Henry is an English male given name and a surname, borrowed from Old French, originally of Germanic origin (Haimirich) from the elements haim (“‘home’”) and ric (“‘ruler’”). Equivalents in other languages are Henrik (Scandinavian), Heinrich (German), Eanruig (Scots Gaelic), Enrico (Italian), Henri (Modern French), Enrique (Spanish), Henrik (Hungarian), Henryk (Polish), Henning (Swedish) and Henrique (Portuguese). - Arts
- Charles Henry (librarian) (1859-?), French librarian and editor
- Edward Lamson Henry (1841-1919), American genre painter
- George Henry (painter) (1858-1943), Scottish painter (1880s to 1910s)
- Lenny Henry (born 1958), British comedian
- Mike Henry, (born 1964), American writer, producer, voice actor, and comedian
- O. Henry [pen name] (1862–1910), American writer
- Pierre Henry (born 1927), French composer
- Robert Henri (1865–1929), American painter
- Victor Henry (1850-1907), French philologist
- Inventors and scientists
- Politics
- Brad Henry (born 1963), Governor of Oklahoma
- Émile Henry (anarchist) (1872-1894), French anarchist
- George Stewart Henry, (1871-1958) Canadian politician
- Hubert-Joseph Henry, French soldier involved in the Dreyfus Affair
- L. B. Henry (1920–2008), Louisiana politician
- Patrick Henry (1736–1799), American politician
- Robert Harlan Henry (born 1953), American judge and Oklahoma politician, on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Robert L. Henry (1864-1931), American politician
- Stuart Henry (born 1946), Australian politician
- Sport
- Alan Henry, British motorsport journalist
- Chris Henry (wide receiver) (1983-2009), American footballer
- Graham Henry, (born 1946), New Zealander rugby union coach
- Mark Henry (born 1971), American professional wrestler
- Mike Henry, (born 1936), American football player and actor
- Robert Henry (bowls), New Zealand lawn bowler
- Thierry Henry (born 1977), French footballer
- Travis Henry (born 1978), American football player
- Xavier Henry (born 1991), American basketball player
- Other
- Alexander Henry (1739-1824), American/Canadian fur trader
- Caleb Sprague Henry (1804-1884), American clergyman
- Edward Henry (1850–1931), London police commissioner
- Jim Henry (disambiguation), several people
- John Henry (disambiguation), several people
- Matthew Henry (1662-1714), English divine
- Philip Henry, 4th and 5th Earl Stanhope
- Philip Henry (clergyman) (1631-1696), English clergyman
- Robert Henry (1718-1790), Scottish historian and minister
- Robert L. Henry, Jr. (1882-?), American professor of law
- William Henry (disambiguation), several people
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