Heins is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Christopher Heins (died 1689), lieutenant and interim Governor-General of The Danish West Indies during two short periods
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Donald Heins
Donald Heins (19 February 1878 – 1 January 1949) was a Canadian violinist, violist, conductor, organist, composer, and music educator of English birth. He notably founded the first professional orchestra in Ottawa, the Ottawa Symphony Orche ...
(1878–1949), Canadian violinist, violist, conductor, organist, composer, and music educator of English birth
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Henry Hardy Heins (1923–2003), American Lutheran minister, historian and bibliographer
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Julie Heins (1822–1902), Danish writer
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Marjorie Heins, activist, writer, and founder of the Free Expression Policy Project
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Maurice Heins (1915–2015), American mathematician
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Ryan Heins (born 1985), American soccer player
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Shawn Heins
Shawn Joseph Heins (born December 24, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League for the San Jose Sharks, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Atlanta Thrashers.
Playing career
Heins was born in Eg ...
(born 1973), professional ice hockey player
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Thorsten Heins (born 1957), German telecommunications executive; current CEO of BlackBerry (formerly known as Research In Motion)
See also
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Heins & LaFarge
Heins & LaFarge was a New York-based architectural firm composed of the Philadelphia-born architect George Lewis Heins (1860–1907) and Christopher Grant LaFarge (1862–1938), the eldest son of the artist John La Farge. They were respons ...
, architect George Lewis Heins (1860–1907) and Christopher Grant LaFarge (1862–1938)
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