Thierry Henry was born on August 17, 1977 in Les Ulis, Essonne, Île-de-France, France as Thierry Daniel Henry. As a footballer, Henry is one of the most successful, talented, and beloved players of all time. He is France's highest-ever international goalscorer and second-highest appearance maker with 123 caps and 51 goals. He was part of the France team that won the 1998 World Cup, UEFA Euro 2000, and the 2003 Confederations Cup, winning both the Golden Boot and Golden Shoe in the Confederations Cup win. Following the World Cup win, he was appointed 'Chevalier of the Legion d'honneur', Frances highest honour. In 2006 he made the FIFA World Cup All-Star Team. At club level, he achieved success at multiple clubs, winning his first league title at just 19 with AS Monaco, winning the UNFP Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year as a result. It was for Arsenal that he would have the most impact, and has frequently been voted the club's greatest player. With Arsenal he scored 228 goals in 376 appearances, winning 2 league titles and 3 FA Cups and was an integral part of the "Invicibles" team of 2003-04, scoring 30 goals and only missing 1 of 38 league games. He was PFA player of the year twice, in 2003 and 2004, and in the PFA team of the year for 6 consecutive years from 2000-01 to 2005-06.He won the Premier League Golden Boot 4 times and Goal of the Season in 2003. While an Arsenal player he was twice runner-up for FIFA World Player of the Year, runner-up for the European Player of the Year in 2003, and winner of the French Player of the Year 5 times. He won the European Golden Boot twice, in 2004 and 2005, and made the FIFA FIFPro World XI in 2006.In 2008, he was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame and there is a statue of him outside Arsenal's Emirates Stadium. At Barcelona he won 7 trophies, 6 of which came in 2009 including a historic treble. He was an MLS All-Star for 4 consecutive years, part of the Best XI 3 times, and part of the team that won the MLS Supporters Shield in 2013 while playing for New York Red Bulls. He retired from playing at the conclusion of the 2014 MLS season.

During his career, Thierry was considered highly marketable due to his flair, charisma, and success. He famously appeared in a series of advertisements for Renault that popularised the french phrase 'va-va-voom', leading to its inclusion in the Oxford English Dictionary in 2004. He has also represented several sports brands, Gillette, and Beats by Dr Dre.

Due to his high-profile, he was a popular television guest during his career, especially in England where he made appearances on Parkinson (1971), Match of the Day (1964), and [error]. He appeared in 2 installments of the Goal series of films, Gol! 2: Bir Rüyayı Yaşamak (2007) & Gol! 3: Dünya Kupası (2009). His increased profile in the United States following his time at NYRB has led to appearances on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009), The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015), and Muhit (2015). Following the end of his career, he moved into punditry with Sky Sports, and was an analyst for 13 games of Match of the Day: Euro 2016 (2016) for the BBC.