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 A. Engelhard

First Name Hans
Last Name Engelhard
Born on September 16, 1934
Died on March 11, 2008 (aged 73)
Born in Germany, Bavaria

Hans Arnold Engelhard was a German jurist. A member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP), he served as German Federal Minister of Justice in the Cabinet Kohl I, II, and III, between 1982 and 1991.

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Hans Hedtoft

First Name Hans
Last Name Hedtoft
Born on April 21, 1903
Died on January 29, 1955 (aged 51)

Hans Hedtoft Hansen was a Danish politician of the Social Democrats who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 1947 to 1950 and again from 1953 until his death in 1955. He also served as the first President of the Nordic Council in 1953.

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Hans Kesting

First Name Hans
Last Name Kesting
Born on October 6, 1960 (age 65)

Hans Kesting is a Dutch actor. He appeared in more than fifty films since 1987. He was diagnosed with HIV in 1996. In 2016 he was awarded the Louis d'Or.

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Hans Neusidler

First Name Hans
Last Name Neusidler
Born on January 1, 1508
Died on February 2, 1563 (aged 55)

Hans Neusidler, was a German composer and lutenist of the Renaissance.

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Hans Georg von Mackensen

First Name Hans
Last Name Mackensen
Born on January 26, 1883
Died on September 28, 1947 (aged 64)
Born in Germany

Hans Georg von Mackensen was a German diplomat who served at different stages as "State Secretary" at the Foreign Ministry, German ambassador in Rome and a SS senior Group Leader ("Gruppenführer").

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Hans Rinn

First Name Hans
Last Name Rinn
Born on March 19, 1953 (age 73)
Height 188 cm | 6'2

Hans Rinn is an East German former luger who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s. He won three medals at the Winter Olympics, including two gold and one bronze.

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Hans Heilbronn

Hans Arnold Heilbronn
First Name Hans
Last Name Heilbronn
Born on October 8, 1908
Died on April 28, 1975 (aged 66)
Born in Germany

Hans Arnold Heilbronn was a mathematician.

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Hans Teeuwen

First Name Hans
Last Name Teeuwen
Born on March 3, 1967 (age 59)

Hans Eduard Marie Teeuwen is a Dutch comedian, musician, actor and occasional filmmaker. His work has been described as absurdist, apolitical and confrontational.

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Hans Günther von Dincklage

First Name Hans
Last Name Dincklage
Born on December 15, 1896
Died on January 1, 1974 (aged 77)
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Hans Virchow

First Name Hans
Last Name Virchow
Born on September 10, 1852
Died on May 10, 1940 (aged 87)
Born in Germany, Bavaria
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