Henny is a Scandinavian and Dutch male and female first name, nickname and surname. It may refer to:

Female given name

Henny Backus Henny Backus (born Henrietta Kaye, March 21, 1911 – December 9, 2004) was a Broadway showgirl in the 1930s whose stage credits include Orson Welles's '' Horse Eats Hat''. She was the wife of actor and comedian Jim Backus. Career She had th ...

(1911–2004), Broadway showgirl in the 1930s * Henny Lindorff Buckhøj (1902–1979), Danish actress * Henny Koch (1854–1925), German children's author *

Henny Lauritzen Henny Johanne Marie Lauritzen (5 April 1871 – 7 December 1938) was a Danish stage and film actress of the silent era in Denmark. She worked under directors such as August Blom and Lau Lauritzen Sr. Selected filmography *'' En slem Dreng'' ...

(1871–1938), Danish actress *

Henny Moan Henny Elisabeth Moan (22 February 1936 – 8 September 2024) was a Norwegian actress. She had a long career in theatre, but is best known for her roles in certain classics of Norwegian cinema, such as the Oscar-nominated '' Nine Lives'' (1957) ...

(1936–2024), Norwegian actress *

Henny Mürer Henny Mürer (22 February 1925 – 14 January 1997) was a Norwegian choreographer and dancer. She was also a journalist and critic for the broadcast and newspaper media. Her twin sister was Alice Mürer Siem (1925-2002) who was also a choreogra ...

(1925–1997), Norwegian choreographer and dancer *

Henny Skjønberg Henny Kristin Skjønberg (6 August 1886 – 5 January 1973) was a Norwegian actress and stage director. Biography Hennika Bucher Eide was born in Stavanger, Norway. She was the daughter of Henrik Eide (1831–1907) and Ingeborg Sofie Bucher ( ...

(1886–1973), Norwegian actress and stage director

Male given name

Henny Eman Jan Hendrik Albert "Henny" Eman (20 March 1948 – 6 January 2025) was an Aruban politician who served as the 1st Prime Minister of Aruba from 1986 to 1989 and again from 1994 to 2001. Introduction Jan Hendrik Albert Eman, simply known as H ...

, first Prime Minister of Aruba, from 1986 to 1989 *

Henny Eman (AVP founder) Jan Hendrik Albert "Henny" Eman (7 August 1887 – 17 October 1957) was an Aruban politician and founder of the Aruban People's Party who led the movement for Aruba's autonomy from Curaçao. His grandson went on to become the first Prime Minist ...

, grandfather of the Aruba Prime Minister * Henny Meijer (born 1962), Dutch former football player * Henny Schilder 1984) is a Dutch football player who plays as a centre back for FC Volendam *

Henny Vrienten Henny Vrienten (27 July 1948 – 25 April 2022) was a Dutch musician best known as the singer and bassist of the popular 1980s ska pop band Doe Maar. He also composed music for television and film. Biography Early days Vrienten began his car ...

(born 1948), Dutch composer, singer, songwriter and musician *

Henny ter Weer Henny ter Weer (7 August 1922 – 12 August 2013) was a Dutch fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil and the team sabre events at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad ...

(1922–2013), Dutch fencer

Nickname

Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper (; born Hendrikje Schipper; 29 June 1890 – 30 August 2005) was a Dutch supercentenarian who lived to the age of 115 years, 62 days. She is the oldest person ever from the Netherlands, breaking the previous r ...

(1890–2005), Dutch supercentenarian and longest-lived Dutch person in history *

Henny Astrup Henninge "Henny" Münster Astrup (17 August 1876 – 3 March 1961) was a Norwegian actress. Early and personal life Henny Astrup was born on 17 August 1876 in Bergen to theologian Hans Petter Bay Glatved and Nanna Münster Prahl. On 25 May 189 ...

(1876–1961), Norwegian actress * Henny Dons (1874–1966), Norwegian educator and missionary * La Jana (actress), Austro-German dancer and actress Henriette Margarethe ("Henny") Hiebel (1905–1940) *

Henny Porten Frieda Ulricke "Henny" Porten (7 January 1890 – 15 October 1960) was a German actress and film producer of the silent film, silent era, and Germany's first major film star. She appeared in more than 170 films between 1906 and 1955. Biography ...

(1890–1960), German actress and film producer of the silent era * Henny Scholtz (born 1911), Dutch sailor at the 1964 Summer Olympics * Henny Vegter (born 1958), Dutch sailor at the 1988 Olympics *

Henny Youngman Henry "Henny" Youngman (March 16, 1906 – February 24, 1998) was an English-born American comedian and musician famous for his mastery of the "one-line joke, one-liner", his best known being "Take my wife... please". In a time when many ...

(1906–1998), British-born American comedian

Family name

* Leonard M. Henny (1935–2011), Dutch filmmaker, teacher and writer *

Phil Henny Phil Louis Henny (born 31 January 1943, Montagny-près-Yverdon, Switzerland) is a racing mechanic, driver, and author. Career In 1964 he modified a Jaguar E for Swiss driver Maurice Caillet, competing in the FIA Endurance races. In 1965 he tou ...

(born 1943) Swiss racing mechanic, driver and author *

Victor Henny Victor Henny (30 October 1887 in Salatiga, Dutch East Indies – 12 July 1941 in London, United Kingdom) was a Dutch athlete, who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Henny ran in the first heat of the 100 metres, placing third to ...

(1887–1941), Dutch sprinter

Places

Henny Street Henny Street is a hamlet in the civil parish of Great Henny and the Braintree district of Essex, England. The hamlet is on Henny Road at the east of the parish and adjacent to the west bank of the River Stour. Henny Street is a linear haml ...

Great Henny Great Henny is a village and civil parish in the Braintree (district), Braintree district in the county of Essex, England. Nearby settlements include the villages of Little Henny and Twinstead and the Suffolk market town of Sudbury, Suffolk, Sud ...

and

Little Henny Little Henny (previously spelt Little Henney) is a hamlet and civil parish in the Braintree district in the county of Essex, England. It shares a parish council with Great Henny and Twinstead called "Hennys', Middleton & Twinstead". It is nea ...

, villages in Essex, England

Other uses

* Henny (slang), alternate pronunciation of ''honey'' popularised on ''Drag Race'' *

Hennessy Jas Hennessy & Cie., commonly known simply as Hennessy (), is a French producer of cognac, founded in 1765 by Richard Hennessy which has its headquarters in Cognac, France. It is one of the best-known cognac houses, along with Martell, Courvo ...