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Common pet name in Sweden is Hasse. Hans/Hasse Alfredson is a much loved actor/comedian/writer.

Hansel and Gretel are Hans and Greta in Swedish.

One famous bearer is Hans Zimmer, who was involved in the soundtracks of movies such as Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron and Pirates of the Caribbean.

Drop the *s* and you have Han, the first name of pilot Han Solo from Star Wars.

Very common German name, though it is rarely used on babies today.

Listen to the German pronunciation of Hans here:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html

The singer for Blind Guardian is named Hansi Kursch. Only person I've ever heard of named Hansi.

A famous bearer is Hans Scholl, sister of Sophie Scholl and a member of the White Rose, an organisation of students based at the University of Munich opposed to Hitler's regime. Its six core members were beheadded for crimes against the Third Reich, and it was to have been their ideas that were dropped over Germany in WWII in the form of US propaganda.

Wessel Johannes Cronje (1969-2002), always known as Hansie, was the South African cricket captain until his admission that he had taken bribes to throw matches.

Hans Moleman is the name of the short, wrinkly, glasses-wearing character of the Simpsons!

Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author and poet known for his fairytales, which included The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina, and The Ugly Duckling.

Hans Matheson is a handsome Scottish-British actor that has been in movies such as Clash of the Titans, Sherlock Holmes and I am Dina.

Hans Christian Emmerich is the birth name of Blixa Bargeld, the German composer, author, actor, singer, musician, performer, lecturer and frontman of Einstürzende Neubauten.

Hans Bollandsås was the winner of the Norwegian X-Factor 2010.

Hans: that awkward guy with good intentions who just ends up making everything 1000 times worse. I like the sound of it, but I have awful associations and can't get that image out of my mind.

This is the first name of Hans Landa, the main villain and SS official in the movie Inglorious Basterds.

Name of the day: June 17th, 2011.

Hans von Aachen (1552-1615) was a German painter.

Hans Georg Asam (1649-1711) was a German painter. He had two architect sons, Cosmas Damian and Egid Quirin.

Hans Baldung aka Grieg (1484-1545) was a German painter, printmaker, and designer.

Hans Sebald Beham (1500–1550) was a German printmaker who did his best work as an engraver, and was also a designer of woodcuts and a painter.

Hans Bellmer (1902-1975) was a Polish-French graphic artist, painter, sculptor, and writer, all of whose work is explicitly erotic.

Hans Brüggemann (1480s-1523) was a German Gothic sculptor.

Hans Burgkmair the elder (1473–1531) was a German painter and printmaker in woodcut.

Hans was the third son of King Christian I of Denmark and his wife Dorothea. He later became King himself.

Hans was the third son of King Christian III of Denmark and his wife Dorothea.

Hans (1479-1480) was the oldest son of King Hand of Denmark and his wife Christina.

Hans (1518-1532) was the oldest son of King Christian II of Denmark and his wife Isabella of Austria.

Hans was the oldest son of King Frederik I of Denmark and his wife Sophie.