Hans is a masculine given name

Given name

A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...

. In German, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Icelandic and Swedish, originally it is short for Johannes (John

John (name)

John is a masculine given name in the English language. The name is derived from the Latin Ioannes, Iohannes, which is in turn a form of the Greek , Iōánnēs. This Greek name is a form of the Hebrew name , , which means "God is generous"...

) but is also recognized in Sweden, Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands as a name in its own right for official purposes.

"Hansel" (German Hänsel) is a variant, meaning "little Hans." Another variant with the same meaning is Hänschen, found in the German proverb

Proverb

A proverb is a simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated, which expresses a truth, based on common sense or the practical experience of humanity. They are often metaphorical. A proverb that describes a basic rule of conduct may also be known as a maxim...

 "Was Hänschen nicht lernt, lernt Hans nimmer mehr," which translates roughly as: "What [little] Johnny

Johnny (given name)

Johnny is a masculine and feminine given name, and a masculine pet name, in the English language. It is sometimes a pet form of the masculine John, and since the 16th century it has also been a standalone masculine given name. In some cases Johnny is also a feminine given name. Variant forms of...

 doesn't learn, [grown-up] John will never learn."

Other variants include: Hanns, Hannes, Hansi (also female), Hansele, Hansal, Hensal, Hanserl, Hännschen, Hennes, Hännes, Hänneschen, Henning, Henner, Honsa, Johan, Johann, Jan, Jannes, Jo, Joha, Hanselmann, Hansje.

Alternate forms

Pet, diminutive, alternative and other language forms are:

• Hannes (Dutch, German, Swedish, Finnish)
• Hans or Hansini (Hindi meaning Swan the bird)
• Hansi
• Hovhannes (Armenian)
• Jack
• Johnny/Johnnie
• Jonn
• Yohanna (Arabic: يوحنا) the Arabic language derivative. Used among Arabic-speaking christians.
• Yahya (Arabic: يحيى), used among Arab and non-Arab muslims.
• Eoin (Irish language derivation of Seán; in Irish and Scottish Gaelic refers to the Apostle)
• Evan (Welsh
  Welsh language
  Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
  
   a pre-Christian Celtic subsequently equated to John)
• Jevan (variation of Evan)
• Giovanni, Gianni (Italian)
• Ġwanni, Ġwann, Ġanni (Maltese)
• Jan (Norwegian, Swedish, Dutch, Polish, Czech, Slovak, German)
• Janez, diminutives: Jan, Jani, Janko (Slovenian)
• János (Hungarian); diminutive: Janci ('Zoltan --> Zoli' pattern)
• Johan (Dutch, Swedish, Danish. Norwegian)
• Joan (Catalan)
• Jean (French)
• João
  João
  João is the Portuguese form of the name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana. It is quite widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries and therefore also the name of several notable people and places:-People:Kings:...
  
   (Portuguese)
• Johannes (Germanic: German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Dutch)
• Johan(n) (variation of Johannes)
• Jón
  Jón
  Jón is an Old Norse common name still widely used in Iceland and the Faroes.According to Icelandic custom, people are generally referred to by first and middle names and patronyms are used if disambiguation is required....
  
   (Icelandic)
• Jonas (Lithuanian)
• Jovan (Serbian)
• Juan (Spanish / Filipino)
• Juhani, Juha, Jukka (Finnish)
• Jānis (Latvian
  Latvian language
  Latvian is the official state language of Latvia. It is also sometimes referred to as Lettish. There are about 1.4 million native Latvian speakers in Latvia and about 150,000 abroad. The Latvian language has a relatively large number of non-native speakers, atypical for a small language...
  
  )
• Ian
  Ian
  "Ian", "Iain", or "Eian" is the Scottish Gaelic version of the name John. It is a very common name in much of the English-speaking world...
  
   (Scottish derived from Gaelic
  Scottish Gaelic language
  Scottish Gaelic is a Celtic language native to Scotland. A member of the Goidelic branch of the Celtic languages, Scottish Gaelic, like Modern Irish and Manx, developed out of Middle Irish, and thus descends ultimately from Primitive Irish....
  
   Iain)
• Ion
  Ion (name)
  Ion is a common Romanian given name for males. It is equivalent to the English name John and has the same etymology as "John", tracing back to a Hebrew name. Ion can also be a surname in Romanian....
  
   (Romanian
  Romanian language
  Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...
  
  )
• Ivan
  Ivan (name)
  Ivan is a Christian male given name that is primarily associated with Slavic languages.-Etymology:Ivan is the common Slavic Latin spelling, while Cyrillic spelling is two-fold: in Bulgarian, Russian, Macedonian, Serbian it is Иван, while in Belarusian and Ukrainian it is Iван.It is the Slavic...
  
   (Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian and other Slavic language nations)
• Sean (Irish
  Irish language
  Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
  
   Seán, after the French Jean)
• Shane
  Shane (name)
  Shane is a masculine given name. It is an Anglicised version of the Irish name Seán, which itself is an Irish derivative of the name John. Shane comes from the way the name Seán is pronounced in the Ulster dialect of the Irish language, as opposed to Shaun or Shawn.Shane is also a popular surname...
  
   (anglicized form of Seán)
• Shaun (anglicised form of Seán)
• Shawn (anglicised form of Seán)
• Shon (Israeli Hebrew
  Hebrew language
  Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
  
  ) שון (from Shawn)
• Siôn (Welsh)
• Yohani (Kirundi
  Kirundi
  Kirundi, also known as Rundi, is a dialect of the Rwanda-Rundi language spoken by some 8.7 million people in Burundi and adjacent parts of Tanzania and Congo-Kinshasa, as well as in Uganda. It is the official language of Burundi...
  
  )
• Yohanes (Eritrean)
• Giuàn (Western Lombard
  Western Lombard
  Western Lombard is a Romance language spoken in Italy, in the Lombard provinces of Milan, Monza, Varese, Como, Lecco, Sondrio, a small part of Cremona , Lodi and Pavia, and the Piedmont provinces of Novara, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola and a small part of Vercelli , and Switzerland...
  
  )

Feminine forms are:

• Hanne/Hanna(h)
• Ioana
• Jana
• Jane
• Joana (Portuguese and Catalan
  Catalan language
  Catalan is a Romance language, the national and only official language of Andorra and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, where it is known as Valencian , as well as in the city of Alghero, on the Italian island...
  
  )
• Jeanne (French)
• Joanne
• Joan
• Johanna
• Johanne (Norwegian)
• Jean
• Janice, Janet, both shortened as "Jan"
• Non-English variants adopted as English names include Jeanette
• Seonaid, Sinead, Seonag

Entertainment

• Hans Albers
  Hans Albers
  Hans Philipp August Albers was a German actor and singer. He was the single biggest male movie star in Germany between 1930 and 1945 and one of the most popular German actors of the twentieth century.- Life and work :...
  
   (1891–1960), singer and actor, stage name Der blonde Hans
• Hans Clarin
  Hans Clarin
  Hans Clarin was a German actor. In Germany he became most famous as the dub voice actor of characters in children audio plays, particularly the goblin Pumuckl and the ghost Hui Buh. In 1989 he starred in the German TV series Rivalen Der Rennbahn.-Literature:* Hans Clarin: Paged through...
  
   (1929–2005), actor
• Hansjörg Felmy
  Hansjörg Felmy
  Hansjörg Felmy was a German actor. He appeared in 50 films and television shows between 1957 and 1995. He starred in the film The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi, which was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival...
  
   (* 1931), actor
• Hans-Joachim Fuchsberger
  Joachim Fuchsberger
  Joachim Fuchsberger is a German actor, television host, lyricist, businessman, activist, paratrooper and World War II veteran best known to a wide German-speaking audience as one of the recurring actors in various Edgar Wallace movies Joachim Fuchsberger (born 11 March 1927 in Zuffenhausen, today...
  
   (* 1927), actor and presenter
• Hans Klok
  Hans Klok
  Johannes Franciscus Catharinus "Hans" Klok is a Dutch illusionist and actor.-Biography:Hans Klok was born in Purmerend, the Netherlands....
  
  , magician (* 1969)
• Hansi Knoteck
  Hansi Knoteck
  -Selected filmography:* Hubertus Castle * The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes * Ride to Freedom * Storms in May * Der Jäger von Fall -External links:...
  
   (* 1914), actress
• Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff
  Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff
  Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff, nickname Kuli was a German actor and TV host, remembered mainly as host of Einer wird gewinnen, a quiz show that ran from 1964 to 1987.- External links :* *...
  
   (1921–1998), actor and presenter
• Hans Moser
  Hans Moser (actor)
  Hans Moser was an Austrian actor who, during his long career, from the 1920s up to his death, mainly played in comedy films. He was particularly associated with the genre of the Wiener Film...
  
  , real name Jean Julier (1880–1964), Austrian actor
• Hans Werner Olm
  Hans Werner Olm
  Hans Werner Olm is a German television and film comedian.His career began in 1975, when Olm travelled to Berlin to begin his comedy career in the city's clubs, striking a partnership in 1976 with Jürgen von der Lippe among others, known as the Gebrüder Blattschuss...
  
   (* 1955), cabaret performer and comic
• Hans Rosenthal
  Hans Rosenthal
  Hans Rosenthal was a radio editor, director, and one of the most popular German radio and television hosts of the 1970s and 80s.- Life :...
  
  , (1925–1987), German entertainer and presenter, named Hänschen Rosenthal
• Hans Söhnker
  Hans Söhnker
  Hans Söhnker was a German film actor. He appeared in 105 films between 1933 and 1980.He was born in Kiel, Germany and died in Berlin, Germany.-Selected filmography:* Faithful * Beloved Corinna...
  
   (1903–1981), actor
• Dolph Lundgren
  Dolph Lundgren
  Dolph Lundgren is a Swedish actor, director, and martial artist. He belongs to a generation of film actors who epitomise the movie action hero stereotype including Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Chuck Norris, Steven Seagal and Jean-Claude Van Damme.A graduate in chemical...
  
   (born Hans Lundgren), actor and martial artist

Literature

• Hans Christian Andersen
  Hans Christian Andersen
  Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author, fairy tale writer, and poet noted for his children's stories. These include "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Snow Queen," "The Little Mermaid," "Thumbelina," "The Little Match Girl," and "The Ugly Duckling."...
  
   (1805–1875), Danish storyteller
• Hanns Heinz Ewers
  Hanns Heinz Ewers
  Hanns Heinz Ewers was a German actor, poet, philosopher, and writer of short stories and novels. While he wrote on a wide range of subjects, he is now known mainly for his works of horror, particularly his trilogy of novels about the adventures of Frank Braun, a character modeled on himself...
  
   (1871–1943), writer
• Hans Fallada
  Hans Fallada
  Hans Fallada , born Rudolf Wilhelm Friedrich Ditzen in Greifswald, Germany, was a German writer of the first half of the 20th century. Some of his better known novels include Little Man, What Now? and Every Man Dies Alone...
  
   (1893–1947), writer
• Hans von Felgenhauer (1863–1946); German officer, writer and poet
• Hans Herbjørnsrud
  Hans Herbjørnsrud
  Hans Herbjørnsrud is a Norwegian author of short stories. His works frequently play with the differences between Norwegian languages Bokmål and Nynorsk and the various Norwegian dialects...
  
  , (* 1938), Norwegian author
• Hans Henny Jahnn
  Hans Henny Jahnn
  Hans Henny Jahnn was a German playwright, novelist, and organ-builder.As a playwright, he wrote: Pastor Ephraim Magnus , which The Cambridge Guide to Theatre describes as a nihilistic, Expressionist play "stuffed with perversities and sado-masochistic motifs"; Coronation of Richard III ;...
  
   (1894–1959), German writer
• Hans Kruppa (* 1954), writer
• Hans Kudszus (1901–1977), German aphorist
• Hansjörg Martin (1920–1999), crime author
• Hans Mayer
  Hans Mayer
  Hans Mayer was a German literary scholar. Mayer was also a jurist and social researcher and was internationally recognized as a critic, author and musicologist.- Life :...
  
   (1907–2001), literary scholar
• Hans Erich Nossack (1901–1977), German writer
• Hans Pöögelmann (1875–1938), Estonian poet and communist

Medicine

• Hans Asperger
  Hans Asperger
  Hans Asperger was an Austrian pediatrician, after whom Asperger syndrome was named. He wrote over 300 publications, mostly concerning autism in children.-Biography:...
  
   (1906–1980), Austria
  Austria
  Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
  
  n pediatrician
  Pediatrics
  Pediatrics or paediatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. A medical practitioner who specializes in this area is known as a pediatrician or paediatrician...
  
  , Asperger syndrome
  Asperger syndrome
  Asperger's syndrome that is characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction, alongside restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests. It differs from other autism spectrum disorders by its relative preservation of linguistic and cognitive development...
  
   is named after him.

Music

• Hans Ebert, Music Executive
• Hans Guido von Bülow (1830–1894), German pianist and conductor
• Hans Gruber
  Hans Gruber
  Hans Gruber was a Canadian conductor of Austrian birth.Born in Vienna, Gruber became a naturalised Canadian citizen in 1944. He entered The Royal Conservatory of Music in 1939 where he was a conducting student of Allard de Ridder...
  
   (1925–2001), a Canadian conductor
• Hans Raj Hans
  Hans Raj Hans
  Hans Raj Hans is an Indian Punjabi language singer.Early lifeHans was born in Shafipur, a village near Jalandhar, Punjab, India. He is the second son of Late Sardar Arjan Singh Ji and Mata Ajit Kaur Ji . Hans had no musical history in his family, yet he began singing at a young age. Hans...
  
  , Indian Sufi singer
• Hans Söllner
  Hans Söllner
  Johann Michael Söllner , better known as Hans Söllner, is a German singer-songwriter. Throughout German-speaking countries, especially in Germany and Austria, he is famous for publicly criticizing the German government and political systems in general to a vast extent...
  
   (* 1955), songwriter
• Hans Zimmer
  Hans Zimmer
  Hans Florian Zimmer is a German film composer and music producer. He has composed music for over 100 films, including critically acclaimed film scores for The Lion King , Crimson Tide , The Thin Red Line , Gladiator , The Dark Knight and Inception .Zimmer spent the early part of his career in the...
  
   (* 1957), German film composer
• Hans Jurgen-Kursch (Hansi)
  Hansi Kürsch
  Hans Jürgen Kürsch, better known as Hansi Kürsch is a German musician, the lead vocalist and lyricist of power metal band Blind Guardian. Together with André Olbrich, he is also the principal songwriter for the band. He was also the bassist in Blind Guardian until the 1998 album Nightfall in...
  
   (1966) German lead vocalist of power metal band Blind Guardian
• Hansel & Raul (1959), famous Cuban duo singers

Politics & military

• Hans Blix
  Hans Blix
  is a Swedish diplomat and politician for the Liberal People's Party. He was Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs . Blix was also the head of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission from March 2000 to June 2003, when he was succeeded by Dimitris Perrikos...
  
  , head of the UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (2000–2003)
• Hans, Count von Bülow
  Hans, Count von Bülow
  Ludwig Friedrich Victor Hans, Count von Bülow was a Westphalian and Prussian statesman....
  
   (1774–1825), Prussian statesman
• Hans von Dohnanyi
  Hans von Dohnanyi
  Hans von Dohnanyi was a German jurist, rescuer of Jews, and German resistance fighter against the Nazi régime.-Early life:...
  
   (1902–1945), jurist and resistance fighter
• Hans Frank
  Hans Frank
  Hans Michael Frank was a German lawyer who worked for the Nazi party during the 1920s and 1930s and later became a high-ranking official in Nazi Germany...
  
   (1900 –1946), Former high ranking Nazi lawyer and official.
• Hans Dietrich Genscher (* 1927), West German politician
• Hans Jauch (1883–1965), colonel
• Hans Maier
  Hans Maier
  Hans Maier was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.Born in Madioen, Dutch East Indies, he was part of the Dutch team which finished fifth in the 1936 tournament. He played all seven matches.-References:*...
  
   (* 1931), politician
• Hans Oster
  Hans Oster
  Hans Oster was a German Army general, deputy head of the Abwehr under Wilhelm Canaris, and an opponent of Adolf Hitler and Nazism. He was a leading figure of the German resistance from 1938 to 1943.-Early career:...
  
   (1887–1945), German Brigadier General and deputy head of Military Intelligence
• Hannsheinz Porst (1922–2010), East German spy
• Hans Scholl
  Hans Scholl
  Hans Fritz Scholl was a founding member of the White Rose resistance movement in Nazi Germany.-Biography:...
  
   (1918–1943), resistance fighter
• Hans Wiegel
  Hans Wiegel
  Hans Wiegel is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy . He served as a Member of the House of Representatives from April 18, 1967 until December 19, 1977...
  
   (1941), Dutch politician
• Hans von Luck
  Hans von Luck
  Hans-Ulrich von Luck und Witten , usually shortened to Hans von Luck, was a Colonel in the German Armored Forces during World War II. He served with the 7th Panzer Division and 21st Panzer Division, seeing action in Poland, France, North Africa, Italy and Russia...
  
  

Science

• Hans Albert Einstein (1904–1973), Pf. of Hydrolic engineering, A. Einstein's son
• Hans Bethe
  Hans Bethe
  Hans Albrecht Bethe was a German-American nuclear physicist, and Nobel laureate in physics for his work on the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis. A versatile theoretical physicist, Bethe also made important contributions to quantum electrodynamics, nuclear physics, solid-state physics and...
  
   (1906–2005), Nobel laureate in physics for his work on the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis.
• Hans Charles Freeman
  Hans Freeman
  Hans Charles Freeman, AM, FAA, was a German-born Australian bioinorganic chemist, protein crystallographer, and Professor of Inorganic Chemistry who spent most of his career at the University of Sydney...
  
   (1929–2008), German-born Australian protein crystallographer who elucidated the structure of plastocyanin
• Hans Geiger (1882–1945), Inventor of the Geiger counter
• Hans Steffen
  Hans Steffen
  right|thumb|200px|Picture of Hans Steffen in 1916Hans Steffen Hoffman was a German geographer and explorer of Aysén Region in western Patagonia. Steffen did also work as teacher, encyclopedist and historian...
  
   (1865–1937), German geographer and explorer of Patagonia
• Hans Adolf Krebs
  Hans Adolf Krebs
  Sir Hans Adolf Krebs was a German-born British physician and biochemist. Krebs is best known for his identification of two important metabolic cycles: the urea cycle and the citric acid cycle...
  
   (1900–1981), German born, British physician and biochemist. Identified citric acid cycle
  Citric acid cycle
  The citric acid cycle — also known as the tricarboxylic acid cycle , the Krebs cycle, or the Szent-Györgyi-Krebs cycle — is a series of chemical reactions which is used by all aerobic living organisms to generate energy through the oxidization of acetate derived from carbohydrates, fats and...
  
  .

Sports

• Hans-Jörg Butt
  Hans-Jörg Butt
  Hans-Jörg Butt is a German footballer who plays for FC Bayern Munich in the German League, as a goalkeeper.Known for taking penalty kicks, he netted nearly 30 goals in Germany's top flight...
  
   (b. 1974), German football (soccer) player (FC Bayern Munich
  FC Bayern Munich
  FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....
  
  )
• Hans Sarpei
  Hans Sarpei
  Hans Adu Sarpei is a Ghanaian-German footballer who plays as a full back for Bundesliga side Schalke 04 and the Ghana national football team.-Club career:...
  
   (b. 1976), Ghanaian soccer player (FC Schalke 04
  FC Schalke 04
  Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...
  
  )
• Hans Dersch
  Hans Dersch
  Hans F. Dersch is a former international breaststroke swimmer from the United States, who participated for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain....
  
   (b. 1967), American breaststroke swimmer
• Hans Knecht
  Hans Knecht
  Hans Knecht was an Swiss professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was winning the World Cycling Championship in 1946. He was a professional cyclist from 1939 to 1949.-References:...
  
   (1913–1996), Swiss road racing cyclist
• Hans Krankl
  Hans Krankl
  Johann "Hans" Krankl is a retired Austrian footballer. He was last manager of LASK Linz.-Club career:A prolific striker, Krankl is regarded by many as the greatest ever Austrian player. He started his professional career at Rapid Wien and stayed there for 8 years, apart from a year at Wiener AC...
  
   (b. 1953), Austrian football player and trainer
• Hans Lutz
  Hans Lutz
  Hans Lutz is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Germany, who represented West Germany at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There he won the gold medal in the Men's Team Pursuit, alongside Gregor Braun, Peter Vonhof and Günther Schumacher...
  
   (b. 1949), German track and road cyclist
• Hans Müller
  Hansi Müller
  Hans-Peter "Hansi" Müller is a former German footballer.-Club career:Playing for his hometown side VfB Stuttgart, he took part to the UEFA Euro 1980 with West Germany, aged 22, after a brief taste of action at the 1978 FIFA World Cup, where started all four games. The tournament would prove to...
  
   (b. 1957), football player
• Hans Nüsslein
  Hans Nüsslein
  Hans Nüsslein was a German tennis player of the 1930s.Born in Nuremberg, he had almost no background in amateur tennis. In late 1931, as a professional, he played Bill Tilden twice in Europe, taking him to 5 sets each time. Later in the 1930s, as Tilden aged, Nüsslein would beat the far more...
  
   (1910–1991), tennis player
• Hans Parrel
  Hans Parrel
  Hans Parrel is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1968. In Mexico City and Munich he finished in seventh position with the Dutch Men's Water Polo Team.-References:*...
  
   (b. 1944), Dutch water polo player
• Hans von Tschammer und Osten
  Hans von Tschammer und Osten
  Hans von Tschammer und Osten was a German sport official, SA leader and a member of the Reichstag...
  
   (1887–1943), sports director
• Hans Wouda
  Hans Wouda
  Hans Wouda is a former water polo player from the Netherlands, who competed in two consequentive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1968...
  
   (b. 1941), Dutch water polo player

Other

• Hans von Bartensleben, named Hans der Reiche (1512–1583)
• Hans Erlwein (1872–1914), architect
• Hans Seyffer
  Hans Seyffer
  Hans Seyffer, also known as Hans Seyfer or Hans of Heilbronn , was a stone sculptor and wood carver of the late Gothic style...
  
   (1460–1509), sculptor
• Hans Emil Meyer
  Hannes Meyer
  Hans Emil "Hannes" Meyer was a Swiss architect and second director of the Bauhaus in Dessau from 1928 to 1930.-Early work:...
  
   (1889–1954) Swiss architect and theorist (Bauhaus)
• Hans Moleman
  Hans Moleman
  Hans Moleman is a recurring character in the animated television series The Simpsons. He is voiced by Dan Castellaneta, and first appeared in the episode "Principal Charming". He normally appears in a running gag, where he usually suffers unfortunate, nearly fatal, events...
  
   (* 1976), Simpsons Character
• Hans Geering
  Captain Hans Geering
  Captain Hans Geering is a fictional character from the British sitcom series Allo 'Allo!. He was played by actor Sam Kelly.- First episode :Hans is Colonel Kurt Von Strohm's assistant and usually comes with him to the café...
  
  , a character in the BBC sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!
  'Allo 'Allo!
  'Allo 'Allo! is a British sitcom broadcast on BBC One from 1982 to 1992 comprising eighty-five episodes. It is a parody of another BBC programme, the wartime drama Secret Army, and was created by David Croft, who also wrote the theme music, and Jeremy Lloyd. Lloyd and Croft wrote the first 6...
  
  
• Hans Gruber, fictional antagonist from Die Hard
  Die Hard
  Die Hard is a 1988 American action film and the first in the Die Hard film series. The film was directed by John McTiernan and written by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza. It is based on a 1979 novel by Roderick Thorp titled Nothing Lasts Forever, itself a sequel to the book The Detective, which...
  
  
• Hans Zarkov, fictional protagonist from Flash Gordon
  Flash Gordon
  Flash Gordon is the hero of a science fiction adventure comic strip originally drawn by Alex Raymond. First published January 7, 1934, the strip was inspired by and created to compete with the already established Buck Rogers adventure strip. Also inspired by these series were comics such as Dash...
  
  
• Hans Gudegast, the name given to the mountain climber in Cliff Hangers, a pricing game on the U.S. television game show The Price Is Right
  The Price Is Right
  The Price Is Right is a television game show franchise originally produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman, and created by Bob Stewart, and is currently produced and owned by FremantleMedia. The franchise centers on television game shows, but also includes merchandise such as video games, printed...
  
  
• Hans Landa
  Hans Landa
  Colonel Hans Landa is the primary antagonist of the 2009 Quentin Tarantino film Inglourious Basterds. He is portrayed by Austrian actor Christoph Waltz.- Character :...
  
  , fictional character from "Inglorious Basterds"
• Hans Holbein the Younger
  Hans Holbein the Younger
  Hans Holbein the Younger was a German artist and printmaker who worked in a Northern Renaissance style. He is best known as one of the greatest portraitists of the 16th century. He also produced religious art, satire and Reformation propaganda, and made a significant contribution to the history...
  
  (1497-1543), German Renaissance Portraitist