Hanke or Hancke is a surname of Germanic or Scandinavian origin. It is most common in Germany, Denmark, and Sweden, but now widely found in the United States, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. Hanke is also a male first name in Germany.

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* Christopher J. Hanke (b. 1976) actor *

Edith Hancke Edith Hancke (; 14 October 1928 – 4 June 2015) was a German stage, film and television actress. Life and career Edith Hancke, daughter of a bank clerk, grew up in Berlin-Charlottenburg. She received an education at the Lettehaus and, at the ...

German stage, film and television actress (1928–2015) *

Gregor Maria Franz Hanke Gregor Maria Hanke OSB (born 2 July 1954 as Franz Maria Hanke) is a German prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the bishop of Eichstätt since 2006. A member of the Benedictines, he was abbot of Plankstetten Abbey from 1993 to 2006. Ear ...

(b. 1954), German Roman catholic bishop * Henriette Hanke née Arndt (1785–1862), German writer *

Hugon Hanke Hugon Hanke (26 March 1904 – 19 December 1964) was a Polish politician, best known for being 38th Prime Minister of Poland and 8th Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland in Exile (in 1955) and for his unexpected return to the Communist-ruled c ...

(1904–1964), former Polish politician * (1751–1806), Bohemian humanist, writer in Czech and German *

Karl Hanke Karl August Hanke (24 August 1903 – 8 June 1945) was an official of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) during its rule over Germany and served as the fifth and last '' Reichsführer'' of the ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS). He also served as ''Gauleiter'' of ...

(1903–1945), Nazi Party official * Karol Hanke (1903–1964), former Polish football player. *

Lewis Hanke Lewis Hanke (1905–1993) was an American historian of colonial Latin America, and is best known for his writings on the Spanish conquest of Latin America. Hanke, along with two others, Irving A. Leonard and John T. Lanning, presented a revision ...

(1905–1993), American historian and professor, father of Latin American Studies *

Mike Hanke Mike Hanke (; born 5 November 1983) is a German former professional footballer who played the position of forward. He has been described as a player who "gives it his all in attack and is always dangerous in the opponent's penalty area." He ear ...

(b. 1983), German football player *

Reginald Hanke Reginald Hanke (born 25 August 1956) is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Thuringia since 2019. Early life and career In 1979 Hanke began training as a d ...

(b. 1956), German politician *

Sonya Hanke Sonya Helen Hanke (27 September 1933 – 4 September 1993) was an Australian pianist and educator. The daughter of Henry Aloysius Hanke, an Archibald- and Sulman prize-winning artist, and Emily Mortimer, she was born in Hunters Hill in Sy ...

(1933–1983), Australian classical pianist * Stephan Hanke (b. 1972), German soccer player * Steve H. Hanke, economist *

Thaddäus Haenke Thaddeus Xaverius Peregrinus Haenke (5 October 1761 – 4 November 1816) ( cs, Tadeáš Haenke; es, Tadeo Haenke) was a botanist who participated in the Malaspina Expedition, exploring a significant portion of the Pacific basin including the c ...

(1761–1816), explorer *

Brendan Hanke Brendan may refer to: People * Saint Brendan the Navigator (c. 484 – c. 577) was an Irish monastic saint. * Saint Brendan of Birr (died 573), Abbot of Birr in Co. Offaly, contemporaneous with the above * Brendan (given name), a masculine given na ...

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