| Fritz Heider | German psychologist | 1896–1988 |
| Jascha Heifetz | Lithuanian violinist | 1901–1987 |
| Steven Heighton | Canadian writer | 1961 |
| Katherine Heigl | American actress and film pro… | 1978 |
| John L. Heilbron | American historian | 1934 |
| Robert L. Heilbroner | American historian and econom… | 1919–2005 |
| Carolyn G. Heilbrun | Academic, novelist | 1926–2003 |
| Scott Heim | Novelist | 1966 |
| Cynthia Heimel | American writer | 1947–2018 |
| Chris Heimerdinger | American writer | 1963 |
| Piet Hein | Danish puzzle designer, mathe… | 1905–1996 |
| Max Heindel | American asrologer and occult… | 1865–1919 |
| Heinrich Heine | German poet, journalist, essa… | 1797–1856 |
| Hilda Heine | Marshallese politician | 1951 |
| Robert A. Heinlein | American science fiction auth… | 1907–1988 |
| Bernd Heinrich | American ornithologist | 1940 |
| Thorsten Heins | German Canadian businessman | 1957 |
| Johann Jakob Wilhelm Heinse | German writer | 1746–1803 |
| Henry J. Heinz | American businessman | 1844–1919 |
| Werner Heisenberg | German theoretical physicist | 1901–1976 |
| Dirk Helbing | Complex systems scientist | 1965 |
| Andreas Heldal-Lund | Norwegian activist | 1964 |
| Aaro Hellaakoski | Finnish writer, poet, geograp… | 1893–1952 |
| Bruno Heller | British screenwriter | 1960 |
| Eva Heller | German writer (1948-2008) | 1948–2008 |
| Joseph Heller | American author | 1923–1999 |
| Robert Heller | British magician | 1932–2012 |
| Zoë Heller | British writer | 1965 |
| Peter Hellings | Royal Marines general | 1916–1990 |
| Lillian Hellman | American dramatist and screen… | 1905–1984 |
| Paul Hellyer | engineer, politician, writer | 1923–2021 |
| Hermann von Helmholtz | physicist and physiologist | 1821–1894 |
| Jesse Helms | American politician | 1921–2008 |
| Leona Helmsley | American hotel owner | 1920–2007 |
| Gottfried Helnwein | Austrian photographer and pai… | 1948 |
| Heloise | French nun, writer, scholar, … | 1101–1164 |
| Mark Helprin | US author, journalist, commen… | 1947 |
| Arthur Helps | British writer | 1813–1875 |
| Carlos Slim Helú | Mexican business magnate and … | 1940 |
| David Helvarg | American journalist | 1951 |
| Claude Adrien Helvétius | French philosopher | 1715–1771 |
| Felicia Hemans | English poet | 1793–1835 |
| Ernest Hemingway | American author and journalist | 1899–1961 |
| Mariel Hemingway | American actress and author | 1961 |
| Aleksandar Hemon | Short story writer, novelist,… | 1964 |
| Louis Hémon | French writer | 1880–1913 |
| Amy Hempel | Short story writer | 1951 |
| Liam Hemsworth | Australian actor | 1990 |
| Hemu | General and Chief Minister of… | 1501–1556 |
| Peeni Henare | New Zealand politician | 1980 |
| Alice Henderson | American writer | |
| David R. Henderson | American economist | 1950 |
| Harold Gould Henderson | American art historian | 1889–1974 |
| Sara Henderson | Australian writer | 1936–2005 |
| Virginia Henderson | | |
| Gordon Hendricks | American historian | 1917–1980 |
| Jimi Hendrix | American musician, singer and… | 1942–1970 |
| Stephen Hendry | | |
| Kevin Henkes | American children's illustrat… | 1960 |
| Jacob Henle | German physician, anatomist, … | 1809–1885 |
| Don Henley | American singer, lyricist, pr… | 1947 |
| Jon Henley | British journalist | |
| William Ernest Henley | English poet, critic and edit… | 1849–1903 |
| Ammon Hennacy | American Christian radical | 1893–1970 |
| Marilu Henner | American actress | 1952 |
| John Hennigan | American professional wrestler | 1979 |
| Dan Henninger | | |
| Poul Henningsen | Danish architect | 1894–1967 |
| Adrian Henri | British poet | 1932–2000 |
| Robert Henri | American painter | 1865–1929 |
| David Henrie | American actor | 1989 |
| Cristina Henríquez | American writer | 1977 |
| Matthew Henry | Theologician from Wales | 1662–1714 |
| Michel Henry | French writer | 1922–2002 |
| O. Henry | American short story writer | 1862–1910 |
| Patrick Henry | attorney, planter, politician… | 1736–1799 |
| Patti Callahan Henry | American writer | |
| Thierry Henry | French association football p… | 1977 |
| Robert Henryson | Scottish makar (poet) | 1425–1506 |
| Joseph Henshaw | British bishop | 1608–1679 |
| Jim Henson | American puppeteer | 1936–1990 |
| Taraji P. Henson | American actress | 1970 |
| Nat Hentoff | American music critic | 1925–2017 |
| Audrey Hepburn | British actress | 1929–1993 |
| Katharine Hepburn | film, stage, and television a… | 1907–2003 |
| Rayner Heppenstall | British writer | 1911–1981 |
| Barbara Hepworth | English sculptor | 1903–1975 |
| Heraclitus | pre-Socratic Greek philosopher | -535 |
| Johann Friedrich Herbart | German philosopher, psycholog… | 1776–1841 |
| A. P. Herbert | British politician | 1890–1971 |
| Auberon Herbert | British politician | 1838–1906 |
| Brian Herbert | author from the United States | 1947 |
| Frank Herbert | American writer | 1920–1986 |
| George Herbert | Welsh-born English poet, orat… | 1593–1633 |
| Nick Herbert | American physicist | 1936 |
| Zbigniew Herbert | Polish writer | 1924–1998 |
| Johann Gottfried Herder | German philosopher, theologia… | 1744–1803 |
| Gilbert Herdt | American anthropologist | 1949 |
| Jack Herer | American Cannabis/Hemp and fr… | 1939–2010 |
| Oliver Herford | American writer | 1863–1935 |
