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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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Havel, Václav (Playwright / Political Leader / President of the Czech Republic)
Hawking radiation (form of radiation)
Hawkins, Coleman Randolph (Saxophonist / Bandleader / Jazz Musician)
Hawkins, John, Sir (English military leader)
Haworth, Walter Norman, Sir (British chemist)
Hay, John Milton (American writer & statesman/stateswoman)
Hayakawa, S(amuel) I(chiye) (Canadian-born American philologist)
Hayden, Robert (American poet)
Haydn, Franz Joseph (Austrian composer)
Hayek, Friedrich August von (English economist)
Hayes, Helen (Actor)
Hayes, Roland (American musician)
Hayes, Rutherford Birchard (19th President of the United States)
Hays, William Harrison (American politician & filmmaker)
Haywood, William Dudley (American labor leader)
Hazlitt, William (English writer)
Head, Edith (Fashion Designer)
Hearn, Lafcadio (American-Irish-Japanese writer)
Hecht, Ben (Writer / Screenwriter)
Heidegger, Martin (German philosopher)
Heiden, Eric (American skater)
Heifetz, Jascha (Classical Artist)
Heine, Heinrich (German poet)
Heinz, Henry John (American food manufacturer)
Heisenberg, Werner Karl (German physicist)
Heliogabalus (Ancient Roman emperor)
Hellman, Lillian (American dramatist)
Héloise (French philosopher)
Hench, Philip Showalter (American physician)
Hendrix, Jimi (Rock Musician / Guitarist)
Henie, Sonja (Figure Skater / Actor)
Henri, Robert (American painter & educator)
Henry I (king of England)
Henry II (king of France)
Henry II (king of England)
Henry III (king of England)
Henry III (king of France)
Henry IV (king of France)