Hanns is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *

Hanns Blaschke Hanns Blaschke (1 April 1896 – 25 October 1971) was an Austrian lawyer and politician. A member of the Nazi Party (NSDAP), he served as ''Burgomaster, Bürgermeister'' (mayor) of Vienna from 30 December 1943 until 6 April 1945. He was convicted ...

(1896–1971), Austrian politician * Hanns Bolz (1885–1918), German expressionist and cubist painter *

Hanns Brandstätter Hanns Brandstätter (born 4 June 1949) is an Austrian fencer. He competed in at the 1972, 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an i ...

(born 1949), Austrian fencer *

Hanns Braun Hans Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Braun (26 October 1886 – 9 October 1918) was a German athlete. Biography He was born in ''Wernfels'' (today Spalt) and died near Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France as fighter-pilot in an airplane-crash in World War I. ...

(1886–1918), German athlete * Hanns Cibulka (1920–2004), German Bohemian poet and diarist * Hanns Eckelkamp (1927–2021), German film producer and founder of Atlas Filmverleih *

Hanns Eisler Hanns Eisler (6 July 1898 – 6 September 1962) was a German-Austrian composer. He is best known for composing the national anthem of East Germany, for his long artistic association with Bertolt Brecht, and for the scores he wrote for films. The ...

(1898–1962), Austrian composer *

Hanns Heinz Ewers Hanns Heinz Ewers (3 November 1871 – 12 June 1943) was a German actor, poet, philosopher, and writer of short stories and novels. While he wrote on a wide range of subjects, he is now known mainly for his works of horror, particularly his tril ...

(1871–1943), German actor, poet, philosopher, and writer of short stories and novels * Hanns Wolf (1894–1968), German composer and conductor *

Hanns Joachim Friedrichs Hanns Joachim "Hajo" Friedrichs (15 March 1927 – 28 March 1995) was a German journalist. Life Friedrichs was born in Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia, Hamm. From 1971 to 1981, he was a sports journalist for the German magazine ''Sportstudio''. 1 ...

(1927–1995), German journalist * Hanns In der Gand, pen name of Ladislaus Krupski (1882–1947), Swiss folklorist and collector of traditional and military songs * Hanns Bruno Geinitz (1814–1900), German geologist, born at Altenburg, the capital of Saxe-Altenburg * Hanns Georgi (1901–1989), German painter, printmaker and book illustrator *

Hanns Goebl Hanns Goebl ( – ) was a Bavarian sculptor who worked for the Nymphenburg Porcelain Factory. During the 1930s and 1940s he produced several works of art for the Nazis. Goebl was born in Munich. From 1924 to 1929 he was a student at the ...

(1901–1986), Bavarian sculptor who worked for the Nymphenburg Porcelain Factory * Hanns Grössel (1932–2012), German literary translator and broadcasting journalist * Hanns Günther, pseudonym of Walter de Haas (1886–1969), a prolific German author, translator, and editor of popular science books *

Hanns Heise Hanns Horst Heise (1 February 1913 – 18 May 1992) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise ...

(1913–1992), Oberstleutnant in the Luftwaffe during World War II *

Hanns Hopp Hanns Hopp (9 February 1890 – 21 February 1971) was a German architect. Hopp was born in Lübeck and studied at the University of Karlsruhe and the Technical University of Munich. From 1918 he was employed as an architect for the local autho ...

(1890–1971), German architect * Hanns Hörbiger (1860–1931), Austrian engineer from Vienna with roots in Tyrol *

Hanns Dieter Hüsch Hanns Dieter Hüsch (6 May 1925, in Moers – 6 December 2005, in Windeck-Werfen) was a German author, cabaret artist, actor, songwriter and radio commentator. With a working life of more than 53 years on the German cabaret stage and 70 of his ...

(1925–2005), German author, cabaret artist, actor, songwriter and radio commentator * Hanns Jana (born 1952), German fencer *

Hanns Jelinek Hanns Jelinek (5 December 1901 – 27 January 1969) was an Austrian composer of Czech descent who is also known under the pseudonyms Hanns Elin, H. J. Hirsch, Jakob Fidelbogen. Biography Jelinek was born and died in Vienna. His father was a ma ...

(1901–1969), Austrian composer of Czech descent who is also known under the pseudonym Hanns Elin *

Hanns Johst Hanns Johst (8 July 1890 – 23 November 1978) was a German poet and playwright, directly aligned with Nazi philosophy, as a member of the officially approved writers’ organisations in the Third Reich. The statement “When I hear the word cult ...

(1890–1978), German playwright and Nazi Poet Laureate *

Hanns Kerrl Hanns Kerrl (11 December 1887 – 15 December 1941) was a German Nazi politician. His most prominent position, from July 1935, was that of Reichsminister of Church Affairs. He was also President of the Prussian Landtag (1932–1933) and head o ...

(1887–1941), German Nazi politician *

Hanns Kilian Hans Kilian (alternate listings: Hanns Kilian, Hans Killian, or Hanns Killian (2 May 1905 – 17 April 1981) was a German bobsledder who competed from the late 1920s to the late 1930s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won two bronze med ...

(1905–1981), German bobsledder who competed from the late 1920s to the late 1930s *

Hanns Kräly Hanns Kräly (January 16, 1884 – November 11, 1950), credited in the United States as Hans Kraly, was a German actor and screenwriter. His main collaborations were with director Ernst Lubitsch, and they worked together on 30 films between 1915 ...

(1884–1950), credited in the United States as Hans Kraly, was a German actor and screenwriter *

Hanns Kreisel Hanns Kreisel (16 July 1931 – 18 January 2017) was a German mycologist and professor emeritus. He was born in Leipzig in 1931. Kreisel was a professor at the University of Greifswald. His field was the classification of fungi, where he has s ...

(1931–2017), German mycologist and professor emeritus *

Hanns Laengenfelder __NOTOC__ Hanns Laengenfelder (8 February 1903 – 18 July 1982) was a German general (Generalmajor) in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 15th Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with ...

(1903–1982), Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II *

Hanns Lilje Johannes (Hanns) Ernst Richard Lilje (20 August 1899, in Hannover – 6 January 1977, in Hannover) was a German Lutheran bishop and one of the pioneers of the ecumenical movement. Lilje was general secretary of the German Student Christian Movem ...

(1899–1977), German Lutheran bishop and one of the pioneers of the ecumenical movement *

Hanns Lippmann Hanns Lippmann (1890–1929) was a German film producer of the silent era. Lippmann set up Gloria-Film AG (later taken over by Ufa), and was closely associated with the director E.A. Dupont.St. Pierre p.18 Selected filmography * '' The Golem' ...

(1890–1929), German film producer of the silent era *

Hanns Lothar Hanns Lothar (born Hans Lothar Neutze; 10 April 1929 – 11 March 1967) was a German film actor. He appeared in 36 films between 1948 and 1966. He was born in Hannover, Germany and died in Hamburg, Germany. He was the father of actress Susa ...

(1929–1967), German film actor * Hanns Ludin (1905–1947), German Nazi diplomat executed for war crimes * Hanns Maaßen (1908–1983), German journalist and writer *

Hanns Malissa Hanns Malissa (8 October 1920 – 22 June 2010) was an Austrian Analytical chemistry, analytical chemist and Environmental chemistry, environmental chemist who published about 250 scientific papers and several books. Academic career Malissa compl ...

(1920–2010), Austrian analytical chemist and environmental chemist *

Hanns von Meyenburg Hanns von Meyenburg (actually ''Walter'' but called ''Hanns''; 6 June 1887, in Dresden – 6 November 1971) was a Swiss pathologist. Biography Hanns von Meyenburg was the son of Swiss sculptor Victor von Meyenburg (1834–1893)01384 Viktor von ...

(1887–1971), Swiss pathologist * Hanns Nägle (1902–?), German bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s *

Hanns Albin Rauter Johann Baptist Albin Rauter (4 February 1895 – 24 March 1949) was a high-ranking Austrian-born SS functionary and war criminal during the Nazi era. He was the Higher SS and Police Leader in the occupied Netherlands and therefore the leading ...

(1895–1949), high-ranking Austrian-born Nazi war criminal *

Hanns Sachs Hanns Sachs (; 10 January 1881, in Vienna – 10 January 1947, in Boston) was one of the earliest psychoanalysts, and a close personal friend of Sigmund Freud. He became a member of Freud's Secret Committee of six in 1912, Freud describing him as ...

(1881–1947), one of the earliest psychoanalysts, and a close personal friend of Sigmund Freud *

Hanns Scharff Hanns-Joachim Gottlob Scharff (December 16, 1907 – September 10, 1992) was a German Luftwaffe interrogator during the Second World War. He has been called the "Master Interrogator" of the Luftwaffe, and possibly all of Nazi Germany; he has al ...

(1907–1992), German Luftwaffe interrogator during the Second World War *

Hanns Martin Schleyer Hans "Hanns" Martin Schleyer (; 1 May 1915 – 18 October 1977) was a German business executive, employer and industry representative, Schutzstaffel, Nazi SS officer, and Lobbying, lobbyist. He served as president of two powerful commercial org ...

(1915–1977), German business executive and employer and industry representative *

Hanns Schwarz Hanns Schwarz (11 February 1888 – 27 October 1945) was an Austrian film director. He was born in Vienna on 11 February 1888. Biography He directed twenty four films between 1924 and 1937 in both English and German. During the late silent a ...

(1888–1945), Austrian film director * Hanns Seidel (1901–1961), German politician and Bavarian prime minister from 1957 to 1960 * Hanns Egon Wörlen (1915–2014), German architect and art patron *

Hanns Zischler Hanns Zischler (born 18 June 1947) is a German actor known for his cooperation with Wim Wenders's early films especially ''Kings of the Road'' (1976). Later he became an international star with his portrayal of Hans in Steven Spielberg's film ''M ...

(born 1947), German actor most famous in America for his portrayal of Hans in Steven Spielberg's film ''Munich''

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