Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Buddy Hackett
Born Leonard Hacker on August 31, 1924, in Brooklyn, NY; died June 30, 2003, in Malibu, CA. Comedian. For more than 50 years Buddy Hackett kept audiences roaring with laughter. He worked h...
Mark Haddon
Author Born 1962, in Northampton, England; married Sos Eltis (an educator); children: Alfie. Education: Merton College, Oxford, B.A., 1981; Edinburgh...
Zaha Hadid
The designs of Iraqi-born British architect Zaha Hadid (born 1950) are daring and visionary experiments with space and with the relationships of buildings to their urban surroundin...
Zaha Hadid
Architect Born in Baghdad, Iraq, October 31, 1950; daughter of a politician/businessman. Education: Studied mathematics at the American University of...
Uta Hagen
Born Uta Thyra Hagen, June 12, 1919, in Gottingen, Germany; died after complications from a stroke, January 14, 2004, in New York, NY. Actress. Veteran Broadway star Uta Hagen spent decade...
Gunther von Hagens
German anatomist Gunther von Hagens (born 1945) has both inspired wonder and created controversy with his plastination technique of preserving human bodies and his extraordinarily ...
Paul Haggis
Screenwriter and television writer Born Paul Edward Haggis, March 10, 1953, in London, ON; son of Edward H. (a road-construction company executive) and Mary Yvonne (Metcalf) Haggi...
Alex Haley
Born: August 11, 1921 Ithaca, New York Died: February 10, 1992 Seattle, Washington African American author Alex Haley...
Tarja Halonen
President of Finland Born Tarja Kaarina Halonen, December 24, 1943, in Helsinki, Finland; daughter of Vieno Olavi and Lyyli Elina Loimola Halonen; married Pentti Arajärvi (a...
Alexander Hamilton
Born: January 11, 1755 Nevis, British West Indies Died: July 12, 1804 Weehawken, New Jersey American statesman The fi...
Paul Hamm
Gymnast Born September 24, 1982, in Waukesha, WI; son of Sandy (a farmer) and Cecily Hamm. Education: Attended the University of Wisconsin. ...
Oscar Hammerstein
Born: July 12, 1895 New York, New York Died: August 23, 1960 Doylestown, Pennsylvania American songwriter Oscar Hamme...
John Hancock
Born: January 23, 1737 Braintree, Massachusetts Died: October 8, 1793 Boston, Massachusetts American statesman, politician, and gove...
George Frideric Handel
Born: February 23, 1685 Halle, Germany Died: April 14, 1759 London, England German-born English composer and organist ...
Alyson Hannigan
Actress Born Alyson Lee Hannigan, March 24, 1974, in Washington, DC; daughter of Albert Hannigan (a truck driver) and Emily Posner (a real estate agent); married Alexis Deni...
Ted Harbert
Chief Executive Officer of E! Networks Born Edward W. Harbert III in 1955 in New York; son of Ted Jr. (a television executive) and Marna Harbert; married Susan; children: Emily, ...
Thomas Hardy
Born: June 2, 1840 Higher Bockhampton, Dorset, England Died: January 11, 1928 Dorchester, England English author, novelist, poet, an...
Mariska Hargitay
Actress Born Mariska Magdolina Hargitay, January 23, 1964, in Los Angeles, CA; daughter of Mickey Hargitay (a bodybuilder) and Jayne Mansfield (an actress); married Peter He...
Stephen J. Harper
Prime minister of Canada Born Stephen Joseph Harper, April 30, 1959, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; son of Joseph and Margaret (Johnston) Harper; married Laureen Teskey, Decem...
Stephen Harper
Stephen Harper (born 1959), an often-underestimated Canadian politician, became his country's first conservative prime minister in 13 years when he led his party to victory in Janu...