Famous people with the initials HW October 23, 2026

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Top 500 #129

Hannah Waddingham

British actress

Harvey Weinstein

American film producer and sex offender (born 1952)

Henry Winkler

Hugo Weaving

Hudson Williams

Canadian actor (born 2001)

Harriet Walter

British actress (born 1950)

Atonement

H. G. Wells

English writer (1866–1946)

The War of the Worlds

Hank Williams

American singer-songwriter (1923–1953)

#10

Harold Wilson

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

Harold #2

#11

Haliey Welch

American Internet personality

#12

Hannah Walters

British actress

#13

Hines Ward

American football player

#14

Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster

British aristocrat and businessman (born 1991)

Hugh #10

#15

Herschel Walker

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

#16

Honeysuckle Weeks

Welsh actress

#17

Holly Willoughby

English television presenter | model and author

#18

Harry Wilson

Welsh association football player

Harry #20

#19

Horst Wessel

SA officer (1907-1930)

#20

Henry Somerset, Marquess of Worcester

British nobleman

Henry #33

#21

Henry A. Wallace

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

Henry #34

#22

Heini Wathén

Finnish wife of businessman Mohamed Al-Fayed

#23

Harland Williams

Canadian actor

#24

Hendrik Wüst

German politician

#25

Helen Whately

British politician

Helen #13

#26

Howlin' Wolf

American blues singer | guitarist and harmonica player

#27

Hong Wang

Chinese mathematician

#28

Honus Wagner

American baseball player (1874-1955)

#29

Hal Williams

American actor

Flight

#30

Hansjörg Wyss

Swiss entrepreneur and businessman

#31

Harry Winks

English footballer (born 1996)

Harry #39

#32

Helmuth Weidling

Wehrmacht general

#33

Haifa Wehbe

Lebanese singer and actress

#34

Hype Williams

American film director

#35

Harry Warner

Film studio executive

Harry #40

#36

Henry Wirz

Swiss-born Confederate officer in the American Civil War

Henry #49

#37

Henning Wehn

German comedian

#38

Hynden Walch

fictional character on the television series The Big Bang Theory

#39

Howard Wolowitz

#40

Henry Earl J. Wojciechowski

Polish-American gangster

Henry #66

#41

Horace Walpole

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

The Castle of Otranto

#42

Hannah Waterman

English actress

#43

Haji Wright

American soccer player (born 1998)

#44

Hunter Woodhall

American track and field athlete

#45

Herman Wouk

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

#46

Hayden Wilde

New Zealand triathlete

#47

Hesham Abdul Wahab

Indian music composer and producer

#48

Hans Wilsdorf

German watchmaker (1881-1960)

Hans #13

#49

Hudson Westbrook

English model and actress

#50

Hannah Ware

Oldboy

#51

Hershel W. Williams

U.S. Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient

#52

Herbert Wertheim

American businessman

Herbert #14

#53

Howard Webb

English professional football referee

#54

Hank Worden

1901-1992 American actor

#55

Harris Wittels

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

#56

Henry Louis Wallace

American serial killer and rapist on death row

Henry #104

#57

Holmon Wiggins

American football coach

#58

Hassan Whiteside

American basketball player (born 1989)

#59

Helen Worth

English actress

Helen #34

#60

Howard Walter

American hymn writer

#61

Holly Walsh

English comedian

#62

Hermann Weyl

German mathematician

#63

Harold Washington

Harold #33

#64

Hattie Winston

#65

Helen Walton

American civil rights leader and activist

Helen #45

#66

Hosea Williams

#67

Henry Willson

American talent agent (1911-1978)

Henry #129

#68

Hayley Westenra

New Zealand singer

#69

Harry Winston

American jeweller

Harry #76

#70

Heather Wahlquist

British ruralist and natural history writer

The Notebook

#71

Henry Williamson

Henry #131

#72

Henry Wood

English conductor

Henry #132

#73

Howard Wang

Chinese-American voice actor

#74

Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster

Duke of Westminster

Hugh #39

#75

Hack Wilson

American economist and politician

#76

Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster

Duke of Westminster

Hugh #40

#77

Howard Wilkinson

footballer

#78

Harry Dexter White

Harry #86

#79

Harry Whittington

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

Harry #88

#80

Henry Wilson

Union Army officer | Vice president | politician | historian

Henry #142

#81

Hayden Wesneski

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

#82

Holly Woodlawn

#83

Hubert Webb

Falsely accused Philippine former convict

#84

Herta Ware

Chief Officer of RMS Titanic (1872-1912)

Cruel Intentions

#85

Harry Elkins Widener

American book collector

Harry #94

#86

Henry Tingle Wilde

Henry #150

#87

Hal B. Wallis

American film producer

#88

Henk Wijngaard

Dutch singer

#89

Hillary Wolf

American actor and judoka

Home Alone

#90

Heathcote Williams

English poet | actor and dramatist

#91

Hurricane Wisdom

American rapper (born 2004)

#92

Howie Winter

American Mobster

#93

Haskell Wexler

American filmmaker

#94

Harry Winer

American television director

Harry #104

#95

Henry Wilcoxon

actor

Henry #163

#96

Hoyt Wilhelm

Canadian ice hockey and softball player

#97

Hayley Wickenheiser

#98

Helen Willetts

British meteorologist and badminton player

Helen #55

#99

Hugh Wilson

American director | writer and actor

Hugh #49

#100

Holly Wright

American photographer

#101

Hedy West

American musician

#102

Hayley Warner

American professional wrestling manager | referee and wrestler

#103

Helen Wills

American tennis player

Helen #56

#104

Harvey Wippleman

#105

H. B. Warner

English film and theatre actor (1876-1958)

#106

Howard Winklevoss

American actuary

#107

Humpy Wheeler

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

#108

Helen Walker

Helen #62

#109

Helen Westcott

Iron Age bog body from Denmark

Helen #63

#110

He Weidong

Chinese general

#111

Haraldskær Woman

#112

Harry Waters

British piano and Hammond organ player

Harry #129

#113

Haris Waheed

Pakistani actor (born 1994)

#114

Hugh Walpole

New Zealand writer

Hugh #60

#115

Harry Warren

American songwriter

Harry #136

#116

Howie Weinberg

American audio engineer

#117

Hugh Whitaker

British drummer

Hugh #62

#118

Harris Wofford

#119

Henry Wells

American businessman

Henry #195

#120

Hwang Woo-suk

South Korean scientist

#121

Haley Webb

British female tennis player

#122

Heather Watson

#123

Howard E. Wasdin

author

#124

Herman Wedemeyer

#125

Heidi Watney

American journalist

#126

Hannah van der Westhuysen

English actress

#127

Henry Waxman

American politician (Republican)

#128

Heather Whitestone

American model

#129

Henry Wade

American lawyer

#130

Henry Winter

journalist

#131

Hawk Wolinski

American musician

#132

Heather Wilson

#133

Henryk Wieniawski

Polish musician

#134

Hugh Williams

actor

Hugh #73

#135

Hugh Wallace

Irish architect and television presenter

Hugh #76

#136

Hans-Peter Wild

German businessman

#137

Herbert Wachtell

American lawyer

Herbert #38

#138

Henry Wellesley, 6th Duke of Wellington

Duke of Wellington

#139

Hal Willner

American record producer (1957–2020)

#140

Herbert Wigwe

Nigerian accountant and banker (1966–2024)

Herbert #40

#141

Henry Wellesley, 3rd Duke of Wellington

Duke of Wellington

#142

Helen Walsh

English writer

Helen #94

#143

Heiko Westermann

German footballer

#144

Harvey White

English footballer

#145

Hugo Wolf

Austrian composer of Slovene origin

#146

Hezekiah Walker

American musician

#147

Hans-Joachim Watzke

German entrepreneur

#148

Harper Watters

American ballet dancer

#149

Hank Walker

American wrestler and football player

#150

Hyun Woo-seok

South Korean actor and model

#151

Hayden White

American historian

#152

Harry Whitfield

British Drag Queen

Harry #185

#153

Homi Wadia

Indian Film Director and producer

#154

Harry Payne Whitney

American businessman and horse breeder

Harry #188

#155

Hari Won

South Korean actress

#156

Harrison A. Williams

United States Senator forced to resign based on his Abscam conviction

#157

Henry Brazeale Walthall

American actor

The Birth of a Nation

#158

Henry Maitland Wilson, 1st Baron Wilson

British field marshal

#159

Hayam Wuruk

Javanese King

#160

Herschel Weingrod

American screenwriter

#161

Hiram Walker

American businessman

#162

Harry Worth

English Comedy Actor

Harry #195

#163

Harold Wheeler

American composer

Harold #84

#164

H. M. Wynant

American actor

#165

Hailey Whitters

American game designer and psychotherapist (born 1957)

#166

Harold Bell Wright

American writer

Harold #86

#167

Helene Weigel

German actress

#168

Howard Scott Warshaw

#169

Harvey Washington Wiley

Union Army soldier in the American Civil War

#170

Hans Wärmling

Swedish musician

Hans #99

#171

Heinrich Wölfflin

Swiss art critic

#172

Hanneke van der Werf

Dutch politician

#173

Howard Weitzman

American entertainment lawyer

#174

Hubert Wilkins

Australian polar explorer (1888-1958)

#175

Hawksley Workman

Canadian singer-songwriter

#176

Hannah Weinstein

Recipient of the Military Cross

#177

Herbert Westmacott

Herbert #66

#178

Henry Woolf

English actor (1930–2021)

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

#179

Hilary Weston

26th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario

#180

Henry Wellcome

Anglo-American businessman

#181

Henry A. Wise

United States Congressman and governor of Virginia

#182

Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester

English Earl

#183

Harvey Williams

American football player

#184

Henri Winkelman

Dutch general

Henri #52

#185

Harry Williams

English rugby union footballer (b. 1991)

#186

Hadley Wickham

data scientist | developer of R software

#187

Hannah Werntz

Danish furniture designer

#188

Hans Wegner

Hans #108

#189

Hugh Willoughby

English polar explorer

Hugh #120

#190

Harley Windsor

pairs figure skater

#191

Helen Westley

actress

Helen #131

#192

Herb Washington