Hess (surname)
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Hess or Heß as a surname may refer to:
- András HessAndrás HessAndrás Hess set up a printing press in Buda in 1472.He printed the first book in Hungary on June 5, 1473 in his Buda press. Hess was probably of German origin. He dedicated the book, the Chronica Hungarorum or Buda Chronicle to the person who had invited him to Hungary.Today a square is named...
, Hungarian printer - Bernhard von HeßBernhard von HeßBernhard Franz von Heß was a Bavarian Lieutenant General and War Minister under Maximilian II of Bavaria.- Biography :...
(1792–1869), Bavarian Lieutenant General and War Minister - Catherina HeßCatherina HeßCatherina Heß is an actress.After her training she made her first experiences with the theater in Cologne. She became well known after she took the role of Judith Hajedörp in the daily German television soap opera Verbotene Liebe .- References :* *...
, German actress - Damian Hess aka MC FrontalotMC FrontalotDamian Hess , better known by stage name MC Frontalot, is a Brooklyn-based hip hop musician and self-proclaimed "world's 579th greatest rapper". He is best known in nerdcore hip hop and video game culture, for naming the nerdcore subgenre, and performing at Penny Arcades annual Penny Arcade Expo...
, nerdcore rapper - Dean HessDean HessDean E. Hess was an American minister and United States Air Force colonel who was involved in the so-called "Kiddy Car Airlift," the documented rescue of 950 orphans and 80 orphanage staff from the path of the Chinese advance during the Korean War on December 20, 1950...
(born 1917), American Air Force Colonel - Elmar HessElmar HessElmar Hess born 1966 in Hamburg is a German artist.His work includes film and video art, photography, installation and objects. Hess interprets interpersonal conflicts as a result of systemic pressure. Often an individual event is brought to mind in the context of historical events.- Life :Hess'...
(born 1966), German artist - Erika HessErika HessErika Hess is a former alpine ski racer from Switzerland. She is one of the best female skiers ever, dominating the field in the 1980s with 31 World Cup victories , five slalom titles , and two overall titles...
(born 1962), Swiss alpine skier - Germain Henri HessGermain Henri HessGermain Henri Hess was a Swiss-born Russian chemist and doctor who formulated Hess's Law, an early principle of thermochemistry.-Early days:...
(1802–1850), Russian-Swiss chemist - Hans-Georg HessHans-Georg HessHans-Georg Hess was a German U-boat commander of the Second World War. He commanded a single U-boat from September 1944 until the end of the war, and sank five ships for a total of 2,298 GRT, and caused another to be declared a total loss for 7,176 GRT...
(1923-2008), German U-boat captain - Harry HessHarry Hammond HessHarry Hammond Hess was a geologist and United States Navy officer in World War II.Considered one of the "founding fathers" of the unifying theory of plate tectonics, Rear Admiral Harry Hammond Hess was born on May 24, 1906 in New York City...
(1906–1969), American geologist best known for his theories on sea floor spreading - Heinrich von HeßHeinrich von HeßHeinrich Hermann Josef Freiherr von Heß , Austrian soldier, entered the army in 1805 and was soon employed as a staff officer on survey work....
(1788–1870), Austrian fieldmarshall - Heinrich Maria von HessHeinrich Maria von HessHeinrich Maria von Hess was a German painter, a member of the Nazarene movement.-Biography:He was born at Düsseldorf and brought up to the profession of art by his father, the engraver Karl Ernst Christoph Hess...
, German painter - Hieronymus Hess, Swiss drawer, painter, caricaturist (1799-1850)
- Jake HessJake HessJake Hess was an American Grammy Award-winning southern gospel singer.-Life:Hess was born Manchild Hess December 24, 1927, in Limestone County, Alabama...
, American southern gospel vocalist - Jared HessJared HessJared Lawrence Hess is an American filmmaker known for his work Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre , which he co-wrote and directed with his wife, Jerusha Hess....
(born 1979), American writer and director of Napoleon Dynamite - Johann Hess (Hesse), (1490–1547), German theologian
- Karl HessKarl HessKarl Hess was an American national-level speechwriter and author. He was also a political philosopher, editor, welder, motorcycle racer, tax resister, atheist, and libertarian activist...
(1923–1994), American speechwriter and author - Karl Hess (painter)Karl Hess (painter)Karl Hess was a German painter.-Biography:Hess was the third son of Karl Ernst Christoph Hess , an engraver. The elder Hess had already acquired a name when in 1806 the elector of Bavaria, having been raised to a kingship by Napoleon, transferred the Düsseldorf academy and gallery to Munich...
(1801-1874), German painter - Leon HessLeon HessLeon Hess was the founder of the Hess Corporation and the owner of the New York Jets.-Biography:Hess was born on March 13, 1914. His father was a Russian immigrant who worked as an oil delivery man in Asbury Park, New Jersey during the Great Depression.He married Norma around 1945 and they had...
Founder, Chairman of the Board & CEO of Hess Corporation and the New York JetsNew York JetsThe New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
NFL Football franchise until his death. - Markus HessMarkus HessMarkus Hess, a German citizen, is best known for his endeavours as a hacker in the late 1980s. Hess was recruited by the KGB to be an international spy with the objective of securing U.S...
, German hacker - Moses HessMoses HessMoses Hess was a Jewish philosopher and socialist, and one of the founders of Labor Zionism.-Life:Hess was born in Bonn, which was under French rule at the time. In his French-language birth certificate, his name is given as "Moises"; he was named after his maternal grandfather...
(1812–1875), Jewish philosopher and proto-Zionist - Myra HessMyra HessDame Myra Hess DBE was a British pianist.She was born in London as Julia Myra Hess, but was best known by her middle name. At the age of five she began to study the piano and two years later entered the Guildhall School of Music, where she graduated as winner of the Gold Medal...
(1890–1965), British pianist - Nigel HessNigel HessNigel John Hess is a British composer best known for his television, theatre and film soundtracks, including the theme tunes to Wycliffe, Dangerfield, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates and Ladies in Lavender.-Biography:...
, British Composer - Orvan HessOrvan HessOrvan Walter Hess was a physician noted for his early use of penicillin and the development of the fetal heart monitor....
(1906–2002), doctor who invented the fetal heart monitor - Peter von HessPeter von HessPeter Heinrich Lambert von Hess was a German painter, known for historic paintings, especially of the Napoleonic Wars and the Greek War of Independence.-Life:...
, German painter - Rudolf HessRudolf HessRudolf Walter Richard Hess was a prominent Nazi politician who was Adolf Hitler's deputy in the Nazi Party during the 1930s and early 1940s...
(Heß) (1894–1987), Deputy Führer of Nazi Germany - Todd David Hess, (born 1960), USAF Colonel, first AF Member to receive Army Legion of Merit
- Victor Francis HessVictor Francis HessVictor Francis Hess was an Austrian-American physicist, and Nobel laureate in physics, who discovered cosmic rays.-Early years:...
(1883–1964), Austrian-American physicist who discovered cosmic rays - Walter Rudolf HessWalter Rudolf HessWalter Rudolf Hess was a Swiss physiologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1949 for mapping the areas of the brain involved in the control of internal organs. He shared the prize with Egas Moniz....
(1881–1973), Swiss physiologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1949 - Willy Hess (violinist)Willy Hess (violinist)Willy Hess was a German violin virtuoso and violin teacher.-Biography:Will Hess was born in Mannheim in 1859. He was a student of Joseph Joachim and he also studied with his father, who was a pupil of Louis Spohr....
(1859–1939), German famous violin virtuoso - Willy Hess (composer)Willy Hess (composer)Willy Hess was a Swiss musicologist, composer, and famous Beethoven scholar. He achieved fame after compiling and publishing a catalogue of works of Beethoven that were not listed in the "complete" edition. He orchertrated the Piano Concerto No...
(1906–1997), Swiss musicologist, composer, and famous Beethoven scholar - Wolf Rüdiger HessWolf Rudiger HessWolf Rüdiger Hess was the son of Rudolf Hess, an admirer of his godfather Adolf Hitler, an architect and a fixture of the post-war German far-right. He was also an outspoken critic of the investigation into his father's death, which he believed was a cover-up...
(Heß) (1937–2001), German architect, right extremist and son of Rudolf HessRudolf HessRudolf Walter Richard Hess was a prominent Nazi politician who was Adolf Hitler's deputy in the Nazi Party during the 1930s and early 1940s...
See also
- Rudolf Hoess (also Höss or Höß), commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II
- Helius Eobanus HessusHelius Eobanus HessusHelius Eobanus Hessus was a German Latin poet born at Halgehausen in Hesse-Kassel ....
(1488–1540), German Latin poet