Hein

Hein is a Dutch and Low German masculine given name, a short version of Hendrik/Heinrich, a derivative surname most common in Germany, and a Burmese name. People with the name "Hein" include:

Given name

Hein van Aken (c. 1250 – c. 1325), Flemish poet
Hein de Baar (born 1949), Dutch oceanographer
Hein van Breenen (1929–1990), Dutch racing cyclist
Hein Boele (born 1939), Dutch voice actor
Hein Donner (1927–1988), Dutch chess grandmaster
Hein du Toit (born 1926), South African Army officer
Hein van Garderen (born 1969), South African fencer
Hein van de Geyn (born 1956), Dutch jazz bassist, composer and band leader
Hein Frode Hansen (born 1972), Norwegian heavy metal drummer
Hein Heckroth (1901–1970), German art director of stage and film productions
Hein van der Heijden (born 1958), Dutch actor
Hein Heinsen (born 1935), Danish artist
Hein ten Hoff (1919–2003), German boxer
Hein Hoyer (c. 1380–1447), German statesman and mayor of Hamburg
Hein Kever (1854–1922), Dutch genre and still-life painter
Hein de Kort (born 1956), Dutch cartoonist
Hein Kötz (born 1935), German jurist
Hein-Arne Mathiesen (born 1971), Norwegian ski jumper
Hein-Direck Neu (1944–2017), German discus thrower
Hein van der Niet (1901–1975), Dutch actor known in Hollywood as "Philip Dorn"
Hein Odendaal (born 1942), South African medical doctor
Hein Otterspeer (born 1988), Dutch speed skater
Hein Potgieter (born 1982), South African rugby player
Hein ter Poorten (1887–1968), Dutch military officer in the Dutch Indies
Hein Riess (1913–1993), German actor and folk singer
Hein Roethof (1921–1996), Dutch journalist and politician
Hein Schreuder (born 1951), Dutch economist and business executive
Hein Seyerling, South African paralympic high jumper
Hein Simons (born 1955), Dutch singer and actor
Hein van Suylekom (1904–1982), Dutch rower
Hein Vanhaezebrouck (born 1964), Belgian football coach
Hein Verbruggen (born 1941), Dutch sports executive
Hein Vergeer (born 1961), Dutch speed skater
Hein Vos (1903–1972), Dutch politician
Hein Wellens (born 1935), Dutch cardiologist
Hein-Peter Weyher (born 1935), German Navy officer
Hein Willemse (born 1957), South African academic, literary critic, activist and author
Hein van der Zee (1929–1991), Dutch boxer

Burmese name

Ba Hein (1917–1946), Burmese politician
Hein Thiha Zaw (born 1995), Burmese footballer
Hein Zar Aung (born 1990), Burmese footballer
Ko Ko Hein (born 1994), Burmese footballer
Kyaw Hein (born 1947), Burmese film actor, film director, and singer
Moe Hein (1942–2010), Burmese poet and philanthropist
Myat Hein (born 1955), Burmese general

Surname

Birgit Hein (born 1942), German film director, producer and screenwriter
Brandon Hein (born 1977), American convicted murderer
Carl Christian Hein (1868–1937), American Lutheran clergyman
Christian Hein (born 1982), German swimmer
Christoph Hein (born 1944), German author and translator
David W. Hein, American chemist
Einar Hein (1875–1931), Danish painter
Franz Hein (1892–1976), German scientist and artist
Gauthier Hein (born 1996), French footballer
Harald Hein (1950–2008), German fencer
Herbert Hein (born 1954), German footballer
Holly Hein (born 1991), American soccer player
Jay Hein (born c. 1966), American lobbyist and cabinet member
- Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation the Supreme Court case bearing his name
Jeppe Hein (born 1974), Danish sculptor and installation artist
John Hein (1886–1963), American wrestler
Jon Hein (born 1967), American radio personality
Jotun Hein (born 1956), Danish bioinformatician, son of Piet Hein
Karen Hein (born 1944), pediatrician
Karl Hein (1908–1982), German track and field athlete
Kyaw Hein (1947–2020), Burmese actor
Leonard W. Hein (1916–2000), American economist and accountant
Lucie Hein (1910–1965), East German politician
Marjorie Hein (born 1946), American lawyer, writer and activist
Mel Hein (1909–1992), American football player
Michael P. Hein (born 1965), Northern Irish politician
Michal Hein (born 1968), Israeli windsurfer
Neil Hein (born 1963), Australian rules footballer
Nick Hein (born 1984), German mixed martial artist
Oliver Hein (born 1990), German footballer
Peter Hein, Indian action choreographer and stunt coordinator
Piet Hein (1577–1629), Dutch naval commander and folk hero
Piet Hein (1905–1996), Danish poet and scientist, descendant of the above
Rolland Hein (born 1932), American literature academic and writer
Rosemarie Hein (born 1953), German politician

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