Famous people with the initials HW March 12, 2026

Henry Winkler

American Internet personality

Henry #8 Scream

Haliey Welch

Hugo Weaving

British actor

The Matrix

Harold Wilson

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

Harold #2

Hank Williams

American singer-songwriter (1923–1953)

#10

Haji Wright

American soccer player

#11

Hayley Wickenheiser

Canadian ice hockey and softball player

#12

H. G. Wells

English writer (1866–1946)

The War of the Worlds

#13

Harriet Walter

British actress (born 1950)

Atonement

#14

Herschel Walker

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

#15

Heidi Weng

Norwegian cross-country skier and fell runner (1991-)

#16

Hannah Walters

British actress

#17

Harry Wilson

Welsh association football player

Harry #16

#18

Honeysuckle Weeks

Welsh actress

#19

Holly Willoughby

English television presenter | model and author

#20

Harley Windsor

pairs figure skater

#21

Haifa Wehbe

Lebanese singer | model

#22

Henry A. Wallace

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

Henry #29

#23

Honus Wagner

American baseball player (1874-1955)

#24

Harland Williams

Canadian actor

#25

Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster

British aristocrat and businessman (born 1991)

Hugh #11

#26

Howlin' Wolf

American blues singer | guitarist and harmonica player

#27

Horst Wessel

SA officer (1907-1930)

#28

Herschel Weingrod

American screenwriter

#29

Hunter Woodhall

American track and field athlete

#30

Harry Warner

Film studio executive

Harry #32

#31

Hines Ward

American football player

#32

Hosea Williams

Recipient of the Purple Heart

#33

Harry Winks

English association football player

Harry #37

#34

Heini Wathén

Finnish wife of businessman Mohamed Al-Fayed

#35

Hannah Ware

English model and actress

#36

Henry Somerset, Marquess of Worcester

British nobleman

Henry #65

#37

Henning Wehn

German comedian

#38

Helmuth Weidling

Wehrmacht general

#39

Hannah Waterman

English actress

#40

Henry Earl J. Wojciechowski

Polish-American gangster

Henry #72

#41

Hynden Walch

#42

Harold Washington

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

Harold #14

#43

Hype Williams

American film director

#44

Horace Walpole

The Castle of Otranto

#45

Hudson Westbrook

#46

Hal Williams

American basketball player (born 1989)

Flight

#47

Hassan Whiteside

#48

Holly Woodlawn

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

#49

Hans Wilsdorf

German watchmaker (1881-1960)

Hans #11

#50

Holly Waddington

British costume designer

#51

Howard Wolowitz

fictional character on the television series The Big Bang Theory

Howard #30

#52

Henry Wirz

Swiss-born Confederate officer in the American Civil War

Henry #93

#53

Hank Worden

1901-1992 American actor

#54

Haskell Wexler

American filmmaker

#55

Hershel W. Williams

U.S. Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient

#56

Harris Wittels

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

#57

Henry Louis Wallace

American serial killer and rapist on death row

Henry #109

#58

Herman Wouk

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

#59

Hayley Westenra

New Zealand singer

#60

Harry Watson

ice hockey player

Harry #71

#61

Henry Wilson

Union Army officer | Vice president | politician | historian

Henry #117

#62

Hesham Abdul Wahab

Indian music composer and producer

#63

Hattie Winston

American talent agent (1911-1978)

Jackie Brown

#64

Helen Worth

English actress

Helen #36

#65

Henry Willson

Henry #130

#66

Herta Ware

Cruel Intentions

#67

Heather Wahlquist

American economist and politician

The Notebook

#68

Holly Walsh

English comedian

#69

Harry Dexter White

Harry #83

#70

Hanni Wenzel

alpine skier

#71

Hugh Williams

actor

Hugh #37 Wuthering Heights

#72

Harry Winston

American jeweller

Harry #85

#73

Hansjörg Wyss

Swiss entrepreneur and businessman

#74

Hayley Woo

Singaporean actress and online personality

#75

Hermann Weyl

German mathematician

#76

Helen Willetts

British meteorologist and badminton player

Helen #47

#77

Harry Whittington

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

Harry #94

#78

Helen Walton

English professional football referee

Helen #49

#79

Hal B. Wallis

American film producer

#80

Howard Webb

Howard #44

#81

Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster

Duke of Westminster

Hugh #42

#82

Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster

Duke of Westminster

Hugh #43

#83

Hugh Wallace

Irish architect and television presenter

Hugh #44

#84

Haraldskær Woman

Iron Age bog body from Denmark

#85

Hugh Wilson

American director | writer and actor

Hugh #46

#86

Henry Tingle Wilde

Chief Officer of RMS Titanic (1872-1912)

Henry #160

#87

Heiner Wilmer

German theologian and priest

#88

Heather Watson

British female tennis player

#89

Harvey Wippleman

American professional wrestling manager | referee and wrestler

#90

Howard Wang

American voice actor

Howard #50

#91

Henry Waxman

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

Henry #165

#92

Hoyt Wilhelm

American baseball player

#93

Humpy Wheeler

#94

Harry Watson

Canadian ice hockey player

Harry #116

#95

Hedy West

American musician

#96

Herb Williams

retired American basketball player

#97

Holly Wright

American photographer

#98

Hank Walker

American wrestler and football player

#99

Howard Wilkinson

footballer

Howard #53

#100

Hugh Willoughby

English polar explorer

Hugh #54

#101

Hillary Wolf

American actor and judoka

Home Alone

#102

Hamish Watson

Scottish and Edinburgh rugby union player

#103

Howie Winter

American Mobster

#104

H. B. Warner

English film and theatre actor (1876-1958)

#105

Henry Winter

journalist

Henry #185

#106

Hack Wilson

American baseball player

#107

Harry Warren

American songwriter

Harry #136

#108

Harry Elkins Widener

American book collector

Harry #137

#109

Helen Walker

Helen #65

#110

Henk Wijngaard

Dutch singer

#111

Henry Wells

American businessman

#112

Henry Wilcoxon

actor

#113

He Weidong

Chinese general

#114

Henry Wade

American lawyer

#115

Helen Westcott

American basketball player and coach

Helen #68

#116

Holly Warlick

#117

Haley Webb

Falsely accused Philippine former convict

#118

Hubert Webb

#119

Herman Wedemeyer

American basketball player

#120

Helen Whately

British politician

Helen #74

#121

Henry Benjamin Whipple

Bishop of Minnesota

#122

Hakim Warrick

#123

Hwang Woo-suk

South Korean scientist

#124

Hugh Walpole

New Zealand writer

Hugh #68

#125

Harris Wofford

Austrian composer of Slovene origin

#126

Hugo Wolf

#127

Harry Waters

British piano and Hammond organ player

Harry #169

#128

Heather Wilson

American politician (Republican)

#129

Hannah van der Westhuysen

English actress

#130

Howard Winklevoss

American actuary

Howard #73

#131

Helen Wills

American tennis player

Helen #88

#132

Herbert Wertheim

American businessman

Herbert #36

#133

Hugh Whitaker

British drummer

Hugh #76

#134

Henry Wellesley, 3rd Duke of Wellington

Duke of Wellington

#135

Hezekiah Walker

American musician

#136

Henry Wellesley, 6th Duke of Wellington

Duke of Wellington

#137

Henry Williamson

British ruralist and natural history writer

#138

Hans Wärmling

Swedish musician

Hans #69

#139

Herbert Wigwe

Nigerian accountant and banker (1966–2024)

Herbert #43

#140

Howard Weitzman

American entertainment lawyer

Howard #77

#141

Hayden White

American historian

#142

Henry Maitland Wilson, 1st Baron Wilson

British field marshal

#143

Henryk Wieniawski

Polish musician

#144

Heathcote Williams

English poet | actor and dramatist

#145

Henry A. Wise

United States Congressman and governor of Virginia

#146

Henri Winkelman

Dutch general

Henri #41

#147

Heiko Westermann

German footballer

#148

Hawksley Workman

Canadian singer-songwriter

#149

Hawk Wolinski

American musician

#150

Henry Brazeale Walthall

American businessman and horse breeder

The Birth of a Nation

#151

Harry Payne Whitney

Harry #193

#152

Henrietta Bell Wells

American social worker

#153

H. M. Wynant

Chinese ice hockey player (born 2007)

#154

Hiram Walker

American businessman

#155

Haoxi Wang

#156

Hans Walz

German merchant

Hans #79

#157

Howie Weinberg

American audio engineer

#158

Hailey Whitters

American television director

#159

Harry Winer

#160

Hubert Wilkins

Australian polar explorer (1888-1958)

#161

Howard E. Wasdin

author

Howard #89

#162

Hannah Werntz

British explorer and British Army officer

Deep Impact

#163

Hurston Waldrep

baseball player

#164

Henry Worsley

#165

Haris Waheed

Pakistani actor (born 1994)

#166

Henry Woolf

English actor

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

#167

Harvey Washington Wiley

Union Army soldier in the American Civil War

#168

Henry Wellcome

Anglo-American businessman

#169

Helene Weigel

German actress

Metropolis

#170

Hannah Weinstein

Indian Film Director and producer

#171

Harper Watters

American ballet dancer

#172

Hayam Wuruk

Javanese King

#173

Hannes Wolf

Austrian footballer

#174

Homi Wadia

#175

Harlan Warde

American record producer (1957–2020)

#176

Hal Willner

#177

Herbert Wilcox

film producer and director from Britain

Herbert #62

#178

Horace Wells

American dentist and anaesthesia pioneer

#179

Hans Wegner

Danish furniture designer

Hans #91

#180

Heather Whitestone

American model

#181

Harriette Wilson

British courtesan

#182

Hilary Weston

26th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario

#183

Hunter Wolkonowski