Famous people with the initials HW May 9, 2026

American film producer and sex offender (born 1952)

Harvey Weinstein

Henry Winkler

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

Henry #5 Scream

Hannah Waddingham

British actress

Harold Wilson

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1964-1970 and 1974-1976 (1916–1995)

Harold #2

Hugo Weaving

British actor

The Matrix

Harry Winks

English footballer (born 1996)

Harry #5

Hank Williams

American singer-songwriter (1923–1953)

#10

H. G. Wells

English writer (1866–1946)

The War of the Worlds

#11

Henning Wehn

German comedian

#12

Harry Wilson

Welsh association football player

Harry #15

#13

Haji Wright

American soccer player

#14

Haliey Welch

American Internet personality

#15

Honeysuckle Weeks

Welsh actress

#16

Harriet Walter

British actress (born 1950)

Atonement

#17

Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster

British aristocrat and businessman (born 1991)

Hugh #9

#18

Holly Willoughby

English television presenter | model and author

#19

Harland Williams

Canadian actor

#20

Henry A. Wallace

American politician (1888–1965); Vice President of the United States from 1941 to 1945

Henry #23

#21

Herschel Walker

American football player and Republican Georgia Senate political candidate (born 1962)

#22

Hines Ward

American football player

#23

Howlin' Wolf

American blues singer | guitarist and harmonica player

#24

Hannah Walters

British actress

#25

Hyun Woo-seok

South Korean actor and model

#26

Honus Wagner

American baseball player (1874-1955)

#27

Hassan Whiteside

American basketball player (born 1989)

#28

Hannah Ware

English model and actress

Oldboy

#29

Hong Wang

Chinese mathematician

#30

Harry Warner

Film studio executive

Harry #38

#31

Horst Wessel

SA officer (1907-1930)

#32

Hype Williams

American film director

#33

Heini Wathén

Finnish wife of businessman Mohamed Al-Fayed

#34

Hudson Westbrook

Lebanese singer and actress

#35

Helmuth Weidling

Wehrmacht general

#36

Haifa Wehbe

#37

Howard Wolowitz

fictional character on the television series The Big Bang Theory

Howard #19

#38

Henry Somerset, Marquess of Worcester

British nobleman

Henry #66

#39

Hugh Wallace

Irish architect and television presenter

Hugh #21

#40

Henry Earl J. Wojciechowski

Polish-American gangster

Henry #68

#41

Hynden Walch

#42

Helen Walker

Swiss entrepreneur and businessman

Helen #26

#43

Hansjörg Wyss

#44

Horace Walpole

English art historian | man of letters | antiquarian and Whig politician

The Castle of Otranto

#45

Harold Washington

Harold #17

#46

Herbert Wertheim

American businessman

Herbert #12

#47

Hannah Waterman

English actress

#48

Hal Williams

Swiss-born Confederate officer in the American Civil War

Flight

#49

Henry Wirz

Henry #88

#50

Henry Tingle Wilde

Chief Officer of RMS Titanic (1872-1912)

Henry #89

#51

Helen Worth

English actress

Helen #30

#52

Hayley Wickenheiser

Canadian ice hockey and softball player

#53

Hesham Abdul Wahab

Indian music composer and producer

#54

Hans Wilsdorf

German watchmaker (1881-1960)

Hans #13

#55

Holly Warlick

American basketball player and coach

#56

Herman Wouk

Pulitzer Prize-winning American author whose novels include The Caine Mutiny | The Winds of War and War and Remembrance

#57

Harris Wittels

American actor | comedian | writer | and musician (1984-2015)

#58

Holly Walsh

English comedian

#59

Heidi Watney

American journalist

#60

Harry Winston

American jeweller

Harry #68

#61

Howard Webb

English professional football referee

Howard #33

#62

Hayley Westenra

New Zealand singer

#63

Henry Willson

American talent agent (1911-1978)

Henry #113

#64

Hal Willner

American record producer (1957–2020)

#65

Henry Louis Wallace

American serial killer and rapist on death row

Henry #118

#66

Hank Worden

1901-1992 American actor

#67

Holly Woodlawn

Puerto Rican actress and former Warhol superstar (1946–2015)

#68

Hattie Winston

Falsely accused Philippine former convict

#69

Hubert Webb

#70

Herta Ware

Union Army officer | Vice president | politician | historian

Cruel Intentions

#71

Hoyt Wilhelm

American baseball player

#72

Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster

Duke of Westminster

Hugh #35

#73

Henry Wilson

Henry #129

#74

Hal B. Wallis

American film producer

#75

Harry Waters

British piano and Hammond organ player

Harry #78

#76

Hermann Weyl

German mathematician

#77

Hershel W. Williams

U.S. Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient

#78

Harvey Williams

American football player

#79

Helen Willetts

British meteorologist and badminton player

Helen #42

#80

Heather Wahlquist

American professional wrestling manager | referee and wrestler

The Notebook

#81

Harvey Wippleman

#82

Hosea Williams

American civil rights leader and activist

#83

Harry Warren

American songwriter

Harry #86

#84

Hunter Woodhall

American track and field athlete

#85

Harry Dexter White

American economist and politician

Harry #92

#86

Heathcote Williams

English poet | actor and dramatist

#87

Hack Wilson

American baseball player

#88

Herschel Weingrod

American screenwriter

#89

Henk Wijngaard

Dutch singer

#90

Hedy West

American musician

#91

Helen Walton

American director | writer and actor

Helen #52

#92

Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster

Duke of Westminster

Hugh #41

#93

Haskell Wexler

American filmmaker

#94

Howard Wilkinson

footballer

Howard #49

#95

Hugh Wilson

Hugh #42

#96

Harry Winer

American television director

Harry #105

#97

Harry Elkins Widener

American book collector

Harry #106

#98

Heather Wheeler

British politician

#99

Howard Wang

Chinese-American voice actor

Howard #56

#100

Harry Whittington

American lawyer | real estate investor | and political figure (1927–2023)

Harry #116

#101

Howie Winter

American Mobster

#102

Heather Wilson

American politician (Republican)

#103

Helen Whately

British politician

Helen #63

#104

Haraldskær Woman

Iron Age bog body from Denmark

#105

Henry Wilcoxon

actor

Henry #172 The Ten Commandments

#106

Helen Westcott

Helen #67

#107

Holly Wright

American photographer

#108

Hannah van der Westhuysen

English actress

#109

H. M. Wynant

English film and theatre actor (1876-1958)

#110

Henryk Wieniawski

Polish musician

#111

H. B. Warner

The Ten Commandments

#112

Henry Wade

American lawyer

Henry #188

#113

Henry Wells

American businessman

Henry #197

#114

Hwang Woo-suk

South Korean scientist

#115

Hugh Walpole

New Zealand writer

Hugh #59

#116

Hunter Wendelstedt

American baseball umpire (born 1971)

#117

Haley Webb

American wrestler and football player

#118

Hayden Wilde

New Zealand triathlete

#119

Hank Walker

#120

Hugh Williams

actor

Hugh #63

#121

Humpy Wheeler

American auto racing promoter | manager and consultant (1938–2025)

#122

Hotboy Wes

American rapper (born c.1996)

#123

Heather Watson

British female tennis player

#124

Harris Wofford

retired American basketball player

#125

Herb Williams

#126

Henry Williamson

British ruralist and natural history writer

#127

Howard E. Wasdin

author

Howard #69

#128

Henry Waxman

Nigerian accountant and banker (1966–2024)

#129

Henry de Winton

British cleric | d. 1895

#130

Herbert Wigwe

Herbert #37

#131

Howard Winklevoss

American actuary

Howard #72

#132

Hugo Wolf

Austrian composer of Slovene origin

#133

Haley Winn

American ice hockey player

#134

Hakim Warrick

American basketball player

#135

Heather Whitestone

American model

#136

Henri Winkelman

Dutch general

Henri #37

#137

Henry Winter

journalist

#138

Huang Wenyong

Singaporean actor

#139

Hezekiah Walker

American musician

#140

Henry Wellesley, 6th Duke of Wellington

Duke of Wellington

#141

Henry Maitland Wilson, 1st Baron Wilson

British field marshal

#142

Henry Brazeale Walthall

American businessman and horse breeder

The Birth of a Nation

#143

Harry Payne Whitney

Harry #183

#144

Harper Watters

American ballet dancer

#145

Herman Wedemeyer

#146

Henry Wellesley, 3rd Duke of Wellington

Duke of Wellington

#147

Hans Wärmling

Swedish musician

Hans #74

#148

Hailey Whitters

Singaporean actress and online personality

#149

Howie Weinberg

American audio engineer

#150

Hurston Waldrep

baseball player

#151

Hugh Whitaker

British drummer

Hugh #85

#152

Hayley Woo

#153

Hayden White

American historian

#154

Harlan Warde

American actor (1917-1980)

#155

Hillary Wolf

American actor and judoka

Home Alone

#156

Haywoode Workman

American basketball player and referee

#157

Helen Westley

actress

Helen #100

#158

He Weidong

Chinese general

#159

Hawk Wolinski

American musician

#160

Howard Weitzman

American entertainment lawyer

Howard #92

#161

Homi Wadia

Indian Film Director and producer

#162

Habib Wahid

Bangladeshi musician

#163

Howard Scott Warshaw

American game designer and psychotherapist (born 1957)

Howard #95

#164

Harrison A. Williams

United States Senator forced to resign based on his Abscam conviction

#165

Herbert Westmacott

Recipient of the Military Cross

Herbert #50

#166

Hubert Wilkins

Australian polar explorer (1888-1958)

#167

Helen Wills

American tennis player

Helen #103

#168

Henry A. Wise

United States Congressman and governor of Virginia

#169

Helen Winkelmann

New Zealand judge

Helen #106

#170

Heiko Westermann

German footballer

#171

Henry Wellcome

Anglo-American businessman

#172

Hilary Weston

26th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario

#173

Hayden Wesneski

American baseball player

#174

Horace Wells

American dentist and anaesthesia pioneer (1815-1848)

#175

Hiram Walker

American businessman

#176

Hason Ward

basketball player

#177

Hayam Wuruk

Javanese King

#178

Helene Weigel

German actress

#179

Hans Wegner

Danish furniture designer

Hans #89

#180

Hans-Joachim Watzke

German entrepreneur

#181

Holly Winterburn

college basketball player (2019–2020) Oregon

#182

Hannes Wolf

Austrian footballer

#183

Herbert Wachtell

American lawyer

Herbert #61

#184

Hadley Wickham

data scientist | developer of R software

#185

Harry Wendelstedt

American baseball umpire

#186

Harry Wright

Major League Baseball player | manager

#187

Hannah Werntz

Union Army soldier in the American Civil War

Deep Impact

#188

Harvey Washington Wiley

#189

Hugh Lawson White

German merchant (1883–1974)

Hugh #114

#190

Hans Walz

Hans #100

#191

Henrietta Bell Wells

American social worker

#192

Harvey Wang

American photographer

#193

Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester

English Earl

#194

Haris Waheed

Pakistani actor (born 1994)

#195

Henry Worsley

British explorer and British Army officer

#196

Hannah Weinstein

German painter (born 1953)

#197

Harry Whitfield

British Drag Queen

#198

Harald Winter

#199

Hunter Wolkonowski