Hansen (family name)
Hansen is a family name .
Origin and meaning
The name "Hansen" is a patronymic family name meaning "son of Hans".
distribution
The name is mainly common in the German, Danish and Norwegian-speaking areas.
variants
Name bearer
A.
- Aage A. Hansen-Löve (* 1947), Austrian Slavist and literary theorist
- Aase Hansen (writer) (1893–1981), Danish writer and translator
- Aase Hansen (actress) (1935–1993), Danish actress
- Abigale Hansen (* 1998), American freestyle skier
- Adam Hansen (* 1981), Australian racing cyclist
- Adolf Hansen (1851–1920), German botanist
- Adolf Heinrich-Hansen (1859–1925), Danish painter
- Adrian Hansen (* 1971), South African squash player
- Aime Hansen (* 1962), Estonian poet and artist
- Aka Hansen (* 1987), Danish-Greenlandic film producer and director
- Aksel Hansen (sculptor) ( Aksel Christian Henrik Hansen ; 1853–1933), Danish sculptor
- Aksel Hansen (badminton) (1907– ??), Danish badminton player
- Al Hansen ( Alfred Earl Hansen ; 1927–1995), American artist
- Alan Hansen (born 1955), Scottish football player
- Albert Hansen (Bishop) († 1593), Danish clergyman, Bishop of Aarhus
- Albert Hansen ( American football player ) (1871–1943) American football player, coach, and politician
- Albert Hansen (weightlifter) , German weightlifter
- Albert Hansen (local researcher) (1892–1963), German veterinarian and local researcher
- Albert Hansen (politician) (* 1941), Luxembourg lawyer and politician
- Alexander Hansen (* 1982), Norwegian football goalkeeper
- Alexander P. Hansen (* 1958), German biologist and science manager
- Alf John Hansen (* 1948), Norwegian rower
- Alfred Hansen (cameraman) (1885–1935), German cameraman
- Alfred Hansen (politician) (1894–1948), Norwegian politician
- Alfred Hansen (botanist) (1925–2008), Danish botanist
- Allan Hansen (* 1956), Danish football player
- Alvin Hansen (1887–1975), American economist
- Anders Hansen (* 1970), Danish golfer
- André Hansen (* 1989), Norwegian football player
- Andreas Hansen (master builder) (1788–1875), German master builder
- Andreas Hansen (bailiff) (1795–1860), German lawyer, bailiff and politician
- Andreas Hansen (politician) , German politician (HB), MdHB
- Andreas Hansen (literary scholar) (* 1959), German literary scholar, editor and author
- Andreas Hansen-Grumby (1818-1884), Danish politician
- Ane Hansen (politician) (* 1961), Greenlandic politician
- Ane Hansen (curler) (* 1975), Danish curler
- Annemarie Hansen (1898–1982), German painter
- Ann-Mari Max Hansen (* 1949), Danish actress
- Anna Hansen (* 1998), Faroese soccer goalkeeper
- Anne Mette Hansen (* 1994), Danish handball player
- Annelise Hansen (* around 1930), Danish badminton player
- Anni Hammergaard Hansen (around 1930 – around 2000), Danish badminton player
- Annica Hansen (* 1982), German presenter and model
- Anton Hansen (cyclist, I) , Danish cyclist
- Anton Hansen (musician) ( Anton Christoffer Rasmus Hansen ; 1877–1947), Danish musician
- Anton Hansen (cyclist, 1886) ( Anton Ludvig Hansen ; 1886–1970), Norwegian cyclist
- Anton Hansen (caricaturist) ( Anton Christian Vilhelm Hansen ; 1891–1960), Danish caricaturist
- Anton Hansen Tammsaare (actually Anton Hansen ; 1878–1940), Estonian writer
- Antoni Hansen (1893–1958), German civil engineer and university professor
- Arnbjørn Theodor Hansen (* 1986), Faroese football player
- Ashia Hansen (* 1971), British athlete
- Auguste Hansen-Kleinmichel (1886–1968), German actress and voice actress
- Axel Hansen (cyclist) (1882– ??), Danish cyclist
- Axel Hansen (wrestler) , Danish wrestler
- Axel Bonde Hansen (1918–1996), Danish rower
- Axel Hornemann Hansen (1899–1933), Danish cyclist
- Axel Henry Hansen (1887–1980), Norwegian gymnast
B.
- Bárður Hansen (* 1992), Faroese football player
- Basil Hansen (1926-2015), Australian ice hockey player
- Benedikt Hansen (* 1958), Danish actress
- Benjamin Hansen (* 1994), Danish football player
- Benny Hansen (1944–1998), Danish actor
- Bernd Hansen (* 1963), German soccer player
- Bernhard Hansen (1896–1988), German politician (SPD)
- Bernhoff Hansen (1877–1950), Norwegian wrestler
- Birgir Hansen (* 1986), Icelandic ice hockey player
- Bjørn Hansen (football coach) (1939–2018), Norwegian football coach
- Bjørn Hansen (civil servant) (* 1963), Danish civil servant
- Björn Hansen (Slavist) (* 1964), German Slavist
- Bjørn Helland-Hansen (1877–1957), Norwegian oceanographer
- Bo Hansen (soccer player) ( Bo Jannik Nyby Hansen ; * 1972), Danish soccer player
- Bo Hansen (politician) (* 1975), Danish politician, Mayor of Svendborg Municipality
- Bo Hansen (actor) (* 1983), German actor
- Bob Hansen (baseball player) ( Robert Joseph Hansen ; born 1948), American baseball player
- Bob Hansen (basketball player) ( Robert Louis Hansen II ; born 1961), American basketball player
- Bogislav Conrad Krüger-Hansen (1776–1850), German physician
- Børre Falkum-Hansen (1919–2006), Norwegian sailor
- Brendan Hansen (* 1981), American swimmer
- Brian Hansen ( American football player ) (born 1960), American football player
- Brian Hansen (curler) (* 1972), Danish curler
- Brian Hansen (speed skater) (* 1990), American speed skater
C.
- Carl Hansen (hypnotist) , Danish hypnotist
- Carl Hansen (wrestler) (1887-1953), Danish wrestler
- Carl Hansen (soccer player) (actually Carl Vilhelm Hansson : 1898–1978), Danish soccer player
- Carl Hansen (actor) , actor
- Carl Hansen (astronomer) (1933–2011), American physicist and astronomer
- Carl Manicus-Hansen (1877–1960), Danish gymnast
- Carl Sundt-Hansen (1841–1907), Norwegian-Danish painter
- Carl Christian Hansen (1809-1891), Danish photographer
- Carl Friedrich Hansen (1875–1957), German painter, association politician and publisher
- Carla Hansen (1906-2001), Danish writer
- Caroline Graham Hansen (* 1995), Norwegian soccer player
- Carsten Hansen (* 1957), Danish politician
- Cathrine Fabricius-Hansen (* 1942), Danish linguist
- Cecilia Hansen (1897–1989), Russian violinist
- Chris Hansen (* 1959), American presenter
- Christian Hansen (singer) (1874 – after 1921), German opera singer (tenor)
- Christian Hansen (officer) (1885–1972), German artillery general
- Christian Hansen (SS member) (1904–1975), German SS standard leader
- Christian Hansen (translator) (* 1962), German translator
- Christian Ditlev Ammentorp Hansen (1843–1916), Danish pharmacist and company founder , see Chr. Hansen
- Christian Frederik Hansen (1756–1845), Danish architect
- Christian Frederik von Hansen (1788–1873), Danish politician
- Christian Peter Hansen (1803–1879), German teacher and chronicler
- Christian Ulrik Hansen (1921–1944), Danish resistance fighter against National Socialism
- Christiane Hansen (clergyman) (* 1965), Danish Cistercian, prioress of the Helfta monastery
- Christiane Hansen , maiden name of Christiane Kofler (* 1966), German media entrepreneur and art collector
- Christiane Hansen (illustrator) (* 1973), German illustrator
- Christina Nimand Hansen (* 1982), Danish handball player
- Christophe Hansen (* 1982), Luxembourg politician
- Clifford P. Hansen (1912–2009), American politician (Wyoming)
- Conrad Hansen (1906–2002), German pianist
- Constantin Hansen ( Konstantin Hansen ; 1804–1880), Danish painter
- Courtney Hansen (* 1974), American presenter and actress
- Curt Hansen (* 1964), Danish chess player
D.
- David Hansen (singer) (born 1981), Australian singer (countertenor and mezzo-soprano)
- David Hansen (handball player) (* 1991), German handball player
- Dinah Jane Hansen (* 1997), American singer
- Dirk Hansen (* 1942), German politician (FDP)
- Dirk Uwe Hansen (* 1963), German poet, translator and classical philologist
- Donald P. Hansen (1931-2007), American archaeologist
- Dorothee Hansen (* 1963), German art historian and curator
- Dörte Hansen (* 1964), German linguist, journalist and writer
E.
- Edelgard Hansen (* 1955), German actress and director
- Edmund Hansen (cyclist) (1900-1995), Danish cyclist
- Edmund H. Hansen (1894–1962), American film and sound engineer
- Einar Hansen (1898–1947), Danish wrestler
- Eldon R. Hansen (* 1927), American mathematician
- Eliza Hansen (1909–2001), Romanian-German pianist
- Elo Hansen (* ~ 1945), Danish badminton player
- Else Hansen (1720–1784), Danish lover of King Frederik V.
- Emil Hansen (1867–1956), German painter, see Emil Nolde
- Emil Hansen (director) , Danish theater director
- Emil Robert-Hansen (1860–1926), Danish cellist, composer and conductor
- Emil Christian Hansen (1842–1909), Danish botanist
- Eric Hansen (chess player) (* 1992), Canadian chess player
- Eric T. Hansen (* 1960), American author
- Erik Hansen (General) (1889–1967), German cavalry general
- Erik Hansen (actor) , actor, screenwriter and producer
- Erik Hansen (canoeist) (1939-2014), Danish canoeist
- Erik Hansen (sailor) (* 1945), Danish sailor
- Erik Hansen (producer) , film producer and screenwriter
- Erik Ninn-Hansen (1922–2014), Danish politician
- Erik Fosnes Hansen (* 1965), Norwegian writer
- Erik Holger Hansen (1929–2015), Danish politician, see Holger Hansen
- Erik Molberg Hansen (* 1966), Danish cameraman and photographer
- Ernst Hansen (actor) (1813–1864), German actor
- Ernst Hansen (composer) (1876–1951), German composer
- Ernst Hansen (painter) (1906–1987), German painter
- Ernst Hansen (songwriter) (1923–1993), German songwriter
- Ernst Hansen (cyclist) , Danish mountain biker
- Ernst Siegfried Hansen (1917–1980), Danish-German journalist and minority functionary
- Ernst Willi Hansen (* 1944), German historian
- Esben Hansen (* 1981), Danish football player
- Espen Lie Hansen (* 1989), Norwegian handball player
- Esther Hansen (* 1969), German translator
- Eva Kjer Hansen (* 1964), Danish politician (Venstre)
- Eva Kristin Hansen (* 1973), Norwegian politician (Arbeiderpartiet)
F.
- Flemming Hansen (politician) (* 1939), Danish politician
- Flemming Hansen (handball player, 1948) (1948-2013), Danish handball player
- Flemming Hansen (handball player, 1961) (* 1961), Danish handball player
- Fjotolf Hansen (* 1979), Norwegian mass murderer, see Anders Behring Breivik
- Florian Hansen (1992-2013), German American football player
- Frank Hansen (rower) (* 1945), Norwegian rower
- Frank Hansen (bobsleigh driver) ( Francis Louis Hansen ; * 1952), American bobsleigh driver
- Frank-Peter Hansen (* 1956), German writer
- Franklin Hansen (1899-1965), American sound engineer
- Fred Hansen (musician) (1925 / 1926–2013), German pianist and band leader
- Fred Hansen (track and field athlete) ( Frederick Hansen ; * 1940), American track and field athlete
- Fred Hansen (politician) ( Fred Josef Hansen ; * 1957), German politician (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen)
- Fredrik Bull-Hansen (1927–2018), Norwegian officer and diplomat
- Fredrik Vilhelm Hansen (1862–1929), Swedish civil engineer
- Friedrich Hansen (1905–1991), German engineer and university professor
- Fritz Hansen (carpenter) (1847–1902), Danish carpenter, furniture designer and company founder
- Fritz Hansen (author) (1870–1943), German non-fiction author
G
- Gale Hansen (born 1960), American actor
- Georg Hansen (politician) (actually Willi Leitner ; 1903–1976), German politician (KPD / SED) and journalist
- Georg Hansen (sociologist) (* 1944), German sociologist and historian
- Georg Alexander Hansen (1904–1944), German colonel and resistance fighter
- Georg Emil Hansen (1833–1891), Danish photographer
- Georg Ludwig Hansen (also Georg Ludewig Hansen ; 1738-1818), German physician
- George Hansen (botanist) (1863–1908), American botanist
- George V. Hansen (1930–2014), American politician
- Gerd Hansen (economist) (* 1938), German economist and statistician
- Gerd Hansen (educator) (* 1958), German educator and didactic
- Gerhard Hansen (medical doctor, 1910) (1910–1978), German forensic doctor and university professor
- Gerhard Armauer Hansen (actually Gerhard Henrik Hansen ; 1841-1912), Norwegian medic and zoologist
- Gerhardt Hansen (* 1865), Greenland State Councilor
- Gert Hansen (* 1957), Danish algae expert
- Gesine Hansen (* 1965), German doctor and university professor
- Gitte Hansen (* 1961), Danish soccer player
- Godfred Hansen (1876–1937), Danish polar explorer and naval officer
- Gottfried Hansen (1881–1976), German admiral and veteran functionary
- Gottfred Matthison-Hansen (1832–1909), Danish organist and composer
- Gotthard von Hansen (1821–1900), Russian archivist
- Gunnar Hansen (1947-2015), Icelandic actor and author
- Günter Hansen (1920–2012), German chemist and ornithologist
- Günther Hansen (theater scholar) (1919–1968), German theater scholar
- Günther Christian Hansen (1929–2013), German classical philologist
- Gus Hansen ( Gustav Hansen ; * 1974), Danish poker player
- Gustav Hansen (politician) (1831–1904), German politician and district administrator
- Gustav Hansen (judge) (1849–1924), German judge
- Gustav Hansen (photographer) (1894–1966), German photographer, graphic artist and local researcher
- Guttorm Hansen (1920–2009), Norwegian politician and author
- Gyda Hansen (actress) (1938-2010), Danish actress
- Gyda Westvold Hansen (* 2002), Norwegian Nordic combined athlete
- Gyde Hansen (* 1947), Danish linguist
- Gynther Hansen (1930-2014), Danish writer
H
- Halfdan Hansen (1883–1953), Norwegian sailor
- Hans Hansen (painter, 1769) (1769–1828), Danish painter
- Hans Hansen (painter, 1821) (1821–1863), Norwegian painter
- Hans Hansen (architect) (1889–1966), German architect
- Hans Hansen (politician) (1890 – after 1932), Greenlandic catechist and councilor
- Hans Hansen , pseudonym of Hans Schwarz van Berk (1902–1973), German journalist
- Hans Hansen (Badminton) (1904–?), Danish badminton player and official
- Hans Hansen (actor, 1907) (1907-2006), German actor
- Hans Hansen (actor, 1917) (1917–1962), Danish actor
- Hans Hansen (painter, 1920) (1920–1970), Faroese painter
- Hans Hansen (sports official) (1926–2007), German sports official
- Hans Hansen (photographer) (* 1940), German photographer
- Hans Matthison-Hansen (1807–1890), Danish composer and organist
- Hans Hansen Palmus (1901–1989), German teacher and local poet
- Hans Schultz Hansen (* 1960), Danish historian
- Hans Toft-Hansen (1888–1970), Danish architect
- Hans A. Hansen (1925–1997), Greenlandic journalist and writer
- Hans Christian Hansen (1803–1883), Danish builder
- Hans Christian Peter Hansen (1840–1905), Danish journalist and literary historian
- Hans Christian Svane Hansen (1906–1960), Danish politician
- Hans Emil Hansen , birth name of Emil Nolde (1867–1956), painter
- Hans Fróði Hansen (* 1975), Faroese football player
- Hans Heinrich Hansen (* 1938), Danish-German veterinarian and politician
- Hans Jacob Hansen (1855-1936), Danish zoologist
- Hans Peter Hansen (bank manager) (1797–1861), Danish bank manager and politician
- Hans Peter Hansen (xylograph) (1829–1899), Danish xylograph
- Hans Peter Hansen (teacher) (1867–1942), Danish teacher and cultural functionary
- Hans Peter Hansen (politician) (1872–1953), Danish politician (Social Democrats)
- Hans Peter Hansen (cultural historian) (1879–1961), collector of folk tales from Denmark
- Hans Rasmus Johann Malling Hansen (1835–1890), Danish pastor and inventor, see Rasmus Malling-Hansen
- Hans Robert Hansen (* 1941), German-Austrian economist and business IT specialist
- Harald Hansen (football player) (1884–1927), Danish football player and coach
- Harald Hansen (lawyer) (1882–1940), German lawyer
- Harald Hansen (Turner) (1884–1956), Norwegian truner
- Hedin Hansen (* 1993), Faroese football player
- Hege Hansen (* 1990), Norwegian soccer player
- Heidi Hansen (* 1952), German actress
- Heinrich Hansen (painter) (1821–1890), Danish painter
- Heinrich Hansen (pastor) (1861–1940), German Protestant pastor
- Heinrich Hansen (architect) (1881–1955), German architect
- Heinrich Hansen (trade unionist) (1895–1971), German trade unionist
- Heinrich-Christian Schäfer-Hansen (1901–1977), German businessman, politician (NSDAP), MdR and SA leader
- Heinrich Egon Hansen (1930–1996), German teacher, school councilor and local history researcher
- Helge Hansen (* 1936), German general
- Helmut Hansen (1920–2011), German radio presenter
- Hendrik Hansen (political scientist) (* 1966), German political scientist
- Hendrik Hansen (soccer player) (* 1994), German soccer player
- Henrich Hansen (1895–1976), German teacher and propaganda functionary
- Henriette Hansen (* 1982), Danish canoeist
- Henrik Hansen (* 1979), Danish handball player
- Henrik Toft Hansen (* 1986), Danish handball player
- Henry Hansen (1902–1985), Danish racing cyclist
- Hermann Hansen (politician) (1898–1973), German politician (NSDAP)
- Hermann Hansen (handball player) (1912–1944), German handball player
- Hermine Brutschin-Hansen (1905–1971), German innkeeper and city original
- Holger Hansen ( Erik Holger Hansen ; 1929–2015), Danish politician
- Holger Juul Hansen (1924–2013), Danish actor
I.
- Ib Hansen (1928–2013), Danish opera singer (baritone / bass baritone) and actor
- Ida Falbe-Hansen (1849–1922), Danish teacher, philologist and women's rights activist
- Ilse Hansen (* 1941), German politician (CDU)
- Inez De Florio-Hansen (* 1943) German linguist and translator
- Inge Hansen (handball player) ( Inge Ketil Hansen ; * 1946), Norwegian handball player
- Inge Hansen-Schaberg (* 1954), German educational scientist
- Inge Birgit Hansen (1927–2009), Danish badminton player
- Inger Elisabeth Hansen (* 1950), Norwegian poet
- Inger Lise Hansen (artist) (* 1963), Norwegian visual artist and film director
- Inger Lise Hansen (politician) (* 1981), Norwegian politician
J
- Jacob Hansen (* 1970), Danish singer, guitarist and music producer
- Jacqueline Hansen (* 1948), American long-distance runner
- Jakob Friis-Hansen (* 1967), Danish football player
- James D. Hansen ( James Douglas Hansen ; * 1949), American diplomat and journalist
- James E. Hansen ( James Edward Hansen ; * 1941), American climate researcher
- James V. Hansen ( James Vear Hansen ; 1932-2018), American politician (Utah)
- Jan Hansen , Danish curler
- Jan Vang Hansen , maiden name of Jan Sørensen (poker player) (* 1960), Danish poker player and soccer player
- Janis Hansen (* 1940), American actress
- Jannie Hansen (* 1963), Danish soccer player
- Jannik Hansen (* 1986), Danish ice hockey player
- Jap Peter Hansen (1767–1855), German seaman and author
- Jean-Pierre Hansen (chemist) (* 1942), Luxembourg physicist and chemist
- Jean-Pierre Hansen (Judoka) (* 1957), French judoka
- Jena Hansen (* 1988), Danish sailor
- Jens Hansen (politician) (1872 – after 1922), Greenland State Councilor
- Jens Hansen (athlete, 1957) (* 1957), Danish sprinter
- Jens Hansen (orienteer) , Danish orienteer
- Jens Andersen Hansen (1806–1877), Danish politician
- Jens Christian Hansen (1932–2014), Norwegian geographer
- Jens Kristian Hansen (* 1971), Faroese soccer player
- Jeppe Hansen (* 1989), Danish football player
- Jeremy Hansen (* 1976), Canadian astronaut
- Jesper Hansen (soccer player, 1963) (* 1963), Danish soccer goalkeeper and coach
- Jesper Hansen (beach volleyball player) , Danish beach volleyball player
- Jesper Hansen (marksman) (* 1980), Danish marksman
- Jesper Hansen (soccer player, 1985) (* 1985), Danish soccer goalkeeper
- Jesper Hansen (soccer player, 1986) (* 1986), Swedish soccer goalkeeper
- Jesper Hansen (cyclist, 1989) (* 1989), Danish cyclist
- Jesper Hansen (cyclist, 1990) (* 1990), Danish cyclist
- Jette Hansen (* 1987), Danish handball player
- Jim Hansen (* 1941), American climate researcher, see James E. Hansen
- Jimmy Hansen (* 1978), Danish racing cyclist
- Joachim Hansen (1930–2007), German actor
- Johann Anton Deschan von Hansen (1686–1760), administrative councilor in the Temescher Banat and Hungarian court official
- Johann Anton Joseph Hansen (1801–1875), German clergyman, politician and regional historian
- Johann Justus Hansen (around 1728–1801), German organ builder
- Johann Ludwig Hansen the Elder ( Johann Ludwig Christian Hansen , also Ludwig Hansen ; 1784–1849), German painter
- Johann Ludwig Hansen the Younger (1812–1844), German painter
- Johann Matthias Hansen (1781–1850), Danish architect
- Johannes Hansen (catechist) (1837–1911), Greenlandic catechist, explorer and missionary
- Johannes Hansen (writer) (1854–1877), German writer
- Johannes Hansen (agricultural scientist) (1863–1938), German agricultural scientist and university professor
- Johannes Hansen , maiden name of Hans Würtz (1875–1958), German special educator
- Johannes Hansen (Turner) (1882-1959), Danish gymnast
- Johannes Hansen , maiden name of Johannes Kjærbøl (1885–1973), Danish politician (Socialdemokraterne)
- Johannes Hansen (composer) (1915–1985), Danish composer
- Johannes Hansen (pastor) (1930–2010), German theologian
- John Hansen (politician) (1917–1915), American politician
- John Hansen (soccer player, 1924) (1924–1990), Danish soccer player
- John Hansen (judge) (* 1945), New Zealand judge
- John Hansen (soccer player, 1950) (born 1950), Scottish soccer player
- John Hansen (soccer player, 1973) (* 1973), Danish soccer player
- John Hansen (soccer player, 1974) (* 1974), Faroese soccer player
- John Hansen (racing driver) , Danish automobile racing driver
- John HL Hansen (* 1959), American computer scientist and university professor
- John Ørsted Hansen (* 1938), Danish rower
- John R. Hansen (1901–1974), American politician
- Johnny Hansen (soccer player, 1943) (* 1943), Danish soccer player
- Johnny Hansen (soccer player, 1962) (born 1962), Danish soccer player
- Johnny Hansen (soccer player, 1964) (born 1964), Danish soccer player
- Johnny Hansen (musician) (* 1965), Danish musician
- Johnny Hansen (soccer player, 1966) (born 1966), Danish soccer player
- Jon Hansen (* 1967), Canadian religious, Bishop of Mackenzie-Fort Smith
- Jonny Hansen (* 1981), Norwegian football player
- Jörg Hansen (* 1964), German politician (FDP), MdL Schleswig-Holstein
- Jörgen Hansen (1885–1963), German geographer
- Jørgen Hansen (Bishop) (1802–1889), Danish clergyman, Bishop of Alsen-Ærø
- Jørgen Hansen (rower) ( Jørgen Christian Hansen ; 1890–1953), Danish rower
- Jørgen Hansen (soccer player, 1925) ( Jørgen Wagner Hansen ; 1925–1969), Danish soccer player
- Jørgen Hansen (soccer player, 1931) ( Jørgen Ludvig Hansen ; 1931–1986), Danish soccer player
- Jørgen Hansen (boxer) (1943-2018), Danish boxer
- Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen (1930–2013), Danish badminton player
- Jørgen Brinch Hansen (1909–1969), Danish civil engineer
- Jørgen Emil Hansen (* 1942), Danish racing cyclist
- Jørgen Peder Hansen (* 1923), Danish Minister and Member of the Folketing
- Josef Hansen (1903–1975), German priest and educator
- Joseph Hansen (choreographer) (1842–1907), Belgian dancer and choreographer
- Joseph Hansen (archivist) (1862–1943), German archivist
- Joseph Hansen (Trotskyist) (1910–1979), American Trotskyite
- Joseph Hansen (writer) (1923-2004), American writer
- Joseph Hansen (rower) (* 1979), American rower
- Julia Butler Hansen (1907–1988), American politician
- Julie Lunde Hansen (* 1972), Norwegian ski racer
- Julie Marie Vinter Hansen (1890–1960), Danish astronomer
- Just Michael Hansen (1812-1891), Danish painter and photographer
- Justus Hansen (* 1968), Greenlandic politician (Democrat)
K
- Kai Hansen (* 1963), German musician
- Karl Hansen (officer) (1876–1965), German lieutenant general
- Karl Hansen (medic) (1893–1962), German medic
- Karl Hansen (pedagogue) (before 1910 – after 1950), German pedagogue and university professor
- Karl Hansen , pseudonym of Hans K. Kaiser ( Hans Kurt Kaiser ; 1911–1985), German writer
- Karl Hansen (writer) (born 1950), American writer
- Karl Aage Hansen (1921–1990), Danish football player
- Karl-Heinz Hansen , real name of Hansen-Bahia (1915–1978), German painter
- Karl-Heinz Hansen (1927-2014), German politician (SPD)
- Karl Heinz Hansen (1928–1970), German chemist
- Kate Hansen (* 1992), American luge athlete
- Keltie Hansen (* 1992), Canadian freestyle skier
- Kenn Hansen (* 1980), Danish football referee
- Kenneth Hansen (* 1960), Swedish rally driver
- Kevin Hansen (* 1979), German soccer player
- Kian Hansen (* 1989), Danish football player
- Kim-Roar Hansen (* 1984), Norwegian ski jumper
- Kim-Rune Hansen (* 1988), Norwegian snowboarder
- Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (* 1998), Danish politician (SF)
- Kirsten Hansen-Møller (* 1942), Danish actress
- Kjetil Bang-Hansen (* 1940), Norwegian actor, dancer and theater director
- Klaus Hansen , a pseudonym of Wilhelm Muhrmann (1906–1986), German writer
- Klaus Hansen (historian) (1931–2018), German-American historian and university professor
- Klaus Hansen (English studies) (* 1934), German English studies
- Klaus Hansen (economist) , German economist and university professor
- Klaus Hansen (politician) (1939–1982), German lawyer and politician (SPD)
- Klaus Hansen (political scientist) (* 1948), German political scientist and writer
- Klaus Skot-Hansen (* 1935), Danish lawyer, historian and university professor
- Klaus P. Hansen (* 1942), German cultural scientist and university professor
- Klaus-Peter Hansen (* 1962), German manager
- Knut Hansen (painter) ( Knut Axel Hansen ; 1876–1926), Danish painter and draftsman
- Konrad Hansen (1933–2012), German writer
- Kurt Hansen (manager) (1910–2002), German chemist and industrial manager
- Kurt Hansen (actor) , German actor
- Kurt Hansen (politician) (* 1936), German businessman and politician (FDP)
L.
- Laila Hansen (* 1966), Greenlandic film director, musician and performance artist
- Lars Hansen (botanist) ( Laß Hansen ; 1788–1876), German botanist
- Lars Hansen (painter) (1813–1872), Danish painter
- Lars Hansen (writer) (1869–1944), Norwegian writer
- Lars Hansen (basketball player) (* 1954), Danish-Canadian basketball player
- Lars Hansen (table tennis player) , Danish table tennis player
- Lars Bo Hansen (* 1968), Danish chess player
- Lars Peter Hansen (* 1952), American economist
- Lasse Norman Hansen (* 1992), Danish racing cyclist
- Lasse Svan Hansen , birth name of Lasse Svan (* 1983), Danish handball player
- Line Hansen (* 1983), Danish squash player
- Line Røddik Hansen (* 1988), Danish soccer player
- Lisa Hansen (rower) ( Lisa Caroline Hansen-Stone ; * 1954), American rower
- Lisa Hansen (musician) (* 1960), flautist and university teacher
- Lisa Hansen , pseudonym of Sonja Firker , German violinist and singer
- Lisa M. Hansen , American actress and film producer
- Lisbeth Berg-Hansen (* 1963), Norwegian politician (Arbeiderpartiet)
- Louise Hansen (* 1975), Danish soccer player
- Louise Grimm Hansen (* 1990), Danish badminton player
- Lowell C. Hansen (* 1939), American politician
- Ludwig Hansen (1784–1849), German painter, see Johann Ludwig Hansen the Elder
- Ludwig Hansen (local history researcher) , Austrian teacher, genealogist and local history researcher
- Ludwig Hansen (architect) (* 1966), South African architect
- Luise Lund Hansen (* 1995), Danish rower
- Luissa Cara Hansen (* 2001), German actress
M.
- Mads Hansen (musician) , Danish musician and composer
- Mads Hansen (ice hockey player) (born 1978), Norwegian ice hockey player
- Mads Hansen (soccer player) (* 1984), Norwegian soccer player
- Mads Hansen (referee) , Danish handball referee
- Mads Hansen (chess player) (* 1993), Danish chess player
- Mads Smith Hansen (* 1969), Danish chess player
- Manfred Hansen (politician) (1928–1987), German lawyer and politician (SPD)
- Manfred Hansen (soccer player) (* 1935), German soccer player
- Marc Hansen (* 1971), Luxembourg politician (DP)
- Marit Hansen (* 1969), German computer scientist and data protection officer
- Mark BN Hansen (* 1965), American literary scholar and media theorist
- Markus Hansen (* 1992), German handball player
- Marte Monrad-Hansen (* 1987), Norwegian cross-country skier
- Martin Hansen (actor) (1903–1988), Danish actor
- Martin Hansen (producer) , Swedish music producer
- Martin Hansen (cyclist) (* 1981), Danish cyclist
- Martin Hansen (ice hockey player) (* 1981), Norwegian ice hockey player
- Martin Hansen (soccer player) (* 1990), Danish soccer goalkeeper
- Martin Lundgaard Hansen (* 1972), Danish badminton player
- Martin Strange-Hansen (* 1971), Danish film director
- Martin A. Hansen (1909–1955), Danish writer
- Mary Hansen (1966–2002), Australian musician
- Matthias Hansen (1892–1987), German tobacco manufacturer and politician
- Maurits Christopher Hansen (1794-1852), Norwegian poet
- Max Hansen (1897–1961), Danish cabaret artist, actor and singer
- Max Hansen (playwright) (1900–1960), Swiss writer and playwright
- Max Hansen junior (* 1954), Danish actor
- May Hansen (* 1953), Norwegian midwife and politician
- Melanie Hansen (* 1986), German rower
- Mia Hansen-Løve (* 1981), French director, screenwriter and actress
- Michael Hansen (singer, 1940) (* 1940), German pop singer, composer and producer
- Michael Hansen (cabaret artist) (1946–2011), Danish-German cabaret artist and pop singer
- Michael Hansen (soccer player) (born 1955), Norwegian soccer player
- Michaela Hansen (* 1961), German author
- Mike Hansen (* 1970), Spanish-American basketball player
- Mikkel Hansen (* 1987), Danish handball player
- Mogens Herman Hansen (* 1940), Danish philologist
- Monika Hansen (* 1943), German actress
- Monique Ric-Hansen (* 1971), South African badminton player
- Myrna Hansen (born 1934), American actress
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- Natasha Hansen (* 1989), New Zealand cyclist
- Nicolai Hansen (* 1982), Danish handball player
- Nicolai Munch-Hansen (1977–2017), Danish jazz musician
- Nicole Hansen , German-American actress and producer
- Nicole Burns-Hansen (* 1973), Swiss dancer
- Niels Hansen (diplomat) (1924-2015), German diplomat
- Niels Hansen (engineer) (* 1933), Danish engineer
- Niels Hansen (soccer player) (* 1983), German soccer player
- Niels Christian Hansen (1834–1922), Danish painter and photographer
- Niels Tune Hansen (* 1953), Danish football player
- Nikolaj Hansen (politician) (1892– ??), Greenland councilor
- Nikolaj Hansen (soccer player) (* 1987), Danish soccer player
- Nikolaus Hansen (* 1951), German publisher
- Norbert Hansen (* 1952), German manager and trade unionist
O
- Odd Bang-Hansen (1908-1984), Norwegian writer
- Oddvar Hansen (1921–2011), Norwegian football player, coach and manager and table tennis player
- Oskar Hansen (1922–2005), Polish architect and urban planner
- Olaf Hansen (1902–1969), German Iranist
- Ole Hansen (politician) (1855–1928), Danish politician
- Ole Hansen (badminton) , Danish badminton player
- Ole Hansen (racing driver) , Danish racing driver and restaurateur
- Ole Hansen (orienteer) (* 1933), Danish orienteer
- Ole Hansen (physicist) , Danish physicist and university professor
- Ole Hansen (athlete) (* 1963), Danish medium and long-distance runner
- Ole Hansen (soccer player) (* 1987), Norwegian soccer player
- Ole Jacob Hansen (1940-2000), Norwegian drummer
- Ole Kock Hansen (* 1945), Danish pianist and composer
- Orval H. Hansen (1926–2017), American politician
- Osmund Hansen (1908–1995), Danish painter and graphic artist
- Øssur Hansen (* 1971), Faroese football player
- Otto Kofoed-Hansen (Admiral) (1854–1918), Danish Vice Admiral
- Otto Kofoed-Hansen (physicist) (1921–1990), Danish physicist
- Ottomar Hansen ( Karl Ottomar Hansen ; 1904–1993), German major general
- Ove Verner Hansen (1932–2016), Danish actor and singer
- Øystein Langholm Hansen (* 1957), Norwegian politician
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- Pål Hansen , Norwegian ski jumper
- Pål Bang-Hansen (1937-2010), Norwegian actor, film producer and critic
- Patti Hansen (* 1956), American model and actress
- Paul Hansen (singer) (also Poul Hansen ; 1886–1967), Danish opera singer (tenor, baritone) and actor
- Paul Hansen (actor) (1893– ??), Austrian actor, theater director and playwright
- Paul Hansen (photographer) (* 1964), Swedish photographer and photojournalist
- Paul Botten-Hansen (1824–1869), Norwegian literary critic and librarian
- Per Hansen (ice hockey player) (born 1944), Danish ice hockey player
- Per Poulsen-Hansen (* 1946), Danish diplomat
- Per Boye Hansen (* 1957), Norwegian opera director
- Per Brinch Hansen (1938–2007), Danish computer scientist
- Pernille Mølgaard Hansen (* around 1945), Danish badminton player
- Peter Hansen (bell founder) , German bell founder
- Peter Hansen (Superintendent) (1686–1760), German clergyman, Superintendent in Plön
- Peter Hansen (politician, 1831) (1831–1878), German administrative officer, judge and politician
- Peter Hansen (painter) (1868–1928), Danish painter
- Peter Hansen (SS member) (1896–1967), German SS brigade leader and major general of the Waffen SS
- Peter Hansen (actor) (1921-2017), American actor
- Peter Hansen (politician, 1929) (* 1929), German politician (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen)
- Peter Hansen (diplomat) (* 1941), Danish politician and diplomat
- Peter Hansen (composer) (* 1958), Swedish composer
- Peter Allan Hansen (1944–2012), British classical philologist
- Peter Andreas Hansen (1795–1874), German astronomer and geodesist
- Peter Christian Hansen (1853–1935), German social politician
- Peter-Diedrich Hansen , German environmental toxicologist
- Peter Lyck Hansen (* 1985), Danish volleyball player
- Peter Reinhard Hansen (* 1986), Danish econometrician
- Pia Hansen (* 1965), Swedish sports shooter
- Pia Ahrenkilde-Hansen (* 1963), Danish EU official and director general
- Pierre Hansen (* 1976), Luxembourg filmmaker, screenwriter and drummer
- Poul Hansen (1886-1967), Danish opera singer (tenor, baritone) and actor, see Paul Hansen (singer)
- Poul Hansen (wrestler) (1891-1948), Danish wrestler
- Poul Hansen (politician) (1913–1966), Danish journalist and politician
- Poul Hansen (football coach) (* 1953), Danish football coach
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- Randall Hansen , Canadian historian
- Randy Hansen (* 1954), American guitarist
- Rasmus Malling-Hansen (1835–1890), Danish pastor and inventor
- Reimer Hansen (local history researcher) (1853–1926), German teacher and local history researcher
- Reimer Hansen (historian) (* 1937), German historian
- René Toft Hansen (* 1984), Danish handball player
- Richard Hansen (gardener) (1912–2001), German gardener and horticultural scientist
- Richard Hansen (politician) (1887–1976), German politician and party official (SPD)
- Richard D. Hansen , American archaeologist
- Richard Maas Hansen (* 1924), American zoologist and conservationist
- Rick Hansen ( Richard Marvin Hansen ; * 1957), Canadian disabled athlete
- Rikke S. Hansen (* 1995), Danish badminton player
- Roar Hansen (* 1966), Swedish football player
- Robert Hansen (hockey player) (1911–1991), Danish hockey player
- Robert Hansen (actor) (* 1979), Danish actor
- Robert B. Hansen (1925–2005), American politician
- Robert Christian Hansen (1939–2014), American serial killer
- Robert Emil Hansen (1860–1926), Danish cellist, composer and conductor, see Emil Robert-Hansen
- Robert W. Hansen (1911–1997), American lawyer
- Rolf Hansen (physician) (1901–1953), German gynecologist and university professor
- Rolf Hansen (1904–1990), German film director, screenwriter and film actor
- Rolf Hansen (politician) (1920–2006), Norwegian politician
- Ron Hansen (* 1947), American writer and university professor
- Rüdiger Hansen (1907–1984), German politician (center, CDU)
- Rudolf Hansen (athlete) (1889–1929), Danish marathon runner
- Rudolf Hansen (resistance fighter) (1890–1945), Danish bank manager and resistance fighter
- Rudolf Hansen (musician) (1924–2004), Austrian jazz bassist
- Ryan Hansen (born 1981), American actor
S.
- Sarah Dyrehauge Hansen (* 1996), Danish soccer player
- Siegfried Hansen (* 1961), German photographer
- Silke Hansen (* 1968), German television presenter
- Silvia Hansen-Schirra (* 1975), German linguist and translation scholar
- Sönke Hansen , German cameraman
- Sontje Hansen (* 2002), Dutch soccer player
- Sophus Hansen (painter) (1871–1959), German painter
- Sophus Hansen (soccer player) (1889–1962), Danish soccer player
- Sophus Hansen (politician) (1904– ??), Greenland trade administrator and councilor
- Søren Hansen (* 1974), Danish golfer
- Stan Hansen (born 1949), American wrestler
- Stefan Hansen (entrepreneur) (* 1963), German entrepreneur
- Stefan Hansen (composer) (* 1965), German composer
- Steve Hansen (born 1959), New Zealand rugby player and coach
- Sune Berg Hansen (* 1971), Danish chess player
- Svein Arne Hansen (1946-2020), Norwegian sports official
- Svein Roald Hansen (* 1949), Norwegian politician
- Svend Hansen (* 1962), German prehistoric scientist
- Sverre Hansen (track and field athlete) (1899–1991), Norwegian long jumper
- Sverre Hansen (soccer player) (1913–1974), Norwegian soccer player
- Sverre Hansen (actor) (1919–1995), Norwegian actor
- Synne Skinnes Hansen (* 1995), Norwegian soccer player
- Synne Steen Hansen (* 1993), Norwegian ski jumper
T
- Tage Skou-Hansen (1925–2015), Danish journalist and writer
- Tanya Hansen (* 1973), Norwegian porn actress
- Tavis Hansen (* 1975), Canadian ice hockey player
- Tem Hansen (* 1984), Faroese football player
- Theodor Hansen (educator, 1816) (1816–1898), Danish educator
- Theodor Hansen (clergyman, 1824) (1824–1903), German pedagogue, clergyman and author
- Theodor Hansen (clergyman, 1837) (1837–1923), German clergyman
- Theodor Hansen (historian) (1838–1913), Danish theologian and historian
- Theodor Hansen (physician) (1867–1938), German surgeon and museum curator
- Theodor Hansen (photographer) (1882–1962), German photographer
- Theophil von Hansen (1813-1891), Danish architect
- Thiadric Hansen (* 1992), German American football player
- Thomas Hansen (1976-2007), Norwegian musician
- Thor Hansen (1947-2018), Norwegian poker player
- Thore D. Hansen (* 1969), German writer
- Thorkild Hansen (1927–1989), Danish writer
- Tim Hansen (* 1989), German actor
- Tommy Hansen (* 1982), Czech porn actor
- Toni Hansen ( Philipp Anton Hansen ; 1904–1959), German politician (CDU)
- Tony André Hansen (* 1979), Norwegian show jumper
- Torben Hansen (* 1951), Danish football player
- Torjus Hansén (* 1973), Norwegian football player
- Travis Hansen (* 1978), American basketball player
- Trine Hansen (* 1973), Danish rower
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- Ulrich Hansen (* 1956), German geophysicist and university professor
- Ulrika Toft Hansen (* 1987), Swedish handball player
- Urban Hansen (1908–1986), Danish politician
- Ursula Hansen (politician) (* 1935), German politician (CDU)
- Ursula Hansen (economist) (* 1939), German economist
- Uwe Hansen (* 1938), German politician (SPD) and author
- Uwe Hansen (lawyer) (1939–2014), German lawyer
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- Vilhelm Hansen (1900–1992), Danish comic artist
- Volkmar Hansen (* 1945), German literary scholar
W.
- Walter Hansen (prehistoric) (1903–1988), German drawing teacher, prehistoric and art politician
- Walter Hansen (geoscientist) (1909–1991), German geoscientist, oceanographer and university professor
- Walter Hansen (soccer player) (1928–2011), German soccer player
- Walter Hansen (journalist) (* 1934), German journalist and writer
- Werner Hansen (1905–1972), German politician (SPD), trade unionist and resistance fighter
- Wilhelm Hansen (manufacturer) (1832–1906), German manufacturer and mechanical engineer
- Wilhelm Hansen (art collector) (1868–1936), Danish art collector
- Wilhelm Hansen (museum director) (1911–1986), German ethnologist and museum director
- Wilhelm Peter Hansen (1870–1946), German politician and diplomat
- William Webster Hansen (1909–1949), American physicist
- Willy Falck Hansen (1906–1978), Danish cyclist
- Wolfgang Hansen (* 1956), German physicist and university professor
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- Zeynep Hansen (* 1973), Turkish-American economist and university lecturer
Fictional characters
- Knut Hansen , character of the actor Christian Ulmen