Henk is a Dutch male given name, originally a short form of Hendrik. It influenced " Hank" which is used in English-speaking countries (mainly in the US) as a form of " Henry". People named "Henk" include:

Academics

* Henk Aertsen (born 1943), Dutch Anglo-Saxon linguist * Henk Barendregt (born 1947), Dutch logician *

Henk Jaap Beentje Henk Jaap Beentje (born 1951, Bakkum) is a Dutch botanist. In 1978 he obtained a masters in biology at the University of Amsterdam. He obtained his PhD at the Wageningen Agricultural University on the thesis ''A monograph on Strophanthus DC. (Apo ...

(born 1951), Dutch botanist *

Henk Blezer H.W.A. (Henk) Blezer (born July 14, 1961 in Schaesberg) is a Dutch Tibetologist, Indologist, and scholar of Buddhist studies. Study After initial studies in Biology and Biochemistry, and also in Theology, from 1987, Blezer studied Indology at L ...

(born 1961), Dutch Tibetologist, Indologist, and scholar of Buddhist studies *

Henk Bodewitz Hendrik Wilhelm "Henk" Bodewitz (born 13 October 1939) is a Dutch Sanskrit scholar. He was a professor at the Universities of Utrecht and later Leiden between 1976 and 2002. Career Bodewitz was born in Gramsbergen on 13 October 1939. Between 1952 ...

(born 1939), Dutch Sanskrit scholar * Henk J. M. Bos (born 1940), Dutch historian of mathematics *

Henk Braakhuis Henricus Antonius Giovanni "Henk" Braakhuis (born 1939) is a Dutch historian of philosophy. He was a professor of history of medieval philosophy at the Radboud University Nijmegen Radboud University (abbreviated as RU, nl, Radboud Universiteit , ...

(born 1939), Dutch historian of philosophy *

Henk Buck Henk Buck (born Dordrecht, 1930) is an organic chemist. He studied at the University of Leiden where he received his PhD in 1959. He got a lectorship at the University in Theoretical Organic Chemistry in 1964. For his research he received the Go ...

(born 1930), Dutch organic chemist * Henk van Dongen (1936–2011), Dutch organizational theorist and policy advisor *

Henk Dorgelo Hendrik Berend Dorgelo (9 February 1894 in Dedemsvaart – 6 March 1961 in Eindhoven) was a Dutch physicist and academic. He was the first rector magnificus of the Technische Hogeschool Eindhoven. Biography Henk Dorgelo originally attended ...

(1894–1961), Dutch physicist and academic * Henk van der Flier (born 1945), Dutch psychologist * Henk A. M. J. ten Have (born 1951), Dutch medical ethicist *

Henk van de Hulst Hendrik Christoffel "Henk" van de Hulst (19 November 1918 – 31 July 2000) was a Dutch astronomer and mathematician. In 1944, while a student in Utrecht, he predicted the existence of the 21 cm hyperfine line of neutral interstellar hydrogen. ...

(1918–2000), Dutch astronomer and mathematician *

Henk Lombaers Henk Joseph Maria (Henk) Lombaers (Doorn, 1920 – 29 August 2007) was a Dutch mathematician, Professor at Delft University of Technology and a pioneer in the field of operations research in the Netherlands. Life and work Lombaers undertook teac ...

(1920–2007), Dutch mathematician * Henk Schulte Nordholt (1909–1998), Dutch professor of art and cultural history * Henk Schulte Nordholt (born 1953), Dutch professor of Indonesian history *

Henk G. Sol Henk Gerard Sol (born 11 August 1951 in Borger, Netherlands) is a Dutch organizational theorist and Emeritus Professor of Business Engineering and ICT at Groningen University. His research focuses on the development of services enabled by ICT, man ...

(born 1951), Dutch organizational theorist * Henk Stoof (born 1962), Dutch theoretical physicist *Henk Tennekes (born 1936), Dutch meteorologist *Henk Tennekes (toxicologist) (1950–2020), Dutch toxicologist *Henk Tijms (born 1944), Dutch mathematician and operations researcher *Henk Visser (pediatrician) (born 1930), Dutch pediatrician *Henk Volberda (born 1964), Dutch organizational theorist and management consultant *Henk van der Vorst (born 1944), Dutch mathematician *Henk Wesseling (1937–2018), Dutch historian *Hendrik de Wit, Henk de Wit (1909–1999), Dutch systematic botanist *Henk Zijm (born 1952), Dutch mathematician

Arts and writing

*Henk Bos (painter), Henk Bos (1901–1979), Dutch painter *Henk Bremmer (1871–1956), Dutch painter, art critic, art teacher, collector and art dealer *Henk Chabot (1894–1949), Dutch painter *Henk Guth (1921–2002), Dutch-Australian painter *Henk Hofland (1927–2016), Dutch journalist, commentator, essayist and columnist *Henk Jonker (1912–2002), Dutch photographer *Henk Krol (born 1950), Dutch journalist, publisher, activist, and politician *Henk Kuijpers (born 1946), Dutch comics artist *Henk van der Meijden (born 1937), Dutch gossip journalist and theater producer *Henk Ngantung (1921–1991), Indonesian painter and politician *Henk Peeters (1925–2013), Dutch modern art painter *Jacobus Hendrik Pierneef, Henk Pierneef (1886–1957), South African landscape painter *Henk Schiffmacher (born 1952), Dutch tattoo artist *Susan Hendrik van Sitteren, Henk van Sitteren (1904–1968), Dutch architect in Singapore and Malaysia *Henk Stallinga (born 1962), Dutch visual artist *Henk Trumpie (born 1937), Dutch ceramist and sculptor *Henk van Ulsen (1927–2009), Dutch stage and television actor *Henk Van der Kolk, Dutch-born Canadian film producer *Henk van der Waal (born 1960), Dutch poet *Henk van Woerden (1947–2005), Dutch painter and writer with close ties to South Africa

Music

* (1944–2011), Dutch composer *Henk Badings (1907–1987), Dutch composer * (1909–1969), Dutch composer *Hendrik Bouman, Henk Bouman (born 1951), Dutch harpsichordist and baroque conductor *Henk Hofstede (born 1951), Dutch pop musician, lead singer of the band "Nits" *Henk Lauwers (born 1956), Belgian baritone singer *Henk Leeuwis (born 1946), Dutch pop singer *Henk van Lijnschooten (1928–2006), Dutch wind orchestra composer *Henk Pleket (1937–2011), Dutch pop singer *Henk Poort (born 1956), Dutch musical actor and opera singer *Henk de Vlieger (born 1953), Dutch percussionist, composer and arranger *Henk van der Vliet (born 1928), Dutch flautist and classical composer *Henk Westbroek (born 1952), Dutch radiohost, singer-songwriter, and political activist *Henk Wijngaard (born 1946), Dutch country singer

Politics & government

*Henk Beernink (1910–1979), Dutch politician *Henk Bleker (born 1953), Dutch CDA politician *Henk Chin A Sen (1934–1999), President of Suriname from 1980 to 1982 *Henk Feldmeijer (1910–1945), Dutch National Socialist politician and a member of the NSB *Henk van Gerven (born 1955), Dutch politician and general practitioner *Henk Hoekstra (1924–2009), Dutch Communist politician *Henk ten Hoeve (born 1946), Dutch politician *Henk Hofstra (1904–1999), Dutch Labour Party politician *Henk van Hoof (born 1947), Dutch VVD politician *Henk Kamp (born 1952), Dutch VVD politician *Henk Koning (1933–2016), Dutch former tax official and politician *Henk Korthals (1911–1976), Dutch Government Minister *Henk Leenders (born 1955), Dutch Labour Party politician * (1935–2005), Dutch political scientist and Labour Party politician *Henk Mudge (born 1952), Namibian Republican Party politician *Henk Nijboer (born 1983), Dutch Labour Party politician *Henk Nijhof (born 1952), Dutch politician and educator *Henk Jan Ormel (born 1955), Dutch politician *Henk van Rossum (1919–2017), Dutch politician *Henk Visser (politician), Henk Visser (born 1946), Dutch politician *Henk Vonhoff (1931–2010), Dutch VVD politician, state secretary, mayor and Queens commissioner *Henk Vredeling (1924–2007), Dutch Labour Party politician and Minister of Defence *Henk Zeevalking (1922–2005), Dutch Minister of Transport and Water Management *Henk van der Zwan (20 1956), Dutch diplomat

Sports

*Henk Angenent (born 1967), Dutch long-distance speed skater *Henk Baars (born 1960), Dutch cyclo-cross cyclist *Henk de Best (1905–1978), Dutch boxer *Henk Boeve (born 1957), Dutch racing cyclist *Henk Bouwman (1926–1995), Dutch field hockey player *Henk Brouwer (born 1953), Dutch sprinter *Henk Cornelisse (born 1940), Dutch racing cyclist *Henk van Essen (1909–1968), Dutch swimmer *Henk Elzerman (born 1958), Dutch freestyle swimmer *Henk Faanhof (1922–2015), Dutch road bicycle racer *Henk Franken (born 1987), Namibian rugby player *Henk van Gent (born 1951), Dutch competitive sailor *Henk van der Grift (born 1935), Dutch speed skater *Henk Groener (born 1960), Dutch handball coach and player *Henk Grol (born 1985), Dutch judoka *Henk-Jan Held (born 1967), Dutch volleyball player *Henk Hermsen (born 1937), Dutch water polo player *Henk Hille (born 1959), Dutch ice hockey player *Henk de Hoog (1918–1973), Dutch road racing cyclist *Henk Janssen (1890–1969), Dutch tug of war competitor *Henk Keemink (1902–1985), Dutch racewalker *Henk Kersken (1880–1967), Dutch competitive sailor *Henk van Kessel (born 1946), Dutch motorcycle road racer *Henk Krediet (born 1942), Dutch modern pentathlete *Henk de Looper (1912–2006), Dutch field hockey player *Henk Lubberding (born 1953), Dutch road bicycle racer *Henk Meijer (born 1959), Dutch taekwondo competitor and coach *Henk Nieuwkamp (born 1942), Dutch racing cyclist *Henk Nijdam (1935–2009), Dutch road bicycle racer *Henk Norel (born 1987), Dutch basketball player *Henk Numan (born 1955), Dutch judoka *Henk Ooms (1916–1993), Dutch cyclist *Henk Poppe (born 1952), Dutch road bicycle racer *Henk Rouwé (born 1946), Dutch rower *Henk Schenk (born 1945), Dutch-born American Olympic wrestler *Henk Schueler (1922–2016), Dutch speedskater *Henk Starreveld (1914–2008), Dutch sprint canoeist *Henk Temmink (born 1952), Dutch chess player *Henk Visser (long jumper), Henk Visser (1932–2015), Dutch long jumper *Henk Vogels (born 1973), Australian road bicycle racer *Henk van der Wal (1886–1982), Dutch sprint and middle-distance runner *Henk-Jan Zwolle (born 1964), Dutch Olympic rower

Football

*Henk Bloemers (1945–2015), Dutch footballer *Henk Bos (footballer), Henk Bos (born 1992), Dutch footballer *Henk Bosveld (1941–1998), Dutch footballer *Henk van Brussel (1936–2007), Dutch football player and manager *Henk ten Cate (born 1954), Dutch football manager and player *Henk Dijkhuizen (born 1992), Dutch football defender *Henk Duut (born 1964), Dutch football defender *Henk Fraser (born 1966), Surinamese-Dutch football manager and player *Henk Grim (born 1962), Dutch football striker *Henk Groot (born 1938), Dutch football striker *Hendrik van Heuckelum, Henk van Heuckelum (1879–1929), Dutch-Belgian football forward *Henk Hofs (1951–2011), Dutch footballer *Henk Hordijk (1893–1975), Dutch footballer *Henk Houwaart (born 1945), Dutch football manager and player *Henk de Jong (born 1964), Dutch football manager *Henk Muller (1887–1940), Dutch footballer *Henk Nienhuis (1941–2017), Dutch football player and manager *Henk Pellikaan (1910–1999), Dutch football midfielder *Hendrikus Plenter, Henk Plenter (1913–1997), Dutch football defender *Henk Schouten (born 1932), Dutch football midfielder *Henk van Spaandonck (1913–1982), Dutch football forward *Henk van Stee (born 1961), Dutch football midfielder *Henk Steeman (1894–1979), Dutch footballer *Henk Timmer (born 1971), Dutch football goalkeeper *Henk Veerman (born 1991), Dutch football forward *Henk Vos (born 1968), Dutch football striker and coach *Henk Weerink (1936–2014), Dutch football referee *Henk Wery (born 1943), Dutch football forward *Henk Wisman (born 1957), Dutch football manager *Henk Wullems (born 1936), Dutch football manager

Other

*Henk van den Breemen (born 1941), Dutch Marine Corps generals *Henk Bruna (1916–2008), Dutch publisher and bookstore chain director *Henk van Gelderen (1921–2020), Dutch resistance member *Henk Heithuis (1935–1958), Dutch Catholic Church sexual abuse victim *Henk van der Kroon (born 1942), Dutch founder and president of the Federation of European Carnival Cities *Hendrik Pieter Nicolaas Muller, Henk Muller (1859–1941), Dutch businessman, diplomat, explorer, publicist, and philanthropist * (1909–1966), Dutch resistance member, journalist, poet, and newspaper founder and editor *Henk Rogers (born 1953), Dutch video game designer and entrepreneur *Henk Savelberg (born 1953), Dutch chef *Henk Sneevliet (1883–1942), Dutch Communist and World War II resistance member **Henk Sneevlietweg metro station, Amsterdam railway station named after him *Henk Terlingen (born 1941), Dutch radio and television presenter *Henk de Velde (born 1949), Dutch seafarer and solo circumnavigating sailor *Henk Visser (collector), Henk Visser (1923–2006)), Dutch arms and armory collector *Henk Zanoli (1923–2015), Dutch lawyer and World War II resistance member *henk de potwis ducht meme

Fictional characters

*Cowboy Henk, Belgian surreal humour comic strip series *Henk and Ingrid, fictitious Dutch couple often mentioned in speeches by Geert Wilders as the people he claims to represent *Ome Henk ("Uncle Henk"), the main character of a Dutch CD, DVD and comic series of the same name

As a surname

*Dan Henk (born 1972), American artist and writer, noted for his work in tattooing and painting *Ludwig von Henk (1820–1894), German naval officer