Henke is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adolph Henke (1775–1843), German physician and pharmacologist known for his work in medical forensics *

Brad William Henke Brad William Henke (April 10, 1966 – November 29, 2022) was an American actor and National Football League and Arena Football League player. He was best known for his role as Corrections Officer Desi Piscatella on ''Orange Is the New Black'', f ...

(1966–2022), American actor and football player * Ed Henke (1927–2015), former National Football League player * Ernst Ludwig Theodor Henke (1804–1872), German historian * Fritz Henke (1921–1999), World War II Waffen-SS soldier awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross * Heinrich Philipp Konrad Henke (1752–1809), German theologian; father of Ernst Henke * Holger Henke (born 1960), political scientist and former Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs & Provost at Wenzhou-Kean University (China) *

Jana Henke Jana Henke (born 1 October 1973 in Löbau, Saxony) is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the 800 m freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She competed in three Summer Olympics The ...

(born 1973), German former swimmer * Jonathan Henke (born 1974), American political blogger *

Karl Henke Karl Henke (22 July 1896 in Berlin – 27 April 1945 in Neutief) was an engineer officer in the ''Reichsheer'' during World War I, in the German inter-war army, the ''Reichswehr'', and in the ''Wehrmacht''. Military service, World War I Henke's ...

(1896–1945), World War II German general * Kevin Henke, American geochemist *

Michael Henke Michael Henke (born 27 April 1957) is a German football coach and a former player. He is the current caretaker of Arminia Bielefeld. His most notable post was managing 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the 2005–06 season for 14 games. He has spent much ...

(born 1957), German football coach and former player *

Nolan Henke Nolan Jay Henke (born November 25, 1964) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. Henke was born in Battle Creek, Michigan. He attended Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida and was ...

(born 1964), American golfer * Rudolf Henke (born 1954), German politician * Thaddäus Haenke (1761–1816), Bohemian geographer and explorer in South America *

Tom Henke Thomas Anthony Henke (born December 21, 1957), nicknamed "the Terminator", is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He was one of the most dominant and feared closers during the late 1980s and early 1990s, pitching for the Texas Rangers ...

(born 1957), retired Major League Baseball relief pitcher * Wayne J. Henke (born 1941), member of the Missouri House of Representatives *

Werner Henke Werner Henke (13 May 1909 – 15 June 1944) was the commander of in the Battle of the Atlantic of World War II. ''U-515'' was sunk by the US task group 22.3, commanded by Daniel V. Gallery on 9 April 1944 and Henke was captured along with about ...

(1909–1944), World War II German submarine commander Fictional characters: * Michelle Henke, in David Weber's Honorverse science fiction book series * Skezz Henke, in the HBO television drama ''Oz''

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