Dictionary - People

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, published by Houghton Mifflin Company
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Hancock, John (Political Figure)
Hancock, Winfield Scott (American military leader)
Hand, (Billings) Learned (American jurist)
Handy, W(illiam) C(hristopher) (Songwriter/Bandleader)
Hanna, Marcus Alonzo (American businessman/businesswoman, politician & financier)
Hannibal (Military Leader)
Hanover (British ruling family)
Hansberry, Lorraine (American dramatist)
Hapsburg (royal German family)
Hardecanute (Danish-English king)
Harding, Warren Gamaliel (29th U.S. President)
Hardy, Oliver (American comedian famous for the slapstick films)
Hardy, Thomas (Writer)
Hargreaves, James (English engineer)
Harlan, John Marshall (1833-1911, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court)
Harlow, Jean (American filmmaker)
Harold I (English king)
Harold II (English king)
Harold III (Norwegian king)
Harper, Stephen Joseph (Prime Minister of Canada / Political Figure)
Harriman, (William) Averell (American statesman/stateswoman)
Harris, Benjamin (English publisher and journalist in Massachusetts)
Harris, Joel Chandler (American writer)
Harris, Julie (American actress)
Harris, Roy Ellsworth (American composer)
Harris, Zellig Sabbatai (Ukrainian-born American linguist)
Harrison, Benjamin (23rd President of the United States)
Harrison, Benjamin (political leader in the American Revolution)
Harrison, George (Rock Musician / Movie Producer)
Harrison, Peter (British-born American architect)
Harrison, William Henry (9th President of the United States)
Hart, Lorenz Milton (Vocal Music Artist)
Hart, Moss (American dramatist)
Harte, (Francis) Bret (American writer)
Harun al-Rashid (Abbasid caliph)
Harvard, John (American educator)
Harvey, William (English physician)
Hasdrubal (d. 207 B.C., Carthaginian general)
Hassam, (Frederick) Childe (American artist)
Hastings, Thomas (American architect)
Hastings, Warren (Indian-English statesman/stateswoman)
Hathaway, Anne (wife of William Shakespeare)
Hatshepsut (Ancient Egyptian queen)
Hauptmann, Gerhart (German dramatist, novelist & poet)
Haussmann, Georges Eugène, Baron (French statesman/stateswoman & engineer)