Arts and Music

• Hans Sachs (born 1494, died 1576)

  Prolific German composer and poet.

  • The subject of Wagner''s opera Der Meistersinger (see list of Renaissance Composers)

Leadership

• Hans W. Becherer
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Deere (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• Hans Yorck von Wartenburg (born 1759, died 1830)

  Prussian general.

  • Led troops against France in Napoleonic wars; after Prussia was conquered by France, participated in the 1812 Russian invasion until its failure offered him the chance to make a separate peace, then joined in attacking Napoleon again (see list of Generals of the Napoleonic Wars)

Miscellaneous

• Hans Christian Andersen (born 1805, died 1875)

  Danish author of fairy tales.

  • Dyslexic (see list of Famous Dyslexics)

Science and Philosophy

• Hans A. Bethe (born 1906)

  American astrophysicist who explained energy production in stars.

  • 1967 Nobel Prize winner in Physics (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics)
  • 1975 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
• Hans G. Dehmelt

  American physicist who developed the ion trap technique.

  • 1989 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, with Norman Ramsey and Wolfgang Paul (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics)
  • 1995 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
• Hans von Euler-Chelpin

  Swedish chemist who studied fermentation.

  • 1929 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, with Arthur Harden (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry)
• Hans Fischer (born 1881, died 1945)

  German biochemist known for his work with haemin (the substance that makes blood red) and chlorophyll (the substance that makes plants green).

  • 1930 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry)
• J. Hans D. Jensen

  German physicist known for his discoveries concerning nuclear shell structure.

  • 1963 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, with Maria Goeppert-Mayer and Eugene Wigner (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics)
• Hans A. Krebs (born 1900, died 1981)

  German-born British biochemist known for his work on the breakdown of sugar, fat, and protein in the body.

  • 1953 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology/Medicine, with Fritz Lipmann (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine)
• Hans W. Liepmann (born 1914)

  German-American physicist.

  • 1986 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
• Hans P. von Ohain

  German engineer who developed the turbojet engine.

  • Member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (see list of National Aviation Hall of Fame)
• Hans Schlegel

  NASA astronaut.

  • Scientist on Columbia (1993) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
• Hans Spemann (born 1869, died 1941)

  German embryologist who originated the theory of embryonic induction, based on his lifelong study of newts.

  • 1935 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology/Medicine (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine)

Sports

• Hans Bookstrom

  Skier.

  • Elected to the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame in 1987 (see list of Members of the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame)
• Hans Eugster

  Swiss athlete.

  • 1952 Olympic gymnastics gold medal winner for Parallel Bars (see list of Gold Medalists in Individual Gymnastics Events)
• Hans Haas

  Austrian athlete.

  • 1928 Olympic weightlifting gold medal winner for 67.5kg (see list of Olympic gold medalists in weightlifting)
• Hans Woelke

  German athlete.

  • 1936 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for Shot Put (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Field Events)
• Hans Zdrazila

  Czechoslovakian athlete.

  • 1964 Olympic weightlifting gold medal winner for 75kg (see list of Olympic gold medalists in weightlifting)

Stage and Screen

• Hans Conreid (born 1915, died 1982)

  American actor and comedian. Original name: Frank Foster Conreid.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Sgt. Hans Schultz

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by John Banner (see list of Characters on ''Hogan's Heroes'')

The Literary World

• Hans Christian Andersen (born 1805, died 1875)

  Danish author of fairy tales.

  • Wrote The Ugly Duckling (see list of Prose Writers of the Victorian Era)