Heinrich (given name)
 Emperor Heinrich VI, of the Germans and Romans, 12th Century | |
| Pronunciation | German pronunciation: [ˈhaɪnʁɪç] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Masculine |
| Language(s) | German |
| Origin | |
| Region of origin | German-speaking countries |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Hinnerk, Hendrik, Hinrich |
| Short form(s) | Heike, Heiko, Heiner, Heinz |
| Nickname(s) | Heinie |
| Cognate(s) | Henry |
| See also | Heinrich (surname) |
| Popularity | see popular names |
Heinrich is a German given name of Germanic origin and cognate of Henry. Female forms are Henrike and Henriette. The most famous patron saint is Henry (died 1024), as the German Emperor Henry II. Notable persons with this given name include:
Monarchs and royalty
- Henry the Fowler (Heinrich I der Vogler; 876–936), first German king
- Heinrich II (972–1024), Holy Roman emperor
- Heinrich III (1017–1056), Holy Roman emperor
- Heinrich IV (1050–1106), king of Germany, Holy Roman emperor
- Heinrich V (1086–1125), king of Germany, Holy Roman emperor
- Heinrich VI (1165–1197), king of Germany, Holy Roman emperor
- Heinrich VII (1275–1313), king of Germany, Holy Roman emperor
- Heinrich I, Duke of Bavaria (919/921–955)
- Heinrich II, Duke of Bavaria (951–995)
- Heinrich III, Duke of Bavaria and Carinthia (940–989)
- Heinrich IV, Prince Reuss of Köstritz (1919-2012), head of the German Princely House of Reuss
- Heinrich, Count of Bellegarde (1756–1845), viceroy of Lombardy-Venetia, Austrian Generalfeldmarschall
- Heinrich of Bavaria (1884–1916), member of the House of Wittelsbach, World War I officer
- Heinrich of Saxe-Weissenfels, Count of Barby (1657–1728), German prince of the House of Wettin
Archbishops
- Heinrich I, Archbishop of Trier (d. 964)
- Heinrich I, Archbishop of Mainz (served 1142–1153)
- Heinrich I, Archbishop of Cologne (1190–1238)
- Heinrich II, Archbishop of Cologne (1244–1332)
Other people
- Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa (1486–1535), German astrologer and alchemist
- Heinrich Andergassen (1908–1946), Austrian member of the SS and Gestapo, executed for his role in the Holocaust.
- Heinrich Bullinger (1504–1575), Swiss Reformer
- Heinrich Danckelmann (1889–1947), German Luftwaffe General sentenced to death for war crimes
- Heinrich Deubel (1890–1962), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant
- Heinrich Dusemer (d. 1353), 21st Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights
- Heinrich George (1893–1946), German stage and film actor
- Heinrich Boere (born 1921), German-Dutch war criminal
- Heinrich Böll (1917–1985), German writer
- Heinrich von Brühl (1700–1763), German statesman
- Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst (1812–1865), Moravian-Jewish violinist and composer
- Heinrich von Gagern (1799–1880), German statesman
- Heinrich von Handel-Mazzetti (1882–1940), Austrian botanist
- Heinrich Hart (1855–1906), German literary critic
- Heinrich Heine (1797–1856), German poet of the 19th century
- Heinrich von Herford (c. 1300–1370), Dominican friar, historian, and theologian
- Heinrich Hertz (1857–1894), German physicist
- Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843–1900), Austrian composer and conductor
- Heinrich Himmler (1900–1945), Nazi Party leader, commander of the SS
- Heinrich Hoffmann (photographer) (1885–1957), German photographer
- Heinrich Hoffmann (author) (1809–1894), German psychiatrist
- Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, (1644-1704), Bohemian-Austrian composer and violinist
- Heinrich von Kittlitz (1799–1874), German artist, naval officer and explorer
- Heinrich von Kleist (1777–1811), German poet, dramatist, and novelist
- Heinrich Krippel (1883–1945), Austrian sculptor, painter, engraver and illustrator
- Heinrich Ritter von Kogerer (1819–1899), Austrian nobleman and government official
- Heinrich von Lüttwitz (1896–1969), German Panzer general in World War II
- Heinrich von Melk (born 1163), German satirist of the 12th century
- Heinrich Müller (disambiguation), several people
- Heinrich Parler, (c. 1310–c.1370), German architect and sculptor
- Heinrich Scheidemann (c. 1595–1663), German Renaissance-Baroque composer
- Heinrich Schliemann (1822–1890), German businessman and amateur archaeologist
- Heinrich Schütz (1585–1672), German Renaissance-Baroque composer
- Heinrich Schwarz (1906–1947), German SS Nazi concentration camp commandant executed for war crimes
- C. Heinrich Stratz (1858–1924) German-Russian gynecologist
- Heinrich von Sybel (1817–1895), German historian
- Heinrich von Treitschke (1834–1896), German historian and political writer
- Heinrich von Tschirschky (1858–1916), German diplomat and politician
- Heinrich Thyssen (1875–1947), German-Hungarian entrepreneur and art collector
- Heinrich Uukkivi (1912– 1943), Estonian footballer, bandy and ice hockey player
- Heinrich von Veldeke (1140/1150 – c. 1190), Limburgish-German Medieval composer
- Heinrich Himmler (1900-1945), German Reichsführer-SS and member of NSDAP
- Heinrich von Vietinghoff (1887–1952), German colonel-general in World War II
- Heinrich Voes (died 1523), one of the first two Lutheran martyrs
Fictional characters
- Heinrich, a character in the Conker series
- Heinrich, first name of the title character in the opera Tannhäuser
- Heinrich Zemo, a character in the Marvel Comics universe
See also
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