Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was an Irish painter. The Irish artist of London/Russian extraction, is primarily remembered for his

Was an Irish painter. The Irish artist of London/Russian extraction, is primarily remembered for his sympathetic interest in Dublin and its people. He depicted street and pub scenes, as well as Dublin landmarks with sympathy and understanding. This is particularly evident in his woodcuts.

Was a Seventh-day Adventist artist. He is best known for Christian themed illustrations he painted f

Was a Seventh-day Adventist artist. He is best known for Christian themed illustrations he painted for the Adventist church and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Originally intending to be a mathematician, in 1925 while attending the University of Illinois, Anderson discovered a talent and love for drawing and painting.[1] In 1927 he moved to Syracuse, New York and attended the Syracuse School of Art for classical art education.[1] He graduated in 1931 during the Great Depression and had difficulty making a living. Within a year he earned enough by doing art for magazines to return home to Chicago. By 1937 he was working on national advertising campaigns and doing work for several major magazines, such as Collier's, Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, Ladies' Home Journal, Redbook, The Saturday Evening Post and others.[1]

Is an Israeli sculptor and art professor. He was educated at the Berlin Academy of Art in Berlin, Ge

Is an Israeli sculptor and art professor. He was educated at the Berlin Academy of Art in Berlin, Germany and serves as the head of the Sculptor's Department at the Avni Academy of Art in Tel Aviv as well as the acting as the head of the Israeli Sculpture

Was an American science fiction editor and writer. He was a pioneering editor and author in the crea

Was an American science fiction editor and writer. He was a pioneering editor and author in the creation and development of twentieth century science fiction. His classic 1940 short story "Farewell to the Master" was the basis of the landmark 1951 science

Is an American musician, actor and social activist. One of the most successful Jamaican musicians in

Is an American musician, actor and social activist. One of the most successful Jamaican musicians in history, he was dubbed the "King of Calypso" for popularizing the Caribbean musical style in the 1950s. Belafonte is perhaps best known for singing the "B

Was an American silent film actor.Benham was soon selected to play the leading role in the productio

Was an American silent film actor.Benham was soon selected to play the leading role in the production and remained in that role throughout the production's three-year run. He was subsequently able to garner more roles in other plays, such as The Sultan of

Was an Italian-born artist and modern furniture designer.At the age of 15 he traveled from Italy to

Was an Italian-born artist and modern furniture designer.At the age of 15 he traveled from Italy to Detroit to visit his older brother, however he chose to stay and enrolled in Cass Technical High School, where he studied art and design and learned the art of handmade jewelry making. In 1938 he attended the Art School of the Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts, now known as the College for Creative Studies. The following year in 1937 he received a scholarship to study at the Cranbrook Academy of Art where he encountered Walter Gropius, Edmund N. Bacon and Ray and Charles Eames for the first time.

Was an American writer of popular songs, jazz pianist and composer in the 1920s through the early 19

Was an American writer of popular songs, jazz pianist and composer in the 1920s through the early 1950s.After graduating from his hometown high school (1914), Brooks worked as a pianist with Pittsburgh bands (dance orchestras), and then as a staff compose

Was an Irish stained glass artist and book illustrator. Born in Dublin, he was a figure in the Irish

Was an Irish stained glass artist and book illustrator. Born in Dublin, he was a figure in the Irish Arts and Crafts Movement.Completing his education in his main field, Clarke travelled to London, where he sought employment as a book illustrator. Picked

Is an American singer, actor, composer, and pianist. Connick has sold over 25 million albums worldwi

Is an American singer, actor, composer, and pianist. Connick has sold over 25 million albums worldwide. He is ranked among the top 60 best-selling male artists in the United States since 1952, by the Recording Industry Association of America, with 16 mil

Was an American cartoonist who created the first successful daily comic strip in the United States.

Was an American cartoonist who created the first successful daily comic strip in the United States. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Fisher studied at the University of Chicago then went to work in San Francisco as a journalist and sketch artist in the sports d

Was an American singer and songwriter known for folk rock songs such as "Taxi," "W*O*L*D," and the n

Was an American singer and songwriter known for folk rock songs such as "Taxi," "W*O*L*D," and the number-one hit "Cat's in the Cradle." Chapin was also a dedicated humanitarian who fought to end world hunger, with his work being widely recognized as a ke

Was a popular American musician and band leader, and a well-known trumpet virtuoso. James was one of

Was a popular American musician and band leader, and a well-known trumpet virtuoso. James was one of the most outstanding instrumentalists of the swing era, employing a bravura playing style that made his trumpet work instantly identifiable. He was also one of the most popular bandleaders of the first half of the 1940s, and he continued to lead his band until just before his death, 40 years later

Is the drummer in the British pop band McFly, along with fellow band members Tom Fletcher, Dougie Po

Is the drummer in the British pop band McFly, along with fellow band members Tom Fletcher, Dougie Poynter and Danny Jones. McFly rose to fame after former band Busted helped launch them by inviting them on tour in March 2004.

Was an American popular singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death.One of the fi

Was an American popular singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death.One of the first multimedia stars, from 1934 to 1954 Bing Crosby held a nearly unrivaled command of record sales, radio ratings, and motion picture grosses. He is cited among the most popular musical acts in history and is currently the most electronically recorded human voice in history. Crosby is also credited as being the major inspiration for most of the male singers of the era that followed him, including Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, and Dean Martin. Yank magazine recognized Crosby as the person who had done the most for American G.I. morale during World War II and, during his peak years, around 1948, polls declared him the "most admired man alive," ahead of Jackie Robinson and Pope Pius XII. Also during 1948, the Music Digest estimated that Crosby recordings filled more than half of the 80,000 weekly hours allocated to recorded radio music. Clarinetist Artie Shaw described Crosby as "the first hip white person born in the United States.

Was an American painter in the New York art scene from the early twentieth century until his death i

Was an American painter in the New York art scene from the early twentieth century until his death in 1969. A graduate of the Chicago Art Institute and training in Paris, London, Munich and Italy between the wars (and with Hans Hoffman), he settled in New York and was a frequent exhibitor at the Lynn Kottler and Pietrantonio galleries and at juried shows. His stylistic repertoire encompassed post-impressionism, cubist and abstract expressionism. Mathes was awarded lifetime membership in the New York Art Students’ League, where as artist-in-residence he provided ongoing assistance to students over several decades. Pre-1950’s colleagues included Menkes, Lausman, Kuniyoshi, Tschadasov, J. Taylor and N. Katz. Midwestern artist Joe Jones credits Mathes for “training” him during a brief residence in St. Louis as one of the “Blue Lantern” waterfront group in the early 1920’s. Mathes was frequently reviewed favorably in the New York Times and Herald Tribune,

Was a Polish-American painter.Mintz was born in Ostrowiec, Poland in 1907. He was educated at the Ac

Was a Polish-American painter.Mintz was born in Ostrowiec, Poland in 1907. He was educated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, from which he graduated with a degree in painting. He emigrated to the United States, and practiced his painting in Chicago and Los Angeles. Mintz taught at the Art Institute of Chicago and Washington University in St. Louis.

Was an English-born Australian artist and art teacher.Gill was born at Brighton, England. He studied

Was an English-born Australian artist and art teacher.Gill was born at Brighton, England. He studied at the Brighton School of Art and at South Kensington where he won a scholarship. In 1882 he was appointed master of the school of design at Adelaide and held this position for 27 years. He published The Straight and Crooked Paths of Studentship in 1894. He was appointed honorary curator of the art gallery of South Australia, and in 1899 visited Europe where, with the assistance of a committee, he spent £10,000 on works of art. It was generally agreed that very good judgment had been shown in making these

Was an American expressionist painter. He was known to be among the early group of WPA artists worki

Was an American expressionist painter. He was known to be among the early group of WPA artists working in the screen print (serigraph) medium, as well as oil.A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Harry Shoulberg in 1944 became a member of the National Serigraph Society. His serigraphs have been exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery, the Library of Congress and the Audubon Society. His serigraphs have won prizes from the National Serigraph Society and the American Color Print Society and are in the Baltimore Museum of Art, The Carnegie Institute, the San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts, the Milwaukee Art Institute and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.

Is a Romanian jazz pianist and singer, whose style covers free-jazz, blues, ethno-jazz and avant-gar

Is a Romanian jazz pianist and singer, whose style covers free-jazz, blues, ethno-jazz and avant-garde. He plays piano solo, as well as with Orient Express septet and with Black Sea Orchestra. Creativ is the duo formula with Corneliu Stroe (drums and perc

Is a Dutch-Australian popular music singer, guitarist, songwriter and record producer.In 1966 he beg

Is a Dutch-Australian popular music singer, guitarist, songwriter and record producer.In 1966 he began a successful and enduring writing partnership with rhythm guitarist George Young; together they penned all of The Easybeats' late 1960s recordings, including their major international hit, "Friday On My Mind".

Is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and producer. He is most famous for his group, KC and t

Is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and producer. He is most famous for his group, KC and the Sunshine Band and as a producer of several hits for other artists.

Is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and producer. He is most famous for his group, KC and t

Is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and producer. He is most famous for his group, KC and the Sunshine Band and as a producer of several hits for other artists. Born in Opa-Locka, Florida, to an Irish-American father and an Italian-American mother, Casey became interested in music at an early age. As a teenager he played and sang with several local bands and played piano at the Pentecostal church his family attended. He studied music at Miami-Dade Community College and worked part-time in a record store.

A popular playback singer in India.Harshdeep was born in a sikh family in Delhi and inherited music

A popular playback singer in India.Harshdeep was born in a sikh family in Delhi and inherited music from her father, Savinder Singh, who owns a factory of musical instruments. Apart from studying, she started learning music at the tender age of six. She learnt Indian Classical Music from Shri Tejpal Singh, popularly known as the Singh Brothers, and Western Classical Music from George Pullinkala, Delhi Music Theatre. Later, at the age of twelve, in order to explore the world of music, she joined the Delhi School of Music to learn piano.

A Japanese anime character designer, illustrator and mangaka. Mostly active during the 1980s, during

A Japanese anime character designer, illustrator and mangaka. Mostly active during the 1980s, during that decade he rose to promience and is considered one of the top character designers of his time. He was born on August 28, 1959 in Tokyo, Japan.He graduated from Keio University, and attended the university in the same years as Macross creator Shoji Kawamori and screenwriter Hiroshi Onogi. He joined the animation studio Artland while attending school, and was character designer in The Super Dimension Fortress Macross.