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 Jackson Cummins

First Name Harry
Last Name Cummins
Born on October 15, 1888
Died on August 21, 1915 (aged 26)
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Harry Porter

First Name Harry
Last Name Porter
Born on August 31, 1882
Died on June 27, 1965 (aged 82)
Height 189 cm | 6'2

Harry Franklin Porter was a high jumper from the United States of America. He was a member of the Irish American Athletic Club, and won gold in the High Jump in the 1908 Summer Olympics at a mark of 6'3". He graduated from Cornell University.

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Harry Boland

First Name Harry
Last Name Boland
Born on April 27, 1887
Died on August 2, 1922 (aged 35)
Born in Ireland, Dublin

Harry Boland was an Irish republican politician who served as President of the Irish Republican Brotherhood from 1919 to 1920. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1918 to 1922.

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Harry Bates

First Name Harry
Last Name Bates
Born on October 9, 1900
Died on January 1, 1981 (aged 80)

Hiram Gilmore "Harry" Bates III was an American science fiction editor and writer. His short story "Farewell to the Master" (1940) was the basis of the well-known science fiction movie The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951).

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Harry Eisman

First Name Harry
Last Name Eisman
Born on January 1, 1913
Died on May 6, 1979 (aged 66)

Harry Eduardovich Eisman was a Red Army war hero who first rose to prominence as a young Communist in The Bronx during the 1920s and early 1930s. After two spells in New York reformatories, Eisman subsequently fled to the USSR in 1930 where he finished his education worked as a journalist. He later joined the Red Army and fought on the Eastern front, including at the Battle of Stalingrad.

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Harry Williams

First Name Harry
Last Name Williams
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Harry Terry

First Name Harry
Last Name Terry

Harry Terry was an English stage and film actor. He made his stage debut in 1900, and appeared in 68 films between 1927 and 1952, including two films directed by Alfred Hitchcock. He was born in London.

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Harry MacDermot

First Name Harry
Last Name MacDermot
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Harry Elwes

First Name Harry
Last Name Elwes
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Harry Warren Scott

First Name Harry
Last Name Scott
Died on August 23, 1889
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