Hans

hons

German, Dutch, and Scandinavian, diminutive of Johannes

"God is gracious"

Hans Origin and Meaning

Variation of Jan

Hans Rank in US Top 1000

# 951 in the US

Hans Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1329 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Hans

• 1329 Nameberry 2025
• 324 Unique 2024
• 309 Germany 2016

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Famous People Named Hans

• Hans Adam I (born Johann Adam Andreas), Sovereign Prince of Liechtenstein
• Hans Adam II (born Johannes Adam Ferdinand Alois Josef Maria Marco d'Aviano Pius), Sovereign Prince of Liechtenstein
• Hans Christian Andersen Danish children's writer
• Hans Holbein the Elder and Younger German painters
• Hans Florian Zimmer German film composer
• Hans Matheson Scottish actor
• Hans Albrecht Bethe German and American nuclear physicist and Nobel Prize winner
• Hans Warren Christie Canadian actor
• Hans Georg Conried Jr., American character actor, very active in voice,over roles and comedian
• Hans Asperger discoverer of Asperger's syndrome.
• Hans von Euler Chelpin, winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry
• Hans Fischer winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry
• Hans Spemann winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• Hans Adolf Krebs winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• Hans Georg Dehmelt winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics

The name Hans in Pop Culture

• "Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates," children's book by Mary Mapes Dodge
• Hans Landa character in the movie "Inglourious Basterds"
• Hans Gruber character in the movie "Die Hard"
• Hans Schielman character in the game "The Testament of Sherlock Holmes"
• Hans Moleman character on "The Simpsons"
• Hans of the Southern Isles prince in the Disney movie "Frozen"
• Hans and Franz weightlifting duo in a "Saturday Night Live" sketch
• Hans Hubermann a character in "The Book Thief"
• Hans Kepler character from "Night Trains," by Barbara Wood