Henri is an Estonian, Finnish, French, German and Luxembourgish form of the masculine given name

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List of rulers named Henry There have been many monarchs adopting the name "Henry". Years shown below are the regnal years. {{tocright Byzantine Empire * Henry of Flanders (1205–1216) (Latin Empire) Castile * Henry I of Castile * Henry II of Castile * Henry III of Cas ...

' for Kings of France named Henri.'' *

Henri I de Montmorency Henri I de Montmorency (15 June 1534 in Chantilly, Oise – 2 April 1614), Marshal of France, and Constable of France, seigneur of Damville, served as Governor of Languedoc from 1563 to 1614. Biography Born on 15 June 1534, Henri was the son ...

(1534–1614), Marshal and Constable of France *

Henri I, Duke of Nemours Biography Henri of Savoy (french: Henri de Savoie) (2 November 157210 July 1632), called originally Marquis de Saint-Sorlin, was the son of Jacques of Savoy and Anna d'Este, the widow of François de Lorraine, Duke of Guise. He succeeded his br ...

(1572–1632), the son of Jacques of Savoy and Anna d'Este *

Henri II, Duke of Nemours Henri of Savoy (7 November 1625, Paris – 4 January 1659, Paris) was the seventh Duc de Nemours (1652–59), and was also Count of Geneva. Henri, as the third son of Henri de Savoie, 4th Duc de Nemours, was not expected to succeed to the dukedo ...

(1625–1659), the seventh Duc de Nemours *

Henri, Count of Harcourt Henri de Lorraine (20 March 1601 – 25 July 1666, Royaumont Abbey), known as ''Cadet la Perle'', was a French nobleman. He was count of Harcourt, count of Armagnac, count of Brionne and viscount of Marsan. He was the younger son of Charles I, ...

(1601–1666), French nobleman *

Henri, Dauphin of Viennois Henri Dauphin (or Henri de la Tour du Pin) (1296–1349) was a bishop of Metz, France from 1319 to 1325. Biography Henri was the son of Humbert I and Anne of Burgundy. In 1318 he succeeded as regent to the Dauphiné of Viennois, on behalf of ...

(1296–1349), bishop of Metz *

Henri de Gondi (disambiguation) Henri de Gondi may refer to: * Henri de Gondi (cardinal) Henri de Gondi (1572 – 13 August 1622) was a French bishop and cardinal of the Gondi family. He was the son of Albert de Gondi, duc de Retz and Claude Catherine de Clermont-Tonnerre. ...

Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne (''titular'' Duke of Bouillon, ''jure uxoris'', ''comte de Montfort et Negrepelisse, vicomte de Turenne, Castillon, et Lanquais'') (28 September 1555 – 25 March 1623) was a member of the powerful (then Huguenot) House ...

(1555–1623), member of the powerful House of La Tour d'Auvergne *

Henri Emmanuel Boileau, baron de Castelnau Henri Emmanuel Boileau, baron de Castelnau (1857-1923) was a French alpinist and sportsman who took part in the first ascent of the Meije. After his career as an alpinist he competed as an amateur cyclist. Biography Boileau de Castelnau was ...

(1857–1923), French mountain climber *

Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Henri (french: Henri Albert Gabriel Félix Marie Guillaume, ; born 16 April 1955) is the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. He has reigned since 7 October 2000. Henri, the eldest son of Grand Duke Jean and Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium, is a f ...

(born 1955), the head of state of Luxembourg *

Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway Henri de Massue, 2nd Marquis de Ruvigny, Earl of Galway, (9 April 16483 September 1720) was a French Huguenot soldier and diplomat who was influential in the English service in the Nine Years' War and the War of the Spanish Succession. Biograp ...

, French Huguenot soldier and diplomat, one of the principal commanders of

Battle of Almansa The Battle of Almansa took place on 25 April 1707, during the War of the Spanish Succession. It was fought between an army loyal to Philip V of Spain, House of Bourbon, Bourbon claimant to the Spanish throne, and one supporting his House of Habs ...

François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg François Henri de Montmorency-Bouteville, Duke of Piney-Luxembourg, commonly known as Luxembourg (8 January 1628 – 4 January 1695), and nicknamed "The Upholsterer of Notre-Dame" (''Le Tapissier de Notre-Dame''), was a French general and Marsh ...

, French general,

marshal of France Marshal of France (french: Maréchal de France, plural ') is a French military distinction, rather than a military rank, that is awarded to generals for exceptional achievements. The title has been awarded since 1185, though briefly abolished (1 ...

, one of the principal commanders of

Battle of Steenkerque The Battle of Steenkerque, also known as ''Steenkerke'', ''Steenkirk'' or ''Steinkirk'' was fought on 3 August 1692, during the Nine Years' War, near Steenkerque, then part of the Spanish Netherlands but now in modern Belgium A French force ...

Henri, Prince of Condé (1552–1588) Henri I de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (29 December 1552 – 5 March 1588) was a French Prince du Sang and Huguenot general like his more prominent father, Louis I, Prince of Condé. Life Henri was the eldest son of Louis I de Bourbon and Eléanor ...

, French Prince du Sang and Huguenot general *

Henri, Prince of Condé (1588–1646) Henri II de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (1 September 1588 – 26 December 1646) was the head of the senior-most cadet branch of the House of Bourbon for nearly all his life and heir presumptive to the King of France for the first few years of his li ...

, member of the reigning House of Bourbon *

Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount of Turenne Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de Turenne (11 September 161127 July 1675), commonly known as Turenne , was a French general and one of only six Marshal of France, Marshals to have been promoted Marshal General of France. The most illustr ...

, French Marshal General and one of the principal commanders of

Thirty Years' War The Thirty Years' War was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history The history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe (prior to about 800 BC), classical antiquity (80 ...

* Prince Henri, Count of Paris (1908–1999), claimant to the throne of France from 1940 until his death * Prince Henri, Count of Paris, Duke of France (born 1933), claimant to the French throne * Prince Henri Marie Jean André de Laborde de Monpezat (1934-2018), Prince Consort to Queen

Margrethe II of Denmark Margrethe II (; Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid, born 16 April 1940) is Queen of Denmark. Having reigned as Denmark's monarch for over 50 years, she is Europe's longest-serving current head of state and the world's only incumbent femal ...

; Others *

Henri Aalto Henri Aalto (born 20 April 1989) is a Finnish professional football defender who plays for Finnish Veikkausliiga club Honka. He began his senior club career playing for Honka and made his league debut at age 19 in 2008. He helped Honka win tw ...

(born 1989), Finnish footballer *

Henri Anspach Henri Lucien Ernest Eugène Anspach (10 July 1882 in Belgium – 29 March 1979) was a Belgian épée and foil fencer. He was an Olympic champion in team épée. Olympic fencing career Anspach, who was Jewish, was born in Brussels, Belgiu ...

(1882–1979), Belgian Olympic champion épée and foil fencer *

Henri Anier Henri Anier (born 17 December 1990) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Thai League 1 club Muangthong United and the Estonia national team. Club career Flora Anier came through the Flora youth system. He moved to ...

(born 1990), Estonian footballer *

Henri Becquerel Antoine Henri Becquerel (; 15 December 1852 – 25 August 1908) was a French engineer, physicist, Nobel laureate, and the first person to discover evidence of radioactivity. For work in this field he, along with Marie Skłodowska-Curie and P ...

(1852–1908), French physicist who discovered radioactivity *

Henri Bergson Henri-Louis Bergson (; 18 October 1859 – 4 January 1941) was a French philosopherHenri Bergson. 2014. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 13 August 2014, from https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/61856/Henri-Bergson

(1859–1941), French philosopher *

Henri Mathias Berthelot Henri Mathias Berthelot (7 December 1861 – 29 January 1931) was a French general during World War I. He held an important staff position under Joseph Joffre, the French commander-in-chief, at the First Battle of the Marne, before later commandi ...

(1861-1931), French general during World War I *

Henri Bertini Henri Jérôme Bertini (28 October 1798 – 30 September 1876) was a French classical composer and pianist. He was born into a family of musicians and attracted the attention of François-Joseph Fétis when he toured Europe as a child prodigy. ...

, French classical composer and pianist *

Henri Betti Henri Betti, born Ange Betti (24 July 1917 – 7 July 2005), was a French composer and a pianist. Pianist and composer of Maurice Chevalier from 1940 to 1945, Henri Betti is best known for composing the music of the songs ''C'est si bon'' (lyric ...

(1917–2005), French composer and pianist * Henri Beunke (1851–1925), Dutch writer *

Henri Bienvenu Henri Bienvenu Ntsama (born 5 July 1988) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays for French club FC Métropole Troyenne as a striker. Career CA Bizertin Henri Bienvenu began his professional career in the 2006–07 season at Club Athlétique Bi ...

(born 1988), Cameroonian footballer *

Henri Bol Henri Cornelis Bol (10 January 1945 – 10 July 2000) was a Dutch still life painter, whose work was noted for its realism and ''trompe-l'œil'' technique. Life and career Bol was born and raised in Eindhoven as the eldest son of painter Kees ...

(1945–2000), Dutch still life painter *

Henri Cappetta Henri Cappetta is a French ichthyologist specializing in the paleontology of shark Sharks are a group of elasmobranch fish characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton, five to seven gill slits on the sides of the head, and pectoral fins tha ...

, French ichthyologist *

Henri Cartan Henri Paul Cartan (; 8 July 1904 – 13 August 2008) was a French mathematician who made substantial contributions to algebraic topology. He was the son of the mathematician Élie Cartan, nephew of mathematician Anna Cartan, oldest brother of co ...

(1904–2008), French mathematician *

Henri Cartier-Bresson Henri Cartier-Bresson (; 22 August 1908 – 3 August 2004) was a French humanist photographer considered a master of candid photography, and an early user of 35mm film. He pioneered the genre of street photography, and viewed photography as cap ...

(1908–2004), French photographer considered to be the father of modern photojournalism *

Henri Casadesus Henri-Gustave Casadesus (30 September 1879, Paris – 31 May 1947, Paris) was a violist, viola d'amore player, composer, and music publisher. Early life Casadesus received his early musical instruction with Albert Lavignac and studied viola with ...

(1879–1947), French violist and music publisher *

Henri Cassini Count Alexandre Henri Gabriel de Cassini (9 May 1781 – 23 April 1832) was a French botanist and natural history, naturalist, who specialised in the sunflower family (Asteraceae) (then known as family Compositae). He was the youngest of five chi ...

(1781–1832), French botanist and naturalist *

Henri Coandă Henri Marie Coandă (; 7 June 1886 – 25 November 1972)''Flight'' 1973 was a Romanian inventor, aerodynamics pioneer, and builder of an experimental aircraft, the Coandă-1910 described by Coandă in the mid-1950s as the world's first jet, a co ...

(1886–1972), Romanian inventor, aerodynamics pioneer and builder of an experimental aircraft *

Henri Cohen (water polo) Henri Cohen (died 1930) was a Belgian sportsman who specialized in water polo. See also * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) Men's water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since 1900. Hungary men's national water p ...

(died 1930), Belgian water polo Olympic silver medalist *

Henri Cordier Henri Cordier (8 August 184916 March 1925) was a French linguist, historian, ethnographer, author, editor and Orientalist. He was President of the Société de Géographie ( French, "Geographical Society") in Paris.Henri Cordier Henri Cordier (8 August 184916 March 1925) was a French linguist, historian, ethnographer, author, editor and Orientalist. He was President of the Société de Géographie ( French, "Geographical Society") in Paris.Henri Drell Henri Drell (born 25 April 2000) is an Estonian professional basketball player for the Windy City Bulls of the NBA G League. He also represents the Estonian national basketball team internationally. Standing at 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in), he plays ...

(born 2000), Estonian basketball player *

Henri Dufaux Henri Dufaux (18 September 1879, Chens-sur-Léman – 25 December 1980, Geneva) was a 101-year-old Swiss painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "sup ...

(1879–1980), Swiss painter *

Henri Duvanel Henri Duvanel (7 March 1896 – 21 February 1953) was a French water polo player. He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Oly ...

, French Olympic water polo player *

Henri Estienne Henri Estienne (; ; 1528 or 15311598), also known as Henricus Stephanus (), was a French printer and classical scholar. He was the eldest son of Robert Estienne. He was instructed in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew by his father and would eventually tak ...

(16th century), Parisian printer and classical scholar *

Henri Farman Henri Farman (26 May 1874– 17 July 1958) was a British-French aviator and aircraft designer and manufacturer with his brother Maurice Farman. Before dedicating himself to aviation he gained fame as a sportsman, specifically in cycling and moto ...

(1874–1958), French aviator and aircraft designer and manufacturer *

Henri-Nicolas Frey Henri-Nicolas Frey was a French major general of the Troupes coloniales. He led the French troops at the Battle of Peking in August 1900 where a multinational force ended the siege of foreign legations during the Boxer Rebellion. Biography Henr ...

, French general, one of the principal commanders of

Boxer Rebellion The Boxer Rebellion, also known as the Boxer Uprising, the Boxer Insurrection, or the Yihetuan Movement, was an anti-foreign, anti-colonial, and anti-Christian uprising in China between 1899 and 1901, towards the end of the Qing dynasty, by ...

Gaselee Expedition The Gaselee Expedition was a successful relief by a multi-national military force to march to Beijing and protect the diplomatic legations and foreign nationals in the city from attacks in 1900. The expedition was part of the war of the Boxer Re ...

and

Battle of Beijing Battle of Beijing may refer to multiple battles fought in what is now Beijing: * Battle of Gaoliang River (979), between the Liao and Song dynasties * Battle of Zhongdu (1215), between the Mongols and the Jurchen Jin dynasty * Battle of Dadu (1368), ...

* Henri Gouraud (1867-1946), French general, best known for his leadership of the French Fourth Army at the end of the First World War *

Henri Häkkinen Henri Häkkinen (born 16 June 1980, in Joensuu) is a Finnish sport shooter. He won the bronze medal in Men's 10m air rifle at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He was leading with Abhinav Bindra of India until the final shot. Bindra won gold wit ...

(born 1980), Finnish sport shooter *

Henri Järvelaid Henri Järvelaid (born 11 December 1998) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Estonian club Nõmme Kalju. Club career In 2014, Järvelaid trained with Tottenham Hotspur and Birmingham City academies, but the tri ...

(born 1998), Estonian footballer * Henri Kichka (1926–2020), Belgian writer and Holocaust survivor * Henri Kontinen (born 1990), Finnish tennis player * Henri Krasucki (1924–2003), French trade unionist * Henri Lansbury (born 1990), English footballer * Henri Lebesgue (1875–1941), French mathematician * Henri Leconte (born 1963), French professional tennis player * Henri Legay (1920–1992), French operatic tenor * Henri Lehmann (1814–1882), German-born French historical painter and portraitist * Henri Matisse (1869–1954), French artist * Henri Menier (1853–1913), French businessman and adventurer *

Henri Messerer Henri Messerer (19 May 1838 – 5 October 1923) was a French organist and composer. The ''Rue Henri Messerer'' in his hometown of Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the Fr ...

(1838-1923), French organist and music composer * Henri Moissan (1852–1907), the French winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1906. He worked with

fluorine Fluorine is a chemical element with the symbol F and atomic number 9. It is the lightest halogen and exists at standard conditions as a highly toxic, pale yellow diatomic gas. As the most electronegative reactive element, it is extremely reacti ...

, and it killed him. * Henri Nouwen (1932–1996), Dutch Catholic priest, professor and writer * Henri van Opstal (born 1989), Dutch kickboxer * Henri Pélissier (1889–1935), French racing cyclist * Henri Pescarolo (born 1942), French racing driver *

Henri Poincaré Jules Henri Poincaré ( S: stress final syllable ; 29 April 1854 – 17 July 1912) was a French mathematician, theoretical physicist, engineer, and philosopher of science. He is often described as a polymath, and in mathematics as "The ...

(1854–1912), French mathematician, theoretical physicist and philosopher of science * Henri Rang (1902–1946), Romanian horse rider * Henri Richard (born 1936), Canadian professional ice hockey player * Henri Saint Cyr (1902–1979), Swedish military officer and equestrian *

Henri Tasso Henri Tasso (8 October 1882 – 12 February 1944) was a French Socialist politician. He served as the Mayor of Marseille from 1935 to 1939. He also served as a member of the National Assembly from 1924 to 1938, and of the Senate from 1938 to 1945 ...

(1882–1944), French politician * Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901), French painter, printmaker, illustrator * Henri Toivonen (1956–1986), Finnish rally driver * Henri Toivomäki (born 1991), Finnish footballer *

Henri Treial Henri Treial (born 28 May 1992) is an Estonian volleyball player, a member of the Estonia men's national volleyball team and Belgian club Greenyard Maaseik. Club career Treial was born in Võru, and started his career in hometown club Valio Võ ...

(born 1992), Estonian volleyball player *

Henri Weber Henri Weber (23 June 1944 – 26 April 2020) was a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the north-west of France. He was a member of the Socialist Party (PS), which is part of the Party of European Socialists, and sat on ...

(1944–2020), French politician * Henri, cat in the web series ''Henri, le Chat Noir'' ;Fictional characters * Henri, French pigeon in the 1986 film '' An American Tail'' * Henri, le Chat Noir, existential cat * Henri, title character of ''Henri'' (2013 film) * Pepe Henri Le Pew * Henri Richard Maurice Dutoit LeFevbre, An energetic, rambunctious French boy in the 2002 animated series '' Liberty's Kids''

Notable people with this surname

* Louie Henri (1864–1947), British singer and actress * Robert Henri (1865–1929), an American painter * Victor Henri (1872–1940), a French chemist