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 Brümmer

First Name Hans
Last Name Brümmer
Born on December 13, 1886
Died on December 19, 1966 (aged 80)
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Hans Grove White

First Name Hans
Last Name White
Born on September 8, 1890
Died on January 1, 1971 (aged 80)
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Hans Junkermann

First Name Hans
Last Name Junkermann
Born on February 24, 1872
Died on June 12, 1943 (aged 71)

Hans Ferdinand Junkermann was a German actor. He was married to the Austrian actress Julia Serda.

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Hans von Koessler

First Name Hans
Last Name Koessler
Born on January 1, 1853
Died on May 23, 1926 (aged 73)
Born in Germany, Bavaria

Hans von Koessler was a German composer, conductor and music teacher. In Hungary, where he worked for 26 years, he was known as János Koessler.

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Hans Sauer

First Name Hans
Last Name Sauer
Born on June 4, 1923
Died on May 13, 1996 (aged 72)
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Hans Kalm

First Name Hans
Last Name Kalm
Born on April 21, 1889
Died on February 1, 1981 (aged 91)

Hans Kalm was an Estonian soldier who served in the armies of Russian Empire, Finland and Estonia.

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Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt

First Name Hans
Last Name Creutzfeldt
Born on June 2, 1885
Died on December 30, 1964 (aged 79)
Born in Germany, Hamburg

Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt was a German neurologist and neuropathologist. Although he is typically credited as the physician to first describe the Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease, this has been disputed. He was born in Harburg upon Elbe and died in Munich.

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Hans Trail

First Name Hans
Last Name Trail
Born on July 28, 1716
Died on July 11, 1717
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Hans Kollwitz

First Name Hans
Last Name Kollwitz
Born on May 14, 1892
Died on September 22, 1971 (aged 79)
Born in Germany, Berlin

Hans Kollwitz was a German epidemiologist, eldest son of artist Käthe Kollwitz. He obtained his degree in medicine and psychotherapy in 1928. He was also a World War I veteran, in which he voluntarily served, after joining from the German Youth Movement where he was a Wandervogel.

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Hans Karl Gottschalk

First Name Hans
Last Name Gottschalk
Born on November 22, 1891
Died on May 27, 1941 (aged 49)
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