Harry is a male given name, the

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form of Henry. It is also a diminutive form of

Harold Harold may refer to: People * Harold (given name), including a list of persons and fictional characters with the name * Harold (surname), surname in the English language * András Arató, known in meme culture as "Hide the Pain Harold" Arts ...

, Harrison or Harvey.

People

* Harry Akst (1894–1963), American songwriter * Harry Altham (1888–1965), English cricketer *

Harry Anderson Harry Laverne Anderson (October 14, 1952 – April 16, 2018) was an American actor, comedian and magician. He is best known for his role of Judge Harry Stone on the 1984–1992 television series ''Night Court''. He later starred in the si ...

, American actor, writer, director and magician * Harry Andrews (1911–1989), English film actor * Harry Atkinson (1831–1892), tenth Premier of New Zealand *

Harry B. Smith Harry Bache Smith (December 28, 1860 – January 1, 1936) was a writer, lyricist and composer. The most prolific of all American stage writers, he is said to have written over 300 librettos and more than 6000 lyrics. Some of his best-known works ...

(1860–1936), writer, lyricist, and composer *

Harry Bateman Harry Bateman FRS (29 May 1882 – 21 January 1946) was an English mathematician with a specialty in differential equations of mathematical physics. With Ebenezer Cunningham, he expanded the views of spacetime symmetry of Lorentz and Poinca ...

(1882–1946), English mathematician *

Harry Bateman (artist) Harry Bateman (1896–1976) was an English artist. Bateman volunteered for the Royal Field Artillery. During World War I, he served as a gunner and signaller in the Somme-Thiepval and Beaumont-Hamel area during April to November 1916 and wa ...

(1896–1976), English landscape painter * Harry Bass (disambiguation) *

Harry Belafonte Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927) is an American singer, activist, and actor. As arguably the most successful Jamaican-American pop star, he popularized the Trinbagonian Caribbean musical style with an internati ...

(born 1927), American singer, songwriter, actor and social activist * Harry Blackmun (1908–1999), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States * Harry Bong (1905–1987), Swedish Navy officer *

Harry Boykoff Harry J. Boykoff (July 24, 1922 – February 20, 2001) was a professional American basketball player. During his career he was often referred to as "Heshie", Big Hesh", and "Big Boy". He stood at tall. Early life Boykoff was born on the Lower ...

(1922–2001), American basketball player * Harry Brewis (born 1991), English YouTube personality * Harry Browne (1933–2006), American writer, politician, and investment analyst *

Harry Chapin Harold Forster Chapin (; December 7, 1942 – July 16, 1981) was an American singer-songwriter, philanthropist, and hunger activist best known for his folk rock and pop rock songs. He achieved worldwide success in the 1970s. Chapin, a Grammy A ...

(1942-1981), American folk singer-songwriter and philanthropist * Harry Choates (1922–1951), American fiddler *

Harry Cothliff Harold Thomas Cothliff (24 March 1916 – 1976) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Torquay United as a right half A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders m ...

(1916–1976), English footballer *

Harry Crider Harry Crider (born May 18, 1999) is an American football guard who is a free agent. He played college football at Indiana. Early life and education Harry Crider was born on May 18, 1999, in Columbus, Indiana. He attended Columbus East High Scho ...

(born 1999), American football player * Harry Danning, American Major League Baseball All Star catcher *

Harry Davenport Harry Davenport may refer to: * Harry Davenport (actor) (1866–1949), American film and stage actor * Harry Davenport (footballer) (1900–1984), Australian footballer * Harry J. Davenport (1902–1977), Democratic Party member of the U.S. House ...

(1866–1949), American actor * Harry Dias Bandaranaike (1822-1901), first Sinhala and first indigenous Puisne Justice and acting Chief Justice of the

Supreme Court of Sri Lanka The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා ශ්‍රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණය, Sri Lanka Sreshthadikaranaya; ta, இலங்கை உயர் நீதிமன்றம், Ilankai uyar neetimanram) is th ...

* Harry Eisenstat (1915–2003), Major League Baseball player * Harry Feldman (1919–1962), Major League Baseball pitcher * Harry Wickwire Foster, senior Canadian Army officer who commanded two Canadian divisions during World War II, one of the principal commanders of Aleutian Islands campaign and Operation Cottage *

Harry Fox Harry Fox (born Arthur Carringford; May 25, 1882 – July 20, 1959) was an American vaudeville dancer, actor, and comedian. Biography Fox is most notably famous for being related as name-source to the Fox Trot dance in New York. In "Dance Mad" ...

(1882–1959), American vaudeville dancer, actor and comedian born Arthur Carringford *

Harry Gideonse Harry David Gideonse (May 17, 1901 – March 12, 1985) was a Dutch-born American economist. He was the second President of Brooklyn College, from 1939 to 1966, and Chancellor of the New School for Social Research from 1966 until 1975. Early and ...

(1901–1985), American President of

Brooklyn College , mottoeng = Nothing without great effort , established = , parent = CUNY , type = Public university , endowment = $98.0 million (2019) , budget = $123.96 m ...

, and Chancellor of the

New School for Social Research The New School for Social Research (NSSR) is a graduate-level educational institution that is one of the divisions of The New School in New York City, United States. The university was founded in 1919 as a home for progressive era thinkers. NSS ...

* Harry Goodsir (1819–c. 1848), Scottish physician and naturalist * Harry Goonatilake (1929–2008), 5th Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force * Harry Gottsacker (born 1999), American racing driver * Harry Grindell Matthews, English inventor who claimed to have invented a death ray in the 1920s * Harry Gwala (1920-1995), South African

African National Congress The African National Congress (ANC) is a social-democratic political party in South Africa. A liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid, it has governed the country since 1994, when the first post-apartheid election install ...

and

Communist Party of South Africa The South African Communist Party (SACP) is a communist party in South Africa. It was founded in 1921 as the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), tactically dissolved itself in 1950 in the face of being declared illegal by the governing Na ...

revolutionary * Harry Harris (boxer) (1880–1959), American world champion bantamweight * Harry Hollins (1932–1989), American politician *

Harry Houdini Harry Houdini (, born Erik Weisz; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) was a Hungarian-American Escapology, escape artist, Magic (illusion), magic man, and stunt performer, noted for his Escapology, escape acts. His pseudonym is a reference to ...

(1874–1926), American escapologist and stunt performer born Erik Weisz * Harry Kalas (1936-2009), American sportscaster * Harry Kane (born 1993), English footballer * Harry Kinnard, American general officer, one of the principal commanders of

Pleiku Campaign The Pleiku Campaign took place from 23 October to 26 November 1965.Kinnard, p.1 II Corps Command named it Pleime Campaign, with a slightly different starting date of 20 October instead of 23 October, consisted of three operations:Vĩnh Lộc, p. ...

* Harry Krakow (1910–1991), birth name of King Levinsky, American heavyweight boxer *

Harry Lewis (boxer) Harry Lewis (Harry Besterman; September 16, 1886 – February 22, 1956), was an American boxer, generally credited with holding the Welterweight Championship of the World from April 1908 to March 1911. He defeated "Young Joseph", the reignin ...

(1886–1956), American world champion welterweight born Harry Besterman * Harry Lewis (born 1996) W2S (big bog) * Harry Luff (1856-1916), American Major League Baseball player *

Harry Maguire Jacob Harry Maguire (born 5 March 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Manchester United and the England national team. Maguire came through the youth system at Sheffield United before graduating ...

(born 1993), English footballer * Harry Manser (1874–1955), justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court * Harry Michael (born 1992), Australian rapper and songwriter, known professionally as Masked Wolf * Harry S. Morgan (1945–2011), German director and producer of pornographic movies * Sir Harry Burrard Neale, British officer of the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament for Lymington *

Harry Ord Sir Harry St. George Ord (17 June 1819 – 20 August 1885) was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Bermuda between 1861 and 1864, Governor of the Straits Settlements between 1867 and 1873, and Governor of Western Australi ...

(1819–1885), British colonial administrator *

Harry Peglar Henry "Harry" Peter Peglar (22 February 1812 – c. 1849) was an English seaman who served in the Royal Navy. He served as Captain of the Foretop, a Petty officer, Petty Officer rank, on HMS Terror (1813), HMS ''Terror'' during the Franklin's ...

(1812 – c. 1849), English seaman * Harry Prendergast (1834–1913), British general, one of the principal commanders of

Third Anglo-Burmese War The Third Anglo-Burmese War ( my, တတိယ အင်္ဂလိပ် – မြန်မာစစ်, Tatiya Anggalip–Mran cac), also known as the Third Burma War, took place during 7–29 November 1885, with sporadic resistance conti ...

* Harry Redknapp (born 1947), English footballer and manager *

Harry Reems Herbert John Streicher (August 27, 1947 – March 19, 2013), better known by his professional pseudonym Harry Reems, was an American pornographic actor and later a successful real estate agent. His most famous roles were as Doctor Young in ...

(1947–2013), American pornographic film actor * Harry Roque (born 1966), Filipino lawyer and former law professor * Harry Shum Jr. (born 1982), Costa Rican-American actor, singer, dancer, and choreographer * Harry Styles (born 1994), British singer, songwriter, actor as well as member of the boy band One Direction. * Harry Stafford (disambiguation), multiple people *

Harry Swartz Harrison "Harry" Swartz (born March 19, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club New Mexico United. Career Swartz is from Needham, Massachusetts. He played soccer at Needham High School, ...

(born 1996), American soccer player *

Harry Alan Towers Harry Alan Towers (19 October 1920 – 31 July 2009) was a British radio and independent film producer and screenwriter. He wrote numerous screenplays for the films he produced, often under the pseudonym Peter Welbeck. He produced over 80 f ...

(1920–2009), British-born radio and independent film producer and screenwriter *

Harry Traver Harry Guy Traver (November 25, 1877 – September 27, 1961) was an American engineer and early roller coaster designer. As the founder of the Traver Engineering Company, Traver was responsible for the production of gentle amusement rides like t ...

(1877-1961), American roller coaster and amusement ride engineer * Harry Treadaway (born 1984), English actor * Harry S. Truman (1884–1972), 33rd President of the United States * Harry Vickers (disambiguation), multiple people * Harry Warner (1881–1958), American cartoonist and one of the founders of

Warner Brothers Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of Warner Bros. D ...

* Harry Wright (disambiguation), multiple people *

Harry Winks Harry Billy Winks (born 2 February 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central or defensive midfielder for Serie A club Sampdoria, on loan from Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. He has represented England at int ...

(born 1993) English footballer *

H. J. Sterling Harry John Sterling (April 26, 1882May 23, 1959) was a Canadian ice hockey administrator. He was elected president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) in 1920, after serving as an Ontario Hockey Association executive and as presi ...

(Harry John Sterling; 1882–1959), Canadian ice hockey administrator * Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (born 1984), second son of King Charles III of the United Kingdom Harry Styles

Fictional characters

* Harry, a main character in ''

Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs ''Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs'' is a series of children's books written and drawn by Ian Whybrow and Adrian Reynolds. The series is about a five-year-old boy named Harry, who has a bucket full of six dinosaurs named Taury, Trike, Pats ...

'' *

Harry Potter ''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, all of whom are students at ...

, the title character in ''Harry Potter'' series by J. K. Rowling *

Sheriff Harry S. Truman The following is a list of characters from the television series ''Twin Peaks'', the film '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'', and the 2017 revival. Overview Concepts Bob Frank Silva was a set decorator who worked on the pilot episode ...

, a character in the American television series ''Twin Peaks'' * Harry Callahan, Clint Eastwood's character in the '' Dirty Harry'' film series * Harry Callahan, a minor character in Diane Duane's ''Young Wizards'' series * Harry Lyme ( Joe Pesci), an antagonist in the ''Home Alone'' series *

Harry Solomon Harry S. Solomon is a character in ''3rd Rock from the Sun'', played by French Stewart. He is the brother of Dick Solomon and Sally Solomon, and the uncle of Tommy Solomon. His middle initial is mentioned in the episode "Dick the Vote." French S ...

, a character on the sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun * Harry Fisher, a former character in the BBC drama '' Waterloo Road'' * Harry Coleman, a character in the 2003 film ''Freaky Friday'' * Harry Bailey, George Bailey's younger brother in the movie '' It's A Wonderful Life'' * Harry Haller, the protagonist in Hermann Hesse's '' Steppenwolf'' * Sir Harry Pearce, a character in the BBC spy drama ''Spooks'' * Sir Harry Paget Flashman, main and eponymous character in the "Flashman" series by George MacDonald Fraser * Harry Mason, protagonist in the 1999 survival horror video game ''Silent Hill''. * Harry Sullivan, a companion to Tom Baker's Doctor in the British television series ''Doctor Who'' * Harry Dresden, the title character Jim Butcher's urban fantasy series, ''The Dresden Files'' and in ''The Dresden Files (TV series)'' * Harry the Hobo, a character played by Bilal Shahid in the British web series '' Corner Shop Show'' * Harry the Horse, a character in the Broadway Musical ''

Guys and Dolls ''Guys and Dolls'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on " The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" (1933) and "Blood Pressure", which are two short stories by Damon Runyon, and also b ...

'' * Harry Hewitt, a character from

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Orig ...

* Harry Osborn, a character from Spider-Man * Harry Sultenfuss, a character 1991 and 1994 American coming-of-age comedy-drama movies '' My Girl'' and '' My Girl 2'' played by

Dan Aykroyd Daniel Edward Aykroyd ( ; born July 1, 1952) is a Canadian actor, comedian, producer, musician and writer. He was an original member of the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" on ''Saturday Night Live'' (1975–1979). During his tenure on ''SNL'' ...

* Harry Wells, a character from the Arrowverse franchise * Harry Keogh, the main character in Brian Lumley's series of horror novels, ''

Necroscope ''Necroscope'' is the title of a series of horror novels by British author Brian Lumley. The term ''necroscope'', as defined in the series, describes someone who can communicate with the dead (coined Deadspeak later in the series). Unlike ...

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