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Henry is an English male given name and a surname, derived from Heinrich of Germanic origin. Equivalents in other languages are Henrik (Scandinavian), Enrico (Italian), Henri (French), Enrique (Spanish), Henrik (Hungarian), Henryk (Polish), Henning (Swedish) and Henrique (Portuguese). Henry may refer to:

Things
Places in the United States
Animals
People and fictional characters

Surname
First name
Royalty
Shakespearean plays
Novel

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
Henry, Christy Brown's name for the cart that gave him independence in his autobiography, My Left Foot.

Places in the United States

Henry, Illinois
Henry, South Dakota
Henry, Tennessee
Henry, Franklin County, Virginia
A number of counties named after Patrick Henry:

Animals

Henry the Hexapus, the world's first six-legged octopus

People and fictional characters

Surname

Alan Henry, British motorsport journalist
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
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 (painter) (1858-1943), Scottish painter (1880s to 1910s)
George Stewart Henry, (1871-1958) Canadian politician
Graham Henry, (b. 1946), New Zealander rugby union coach
Horrid Henry, fictional character and children' comedy TV show
Jim Henry (b. 1950), American author, attorney, and economist
John Henry, several people
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 Henry and Prosper Henry (1848-1905), French astronomers
Philip Henry, 4th and 5th Earl Stanhope
Philip Henry (clergyman) (1631-1696), English clergyman
Pierre Henry (1927–), French composer
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 (b. 1977), French footballer
Travis Henry (b. 1978), American Football player
Victor Henry (1850-1907), French philologist
William Henry, several people

First name

Henry, Bishop of Uppsala, (d.1150) Bishop of Uppsala. He became a martyr in Finland
Henry of Cocket, (d. 1127) a hermit Dane. He lived on the island of Cocket, off Northumberland, England.
Henry of Livonia, (b. 1180) Catholic priest. Author of Chronicle of Henry of Livonia one of the earliest histories of the Eastern Baltic.
Henry Aaron, (b. 1934) American baseball player. Played from 1954-1976 and held the record for most career home runs (755) until it was broken in 2007.
Henry G. Brinton, (b. 1960) American author and pastor. Contributor to The Washington Post, USA Today, and author of a few books.
Henri Cartier-Bresson, (1908-2004) French photographer. Considered to be the father of modern photojournalism.
Henry Cavill, (b. 1983) British actor
Henry Clay, (1777-1852) American/Kentucky statesman. A presidential candidate, compromiser, pacifier, War Hawk, and founder of the Whig Party.
Henry Collins (boxer), (b. 1977) Australian boxer.
Henry Cooper (boxer), (b. 1934) British boxer. Was the British, European and Commonwealth heavyweight champion in 1970.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, (1864-1901) French painter, printmaker, draftsman, and illustrator.
Henry Every, (born c. 1653) British pirate. Made one of the richest plunders in sea history and then retired and vanished.
Henry Flagler (1830-1913) American tycoon, real estate promoter, railroad developer, known as the father of Miama, Florida.
Henry Fonda, (1905-1982) American actor. Acted in 115 films, with another 73 as himself, and 16 broadway shows.
Henry Ford, (1863-1947) Industrialist. Father of the modern, assembly line, Ford Motor Company, and 161 patents.
Henry Georges, (1919....) musician
Hank Greenberg, (1911-1986). American baseball player. A premier power hitter and one of the first Jewish superstars in American pro sports.
Henry Hathaway, film director
Henry Hudson, sea explorer
Henry James, author
Henry Jekyll, title character in the Robert Louis Stevenson novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Henry Kissinger, politician
Henry Lau, Chinese singer, dancer and violinist in the Chinese boy band Super Junior-M
Henri Legay, French operatic tenor
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, poet
Henry Mancini, composer
Henry Marsh, American long-distance runner
Henry Matisse, artist
Henry Miller, author
Henry Pym (aka Ant Man, Giant Man, Goliath, and Yellowjacket), fictional character in the Marvel Universe
Henry Purcell, composer
Henry Ramsay, from the Australian soap Neighbours
Henry "Hank" Rearden, steelmaker from the Ayn Rand book Atlas Shrugged
Henry Rollins, singer
Henry David Thoreau, author
Henry Townshend, the main protagonist in the game Silent Hill 4
Henry Turner, the title character from the Harrison Ford film Regarding Henry.
Henry Winkler, actor, producer
Henry the Green Engine, a steam locomotive from The Railway Series of books by Reverend W. Awdry
Henry, a character from the 2008 video game No More Heroes
Henry, a character from the television show, KaBlam!