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Harald Cramér

Harald Cramér (1893–1985) was a Swedish mathematician and statistician at Stockholm University known for the Cramér–Rao bound, ruin theory for insurance, and his 1945 book Mathematical Methods of Statistics.

Harald Czudaj

Harald Czudaj (born 1963, Wermsdorf) is a German bobsleigh pilot, 1994 Lillehammer Olympic four-man gold medalist with Brannasch, Hampel, and Szelig; also 1990 world silver medalist and 1992, 1998 European champion.

Harald F. Hess

Harald F. Hess is an American physicist at HHMI's Janelia Research Campus who co-invented PALM super-resolution microscopy and develops 3D electron microscopy for brain connectomics.

Harald Fairhair

Harald Fairhair (Old Norse: Haraldr hárfagri), traditionally Norway's first king, is credited with unifying Norway after the Battle of Hafrsfjord in 872, though his historicity is debated.

Harald Fritzsch

Harald Fritzsch (1943–2022) was a German theoretical physicist who, with Murray Gell-Mann and Heinrich Leutwyler, co-founded quantum chromodynamics, the theory of the strong interaction, and later shaped quark mass matrices and neutrino physics.

Harald Fuchs

Harald Fuchs is a German physicist and nanoscientist, professor emeritus at the University of Münster, who co-founded its Center for Nanotechnology and researches scanning probe microscopy.

Oct 15, 2026

Harald gas field

Harald is a gas and condensate field in the Danish sector of the North Sea, producing since 1997 and operated by TotalEnergies through the Tyra hub.

Sep 20, 2026

Harald Gießen

Harald Gießen, also spelled Harald Giessen, is a German physicist and professor at the University of Stuttgart since 2005, known for founding 3D-printed microoptics and imaging plasmonic skyrmions.

Oct 20, 2026

Harald Grønningen

Harald Grønningen (1934–2016), nicknamed "Elgen", Norwegian cross-country skier from Lensvik; 1968 Olympic 15 km and relay champion, three Olympic silvers, nine Norwegian titles, Holmenkollen medal 1961.

Harald Haas

Harald Haas is an engineer who coined the term LiFi for wireless communication using modulated light, co-founded pureLiFi, and became Van Eck Professor of Engineering at Cambridge in 2024.

Oct 20, 2026

Harald Hagen

Harald Hagen (Harald Wilhelm Karl Hagen, Jr., 1902–1972), Norwegian sailor from Oslo, KNS club; won 1924 Paris Olympic gold in the open 8 metres class aboard the yacht Bera, his only Olympic medal.

Harald Hardrada

Harald Hardrada (Haraldr harðráði, c. 1015-1066), King of Norway from 1046, former Varangian Guard commander in Byzantium, Sicily and Bulgaria, invaded England in 1066 and was killed at Stamford Bridge.

Harald Hein

Harald Hein (1950–2008), West German foil and épée fencer of FC Tauberbischofsheim; Olympic foil team gold 1976 and silver 1984, three world team titles, later national foil coach.

Harald Høffding

Harald Høffding (1843–1931) was a Danish philosopher who held the chair of philosophy at the University of Copenhagen from 1883 to 1915, known for his psychology textbook and philosophy of religion.

Harald Hudak

Harald Hudak (1957–2024), German middle-distance runner, 1500 m specialist. Set 4x1500 m relay world record 14:38.8 in 1977 with Wessinghage, Lederer, Fleschen; stood until 2009. Personal best 3:31.96.

Harald II of Denmark

Harald II of Denmark (Harald Svendsen, died ca. 1018), son of Svend I Tveskæg and Gunhild of Poland, reigned 1014–1018 as regent then king, aided Cnut's fleet, and was succeeded by Cnut the Great.

Harald Jahrling

Harald Jahrling (Jährling, 1954-2023), East German rower, won Olympic gold in the coxed pair at Montréal 1976 and Moskva 1980 with Ulrich and Spohr, then coached rowing in Australia and Ireland.

Harald Jüppner

Harald Jüppner is a German-trained pediatric nephrologist and endocrine researcher who is Chief of Pediatric Nephrology at MassGeneral Hospital for Children and a Harvard Medical School professor.

Oct 22, 2026

Harald Kidde

Harald Kidde (1878–1918) was a Danish writer from Vejle whose religiously themed, expressionist novels include his breakthrough Helten (1912) and Jærnet (1918), published shortly before his death.

Harald Lesch

Harald Lesch (born 1960 in Gießen) is a German theoretical astrophysicist and professor at LMU Munich, known for the ZDF shows Leschs Kosmos and Terra X.

Harald Loe

Harald Loe, also known as Harald A. Löe, was a Norwegian-born dental researcher, a founder of modern periodontology, and director of the US National Institute of Dental Research.

Harald Marg

Harald Marg (born 1954, Magdeburg) is an East German flatwater canoeist, 1980 Moscow Olympic gold medalist in the men's K4 1,000 m (3:13.76) with Helm, Olbricht, and Duvigneau, and winner of 13 World Championship medals, 1973–1983.

Sep 19, 2026

Harald Mix

Harald Mix is a Swedish private equity investor based in Stockholm who co-founded Industri Kapital and Altor and backed Northvolt and green steel company Stegra through Vargas Holding.

Harald Natvig

Harald Natvig (1872–1947), Norwegian physician and gynecologist; Olympic shooter with 5 medals (3 gold) in running target at Antwerp 1920 and Paris 1924; also war surgeon and photographer.

Harald Norpoth

Harald Norpoth (born 1942, Münster) is a West German middle- and long-distance runner, 1964 Tokyo Olympic 5,000 m silver medalist, 1966 2,000 m world record holder (4:57.8), and three-time Olympian.

Harald Quandt

Harald Quandt was a German industrial heir, stepson of Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels, who managed the metal and machine-building half of the Quandt empire until his 1967 death.

Harald R. Telle

Harald R. Telle is a German physicist at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt in Braunschweig who helped build optical interval dividers and proposed self-referencing for frequency combs in 1999.

Harald Reuter

Harald Reuter (1934–2022) was a German-born pharmacologist and physiologist, professor at the University of Bern from 1969 to 1999, credited with discovering cardiac calcium channels and sodium/calcium exchange.