Heinrich () is a

German given name Personal names in German-speaking Europe consist of one or several given names (''Vorname'', plural ''Vornamen'') and a surname (''Nachname, Familienname''). The ''Vorname'' is usually gender-specific. A name is usually cited in the " Western or ...

of ancient Germanic origin and

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of ''

Henry Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) * Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal, ...

''. Female forms are ''Henrike'' and ''Henriette''. The most famous patron saint is Henry (died 1024), as the German Emperor Henry II.

Monarchs and royalty

Henry the Fowler Henry the Fowler (german: Heinrich der Vogler or '; la, Henricus Auceps) (c. 876 – 2 July 936) was the Duke of Saxony from 912 and the King of East Francia from 919 until his death in 936. As the first non-Frankish king of East Francia, he ...

(Heinrich I der Vogler; 876–936), first German king *

Heinrich II Henry II may refer to: Kings *Henry II of England (1133–89), reigned from 1154 *Henry II of Jerusalem and Cyprus (1271–1324), reigned from 1285; king of Jerusalem in name only from 1291 *Henry II of Castile (1334–79), reigned 1366–67 and ...

(972–1024), Holy Roman emperor *

Heinrich III Henry III may refer to: * Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (1017–1056) * King Henry III of Castile (1379–1406) * King Henry III of England (1207–1272) * King Henry III of France (1551–1589) * King Henry III of Navarre (1553–1610), also King ...

(1017–1056), Holy Roman emperor *

Heinrich IV Henry IV may refer to: People * Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1050–1106), King of the Romans and Holy Roman Emperor * Henry IV, Duke of Limburg (1195–1247) * Henry IV, Duke of Brabant (1251/1252–1272) * Henryk IV Probus (c. 1258–1290), D ...

(1050–1106), king of Germany, Holy Roman emperor * Heinrich V (1086–1125), king of Germany, Holy Roman emperor *

Heinrich VI Henry VI (German: ''Heinrich VI.''; November 1165 – 28 September 1197), a member of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, was King of Germany (King of the Romans) from 1169 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1191 until his death. From 1194 he was also King of Sic ...

(1165–1197), king of Germany, Holy Roman emperor * Heinrich VII (1275–1313), king of Germany, Holy Roman emperor *

Heinrich I, Duke of Bavaria Henry I (919/921 – 1 November 955), a member of the Kingdom of Germany, German royal Ottonian dynasty, was Duke of Bavaria from 948 until his death. Life He was the second son of the German king Henry the Fowler and his wife Matilda of Ringelhe ...

(919/921–955) *

Heinrich II, Duke of Bavaria Henry II (951 – 28 August 995), called the Wrangler or the Quarrelsome (german: Heinrich der Zänker), a member of the German royal Ottonian dynasty, was Duke of Bavaria from 955 to 976 and again from 985 to 995, as well as Duke of Carinthi ...

(951–995) *

Heinrich III, Duke of Bavaria and Carinthia Henry III (c. 940 – 5 October 989), called the Younger, a member of the Luitpolding dynasty, was the first Duke of Carinthia from 976 to 978, Duke of Bavaria from 983 to 985 and again Duke of Carinthia from 985 to 989. Life Henry the Younger wa ...

(940–989) *

Heinrich IV, Prince Reuss of Köstritz Heinrich IV, Prince Reuss (26 October 1919 – 20 June 2012) was the head of the German formerly noble House of Reuss. Life He was born in Ernstbrunn, Austria, the son of Prince Heinrich XXXIX Reuss and Countess Antonia of Castell-Castell. H ...

(1919–2012), head of the German Princely House of Reuss *

Heinrich, Count of Bellegarde Count Heinrich von Bellegarde, Viceroy of Lombardy-Venetia (german: Heinrich Joseph Johannes, Graf von Bellegarde or sometimes ''Heinrich von Bellegarde''; 29 August 1756 – 22 July 1845), of a noble Savoyard family, was born in Saxony, joined the ...

(1756–1845), viceroy of Lombardy-Venetia, Austrian Generalfeldmarschall *

Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg (Merseburg, 2 September 1661 – Doberlug, 28 July 1738), was a duke of Saxe-Merseburg and member of the House of Wettin. He was the sixth (but fourth surviving) son of Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg and ...

(1661–1738), member of the House of Wettin *

Heinrich, Prince of Fürstenberg Heinrich, Prince of Fürstenberg (German: ''Heinrich Fürst zu Fürstenberg''; born 17 July 1950) is a German landowner, businessman and nobleman who is the head of the House of Fürstenberg. Early years Prince Heinrich zu Fürstenberg was b ...

(born 1950) *

Heinrich of Bavaria Prince Heinrich of Bavaria (24 June 1884 – 8 November 1916) was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a highly decorated Army officer in the First World War. Early life Heinrich was born in Munich, Bavaria. He was the on ...

(1884–1916), member of the House of Wittelsbach, World War I officer *

Heinrich of Saxe-Weissenfels, Count of Barby Heinrich of Saxe-Weissenfels, Count of Barby (b. Halle, 29 September 1657 - d. Barby, 16 February 1728), was a German prince of the House of Wettin and count of Barby. He was the fourth son of August, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, by his first wif ...

(1657–1728), German prince of the House of Wettin *

Prince Heinrich of Prussia A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. The ...

, several

Prussian Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an e ...

princes with the same name

Archbishops

* Heinrich I, Archbishop of Trier (d. 964) * Heinrich I, Archbishop of Mainz (served 1142–1153) * Heinrich I, Archbishop of Cologne (1190–1238) * Heinrich II, Archbishop of Cologne (1244–1332)

Other people

Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim (; ; 14 September 1486 – 18 February 1535) was a German polymath, physician, legal scholar, soldier, theologian, and occult writer. Agrippa's ''Three Books of Occult Philosophy'' published in 1533 drew ...

(1486–1535), German astrologer and alchemist *

Heinrich Andergassen Heinrich or Heinz Andergassen (30 July 1908 in Hall, Tyrol, Austro-Hungarian Empire – 26 July 1946 in Livorno, Italy) was an engineer, SS officer, and convicted war criminal who was executed for the torture and murder of seven Allied prisoners o ...

(1908–1946), Austrian member of the SS and Gestapo, executed for his role in the Holocaust * Heinrich Aviksoo (1880–1940), Estonian politician and sports figure *

Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber ( bapt. 12 August 1644, Stráž pod Ralskem – 3 May 1704, Salzburg) was a Bohemian-Austrian composer and violinist. Biber worked in Graz and Kroměříž before he illegally left his employer, Prince-Bishop Karl L ...

(1644–1704), Bohemian-Austrian composer and violinist *

Heinrich Boere Heinrich Boere (27 September 1921 – 1 December 2013) was a convicted German-Dutch war criminal and former member of the Waffen-SS. He was on the Simon Wiesenthal Center's list of most wanted Nazi war criminals. Early life Heinrich Boere wa ...

(1921-2013), German-Dutch war criminal *

Heinrich Böll Heinrich Theodor Böll (; 21 December 1917 – 16 July 1985) was a German writer. Considered one of Germany's foremost post-World War II writers, Böll is a recipient of the Georg Büchner Prize (1967) and the Nobel Prize for Literature (1972). ...

(1917–1985), German writer *

Heinrich von Brühl Heinrich, count von Brühl ( pl, Henryk Brühl, 13 August 170028 October 1763), was a Polish-Saxon statesman at the court of Saxony and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and a member of the powerful German von Brühl family. The incumbency of ...

(1700–1763), German statesman *

Heinrich Bullinger Heinrich Bullinger (18 July 1504 – 17 September 1575) was a Swiss Reformer and theologian, the successor of Huldrych Zwingli as head of the Church of Zürich and a pastor at the Grossmünster. One of the most important leaders of the Swiss Re ...

(1504–1575), Swiss Reformer *

Heinrich Danckelmann Heinrich Dankelmann (2 August 1887 – 30 October 1947) was a Luftwaffe General who served as the third Military Commander for the Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia from 23rd of July to 20th of October 1941. During his tenure as comma ...

(1889–1947), German Luftwaffe general sentenced to death for war crimes *

Heinrich Danioth Heinrich Danioth (1896–1953) was a Swiss painter and poet. Early life Heinrich Danioth was born on 1 May 1896 in Altdorf, Switzerland. In 1912, he received some of his basic artistic training in the Basel studio of fellow artist Rudolf ...

(1896—1953), Swiss painter and poet *

Heinrich Deubel Heinrich Deubel (19 February 1890 – 2 October 1962) was a German soldier, civil servant, World War I veteran and officer in the Schutzstaffel serving as commandant of Dachau concentration camp. World War I and Nazi Party membership Deubel w ...

(1890–1962), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant * Heinrich Dusemer (died 1353), 21st Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights *

Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst (8 June 18128 October 1865) was a Moravian-Jewish violinist, violist and composer. He was seen as the outstanding violinist of his time and one of Niccolò Paganini's greatest successors. He contributed to polyphonic playi ...

(1812–1865), Moravian-Jewish violinist and composer *

Heinrich von Gagern Heinrich Wilhelm August Freiherr von Gagern (20 August 179922 May 1880) was a statesman who argued for the unification of Germany. Early career The third son of Hans Christoph Ernst, Baron von Gagern, a liberal statesman from Nassau, Heinrich ...

(1799–1880), German statesman *

Heinrich George Georg August Friedrich Hermann Schulz (9 October 1893 – 25 September 1946), better known as Heinrich George (), was a German stage and film actor. Career Weimar Republic George is noted for having spooked the young Bertolt Brecht in his first ...

(1893–1946), German stage and film actor * Heinrich Grünfeld (1855–1931), Bohemian-Austrian cellist *

Heinrich von Handel-Mazzetti Heinrich Raphael Eduard Freiherr von Handel-Mazzetti (19 February 1882 in Vienna – 1 February 1940) was an Austrian botanist best known for his many publications on the flora of China and botanical explorations of that country. He was the cousi ...

(1882–1940), Austrian botanist *

Heinrich Hart The brothers Heinrich and Julius Hart were German writers and literary critics who collaborated closely. They were among the pioneers of naturalism in German literature. Heinrich was born 30 December 1855, in Wesel and died 11 June 1906, in Tec ...

(1855–1906), German literary critic *

Heinrich Heine Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (; born Harry Heine; 13 December 1797 – 17 February 1856) was a German poet, writer and literary critic. He is best known outside Germany for his early lyric poetry, which was set to music in the form of '' Lied ...

(1797–1856), German poet * Heinrich von Herford (c. 1300–1370), Dominican friar, historian, and theologian *

Heinrich Hertz Heinrich Rudolf Hertz ( ; ; 22 February 1857 – 1 January 1894) was a German physicist who first conclusively proved the existence of the electromagnetic waves predicted by James Clerk Maxwell's Maxwell's equations, equations of electrom ...

(1857–1894), German physicist *

Heinrich von Herzogenberg Heinrich Picot de Peccaduc, Freiherr von Herzogenberg (10 June 1843 – 9 October 1900) was an Austrian composer and conductor descended from a French aristocratic family. He was born in Graz and was educated at a Jesuit school in Feldkirch, ...

(1843–1900), Austrian composer and conductor *

Heinrich Himmler Heinrich Luitpold Himmler (; 7 October 1900 – 23 May 1945) was of the (Protection Squadron; SS), and a leading member of the Nazi Party of Germany. Himmler was one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germany and a main architect of th ...

(1900–1945), German Nazi officer and commander of the SS (

Schutzstaffel The ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS; also stylized as ''ᛋᛋ'' with Armanen runes; ; "Protection Squadron") was a major paramilitary organization under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Nazi Germany, and later throughout German-occupied Europe d ...

) *

Heinrich Hoffmann (author) Heinrich Hoffmann (June 13, 1809 – September 20, 1894) was a German psychiatrist, who also wrote some short works including ''Der Struwwelpeter'', an illustrated book portraying children misbehaving. Early life and education Hoffmann was born ...

(1809–1894), German psychiatrist * Heinrich Hoffmann (photographer) (1885–1957), German photographer * Heinrich Holk, Danish-German mercenary, one of the principal commanders at the Battle of Wolgast,

Battle of Lützen (1632) The Battle of Lützen, fought on 16 November 1632, is considered one of the most important battles of the Thirty Years War. A combined Swedish Empire, Swedish-German army led by Gustavus Adolphus narrowly defeated an Habsburg monarchy, Imperial ...

and

Siege of Stralsund (1628) The siege of Stralsund was a siege laid on Stralsund by Albrecht von Wallenstein's Imperial Army during the Thirty Years' War, from 13 May 1628 to 4 August 1628. Stralsund was aided by Denmark and Sweden, with considerable Scottish particip ...

Heinrich von Kittlitz Friedrich Heinrich, Freiherr von Kittlitz (16 February 1799 – 10 April 1874) was a Prussian artist, naval officer, explorer and naturalist. He was a descendant of a family of old Prussian nobility ("Freiherr" meaning "independent lord" - ranking w ...

(1799–1874), German artist, naval officer, and explorer *

Heinrich von Kleist Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist (18 October 177721 November 1811) was a German poet, dramatist, novelist, short story writer and journalist. His best known works are the theatre plays '' Das Käthchen von Heilbronn'', ''The Broken Jug'', ''Amph ...

(1777–1811), German poet, dramatist, and novelist *

Heinrich Ritter von Kogerer Heinrich Ritter von Kogerer (18 March 1819 – 20 November 1899) was an Austrian statesman who served as the Imperial and Royal Court Counselor and Director General of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was married to Julia Patonaz. His daughter, ...

(1819–1899), Austrian nobleman and government official * Heinrich Wilhelm Krausnick (1797–1882), German lawyer and Lord Mayor of Berlin * Heinrich Krippel (1883–1945), Austrian sculptor, painter, engraver, and illustrator * Heinrich von Lüttwitz (1896–1969), German Panzer general during World War II *

Heinrich Marx Heinrich Marx (born as Hirschel HaLevi; yi, הירשל הלוי; 15 April 1777 – 10 May 1838) was the father of the revolutionary leader and influential socialist thinker Karl Marx. He was a lawyer, and had eight children including Karl Marx ...

(1777-1838) Prussian lawyer and father of

Karl Marx Karl Heinrich Marx (; 5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist, critic of political economy, and socialist revolutionary. His best-known titles are the 1848 ...

* Heinrich von Melk (born 1163), German satirist of the 12th century * Heinrich Müller (disambiguation), several people with the same name *

Heinrich Parler Heinrich Parler the Elder (also ''Heinrich of Gmünd'', german: Heinrich von Gemünd der Ältere; c. 1310 – c. 1370), was a German architect and sculptor. His masterpiece is Holy Cross Minster, an influential milestone of late Gothic architecture ...

(c. 1310 – c. 1370), German architect and sculptor *

Heinrich Scheidemann Heinrich Scheidemann (ca. 1595 – 1663) was a German organist and composer. He was the best-known composer for the organ in north Germany in the early to mid-17th century, and was an important forerunner of Dieterich Buxtehude and J.S. Ba ...

(c. 1595–1663), German Renaissance-Baroque composer *

Heinrich Schliemann Johann Ludwig Heinrich Julius Schliemann (; 6 January 1822 – 26 December 1890) was a German businessman and pioneer in the field of archaeology. He was an advocate of the historicity of places mentioned in the works of Homer and an archaeologi ...

(1822–1890), German businessman and amateur archaeologist *

Heinrich Schönfeld Heinrich Schönfeld (3 August 1900 – 3 September 1976) was an Austrian footballer who played as a forward, and football manager. Club career Nicknamed "Beppo", Schönfeld was born in Kolozsvár, Austria-Hungary, and was Jewish. He made his p ...

(1900-1976), Austrian football player *

Heinrich Schütz Heinrich Schütz (; 6 November 1672) was a German early Baroque composer and organist, generally regarded as the most important German composer before Johann Sebastian Bach, as well as one of the most important composers of the 17th century. He ...

(1585–1672), German Renaissance-Baroque composer *

Heinrich Schwarz Heinrich Schwarz (14 June 1906 – 20 March 1947) was an SS-Hauptsturmführer (captain) and concentration camp officer who served as commandant of Auschwitz III-Monowitz in Nazi-occupied Poland and Natzweiler-Struthof in Alsace-Lorraine. ...

(1906–1947), German SS Nazi concentration camp commandant executed for war crimes * C. Heinrich Stratz (1858–1924), German-Russian gynecologist *

Heinrich von Sybel Heinrich Karl Ludolf von Sybel (2 December 1817 – 1 August 1895), German historian, came from a Protestant family which had long been established at Soest, in Westphalia. Life He was born in Düsseldorf, where his father held important pos ...

(1817–1895), German historian *

Heinrich Thyssen Heinrich Thyssen (31 October 1875 – 26 June 1947), after 22 June 1907 Heinrich Freiherr Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon et Impérfalva, was a German-Hungarian entrepreneur and art collector. Biography Thyssen was born in Mülheim an der Ruhr, the ...

(1875–1947), German-Hungarian entrepreneur and art collector *

Heinrich von Treitschke Heinrich Gotthard Freiherr von Treitschke (; 15 September 1834 – 28 April 1896) was a German historian, political writer and National Liberal member of the Reichstag during the time of the German Empire. He was an extreme nationalist, who favo ...

(1834–1896), German historian and political writer *

Heinrich von Tschirschky Heinrich Leonhard von Tschirschky und Bögendorff (15 July 1858 – 15 November 1916) was a German diplomat and politician, who served as Foreign Secretary and head of the Foreign Office from 24 January 1906 to 25 October 1907. Early career Bor ...

(1858–1916), German diplomat and politician *

Heinrich Uukkivi Heinrich Uukkivi (10 May 1912 – 12 April 1943) was an Estonian association football, bandy and ice hockey player. He won the Estonian Football Championship five times, the Estonian Bandy Championship three times and the Estonian Ice Hockey Cha ...

(1912– 1943), Estonian footballer, bandy, and ice hockey player *

Heinrich von Veldeke Heinrich von Veldeke (aka: , Dutch Hendrik van Veldeke, born before or around 1150 – died after 1184) is the first writer in the Low Countries known by name who wrote in a European language other than Latin. He was born in Veldeke, which was a ...

(1140/1150 – c. 1190), Limburgish-German Medieval composer *

Heinrich von Vietinghoff Heinrich Gottfried Otto Richard von Vietinghoff genannt Scheel (6 December 1887 – 23 February 1952) was a German general (''Generaloberst'') of the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oa ...

(1887–1952), German colonel-general during World War II * Heinrich Voes (died 1523), one of the first two Lutheran martyrs

Fictional characters

* Heinrich, a character in the '' Conker'' series * Heinrich, first name of the title character in the opera ''

Tannhäuser Tannhäuser (; gmh, Tanhûser), often stylized, "The Tannhäuser," was a German Minnesinger and traveling poet. Historically, his biography, including the dates he lived, is obscure beyond the poetry, which suggests he lived between 1245 and ...

'' *

Heinrich Zemo Heinrich Zemo is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, and first made a cameo appearance in '' The Avengers'' #4 (March 1964), before officially being ...

, a character in the Marvel Comics universe * Heinrich, is one of the terrorists from ''

Die Hard ''Die Hard'' is a 1988 American action film directed by John McTiernan, with a screenplay by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza. Based on the 1979 novel '' Nothing Lasts Forever'', by Roderick Thorp, it stars Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Ale ...

'' * Heinrich Reichenau, a central character from Total Conquest

Monarchs and royalty

Archbishops

Other people

Fictional characters

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