List of Famous people named Harry

Often it's a shorthand for Harold, Henry. Similar names: Harold, Henry, Hari, Harri, Harrie, Hara, Hary, Harie, Harro. Here are some famous Harrys:

Harry Karl

First Name Harry
Last Name Karl
Born on November 30, 1913
Died on November 30, 1981 (aged 68)
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Harry Coover

First Name Harry
Last Name Coover
Born on March 6, 1917
Died on March 26, 2011 (aged 94)

Dr. Harry Wesley Coover Jr. is the inventor of Eastman 910, commonly known as Super Glue.

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Harry James

Harry Haag James
First Name Harry
Last Name James
Born on March 15, 1916
Died on July 5, 1983 (aged 67)

Harry Haag James was an American musician who is best known as a trumpet-playing band leader who led a big band from 1939 to 1946. He broke up his band for a short period in 1947 but shortly after he reorganized and was active again with his band from then until his death in 1983. He was especially known among musicians for his technical proficiency as well as his tone, and was influential on new trumpet players from the late 1930s into the 1940s. He was also an actor in a number of films that usually featured his band.

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Harry Fowler

First Name Harry
Last Name Fowler
Born on December 10, 1926
Died on January 4, 2012 (aged 85)

Henry James Fowler, MBE was an English actor in film and television. Over a career lasting more than sixty years, he made nearly 200 appearances on screen.

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Harry Crosby

First Name Harry
Last Name Crosby
Born on June 4, 1898
Died on December 10, 1929 (aged 31)

Harry Crosby was an American heir, World War I veteran, bon vivant, poet, and publisher who for some epitomized the Lost Generation in American literature. He was the son of one of the richest banking families in New England, a Boston Brahmin, and the nephew of Jane Norton Grew, the wife of financier J. P. Morgan, Jr.. As such, he was heir to a portion of a substantial family fortune. He was a volunteer in the American Field Service during World War I, and later served in the U.S. Ambulance Corps. He narrowly escaped with his life.

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Harry George Pilkington

First Name Harry
Last Name Pilkington
Born on February 5, 1971 (age 55)
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Harry Richard Cripps

First Name Harry
Last Name Cripps
Born on September 26, 1949 (age 76)
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Harry Richard Clive Wigram

First Name Harry
Last Name Wigram
Born on May 20, 1977 (age 48)
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Harry Andrews

First Name Harry
Last Name Andrews
Born on November 10, 1911
Died on March 6, 1989 (aged 77)

Harry Fleetwood Andrews, CBE was an English actor known for his film portrayals of tough military officers. His performance as Regimental Sergeant Major Wilson in The Hill alongside Sean Connery earned Andrews the 1965 National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor and a nomination for the 1966 BAFTA Award for Best British Actor. The first of his more than 80 film appearances was in The Red Beret in 1953.

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Harry Lewis

Harry Christopher George Lewis
First Name Harry
Last Name Lewis
Born on November 24, 1996 (age 29)
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