Hannah ( he, חַנָּה, hannah) also spelled Hanna,

Hana Hana or HANA may refer to: Places Europe * Haná, an ethnic region in Moravia, Czech Republic * Traianoupoli, Greece, called Hana during the Ottoman period * Hana, Norway, a borough in the city of Sandnes, Norway West Asia * Hana, Iran, a city ...

or Chana, is a feminine

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of Hebrew origin. It is derived from the

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''ḥ-n-n'', meaning "favour" or "grace"; ''

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'' attributes the name to a word meaning 'He (God) has favoured me with a child'.

Anne Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the ...

, Ana, Ann, and other variants of the name derive from the Hellenized Hebrew:

Anna Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century) * Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221) ...

(

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ranscription/transliterationof Ἅννα from Greek to Roman letters/nowiki>">Romanization of Greek">from Greek to Roman letters/nowiki>). The Phoenician (

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) name

Hannibal Hannibal (; xpu, 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋, ''Ḥannibaʿl''; 247 – between 183 and 181 BC) was a Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Puni ...

derives from the same Canaanite

and means "My grace is

Baal Baal (), or Baal,; phn, , baʿl; hbo, , baʿal, ). ( ''baʿal'') was a title and honorific meaning "owner", "lord" in the Northwest Semitic languages spoken in the Levant during Ancient Near East, antiquity. From its use among people, it cam ...

". In the

Books of Samuel The Book of Samuel (, ''Sefer Shmuel'') is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books (1–2 Samuel) in the Old Testament. The book is part of the narrative history of Ancient Israel called the Deuteronomistic history, a series of books (Joshu ...

of the Hebrew Bible, Hannah is the mother of the prophet

Samuel Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the bibl ...

Hannah

People

Hannah Adams Hannah Adams (October 2, 1755December 15, 1831) was an American author of books on comparative religion and early United States history. She was born in Medfield, Massachusetts and died in Brookline. Adams was the first woman in the U.S. who worke ...

(1755–1831), American author * Hannah Aldworth (died 1778), English philanthropist *

Hannah Allen Hannah Allen (, Archer; after first marriage, Allen, after second marriage, Hatt; c.1638 – 1668x1708), was a 17th-century British nonconformist writer, who suffered from religious insanity. Biography Hannah Archer, the daughter of John Archer ...

(1638–1668x1708), British writer *

Hannah Arendt Hannah Arendt (, , ; 14 October 1906 – 4 December 1975) was a political philosopher, author, and Holocaust survivor. She is widely considered to be one of the most influential political theorists of the 20th century. Arendt was born ...

(1906–1975), German philosopher *

Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo Chief Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo (; 25 November 1915 – 19 September 2015), popularly known as HID, was a Nigerian businesswoman and politician. Biography Born to a modest family in the small Ikenne community of Ogun State in Nigeria, she at ...

(1915–2015), Nigerian businesswoman and politician *

Hannah Brier Hannah Brier (born 3 February 1998) is a British sprinter who won the 200 metres event at the 2022 British Indoor Athletics Championships. She competed at the 2014 and 2022 Commonwealth Games. Career Brier trains at Swansea Harriers Athletics ...

(born 1998), British sprinter *

Hannah Brown Hannah Kelsey Brown (born September 24, 1994) is an American television personality and former beauty pageant titleholder. She starred as the lead in season 15 of ''The Bachelorette''. Brown had previously placed in the top seven in season 23 o ...

(born 1994), American television personality and model *

Hannah Callowhill Penn Hannah Margaret Penn ( Callowhill; 11 February 1671 – 20 December 1726) was an Anglo-American governor. The second wife of Pennsylvania founder William Penn, she effectively administered the Province of Pennsylvania for six years after her ...

(1671–1727), second wife of William Penn *

Hannah Clarke Hannah Clarke (formerly Baxter; 8 September 1988 – 19 February 2020) was an Australian woman who was fatally burned in a petrol fire in her car, along with her three children, in a quadruple murder–suicide by her estranged husband, Rowan Bax ...

(1988–2020), Australian sportsperson and murder victim *

Hannah Cowley Hannah Cowley may refer to: *Hannah Cowley (writer) Hannah Cowley (14 March 1743 – 11 March 1809) was an English playwright and poet. Although Cowley's plays and poetry did not enjoy wide popularity after the 19th century, critic Melinda Finb ...

(1743–1809), American dramatist and poet *

Hannah Dodd Hannah Dodd (born 27 April 1992) is an Australian Grade IV equestrian and 1.0 point wheelchair basketball player who represented Australia in equestrian at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, coming 11th and 12th in her events. Switching ...

(born 1995), English actress *

Hannah Dreier Hannah Dreier is an American journalist. She is a ''New York Times'' reporter who specializes in narrative features and investigations. She previously worked at ProPublica, where she was the recipient of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writin ...

, American journalist *

Hannah Duston Hannah Duston (also spelled Dustin, Dustan, or Durstan) (born Hannah Emerson, December 23, 1657 – March 6, 1736,

(1657–c. 1736), Indian fighter * Hannah Dakota Fanning (born 1994), American actress, known as Dakota Fanning *

Hannah Ferguson Hannah Emily Rose Ferguson (born October 12, 1992) is an American model. Early life Ferguson's parents met while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. She stated on the show ''Model Squad'' (2018) that her family "had financial struggles". The fami ...

(born 1992), American model * Hannah Foster (1985–2003), British murder victim *

Hannah Friedman Hannah Friedman is an American writer, producer, musician and director. She is known for writing and producing roles in film and television, including projects with ABS, Amazon, CBS, Comedy Central, Conaco, Disney, DreamWorks, Hasbro, Imagine, ...

(born 1986), American writer, director, and musician *

Hannah Gadsby Hannah Gadsby (born 1978) is an Australian comedian, writer, and actress. She began her career in Australia after winning the national final of the Raw Comedy competition for new comedians in 2006. In 2018, her show '' Nanette'' on Netflix won ...

(born 1978), Australian comedian *

Hannah Glasse Hannah Glasse (; March 1708 – 1 September 1770) was an English cookery writer of the 18th century. Her first cookery book, ''The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy'', published in 1747, became the best-selling recipe book that century. It w ...

(1708–1770), English cookbook writer *

Hannah Gordon Hannah Campbell Grant Gordon
Film reference website (born 9 April 1941) is a Scottish actress and presenter ...

(born 1941), Scottish actress *

Hannah Gross Hannah Gross (born ) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Debbie Mitford in the Netflix drama '' Mindhunter''. Early life Gross grew up in Toronto. She is the daughter of actors Martha Burns and Paul Gross. She attended New ...

(born 1992), Canadian actress *

Hannah Flagg Gould Hannah Flagg Gould (September 3, 1789 – September 5, 1865) was a 19th-century American poet. Her father had been a soldier in the American Revolutionary War, and after her mother's death, she became his constant companion, which accounts for t ...

(1789–1865), American poet * Hannah Harper (born 1982), English pornographic actress *

Hannah Hart Hannah Maud Hart (born November 2, 1986) is an American internet personality, comedian, author, and actress. She is known for starring in ''My Drunk Kitchen'', a weekly series on YouTube in which she cooks something while intoxicated. She also ...

(born 1986), American internet personality, comedian, actress and author *

Hannah Hauxwell Hannah Hauxwell (1 August 192630 January 2018) was an English farmer who was the subject of several television documentaries. She first came to public attention after being covered in an ITV documentary, ''Too Long a Winter'', made by Yorkshire Te ...

(1926-2018), Yorkshire Dales farmer *

Hannah Höch Hannah Höch (; 1 November 1889 – 31 May 1978) was a German Dada artist. She is best known for her work of the Weimar period, when she was one of the originators of photomontage. Photomontage, or fotomontage, is a type of collage in which the pa ...

(1889–1978), German Dada artist *

Hannah Hodson Hannah Rose Hodson (born September 10, 1991) is an American actress, journalist, and poet. Autostraddle Retrieved July 31, 2016 She played Shameika Wallace in the TNT television film ''The Ron Clark Story'' (2006), Camille Hawthorne on the TNT m ...

(born 1991), American actress, journalist *

Hannah Ild Hannah Ild (' Pruuli; born 12 May 1981), known professionally as Hannah, is an Estonian songwriter, singer, and pianist of ballads and classic pop. Early life and education Ild's interest in music began at an early age. She began singing even ...

(born 1981), Estonian singer *

Hannah Kallem Hannah A. Kallem (August 18, 1865 — June 16, 1937) was a Norwegian-born American army nurse. Early life Hannah A. Kallem was born in Haugesund, Norway, the daughter of Samuel Kallem and Anne Serina Nedrebøe Kallem. She moved to the United State ...

(1865–1937), Norwegian-born American army nurse *

Hannah T. King Hannah T. King (, Tapfield; 16 March 1808 – 25 September 1886) was a 19th-century British-born American writer and pioneer. Converting to Mormonism while in England, her family emigrated to the American state of Utah in 1853 where she became ...

(1808–1886), British-American writer, pioneer *

Hannah Lowe Hannah Lowe (born 1976) is a British writer, known for her collection of poetry ''Chick'' (2013) and family memoir ''Long Time, No See'' (2015) and her research into the historicising of the Empire ''Windrush'' and postwar Caribbean migration to ...

(born 1976), British writer *

Hannah Lyman Hannah Lyman (1816 – February 21, 1871) was an American educator. She was the first Lady Principal of Vassar College. Lyman took an active interest in missionary operations through her whole life, maintained a constant correspondence with severa ...

(1816–1871), American educator, biographer *

Hannah Mancini Hannah Leah Mancini (born 22 January 1980), also known as Stella Mercury or simply Hannah, is an American singer and songwriter who works and lives in Slovenia. She has been heavily involved in dance, nu disco and electronic scenes there and wor ...

(born 1980), American-Slovenian singer *

Hannah Marks Hannah Marks (born April 13, 1993) is an American actress, writer, and director. She played Amanda Brotzman on the television series ''Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency''. Early life Hannah Marks was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of Ro ...

(born 1993), American actress, writer *

Hannah Miley Hannah Louise Miley (born 8 August 1989) is a Scottish former competitive swimmer who specialised in the Individual Medley. Miley trained when she was younger at Inverurie Swimming Centre. She has represented Great Britain at three Olympic Gam ...

(born 1989), Scottish swimmer *

Hannah More Hannah More (2 February 1745 – 7 September 1833) was an English religious writer, philanthropist, poet and playwright in the circle of Johnson, Reynolds and Garrick, who wrote on moral and religious subjects. Born in Bristol, she taught at a s ...

(1745–1833), English religious writer and philanthropist *

Hannah Peel Hannah Mary Peel (born 27 August 1985) is a British artist, music producer, Mercury Music Prize and Emmy-nominated composer and BBC Radio 3 broadcaster. Her solo music is primarily electronic, synthesiser-based and often includes classical scor ...

(born 1984), Northern Irish musician *

Hannah Maynard Pickard Hannah Maynard Pickard (, Thompson; pen name, A Lady; November 25, 1812 – March 11, 1844) was a 19th-century American school teacher, preceptress, and author. She wrote extensively for the ''Sabbath School Messenger'', and some for the ''Guide ...

(1812–1844), American school teacher, preceptress, author *

Hannah Pingree Hannah M. Pingree (born October 18, 1976) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Maine and daughter of Maine politician Chellie Pingree. She served four terms in the State Legislature, including one as Speaker of the House, before bei ...

(born 1976), majority leader and Speaker of the House in the

Maine House of Representatives The Maine House of Representatives is the lower house of the Maine Legislature. The House consists of 151 voting members and three nonvoting members. The voting members represent an equal number of districts across the state and are elected via p ...

Hannah Pritchard Hannah Pritchard (née Vaughan, 1711–1768) was an English actress who regularly played opposite David Garrick. She performed many significant Shakespearean roles and created on stage many important female roles by contemporary playwrights. Lif ...

(1711–1768), English actress *

Hannah Reid Hannah Felicity May Reid (born 30 December 1989) is the English lead singer, keyboardist and songwriter of the indie pop band London Grammar. Biography Reid grew up in Acton, and went to school in West London. She received vocal training, and wa ...

(born 1989), English singer of London Grammar * Hannah Rigby (c.1794–1853), Australian convict *

Hannah Robinson Hannah Robinson (born in Derbyshire) is a British songwriter. Her best-known compositions include Rachel Stevens's UK No. 2 hit "Some Girls", Ladyhawke's "My Delirium" and Annie's "Chewing Gum". Robinson began her career as a vocalist and in 2 ...

, British songwriter *

Hannah Rueben Hannah Amuchechi Rueben (born 14 February 1994) is a Nigerian freestyle wrestler. She won the silver medal in the women's 76 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Br ...

(born 1994), Nigerian wrestler * Hannah Semer (1925–2003), Israeli journalist *

Hannah Spearritt Hannah Louise Spearritt (born 1 April 1981)Gregory, Andy (2002) ''International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002'', Europa, , p. 478 is an English actress and singer. She is an original member of the pop group S Club 7. Spearritt is also known fo ...

(born 1981), English singer and actress *

Hannah Stockbauer Hannah Stockbauer (; born 7 January 1982) is a World Champion, Olympic and national-record holding swimmer from Germany. In 2003, she was named the female World Swimmer of the Year by ''Swimming World Magazine'', following her winning the 400, ...

(born 1982), German swimmer *

Hannah Stocking Hannah Stocking-Siagkris (born February 4, 1992) is an American comedian and internet personality who first gained recognition from the social media platform Vine. She later became known for her comedy videos on YouTube.

(born 1992), American internet personality, model and actress *

Hannah Storm Hannah Lynn Storen Hicks (born June 13, 1962), known professionally as Hannah Storm, is an American television sports journalist, serving as the anchor of ESPN's ''SportsCenter'' Face to Face. She was also host of the ''NBA Countdown'' pregame s ...

(born 1962), American co-host of ''The Early Show'' *

Hannah Szenes Hannah Szenes (often anglicized as Hannah Senesh or Chanah Senesh; he, חנה סנש; hu, Szenes Anna; 17 July 19217 November 1944) was a poet and a Special Operations Executive (SOE) member. She was one of 37 Jewish SOE recruits from Mandate ...

(1921–1944), Hungarian Jew arrested during the Second World War * Hannah Tan (born 1981), Malaysian singer-songwriter *

Hannah Taylor-Gordon Hannah Taylor-Gordon (born March 6, 1987) is a retired English actress. She made her film debut in the 1993 film ''The House of the Spirits''. She is best known for her role as Anne Frank in the TV miniseries '' Anne Frank: The Whole Story'' f ...

(born 1987) English actress, ''Anne Frank: The Whole Story'' *

Hannah Teter Hannah Teter (born January 27, 1987) is an American snowboarder. She is an Olympic champion, having won the gold medal in the halfpipe at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy and silver at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.

(born 1987), American snowboarder *

Hannah Tointon Hannah Tointon (born 28 December 1987) is an English actress. She is best known for playing Katy Fox in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' and Tara Brown in sitcom ''The Inbetweeners''. Early life Tointon was born to parents Ken and Carol. ...

(born 1987), British actress *

Hannah Twynnoy Hannah Twynnoy (c. 1669/70 – October 1703) is believed to have been the first person to have been killed by a tiger in Britain. Twynnoy was an early 18th-century barmaid working in The White Lion public house in the centre of the English market ...

(1669/70–1703), first British person killed by a tiger *

Hannah Tyrrell Hannah Tyrrell is an Ireland women's rugby union international. Tyrrell represented Ireland at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup. She was also a member of the Ireland team that won the 2015 Women's Six Nations Championship. Tyrrell is also an I ...

(born 1990), Irish rugby player *

Hannah Van Buren Martin Van Buren ( ; nl, Maarten van Buren; ; December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841. A primary founder of the Democratic Party, he ...

(1783–1819), wife of the 8th president of the US, Martin Van Buren *

Hannah van der Westhuysen Hannah Jo van der Westhuysen (; born 26 August 1995) is an English actress. They began their career as a child actor on the CITV series '' The Fugitives''. From 2021 to 2022, they played Stella in the Netflix series '' Fate: The Winx Saga''. Ea ...

(born 1995), British actress * Hannah Vogt (1910–1994), German historian *

Hannah Waddingham Hannah Waddingham (born 28 July 1974) is a British actress and singer. She is best known for playing Rebecca Welton in the comedy series ''Ted Lasso'' (2020–present), for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actres ...

(born 1974), English actress *

Hannah Webster Foster Hannah Webster Foster (September 10, 1758/59 – April 17, 1840) was an American novelist. Her epistolary novel, '' The Coquette; or, The History of Eliza Wharton'', was published anonymously in 1797. Although it sold well in the 1790s, it was no ...

(1758–1840), American novelist *

Hannah Weiner Hannah Adelle Weiner (née Finegold) (November 4, 1928 – September 11, 1997) was an American poet who is often grouped with the ''Language poets'' because of the prominent place she assumed in the poetics of that group. Early life and writing ...

(1928–1997), American poet *

Hannah Whelan Hannah Kate Whelan (born 1 July 1992) is a retired British artistic gymnast who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics. Whelan won three European Championships medals and four British senior national titles, and was th ...

(born 1992), British gymnast *

Hannah Whitall Smith Hannah Tatum Whitall Smith (February 7, 1832 – May 1, 1911) was a lay speaker and author in the Holiness movement in the United States and the Higher Life movement in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. She was also active in ...

(1832–1911), American lay speaker and author during the Holiness movement *

Hannah Wilke Hannah Wilke (born Arlene Hannah Butter; March 7, 1940 – January 28, 1993) was an American painter, sculptor, photographer, video artist and performance artist. Wilke's work is known for exploring issues of feminism, sexuality and femininity. B ...

(1940–1993), American painter, sculptor and photographer *

Hannah Wilson Hannah Jane Arnett Wilson (; born 10 March 1989) is a Hong Kong retired amateur swimmer. She is a three-time Olympic swimmer for Hong Kong, having swum at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and 2012 Summer O ...

(born 1989), Hong Kong swimmer *

Hannah Witton Hannah Lisa Witton (born 19 February 1992) is an English-German YouTuber, talk-show host, broadcaster, and author. Witton creates video blogs and informational content which is mostly based around relationships, sex and sexual health; liberation ...

(born 1992), English YouTuber and writer * Hannah Wood (born 1983), American poet and actress * Hannah P. Yang, American cancer epidemiologist * Hannah, Australian pop singer

Biblical figures

Hannah (biblical figure) Hannah or Hanna may refer to: People, biblical figures, and fictional characters * Hannah (name), a female given name of Hebrew origin * Hanna (Arabic name), a family and a male given name of Christian Arab origin * Hanna (Irish surname), a fami ...

, the mother of Samuel from the Books of Samuel *

Saint Anne According to Christian apocryphal and Islamic tradition, Saint Anne was the mother of Mary and the maternal grandmother of Jesus. Mary's mother is not named in the canonical gospels. In writing, Anne's name and that of her husband Joachim come o ...

, mother of Mary, mother of Jesus *

Woman with seven sons The woman with seven sons was a Jewish martyr described in 2 Maccabees 7 and other sources, who had seven sons that were arrested (along with her) by Antiochus IV Epiphanes, who forced them to prove their respect to him by consuming pig meat. Whe ...

, an unnamed Jewish martyr in 2 Maccabees, usually given the name Hannah *

Anna the Prophetess Anna ( he, חַנָּה, grc, Ἄννα) or Anna the Prophetess is a woman mentioned in the Gospel of Luke. According to that Gospel, she was an elderly woman of the Tribe of Asher who prophesied about Jesus at the Temple of Jerusalem. She app ...

, a prophetess in the Gospel of Luke, spelled Hannah in some translations

Fictional characters

Hannah Abbott Dumbledore's Army (or D.A. for short) is a fictional student organisation in J. K. Rowling's ''Harry Potter'' series that is founded by the main characters, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, to stand up against the regime of Hogwa ...

, character in the ''Harry Potter'' series by J. K. Rowling *

Hannah Ashworth Hannah Ashworth (also Osborne) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Emma Rigby. Hannah first appeared on-screen on 30 September 2005 and her last appearance was on 12 February 2010. The characte ...

, character portrayed by Emma Rigby on the English soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' *

Hannah Baker Hannah Baker (August 28, 1990 or 2000 - October 9, 2007 or 2017) is a fictional character created by American author Jay Asher. She is the subject of his 2007 young adult fiction mystery novel '' Thirteen Reasons Why'', which was adopted by the ...

, a character in the novel and Netflix series ''13 Reasons Why'' *

Hannah McKay Hannah McKay is a fictional character portrayed by Yvonne Strahovski, in the seventh and eighth seasons of the Showtime television series ''Dexter''. Hannah is first introduced in season 7, episode 3, " Buck the System", as the former accompli ...

, character portrayed by Yvonne Strahovski on the Showtime TV series ''Dexter'' *

Hannah Martin Hannah Martin is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours'', played by Rebecca Ritters. She made her first on-screen appearance on 20 July 1992. Hannah is the only child of Philip and Julie Martin and the younger sist ...

, character portrayed by Rebecca Ritters on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' *

Hannah Montana ''Hannah Montana'' is an American teen sitcom created by Michael Poryes, Rich Correll and Barry O'Brien that aired on Disney Channel for four seasons between March2006 and January2011. The series centers on Miley Stewart (Miley Cyrus), a ...

, alter ego of Miley Cyrus' character

Miley Stewart Miley Ray Stewart is the fictional main character in the Disney Channel television series ''Hannah Montana'', portrayed by Miley Cyrus. She first appeared on television in the pilot episode "Lilly, Do You Want to Know a Secret?" on March 24, 2 ...

in the television show of the same name * Hannah Whitehouse, co-protagonist of the Toei anime ''Futari wa Pretty Cure'' (originally named Honoka Yukishiro)

Hanna

People

* Hanna Abu-Hanna (1928–2022), Arab poet, writer and researcher *

Hanna Alström Hanna Carolina Alström (born 5 March 1981) is a Swedish actress best known for starring in '' Kingsman: The Secret Service'' and its sequel '' Kingsman: The Golden Circle'' as Crown Princess Tilde of Sweden. Biography Alström was born in Sto ...

(born 1981), Swedish actress * Hanna Arsenych-Baran (1970–2021), Ukrainian writer of prose, novels and poetry *

Hanna Brooman Johanna "Hanna" Amalia Brooman (21 August 1809, Stockholm - 7 February 1887, Stockholm), was a Swedish composer, translator and educator. She was active as a teacher of the ''Dramatens elevskola'' from 1847 until 1884 (except for the years 1851-56 ...

(1809–1887), Swedish composer, translator and educator *

Hanna Fahl Hanna Fahl (born October 23, 1978 in Lidköping) is a Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Swede ...

(born 1978), Swedish music journalist and translator *

Hanna Granfelt Hanna Lilian Granfelt (2 June 1884 — 3 November 1952) was a Finnish operatic soprano and a leading singer of the early 20th century Finland, admired by the likes of Jean Sibelius and Richard Strauss. Early life and education Hanna Granfelt ...

(1884–1952), Finnish opera singer * Hanna Grönvall (1879–1953), Swedish politician * Hanna Hammarström (1829–1909), Swedish inventor *

Hanna Hermansson Hanna Hermansson (born 18 May 1989) is a Swedish middle-distance runner. She represented her country in the 800 metres at the 2017 World Championships reaching the semifinals. International competitions Personal bests Outdoor *400 metres � ...

(born 1989), Swedish runner *

Hanna Hipp Hanna Hipp is a Polish lyric mezzo-soprano. Hipp trained at the Stanisław Moniuszko in Gdańsk, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the National Opera Studio. Hipp was a member of The Royal Opera's Jette Parker Young Artist Programm ...

, Polish lyric mezzo-soprano *

Hanna Holborn Gray Hanna Holborn Gray (born October 25, 1930) is an American historian of Renaissance and Reformation political thought and Professor of History ''Emerita'' at the University of Chicago. She served as president of the University of Chicago, from 197 ...

(born 1930), American historian and professor *

Hanna Jaff Hanna Jazmin Jaff Bosdet (born November 4, 1986) is an American-born Mexican television personality who runs the non-profit Jaff Foundation for Education. She has appeared in various media outlets and was part of the television series ''Made in ...

(born 1986), American born Mexican-Kurd politician, philanthropist, human rights activist, and author * Hanna Jaltner (born 1976), Swedish breaststroke swimmer *

Hanna Karasiova Hanna Anatoleuna Marusava, née Karasiova ( be, Ганна Анатолеўна Марусава (Карасёва); born 8 January 1978) is an athlete from Belarus. She competes in archery. Karasiova represented Belarus at the 2004 Summer Olymp ...

(born 1978), Belarusian archer * Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko (born 1989), Israeli triple jumper and long jumper *

Hanna Lindberg Hanna Lindberg (28 August 1865 – 2 January 1951) was a Swedish municipal politician (liberal), feminist and milliner. She was the first woman in the Örebro city municipal council. Alongside the other women elected into various mun ...

(1865–1951), Swedish politician, first woman on a communal council (1910) *

Hanna Ljungberg Hanna Carolina Ljungberg (born 8 January 1979) is a Swedish former football player, who played the position of forward. She played for the club side Umeå IK and for the Swedish national football team. She debuted for Sweden, at age 17, on 6 Febr ...

(born 1979), Swedish soccer player *

Hanna Maron Hanna Maron ( he, חנה מרון; 22 November 1923 – 30 May 2014) was a German-born Israeli actress, comedian and theater personality. She held the world record for the longest career in theater. Life and career Hanna Meierzak was born i ...

(1923–2014), Israeli actress *

Hanna Neumann Johanna (Hanna) Neumann (née von Caemmerer; 12 February 1914 – 14 November 1971) was a German-born mathematician who worked on group theory. Biography Neumann was born on 12 February 1914 in Lankwitz, Steglitz-Zehlendorf (today a distric ...

(1914–1971), German-born mathematician *

Hanna Newcombe Hanna Newcombe (February 5, 1922 – April 10, 2011) was the co-founder of Peace Research Abstracts and Peace Research Reviews, was the recipient of the 1997 Pearson Medal of Peace and was elected a member of the Order of Canada in 2007 for her wo ...

(1922–2011), Canadian peace activist *

Hanna Pakarinen Hanna Helena Pakarinen (born 17 April 1981) is a Finnish pop and pop-rock singer who rose to fame as the winner of the first series of the Finnish singing competition '' Idols'' in 2004. Since then she has represented Finland in the Eurovision S ...

(born 1981), Finnish pop singer * Hanna van Recklinghausen (1332–?), Dutch banker *

Hanna Reitsch Hanna Reitsch (29 March 1912 – 24 August 1979) was a German aviator and test pilot. Along with Melitta von Stauffenberg, she flight tested many of Germany's new aircraft during World War II and received many honors. Reitsch was amon ...

(1912–1979), German test pilot *

Hanna Rieber Hanna Rieber ( he, חנה ריבר; 28 January 1927 – 9 September 2014) was a Romanian-born Israeli actress of stage, screen and television. She performed on stage at the Haifa Municipal Theatre, the Orna Porat Children's Theater, the Beershe ...

(1927–2014), Romanian-born Israeli actress *

Hanna Rovina Hanna Rovina ( he, חנה רובינא‎; 15 September 1888 – 3 February 1980), also Robina, was an Israeli actress. She is often referred to as the "First Lady of Hebrew Theatre". Biography Hana Rovina was born in Byerazino, in the Igum ...

(1892–1980), Israeli actress and original "First Lady of Hebrew Theatre" *

Hanna Scheuring Hanna Scheuring (born 15 June 1965) is a Swiss stage and film actress starring usually in Swiss German language cinema and television and stage productions. Early life Born near Zürich, canton of Zürich, in Switzerland, as the youngest of fou ...

(born 1965), Swiss actress and theatre director *

Hanna Schygulla Hanna Schygulla (; born 25 December 1943) is a German actress and chanson singer associated with the theater and film director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. She first worked for Fassbinder in 1965 and became an active participant in the New German ...

(born 1943), German actress and singer *

Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington Johanna Mary Sheehy Skeffington (née Sheehy; 24 May 1877 – 20 April 1946) was a suffragette and Irish nationalist. Along with her husband Francis Sheehy Skeffington, Margaret Cousins and James Cousins, she founded the Irish Women's Franchis ...

(1877–1946), Irish feminist, wife of

Francis Sheehy-Skeffington Francis Joseph Christopher Skeffington (later Sheehy Skeffington; 23 December 1878 – 26 April 1916) was an Irish writer and radical activist, known also by the nickname "Skeffy".Dara Redmond"Officer who exposed pacifist's murder", ''The Irish ...

Hanna Suchocka Hanna Stanisława Suchocka (; born 3 April 1946) is a Polish political figure, lawyer, professor at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and Chair of the Constitutional Law Department, former First Vice-President and Honorary President of the ...

(born 1946), Prime Minister of Poland from 1992–1993 *

Hanna Stadnik Hanna Stadnik (23 February 1929 – 1 December 2020) was a Polish social worker, women's rights activist, and veteran of the Polish resistance movement in World War II. In 1944, at the age of 15-years old, Stadnik participated in the Warsaw Uprisi ...

(1929–2020), Polish activist *

Hanna Styrell Hanna Styrell (Stockholm, 21 January 1842 – 19 April 1904), was a Swedish actress. She is known as the royal mistress of King Charles XV of Sweden. Life Styrell was the daughter of a baker in Stockholm. She became an actress at the age of seve ...

(1842–1904), Swedish actress * Hanna Yablonska (1981–2011), Ukrainian playwright and poet

Saint and Blessed

Hanna Helena Chrzanowska Hanna (Hannah) Helena (Helen) Chrzanowska (7 October 1902 – 29 April 1973) was a Polish Roman Catholic who served as a nurse and was also a Benedictine oblate. Chrzanowska worked as a nurse during World War II when the Nazi regime targeted Po ...

(1902–1973), nurse and professed member of the Benedictine oblates

Fictional characters

Hanna (character) Hanna is a fictional character created by screenwriters Seth Lochhead and David Farr. She appears in both the 2011 live action film '' Hanna'' and the 2019 TV series of the same name. She is portrayed by Saoirse Ronan in the film and Esmé Cree ...

, titular character in the film bearing her name and the TV series based on it. Portrayed by

Saoirse Ronan Saoirse Una Ronan ( , ; born 12 April 1994) is an American-born Irish actress. Primarily known for her work in period dramas since adolescence, she has received various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations fo ...

(film) and

Esmé Creed-Miles Esmé Creed-Miles (born 5 February 2000) is an English actress, known for starring as the title character in the Amazon Video series '' Hanna''. Early life Creed-Miles was born in Barnet, England and attended the English boarding school Bedale ...

(series) *

Hanna Marin Hanna Olivia Marin is a fictional character created by Sara Shepard for the ''Pretty Little Liars'' book series, and later developed for the Freeform television series adaptation by I. Marlene King. The character has also appeared in the spi ...

, character from the TV and

book series A book series is a sequence of books having certain characteristics in common that are formally identified together as a group. Book series can be organized in different ways, such as written by the same author, or marketed as a group by their pub ...

''Pretty Little Liars'' and in the

TV series A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, or cable, excluding breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed betw ...

is portrayed by

Ashley Benson Ashley Victoria Benson (born December 18, 1989) is an American actress, model, and singer. She is known for her role as Hanna Marin in the teen mystery-drama series ''Pretty Little Liars'' (2010–2017). Benson has starred in films, including ' ...

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