Hiroshi Okawa (1896 - 1971)

Business magnate. Also served as president of Toei Motion Picture company. (bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)

Hiroshi Yamauchi (1927 - 2013)

Businessman, Sports Team Owner. He served as president of the Nintendo Company from 1949 until 2002. In 1992, he acquired majority proprietorship of the Seattle Mariners. After leaving Waseda University, he succeeded his grandfather as the third president of Nintendo and during his tenure at that capacity, the company which originally made playing cards went […]

Hiroshige Ando (1970 - 1858)

Painter. Generally known as “Hiroshige,” he was born in Edo (Tokyo) as a member of the Tanaka samurai family and subsequently adopted by the Ando family. He studied under Toyokuni Utagawa and Toyohiro Utagawa, taking the name “Hiroshige” in 1911, while his mentors allowed him to take their Utagawa name as well. He developed images […]

Hiroyuki Kato (1836 - 1916)

Political scientist, scholar. He is the subject of a book,”The Moral and Political Naturalism of Baron Kato Hiroyuki” (1996). (bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)

Hisato Ichimada (1893 - 1984)

Businessman. His efforts were important in helping develop Japan’s economy after the Pacific War, although he mistakenly did not believe that economic development through automobile manufacturing to be beneficial. At the height of his career,Ichimada,a native of Oita, served for over eight years as governor of the Bank of Japan. During that time, he led […]

Hitoshi Hasegawa (1970 - 1970)

Western-style painter. (bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)

Hjalmar “Hjallis” Andersen (1923 - 2013)

Olympic Men’s Speed Skating Gold Medal Winner. He is fondly remembered for winning the gold medal for the 1500 meter, 5000 meter, and the 10000 meter Men’s speed skating races at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. The oldest and only son of six children, his father worked as a ship captain and while […]

Hjalmar Bergman (1883 - 1931)

Acclaimed Swedish Novelist, Poet, Dramatist and Screenwriter. Concidered one of the most important figures in the twentieth-century Swedish literature. He wrote novels as well as plays, and several of his works have become modern-day classics. His works have been translated to many languages, and are subject to research, in Sweden and abroad. Noted novels are […]

Hjördis Pettersson (1908 - 1988)

Swedish Actress. She had a long theatre career, and was employed at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm and the City Theatre of Gothenburg. She worked with directors as Ingmar Bergman and was noted for roles in plays by Strindberg and Lorca and revues by Karl Gerhard among others. She participated in more than 140 […]

Hobart Bosworth (1867 - 1943)

Prolific American stage and motion picture actor, director, writer, and producer. His film credits date back as far as 1907. (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family links:  Parents:  Daniel Perkins Bosworth (1841 – 1905)  Clara VanZandt Bosworth (1845 – 1873)  Spouse:  Adele Farrington (1867 – 1936)*  Sibling:  Hobart Bosworth (1867 – 1943)  William Welles Bosworth (1869 […]

Hobart Cavanaugh (1886 - 1950)

Hobart Cavanaugh (September 22, 1886 – April 26, 1950) was an American character actor in films and on stage. He was born in Virginia City, Nevada on September 22, 1886. Cavanaugh attended the University of California. He worked in vaudeville, teaming with Walter Catlett at some point. He appeared in numerous Broadway productions, including the original 1919 […]

Hodding Carter (1907 - 1972)

Journalist, Author. He won the 1946 Pulitzer Price for his articles on racial, religious, and economic intolerance. Among his works, both fiction and nonfiction, are “Mississippi,” “Where Main Street Meets the River,” “The Angry Scar: The Story of Reconstruction,” and “Doomed Road of Empire.” (bio by: Laurie)  Family links:  Spouse:  Betty Werlein Carter (1910 – […]

Holbrook Blinn (1872 - 1928)

Actor. He is remembered for his Broadway stage appearance as well as his work in silent films in the latter part of his life. Born in San Francisco, California, he made his stage debut there at the age of 6, in “The Streets of New York.” He attended Stanford University in Stanford, California and resumed […]

Holly Bane (1918 - 1995)

Actor. Born in Los Angeles, California, he sometimes billed himself as Mike Ragan and was best known for specializing in playing a bad guy in B Western movies. He made his first film appearance in “Wake Island” (1942), then went on to be in many classic westerns. His western credits included “Song of the Wasteland” […]

Holly Dunn (1957 - 2016)

Holly Dunn Dunn attended college at Abilene Christian University where she performed in a school-sponsored band called The Hilltoppers. While there, she began writing songs with her brother, Chris Waters, who would go on to become a famous Nashville songwriter in his own right. After graduation, Dunn and Waters moved to Nashville to begin their […]

Holly Woodlawn (1946 - 2015)

Holly Woodlawn was born as Haroldo Santiago Franceschi Rodriguez Danhakl in Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico, to an American soldier of German descent, and Aminta Rodriguez, a native Puerto Rican, and grew up in Miami Beach, where she came out at a young age. She adopted the name Holly from the heroine of Breakfast at Tiffany’s, […]

Homa Rousta (1946 - 2015)

Iranian Actress. Rousta was a very prominent Iranian actress who appeared in both film and stage productions. She graduated from the School of Dramatic Arts in Bucharest, Romania with a degree in theatre and then started her career in acting in 1971.  Rousta appeared in such films as “Az Karkheh ta Rhein” (1993), “All the […]

Homer Calvin Davenport (1867 - 1912)

Son of Oregon Pioneers.  Political cartoonist for the San Francisco Examiner in 1892 – 85 and New York Journal starting in 1895.  Author of “The Country Boy” and “My Quest of the Arabian Horse”.  First horse breeder to bring Arabian horses to the United States.  William Randolph Hearst had his body shipped back to Silverton […]

Homer Calvin Davenport (1867 - 1912)

Son of Oregon Pioneers.  Political cartoonist for the San Francisco Examiner in 1892 – 85 and New York Journal starting in 1895.  Author of “The Country Boy” and “My Quest of the Arabian Horse”.  First horse breeder to bring Arabian horses to the United States.  William Randolph Hearst had his body shipped back to Silverton […]

Homer Stonebraker (1970 - 1970)

Hoosier basketball legend. He was once considered to be the best basketball player in the United States.  Family links:  Spouse:  Jeanette E Stonebraker (1905 – 1993)* *Calculated relationship

Honor Blackman (1925 - 2020)

Honor Blackman n a statement, her family said she died peacefully of natural causes at home in Lewes, East Sussex. Blackman was also known for playing Cathy Gale in the 1960s TV series The Avengers opposite Patrick Macnee. The pair had a novelty hit with 1964’s Kinky Boots, which reached the Top 10 in 1990. […]

Honoré Daumier (1808 - 1879)

Artist.  He spent most of his career creating lithographs for French newspapers,  in which he bitterly satirized the faults of the bourgeoisie,  the corruption of the law,  and the injustices of his age.  His late-period prints bear an astonishing resemblance to today’s political cartoons.  As a painter Daumier pioneered in unblemished portrayals of working-class life, […]

Honoré de Balzac (1799 - 1850)

Author.  He is considered the founder of the realistic school of French Literature.  Balzac was the first great writer to explore the influence of environment on human beings,  and to reveal the complex bonds that tie man to society.  His fame rests on “The Human Comedy”,  a series of nearly 100 novels and novellas.  Together […]

Honus Wagner (1874 - 1955)

Johannes Peter “Honus” Wagner (/ˈhɒnəs ˈwæɡnər/; February 24, 1874 – December 6, 1955) was an American baseball shortstop who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1897 to 1917, almost entirely for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Honus Wagner won eight batting titles, tied for the most in National League history with Tony Gwynn. He also […]

Hooper Hooper Atchley (1887 - 1943)

Actor. Born Lemuel Hooper Atchley, in the 1930’s he played opposite many cowboy heroes including Ken Maynard and Hoot Gibson. Most remembered in “Mystery Mountain,” “Ace Drummond” and “The Adventures Of Red Ryder.” (bio by: MC)

Hoot Gibson (1892 - 1962)

Western Actor, Rodeo Champion. Hoot Gibson was the idol of millions of American kids in the ’20s and well into the ’30s.  They packed the front seats for the Hoot Gibson Saturday matinees knowing ahead of time, the well worn scripts.  With the damsel in distress and things looking hopeless, it was common knowledge, Hoot […]

Hope Cameron (1920 - 1998)

Stage, film, and television actress. In original stage productions, she appeared as ‘Lydia Lubey’ in “All My Sons” (1947) and as ‘Letta’ in “Death of a Salesman” (1949-50). Films include “The Chapman Report” (1962), “Tales of Ordinary Madness” (1981), and “In the Spirit” (1990). On television she had parts in episodes of “Hazel”, “The Patty […]

Hope Emerson (1897 - 1960)

Hope Emerson was born in Hawarden, Iowa. Following her graduation from West High School in Des Moines in 1916, she moved to New York City, where she performed in vaudeville. Hope Emerson made her Broadway début in Lysistrata in 1930, when theatrical producer Norman Bel Geddes cast her for the role of the amazonian Lamputo. She […]

Hope Hampton (1897 - 1982)

Texas-born, Philadelphia-bred beauty-contest winner Hope Hampton, was discovered by U.S. silent cinema pioneer Jules Brulatour while working as an extra for director Maurice Tourneur. She made her screen debut in 1920’s A Modern Salome, and went on to feature prominently in several Brulatour-financed films. Her last starring role was in The Road to Reno (1938), […]

Hope Lange (1933 - 2003)

Hope Lange began working in television in the 1950s with appearances on Kraft Television Theatre, which caught the eye of a Hollywood producer. Lange came to prominence in her first film role in Bus Stop with Marilyn Monroe and Don Murray, whom she married on April 14, 1956. Murray later said that Monroe grew jealous […]