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 Gerling

First Name Hans
Last Name Gerling
Born on June 6, 1915
Died on August 14, 1991 (aged 76)

Hans Gerling was a German businessman who headed the Gerling Konzern, one of Europe's largest insurance groups, from 1949 until his death.

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Hans Leibelt

First Name Hans
Last Name Leibelt
Born on March 11, 1885
Died on December 3, 1974 (aged 89)
Born in Germany, Saxony, Leipzig

Hans Leibelt was a German film actor.

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Hans Dieter Pötsch

First Name Hans
Last Name Pötsch
Born on March 28, 1951 (age 75)

Hans Dieter Pötsch is an Austrian businessman, the chairman of the executive board of Porsche SE, and chairman of the supervisory board of Volkswagen since 2015, when he succeeded Ferdinand Piëch.

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Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza

First Name Hans
Last Name Thyssen-Bornemisza
Born on April 13, 1921
Died on April 26, 2002 (aged 81)

Hans Henrik Ágost Gábor, Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon et Impérfalva, an industrialist and art collector, was a Dutch-born Swiss citizen with a Hungarian title and heir to a German fortune, a legal resident of Monaco for tax purposes, with a declared second residency in the United Kingdom, but in actuality a long-time resident of Spain, and son of a German father and a Hungarian and English American mother. His fifth and last wife, Carmen "Tita" Cervera, is a former Miss Spain titleholder.

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Hans Meyer

Hans George Meyer
First Name Hans
Last Name Meyer
Born on July 21, 1925
Died on April 3, 2020 (aged 94)

Hans Meyer was a South African actor born to German parents. In Britain, he was known for his portrayal of Hauptmann Franz Ulmann in the television series Colditz (1972–1974).

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Hans Memling

First Name Hans
Last Name Memling
Born on January 1, 1435
Died on August 11, 1494 (aged 59)

Hans Memling was a painter active in Flanders, who worked in the tradition of Early Netherlandish painting. He was born in the Middle Rhine region, and probably spent his childhood in Mainz. He moved to the Netherlands and spent time in the Brussels workshop of Rogier van der Weyden. He was subsequently made a citizen of Bruges in 1465, where he became one of the leading artists, running a large workshop, which painted religious works that often incorporated donor portraits of his wealthy patrons. Memling's patrons included burghers, clergymen, and aristocrats.

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Hans Herrmann

First Name Hans
Last Name Herrmann
Born on February 23, 1928 (age 98)

Hans Herrmann is a retired Formula One and sports car racing driver from Stuttgart, Germany.

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Hans Reffert

First Name Hans
Last Name Reffert
Born on July 19, 1946
Died on February 21, 2016 (aged 69)

Hans Reffert was a German musician and composer.

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Hans Mezger

First Name Hans
Last Name Mezger
Born on November 18, 1929
Died on June 10, 2020 (aged 90)

Hans Mezger was a German automotive engineer well known for his work at Porsche.

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Hans Pischner

First Name Hans
Last Name Pischner
Born on February 20, 1914
Died on October 15, 2016 (aged 102)

Hans Pischner was a German harpsichordist, musicologist, opera director, and politician active in the German Democratic Republic. He encouraged the creation of musical and artistic cultural institutions in East Germany, and used his position in the SED to prevent any further brain drain of artists and musicians after the Berlin Wall was constructed by encouraging and supporting the arts. He served as Chairman of the Kulturbund from 1977 until German reunification in 1990.

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