Hans is a male

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, Danish, Dutch,

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, Faroese,

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, Norwegian, Icelandic and Swedish-speaking populations. It was originally short for

Johannes Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as " John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, '' Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Y ...

( Ioannes), 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 (, ) is a

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, meaning "little Hans". Another diminutive with the same meaning is (), found in the German

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; which translates roughly as "what Hansel doesn't learn, Hans will never learn". Separately derived, ''Hans'' is also a male given name meaning "

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" in the Sanskrit language families of the Indian subcontinent.

Alternative forms

Other variants include: Han, Hawns, Hanns, Hannes, Hanse, Hansi (also female), Hansie, 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,

, Swedish, Icelandic, Finnish) *

Honza Honza is a very common Czech language, Czech name which may be informally used interchangeably with John (given name), Jan (). It comes from German language, German Johann, Johann(es) → Hans_(name), Hans → Honza. Possible diminutives are Honz ...

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) * Hovhannes ( (Hovhannes) (

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); (Yovhannēs) ( classical)) * Jack (English) * Johnny/Johnnie (English) *

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(English) * יוֹחָנָן ''yokhanán'', ''

Yohanan Yohanan ('), sometimes transcribed as Johanan, is a Hebrew male given name that can also appear in the longer form of ('), meaning "YHWH is gracious". The name is ancient, recorded as the name of Johanan, high priest of the Second Temple around ...

'' or יְהוֹחָנָן ''yehokhanán'', ''Yehohanan'' (

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) * Yohanna () the Arabic language derivative, used among Arabic-speaking Christians * Yahya (), used among Arab and non-Arab Muslims * (

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derivation of ; in Irish and

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refers to the Apostle) * Evan, ( Welsh a pre-Christian Celtic subsequently equated to John) * Jevan (variation of Evan) * (

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

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) * * ''Jānis'' (Latvian language, Latvian) * ''Ansis'' (Latvian language, Latvian) * Ian (Scottish derived from Scottish Gaelic language, Gaelic ) * (Romanian language, Romanian) * (; Bulgarian language, Bulgarian, Croatian language, Croatian,

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and other

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) * Sean ( Irish , after the French ) * Shane (anglicized form of ) * Shaun (anglicised form of ) * Shawn (anglicised form of ) * (Welsh) * (

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) Feminine forms are: * Hansina, Hansine * (Danish,Norwegian) * Ioana * Jana * Jane * (Portuguese and Catalan) * (French) * Joanne * Joan * Johanna * (Danish,Norwegian) * Jean * Janice, Janet, both shortened as "Jan" * Non-English variants adopted as English names include Jeanette * , ,

People named Hans

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, travelogue (literature), travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales. Andersen's fai ...

(1805–1875), Danish author * Hans Henning Atrott (1944–2018), German author and theorist * Hans Einer (1856–1927), Estonian language teacher, author of schoolbooks and a cultural figure * Hans Fallada (1893–1947), German writer * Hans Herbjørnsrud (1938–2023), 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

Music

* Hans Guido von Bülow (1830–1894), German pianist and conductor * Hans Gruber (conductor) (1925–2001), Canadian conductor *

Hans Raj Hans Hans Raj Hans is an Indian singer and politician. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a recipient of the civilian honour of Padma Shri. He sings Punjabi folk and Sufi music as well as in movies and has also released his own 'Pun ...

(born 1962), Indian singer * Hans Hartz (1943–2002), German singer *

Hans Werner Henze Hans Werner Henze (1 July 1926 – 27 October 2012) was a German composer. His large List of compositions by Hans Werner Henze, oeuvre is extremely varied in style, having been influenced by serialism, atonality, Igor Stravinsky, Stravinsky, Mu ...

(1926–2012), German composer * Hans Poulsen (1945–2023), Australian songwriter/musician * Hans Söllner (born 1955), German singer-songwriter *

Hans Zender Johannes Wolfgang Zender (22 November 1936 – 22 October 2019) was a German conductor and composer. He was the chief conductor of several opera houses, and his compositions, many of them vocal music, have been performed at international festival ...

(1936–2019), German composer and conductor *

Hans Zimmer Hans Florian Zimmer (; born 12 September 1957) is a German film score composer and music producer. He has won two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, five Grammy Awards, and has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards, Emmy Awards and a Tony ...

(born 1957), German film composer

Painters and sculptors

* Hans Coumans (1943–1986), Dutch painter * Hans Ruedi Giger (1940–2014), Swiss painter, sculptor, and set designer * Hans Heysen (1877–1968), Australian landscape painter *

Hans Holbein the Younger Hans Holbein the Younger ( , ; ; – between 7 October and 29 November 1543) was a German-Swiss painter and printmaker who worked in a Northern Renaissance style, and is considered one of the greatest portraitists of the 16th century. He ...

(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), also known by his nickname “der blonde Hans” (The Blond Hans), was a German actor and singer. He was the biggest male movie star in Germany between 1930 and 1960 and one of the m ...

(1891–1960), German singer and actor, stage name * Hans Christensen (1924–1983), Danish-born American silversmith * Hans Clarin (1929–2005), German actor *

Hans Conried Hans Georg Conried Jr. (April 15, 1917 – January 5, 1982) was an American actor and comedian. He was known for providing the voices of George Darling and Captain Hook in Walt Disney's '' Peter Pan'' (1953), Snidely Whiplash in Jay Ward's ...

(1917–1982), American comedian and actor * Hans Kaldoja (1942–2017), Estonian actor *

Hans Klok Johannes Franciscus Catharinus "Hans" Klok (born 22 February 1969) is a Dutch magician and illusionist. Biography Klok was born in Purmerend, North Holland. On his tenth birthday, he received a magic set as a present and began performing f ...

(born 1969), Dutch magician *

Dolph Lundgren Hans "Dolph" Lundgren (, ; born 3 November 1957) is a Swedish actor, filmmaker, and martial artist. Lundgren made his acting debut in 1985 with a cameo in the List of James Bond films, James Bond film ''A View to a Kill''. Also that year, he h ...

(born Hans Lundgren) (born 1957), Swedish actor and martial artist *

Hans Matheson Hans Matheson (born 7 August 1975) is a Scottish actor and musician. In a wide-ranging film and television career he has taken lead roles in diverse films such as '' Doctor Zhivago'', ''Sherlock Holmes'', ''The Tudors'', ''Tess of the d'Urberv ...

(born 1975), Scottish actor *

Hans Moser (actor) Hans Moser (6 August 1880 – 19 June 1964) was an Austrian actor who, during his long career, from the 1920s up to his death, mainly played in comedy films. He was particularly associated with the genre of the '' Wiener Film''. Moser appeared ...

(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 Roosipuu (1931–2017), Estonian film director * Hans Rosenthal (1925–1987), German entertainer and presenter, named * Hans Söhnker (1903–1981), German actor * Hans H. Steinberg (born 1950), German actor * Hans Strydom (born 1947), South African actor *

Hans Wegner Hans Jørgensen Wegner (April 2, 1914 – January 26, 2007) was a Danish furniture designer. His work, along with a concerted effort from several of his manufacturers, contributed to the international popularity of mid-century Danish design. His ...

(or Hans Jørgensen Wegner, 1914–2007), Danish furniture designer

Medicine

Hans Asperger Johann Friedrich Karl Asperger (, ; 18 February 1906 – 21 October 1980) was an Austrian physician. Noted for his early studies on atypical neurology, specifically in children, he is the namesake of the former autism spectrum disorder Asperger ...

(1906–1980), Austrian pediatrician for whom

Asperger syndrome Asperger syndrome (AS), also known as Asperger's syndrome or Asperger's, is a diagnostic label that has historically been used to describe a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction and no ...

is named *

Hans Berger Hans Berger (21 May 1873 – 1 June 1941) was a German psychiatrist. He is best known as the inventor of electroencephalography (EEG) in 1924, which is a method used for recording the electrical activity of the brain, commonly described in terms ...

(1873–1941), German neurologist * Hans Sauer (1857–1939), South African general practitioner, lawyer, and businessman

Military and paramilitary

* Hans Aumeier (1906–1948), German Nazi SS deputy commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp executed for war crimes *

Hans Berndtson Generallöjtnant, 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 S ...

(born 1945), Swedish Army lieutenant general * Hans Bothmann (1911–1946), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant * Hans Dreyer (1930/31–2015), South African Police major general and head of Koevoet * Hans Hagnell (1919–2006), Swedish politician * Hans Helwig (1881–1952), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant * Hans Horrevoets (1974–2006), Dutch sea sailor * Hans Hüttig (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 Krebs (Wehrmacht general) (1898–1945), last German Army chief of staff during World War II * Hans Loritz (1895–1946), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant * Hans von Luck (1911–1997), German officer * Hans Möser (1906–1948), German Nazi SS concentration camp officer executed for war crimes *

Hans Osara Hans Larsson (; 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 entirely certain. Certain so ...

(c. 1560–1601), Finnish lieutenant in the Cudgel War *

Hans Oster ''Generalmajor'' Hans Paul Oster (9 August 1887 – 9 April 1945) was a general in the ''Wehrmacht'' and a leading figure of the anti-Nazi German resistance from 1938 to 1943. As deputy head of the counter-espionage bureau in the ''Abwehr'' (Ge ...

(1887–1945), German brigadier general and deputy head of military intelligence * Hans Simonsson (1880–1965), Swedish Navy vice admiral

Politics

* Hans Apel (1932–2011), German politician * Hans Barchue (died 2023), Liberian politician * Hans Bentzien (1927–2015), East German writer and politician *

Hans Blix Hans Martin Blix (; born 28 June 1928) is a Swedish diplomat and politician for the Liberal People's Party. He was Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs (1978–1979) and later became the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Blix wa ...

(born 1928), Swedish diplomat and politician * Hans, Count von Bülow (1774–1825), Prussian statesman *

Hans Eichel Hans Eichel (born 24 December 1941) is a German politician (Social Democratic Party of Germany, SPD) and the co-founder of the G20, or "Group of Twenty", an international forum for the governments and central bank governors of twenty developed ...

(born 1941), German politician * Hans Ekström (born 1958), Swedish politician * Hans Filbinger (1913–2007), German politician *

Hans Frank Hans Michael Frank (23 May 1900 – 16 October 1946) was a German Nazi politician, lawyer and convicted war criminal who served as head of the General Government in German-occupied Poland during the Second World War. Frank was an early member ...

(1900–1946), German Nazi lawyer and governor general of Nazi-occupied Poland executed for war crimes * Hans Friderichs (born 1931), German politician and businessman * Hans Dietrich Genscher (1927–2016), German politician * Hans Gualthérie van Weezel (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 Rasmus Hansen (1896–1971), Danish politician * Hans Rebane (1882–1961), Estonian politician, diplomat and journalist * Hans Reingruber (1888–1964) was a German academic and transport minister of East Germany * Hans Strijdom (1893–1958), South African politician and Prime Minister * Hans Unander (born 1970), Swedish politician *

Hans Vijlbrief Johannes Alexander "Hans" Vijlbrief (born 17 August 1963) is a Dutch civil servant, economist, and politician, currently serving as a House of Representatives (Netherlands), member of parliament for the social-liberal party Democrats 66 (D66). He ...

(born 1963), Dutch state secretary *

Hans-Jochen Vogel Hans-Jochen Vogel (; 3 February 192626 July 2020) was a German lawyer and a politician for the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Social Democratic Party (SPD). He served as List of mayors of Munich, Mayor of Munich from 1960 to 1972, winning t ...

(1926–2020), German politician *

Hans Wiegel Hans Wiegel (; 16 July 1941 – 19 May 2025) was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and businessman. Wiegel studied Law at the University of Amsterdam before switching to Political science obtaining a Bache ...

(born 1941), Dutch politician

Science

* Hans Ankum (1930–2019), Dutch legal scholar * Hans Avé Lallemant (1938–2016), Dutch-born American geologist *

Hans Bethe Hans Albrecht Eduard Bethe (; ; July 2, 1906 – March 6, 2005) was a German-American physicist who made major contributions to nuclear physics, astrophysics, quantum electrodynamics and solid-state physics, and received the Nobel Prize in Physi ...

(1906–2005), German-American nuclear physicist, Nobel laureate * Hans Bos (born 1950), Dutch biochemist and cancer researcher * Hans Capel (1936–2023), Dutch physicist * Hans Cohen (1923–2020), Dutch microbiologist *

Hans Albert Einstein Hans Albert Einstein (May 14, 1904 – July 26, 1973) was a Swiss-American engineer, the second child and first son of physicists Albert Einstein and Mileva Marić. He was a long-time professor of hydraulic engineering at the University of Cal ...

(1904–1973), Swiss-American professor of hydraulic engineering, son of Albert Einstein * Hans Freeman (1929–2008), German-born Australian protein crystallographer who elucidated the structure of plastocyanin *

Hans Geiger Johannes Wilhelm Geiger ( , ; ; 30 September 1882 – 24 September 1945) was a German nuclear physicist. He is known as the inventor of the Geiger counter, a device used to detect ionizing radiation, and for carrying out the Rutherford scatt ...

(1882–1945), German physicist, inventor of the Geiger counter * Hans Hass (1919–2013), Austrian diver, naturalist and film-maker *

Hans Adolf Krebs Sir Hans Adolf Krebs, FRS (, ; 25 August 1900 – 22 November 1981) was a German-British biologist, physician and biochemist. He was a pioneer scientist in the study of cellular respiration, a biochemical process in living cells that extracts ...

(1900–1981), German-born, British physician and biochemist; identified citric acid cycle * Hans Küng (1928–2021), Swiss Catholic theologian and author * Hans Langmaack (born 1934), German computer scientist and mathematician * Hans Lauda (1896–1974), Austrian industrialist * Hans Lowey, Austrian-American chemist *

Hans Merensky Hans Merensky (16 March 1871 – 21 October 1952) was a South African geologist, prospector, scientist, conservationist and philanthropist. Early life and education Johannes "Hans" Merensky was born on 16 March 1871 at the Berlin Missionar ...

(1871–1952), South African geologist * Hans Oeschger (1927–1998), Swiss climatologist *

Hans Christian Ørsted Hans Christian Ørsted (; 14 August 1777 – 9 March 1851), sometimes Transliteration, transliterated as Oersted ( ), was a Danish chemist and physicist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields. This phenomenon is known as ...

(1777–1851), Danish physicist and chemist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields * Hans Steffen (1865–1937), German geographer and explorer of Patagonia * Hans Trass (1928–2017), Estonian ecologist and botanist *

Hans von Ohain Hans Joachim Pabst von Ohain (14 December 191113 March 1998) was a German physicist, engineer, and the designer of the first aircraft to use a turbojet engine. Together with Frank Whittle and Anselm Franz, he has been described as the co-invent ...

(1911-1998), German Physicist, and Aerospace pioneer.

Sports

* Hans Christian Bernat (born 2000), Danish professional footballer * Hans Christensen (footballer) (1906–1992), Danish footballer * Hans Dersch (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 (1885–1966), German-born American Olympic fencer * Hans Knecht (1913–1996), Swiss road racing cyclist *

Hans Krankl Johann "Hans" Krankl (; born 14 February 1953) is an Austrian former professional footballer. A prolific striker, he is regarded by many as one of Austria's greatest players. Club career Krankl started his professional career at Rapid Wien a ...

(born 1953), Austrian football player and trainer * Hans Lutz (born 1949), German track and road cyclist * Hans Maier (1916–2018), Dutch Olympic water polo player * Hans Maier (rower) (1909–1943), German Olympic rower * Hans Nüsslein (1910–1991), German tennis player * Hans Parrel (born 1944), Dutch water polo player * Hans Podlipnik-Castillo (born 1988), Chilean tennis player * Hans Sarpei (born 1976), Ghanaian soccer player * Hans Stolfus (born 1976), American beach volleyball player * Hans Vanwijn (born 1995), Belgian basketball player in the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl (, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is a professional basketball league in Israel and the highest level of basketball in the country. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL ...

* Hans von Tschammer und Osten (1887–1943), German sports director * Hans Vonk (born 1970), South African soccer player * Hans Wieselgren (born 1952), Swedish Olympic fencer * Hans Wouda (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 Besig (1908–1965), German Classical Archaeologist and teacher * Hans Biebow (1902–1947), German chief of Nazi administration of the Ghetto, executed for war crimes * Hans Claessen (1563–1624), Dutch founder of the New Netherland Company *

Hans von Dohnanyi Hans von Dohnanyi (; originally ''Johann von Dohnányi'' ; 1 January 1902 – 8 or 9 April 1945) was a Germans, German jurist. He used his position in the Abwehr to help Jews escape Germany, worked with German resistance to Nazism, German r ...

(1902–1945), German jurist and resistance fighter * Hans Otto Hoheisen (1905–2003), South African conservationist and philanthropist * Hans Mayer (1907–2001), German literary scholar *

Hannes Meyer Hans Emil "Hannes" Meyer (18 November 1889 – 19 July 1954) was a Swiss architect and second director of the Bauhaus Dessau from 1928 to 1930. Early life Meyer was born in Basel, Switzerland, trained as a mason, and practiced as an architect ...

(or Hans Emil Meyer, 1889–1954), Swiss architect and second director of the Bauhaus * Hans Niemann (born 2003), American chess player * Hans Jürgen Rösler (1920–2009), German mineralogy professor *

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 Wesemann (1895–1971), German journalist and Gestapo agent * Hans Wittwer (1894–1952), Swiss architect and Bauhaus teacher *

John, King of Denmark John or Hans (; 2 February 1455 – 20 February 1513) was a Scandinavian monarch who ruled under the Kalmar Union. He was King of Kingdom of Denmark, Denmark from 1481 to 1513, King of Kingdom of Norway, Norway from 1483 to 1513, and King of ...

, a Scandinavian monarch under the Kalmar Union. * Hans-Adam I, Prince of Liechtenstein. * Hans-Adam II, the reigning Prince of Liechtenstein, since 1989.

Fictional characters

*Characters named Hans in

Grimms' Fairy Tales ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'', originally known as the ''Children's and Household Tales'' (, , commonly abbreviated as ''KHM''), is a German collection of fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm, Jacob Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, Wilhelm, first publish ...

: **''

Clever Hans Clever Hans (; ) was a horse that appeared to perform arithmetic and other intellectual tasks during exhibitions in Germany in the early 20th century. In 1907, psychologist Oskar Pfungst demonstrated that the horse was not actually performing th ...

'' **'' Hans in Luck'' **'' Hans Married'' **'' Hans My Hedgehog'' **'' Hans Stupid'' **'' Strong Hans'' * Hans, a character in the 1992 American sports comedy-drama movie '' The Mighty Ducks'' * Hans Brinker, Dutch ice skater in an 1865 novel by American author Mary Mapes Dodge * 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 ''The Magic Mountain'' (, ) is a novel by Thomas Mann. It was first published in Germany in November 1924. Since then, it has gone through numerous editions and been translated into many languages. It is widely considered a seminal work of 20t ...

'' * Hans, a supporting character in ''

SpongeBob SquarePants ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' is an American animated television series, animated comedy television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It first aired as a sneak peek after the 1999 Kids' C ...

'' * Hans Guck-in-die-Luft, a character from one of the poems in ''

Struwwelpeter ''Der Struwwelpeter'' ('Shock-Headed Peter') is an 1845 German children's book written and illustrated by Heinrich Hoffmann. It comprises ten illustrated and rhymed stories, mostly about children. Each cautionary tale has a clear moral lesson ...

'' *

Hans Moleman The American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' contains a wide range of minor and supporting characters like co-workers, teachers, students, family friends, extended relatives, townspeople, local celebrities, and even animals. The writ ...

, from ''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is a Satire (film and television), satirical depiction of American life ...

'' * 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 Frenc ...

'' * Hans Gruber, antagonist from ''

Die Hard ''Die Hard'' is a 1988 American action film directed by John McTiernan and written by Jeb Stuart (writer), Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza, based on the 1979 novel ''Nothing Lasts Forever (Thorp novel), Nothing Lasts Forever'' by Roderick ...

'' * Hans, 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'' ...

'' * 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 ''The Price Is Right'' is an American television game show where contestants compete by guessing the prices of merchandise to win cash and prizes. A 1972 revival by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman of their The Price Is Right (1956 American game ...

'' * Hans Landa, from ''

Inglourious Basterds ''Inglourious Basterds'' is a 2009 epic film, epic war film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It stars an ensemble cast including Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Michael Fassbender, Eli Roth, Diane Kruger, Daniel Brühl, Til Schweiger ...

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

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'' * Hans and Franz, recurring sketch characters on ''

Saturday Night Live ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL'') is an American Late night television in the United States, late-night live television, live sketch comedy variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Michaels and Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC. The ...

'' * Sgt Hans Schultz, in the situational comedy ''

Hogan's Heroes ''Hogan's Heroes'' is an American television sitcom created by Bernard Fein and Albert S. Ruddy which is set in a Prisoner-of-war camp, prisoner-of-war (POW) camp in Nazi Germany during World War II, and centers around a group of Allied prisoner ...

'', portrayed by John Banner * Hans Axgil, from the novel '' The Danish Girl'', played by

Matthias Schoenaerts Matthias Schoenaerts ( , ; born 8 December 1977) is a Belgian actor. He made his film debut at the age of 13 in ''Daens (film), Daens'' (1992), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He is best known for his rol ...

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 ''

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'' * 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 a ...

'' * Hans, a

cat The cat (''Felis catus''), also referred to as the domestic cat or house cat, is a small domesticated carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species of the family Felidae. Advances in archaeology and genetics have shown that the ...

representing

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...

, e t c. in the Chinese animated series and webcomic Year Hare Affair * Hans Capon, one of the main characters of Kingdom Come: Deliverance and its sequel Kingdom Come: Deliverance II. Inspired by real-life 15th century nobleman Jan Ptáček of Pirkštejn. * Hans, a character from the video game series ''

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