Hannes is a masculine given name and a diminutive of

Johannes Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, ''Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Yeh ...

or Hannibal. Hannes may refer to: *

Hannes Alfvén Hannes Olof Gösta Alfvén (; 30 May 1908 – 2 April 1995) was a Swedish electrical engineer, plasma physicist and winner of the 1970 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on magnetohydrodynamics (MHD). He described the class of MHD waves now ...

(1908–1995) Swedish chemist and Nobel-prize winner *

Hannes Aigner Hannes Aigner (born 19 March 1989 in Augsburg) is a German slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2006. He is a two-time Olympic bronze medalist. Career Aigner competed at three Olympic Games. He won a bronze medal in ...

(born 1989), German slalom canoeist and Olympic medalist *

Hannes Androsch Johannes "Hannes" Androsch (born 18 April 1938) is an Austrian entrepreneur and consultant; a former Social Democrat top politician who served as an Austrian Finance Minister from 1970 to 1981 and additionally as vice chancellor from 1976 to 1981; ...

(born 1938), Austrian entrepreneur, consultant, politician and former Austrian Vice Chancellor * Hannes Anier (born 1993), Estonian footballer *

Hannes Arch Hannes Arch (22 September 1967 – 8 September 2016) was an Austrian pilot who competed in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship from 2007 to 2016. Arch won the World Championship in the 2008 season. Early life Hannes Arch was born in Le ...

(born 1967), Austrian pilot *

Hannes van Asseldonk Hannes van Asseldonk (born 10 January 1992) is a Dutch racing driver, currently driving in the British Formula 3 Championship for Fortec Motorsports. Career Karting and junior formulae Born in Boekel, Netherlands as the only son of five childr ...

(born 1992), Dutch racing driver *

Hannes Astok Hannes Astok (born 25 September 1964 in Tallinn) is an Estonian journalist, radio presenter and politician. He has been member of XI Riigikogu. Astok was the Deputy Mayor of Tartu from 1997 until 2005. He is a member of Estonian Reform Party ...

(born 1964), Estonian journalist, radio presenter and politician *

Hannes Bauer Johannes "Hannes" Bauer (22 July 1954 – 6 May 2016) was a German trombonist of improvised music and free jazz. He was the brother of the trombonist Conny Bauer. He was born in Halle. From 1979 onwards, he worked as a freelance musician in Be ...

(born 1954), German trombonist and jazz musician * Hannes Baumann (born 1982), German sailor and Olympic competitor *

Hannes de Boer Hannes de Boer (2 December 1899 – 2 April 1982) was a Dutch long jumper. He took part in the Olympic Games of 1924 and 1928. He finished in sixth place in 1928, jumping a distance of 6.32m. De Boer won six Dutch national titles in the long ...

(1899–1982), Dutch long jumper and Olympic competitor *

Hannes Bok Hannes Bok, pseudonym for Wayne Francis Woodard (, ; July 2, 1914 – April 11, 1964), was an American artist and illustrator, as well as an amateur astrologer and writer of fantasy fiction and poetry. He painted nearly 150 covers for various s ...

(1914–1964), American artist and writer *

Hannes Brewis Johannes Daniel "Hannes" Brewis (15 June 1920 – 9 September 2007) was a South African rugby union player. He was capped for South Africa ten times, and was selected to play for the Springboks on the 1951–52 South Africa rugby tour of Great ...

(1930–2007), South African rugby player * Hannes van der Bruggen (born 1993), Belgian footballer *

Hannes Coetzee Hannes Coetzee (born 1944) is a guitarist from the Karoo The Karoo ( ; from the Afrikaans borrowing of the South Khoekhoe !Orakobab or Khoemana word ''ǃ’Aukarob'' "Hardveld") is a semi-desert natural region of South Africa. No exact defi ...

(born 1944), South African guitarist *

Hannes Van Dahl Hannes Van Dahl (born Karl-Hannes Dahl, 18 January 1990) is a Swedish musician. He is best known as the drummer of the heavy metal band Sabaton. Life Dahl changed his name to "Hannes Van Dahl" as an adult. His interest in rock and metal music ...

(born 1990), Swedish drummer (

Sabaton A sabaton or solleret is part of a knight's body armor that covers the foot. History Fourteenth and fifteenth century sabatons typically end in a tapered point well past the actual toes of the wearer's foot, following fashionable shoe shapes ...

) *

Hannes Dotzler Hannes Dotzler (born 25 February 1990) is a German cross-country skier who has competed since 2006. His best World Cup finish was third in a 4 × 10 km relay event in Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Rep ...

(born 1990), German cross country skier *

Hannes Dreyer Johannes "Hannes" Jacobus Gerhardu Dreyer (born 13 January 1985) is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres., beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 26, 2008 Dreyer represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing ...

(born 1985), South African sprinter and Olympic competitor *

Hannes Eder Hannes Eder (born 5 September 1983) is an Austrian football player. Honours * Austrian Football Bundesliga The Austrian Football Bundesliga (german: Österreichische Fußball-Bundesliga, italic=no , "Austrian Football Federal League"), also kn ...

(born 1983), Austrian footballer *

Hannes Franklin Johannes Franklin (born 6 October 1981) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing for as a hooker. He made his professional debut for the in 2003, then spent one season at the and three seasons at before returning to the in ...

(born 1981), South African rugby player *

Hannes Fuchs Hannes Fuchs (born March 9, 1972) is a retired male badminton player from Austria. Career Fuchs competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's singles. He lost in the second round to Deepankar Bhattacharya, of India, 8-15, 15-11, 15-1 ...

(born 1972), Austrian badminton player and Olympic competitor *

Hannes Germann Hannes Germann (born 1 July 1956) is a Swiss politician and current member of the Swiss Council of States for the Canton of Schaffhausen The canton of Schaffhausen, also canton of Schaffouse (german: Kanton Schaffhausen; rm, Chantun Schaffusa ...

(born 1956), Swiss politician *

Hannes Hólmsteinn Gissurarson Hannes Hólmsteinn Gissurarson (born February 19, 1953 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is a professor of political science at the University of Iceland and a frequent commentator on current affairs in the Icelandic media. He is best known as a staunch s ...

(born 1953) Icelandic political science professor and commentator *

Hannes Grossmann Hannes Grossmann (born 8 September 1982) is a German drummer who plays for the German progressive band Alkaloid. He was also the drummer during Necrophagist's ''Epitaph'' era and played with Obscura. Biography Early life Hannes Grossmann was bo ...

(born 8 1982), German drummer (Obscura) *

Hannes Hafstein Hannes Þórður Pétursson Hafstein (4 December 1861 – 13 December 1922) was an Icelandic politician and poet. In 1904 he became the first Icelander to be appointed to the Danish Cabinet as the minister for Iceland in the Cabinet of Deuntzer ...

(1861–1922), Icelandic poet and politician, former Prime Minister of Iceland * Hannes Halldórsson (born 1984), Icelandic footballer *

Hannes Heer Hans Georg Heer (known as ''Hannes'') (born 16 March 1941) is a German historian, chiefly known for the ''Wehrmachtsausstellung'' (German: "Wehrmacht Exhibition") in the 1990s. While controversial at that time, the exhibition is nowadays widely c ...

(born 1941), German historian *

Hannes Hegen Hannes Hegen (real name ''Johannes Eduard Hegenbarth''; 16 May 1925 – 8 November 2014) was a German illustrator and caricaturist and is most famous for creating the East Germany, East German comic book Mosaik and its original protagonists, ...

(born 1925), German illustrator and caricaturist *

Hannes Holm Hannes Martin Holm (born 26 November 1962 in Lidingö), is a Swedish director and screenwriter. He makes almost all of his films with Måns Herngren. Selected filmography *1983 - ''Interrail'' *1983 - '' Vidöppet'' (Wide Open) (TV-series) *1 ...

(born 1962), Swedish director and screenwriter *

Hannes Hopley Johannes ("Hannes") Hopley (born 26 January 1981) is a South African discus thrower, born in Pretoria Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the executive branch of government, and as the host to all fo ...

(born 1981), South African discus thrower and Olympic competitor * Hannes Hyvönen (born 1975), Finnish ice hockey player * Hannes Ignatius (1871–1941), Finnish soldier * Hannes Irmer (born 1988), German footballer *

Hannes Jaenicke Hannes Jaenicke (born 26 February 1960 in Frankfurt am Main) is a German actor, voice actor, audiobook narrator, and author. He has played in various television-programs and movies, including '' Lost Treasure''. After he was born, Jaenicke and hi ...

(born 1960), German film and television actor * Hannes Stefánsson (born 1972), Icelandic chess Grandmaster *

Hannes Kaasik Hannes Kaasik (born 11 August 1978) is an Estonian football referee. He has refereed UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches since the 2009–10 season. His first competitive international was the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualificati ...

(born 1978), Estonian football referee *

Hannes Kaljujärv Hannes Kaljujärv (born on 4 January 1957 in Tartu) is an Estonian actor. In 1979 he graduated from the University of Tartu with a degree in physical education ( et, kehakultuuriteaduskond). In 1979 he also finished courses with Evald Hermaküla' ...

(born 1957), Estonian actor *

Hannes Keller Hannes Keller (September 20, 1934 – ) was a Swiss physicist, mathematician, deep diving pioneer, and entrepreneur. In 1962, he reached a depth of in open ocean. In the 1970s through the 1980s, Keller made himself a name as an entrepreneur in th ...

(born 1934), Swiss physicist, mathematician, deep diving pioneer, and entrepreneur *

Hannes Kolehmainen Juho Pietari "Hannes" Kolehmainen (; 9 December 1889 – 11 January 1966) was a Finnish four-time Olympic Gold medalist and a world record holder in middle- and long-distance running. He was the first in a generation of great Finnish long-dista ...

(1889–1966), Finnish Finnish long-distance runner and Olympic medalist *

Hannes Koivunen Johannes "Hannes" Evert Koivunen (August 24, 1911, Helsinki – September 29, 1990) was a Finnish boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the capital, ...

(1911–1990), Finnish boxer and Olympic competitor * Hannes Lembacher (born 1954), Austrian fencer and Olympic competitor *

Hannes Lindemann Hannes Lindemann (28 December 1922 – 17 April 2015) was a German doctor, navigator and sailor. NOTE: Scroll to Page 92 - "Ocean crossing in canoe" - "In an incredible test of human endurance, a German doctor crosses the Atlantic in a canoe, the sm ...

(born 1922), German doctor, navigator and sailor * Hannes Linßen (born 1949), German football player and manager *

Hannes Lintl Hannes Lintl (2 July 1924 – 13 June 2003) was an Austrian architect, best known for designing the Donauturm (''Danube Tower'', 1964), part of the Viennese skyline and a popular lookout point and tourist attraction. ''Hannes-Lintl-Gasse,'' ...

(1924–2003), Austrian architect *

Hannes Löhr Johannes Löhr (5 July 1942 – 29 February 2016) was a German international football player and manager. The striker scored 166 top division goals for 1. FC Köln, more than any other Köln player. He made his debut for the team in August 196 ...

(born 1942), German footballer * Hannes Maasel (born 1951), Estonian politician *

Hannes Manninen Hannes Manninen (born 20 December 1946) is a Finnish politician of the Centre Party, born in Kuusamo. He has been a member of the Parliament of Finland The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the unicameral and supreme legislature of Finl ...

(born 1946), Finnish politician *

Hannes Marais Johannes Frederick Klopper "Hannes" Marais (born 21 September 1941) is a former South African rugby captain. He was capped 35 times, scoring one try. Personal history Marais was born in the town of Somerset East and grew up on a farm near Cook ...

(born 1941), South African rugby player * Hannes Messemer (1924–1991), German film actor *

Hannes Meyer Hans Emil "Hannes" Meyer (18 November 1889 – 19 July 1954) was a Swiss architect and second director of the Bauhaus Dessau from 1928 to 1930. Early life Meyer was born in Basel, Switzerland, trained as a mason, and practiced as an architect ...

(1889–1954), Swiss architect *

Hannes Nikel Johannes Maria Bernhard "Hannes" Nikel (13 April 1931 – 26 September 2001) was a Germans, German film editor. He is best known for his works in ''Das Boot'' (1981) and ''Stalingrad (1993 film), Stalingrad'' (1993), the former of which earned h ...

(1931–2001), German film editor * Hannes Peckolt (born 1982) German sailor and Olympic medalist * Hannes Pétursson (born 1931), Icelandic poet and writer *

Hannes Pichler Hannes Pichler was an Italian luger who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. A natural track luger, he won the gold medal in the men's doubles event at the 1990 FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships in Gsies, Italy Ita ...

, (born ????), Italian luger and Olympic competitor *

Hannes Råstam Hannes Råstam (1955 – 12 January 2012) was a Swedish journalist. He was the host of SVT's Uppdrag granskning a program featuring investigative journalism. He was awarded the Prix Italia in 2001, the Golden Nymph The Monte-Carlo Tel ...

(1956–2012), Swedish journalist and television presenter *

Hannes Reichelt Johannes "Hannes" Reichelt (born 5 July 1980) is a retired Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer. He competed mainly in downhill and super-G, as well as in giant slalom. Biography Born in Altenmarkt im Pongau in Salzburg, Reichelt made his Wor ...

(born 1980), Austrian alpine ski racer and Olympic competitor *

Hannes Reinmayr Hannes Reinmayr (born 23 August 1969) is an Austrian former footballer who works as manager of SV Gössendorf. Club career Born in Vienna, Reinmayr started his professional career at Austria Wien but did not managed to get playing time and mo ...

(born 1969), Austrian footballer and trainer *

Hannes Rossacher Hannes Rossacher (born 16 October 1952, Steyr) is an Austrian film director and film producer. Rossacher has worked with Rudi Dolezal since 1976 in their production company DoRo Productions. His contributions to the ORF youth program "Ohne Maulko ...

(born 1952), Austrian film director and producer *

Hannes Paul Schmid Hannes Paul Schmid (born 19 November 1980 in Bruneck) is an Italian former alpine skier who competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also kno ...

(born 1980), Italian alpine skier and Olympic competitor *

Hannes Schneider Johann "Hannes" Schneider (24 June 1890 – 26 April 1955) was an Austrian ski instructor of the first half of the 20th century, famous for pioneering the Arlberg technique of instruction. Many consider him the Father of Modern Day Skiing. A ...

(1890–1955), Austrian ski instructor *

Hannes Sigurðsson Hannes Þorsteinn Sigurðsson (born 10 April 1983) is an Icelandic football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the manager of German club SV Wacker Burghausen. Playing career Hannes started his professional career with ...

(born 1983), Icelandic footballer * Hannes Sköld (1886–1930), Swedish socialist, anti-militarist, poet and linguist * Hannes Smárason (born 1967), Icelandic businessman *

Hannes Smith Johannes Martin "Hannes" Smith (17 March 1933 – 5 August 2008), affectionately known as Smithie, was a Namibian journalist, editor and publisher. He was first reporter at, then the editor of, the ''Windhoek Advertiser'' until 1978 when he and Gw ...

(1933–2008), Namibian journalist, editor and publisher *

Hannes Stiller Hannes Stiller, née Tobiasson (born 3 July 1978) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a striker. Post-playing career Stiller was appointed as club director of Ljungskile SK on 12 May 2016. Stiller later became youth coach in IFK Göteb ...

(born 1978), Swedish footballer * Hannes Strydom (born 1965), South African rugby player *

Hannes Sula Hannes Einari Sula (29 June 1894 Tampere – 21 November 1955 Sudbury, Ontario) was a Finnish-Canadian revolutionary who fought in the Finnish Civil War. During the Allied North Russia Intervention he was one of the leading Finns of the British or ...

(1894–1955), Finnish-Canadian revolutionary and journalist *

Hannes Swoboda Hannes Swoboda (born 10 November 1946) is an Austrian social democratic politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 1996 until 2014. Within the Parliament, he represents the Social Democratic Party of Austria and from Januar ...

(born 1946), Austrian politician *

Hannes Taljaard Hannes Taljaard (b. Daniël Johannes Taljaard in 1971, Siloam, Venda, South Africa) is a South African classical music composer. Taljaard's compositions have been performed in South Africa and Europe and he won first prize in the Flores Iuven ...

(born 1971), South African classical music composer *

Hannes Trautloft Johannes "Hannes" Trautloft (3 March 1912 – 11 January 1995) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator during the Spanish Civil War and World War II, and general in the postwar German Air Force. As a fighter ace, he is credited with 58 enemy airc ...

(1912–1995), German World War II fighter ace *

Hannes Trinkl Hannes Trinkl (born 1 February 1968 in Steyr) is an Austrian former alpine skier. Trinkl was the bronze medallist in the downhill in the 1998 Winter Olympics, finishing 0.01 seconds ahead of fourth-placed Jürg Grünenfelder. His firs ...

(born 1968) Austrian alpine skier and Olympic medalist *

Hannes Tretter Hannes Tretter (born 5 July 1951 in Vienna) is an Austrian lawyer and human rights expert. He is Professor of Human Rights at the University of Vienna and Director of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institut für Menschenrechte, which he cofounded with Felix ...

(born 1951), Austrian lawyer and human rights expert *

Hannes Torpo Kaarlo Johannes ("Hannes") Torpo (21 January 1901 – 10 September 1980) was a Finnish track and field athlete who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was born in Keikyä, Pirkanmaa and died in Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, He ...

(1901–1980), Finnish track and field athlete and Olympic competitor * Hannes Võrno (born 1969), Estonian comedian, politician and fashion designer *

Hannes Wader Hannes Wader (born Hans Eckard Wader on 23 June 1942) is a German singer-songwriter (" Liedermacher"). He has been an important figure in German leftist circles since the 1970s, with his songs covering such themes as socialist and communist resis ...

(born 1942), German singer-songwriter * Hannes Walter (1952–2004), Estonian war historian *

Hannes Winklbauer Hannes Winklbauer (born 25 December 1949) is an Austrian retired footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American ...

(born 1949), Austrian footballer and coach *

Hannes Zehentner Hannes Zehentner (born 6 July 1965 in Rosenheim) is a German former alpine skier who competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games (french: XVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and com ...

(born 1965), German alpine skier and Olympic competitor

Fictional characters

* Hannes (''Attack on Titan''), a character in the manga series ''Attack on Titan'' {{given name, cat1=Masculine given names, cat2=Dutch masculine given names, cat3=Scandinavian masculine given names, cat4=Estonian masculine given names, cat5=Icelandic masculine given names, cat6=German masculine given names, cat7=Swedish masculine given names