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 and is also a variant of Heinrich. Henry is a common king name and means 'Ruler of the home' or 'Lord of the house'[1].

Contents 1 Things 2 Places 3 People and Fictional Characters 3.1 Surname 3.2 First name 3.3 Shakesperean plays 3.4 Novel

[edit] 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 Rifle, the first "practical" repeating rifle
• Henry's law, a gas law in chemistry

[edit] Places

• Henry, South Dakota
• Henry, Mianus, Maryland
• Henry, Tennessee
• Henry, Franklin County, Virginia
• Henry, Sussex County, Virginia
• Henry County, Iowa
• A number of counties in U.S. states named after Patrick Henry:
  • Henry County, Alabama
  • Henry County, Georgia
  • Henry County, Illinois
  • Henry County, Indiana
  • Henry County, Kentucky
  • Henry County, Missouri
  • Henry County, Ohio
  • Henry County, Tennessee
  • Henry County, Virginia

[edit] People and Fictional Characters

[edit] Surname

• Henry is a surname of the Scottish Clan Henderson
• Alan Henry British Motorsport Journalist
• Allen Gerard Hendry(U.S 1936-1974) American Spy-Defected to U.S.S.R (1973)
• Alexander Henry (1739-1824), American fur trader
• Benjamin Tyler Henry (1821–1898), American inventor of the Henry rifle
• Beulah Louise Henry (1887–1973), American inventor; nicknamed "Lady Edison"
• Caleb Sprague Henry (1804-84), American clergyman
• Conor "the hitman" Henry (b.1986) Irish Criminal
• Charles Henry (1859- ? ), French librarian and editor
• Edward Henry (1850–1931), London police commissioner
• Edward Lamson Henry (1841-1919), American genre painter
• Etienne Ossian Henry (1798-1873), French chemist
• George Henry ( ? - ? ), Scottish painter (1880s to 1910s)
• George Stewart Henry, (1871-1958) Canadian politician
• Various people and characters called John Henry
• Joseph Henry (1797–1878), American physicist
• Lenny Henry (1958 –), British Comedian
• Mark Henry (1971 –), American professional wrestler
• Matthew Henry (1662-1714), English divine
• O. Henry [pen name] (1862–1910), American writer
• Patrick Henry (1736–1799), American politician
• Paul Pierre Henry (1848-1905), French astronomer
• Philip Henry 4th and 5th Earl Stanhope
• Philip Henry (1631-1696), English clergyman
• Henry, Prince of Prussia Three men, (1726-1802) and (1747-1767) and (1862-1929)
• Robert Henry (1718-90), Scottish historian and minister
• Robert L. Henry (1864-1931), American politician
• Robert L. Henry, Jr. (1882- ? ), American professor of law
• Stuart Henry (b. 1946), Australian politician
• Thierry Henry (1977–), French footballer
• Victor Henry (1850-1907), French philologist
• Various people called William Henry

[edit] First name

• Henry Aaron, baseball player
• Henry Clay, statesman
• Henry Cavill, British actor
• Henry Collins, Australian boxer
• Henry Cooper, British boxer
• Henry Flagler
• Henry Fonda, actor
• Henry Ford, industrialist
• Henry Every, pirate
• Henry the Green Engine, a character from Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
• Henry Greenberg, baseball player
• Henry Hathaway, film director
• Henry 'Hank' Pym (aka Ant Man, Giant Man, Goliath, and Yellowjacket), fictional character in the Marvel Universe
• Henry Hudson, sea explorer
• Henry James, author
• Henry Kissinger, politician
• Henry Liew, mathematician
• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, poet
• Henry Mancini, composer
• Henry Matisse, artist
• Henry Miller, author
• Henry G. Brinton, author
• Henry Purcell, composer
• Henry Ramsay, from the Australian soap Neighbours.
• Henry Rollins, singer
• Henry David Thoreau, author
• Henry Winkler, actor, producer
• Henry Townshend, the main protagonist in the game Silent Hill 4.
• Bishop Henry, bishop of Uppsala that became a martyr in Finland
• Henry of Livonia, Catholic priest, aurthor of Chronicle of Henry of Livonia.
• Many royals, 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 of Wales ("Harry"), the third in line to British throne

[edit] Shakesperean plays

• Henry IV Part 1
• Henry IV Part 2
• Henry V
• Henry VI part 1
• Henry VI part 2
• Henry VI part 3
• Henry VIII An historical drama, produced in 1613.

[edit] Novel

• Henry Esmond, by Thackeray (1852)