Henri
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Henri is a French masculine given name. It may refer to :
French noblemen
other people
other
French noblemen
- Henri I de Montmorency (1534-1614), a Marshal and Constable of France
- Henri I, Duke of Nemours (1572–1632), the son of Jacques of Savoy and Anna d'Este
- Henri II, Duke of Nemours (1625-1659), the seventh Duc de Nemours
- Henri, Count of Harcourt (1601-1666), a French nobleman
- Henri, Dauphin of ViennoisHenri, Dauphin of ViennoisHenri Dauphin was a bishop of Metz. He was the son of Humbert I and his wife Anne of Burgundy. In 1318 he succeeded as regent to the Dauphiné of Viennois, on behalf of his nephew Guigues VIII, and held that role until 1323.Whilst bishop of Passau and despite never being ordained priest, he was...
(1296–1349), a bishop of Metz - Henri de Gondi (disambiguation)
- Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon (1555-1623), a member of the powerful House of La Tour d'Auvergne
- Henri, Grand Duke of LuxembourgHenri, Grand Duke of LuxembourgHenri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg OIH is the head of state of Luxembourg. He is the eldest son of Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium. His maternal grandparents were King Leopold III of Belgium and Astrid of Sweden...
(born 1955), the head of state of Luxembourg - Henri, Prince of Condé (1552–1588), a French Prince du Sang and Huguenot general
- Henri, Prince of Condé (1588–1646), a member of the reigning House of Bourbon
- Prince Henri, Count of Paris (1908-1999), a claimant to the throne of France from 1940 until his death
- Prince Henri, Count of Paris, Duke of France (born 1933), a claimant to the French throne
other people
- Henri AnspachHenri AnspachHenri Anspach was a Belgian épée and foil fencer.-Olympic fencing Career:Anspach, who was Jewish, was a member of the Belgian fencing team at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, and won a gold medal in the team épée competition...
(1882-1979), a Belgian Olympic champion épée and foil fencer - Henri BecquerelHenri BecquerelAntoine Henri Becquerel was a French physicist, Nobel laureate, and the discoverer of radioactivity along with Marie Curie and Pierre Curie, for which all three won the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics.-Early life:...
, (1852–1908), a French physicist who discovered radioactivity - Henri BergsonHenri BergsonHenri-Louis Bergson was a major French philosopher, influential especially in the first half of the 20th century. Bergson convinced many thinkers that immediate experience and intuition are more significant than rationalism and science for understanding reality.He was awarded the 1927 Nobel Prize...
(1859-1941), a French philosopher - Henri Beunke (1851–1925), a Dutch writer
- Henri CappettaHenri CappettaHenri Cappetta is a French ichthyologist specialist of sharks and rays paleontology.-External links:* *...
, a French ichthyologist - Henri CartanHenri CartanHenri Paul Cartan was a French mathematician with substantial contributions in algebraic topology. He was the son of the French mathematician Élie Cartan.-Life:...
(1904-2008), a French mathematician - Henri Cartier-BressonHenri Cartier-BressonHenri Cartier-Bresson was a French photographer considered to be the father of modern photojournalism. He was an early adopter of 35 mm format, and the master of candid photography...
(1908–2004), a French photographer considered to be the father of modern photojournalism - Henri CasadesusHenri CasadesusHenri Casadesus was a violist and music publisher. He was the brother of Marius Casadesus, uncle of the famous pianist Robert Casadesus, and granduncle of Jean Casadesus....
(1879-1947), a French violist and music publisher - Henri Cassini (1781-1832), a French botanist and naturalist
- Henri Cohen (water polo) (-1930), a Belgian water polo Olympic silver medalist
- Henri DufauxHenri DufauxHenri Dufaux was a Swiss painter.-References:*This article was initially translated from the German Wikipedia....
(1879-1980), a Swiss painter - Henri Estienne (16th-century), a Parisian printer and classical scholar
- Henri Farman (1874-1958), a French aviator and aircraft designer and manufacturer
- Henri KrasuckiHenri KrasuckiHenri Krasucki was a French trade-unionist, former secretary general of the Confédération générale du travail from 1982 to 1992.-Early life :...
(1924-2003), a French trade-unionist - Henri LeconteHenri LeconteHenri Leconte is a former French professional tennis player. He reached the men's singles final at the French Open in 1988, won the French Open men's doubles title in 1984, and helped France win the Davis Cup in 1991.-Biography and career:...
(born 1963), a French professional tennis player - Henri LegayHenri LegayHenri Legay was a French operatic tenor. He was primarily French-based as his light lyric voice was especially suited to the French operatic repertoire....
(1920-1992), a French operatic tenor - Henri LehmannHenri LehmannHenri Lehmann was a German-born French historical painter and portraitist.__NOEDITSECTION__-Life:Born Heinrich Salem Lehmann in Kiel, Schleswig, Germany, he received his first art tuition from his father Leo Lehmann and from other painters in Hamburg...
(1814-1882), a German-born French historical painter and portraitist - Henri MatisseHenri MatisseHenri Matisse was a French artist, known for his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter...
(1869-1954), a French artist - Henri MenierHenri MenierHenri Emile Anatole Menier was a French businessman and adventurer and a member of the Menier family of chocolatiers. Born in Paris, he was the son of Emile-Justin Menier and grandson to Antoine Brutus Menier who founded the Menier Chocolate company...
(1853-1913), a French businessman and adventurer - Henri PélissierHenri PélissierHenri Pélissier was a French racing cyclist from Paris and champion of the 1923 Tour de France. In addition to his 29 career victories, he was known for his long-standing feud with Tour founder Henri Desgrange and for protesting against the conditions endured by riders in the early years of the Tour...
(1889-1935), a French racing cyclist - Henri PescaroloHenri PescaroloHenri Pescarolo is a former racing driver from France. He participated in 64 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 22 September 1968. He achieved one podium, and scored a total of 12 championship points...
(born 1942), a French racing driver - Henri PoincaréHenri PoincaréJules Henri Poincaré was a French mathematician, theoretical physicist, engineer, and a philosopher of science...
(1854-1912), a French mathematician, theoretical physicist and philosopher of science - Henri RichardHenri RichardJoseph Henri Richard is a former professional ice hockey player who played centre with the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League from 1955 to 1975...
(born 1936), a Canadian professional ice hockey player - Henri de Toulouse-LautrecHenri de Toulouse-LautrecHenri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa or simply Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman, and illustrator, whose immersion in the colourful and theatrical life of fin de siècle Paris yielded an œuvre of exciting, elegant and provocative images of the modern...
(1864–1901), a French painter, printmaker, draftsman and illustrator - Henri ToivonenHenri ToivonenHenri Pauli Toivonen was a Finnish rally driver born in Jyväskylä, the home of Rally Finland. His father, Pauli Toivonen, was the 1968 European Rally Champion for Porsche and his brother, Harri Toivonen, became a professional circuit racer.Toivonen's first World Rally Championship victory came...
(1956-1986), a Finnish rally driver - Henri ToivomäkiHenri ToivomäkiHenri Toivomäki is a Finnish footballer, who plays as a defender. He currently plays for AFC Ajax. He previously played for FC Lahti and Atalanta.-Career:...
(born 1991), a Finnish footballer - Henri LansburyHenri LansburyHenri George Lansbury is an English footballer who plays for West Ham United, on loan from Arsenal.-Arsenal:Lansbury was born in Enfield, London and grew up in Potters Bar. In 1999, he joined Arsenal as a schoolboy from the books of Norwich City. He has featured regularly for both the club's...
(born 1990), an English footballer - Henri, a character from the film An American TailAn American TailAn American Tail is a 1986 American animated adventure film directed by Don Bluth and produced by Sullivan Bluth Studios and Amblin Entertainment. The film tells the story of Fievel Mouskewitz and his family as they immigrate from Russia to America for freedom. However, Fievel gets lost and must...
- Robert HenriRobert HenriRobert Henri was an American painter and teacher. He was a leading figure of the Ashcan School in art.- Early life :...
(1865-1929), an American painter - Victor HenriVictor HenriVictor Henri was a French physical chemist. He published over 500 papers in a variety of disciplines including biochemistry, physical chemistry, psychology and physiology....
(1872-1940), a French chemist
other
- Hurricane Henri (disambiguation)
See also
- EinoEinoEino is a Finnish and Estonian masculine given name. The name is thought to be the Finno-Ugric form of the given name Henri. Both Finnish and Estonian languages belong to the Finno-Ugric language group through their being Uralic languages...
, an equivalent Finno-Ugric (e.g. Finnish) given name - Henry, an equivalent English given name