Henny is a Scandinavian and Dutch male and female first name, nickname and surname. It may refer to:
Female given name
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Henny Backus (1911–2004), Broadway showgirl in the 1930s
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Henny Lindorff Buckhøj (1902–1979), Danish film actress
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Henny Koch
Henny Koch (22 September 1854 – 13 June 1925) was a translator and a German children's author. She was born in Alsfeld, Grand Duchy of Hesse. From 1898 on, she lived in Jugenheim an der Bergstraße in Hessia, Germany, where she died in 192 ...
(1854–1925), German children's author
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Henny Lauritzen
Henny Johanne Marie Lauritzen (5 April 1871 – 7 December 1938) was a Danish stage and film actress of the silent era in Denmark. She worked under directors such as August Blom and Lau Lauritzen Sr.
Selected filmography
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(1871–1938), Danish stage and film actress of the silent era
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Henny Moan (born 1936), Norwegian actress from Finnmark
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Henny Mürer (1925–1997), Norwegian choreographer and dancer
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Henny Skjønberg (1886–1973), Norwegian actress and stage director
Male given name
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Henny Eman, first Prime Minister of Aruba, from 1986 to 1989
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Henny Eman (AVP founder), grandfather of the Aruba Prime Minister
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Henny Meijer
Henny Ingemar Meijer (born 17 February 1962) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a forward.
Meijer was born in Paramaribo, Suriname. He is known for scoring the first ever J1 League
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(born 1962), Dutch former football player
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Henny Schilder 1984) is a Dutch football player who plays as a centre back for FC Volendam
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Henny Vrienten (born 1948), Dutch composer, singer, songwriter and musician
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Henny ter Weer (1922–2013), Dutch fencer
Nickname
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Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper (1890–2005), Dutch supercentenarian and longest-lived Dutch person in history
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Henny Dons Henrike Margrethe "Henny" Dons (25 May 1874 – 14 June 1966) was a Norwegian educator and inner missionary.
She was born at Aker in Øvre Eiker as a daughter of hospital manager Johannes Albrecht Dons (1839–1921) and Johanne Marie Fleischer (185 ...
(1874–1966), Norwegian educator and missionary
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La Jana (actress)
La Jana (born Henriette Margareta Niederauer, later surnamed Hiebel; 24 February 1905 – 13 March 1940) was an Austro-German dancer and actress.
Life and career
Born in Vienna as Henriette Margareta "Henny" Niederauer, the illegitimate daughte ...
, Austro-German dancer and actress Henriette Margarethe ("Henny") Hiebel (1905–1940)
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Henny Porten
Frieda Ulricke "Henny" Porten (7 January 1890 – 15 October 1960) was a German actress and film producer of the silent era, and Germany's first major film star. She appeared in more than 170 films between 1906 and 1955.
Biography
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(1890–1960), German actress and film producer of the silent era
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Henny Scholtz (born 1911), Dutch sailor at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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Henny Vegter (born 1958), Dutch sailor at the 1988 Olympics
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Henny Youngman (1906–1998), British-born American comedian
Family name
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Leonard M. Henny Leonard (Melchior) Henny (The Hague, 4 August 1935 Amsterdam, 17 September 2011) was a Dutch filmmaker, teacher, and writer, known for his socially engaged documentaries, and his pioneering work in the field of visual sociology.
Biography
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(1935–2011), Dutch filmmaker, teacher and writer
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Phil Henny (born 1943) Swiss racing mechanic, driver and author
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Victor Henny (1887–1941), Dutch sprinter
See also
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Henny Street,
Great Henny and
Little Henny, villages in Essex, England
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Hennie, a list of people with the given name, nickname or surname
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Henie Henie is the surname of:
* Sonja Henie (1912–1969), Norwegian Olympic and world champion figure skater and film star
* Marit Henie (1925–2012), Norwegian figure skater, cousin of Sonja Henie
* Wilhelm Henie (1872–1937), Norwegian track cyclin ...
, a list of people with the surname
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Hennessy, a brand of cognac, commonly referred to as "Henny" in rap songs.
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