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Hannes Hannes is a masculine given name and a diminutive of Johannes or Hannibal. Hannes may refer to: *Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995) Swedish chemist and Nobel-prize winner * Hannes Aigner (born 1989), German slalom canoeist and Olympic medalist * Hannes ...

, Jaan,

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, Juhan and the familiar variants

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and Juss in Estonian * Yohannes, in Northern Ethiopian Semitic languages *Jóannes (name), Jóannes, in Faroese language, Faroese *

, Jaani, Jani (given name), Jani, Janne, Jone, Joni, Juho, Jonne (name), Jonne, Joona,

, Juha, Juhani, Jukka, Jussi, Hannu (given name), Hannu, and Johannes in Finnish language, Finnish *Jean (male given name), Jean, in French language, French *Xoán (disambiguation), Xoán, in Galician language, Galician *Jóhannes and

in Icelandic language, Icelandic *Yohannes (given name), Yohanes, in Indonesian language, Indonesian *Eoghan or Eóin, in Irish language, Irish or Scottish Gaelic *Giovanni (name), Giovanni, in Italian language, Italian *Jānis, in Latvian language, Latvian *Jonas (name), Jonas, in Lithuanian language, Lithuanian *

, in Polish language, Polish *João, in Portuguese language, Portuguese *Ioan, in Romanian language, Romanian *Ivan (name), Ivan (Иван), in Russian language, Russian *Juan, in Spanish language, Spanish *Yahya (name), Yahya, in Turkish language, Turkish *Xun, in the Tzotzil language and Tzeltal language *Ieuan or Ifan (given name), Ifan, with the diminutive Ianto, in Welsh language, Welsh, anglicized as "Evan"

People with the given name

Johannes or Jóhannes

*Alain Johannes, born Alain Johannes Mociulski, American multi-instrumentalist *Johannes Aavik (1880–1973), Estonian philologist and Fennophile *Jóhannes Ásbjörnsson, Icelandic radio and TV show host *Jóhannes Atlason (born 1944), Icelandic footballer and football manager *Johannes Bitter (born 1982), German handball goalkeeper *Johannes Bjelke-Petersen, former Premier of Queensland *Johannes Brahms (1833–1897), German romantic composer *Johannes Brost (1946–2018), Swedish actor *Joannes Corvus (fl. 1512–1544), Flemish painter *Johannes Edfelt (1904–1997), Swedish writer *Jóhannes Eðvaldsson (1950–2021), Icelandic footballer *Johannes Geis (born 1993), German footballer *Johannes Gutenberg (1400–1468), German printer *Johannes Hassebroek (1910–1977), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant *Johannes Heesters (1903–2011), Dutch actor, singer and entertainer *Johannes Helms (1828–1895), Danish writer and schoolmaster *Johannes V. Jensen, Danish writer and Nobel Prize winner *Johannes of Jerusalem (1042–1119), abbot of the monastery at Vézelay, France *Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson (born 1980), Icelandic actor *Jóhannes Jónsson (1940–2013), Icelandic businessman *Jóhannes Geir Jónsson (1927–2003), Icelandic painter *Jóhannes Gunnarsson (1897–1972), Icelandic prelate of the Roman Catholic Church *Jóhannes Harðarson (born 1976), Icelandic footballer and coach *Jóhannes Helgason (born 1958), Icelandic guitarist *Johannes Käbin (1905–1999), Soviet Estonian politician *Johannes Karhapää (1884–1918), Finnish missionary and a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church *Johannes Kass (born 1949), Estonian politician *Johannes Kepler (1571–1630), German astronomer *Johannes Kerkorrel, South African singer and musician *Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval (1885–1972), Icelandic painter *Johannes Kotkas (1915–1998), Estonian wrestler *Jóhannes úr Kötlum (1899–1972), Icelandic writer and poet *Johannes Leimena (1905–1977), founder of the Indonesian Christian Party *Johannes Linnankoski (1869–1913), Finnish author *Johannes Linstead, Canadian guitarist and composer *Johannes Lötter, a Boer commandant in the Boer War *Johannes Lucius, Dalmatian historian *Johannes Ludovicus Paquay (1828–1905), Friar Minor known as Valentinus *Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, Classical era composer *Johannes Niks (1912–1997), Estonian footballer *Johannes Orasmaa (1890–1943), Estonian Army General *Johannes Pääsuke (1892–1918), Estonian photographer and filmmaker *Johannes Radebe, South African dancer *Johannes Rau (1931–2006), German politician *Johannes Richter (basketball) (born 1993), German basketball player *Johannes Rudbeckius (1581–1646), Swedish bishop *Johannes Semper (1892–1970), Estonian writer and translator *Johannes Siir (1889–1941), Estonian military colonel and sport shooter *Johannes Sikkar (1897–1960), Estonian politician *Johannes Soodla (1897–1965), Estonian military officer *Johannes Toom (1896–1972), Estonian weightlifter *Johannes Undusk (1918–1979), Estonian Communist politician *Johannes van Damme, Dutch engineer, businessman and murderer *Johannes Vares (1890–1946), Estonian poet, doctor, and politician *Johannes Vermeer, Dutch painter *Johannes Vetter, German athlete *Johannes Vilberg (1903–1981), Estonian sport shooter *Johannes Virolainen, former Prime Minister of Finland *Johannes Voigtmann (born 1992), German basketball player *Johannes "Honus" Wagner (1874–1955), American baseball player *Johannes Wohlwend, Liechtenstein judoka and sports official *Jóhannes Ásbjörnsson (born 1979), Icelandic TV and radio show host *Yohannes IV, Ethiopian 19th-century Emperor

Joanes

* Joanes Leizarraga (1506–1601), Basque priest * Joanes Rail (born 1958), Canadian Olympic handball player * Joanes Urkixo (born 1955), Basque language writer

Johanes

* Johanes Anabo (born 1939), American football player * Johanes Maliza (born 1981), American soccer player

Pseudonyms

*Johannes Climacus, pseudonym of Søren Kierkegaard in ''Philosophical Fragments and Concluding Unscientific Postscript'' *Johannes de Silentio, pseudonym of Søren Kierkegaard in ''Fear and Trembling''

Fictional characters

* Johannes Cabal, the main character of a series of supernatural fiction novels and short stories by Jonathan L. Howard. Novels include: ''Johannes Cabal the Necromancer'' (2009), ''Johannes Cabal the Detective'' (2010), ''Johannes Cabal: The Fear Institute'' (2011). Short stories: "Johannes Cabal and the Blustery Day" (2004), "Exeunt Demon King" (2006), "The Ereshklig Working" (2010), and "The House of Gears" (2011). * Johannes (The Traitor), the main antagonist in the video game ''Rogue Legacy'' * Johannes "Jojo" Betzler, the title character of 2019 film ''Jojo Rabbit'' * Johannes Krauser II, the alter ego of the main character in the anime/manga ''Detroit Metal City''

People with the surname

* Klaus Iohannis, Romanian president of German origin

Variants

* Iohannes (consul 467), Roman consul in 467 * Joannes, Roman emperor in 423–425 * Schinderhannes, German outlaw

References

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