Human beings, each considered as a single actor within society
Featured Individuals
- Hayek, F. A. (1899-1992) - Economist, cowinner of the 1974 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
- Heinlein, Robert A. (1907-1988) - American science fiction writer
- Hess, Karl (1923-1994) - Editor of Libertarian Party News 1986-1990, Barry Goldwater speechwriter
Notable Individuals
- Hamowy, Ronald (1937-2012) - American/Canadian historian, editor-in-chief of The Encyclopedia of Libertarianism (2008)
- Harding, Warren G. (1865-1923) - Twenty-ninth president of the United States
- Harper, F. A. (1905-1973) - Economics professor, founder of the Institute for Humane Studies
- Harris, Sharon - President of The Advocates for Self-Government
- Hazlitt, Henry (1894-1993) - Journalist, author of Economics in One Lesson
- Henry, Patrick (1736-1799) - American revolutionary figure, famous for "Give me liberty or give me death" speech
- Herbert, Auberon (1838-1906) - Nineteenth century English philosopher and Member of Parliament
- Higgs, Robert (1944- ) - Senior Fellow in Political Economy for The Independent Institute
- Historians - Researchers and writers about past events
- Hodgskin, Thomas (1787-1869) - Nineteenth century British economics writer, critic of "capitalism"
- Hoover, Herbert (1874-1964) - Thirty-first president of the United States (1929-1933)
- Hornberger, Jacob G. (1950- ) - President of the Future of Freedom Foundation
- Hospers, John (1918-2011) - Professor of philosophy, 1972 Libertarian Presidential candidate
- Hume, David (1711-1776) - 18th century Scottish philosopher
- Hummel, Jeffrey Rogers - Professor of economics and history at San Jose State University
- Hutcheson, Francis (1694-1746) - 18th century Irish philosopher
- Hutt, William Harold (1899-1988) - 20th century British-born economist
Other Individuals
- Haberler, Gottfried (1900-1995) - 20th century Austrian-born economist
- Hackman, Gene (1930-2025) - American actor, winner of Oscars for The French Connection and Unforgiven
- Hainstock, Elizabeth G. - Montessori teacher, author of Teaching Montessori in the Home (1968 and 1971)
- Haldane, Richard (1856-1928) - Scottish lawyer and politician, served as British Secretary of State for War (1905-1912)
- Halleck, Charles A. (1900-1986) - Politician, member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana (1935-1969)
- Hamilton, Alexander (1757-1804) - American revolutionary leader, author of the majority of The Federalist papers
- Hamilton, Charles H. - Editor of The Freeman (Nov 1985-Feb 1986); author of Radical Portraits: Seeking Liberty (2019)
- Hancock, John (1737-1793) - Signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, president of the Second Continental Congress
- Hancock, Thomas (1703-1764) - Colonial America businessman, uncle of founding father John Hancock
- Hán Fēi (韓非; 280-233 BCE) - Chinese philosopher of the Legalist school (Fǎjiā)
- Hanneken, Russell - Software engineer, former webmaster for Laissez Faire Books
- Hannibal (247-181 BCE) - Carthaginian general who led Carthage forces in Second Punic War
- Hán Yīng (韓嬰) - Confucian scholar of the 2nd century BCE
- Harden, Cecil M. (1894-1984) - Politician, member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana (1949-1959)
- Hardwick, Charles (1821-1859) - English priest and historian, archdeacon of the diocese of Ely
- Harmer, David - Former research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, author of School Choice (1994)
- Harmodius (Harmódios; -514 BCE) - Young lover of Aristogeiton; the two Athenians assassinated Hipparchus (brother of the tyrant Hippias) and became celebrated as the Tyrannicides
- Harriman, W. Averell (1891-1986) - American businessman and politician, governor of New York (1955-1958)
- Hart, David M. (1957- ) - Historian, director of Liberty Fund's Online Library of Liberty project (2001-2019)
- Hartley Jr., Fred A. (1902-1969) - Politician, member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey (1929-1949)
- Hauge, Gabriel (1914-1981) - American economist and banking executive, chairman of the Board of Directors of Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company (1971-1979)
- Havel, Václav (1936-2011) - First President of the Czech Republic
- Hayden, Carl (1877-1972) - Politician, United States senator from Arizona (1927-1969)
- Hays, Wayne (1911-1989) - Politician, member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio (1949-1976)
- Hayward, John (1564-1627) - English historian, author of A Treatise of Union of The two Realmes of England and Scotland (1604)
- Hearst, William Randolph (1863-1951) - Newspaper publisher and politician, member of the United States House of Representatives from New York (1903-1907)
- Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich (1770-1831) - German philosopher, author of Phänomenologie des Geistes ("The Phenomenology of Spirit")
- Hein, Paul (1933-2025) - Ophthalmologist, author of All Work and No Pay (1984)
- Helmholdt, Robert D. (1930-2020) - Orthodontist and community leader in Broward County, Florida
- Helstrom, Carl - Chairman of the board of the State Policy Network (1999-2024)
- Hemingway, Ernest (1899-1961) - American novelist, recipient of the 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature
- Henderson, David R. (1950- ) - Professor of economics, editor of The Fortune Encyclopedia of Economics (1994)
- Henry, Shari - Homescholing advocate, editor of Homeschooling Today magazine
- Herold, Cameron (1965- ) - Canadian entrepreneur and business writer
- Herrmann, Edward (1943-2014) - Film, stage and television actor
- Herter, Christian (1895-1966) - Politician, governor of Massachusetts (1953-1957), United States Secretary of State (1959-1961)
- Héshàng Gōng (河上公) - Reputed author of well known commentary on the Dào Dé Jīng, believed to have lived in the first century CE
- Heston, Charlton (1923-2008) - American movie actor, winner of Oscar for Ben-Hur
- Heyne, Paul (1931-2000) - American economist, author of The Economic Way of Thinking (1973)
- Hicks, Stephen (1960- ) - Philosopher, author of Explaining Postmodernism (2004)
- Hieron I (Ἱέρων; -467 BCE) - Tyrant of Syracuse (478-467 BCE)
- Himmelfarb, Gertrude (1922-2019) - American historian, author of Lord Acton (1952)
- Hinkle, A. Barton - Editorial writer at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, awarded the 2009 Bastiat Prize
- Hiss, Alger (1904-1996) - United States government official, accused in 1948 of being a Soviet spy, later convicted of perjury
- Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945) - German dictator, chancellor and self-declared Führer of the Deutsches Reich (1933-1945)
- Hobbes, Thomas (1588-1679) - English philosopher, author of Leviathan (1651)
- Hoffman, Paul G. (1891-1974) - American automotive executive, Marshall Plan and United Nations administrator
- Hogan, James P. (1941-2010) - British-born science fiction author, winner of the 1993 and 1983 Prometheus Awards
- Hoiles, Raymond C. (1878-1970) - American newspaper businessman, president of Freedom Newspapers, Inc. (1950-1970)
- Holden, William (1918-1981) - American film actor, winner of an Oscar for best actor
- Holmes, Jr., Oliver Wendell (1841-1935) - Associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1902-1932)
- Homer (Ὅμηρος) - Ancient Greek poet, presumed author of the Iliad and the Odyssey
- Hooker, Richard (1554-1600) - Theologian, author of Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie (1594)
- Hook, Sidney (1902-1989) - American philosopher
- Hopkins, Anthony (1937- ) - Welsh film, stage, and TV actor
- Hopkins, Stephen (1707-1785) - Politician, signer of the Declaration of Independence, representing Rhode Island
- Hoppe, Hans-Hermann (1949- ) - Professor of economics, author of Democracy: The God That Failed (2001)
- Houston, Sam (1793-1863) - Nineteenth century American politician, governor of Texas and Tennessee
- Howe, Irving (1920-1993) - Writer, member of the Democratic Socialists of America
- Howell, Carla (1955- ) - Libertarian candidate for governor of Massachusetts in 2002
- Hsiao, Kung-chuan (蕭公權; 1897-1981) - Professor of Chinese history and political thought
- Huángdì (黃帝) - Legendary Chinese emperor supposed to have reigned during the 27th century BCE
- Huc, Évariste Régis (1813-1860) - Catholic missionary priest, author of various books about China, Mongolia and Tibet
- Hudson Jr., David L. - Lawyer, professor at Belmont University, author of The Constitution Explained: A Guide for Every American (2022)
- Humphrey, Thomas M. (1935-2023) - Senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
- Humphries, Stephen - Writer at The Christian Science Monitor, author of The Art of Rush (2015)
- Hunter, Brittany - Writer at the Pacific Legal Foundation and the Foundation for Economic Education
- Hunton, Philip (1600-1682) - English clergyman, author of A Treatise of Monarchie (1643)
- Hurley, Edward N. (1864-1933) - American businessman, second chairman of the Federal Trade Commission
- Hurston, Zora Neale (1891-1960) - American writer, author of Their Eyes Were Watching God
- Hurt, John (1940-2017) - Oscar-nominated English stage and film actor
- Hutchinson, Anne (1591-1643) - English-born American colonist and religious leader
- Hutchinson, Thomas (1711-1780) - British colonial governor of the province of Massachusetts Bay (1771-1774)