Henri is the French form of the masculine given name

Henry Henry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Henry (given name), including lists of people and fictional characters * Henry (surname) * Henry, a stage name of François-Louis Henry (1786–1855), French baritone Arts and entertainmen ...

, also in Estonian, Finnish, German and Luxembourgish. Bearers of the given name include:

People

French nobles

Henri I de Montmorency Henri de Montmorency, 3rd Duke of 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 Jun ...

(1534–1614), 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 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 duk ...

(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 ...

(1601–1666), French nobleman * Henri, Dauphin of Viennois (1296–1349), bishop of Metz *

Henri de Gondi (disambiguation) Henri de Gondi may refer to: * Henri de Gondi (cardinal), cardinal of Retz * Henri de Gondi, duc de Retz, nephew of the former {{Hndis, Gondi, Henri de ...

Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne (28 September 1555 – 25 March 1623), duc de Bouillon (''jure uxoris''), was a member of the powerful House of La Tour d'Auvergne, the Prince of Sedan and a marshal of France. He was a prominent Huguenot figure. Bio ...

(1555–1623), member of the powerful House of La Tour d'Auvergne * Henri Emmanuel Boileau, baron de Castelnau (1857–1923), French mountain climber *

Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Henri (; , ; born 16 April 1955) is Grand Duke of Luxembourg, reigning since 2000. He is the eldest son of Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Grand Duke Jean and Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium, Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium, a ...

(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. Biogr ...

(1648–1720), 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, Bourbon claimant to the Spanish throne, and one supporting his Habsburg rival, Archduke Charl ...

* François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg (1628–1695), French general,

marshal of France Marshal of France (, plural ') is a French military distinction, rather than a military rank, that is awarded to General officer, generals for exceptional achievements. The title has been awarded since 1185, though briefly abolished (1793–1804) ...

, one of the principal commanders of

Battle of Steenkerque The Battle of Steenkerque, also known as ''Steenkerke'', ''Steenkirk'', ''Steynkirk'' 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 ...

Henri, Prince of Condé (1552–1588) Henri, Prince of Condé may refer to: * Henri, Prince of Condé (1552–1588) * Henri, Prince of Condé (1588–1646) {{hndis ...

, French Prince du Sang and Huguenot general * Henri, Prince of Condé (1588–1646), 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 illus ...

(1611–1675), French Marshal General and one of the principal commanders of

Thirty Years' War The Thirty Years' War, fought primarily in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648, was one of the most destructive conflicts in History of Europe, European history. An estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died from battle, famine ...

* 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 (1933–2019), 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 a member of the Danish royal family who reigned as Queen of Denmark from 14 January 1972 until Abdication of Margrethe II, her abdication on 14 January 2024. Ha ...

Others

Henri Aalto Henri Aalto (born 20 April 1989) is a Finnish former professional footballer who last played as a defender for Finnish Veikkausliiga club Honka. He began his senior club career playing for Honka and made his league debut at age 19 in 2008. ...

(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 Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man and the Estonia national team. Club career Flora Anier came through the Flora youth system. He moved ...

(born 1990), Estonian footballer *

Henri Ardel Henri Ardel (pseudonym of Berthe Abraham; 1863–1938) was a French writer. She was a recipient of the and of the Ordre des Palmes académiques. Biography Berthe Marie Victorine Palmyre Abraham was born in Amiens on 6 June 1863. Her parents, Lu ...

(1863-1938), French writer *

Henri Arnaut de Zwolle Henri Arnaut de Zwolle (c. 1400, in Zwolle – September 6, 1466 in ParisJohn Koster, 'Arnaut de Zwolle, Henri', ''Grove Music Online'' ed. L. Macy (Accessed Sept 26 2007)) (often ''Henri Arnault'', also Henricus Arnold/Arnoldus/Arnoul of/van Zwol ...

(1400-1466), Dutch physician, astrnomer, astologer and organist *

Henri Becquerel Antoine Henri Becquerel ( ; ; 15 December 1852 – 25 August 1908) was a French nuclear physicist who shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics with Marie and Pierre Curie for his discovery of radioactivity. Biography Family and education Becq ...

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

Henri Bergson Henri-Louis Bergson (; ; 18 October 1859 – 4 January 1941) was a French philosopher who was influential in the traditions of analytic philosophy and continental philosophy, especially during the first half of the 20th century until the S ...

(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 commandin ...

(1861–1931), French general during World War I * Henri Bertini (1798–1876), 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'' (lyr ...

(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 Boério (born 1952), French former gymnast * Henri Bol (1945–2000), Dutch still life painter *

Henri Cappetta Henri Cappetta (August 29, 1946 – January 6, 2024) was a French ichthyologist specializing in the paleontology of sharks and rays. He was a managing director at the Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution in the University of Montpellier The Un ...

, 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 c ...

(1904–2008), French mathematician *

Henri Cartier-Bresson Henri Cartier-Bresson (; 22 August 1908 – 3 August 2004) was a French artist and Humanist photography, humanist photographer considered a master of candid photography, and an early user of 135 film, 35mm film. He pioneered the genre of street ...

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

Henri Casadesus Henri-Gustave Casadesus (30 September 1879 – 31 May 1947) was a violist, viola d'amore player, composer, and music publisher. Early life Born in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, Casadesus received his early musical instruction with Albert L ...

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

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

(1781–1832), French botanist and naturalist * Henri Charriere (1906–1973), French author *

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, which never flew. He invented a great number of devices, designed ...

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

Henri Cohen (water polo) Henri Cohen (21 March 1882 – 31 July 1931) 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 ...

(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 de la Rochejaquelein (1772–1794), French loyalist and commander of the Vendeans resistance during civil wars in France * Henri Drell (born 2000), Estonian basketball player * Henri Dufaux (1879–1980), Swiss painter * Henri Duvanel (1896–1953), 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 ...

(1528 or 1531–1598), 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 mo ...

(1874–1958), French aviator and aircraft designer and manufacturer * Henri-Nicolas Frey (1847–1932), French general, one of the principal commanders of

Boxer Rebellion The Boxer Rebellion, also known as the Boxer Uprising, was an anti-foreign, anti-imperialist, and anti-Christian uprising in North China between 1899 and 1901, towards the end of the Qing dynasty, by the Society of Righteous and Harmonious F ...

, Gaselee Expedition and Battle of Beijing *

Henri Giraud Henri Honoré Giraud (; 18 January 1879 – 11 March 1949) was a French military officer who was a leader of the Free French Forces during the Second World War until he was forced to retire in 1944. Born to an Alsatian family in Paris, Giraud ...

(1879–1949), French general, best known for being a commander of the Free French Forces in the Second World War *

Henri Gouraud Henri Gouraud (17 November 1867 - 16 September 1946) was a French army general. He played a central role in the colonization of French Africa and the Levant. During World War I, he fought in major battles such as those of the Argonne, the Dard ...

(1867–1946), French general, best known for his leadership of the French Fourth Army at the end of the First World War * Henri Häkkinen (born 1980), Finnish sport shooter * F. Henri Henriod (1905–1986), justice of the Utah Supreme Court *

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

(born 1998), Estonian footballer * Henri Kanninen (born 1994), Finnish ice hockey player * Henri Kichka (1926–2020), Belgian writer and

Holocaust survivor Holocaust survivors are people who survived the Holocaust, defined as the persecution and attempted annihilation of the Jews by Nazi Germany and Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, its collaborators before and during World War II ...

* Henri Koba (1936–2005), Central African diplomat and journalist *

Henri Kontinen Henri Kontinen (; born 19 June 1990) is a Finnish former professional tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in doubles. After being forced to end his singles career at a young age due to injuries, having reached a career-high ranking of No ...

(born 1990), Finnish tennis player *

Henri Krasucki Henri Krasucki (2 September 1924 in Wołomin, Poland – 24 January 2003 in France) was a Politics of France, French trade-unionist, former secretary general of the General Confederation of Labour (France), General Confederation of Labour (CGT) ...

(1924–2003), French trade unionist * Henri Le Masne (1919–1954), Formerly missing person *

Henri Lansbury Henri George Lansbury (born 12 October 1990) is an English former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. Throughout his career, he played for Arsenal F.C., Arsenal, where he ascended from the club's academy, in ...

(born 1990), English footballer *

Henri Lebesgue Henri Léon Lebesgue (; ; June 28, 1875 – July 26, 1941) was a French mathematician known for his Lebesgue integration, theory of integration, which was a generalization of the 17th-century concept of integration—summing the area between an ...

(1875–1941), French mathematician *

Henri Leconte Henri Leconte (; born 4 July 1963) is a French former 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. During ...

(born 1963), French professional tennis player * Henri Legay (1920–1992), French operatic tenor *

Henri Lehmann Henri Lehmann (; 14 April 1814 – 30 March 1882) was a German-born French historical painter and portraitist. Life Born Heinrich Salem Lehmann in Kiel, in the Duchy of Holstein, he received his first art tuition from his father Leo Lehmann ...

(1814–1882), German-born French historical painter and portraitist *

Henri Matisse Henri Émile Benoît Matisse (; 31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French visual arts, visual artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a drawing, draughtsman, printmaking, printmaker, ...

(1869–1954), French artist *

Henri Menier Henri Émile Anatole Menier (; July 14, 1853 – September 6, 1913) was a French businessman and adventurer and a member of the Menier family of chocolatiers. Born in Paris, he was the son of Émile-Justin Menier and grandson to Antoine Brutus ...

(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 (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture o ...

(1838–1923), French organist and music composer *

Henri Moissan Ferdinand Frédéric Henri Moissan (; 28 September 1852 – 20 February 1907) was a French chemist and pharmacist who won the 1906 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in isolating fluorine from its compounds. Among his other contributions, Mo ...

(1852–1907), the French winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1906 *

Henri Nouwen Henri Jozef Machiel Nouwen (January 24, 1932 – September 21, 1996) was a Dutch Catholic priest, professor, writer and theologian. His interests were rooted primarily in psychology, pastoral ministry, spirituality, social justice and commun ...

(1932–1996), Dutch Catholic priest, professor and writer *

Henri van Opstal Henri van Opstal (born February 20, 1989) is a Dutch kickboxer who competes in the middleweight division. Van Opstal came to prominence by winning the WMC European Junior Middleweight Championship but found further success competing in Japan, t ...

(born 1989), Dutch kickboxer *

Henri Pélissier Henri Pélissier (; 22 January 1889 – 1 May 1935) was a French Bicycle racing, racing cyclist from Paris and champion of the 1923 Tour de France, 1923 Tour de France. In addition to his 29 career victories, he was known for his long-standing feu ...

(1889–1935), French racing cyclist *

Henri Pescarolo Henri Jacques William Pescarolo (; born 25 September 1942) is a French former racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from to . In endurance racing, Pescarolo is a four-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and w ...

(born 1942), French racing driver * Henri Piispanen (born 1994), Finnish voice actor *

Henri Poincaré Jules Henri Poincaré (, ; ; 29 April 185417 July 1912) was a French mathematician, Theoretical physics, theoretical physicist, engineer, and philosophy of science, philosopher of science. He is often described as a polymath, and in mathemati ...

(1854–1912), French mathematician, theoretical physicist and philosopher of science * Henri Rang (1902–1946), Romanian horse rider *

Henri Richard Joseph Henri Richard (February 29, 1936 – March 6, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played centre with the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1955 to 1975. He was nicknamed "Pocket Rocket" afte ...

(1936–2020), Canadian professional ice hockey player * Henri Saint Cyr (1902–1979), Swedish military officer and equestrian * Henri Tasso (1882–1944), French politician *

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Count, ''Comte'' Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa (24 November 1864 – 9 September 1901), known as Toulouse-Lautrec (), was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman, caricaturist, and illustrator whose immersion in the colour ...

(1864–1901), French painter, printmaker, illustrator *

Henri Toivonen Henri Pauli Toivonen (25 August 1956 – 2 May 1986) was a Finnish rally driver born in Jyväskylä, the home of Rally Finland. His father, Pauli, was the 1968 European Rally Champion for Porsche and his younger brother, Harri, became a prof ...

(1956–1986), Finnish rally driver * Henri Toivomäki (born 1991), Finnish footballer * Henri Treial (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 o ...

(1944–2020), French politician * Henri, cat in the web series ''Henri, le Chat Noir''

Fictional characters

* Henri, in the French romantic drama movie ''

Love Is a Funny Thing ''Love Is a Funny Thing'' (, a.k.a. ''A Man I Like'') is a 1969 French romantic drama film directed by Claude Lelouch. Plot An accidental meeting occurs in the United States between an actress and a composer, both French. Leaving her husband and ...

'' * Henri, a French pigeon in the 1986 film ''

An American Tail ''An American Tail'' is a 1986 American animated musical adventure comedy-drama film directed by Don Bluth and written by Judy Freudberg and Tony Geiss from a story by David Kirschner, Freudberg and Geiss. The film stars the voices of Phi ...

'' * Henri, le Chat Noir, an existential cat * Henri, title character of ''Henri'' (2013 film) * Henri Richard Maurice Dutoit LeFevbre, a French boy in the 2002 animated series '' Liberty's Kids''