List of Famous people named Hans

Name Hans is among the most common names in Germany, Switzerland, Austria. Often it's a shorthand for Johannes. Similar names: Johannes, Hanns, Hansi, Hansa. Here are some famous Hanses:

Hans von Tschammer und Osten

First Name Hans
Last Name Osten
Born on October 25, 1887
Died on March 25, 1943 (aged 55)
Born in Germany, Saxony

Hans von Tschammer und Osten was a German sport official, SA leader and a member of the Reichstag for the Nazi Party of Nazi Germany. He was married to Sophie Margarethe von Carlowitz.

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Hans Reichsfreiherr von Boineburg-Lengsfeld

First Name Hans
Born on June 9, 1889
Died on November 20, 1980 (aged 91)
Born in Germany, Thuringia

Hans von Boineburg-Lengsfeld was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany who commanded the 4th and 23rd Panzer Divisions during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

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Hans Karl von Winterfeldt

First Name Hans
Last Name Winterfeldt
Born on April 4, 1707
Died on September 8, 1757 (aged 50)

Hans Karl von Winterfeldt, a Prussian general, served in the War of the Polish Succession, the War of Austrian Succession, Frederick the Great's Silesian wars and the Seven Years' War. One of Frederick's trusted confidantes and advisors, he attracted enmity from other courtiers. Frederick entrusted him with considerable autonomy on the general staff, and Winterfeldt developed the first "modern" program of military intelligence gathering. He negotiated the Convention of Westminster and, for his efforts on Frederick's behalf, received the Order of the Black Eagle and the Order Pour le Mérite. He died from wounds received at Battle of Moys. His name is included on the Equestrian statue of Frederick the Great.

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Hans Kristian Amundsen

First Name Hans
Last Name Amundsen
Born on December 2, 1959
Died on July 29, 2018 (aged 58)

Hans Kristian Amundsen was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour Party.

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Hans Apel

Hans Eberhard Apel
First Name Hans
Last Name Apel
Born on February 25, 1932
Died on September 6, 2011 (aged 79)
Born in Germany

Hans Eberhard Apel was a German politician and a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). From 1972 to 1974 he was Parliamentary State Secretary to the Foreign Minister. From 1974 to 1978 he was the Minister of Finance and from 1978 to 1982 he was the Minister of Defence.

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Hans Peter Stihl

First Name Hans
Last Name Stihl
Born on April 18, 1932 (age 94)

Hans Peter Stihl is a German industrialist who was head of Stihl from 1973 to 2002. He remained a board member until 2012. In 2006, he became Consul-General of Singapore. He is a member of the Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand.

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Hans Fitz

First Name Hans
Last Name Fitz
Born on December 21, 1891
Died on October 28, 1972 (aged 80)
Born in Germany, Thuringia

Hans Fitz (1891–1972) was a German actor and screenwriter.

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Hans Heinz Moser

First Name Hans
Last Name Moser
Born on May 9, 1936
Died on April 5, 2017 (aged 80)

Hans Heinz Moser was a Swiss television and film actor.

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Hans Merensky

First Name Hans
Last Name Merensky
Born on January 1, 1871
Died on January 1, 1952 (aged 81)

Hans Merensky was a South African geologist, prospector, scientist, conservationist and philanthropist. He discovered the rich deposit of alluvial diamonds at Alexander Bay in Namaqualand, vast platinum and chrome reefs at Lydenburg, Rustenburg and Potgietersrus, which led to some of the largest platinum mines in the world, phosphates and copper at Phalaborwa in the Transvaal lowveld, gold in the Free State and the world's biggest chrome deposit at Jagdlust near Pietersburg.

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Hans Henny Jahnn

First Name Hans
Last Name Jahnn
Born on December 17, 1894
Died on November 29, 1959 (aged 64)
Born in Germany, Hamburg

Hans Henny Jahnn was a German playwright, novelist, and organ-builder.

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