Henry Reed may refer to:
- Henry Reed (poet) (1914–1986), British poet
- Henry Reed (merchant) (1806–1880), British merchant and philanthropist
- Henry Reed (fictional character), a fictional character in children's novels by Keith Robertson
- Henry Reed (musician) (1884–1968), Appalachian fiddler and banjoist, associated with folklorist Alan Jabbour
- Henry Thomas Reed (1846–1924), U.S. federal judge
- Henry Armstrong Reed (1858–1876), killed at Battle of the Little Bighorn, nephew of George Armstrong Custer
- Henry Herbert Reed (died 1940) British sailor, George Cross recipient
- Henry Hope Reed (1808–1854), American educator
- Henry Hope Reed, Jr. (born 1916), American architecture critic and preservationist
- Henry Byron Reed (1855–1896), Member of Parliament for Bradford East, 1886–1892 and 1895–1896
Famous quotes containing the word reed:
“The Afrocentric exploration of the black past only scratches the surface. A full examination of the ancestry of those who are referred to in the newspapers as blacks and African Americans must include Europe and Native America.”
—Ishmael Reed (b. 1938)