kensington in Austin Powers | 1965 | |
| | Hurricane Chris | Rapper | A Bay Bay | 1989 | |
| | Fannie Hurst | Novelist | Imitation of Life | 1889 | 1968 |
| | Zora Neale Hurston | Novelist | Their Eyes Were Watching God | 1891 | 1960 |
| | John Hurt | Actor | Alien | 1940 | |
| | Mississippi John Hurt | Musician | Influential blues singer and guitarist. | 1892 | 1966 |
| | William Hurt | Actor | Kiss of the Spider Woman | 1950 | |
| | Karel Husa | Composer | Music for Prague 1968 | 1921 | |
| | Ferlin Husky | Country Musician | Wings of a Dove | 1925 | |
| | Saddam Hussein | Head of State | President of Iraq | 1937 | 2006 |
| | Edmund Husserl | Philosopher | Phenomenological philosopher | 1859 | 1938 |
| | Ruth Hussey | Actor | The Philadelphia Story | 1911 | 2005 |
| | Angelica Huston | Actor | | 1951 | |
| | John Huston | Film Director | The Maltese Falcon | 1906 | 1987 |
| | Walter Huston | Actor | | 1884 | 1950 |
| | Bobby Hutcherson | Musician | Jazz vibraphone and marimba player | 1941 | |
| | Robert Hutchins | Educator | President, University of Chicago, 1929-51 | 1899 | 1977 |
| | Tim Hutchinson | Politician | US Senator from Arkansas, 1997-2003 | 1949 | |
| | Ralf Hütter | Electronic Musician | Kraftwerk | 1946 | |
| | Betty Hutton | Actor | Incendiary Blonde | 1921 | 2007 |
| | Lauren Hutton | Actor | Paper Lion and American Gigolo | 1943 | |
| | Timothy Hutton | Actor | Ordinary People | 1960 | |
| | Aldous Huxley | Author | Brave New World | 1894 | 1963 |
| | Julian Huxley | Biologist | Evolutionary biologist | 1887 | 1975 |
| | Thomas Huxley | Biologist | Debated Wilberforce over evolution | 1825 | 1895 |
| | Christiaan Huygens | Physicist | Wave theory of light | 1629 | 1695 |
| | Miriam Hyde | Composer | Australian composer, pianist, poet and music educa | 1913 | 2005 |
| | Richard Hygons | Composer | | 1435 | 1509 |
| | Jack Hylton | Musician | | 1892 | 1965 |
| | Chrissie Hynde | Musician | Lead singer, The Pretenders | 1951 | |