Famous people with the initials HW June 19, 2026

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

Harold Wilson

Henry Winkler

Hugo Weaving

Hank Williams

American singer-songwriter (1923–1953)

H. G. Wells

English writer (1866–1946)

The War of the Worlds

#10

Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster

British aristocrat and businessman (born 1991)

Hugh #7

#11

Haliey Welch

American Internet personality

#12

Harriet Walter

British actress (born 1950)

Atonement

#13

Hannah Walters

British actress

#14

Holly Walsh

English comedian

#15

Haji Wright

American soccer player (born 1998)

#16

Honeysuckle Weeks

Welsh actress

#17

Henry A. Wallace

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

Henry #26

#18

Holly Willoughby

English television presenter | model and author

#19

Herschel Walker

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

#20

Harry Warner

Film studio executive

Harry #24

#21

Harland Williams

Canadian actor

There's Something About Mary

#22

Hines Ward

American football player

#23

Harry Wilson

Welsh association football player

Harry #26

#24

Hyun Woo-seok

South Korean actor and model

#25

Howlin' Wolf

American blues singer | guitarist and harmonica player

#26

Henning Wehn

German comedian

#27

Honus Wagner

American baseball player (1874-1955)

#28

Henry Somerset, Marquess of Worcester

British nobleman

Henry #44

#29

Hassan Whiteside

American basketball player (born 1989)

#30

Holly Winterburn

college basketball player (2019–2020) Oregon

#31

Heini Wathén

Finnish wife of businessman Mohamed Al-Fayed

#32

Horst Wessel

SA officer (1907-1930)

#33

Herman Wouk

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

#34

Harry Winks

English footballer (born 1996)

Harry #37

#35

Howard E. Wasdin

author

Howard #21

#36

Helmuth Weidling

Wehrmacht general

#37

Howard Wolowitz

fictional character on the television series The Big Bang Theory

Howard #22

#38

Herbert Wertheim

American businessman

Herbert #10

#39

Hype Williams

American film director

#40

Henry Willson

American talent agent (1911-1978)

Henry #67

#41

Haifa Wehbe

Lebanese singer and actress

#42

Hynden Walch

American track and field athlete

#43

Hunter Woodhall

#44

Henry Earl J. Wojciechowski

Polish-American gangster

Henry #79

#45

Howard Webb

English professional football referee

Howard #31

#46

Horace Walpole

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

The Castle of Otranto

#47

Hal Williams

American actor

Flight

#48

Harris Wittels

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

#49

Hans Wilsdorf

German watchmaker (1881-1960)

Hans #13

#50

Hank Worden

1901-1992 American actor

#51

Henry Wirz

Swiss-born Confederate officer in the American Civil War

Henry #91

#52

Hosea Williams

American civil rights leader and activist

#53

Hannah Waterman

English actress

#54

Hudson Westbrook

Canadian ice hockey and softball player

#55

Harriet Wistrich

British lawyer

#56

Hayley Wickenheiser

#57

Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster

Duke of Westminster

Hugh #30

#58

Hal B. Wallis

American film producer

#59

Helen Whately

British politician

Helen #34

#60

Hannah Ware

English model and actress

Oldboy

#61

Harry Winston

American jeweller

Harry #79

#62

Henry Louis Wallace

American serial killer and rapist on death row

Henry #118

#63

Helen Walton

Swiss entrepreneur and businessman

Helen #38

#64

Hong Wang

Chinese mathematician

#65

Hansjörg Wyss

#66

Harold Washington

Union Army officer | Vice president | politician | historian

Harold #30

#67

Henry Wilson

Henry #124

#68

Howard Wilkinson

footballer

Howard #45

#69

Hayley Westenra

New Zealand singer

#70

Hesham Abdul Wahab

Indian music composer and producer

#71

Hershel W. Williams

U.S. Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient

#72

Helen Walker

Helen #41

#73

Hoyt Wilhelm

American baseball player

#74

Herta Ware

Cruel Intentions

#75

Hattie Winston

retired American basketball player

#76

Herb Williams

#77

Henk Wijngaard

Dutch singer

#78

Holly Woodlawn

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

#79

Henry Tingle Wilde

Chief Officer of RMS Titanic (1872-1912)

Henry #139

#80

Helen Worth

English actress

Helen #44

#81

Helen Westcott

Helen #46

#82

Holly Wright

American photographer

#83

Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster

Duke of Westminster

Hugh #38

#84

Hermann Weyl

German mathematician

#85

Heather Wahlquist

American economist and politician

The Notebook

#86

Herschel Weingrod

American screenwriter

#87

Hendrik Wüst

German politician

#88

Harry Dexter White

Harry #98

#89

Haraldskær Woman

Iron Age bog body from Denmark

#90

Honey Watson

English author and translator

#91

Humpy Wheeler

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

#92

Hedy West

American musician

#93

Harvey Wippleman

American professional wrestling manager | referee and wrestler

#94

Heather Watson

British female tennis player

#95

Haskell Wexler

American filmmaker

#96

Harry Warren

American songwriter

Harry #111

#97

Hugh Wilson

American director | writer and actor

Hugh #46

#98

Howie Winter

American Mobster

#99

Hack Wilson

American baseball player

#100

Heathcote Williams

English poet | actor and dramatist

#101

Howard Wang

Chinese-American voice actor

Howard #54

#102

Henry Winter

journalist

Henry #179

#103

Harry Whittington

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

Harry #121

#104

Harry Waters

British piano and Hammond organ player

Harry #123

#105

Henry Wilcoxon

actor

Henry #182

#106

Harold Sonny White

American physicist

Harold #55

#107

Hubert Webb

Falsely accused Philippine former convict

#108

Henry Wade

American lawyer

Henry #185

#109

Hannah van der Westhuysen

English actress

#110

H. B. Warner

English film and theatre actor (1876-1958)

#111

Herman Wedemeyer

#112

Heidi Watney

American journalist

#113

Hunter Wolkonowski

#114

Henry C. Wayne

Confederate Army general

Henry #195

#115

Henry Waxman

Union Army soldier in the American Civil War

Henry #199

#116

Harvey Washington Wiley

#117

Henry Wells

American businessman

#118

Helen Willetts

British meteorologist and badminton player

Helen #71

#119

Henry Williamson

British ruralist and natural history writer

#120

Hannes Wolf

Austrian footballer

#121

Harry Elkins Widener

American book collector

Harry #146

#122

Heiko Westermann

German footballer

#123

Holly Williams

Australian journalist

#124

Hwang Woo-suk

South Korean scientist

#125

Hugh Walpole

New Zealand writer

Hugh #62

#126

Haley Webb

American baseball umpire (born 1971)

#127

Hunter Wendelstedt

#128

He Weidong

Chinese general

#129

Heather Wilson

American politician (Republican)

#130

Helen Wills

American tennis player

Helen #82

#131

Hugh Whitaker

British drummer

Hugh #70

#132

Herbert Wigwe

Nigerian accountant and banker (1966–2024)

Herbert #37

#133

Harris Wofford

American actor and judoka

#134

Henry Maitland Wilson, 1st Baron Wilson

British field marshal

#135

Henryk Wieniawski

Polish musician

#136

Henri Winkelman

Dutch general

Henri #32

#137

Hillary Wolf

Home Alone

#138

Howard Winklevoss

American actuary

Howard #73

#139

Henry Wellesley, 6th Duke of Wellington

Duke of Wellington

#140

Hank Walker

American wrestler and football player

#141

Hezekiah Walker

American musician

#142

Henry Wellesley, 3rd Duke of Wellington

Duke of Wellington

#143

Homi Wadia

Indian Film Director and producer

#144

Hugo Wolf

Austrian composer of Slovene origin

#145

Harvey White

English footballer

#146

Harry Payne Whitney

American businessman and horse breeder

Harry #171

#147

Hubert Wilkins

Australian polar explorer (1888-1958)

#148

Hawk Wolinski

American musician

#149

Hal Willner

American record producer (1957–2020)

#150

Helene Weigel

German actress

#151

Herbert Wachtell

American lawyer

Herbert #44

#152

Hayam Wuruk

Javanese King

#153

Hans-Joachim Watzke

German entrepreneur

#154

Hayden White

American historian

#155

Hugh Williams

actor

Hugh #89

#156

Harry Wilson

English character actor (1897-1978)

Harry #181

#157

Henry Worsley

British explorer and British Army officer

#158

Hans Walz

German merchant (1883–1974)

Hans #78

#159

Howie Weinberg

American audio engineer

#160

Harrison A. Williams

United States Senator forced to resign based on his Abscam conviction

#161

Hilary Weston

26th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario

#162

Henry Brazeale Walthall

American actor

The Birth of a Nation

#163

Henry Wellcome

Anglo-American businessman

#164

Henry A. Wise

United States Congressman and governor of Virginia

#165

Hiram Walker

American businessman

#166

Heather Whitestone

American model

#167

Harry Wendelstedt

American baseball umpire

Harry #198

#168

Howard Weitzman

American entertainment lawyer

Howard #98

#169

Harthorne Wingo

American basketball player

#170

H. M. Wynant

American actor

#171

Huw Wheldon

British broadcaster

#172

Hiroshi Watari

Japanese actor and seiyū

#173

Hans Wegner

Danish furniture designer

Hans #86

#174

Haley Winn

American ice hockey player

#175

Hailey Whitters

Irish architect and television presenter

#176

Hugh Wallace

Hugh #104

#177

Harper Watters

American ballet dancer

#178

Habib Wahid

Bangladeshi musician

#179

Hari Won

South Korean actress

#180

Harry Wright

Major League Baseball player | manager

#181

Hamish Watson

Scottish and Edinburgh rugby union player

#182

Hurston Waldrep

baseball player

#183

Hannah Witton

YouTuber | author | and British broadcaster

#184

Haris Waheed

Pakistani actor (born 1994)

#185

Harry Winer

American television director

#186

Howard Scott Warshaw

American game designer and psychotherapist (born 1957)

Howard #105

#187

Hakim Warrick

American basketball player

#188

Hennes Weisweiler

German football player and manager

#189

Hannah Werntz