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Hallam L. Movius
Hallam L. Movius (1907–1987) was an American Palaeolithic archaeologist at Harvard University, best known for the Movius Line dividing Early Palaeolithic traditions and for excavating Abri Pataud in France.
Hallam Nuclear Power Facility
The Hallam Nuclear Power Facility was a 75-megawatt demonstration nuclear plant near Hallam, Nebraska, the first sodium-cooled, graphite-moderated reactor to produce electric power, running from 1962 to 1964.
Halland County
Halland County (Hallands län), west-coast Swedish county of six municipalities around Halmstad, 346,090 inhabitants in 2025; Danish province until ceded at Brömsebro 1645 and Roskilde 1658.
Halldis Moren Vesaas
Halldis Moren Vesaas (1907–1995) was a Norwegian poet and translator writing in Nynorsk, counted among Norway's most read poets; she translated over fifty stage works into Nynorsk.
Halldór Laxness
Halldór Kiljan Laxness (Halldór Guðjónsson, 1902–1998) was Iceland's leading twentieth-century novelist, Nobel laureate in Literature 1955, author of Independent People, Salka Valka, and Iceland's Bell.
Halldor Skard, Jr.
Halldor Skard, Jr. (born 1973, Oslo) is a retired Norwegian nordic combined skier, Olympic team gold medalist at Nagano 1998, 1997 world team champion, later a Google employee and consultant.
Halle (Saale)
Halle (Saale) is Saxony-Anhalt's second-largest city, 226,186 inhabitants in 2025, on the Saale river. First mentioned in 806, birthplace of Handel (1685), seat of Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (founded 1694), and 2024's fastest-growing district economy in the state.
Halle Bailey
Halle Bailey, also known mononymously as Halle, is an American singer and actress from Mableton, Georgia, half of the duo Chloe x Halle, Ariel in Disney's 2023 The Little Mermaid, and a six-time Grammy nominee.
Halle Berry
Halle Maria Berry (born 1966, Cleveland) is an American actress, first Black winner of the Best Actress Oscar for Monster's Ball (2001 film, 2002 ceremony), Emmy and Golden Globe winner, and director of Bruised.
Hallee Hirsh
Hallee Hirsh (Hallee Leah Hirsh, born 1987, Omaha, Nebraska) is an American actress known as Rachel Greene on ER, Mattie Grace Johnson on JAG, and Daley on Flight 29 Down; UCLA magna cum laude graduate.
Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen song)
"Hallelujah" is Leonard Cohen's 1984 song from Various Positions, rejected by Columbia in the US, popularized by John Cale's 1991 and Jeff Buckley's 1994 covers, and recorded over 360 times.
Hallelujah (הַלְלוּיָהּ)
Hallelujah (הַלְלוּיָהּ) is a Hebrew liturgical word meaning "praise Yah" that appears in the Psalms and names Hallel, Psalms 113–118, recited in synagogue on festivals like Hanukkah and Passover.
Hallelujah Chorus
Hallelujah Chorus, chorus No. 44 of Handel's Messiah (HWV 56), concludes Part II; composed 1741, premiered Dublin 1742, text from Revelation, famous standing tradition since 1743.
Hallermann-Streiff syndrome
Hallermann-Streiff syndrome, also known as François dyscephalic syndrome or oculomandibulofacial syndrome, is a rare genetic disorder marked by bird-like facies, dental abnormalities, sparse hair, short stature, and congenital cataracts.
Halley (Martian crater)
Halley is an 83.72-km-wide impact crater on Mars at 48.34°S, 300.73°E, named for British astronomer Edmund Halley and approved in 1973; HiRISE monitors its gullies and dunes.
Halley Research Station
Halley Research Station is a British Antarctic Survey base on the Brunt Ice Shelf, Antarctica, whose ozone measurements led to the 1985 ozone hole discovery.
Halley's Comet
Halley's Comet, also called Comet Halley or 1P/Halley, is the first comet recognized as periodic, returning roughly every 76 years; it last appeared in 1986 and returns in 2061.
Hallgeir Brenden
Hallgeir Brenden (1929–2007), Norwegian cross-country skier from Trysil; Olympic 18 km gold 1952 and 15 km gold 1956, first to defend the short-distance title; also steeplechase champion.
Hallgeir Engebraten
Hallgeir Engebråten (Hallgeir Haug Engebråten), born 1999 in Kongsvinger, is a Norwegian long-track speed skater, 2022 Beijing Olympic team pursuit gold medalist and 5000 m bronze medalist, who retired in 2026 at 26 due to asthma.
Hallgrímskirkja
Hallgrímskirkja, named for the hymn poet Hallgrímur Pétursson, is a Lutheran parish church in Reykjavík and Iceland's largest church, built from 1945 to 1986 from designs by Guðjón Samúelsson.
Hallgrímur Pétursson
Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614–1674) was an Icelandic Lutheran priest and poet whose fifty Passion Hymns, composed in 1659, have been read in Iceland every Lent for over three centuries.
Halliburton
Halliburton Company is one of the world's largest oilfield services providers, founded in 1919 in Duncan, Oklahoma, and now headquartered in Houston with operations in more than 70 countries.
Hallie Eisenberg
Hallie Kate Eisenberg, born 1992, is the American former child actress known as the Pepsi Girl of the "Joy of Cola" ads, sister of Jesse Eisenberg, later a therapist and novelist.
Hallie Jackson
Hallie Jackson (born 1984) is NBC News' Senior Washington Correspondent, anchor of Hallie Jackson NOW on NBC News NOW, and Sunday NBC Nightly News anchor; former chief White House correspondent.
Hallie Olivere Biden
Hallie Olivere Biden, American school counselor, widow of Beau Biden (married 2002, died 2015 of glioblastoma), chairs the Beau Biden Foundation, dated Hunter Biden, and was a key 2024 gun-trial witness.
Hallie Shoffner
Hallie Shoffner is an American politician and sixth-generation farmer who won the 2026 Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Arkansas and will face incumbent Tom Cotton in November.
Hallie Todd
Hallie Todd, born 1962, American actress best known as Jo McGuire on Disney's Lizzie McGuire and its 2003 film, Penny Waters on Showtime's Brothers, and Lal on Star Trek: The Next Generation; now a producer with In House Media.
Halligan bar
The Halligan bar, also known as the Hooligan tool, is a forcible entry tool used by firefighters, designed in 1945 by FDNY captain Hugh A. Halligan.
Hallmark
A hallmark is an official mark certifying that an item of gold, silver, platinum, or palladium has been tested and meets legal standards of purity.
Hallmark Cards
Hallmark Cards is a privately held, family-owned American company founded in 1910 and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, that makes greeting cards and owns Crayola and Hallmark Channel.