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 Meinhard von Schönberg

First Name Hans
Last Name Schönberg
Born on August 28, 1582
Died on August 3, 1616 (aged 33)

Count Hans Meinhard von Schönberg auf Wesel was a German nobleman and soldier, who served as hofmeister of Frederick V, Elector Palatine.

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Hans van Steenwinckel the Elder

First Name Hans
Last Name Elder
Born on January 1, 1545
Died on May 10, 1601 (aged 56)

Hans van Steenwinckel the Elder was a Flemish-Danish architect and sculptor. He worked on a large number of the most important Danish buildings of his time, although the exact scope of his contributions in many cases remains uncertain and much have been demolished or redesigned later. The father of Hans van Steenwinckel the Younger and Lorenz van Steenwinckel, he also founded a dynasty of architects and sculptors in Denmark.

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Hans Bronsart von Schellendorff

First Name Hans
Last Name Schellendorff
Born on February 11, 1830
Died on November 3, 1913 (aged 83)
Born in Germany

Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf was a classical musician and composer who studied under Franz Liszt.

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Hans Terofal

First Name Hans
Last Name Terofal
Born on April 10, 1923
Died on May 16, 1976 (aged 53)
Born in Germany, Bavaria
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Hans Bethe

First Name Hans
Last Name Bethe
Born on July 2, 1906
Died on March 6, 2005 (aged 98)
Born in France, Grand Est

Hans Albrecht Bethe was a German-American nuclear physicist who made important contributions to astrophysics, quantum electrodynamics, and solid-state physics, and who won the 1967 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis. For most of his career, Bethe was a professor at Cornell University.

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Hans von Blixen-Finecke

First Name Hans
Last Name Blixen-Finecke
Born on July 20, 1916
Died on February 16, 2005 (aged 88)

Baron Nils Gustaf Fredrik Bror "Hans" von Blixen-Finecke Jr. was a Swedish Army officer and horse rider. He competed in the three-day eventing at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics and won individual and team gold medals in 1952.

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Hans Bertram

First Name Hans
Last Name Bertram
Born on February 26, 1906
Died on January 8, 1993 (aged 86)

Hans Bertram was a German aviator, screenwriter and film director.

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Hans St. George Caulfeild

First Name Hans
Last Name Caulfeild
Born on August 5, 1837
Died on February 14, 1899 (aged 61)
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Hans Vollmer

First Name Hans
Last Name Vollmer
Died on January 1, 1969
Born in Germany, Berlin
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Hans Boskamp

Johan Hendricus Gerardus Hoelscher
First Name Hans
Last Name Boskamp
Born on May 7, 1932
Died on March 21, 2011 (aged 78)

Hans Boskamp, born Johannes Hendricus Gerardus Hölscher, was a Dutch footballer and actor.

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