| Haristas | orangutan | male | Planète des singes [Monkey Planet] Boulle (1963) | revered ape intellect of "thousands of years ago" whose dogma and axioms are questioned by some chimpanzees | |
| Hasslein, Doctor Otto | human | male | Escape from the POTA | Braeden, Eric | White House Sr. Scientific Advisor; murders Zira, Cornelius & their (swapped) baby to avert the rise of apes and the end of the world |
| Hector | chimpanzee | male | Planète des singes [Monkey Planet] Boulle (1963) | young primate on interplanetary spacecraft traveling to Betelgeuse system; killed by Nova | |
| Hesline [sic], Doctor | human | male | Planet of the Apes Ubi Soft handheld electronic game for Gameboy (2001) | see Hasslein, Dr. Otto | |
| Honorius, Doctor | orangutan | male | POTA (1968) | Daly, James | inhabitant of Ape City; member of National Academy, Deputy Minister of Justice |
| Hudson, Bill | human | male | Return to the POTA | Blackburn, Richard | NASA astronaut, commander of space ship Venturer; given nickname 'Blue Eyes' by Dr. Zira |
| Humanoid | human | Return to the POTA | term used (incorrectly) in Return to the POTA for native humans living aboveground on the planet of the apes | ||
| Hélius | chimpanzee | male | Planète des singes [Monkey Planet] Boulle (1963) |