Henrik is a male

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

of Germanic origin, primarily used in Scandinavia, Finland, Estonia, Hungary and Slovenia. In Poland, the name is spelt Henryk but pronounced similarly. Equivalents in other languages are

Henry Henry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Henry (given name), including lists of people and fictional characters * Henry (surname) * Henry, a stage name of François-Louis Henry (1786–1855), French baritone Arts and entertainmen ...

(English), Heiki (Estonian), Heikki (Finnish), Henryk (Polish), Hendrik (Dutch and Estonian), Heinrich (German), Enrico (Italian), Henri (French), Enrique (Spanish) and Henrique (Portuguese). It means 'Ruler of the home' or 'Lord of the house'.Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Henry
/ref> Notable people named Henrik include: *

Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark Prince Henrik of Denmark (; born Henri Marie Jean André de Laborde de Monpezat; 11 June 1934 – 13 February 2018) was the husband of Margrethe II of Denmark. He served as her List of Danish royal consorts, royal consort from Margrethe's a ...

(1934–2018) * Prince Henrik of Denmark (born 2009) * Henrik Agerbeck (born 1956), Danish footballer * Henrik Andersson (badminton) (born 1977), Swedish player *

Henrik Bull (disambiguation) Henrik Bull (1864–1953) was a Norwegian architect. Henrik Bull may also refer to: * Henrik Bull (judge) (born 1957), Norwegian judge * Henrik H. Bull (1929–2013), American architect * Henrik Johan Bull (1844–1930), Norwegian polar explor ...

, several people *

Henrik Christiansen (disambiguation) Henrik Christiansen may refer to: * Henrik Christiansen (speed skater) (born 1983), Norwegian long track speed skater * Henrik Christiansen (canoeist), Danish sprint canoer * Henrik Christiansen (swimmer) (born 1996), Norwegian swimmer {{hndi ...

, several people *

Henrik Dagård Olof Henrik Dagård (born 7 August 1969 in Halmstad Halmstad () is a port, university, industrial and recreational urban areas of Sweden, city at the mouth of the Nissan (river), Nissan river, in the provinces of Sweden, province of Halland on t ...

(born 1969), Swedish decathlete *

Henrik Dam Carl Peter Henrik Dam (21 February 1895 – 17 April 1976) was a Danish biochemist and physiologist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1943 for joint work with Edward Doisy in discovering vitamin K and its role in human physiolo ...

(1895–1976), Danish biochemist, physiologist and Nobel laureate *

Henrik Dettmann Henrik Dettmann (born 5 April 1958) is a Finnish professional basketball coach who last served as head coach of the French LNB Pro A team SIG Strasbourg and the Finnish national basketball team. He was the head coach of German national basketb ...

(born 1958), Finnish basketball coach *

Henrik Otto Donner Henrik Otto Donner (16 November 1939 – 26 June 2013) was a Finnish composer, musician and all-round music personality. His musical styles varied from pop and rock music to jazz, electronic music and contemporary classical music. Donner's person ...

(1939–2013), Finnish composer and musician *

Henrik Fisker Henrik Fisker (born 10 August 1963) is a Danish automotive designer and entrepreneur based in Los Angeles, California, US. He is best known as the founder of Fisker Automotive and Fisker Inc, and as a designer of luxury cars. After working a ...

(born 1963), Danish automobile designer and entrepreneur *

Henrik Frederiksen Henrik Frederiksen (born 1943/1944) is a Danish businessman and vintage car collector. Frederiksen has been called "one of Denmark's wealthiest men". Frederiksen grew up in Virum and began his career as a student in Matas (drug store), Matas. ...

(born 1943/44), Danish businessman and car collector *

Henrik Freischlader Henrik Freischlader (born 3 November 1982) is a German blues guitarist, singer-songwriter, producer, and autodidactic multi-instrumentalist from Wuppertal, Germany. Henrik Freischlader has been the supporting act for Joe Bonamassa, B.B. King ...

(born 1982), German blues musician *

Henrik Grönvold Henrik is a male given name of Germanic origin, primarily used in Scandinavia, Finland, Estonia, Hungary and Slovenia. In Poland, the name is spelt Henryk but pronounced similarly. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Heiki (Eston ...

(1858–1940), Danish naturalist and artist *

Henrik Gyllenram Gustaf Henrik Wilhelm Gyllenram (1814-1890) was a Sweden, Swedish military general, politician, and civil servant. He was the father of Henric Fredric Gyllenram. Biography Gyllenram was the son of Major Bernhard Fredrik Gyllenram and his wife ...

, Swedish military leader and politician * Henrik Hagtvedt (born 1971), Norwegian visual artist * Henrik Hansen (disambiguation), several people * Henrik Holm (disambiguation), several people * Henrik Horn (1618–1693), Swedish nobleman, field marshal, and admiral *

Henrik Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright, poet and actor. Ibsen is considered the world's pre-eminent dramatist of the 19th century and is often referred to as "the father of modern drama." He pioneered ...

(1828–1906), Norwegian playwright * Henrik Ingebrigtsen (born 1991), Norwegian middle-distance runner * Henrik Jæger (1854–1895), Norwegian literary historian, literary critic and playwright * Henrik Jahre (born 1937), Norwegian politician * Henrik Jensen (disambiguation), several people * Henrik Jørgensen (disambiguation), several people *

Henrik Kalmet Henrik Kalmet (born 19 April 1986) is an Estonian actor, comedian, and television personality. Kalmet began his career in 2010 and has appeared as an actor on stage, television, and films. He is also a Stand-up comedy, stand-up comedian and has ap ...

(born 1986), Estonian actor *

Henrik Kreüger Henrik Kreüger (1882–1953) was born in Kalmar, Sweden, and obtained his M.Sc. in civil engineering in 1904 at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. After graduating, he worked for the construction company Fritz Söderbergh in Stoc ...

(1882–1953), Swedish engineer * Henrik Nikolai Krøyer (1799–1870), Danish zoologist * Henrik Lange (1908–2000), Swedish lieutenant general *

Henrik Larsen Henrik Larsen (born 17 May 1966), nicknamed ''Store Larsen'' (''Big Larsen''), is a Danish Association football, football manager and former professional player who played as a midfielder. He was last the manager of Lyngby Boldklub. He was the ...

(born 1966), Danish football manager, coach and player * Henrik Sass Larsen (born 1966), Danish politician *

Henrik Larsson Edward Henrik Larsson (; born 20 September 1971) is a Swedish professional association football, football coach and former player who played many times for the Sweden men's national football team, Swedish national team. A Striker (association f ...

(born 1971), Swedish football coach and player * Henrik Lund (academic) (born 1960), Danish engineer and professor *

Henrik Lund (painter) Henrik Louis Lund (8 September 1879 – 23 December 1935) was a Norwegian painter and graphic artist. Lund was born in Bergen as a son of Lt.-Col. Henrik Louis Bull Lund (1838–1891) and pianist and composer Birgitte Theodora Carlsen (184 ...

(1879–1935), Norwegian painter and graphic artist * Henrik Lundqvist (born 1982), Swedish ice hockey player * Henrik Malyan (1925–1988), Armenian film director and writer * Henrik Nádler (1901–1944), Hungarian international footballer *

Henrik Nielsen (disambiguation) Henrik Nielsen may refer to: * Henrik Nielsen (gymnast) (1886–1973), Norwegian gymnast * Henrik Nielsen (footballer born 1965), former Danish footballer * Henrik Nielsen (footballer born 1971), retired Danish footballer * Henrik Frystyk Nielsen ( ...

, several people * Henrik Nilsson (disambiguation), several people * Henrik Ojamaa, Estonian football player * Henrik Olrik (1830–1890), Danish painter, sculptor and applied artist * Henrik Pürg (born 1996), Estonian footballer * Henrik Ripa (1968–2020), Swedish politician * Henrik Schück (1855–1947), Swedish literary historian, professor and author *

Henrik Sedin Henrik Lars Sedin (born 26 September 1980) is a Swedish ice hockey executive and former centre who played his entire 17-season National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Vancouver Canucks from 2000 to 2018. He additionally served as the Canuc ...

(born 1980), Swedish ice hockey player *

Henrik Shipstead Henrik Shipstead (January 8, 1881June 26, 1960) was Norwegian-American dentist and politician who served in the United States Senate from 1923 to 1947, representing the state of Minnesota. He served first as a member of the Minnesota Farmer-Labor ...

(1881–1960), American politician, US Senator from Minnesota * Henrik Sørensen (1882–1962), Norwegian painter *

Henrik Stenson Henrik Olof Stenson (; born 5 April 1976) is a Swedish professional golfer. In the late 1990s, Stenson turned pro and had much success on the European Tour, winning a number of events in the 2000s. In 2009, Stenson won the PGA Tour's flagship eve ...

(born 1976), Swedish golfer *

Henrik Sundström Henrik Sundström (born 29 February 1964) is a former professional male tennis player from Sweden. He is nicknamed Henke. Sundström was at his best on clay and achieved his strongest results on this surface, with his solid and heavy topspin gr ...

(born 1964), Swedish tennis player *

Henrik Wergeland Henrik Arnold Thaulow Wergeland (17 June 1808 – 12 July 1845) was a Norwegian writer, most celebrated for his poetry but also a prolific playwright, polemicist, historian, and linguist. He is often described as a leading pioneer in the develop ...

(1808–1845), Norwegian writer, poet, playwright, polemicist, historian and linguist * Henrik Wigström (1862–1923), Fabergé workmaster, one of two responsible for almost all the Fabergé imperial Easter eggs * Henrik Zetterberg (born 1980), Swedish ice hockey player

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