Dictionary - People

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, published by Houghton Mifflin Company
Concise biographies of noteworthy people in history, sports, politics, business and entertainment from the respected American Heritage Dictionary — when the people flourished, what they accomplished and why they're famous.
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Heyward, (Edwin) DuBose (American writer)
Hezekiah (King of Judah)
Hiawatha (North American chief)
Hickok, James Butler (American military leader)
Hicks, Edward (American Protestant painter)
Hidalgo y Costilla, Miguel (Mexican religious leader & politician)
Hildegard von Bingen (Catholic Nun / Composer / Religious Figure)
Hill, Ambrose Powell (American military leader)
Hill, J(ames) J(erome) (Blues Artist)
Hillary, Sir Edmund Percival (Mountain Climber)
Hillel (Jewish scholar)
Hilliard, Nicholas (English painter)
Hilton, Conrad Nicholson (Business Personality)
Hilton, James (British novelist)
Himmler, Heinrich (German politician & statesman)
Hinault, Bernard (French athlete)
Hindemith, Paul (German-American composer & musician)
Hindenburg, Paul von (German-Prussian president & military leader)
Hines, Earl (Pianist / Bandleader / Jazz Musician)
Hingis, Martina (Tennis Player)
Hipparchus (Athenian political figure)
Hipparchus (Greek astronomer)
Hippias (Ancient Greek criminal)
Hippocrates (Physician)
Hirohito (Royalty)
Hiroshige, Ando (Japanese painter)
Hiss, Alger (American statesman)
Hitchings, George Herbert (American pharmacologist)
Hitler, Adolf (Political Leader / World War II Figure)
Ho Chi Minh (Political Figure)
Hoban, James (American architect)
Hobbes, Thomas (Philosopher / Writer)
Hobby, Oveta Culp (American stateswoman & journalist)
Hoccleve, Thomas (English poet)
Hockett, Charles (American linguist and anthropologist)
Hodgkin, Dorothy Mary Crowfoot (English chemist & crystallographer)
Hodgkin, Sir Alan Lloyd (English physician & anatomist)
Hoffa, James Riddle (Missing Person / Political Figure / Convict)
Hoffman, Malvina (American sculptor)
Hoffmann, Roald (American chemist)
Hofmann, Hans (American painter)
Hofmann, Josef Casimir (Polish-American musician)
Hofmannsthal, Hugo von (Austrian dramatist & poet)
Hofstadter, Robert (American physicist)