Henning is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

, also used as a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

, with origins in

East Prussia East Prussia ; german: Ostpreißen, label=Low Prussian; pl, Prusy Wschodnie; lt, Rytų Prūsija was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1773 to 1829 and again from 1878 (with the Kingdom itself being part of the German Empire from 187 ...

(now part of Germany). Henning may also refer to:

People with Henning as a surname

* A. J. Henning (born 2002), American football player *

Andrew Henning Andrew Harriot Henning LLB (17 May 1865 – 2 December 1947) was a lawyer and politician in Western Australia. History Andrew Henning was born in North Adelaide, South Australia, a son of Rudolph Wilhelm Emil Henning (died 1884) MHA and Young ...

(1863–1947), lawyer and politician in Western Australia * Anne Henning, American speed skater *

Cameron Henning Cameron John Henning (born November 24, 1960) is a Canadian former competitive swimmer, who competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There he won the bronze medal in the men's 200-metre backstroke. ...

, Olympic medal-winning Canadian swimmer *

Dieter Henning Dieter Henning (born 5 June 1936 in Berlin; died 13 December 2007 in Aachen) was a German engineer and chairman of the board of management of Rheinbraun AG from 1993 to 1999. Biography After studying mining, Henning worked as a research assist ...

(1936–2007), German engineer *

Dan Henning Daniel Ernest Henning, (born June 21, 1942) is a former American football player and coach. A quarterback, he played college football at the College of William & Mary and professional football in 1966 for the San Diego Chargers of the America ...

, American former head coach of the Atlanta Falcons * Doug Henning, Canadian magician and illusionist *

Eva Henning Eva Henning (born Eva Wetlesen; 10 May 1920 – 18 April 2016) was a Swedish stage and movie actress. Career Born in Newark, New York, US, Henning was trained at the Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school (1938–40) in Sweden and made her fi ...

, Swedish actress *

Gerda Henning Gerda Henning née Heydorn (March 2, 1891 – June 26, 1951) was a Danish weaver, textile designer and educator. Biography Born Gerda Heydorn in Fredriksberg, Denmark, she was the daughter of a grocer. From 1910 to 1917 she worked as a china paint ...

(1891–1951), Danish textile designer *

Harold Henning Harold Henning (3 October 1934 – 1 January 2004) was a South African professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour. Early life Henning was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. His brothers Allan, Brian, and Graham ...

, South African professional golfer * Holger Henning, Swedish Navy vice admiral *

John F. Henning John Francis Henning (November 22, 1915 – June 4, 2009) was a U.S. labor leader, civil servant, and a former U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand (1967–1969) and Under Secretary of Labor (1962–1967). Called "one of organized labor's greatest l ...

, U.S. statesman *

Klaus Henning Klaus Henning (born 1945)https://www.ifu.rwth-aachen.de/en/ ''Institute for Management Cybernetics'' is a German information scientist. He held the professorship of Information Management in Mechanical Engineering and was director of the Center fo ...

, German Judo athlete * Linda Kaye Henning, American TV actress * Lorne Henning, Canadian ice-hockey executive *

Megan Henning Megan Henning is an American former actress. She is known for playing Meredith Davies on '' 7th Heaven'' and Monica Shaw on David E. Kelley's ''The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire''. From 2008-2009 she played the recurring role of Judy Hofs ...

, American actress * Paul Henning, American TV producer and writer best known for ''The Beverly Hillbillies'' *

Rachel Henning Rachel Biddulph Henning (1826–1914) was born in England. In 1854, she went to Australia but returned to England in 1856 due to homesickness and the hot climate. However, in 1861, she returned to Australia, this time travelling on the SS Great Br ...

, 19th-century Australian writer * Rasmus Henning, Danish athlete * Sonja Henning, American basketball player * Thomas Henning (1956– ), German astrophysicist * Thomas Henning (director), Australian stage director, co-founder of Black Lung Theatre * Walter Bruno Henning, German scholar of Middle Iranian languages * Uno Henning, Swedish actor

People with Henning as a given name

* Henning Baum, German film and TV actor * Henning Berg, Norwegian football player * Henning Engelsen, Norwegian Wood Carver * Henning Fritz, German handball goal keeper *

Henning Harnisch Henning Harnisch (born April 15, 1968) is a retired German professional basketball player. At a height of 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) tall, he played at the small forward and power forward positions. He currently serves as Vice president for the Germa ...

, German basketball player * Henning Hyllested (born 1954), Danish politician *

Henning Illies Jürgen Henning Illies (14 March 1924 – 2 August 1982) was a German geologist, an expert in taphrogenesis (rift formation). Apart from his work on rifts, including the Rhine Rift Valley, he is known for his contributions to Chilean geology. ...

, German geologist *

Henning Jensen Henning Jensen (17 August 1949 – 4 December 2017) was a Danish football player who played professionally for German club Borussia Mönchengladbach, Spanish club Real Madrid and Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam where he won the domestic league champi ...

, former Danish football player *

Henning von Krusenstierna Admiral (Sweden), Admiral Henning Wilhelm Mauritz von Krusenstierna (19 February 1862 – 30 October 1933) was a senior Swedish Navy officer. von Krusenstierna's served as head of the Military Office of the Ministry for Naval Affairs (Sweden), Min ...

, Swedish admiral *

Henning Larsen Henning Larsen, Hon. FAIA (20 August 1925 – 22 June 2013) was a Danish architect. He is internationally known for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Riyadh and the Copenhagen Opera House. Larsen studied at the Royal Danish Academy ...

, multiple people *

Henning Leo Henning (surname), Henning is a surname, also used as a given name, with origins in East Prussia (now part of Germany). Henning may also refer to: People with Henning as a surname * A. J. Henning (born 2002), American football player * Andrew ...

, Swedish politician *

Henning Mankell Henning Georg Mankell (; 3February 19485October 2015) was a Swedish crime writer, children's author, and dramatist, best known for a series of mystery novels starring his most noted creation, Inspector Kurt Wallander. He also wrote a number of ...

, Swedish author *

Henning May AnnenMayKantereit (occasionally shortened ''AMK'') are a German Rock music, rock band founded in Cologne in 2011. Their songs are predominantly performed in German, but the band also occasionally publish cover songs in English. A notable feature o ...

, German musician *

Henning Rübsam Henning Rübsam is a choreographer and dancer based in New York City. He is the artistic director of SENSEDANCE, a faculty member of The Juilliard School and Fordham University, and a visiting guest professor at Texas Academy of Ballet (Caroly ...

, German-American choreographer and director * Henning Solberg, Norwegian rally driver * Henning von Tresckow, German Major General in the Wehrmacht * Henning Voscherau, German politician, former mayor of Hamburg *

Henning Wehn Henning Wehn (; born 10 April 1974) is a German stand-up comedian based in the UK. Career Wehn studied Business Administration in Münster and worked in customer relations. In 2002, he moved to the United Kingdom to work in the marketing dep ...

, German comedian based in London

Places

United States

Henning, Illinois Henning is a village in South Ross Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 241 at the 2000 census. History When the Havana, Rantoul and Eastern R ...

Henning, Minnesota Henning is a city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 854 at the 2020 census. History Henning was incorporated in 1887, and named for John O. Henning, a pharmacist. Geography According to the United States Cens ...

Henning, Tennessee Henning is a town in Lauderdale County, Tennessee. The population was 945 at the 2010 census. History The infamous Battle of Fort Pillow, a Civil War victory for the Confederates, took place near Henning. Here, nearly 300 black troops serving in ...

Henning, West Virginia Henning is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geograph ...

Norway

*Henning, officially named Vekre, a village in the municipality of Steinkjer, Nord-Trøndelag **

Henning Church Henning Church ( no, Henning kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Steinkjer municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Henning, Norway. It is the church for the Henning parish which is part of the ...

, a church in the village of Vekre/Henning {{disambiguation, geo, given name, surname German-language surnames German masculine given names