List of Famous people named Henry

Name Henry is among the most common names in USA, Canada. Shortened forms: Harry. Similar names: Harry, Henri. Here are some famous Henrys:

Henry Scrope, 3rd Baron Scrope of Masham

First Name Henry
Last Name Masham
Born on November 30, 1375
Died on August 5, 1415 (aged 39)

Henry Scrope, 3rd Baron Scrope of Masham KG was a favourite of Henry V, who performed many diplomatic missions. He was beheaded for his involvement in the notional Southampton Plot to assassinate the king. Some historians believe that the charge was trumped-up to punish him for other acts of disloyalty, and that there may never have been such a plot.

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Henry FitzRoy

First Name Henry
Last Name FitzRoy
Born on November 30, 1199
Died on January 1, 1158

Henry FitzRoy was an illegitimate son of Henry I of England, possibly by Princess Nesta, daughter of Rhys ap Tewdwr, last king of Deheubarth, and his wife, Gwladys ferch Rhiwallon ap Cynfyn, and was a grandson of William the Conqueror. He was Lord of Narberth Castle from around 1140 to his death, although it was part of the wider estates of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Pembroke.

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Duke Heinrich V, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

First Name Duke
Born on May 3, 1479
Died on February 6, 1552 (aged 72)

Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg, nicknamed the Peaceful, was the reigning Duke of Mecklenburg in the region Mecklenburg-Schwerin, the son of Duke Magnus II and Sophie of Pomerania-Stettin.

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Henry (VII) of Germany

First Name Henry
Last Name Germany
Born on January 1, 1211
Died on February 12, 1242 (aged 31)
Born in Italy, Sicily

Henry (VII), a member of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, was King of Sicily from 1212 until 1217 and King of Germany from 1220 until 1235, as son and co-ruler of Emperor Frederick II. He was the seventh Henry to rule Germany, but in order to avoid confusion with the Luxembourg emperor Henry VII, he is usually numbered Henry (VII).

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Henry Deringer

First Name Henry
Last Name Deringer
Born on October 26, 1786
Died on February 28, 1868 (aged 81)

Henry Deringer was an American gunsmith. He is best known for inventing and giving his name to the derringer pistol.

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Henry Damián Giménez

First Name Henry
Last Name Giménez
Born on March 13, 1986 (age 40)
Height 176 cm | 5'9

Henry Damián Giménez Báez is an Uruguayan international footballer who plays professionally for Villa Teresa, as a winger.

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Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg

First Name Henry,
Last Name Nassau-Dillenburg
Born on August 28, 1641
Died on April 18, 1701 (aged 59)
Born in Germany, Hesse

Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg was ruler of Nassau-Dillenburg from 1662 until his death. He was the son of George Louis, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg (1618–1656) and his wife, Anna Augusta, a daughter of Duke Henry Julius of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.

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Henry II of Castile

First Name Henry
Last Name Castile
Born on January 13, 1334
Died on May 29, 1379 (aged 45)
Born in Spain, Andalusia

Henry II, called Henry of Trastámara or the Fratricidal, was the first King of Castile and León from the House of Trastámara. He became king in 1369 by defeating his half-brother, Peter the Cruel, after numerous rebellions and battles. As king he was involved in the Fernandine Wars and the Hundred Years' War.

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Henry XXXV, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

First Name Henry
Born on November 8, 1689
Died on November 6, 1758 (aged 68)
Born in Germany, Thuringia

Henry XXXV, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, nicknamed: Prince of Diamonds, was until 1740 Prince of Schwarzburg-Keula from 1713 to 1740, and the ruling Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen from 1740 until his death.

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Henry Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare

First Name Henry
Last Name Aberdare
Born on April 16, 1815
Died on February 25, 1895 (aged 79)

Henry Austin Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare was a British Liberal Party politician, who served in government most notably as Home Secretary (1868–1873) and as Lord President of the Council.

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