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Heather Dubrow

Heather Dubrow, born Heather Paige Kent, is an American actress who starred in That's Life and joined The Real Housewives of Orange County in 2012, returning for season 16.

Heather Graham

Heather Graham (Heather Joan Graham, born 1970, Milwaukee) is an American actress, director, and writer known for Boogie Nights, Austin Powers, and The Hangover, and for directing Half Magic and Chosen Family; distinct from the romance novelist of the same name.

Heather Hadwick

Heather Hadwick is an American politician and Republican member of the California State Assembly, elected in 2024 to represent the 1st district covering 11 Northern California counties.

Heather Headley

Heather Headley (born 1974, Barataria, Trinidad) is a Trinidadian-American singer and actress; original Nala in The Lion King, 2000 Tony winner for Aida, 2010 Grammy winner for Audience of One, and star of West End's The Bodyguard.

Heather Hemmens

Heather Hemmens (born 1988, Waldo, Maine) is an American actress, director, and producer known for Hellcats, If Loving You Is Wrong, Roswell, New Mexico, and Hallmark movies.

Heather Heying

Heather Heying is an American evolutionary biologist and zoologist known for field research on Madagascan poison frogs and for resigning from The Evergreen State College in 2017 amid campus protests.

Heather Hunter

Heather Hunter (Heather Keisha Hunter, Double H), born 1969 in the Bronx, is a former adult film star, the first Black woman under Vivid contract, later a rapper, novelist of Insatiable, painter, and photographer.

Heather J. Kulik

Heather J. Kulik is an American computational chemist and chemical engineer who joined MIT in 2013 and uses machine learning with electronic structure calculations to discover new molecules and catalysts.

Heather Langenkamp

Heather Langenkamp (born 1964, Tulsa) is the American actress who played Nancy Thompson in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), Dream Warriors (1987), and Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994, as herself); also Just the Ten of Us and AFX Studio co-owner.

Heather Lind

Heather Lind, born 1983 in Upland, Pennsylvania, is an American actress and producer. Known for Anna Strong in Turn: Washington's Spies (2014–2017), Katy in Boardwalk Empire, Desdemona in Shakespeare in the Park's Othello (2018), and Kat Resnick in Your Friends & Neighbors.

Heather Locklear

Heather Locklear (Heather Deen Locklear, born 1961) is an American actress known for Sammy Jo Carrington on Dynasty, Amanda Woodward on Melrose Place, and Caitlin Moore on Spin City, with six Golden Globe nominations.

Heather M. Stapleton

Heather M. Stapleton is an American environmental chemist and exposure scientist at Duke University who studies flame retardants and PFAS in homes, products, and people, especially children.

Heather Maahs

Heather Maahs, Conservative MLA for Chilliwack North, British Columbia, since October 2024, defeating NDP incumbent Dan Coulter with 54.6 percent. Longtime Chilliwack school trustee (2008-2024), shadow critic for Children and Family Development, and interim Leader of the Opposition June to September 2026, seeking re-election in 2026.

Heather Mac Donald

Heather Mac Donald (born 1956), also known as Heather Lynn Mac Donald, is an American conservative writer, Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, and City Journal contributing editor; author of The War on Cops and popularizer of the "Ferguson effect" theory.

Heather Matarazzo

Heather Matarazzo (born 1982, Oyster Bay, New York) is an American actress known for Dawn Wiener in Welcome to the Dollhouse, Lilly Moscovitz in The Princess Diaries, Martha Meeks in Scream 3 and Scream (2022), and Judi Spannagel in Wednesday Season 2.

Heather McCartney

Heather McCartney (née Heather Louise See, born 1962, Tucson) is an American-British potter, daughter of Linda McCartney and adopted daughter of Paul McCartney; launched the 1999 Heather McCartney Houseware Collection.

Heather McDonald

Heather McDonald, born 1970, is an American comedian and writer known for Chelsea Lately and for hosting the pop culture podcast Juicy Scoop, launched 2015, with over 1,200 episodes and stand-up specials on Showtime, Netflix, and Amazon Prime.

Heather McMahan

Heather McMahan (born 1987, Atlanta) is an American stand-up comedian, host of the Dear Media podcast Absolutely Not, and actress from Love Hard; her specials Son I Never Had (Netflix) and Breadwinner (Hulu) followed a pandemic Instagram breakout.

Heather Menzies

Heather Menzies (Heather Menzies-Urich), Canadian-American actress (1949-2017) who played Louisa von Trapp in The Sound of Music (1965), later starred in Logan's Run and Piranha, and founded the Robert Urich Foundation for cancer research.

Heather Mills

Heather Mills (born 1968) is an English campaigner, former model, and vegan business owner (VBites), distinct from Heather McCartney, Paul McCartney's adopted daughter. Known for her 1993 leg amputation, landmine charity work, 2002-2008 marriage to McCartney, and 166.84 km/h speed skiing record.

Heather Mitts

Heather Mitts (Heather Blaine Mitts Feeley), born 1978 in Cincinnati, is a retired American soccer defender, three-time Olympic gold medalist (2004, 2008, 2012), 2011 World Cup silver medalist, and 136-cap USWNT player later a broadcaster and entrepreneur.

Heather Morris

Heather Morris (born 1987, Thousand Oaks, California) is the American actress and dancer who played Brittany S. Pierce on Glee; distinct from the novelist author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz.

Heather Morris (author)

Heather Morris, New Zealand-born novelist in Australia, author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz (2018), Cilka's Journey, Three Sisters, and Sisters Under the Rising Sun; over 19 million copies sold; 2024 TV adaptation; accuracy debated by Auschwitz Memorial.

Heather Moyse

Heather Moyse, Canadian multi-sport athlete from Summerside, PEI; two-time Olympic gold medalist in two-woman bobsleigh (Vancouver 2010, Sochi 2014) with Kaillie Humphries; also rugby World Cup player and World Rugby Hall of Famer.

Heather Nauert

Heather Nauert, American former Fox News and ABC News anchor, was U.S. State Department spokesperson 2017-2019 and acting under secretary for public diplomacy; Trump's 2018 UN ambassador nominee who withdrew in 2019.

Heather O'Rourke

Heather O'Rourke (1975-1988) was an American child actress, also known as Heather Michele O'Rourke, who played Carol Anne Freeling in the Poltergeist trilogy and died at 12 from an undiagnosed bowel obstruction.

Heather Peace

Heather Peace (born 1975, Bradford) is an English actress and singer-songwriter known for Eve Panesar-Unwin in EastEnders, Sally Fields in London's Burning, Sam Murray in Lip Service, and Nikki Boston in Waterloo Road, plus four independent albums.

Heather Pease Olson

Heather Pease Olson (Heather M. Pease Olson), American synchronized swimmer born 1975 in Monterey, California; won 1996 Atlanta Olympic team gold, placed fifth at Sydney 2000, starred for Stanford, later coached and directed USA Synchronized Swimming.

Heather Petri

Heather Petri, American water polo player (born 1978, Oakland, California), four-time Olympian with gold 2012, silvers 2000 and 2008, bronze 2004; three world titles; Cal associate head coach.

Heather Pidcoke

Heather F. Pidcoke is an American transfusion-medicine and trauma-research scientist who worked at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, received a 2013 Presidential Early Career Award, and helped shape care of bleeding trauma patients.