Namesakes
Danish Kings and Queens:
1 king
King Hans 1481-1513 
Danish Prime Ministers:
2 prime ministers
Hans Hedtoft 1947-1950; 1953-1955
H. C. Hansen (a.k.a. Hans) 1955-1960
Fictional Characters from Television:
3 characters
Hans Geering 1982 'Allo 'Allo!
Hank Lawson (a.k.a. Hans) 1993 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Arthur Arden (a.k.a. Hans) 2012 American Horror Story: Asylum
German Chancellors and Presidents:
1 chancellor
(chancellor) Hans Luther 1925-1926
Hall-of-Famers:
1 ice hockey
(ice hockey) Daniel Sedin (middle name Hans) 2022
Most Valuable Players:
1 winner
Joel Embiid (middle name Hans) 2023 basketball
Nobel Prize Winners:
3 physics, 2 chemistry, 2 medicine
(chemistry) Hans von Euler-Chelpin 1929
(chemistry) Hans Fischer 1930
(medicine) Hans Spemann 1935
(medicine) Hans Adolf Krebs 1953
(physics) J. Hans D. Jensen 1963
(physics) Hans Bethe 1967
(physics) Hans Georg Dehmelt 1989
Norwegian Kings and Queens:
1 king
King Hans 1483-1513
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
2 actors, 1 comedian, 1 magician, 1 presenter
Conrad Veidt (a.k.a. Hans) 1893-1943
Eric Braeden (a.k.a. Hans) 1941-
Hans Kraay Jr. 1959-
Hans Teeuwen 1967-
Hans Klok 1969-
Notable Artists:
4 painters, 1 painter/sculptor, 1 sculptor
Hans Memling c. 1430-1494
Hans Baldung c. 1484-1545
Hans Holbein the Younger c. 1497-1543
Hans Makart 1840-1884
Jean Arp (a.k.a. Hans) 1886-1966
H. R. Giger (a.k.a. Hans) 1940-2014
Notable Athletes:
6 soccer, 1 ice hockey, 1 tennis
(soccer) Hans Kraay Sr. 1936-2017
(soccer) Berti Vogts (a.k.a. Hans) 1946-
(soccer) Hans van Breukelen 1956-
(soccer) Hans Gillhaus 1963-
(ice hockey) Daniel Sedin (middle name Hans) 1980-
(tennis) Hans Podlipnik-Castillo 1988-
(soccer) Eliaquim Mangala (middle name Hans) 1991-
(soccer) Hans Hateboer 1994-
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director
Douglas Sirk (a.k.a. Hans) 1897-1987
Notable Musicians:
2 composers, 1 musician, 1 musician/singer, 1 singer
James Last (a.k.a. Hans) 1929-2015
George Baker (a.k.a. Hans) 1944-
Falco (a.k.a. Hans) 1957-1998
Hans Zimmer 1957-
Blixa Bargeld (a.k.a. Hans) 1959-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
7 politicians
Hans de Koster 1914-1992
Hans Gruijters 1931-2005
Hans van Mierlo 1931-2010
Hans van den Broek 1936-2025
Hans Wiegel 1941-
Hans Dijkstal 1943-2010
Ronald Plasterk (middle name Hans) 1957-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
3 physicists, 1 biologist, 1 chemist, 1 inventor, 1 physician
Hans Lipperhey c. 1570-1619
Hans Christian Ørsted 1777-1851
Hans Fischer 1881-1945
Hans Adolf Krebs 1900-1981
Hans Asperger 1906-1980
Hans Bethe 1906-2005
J. Hans D. Jensen 1907-1973
Notable Writers:
1 author, 1 author/poet
Hans Christian Andersen 1805-1875
Hans Andreus 1926-1977
Olympic Medalists:
13 silver, 5 bronze, 3 bronze/silver, 3 gold, 2 gold/silver
(silver) Ludvig Dam (a.k.a. Hans) 1908 swimming - 100 m backstroke
(silver) Hans Eicke 1908 medley relay
(silver) Hans Liesche 1912 high jump
(silver) Hans Luber 1912 diving - springboard
(silver) Hans Eckstein 1932 water polo
(silver) Hans Schneider 1936 water polo
(silver) Hans Schulze 1932; 1936 water polo
(gold) Hans Woellke 1936 shot put
(bronze) Hans Stam 1948 water polo
(bronze) Hans Geister 1952 4x400 m relay
(silver) Hans Grodotzki 1960 10000 m; 5000 m
(silver) Hans-Joachim Reske 1960 4x400 m relay
(bronze/silver) Hans-Joachim Klein 1964 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(bronze/silver) Hans-Joachim Walde 1964; 1968 decathlon
(silver) Hans-Günther Vosseler 1972 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(silver) Hans Baumgartner 1972 long jump
(silver) Hans Fassnacht 1972 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(bronze/silver) Hans-Georg Reimann 1972; 1976 20 km walk
(bronze) Hans van Zeeland 1976 water polo
(bronze) Hans Smits 1976 water polo
(bronze) Hans van Helden 1976 speed skating
(gold) Hans Dersch 1992 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(silver) Hans Peter Minderhoud 2008 equestrian
(gold/silver) Daniel Sedin (middle name Hans) 2006; 2014 ice hockey
(gold/silver) Niklas Kronwall (a.k.a. Hans) 2006; 2014 ice hockey
(gold) Joel Embiid (middle name Hans) 2024 basketball
Other Leaders:
2 prime ministers
Prime Minister Hans Brunhart 1978-1993 Liechtenstein
Prime Minister Hans Enoksen 2002-2009 Greenland
Other Notables:
1 person
Hans Gross 1847-1915 criminology
Other Royalty:
4 princes
Hans-Adam I, Prince of Liechtenstein 1684-1712 Liechtenstein
Gorm of Denmark (middle name Hans) 1919-1991 Denmark
Alexander of Liechtenstein (middle name Hans) 1972- Liechtenstein
Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein 1989- Liechtenstein
Saints:
1 blessed
Blessed Hans Wagner ?-1516
Swedish Kings and Queens:
1 king
King Johan II (a.k.a. Hans) 1497-1501
Swedish Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Göran Persson (a.k.a. Hans) 1996-2006
Swiss Presidents:
5 presidents
Hans Streuli 1957
Hans Schaffner 1966
Hans-Peter Tschudi 1965; 1970
Hans Hürlimann 1979
Hans-Rudolf Merz 2009