Henry

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Henry is a male given name and a surname. It originates from the Norman version of the Germanic name Haimirich.

Contents

1 Things
2 Places
3 People and Fictional Characters

3.1 Surname
3.2 First name

Things

Henry (unit), the SI unit of inductance
Henry (comic)
Henry (vacuum cleaner), a red vacuum cleaner manufactured by Numatic International
[[Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer]], a horror movie
Henry V (play), a famous Shakespeare play
Henry Rifle, the first "practical" repeating rifle
Henry's law, a gas law in chemistry

Places

People and Fictional Characters

Surname

Various people and characters called John Henry
Various people called William Henry
Benjamin Tyler Henry (1821–1898), U.S. inventor of the Henry rifle
Edward Henry (1850–1931), London police commissioner
Joseph Henry (1797–1878), U.S. physicist
Mark Henry, American professional wrestler
O. Henry [pen name] (1862–1910), U.S. writer
Patrick Henry (1736–1799), U.S. politician
Thierry Henry (1977— ), French footballer

First name

Henry Aaron, baseball player
Henry Clay, statesman
Henry Fonda, actor
Henry Ford, industrialist
Henry the Green Engine, a character from Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
Henry Greenberg, baseball player
Henry Hathaway, film director
Henry Hudson, sea explorer
Henry James, author
Henry Kissinger, politician
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, poet
Henry Miller, author
Henry Purcell, composer
Henry Rollins, singer
Henry David Thoreau, author
Henry Winkler, actor, producer
Many royalty, including: (See also List of rulers named Henry.)
* King Henry of Portugal
* Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal
* Henry the Fowler, King of Germany
* 4 Kings of Castile: Henry I, Henry II the Bastard, Henry III the Infirm, and Henry IV the Impotent
* 4 Kings of France: Henry I, Henry II, Henry III, and Henry IV
* 6 Holy Roman Emperors: Henry II, Henry III, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Henry VII
* 8 Kings of England: Henry I, Henry II, Henry III, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Henry VII, and Henry VIII
* Prince Henry Charles Albert David of England, the third in line to British throne

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