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Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn

Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn is a 2012 American live-action science fiction web series directed by Stewart Hendler, released to promote the game Halo 4.

Halo 5: Guardians

Halo 5: Guardians is a 2015 Xbox One first-person shooter by 343 Industries and Microsoft Studios, continuing the Master Chief saga with Fireteam Osiris hunting Blue Team; 15-mission 4-player co-op campaign, Warzone 24-player multiplayer, REQ system, Metacritic 84.

Halo Infinite

Halo Infinite is 343 Industries' 2021 first-person shooter: free-to-play multiplayer launched November 15, 2021, open-world Zeta Halo campaign December 8, 2021, on Windows, Xbox One, and Series X/S.

Halo Wars

Halo Wars (2009) is Ensemble Studios' Xbox 360 real-time strategy spin-off of Halo, set in 2531 aboard the UNSC Spirit of Fire; it sold over 2.5 million copies, scored 82 on Metacritic, and gained a 2017 Definitive Edition and sequel Halo Wars 2.

Halo Wars 2

Halo Wars 2 is a 2017 real-time strategy game by 343 Industries and Creative Assembly for Xbox One and Windows 10, set on the Ark against Atriox and the Banished, with the card-based Blitz mode.

Halo: Campaign Evolved

Halo: Campaign Evolved is Halo Studios' Unreal Engine 5 remake of Halo: Combat Evolved's campaign, released July 28, 2026 on Xbox Series X|S, PC, Steam, and PS5, with 13 missions, 4-player cross-play co-op, and no PvP multiplayer.

Halo: Combat Evolved

Halo: Combat Evolved (Halo CE) is Bungie's 2001 sci-fi first-person shooter and Xbox launch title, starring Master Chief on a ring world; fastest million-unit console seller, remastered in 2011, remade as Halo: Campaign Evolved in 2026.

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary is 343 Industries and Saber Interactive's 2011 Xbox 360 remaster of Halo: Combat Evolved, with switchable classic and remastered graphics, Reach-engine multiplayer, and a 2020 PC release in the Master Chief Collection.

Halo: Reach

Halo: Reach is Bungie's 2010 Xbox 360 first-person shooter, a prequel to Halo: Combat Evolved about Noble Team's fall on planet Reach. Known for armor abilities, loadouts, the DMR, expanded Firefight and Forge, and a 91 Metacritic score.

Halo: The Master Chief Collection

Halo: The Master Chief Collection (MCC) is 343 Industries' compilation of the mainline Halo games, launched on Xbox One November 11, 2014 with four games, later expanded to six including Halo: Reach, released on PC in 2019-2020, and known for its broken 2014 matchmaking launch and long recovery.

Haloti Ngata

Haloti Ngata (Etuini Haloti Ngata), Tongan-American NFL defensive tackle born 1984, Oregon All-American, Ravens first-round pick 2006, five Pro Bowls, Super Bowl XLVII champion, retired 2019.

Halusa

Halusa (Halusi) is a two-row mancala game of early modern Mesopotamia, first described by Thomas Hyde in 1694 near Baghdad; six counters per hole, anti-clockwise sowing, and even-number capture rules distinguish it.

Halvard Hanevold

Halvard Hanevold (1969–2019) was a Norwegian biathlete who won six Olympic medals, including three gold, and five world titles; born in Asker, he retired at 40 with Olympic relay gold in Vancouver.

Halvor Egner Granerud

Halvor Egner Granerud (born 1996, Oslo) is a Norwegian ski jumper from Asker Skiklubb, two-time overall World Cup champion (2020/21, 2022/23), 2022/23 Four Hills winner, and 2020 ski-flying team world champion.

Halvor Møgster

Halvor Møgster (Halvor Olai Larsen Møgster, later Kolbeinsvik, 1875–1950), Norwegian sailor from Austevoll, Bergens Seilforening; won 1920 Antwerp Olympic gold in the 12 metres class aboard Atlanta with eight crewmates.

Halvor Olai Birkeland

Halvor Olai Birkeland (1894–1971), Norwegian sailor from Austevoll; won 1920 Antwerp Olympic gold in 12 metres (1907 Rating) aboard Atlanta with brother Rasmus; Bergens Seilforening member.

Halyna Pundyk

Halyna Pundyk (Галина Василівна Пундик, Galya Pundik), Ukrainian sabre fencer born 1987; won 2008 Beijing Olympic team sabre gold with Ukraine and multiple world and European team medals.

Ham Polo Club

Ham Polo Club, founded 1926 as Ham Common Polo Club, is London's last remaining polo club, on 23 acres beside Richmond Park and Ham House; revived 1946 by Billy Walsh, centenary season 2026.

Hambletonian 10

Hambletonian 10 (Rysdyk's Hambletonian), 1849–1876, American trotting stallion and foundation sire of the Standardbred breed; sired over 1,300 foals, ancestor of nearly all modern Standardbreds.

Hambletonian Stakes

Hambletonian Stakes: premier American harness race for three-year-old trotters, also called the Hambletonian; first run 1926 at Syracuse, won by Guy McKinney; $1 million Grade 1 event at the Meadowlands since 1981, moving to Harrah's Hoosier Park in 2027.

Hamburger SV

Hamburger SV (HSV), German football club from Hamburg founded 1887 (SC Germania), formed 1919. Six German titles, 1983 European Cup; Bundesliga founding member 1963, relegated 2018 after 55 years, promoted again 2025.

Hamid Sourian

Hamid Sourian (حمید سوریان ریحان‌پور), born 1985 in Ray, Tehran, is a retired Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler, six-time world champion, and the 2012 Olympic 55 kg gold medalist, Iran's first Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.

Hamidou Diallo

Hamidou Diallo (born 1998) is an American basketball guard from Queens, New York, who won the 2019 NBA Slam Dunk Contest and played six NBA seasons.

Hamilton Academical F.C.

Hamilton Academical F.C. (Hamilton Accies), Scottish club founded 1874 by Hamilton Academy's rector and pupils; League One side at New Douglas Park; lost 1911 and 1935 Scottish Cup finals; three First Division titles; crisis, MSM takeover, and 2026 return home.

Hamilton Hammers

Hamilton Hammers, AHL affiliate of the New York Islanders based at TD Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario; relocated from Bridgeport, named May 21, 2026, coached by Jay McKee, inaugural season 2026-27.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Hamilton Tiger-Cats, CFL East Division team founded 1950 from the Tigers-Flying Wildcats merger, claiming 1869 roots. Eight Grey Cups under the name (last 1999), 15 counting predecessors; play at Hamilton Stadium.

Hamilton–Rosberg rivalry

The Hamilton–Rosberg rivalry, nicknamed Brocedes, saw Mercedes Formula 1 teammates Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg fight for the world title in 2014, 2015, and 2016.

Hamish Bond

Hamish Bond (born 1986, Dunedin), New Zealand rower and cyclist; three straight Olympic rowing golds (coxless pair 2012 and 2016 with Eric Murray, eight 2020), 69-race unbeaten streak, eight world titles, 2018 Commonwealth cycling bronze.

Hamish Carter

Hamish Carter (born 1971, Auckland), New Zealand triathlete, ONZM; won men's Olympic triathlon gold at Athens 2004 in 1:51:07.73, beating Bevan Docherty; 26th at Sydney 2000; 12 World Cup wins; retired 2007. Not the Scottish gymnast of the same name.

Hamish Kerr

Hamish Kerr, New Zealand high jumper born 1996 in Dunedin; Olympic champion Paris 2024, world outdoor champion Tokyo 2025, world indoor champion 2024, Commonwealth champion 2022; NZ and Oceania record holder at 2.36m.