List of Famous people named Hans

Hans Wilhelm Langsdorff was a German naval officer, most famous for his command of the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee during the Battle of the River Plate off the coast of Uruguay in 1939. After the Panzerschiff was unable to escape a pursuing squadron of Royal Navy ships, Langsdorff scuttled his ship. Three days later he committed suicide in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Johannes Cornelis "Hans" van Baalen was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) who served as a Member of the European Parliament and Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy in the European Parliament from 2009 until 2019. He also was President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party from 21 November 2015 until his death.

Hans Hateboer is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Italian club Atalanta and the Netherlands national team.

Hans Joachim "John" Schellnhuber is a German atmospheric physicist, climatologist and founding director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and former chair of the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU).

Hans Peter Hallwachs is a German television actor.

Hans W. Geißendörfer is a German film director and producer.

Hans Tietmeyer was a German economist and regarded as one of the foremost experts on international financial matters. He was president of Deutsche Bundesbank from 1993 until 1999 and remained afterwards one of the most important figures in finance of the European Union.

Hans-Jürgen Massaquoi was a German-American journalist and author. He was born in Hamburg, Germany, to a German mother and a Liberian father of Vai ethnicity, the grandson of Momulu Massaquoi, the consul general of Liberia in Germany at the time.

Hans "Hasse" Backe is a Swedish former football player and unattached manager who most recently led Finland's national team. Prior to this he managed the New York Red Bulls.

Johannes "Hans" Riegel Sr. was a German confectioner who invented the gummy bear in 1922 and founded the Haribo company. Johannes "Hans" Riegel Sr. was married to Gertrud. The company was passed onto his sons, Hans Riegel Jr. and Paul Riegel, following his death.