Hans is a Germanic masculine

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in Danish, Dutch,

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

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, Faroese, German, Norwegian, Icelandic and

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

-speaking populations. It was originally short for Johannes ( John), but is now also recognized as a name in its own right for official purposes. The earliest documented usage was in 1356 in Sweden, 1360 in Norway, and the 14th century in Denmark. The name " Hansel" (german: Hänsel) is a variant, meaning "little Hans". Another variant with the same meaning is , found in the German proverb "", which translates roughly as: "What Hansel doesn't learn, Hans will never learn".

Alternate forms

Other variants include: Han, Hawns, Hanns, Hannes, Hanse, Hansi (also female), Hansele, Hansal, Hensal, Hanserl, Hännschen, Hennes, Hännes, Hänneschen, Henning, Henner, Honsa, Johan, Johann, Jan, Jannes, Jo, Joha, Hanselmann, Hansje. Pet, diminutive, alternative and other language forms are: * ( Dutch, German,

, Icelandic, Finnish) * Honza ( Czech) * Hovhannes ( (

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); ( classical)) * Jack (English) * Johnny/Johnnie (English) * John (English) * יוֹחָנָן, '' Yohanan'' or יְהוֹחָנָן ''Yehohanan'' ( Hebrew) * Yohanna ( ar, يوحنا) the Arabic language derivative, used among Arabic-speaking Christians * Yahya ( ar, يحيى), used among Arab and non-Arab Muslims * ( Irish-language derivation of ; in Irish and Scottish Gaelic refers to the Apostle) * Evan, (

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peopl ...

a pre-Christian Celtic subsequently equated to John) * Jevan (variation of Evan) * ( Italian) * (

Maltese Maltese may refer to: * Someone or something of, from, or related to Malta * Maltese alphabet * Maltese cuisine * Maltese culture * Maltese language, the Semitic language spoken by Maltese people * Maltese people, people from Malta or of Malte ...

) * ( Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Dutch, Polish, Czech, Slovak, German) * ( Slovak) * , diminutives: ( Slovenian) * ( Hungarian); diminutives: * (Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian) * ( Aragonese) * (

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid ...

) * (

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

) * , ( medieval French), still in use, but rare * ( Breton) * ( Portuguese) * ( Galician) * ( Germanic: German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Dutch) * (variation of Johannes) * (Icelandic) * (

Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Lithuanians * Lithuanian language * The country of Lithuania * Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Culture of Lithuania * Lithuanian cuisine * Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...

) * (

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe * someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people * Serbian language * Serbian names See also

* * * Old Serbian (disambiguat ...

) * ( Spanish and Filipino) * ( Finnish) * Ants (

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) * ( Latvian) * Ian (Scottish derived from Gaelic ) * ( Romanian) * (; Bulgarian,

Croatian Croatian may refer to: * Croatia *Croatian language *Croatian people *Croatians (demonym) See also * * * Croatan (disambiguation) * Croatia (disambiguation) * Croatoan (disambiguation) * Hrvatski (disambiguation) * Hrvatsko (disambiguation) * S ...

, Russian and other Slavic languages) * Sean ( Irish , after the French ) * Shane (anglicized form of ) * Shaun (anglicised form of ) * Shawn (anglicised form of ) * (Welsh) * ( Kirundi) * Yohanes ( Eritrean) * ( Western Lombard) Feminine forms are: * Hansina * (Norwegian) * Ioana * Jana * Jane * (Portuguese and Catalan) * (French) * Joanne * Joan * Johanna * (Norwegian) * Jean * Janice, Janet, both shortened as "Jan" * Non-English variants adopted as English names include Jeanette * , ,

Arts and entertainment

Authors

Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen ( , ; 2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales. Andersen's fairy tales, consisti ...

(1805–1875), Danish author *

Hans Henning Atrott Hans Henning Atrott, also Hans Atrott, (born 12 January 1944 in Memel, East Prussia now Klaipéda, Lithuania - 2018) was notable for his commitment in the German right-to-die movement. Biography Descent and Childhood His father was Protes ...

(1944–2018), German author and theorist * Hans Einer (1856–1927), Estonian language teacher, author of schoolbooks and a cultural figure *

Hans Fallada Hans Fallada (; born Rudolf Wilhelm Friedrich Ditzen; 21 July 18935 February 1947) was a German writer of the first half of the 20th century. Some of his better known novels include '' Little Man, What Now?'' (1932) and ''Every Man Dies Alone'' ...

(1893–1947), German writer * Hans Herbjørnsrud (born 1938), Norwegian author * Hans Holzer (1920–2009), Austrian-American author and parapsychologist * Hans Henny Jahnn (1894–1959), German playwright and novelist * Hans Lorbeer (1901–1973), German politician and writer * Hans Erich Nossack (1901–1977), German writer

Painters and sculptors

Hans Coumans Hans Coumans (19 March 1943 – 16 November 1986) was a Dutch painter active in the South Limburg region, Belgium and Germany. He was self-taught and produced approximately 1700 works. He painted in the Impressionist painting style. Biography Cou ...

(1943–1986), Dutch painter *

Hans Rudolf Giger Hans Ruedi Giger ( ; ; 5 February 1940 – 12 May 2014) was a Swiss artist best known for his airbrushed images that blended human physiques with machines, an art style known as " biomechanical". Giger later abandoned airbrush for pastels, mark ...

(1940–2014), Swiss painter, sculptor, and set designer *

Hans Holbein the Younger Hans Holbein the Younger ( , ; german: Hans Holbein der Jüngere; – between 7 October and 29 November 1543) was a Germans, German-Swiss people, Swiss painter and printmaker who worked in a Northern Renaissance style, and is considered o ...

(1497–1543), German Renaissance portraitist * Hans Seyffer (1460–1509), German sculptor

Other arts and entertainment

Hans Albers Hans Philipp August Albers (22 September 1891 – 24 July 1960) was a German actor and singer. He was the biggest male movie star in Germany between 1930 and 1960 and one of the most popular German actors of the twentieth century. Early life ...

(1891–1960), German singer and actor, stage name *

Hans Christensen Hans Christensen (7 June 1906 – 17 May 1992) was a Danish footballer. He played in one match for the Denmark national football team The Denmark men's national football team ( da, Danmarks herre-fodboldlandshold or ''herrelandsholdet'' ...

(1924–1983), Danish-born American silversmith * Hans Clarin (1929–2005), German actor * Hans Conried (1917–1982), American comedian and actor * Hans Klok (born 1969), Dutch magician * Hans Matheson (born 1975), Scottish actor * Hans Moser (actor) (1880–1964), Austrian actor born Jean Julier * Hans Heinz Moser (1936–2017), Swiss actor * Hans Werner Olm (born 1955), German cabaret performer and comic * Hans Rosenthal (1925–1987), German entertainer and presenter, named *

Hans Roosipuu Hans Roosipuu (2 April 1931 Torma Parish, Tartu County – 8 July 2017) was an Estonian sport film director and cinematographer. 1961 he graduated from Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (russian: ...

(1931–2017), Estonian film director * Hans H. Steinberg (born 1950), German actor * Hans Söhnker (1903–1981), German actor * Dolph Lundgren (born Hans Lundgren) (born 1957), Swedish actor and martial artist * Hans Wegner (or Hans Jørgensen Wegner, 1914–2007), Danish furniture designer

Medicine

* Hans Asperger (1906–1980), Austrian pediatrician for whom Asperger syndrome is named * Hans Berger (1873–1941), German neurologist

Military and paramilitary

* Hans Aumeier (1902–1945), German Nazi SS deputy commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp executed for war crimes *

Hans Berndtson Lieutenant General Hans Göran Berndtson (born 2 July 1945) was a Swedish Army officer. His senior commands include commanding officer of the Middle Army Division, head of the General Training and Management Directorate in the Swedish Armed Forc ...

(born 1945), Swedish Army lieutenant general *

Hans Bothmann Hans Bothmann or Hans Johann Bothmann (November 11, 1911 – April 4, 1946)IPNHans Bothmann''Concentration camps' functionaries - biographical notes and witness' account.'' Institute of National Remembrance 2012. was the last commandant of the Ch ...

(1911–1946), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant * Hans Hagnell (1919–2006), Swedish politician * Hans Helwig (1881–1952), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant *

Hans Horrevoets Hans Horrevoets (born 26 April 1974 in Made – died 18 May 2006) was a Dutch sea sailor. Disappearance and aftermath Horrevoets disappeared while he was among the crew of the ''ABN AMRO TWO''. During the 7th stage of the 2005–2006 Volvo Ocean ...

(1974–2006), Dutch sea sailor *

Hans Hüttig Hans Benno Hüttig (5 April 1894 – 23 February 1980) was a German SS functionary and Nazi concentration camp commandant. Early years Hans Hüttig was born on 5 April 1894. The son of a carpenter, Hüttig's father would eventually open a shop ...

(1894–1980), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant * Hans Kalm (1889–1981), Estonian-born military officer * Hans Krebs (SS general) (1888–1947), Moravian-born Nazi SS officer executed for war crimes *

Hans Loritz Hans Loritz (12 December 1895, Augsburg – 31 January 1946, Neumünster) was an officer in the ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) who was the commandant of several concentration camps in Germany and Nazi-occupied Europe. He committed suicide in captivity a ...

(1895–1946), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant * Hans von Luck (1911–1997), German officer *

Hans Möser Hans Karl Moeser (April 7, 1906 – November 26, 1948) was a German SS functionary during the Nazi era Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officia ...

(1906–1948), German Nazi SS concentration camp officer executed for war crimes *

Hans Osara Hans Larsson ( fi, Hannu Laurinpoika; c. 1560 – 1601) was lieutenant in the Cudgel War at the end of 16th century. He was also the head of Klaus Fleming's military unit in Hämeenkyrö, Finland. Biography Hans Larsson's background is not ent ...

(c. 1560–1601), Finnish lieutenant in the Cudgel War * Hans Oster (1887–1945), German brigadier general and deputy head of military intelligence * Hans Simonsson (1880–1965), Swedish Navy vice admiral

Music

Hans Guido von Bülow Hans may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Hans (name), a masculine given name * Hans Raj Hans, Indian singer and politician ** Navraj Hans, Indian singer, actor, entrepreneur, cricket player and performer, son of Hans Raj Hans ** Yuvraj Hans, Punjabi ...

(1830–1894), German pianist and conductor *

Hans Gruber (conductor) Hans Gruber (11 July 1925 – 6 August 2001) was a Canadian conducting, conductor of Austrian birth. Born in Vienna, Gruber became a naturalised Canadian citizen in 1944. He entered The Royal Conservatory of Music in 1939 where he was a conductin ...

(1925–2001), Canadian conductor *

Hans Hartz Hans Hartz (22 October 1943 in Lunden – 30 November 2002 in Frankfurt am Main) was a German singer and Liedermacher. Career After working as a temporary worker in various professions and studying social pedagogy Social pedagogy describes a ...

(1943–2002), German singer * Hans Werner Henze (1926–2012), German composer * Hans Söllner (born 1955), German singer-songwriter * Hans Zimmer (born 1957), German film composer * Hans Poulsen (born 1945), Australian songwriter/musician

Politics

Hans Apel Hans Eberhard Apel (25 February 1932 – 6 September 2011) was a German politician and a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). From 1972 to 1974 he was Parliamentary State Secretary to the Foreign Minister. From 1974 to 1978 he was the ...

(1932–2011), German politician *

Hans Bentzien Hans Bentzien (1927–2015) was a German writer and politician who served as the culture minister of East Germany from 1961 to 1966. Being a member of the ruling party Socialist Unity Party (SED), he held several political and public posts in Ea ...

(1927–2015), East German writer and politician * Hans Blix (born 1928), Swedish diplomat and politician * Hans, Count von Bülow (1774–1825), Prussian statesman * Hans Eichel (born 1941), German politician *

Hans Ekström Hans Reinhold Ekström (born 1958) is a Swedish politician, teacher and member of the Riksdag The Riksdag (, ; also sv, riksdagen or ''Sveriges riksdag'' ) is the legislature and the supreme decision-making body of Sweden. Since 1971, t ...

(born 1958), Swedish politician * Hans Filbinger (1913–2007), German politician * Hans Frank (1900–1946), German Nazi lawyer and governor general of Nazi-occupied Poland executed for war crimes *

Hans Friderichs Hans Friderichs (born 16 October 1931) is a German politician who served as the minister of economy in the period 1972–1977. He is also a jurist and businessman. Early life and education Friderichs was born in Wittlich in 1931. He received a ...

(born 1931), German politician and businessman * Hans Dietrich Genscher (1927–2016), German politician *

Hans Gualthérie van Weezel Johan Stephan Leonard "Hans" Gualthérie van Weezel (born 26 July 1941) is a Dutch former diplomat and politician. He worked as a diplomat for the Dutch Ministry for Foreign Affairs between 1970 and 1977. Subsequently he served in the House of Re ...

(born 1941), Dutch politician and diplomat * Hans Gustafsson (1923–1998), Swedish politician * Hans Hamilton (1758–1822), Anglo-Irish politician * Hans Koschnick (1929–2016), German politician *

Hans Kruus Hans Johannes Kruus (22 October 1891 – 30 June 1976) was an Estonian historian, academic and politician. As well as sitting in the Estonian parliament and the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian SSR, he was Deputy Prime Minister of Estonia in 1940 ...

(1891–1976), Estonian historian, academic and politician * Hans Rebane (1882–1961), Estonian politician, diplomat and journalist *

Hans Reingruber Hans Reingruber (1888–1964) was a German academic and the first minister of transport or traffic of East Germany. Early life and education Reingruber was born in Elberfeld (today Wuppertal) on 30 April 1888. In April 1908 he enrolled at Tech ...

(1888–1964) was a German academic and transport minister of East Germany *

Hans Unander Hans Erik Unander (born 1970) is a Swedish politician, lawyer and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he represented Dalarna County between July 2009 and October 2010 and between Septem ...

(born 1970), Swedish politician * Hans Vijlbrief (born 1963), Dutch state secretary * Hans-Jochen Vogel (1926–2020), German politician * Hans Wiegel (born 1941), Dutch politician

Science

* Hans Albert Einstein (1904–1973), Swiss-American professor of hydraulic engineering, son of Albert Einstein *

Hans Ankum Johan Albert "Hans" Ankum (23 July 1930 – 3 June 2019) was a Dutch legal scholar. He was professor of Roman law, history of jurisprudence and juridical papyrology at the University of Amsterdam between 1965 and 1995. Career Ankum was born on 2 ...

(1930–2019), Dutch legal scholar *

Hans Avé Lallemant Hans G. Avé Lallemant (2 May 1938 – 14 November 2016) was a Dutch-born American geologist. He was a professor of Earth Sciences at Rice University. Career Avé Lallemant was born on 2 May 1938 in Bengkulu, then in the Dutch East Indies. He com ...

(1938–2016), Dutch-born American geologist * Hans Bethe (1906–2005), German-American nuclear physicist, Nobel laureate * Hans Bos (born 1950), Dutch biochemist and cancer researcher *

Hans Capel Hans Willem Capel (born 3 June 1936) is a Dutch theoretical physicist. He was a professor of theoretical physics at the University of Amsterdam between 1983 and 1998. Capel was born in Sceaux, France. He obtained his PhD in mathematics and physics ...

(born 1936), Dutch physicist *

Hans Cohen Hans Herman Cohen (3 February 1923 – 14 May 2020) was a Dutch microbiologist. He was director-general of the Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) between 1984 and 1986. As a microbiologist Cohen worked on de ...

(1923–2020), Dutch microbiologist *

Hans Christian Ørsted Hans Christian Ørsted ( , ; often rendered Oersted in English; 14 August 17779 March 1851) was a Danish physicist and chemist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields, which was the first connection found between electricity ...

(1777–1851), Danish physicist and chemist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields *

Hans Freeman Hans Charles Freeman AM, FAA (26 May 1929 – 9 November 2008) was a German-born Australian bioinorganic chemist, protein crystallographer, and professor of inorganic chemistry who spent most of his academic career at the University of Sydne ...

(1929–2008), German-born Australian protein crystallographer who elucidated the structure of plastocyanin * Hans Geiger (1882–1945), German physicist, inventor of the Geiger counter * Hans Hass (1919–2013), Austrian diver, naturalist and film-maker * Hans Adolf Krebs (1900–1981), German born, British physician and biochemist. Identified citric acid cycle * Hans Küng (1928–2021), Swiss Catholic theologian and author * Hans Lauda (1896–1974), Austrian industrialist *

Hans Lowey Hans Lowey (1907–1993) was an Austrian-born American chemist who was a key figure in the development of sustained release medication. Lowey was born in Vienna, the then-capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was born Jewish, so he was sent ...

, Austrian-American chemist * Hans Steffen (1865–1937), German geographer and explorer of Patagonia *

Hans Trass Hans-Voldemar Trass (2 May 1928 – 14 February 2017) was an Estonian ecologist and botanist. He was a member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences since 1975 and president of the Estonian Naturalists' Society from 1964 to 1973 and 1985 to 19 ...

(1928–2017), Estonian ecologist and botanist

Sports

* Hans Christensen (footballer) (1906–1992), Danish footballer *

Hans Dersch Hans F. Dersch (born December 25, 1967) is an American former competition swimmer and breaststroke specialist who represented the United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he won the gold medal in the men's 4×100-met ...

(born 1967), American breaststroke swimmer * Hans Eller (1910–1943), German rower * Hans Erkens (born 1952), Dutch footballer * Harold Goldsmith, born Hans Goldschmidt (1930–2004), American Olympic foil and épée fencer *

Hans Halberstadt Hans Ignaz Halberstadt (10 June 1885 – 22 September 1966) was a German-born American Olympic épée and saber fencer. Early and personal life Halberstadt was born and raised in Offenbach am Main, Germany, and was Jewish. He was trained ...

(1885–1966), German-born American Olympic fencer * Hans Knecht (1913–1996), Swiss road racing cyclist * Hans Krankl (born 1953), Austrian football player and trainer * Hans Lutz (born 1949), German track and road cyclist *

Hans Maier Hans Maier (11 July 1916 – 29 November 2018) was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. Born in Madioen, Dutch East Indies The Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies ( nl, Nederlands( ...

(1916–2018), Dutch Olympic water polo player *

Hans Maier (rower) Johann Adolf Friedrich Maier (13 June 1909 – 6 March 1943) was a German rower who competed in three Olympic games from 1928 to 1936. In Los Angeles, he won a silver medal, along with Karl Aletter, Walter Flinsch and Ernst Gaber in the coxle ...

(1909–1943), German Olympic rower * Hans Nüsslein (1910–1991), German tennis player * Hans Parrel (born 1944), Dutch water polo player *

Hans Podlipnik-Castillo Hans Podlipnik Castillo (; born 9 January 1988) is a Chilean retired tennis player of Slovenian descent. His best results are in doubles, winning one ATP World Tour and reaching another final in this category, besides from winning 19 Challe ...

(born 1988), Chilean tennis player *

Hans Sarpei Hans Adu Sarpei (born 28 June 1976) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a full-back. He also was a long time regular for the Ghana national team. Sarpei most recently played for his country at the 2010 FIFA World Cup i ...

(born 1976), Ghanaian soccer player * Hans Stolfus (born 1976), American beach volleyball player * Hans von Tschammer und Osten (1887–1943), German sports director *

Hans Wouda Hans Wouda (born 7 April 1941 in Amsterdam, North Holland) is a former water polo player from the Netherlands, who competed in the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics for his native country. In both games he finished in seventh position with the Dutch M ...

(born 1941), Dutch water polo player

Other fields

* Hans Werner Aufrecht (born 1936), German automotive engineer, one of the founders of AMG Engine Production and Development * Hans Benno Bernoulli (1876–1959), Swiss architect *

Hans Biebow Hans Biebow (December 18, 1902 – June 23, 1947) was the chief of German Nazi administration of the Łódź Ghetto in occupied Poland. Biebow's early life is summarized by the following ''curriculum vitae'' which he submitted to the German ...

(1902–1947), German chief of Nazi administration of the Ghetto, executed for war crimes *

Hans Claessen Hans Claessen or Claesz (1562–1623) was an influential merchant from Amsterdam. He was a founding member and CEO of both the New Netherland Company and the Greenland Company. Claessen lived at the Keizersgracht 118-120 and is buried in the N ...

(1563–1624), Dutch founder of the New Netherland Company * Hans von Dohnanyi (1902–1945), German jurist and resistance fighter * Hans Mayer (1907–2001), German literary scholar * Hannes Meyer (or Hans Emil Meyer, 1889–1954) Swiss architect and second director of the Bauhaus * Hans Niemann (born 2003), American chess player *

Hans Scholl Hans Fritz Scholl (; 22 September 1918 – 22 February 1943) was, along with Alexander Schmorell, one of the two founding members of the White Rose resistance movement in Nazi Germany. The principal author of the resistance movement's ...

(1918–1943), German resistance fighter * Hans Wittwer (1894–1952), Swiss architect and Bauhaus teacher

Fictional characters

* Hans, a henchman of James Bond's opponent in '' You Only Live Twice'' * Hans, a German enemy character in the fighting game '' Human Killing Machine'' * Hans Castorp, main character in '' The Magic Mountain'' * Hans, a supporting character in '' SpongeBob SquarePants'' * Hans Guck-in-die-Luft, a character from one of the poems in '' Struwwelpeter'' * Hans Moleman, from '' The Simpsons'' * Hans Geering, in the BBC sitcom ''

'Allo 'Allo! ''Allo 'Allo!'' is a British sitcom television series, created by David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd, starring Gorden Kaye, Carmen Silvera, Guy Siner and Richard Gibson. Originally broadcast on BBC1, the series focuses on the life of a French caf ...

'' * Hans Gruber, antagonist from '' Die Hard'' *

Hans Hans may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Hans (name), a masculine given name * Hans Raj Hans, Indian singer and politician ** Navraj Hans, Indian singer, actor, entrepreneur, cricket player and performer, son of Hans Raj Hans ** Yuvraj Hans, Punjabi ...

, Disney character and the main antagonist of ''Frozen'' * Hans, one of the main characters from the 1990s animated movie '' The Nutcracker Prince'' * Hans Zarkov, protagonist from ''

Flash Gordon Flash Gordon is the protagonist of a space adventure comic strip created and originally drawn by Alex Raymond. First published January 7, 1934, the strip was inspired by, and created to compete with, the already established ''Buck Rogers'' adve ...

'' * Hans Gudegast, the name given to the mountain climber in Cliff Hangers, a pricing game on the U.S. television game show '' The Price Is Right'' *

Hans Landa Hans may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Hans (name), a masculine given name * Hans Raj Hans, Indian singer and politician ** Navraj Hans, Indian singer, actor, entrepreneur, cricket player and performer, son of Hans Raj Hans ** Yuvraj Hans, Punjabi ...

, from '' Inglourious Basterds'' * Hans Volter, the main antagonist from the video game '' Killing Floor 2'' * Super Hans, in the British TV comedy '' Peep Show'' *

Hans and Franz Hans and Franz are characters in a recurring sketch called "Pumping Up with Hans & Franz" on the television sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'', played by Dana Carvey and Kevin Nealon, respectively. Description In the sketch, Carvey and ...

, recurring sketch characters on '' Saturday Night Live'' * Sgt Hans Schultz, in the situational comedy ''

Hogan's Heroes ''Hogan's Heroes'' is an American television sitcom set in a Nazi German prisoner-of-war (POW) camp during World War II. It ran for 168 episodes (six seasons) from September 17, 1965, to April 4, 1971, on the CBS network, the longest broadcast ...

'', portrayed by John Banner * Hans Axgil, from the novel '' The Danish Girl'', played by Matthias Schoenaerts in the 2015 film of the same name * Hans Hubermann, the foster father of Liesel Meminger from the novel '' The Book Thief'' * Hans, in Jules Verne's novel '' Journey to the Center of the Earth'' * Hanschen Rilow, from the musical ''Spring Awakening'' * Hans Zoë (also translated as Hange Zoë or Hanji Zoë), from the manga series ''

Attack on Titan is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama. It is set in a world where humanity is forced to live in cities surrounded by three enormous walls that protect them from gigantic man-eating humanoids referred to as ...

References

External links

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