Henry (surname)
Henry is an English male given name and an Irish and French surname, borrowed from Old French, originally of Germanic origin from the elements haim and ric. Equivalents in other languages are Anraí, Eanruig, Enrico, Amerigo, Enrique, Heinrich, Henning, Henri, Henrik, Henrique, Henryk, enric, Hendrik, and Genrikh, among others.
People with the surname
Academics and scientists
- Camille Goldstone-Henry, Australian businesswoman and wildlife scientist
- Étienne-Ossian Henry, French chemist
- George Morrison Reid Henry, entomologist and ornithologist
- Joseph Henry, American physicist
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- Marguerite Henry (scientist), Australian zoologist
- Michel Henry, French philosopher
- Nathalie Henry Riche, French-American information visualization researcher
- Stuart Henry (criminologist), professor of criminal justice
- Teuira Henry, Tahitian ethnologist
- Victor Henry (philologist), French philologist
- Warren Elliot Henry, American physicist
Artists and entertainers
- Big Boy Henry, American Piedmont blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
- Buck Henry, American actor and screenwriter
- Chad Henry, American musical theatre composer
- Clarence "Frogman" Henry, American rhythm and blues singer
- David Eugene Henry, American painter and sculptor
- Dorothy Henry, American artist and cartoonist
- Edward Lamson Henry, American genre painter
- Francesca Henry, English actress
- François-Louis Henry, French opera singer
- George Henry (painter), Scottish painter
- Gregg Henry, American actor
- Gloria Henry, American actress
- Jim Henry (singer), bass singer in barbershop quartets
- Katie Henry, American blues rock singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter
- Lenny Henry, British comedian
- Mike Henry (actor),, American writer, producer, voice actor, and comedian
- Pierre Henry, French composer
- Robert Henri, American painter
- Stuart Henry (DJ), British disc jockey
Clergy
- Caleb Sprague Henry, American clergyman
- Carl F. H. Henry, American theologian
- Harold William Henry, American-born Catholic archbishop in South Korea
- Henry A. Henry, British-American rabbi
- Matthew Henry, English divine
- Philip Henry (clergyman), English clergyman
Politicians and public servants
- Albert Henry (politician), Premier of the Cook Islands
- Alexander Henry (Philadelphia), mayor of Philadelphia, U.S.
- Ariel Henry, Haitian neurosurgeon and politician
- Bonnie Henry, Canadian physician, Provincial Health Officer for British Columbia
- Brad Henry, Governor of Oklahoma, U.S.
- Cameron Henry, Louisiana politician
- Daniel Maynadier Henry, U.S. Representative from Maryland
- Douglas Henry, American politician
- E. L. Henry, American politician in Louisiana
- Edward Henry, London police commissioner
- Edward Stevens Henry, American politician
- Émile Henry (anarchist), French anarchist
- Geoffrey Henry,, Premier of the Cook Islands
- George Stewart Henry, Canadian politician
- Joyce Henry, American politician
- Ken Henry (public servant), Australian economist
- Patrick Henry, American politician
- Stuart Henry (politician), Australian politician
Athletes
- Alan Henry, British motorsports journalist
- Aneika Henry, American-Azerbaijani basketball player
- Beau Henry, Australian rugby league footballer
- Bernard Henry (American football), American football player
- Camille Henry, Canadian ice hockey player
- Chris Henry (wide receiver), American football player
- Clarence Henry (boxer), 1950s leading heavyweight American boxer
- Cole Henry, American baseball player
- Derrick Henry, American football player
- Frank Henry (cricketer), cricketer
- Gordon Henry (footballer), Scottish footballer
- Graham Henry, New Zealand rugby union coach
- Hunter Henry, American football player
- Jim Henry (equestrian), Canadian Olympic equestrian
- KJ Henry, American football player
- Lerissa Henry, Micronesian sprinter
- Malik Henry, American football player
- Marcus Henry (offensive lineman), American football center
- Marcus Henry (wide receiver), American former wide receiver
- Mark Henry, American professional wrestler
- Matt Henry (cricketer), New Zealand cricketer
- Mike Henry,, American football player and actor
- Mitchell Henry (American football), American football player
- Neil Henry, Australian rugby league football coach
- Nola Henry, American basketball coach
- Payton Henry, American baseball player
- Robert Henry Jr., American football player
- Sek Henry, American-Jamaican professional basketball player, 2018 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP
- Thierry Henry, French footballer
- Tommy Henry (American football), American football player
- Tommy Henry (baseball), American baseball player
- Travis Henry, American football player
- Triston Henry, Canadian soccer player
- Xavier Henry, American basketball player
- Willie Henry, American football player
Other people
- Alan Henry, Lifehacker staff writer
- Benjamin Tyler Henry, American inventor of the Henry rifle
- Beulah Louise Henry, American inventor; nicknamed "Lady Edison"
- Hubert-Joseph Henry, French soldier involved in the Dreyfus Affair
- Philip Henry, 4th and 5th Earl Stanhope
- S. M. I. Henry, American evangelist, temperance reformer, poet, author
People with the pen name
- O. Henry, pen name of American writer William Sydney Porter
- Will Henry, pen name of American screenwriter Henry Wilson Allen
- Will Henry, pen name of William Henry Wilson, cartoonist and writer of ''Wallace the Brave''
Disambiguation pages
- Alexander Henry (disambiguation) several people
- Charles Henry (disambiguation), several people
- David Henry (disambiguation), several people
- Frederick Henry (disambiguation), several people
- James Henry, several people
- Jim Henry (disambiguation), several people
- John Henry (disambiguation), several people
- Paul Henry (disambiguation), several people
- Robert Henry (disambiguation), several people
- Bill, Will or William Henry (disambiguation), several people
- Justice Henry (disambiguation)