Hess (family name)
Hess or Hess is a German family name .
Origin, meaning and distribution
Hess is a variation of the name Hessi that can be traced for the first time around 1394 and indicates the origin of the Hessian tribe . It is one of the most common German names of origin . Other variations are Hasso (around 860), Hesso (around 1180), and Hesse (around 1401). Since these variants were used as first names, there is hardly any connection of origin to Hesse for all tribes. The name is most common in southwest Germany. Hess is also a common Jewish surname.
variants
Name bearer
A.
- Adam Hess (* 1981), American basketball player
- Alban Heß (1891–1970), German bookseller and opponent of National Socialism
- Albert von Heß (1836–1911), German lawyer and politician
- Albert Hess (ornithologist) (1876–1928), Swiss ornithologist
- Albert Hess (painter) (1895–1960), Swiss painter
- Alfred Hess (art collector) (1879–1931), German entrepreneur and art collector
- Alfred Heß (party official) (1897–1963), German party official (NSDAP / AO)
- Alfred Heß (local history specialist) (1925–2008), German local history specialist
- Alfred Fabian Hess (1875–1933), American physician
- Andreas Hess (printer) , book printer in Hungary, active around 1473
- Andreas Hess (producer) (* 1955), German film producer
- Andreas Hess (sociologist) (* 1959), German sociologist and university professor
- Andreas Heß (biathlete) , German biathlete
- Andreas Hess (pharmacologist) (* 1966), German pharmacologist, toxicologist and university lecturer
- Annemarie Hess-Waser (* 1940), Swiss ski racer
- Annette Hess (* 1967), German writer and screenwriter
- Anton Hess (1838–1909), German sculptor
- Arthur Heß (1891-1959), German politician (NSDAP)
- August Heß (also August Hess ; 1827–1894), German hydraulic engineer
- August Hess (politician) (1832–1897), German politician, MdL Hessen
- August Hess (painter) (1834-1893), German painter
- August Hess (General) (1857–1922), Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal
B.
- Benno Hess (1922–2002), German biophysicist
- Bernd Artur Heß (1954–2004), German chemist
- Bernhard von Heß (1792–1869), German politician
- Bernhard Heß (1906–1984), German physicist and university professor
- Bernhard Hess (* 1966), Swiss politician (SD)
- Bob Hess ( Robert George Hess ; * 1955), Canadian ice hockey player
- Bruno Hess (1888–1949), Austrian technician, painter and alpinist
- Burkhard Hess (* 1961), German legal scholar
C.
- Carl von Hess (1788–1872), see Karl von Hess , German privateer and founder
- Carl Hess (composer) (1859–1912), Swiss organist at the Bern Minster
- Carl von Heß (physician) (1863–1923), German university professor in Marburg, Würzburg and Munich
- Carl Adolph Heinrich Heß (1769–1849), German animal painter
- Carl Ernst Christoph Hess (1755–1828), German engraver
- Christian Heß (1803–1874), German teacher, botanist and meteorologist
- Christian Hess (1895–1944), Austrian painter and sculptor
- Christiane Hess (* 1970), German actress, director and author
- Christoph Hess (* 1984), see Cr7z , German rapper
- Claus Heß (1933–2018), German rower
- Clemens Hess (1850–1918), Swiss teacher, physicist and meteorologist
- Cordelia Heß (* 1977), German historian and university student
D.
- Damien Hess (* 1973), American rapper, see MC Frontalot
- Daniel Hess (art historian) (* 1963), Swiss art historian
- Daniel Hess (composer) (* 1965), Swiss composer
- Daniel Hess (Badminton) (* 1998), German badminton player
- David Hess (poet) (1770–1843), Swiss writer, painter and art critic
- David Alexander Hess (1936–2011), American musician, composer and actor
- David J. Hess (* 1956), American anthropologist
- Dean Hess (1917–2015), American Air Force officer
- Debby Hess (* 1963), Israeli Miss contestant and psychologist
- Dick Hess (1938–2013), American politician
- Dieter Heß (* 1933), German botanist
- Dieter Hess (economist) (* before 1963), German economist and university professor
- Dirk Hess (* 1945), German writer and comic book author
- Dorothee Hess-Maier (* 1936), German publisher
E.
- Eberhard Hess (* 1939), German entrepreneur
- Eberhard Wilhelm Karl Otto Heß , German district administrator
- Eckhard Hess (1916–1986), American psychologist and ethologist
- Edgar Hess (* 1954), Soviet-German soccer player and coach
- Edmund Hess (1843–1903), German mathematician
- Egon Hess (1922–1980), German local politician
- Elmar Hess (* 1966), German artist
- Elise Heß (1898–1987), German midwife and resistance fighter
- Emil Hess (composer) (1854–1944), Austrian composer
- Emil Hess (sculptor) (1887–1922), Swiss sculptor
- Emil Hess (actor) (1889–1945), Swiss actor
- Emil Hess (veterinarian) (1911–2004), Swiss veterinarian and university professor
- Emil Hess (saxophonist) (* 1965), Danish saxophonist and composer
- Emma Hess (1842–1928), Swiss women's rights activist
- Erich Hess (politician) (* 1981), Swiss politician (SVP)
- Erich K. Hess (1929–2018), German architect
- Erika Heß (1934–1986), German politician (SPD)
- Erika Hess (* 1962), Swiss skier
- Ernest Hess-Lüttich (* 1949), German specialist in German
- Ernst Heß (resistance fighter) (1880–1945), German resistance fighter against National Socialism
- Ernst Hess (1912–1968), Swiss conductor, composer and musicologist
- Eugen Hess (1824–1862), German painter
- Ewald Hess (1918–1996), German painter
F.
- Felix Hess (theologian) (1742–1768), Swiss theologian
- Felix Hess (draftsman) (1878–1943), Dutch draftsman
- Florian Heß (* 1969/1970), German mathematician and university professor
- Florian Hess (* 1978), German freestyle frisbee player and official
- Franz Heß (1797–1819), German painter
- Franz Sales Heß (1899–1989), German Benedictine and grammar school teacher
- Frauke Heß (1963–2020), German oboist, music teacher and university teacher
- Fred Hess (1944–2018), American saxophonist, composer and university professor
- Freddy Heß (* 1964), German soccer player
- Friedrich Heß (musician) (1863– ??), German cellist
- Friedrich Hess (administrative officer) (1865-1919), German administrative officer
- Friedrich Hess (local history researcher) (1883–1945), Austrian local history researcher
- Friedrich Hess (architect) (1887–1962), Swiss architect and university professor
- Friedrich Heß (politician) (* 1940), German politician (SPD)
- Friedrich Ludwig Hess (1721–1800), Swiss military person
- Fritz Heß (1879–1938), German politician (NSDAP)
- Fritz Hess (civil servant) (1895–1970), Swiss civil servant
- Fritz Hess (bookseller) (1901–1991), Swiss bookseller
G
- Gale Hess (1955–2012), American violinist
- Georg Heß (1613–1694), German educator
- Georg Hess (politician, 1784) (1784–1860), German economist and politician, MdL Hessen
- Georg Heß (dialect poet) (1888–1967), local poet
- Georg Hess (sculptor) (1832–1909), German artist and sculptor
- Georg Hess (politician, 1956) (1956–2016), Swiss politician (CVP)
- Gerhard Hess (historian) (1731–1802), German religious and historian
- Gerhard Hess (Romanist) (1907–1983), German Romanist, philologist and science politician
- Gerhard Hess (lawyer) (* 1946), German lawyer and association official
- Gerhard Hess (Oding) , alternative practitioner, rune researcher and leader of the Oding Germany religious community
- Gerhard Hess (Intendant) , Swiss Intendant and Director
- Germain Henri Hess (1802–1850), Russian-Swiss chemist
- Gertrud Hess (1910–2006), Swiss biologist and psychologist
- Gottlieb Hess (1865–1943), German social democratic resistance fighter against the Nazi regime
- Grete Hess (1894–1976), Swiss artist, writer and radio presenter
- Grete Meisel-Heß (1879–1922), Austrian writer
- Günter Hess (choreographer) (1903–1979), German dancer, choreographer, director and dance teacher
- Günter Hess (Germanist) (* 1940), German Germanist
- Günter Schulz-Hess (* 1943), German engineer and entrepreneur
- Günther Heß (1923–2016), German teacher and local researcher
- Gustav Hess (1874–1940), German farmer and politician
H
- Hans Hess (glaciologist) (1864–1940), German glaciologist
- Hans Hess (politician, 1873) (1873–1928), Austrian politician (CS), member of the Lower Austrian state parliament
- Hans Heß (entrepreneur) (1881–1957), German business leader
- Hans Heß (bobsleigh driver) (1902 – after 1935), German bobsleigh athlete
- Hans Hess (art historian) (1908–1975), German shoe manufacturer and British art historian
- Hans Heß (physician) (1918–2011), German angiologist
- Hans Heß (Admiral) (* 1929), German rear admiral
- Hans Hess (pharmacist) (* 1930), Swiss pharmacist
- Hans Hess (inventor) (* 1932), Swiss inventor and pioneer in the field of modern sportswear
- Hans Hess (politician, 1945) (* 1945), Swiss politician (FDP)
- Hans Hess (Manager) (* 1955), Swiss manager, engineer and management consultant
- Hans Hess von Wichdorff (1877–1932), German geologist
- Hans Ernst Hess (1920–2009), Swiss botanist and university professor
- Hans-Jürgen Heß (1935-2010), German politician (SPD)
- Hans Georg Heß , German basketball player and coach
- Harald Hess (* 1957), German science fiction author, see Cliff Allister
- Harald Hess (physicist) , American physicist
- Harro Hess (1935–2011), German geologist, author and science journalist
- Harry Hess (producer) (* 1968), Canadian music producer, singer and guitarist
- Harry Hammond Hess (1906–1969), American geologist
- Heinrich Hess (Klostermüller) (1600–1683), Swiss Müller and Pfister
- Heinrich Hess (watchmaker) (1739–1835), Swiss watchmaker, graphic artist and historian
- Heinrich von Heß (1788–1870), Austrian field marshal
- Heinrich Heß (building officer) (1794–1865), German architect
- Heinrich Heß (local history researcher) (1844–1927), German local history researcher and politician
- Heinrich Hess (politician) (1847–1919), Swiss editor, publisher and politician
- Heinrich Heß (alpinist) (1857–1944), Austrian alpinist
- Heinrich Heß (canoeist) (1928–1993), German canoeist
- Heinrich Heß (medic) (* 1932), German medic
- Heinrich Ludwig von Heß (1719–1784), German writer, see Ludwig von Heß
- Heinrich Maria von Hess (1798–1863), German painter
- Heinz Heß (1922–1992), German architect
- Heinz Hess (chemist) German chemist and university professor
- Heinz Hess (1941–2006), German entrepreneur
- Henner Hess (* 1940), German criminologist
- Herbert Hess ( Kurt Herbert Hess ; 1908–1977), German singer (tenor) and university professor
- Herbie Hess ( Kurt Herbert Hess ; 1933–2015), German jazz musician and teacher
- Hermann Heß (politician) (1812-1884), German politician
- Hermann Heß (writer) (1897–1948), writer, poet
- Hermann Hess (* 1951), Swiss politician (FDP.The Liberals)
- Hermann Heinrich Hess (1802–1850), Swiss-Russian chemist and mineralogist, see Germain Henri Hess
- Hieronymus Hess (1799–1850), Swiss draftsman and painter
- Horst Heß (1932-2007), German wrestler
- Hubertus Hess-Grunewald (* 1960), German lawyer and football official
- Hunter Hess (* 1998), American freestyle skier
I.
- Ignaz Hess (1871–1963), Swiss theologian and archivist
- Ilse Heß (1900–1995), German author (NSDAP), wife of Rudolf Heß
- Isaak Hess (1789–1866), German bookseller and antiquarian
J
- Jacob Hess (1841–1894), German manufacturer
- Jacob Hess (art historian) (1885–1969), German art historian
- Jacques B. Hess (1926–2011), French bass player, translator, music critic and historian
- Jake Hess (1927-2004), American gospel singer
- Jakob Hess (1889–1957), Swiss painter and graphic artist
- Jennifer Heß (archer) (* 1975), German archer
- Jennifer "Nashi" Heß (graphic artist) (* 1987), German manga artist
- Joachim Hess (1925–1992), German actor and theater and television director
- Joan Hess (1949–2017), American author
- Jodokus Heß (1484–1539), German Carthusian prior and writer
- Johan Heß (* 1977), German theater director
- Johann Heß (also Hesse ; around 1490–1547), German theologian
- Johann Benedikt Hess the Elder (1636–1674), German glass cutter
- Johann Benedikt Hess the Younger (1672–1736), German glass and stone cutter
- Johann Friedrich Christian Hess (1785–1845), German architect
- Johann Georg Christian Hess (1756–1816), German architect
- Johann Heinrich Hess (1712–1768), German court instrument maker
- Johann Jakob Hess (theologian) (1741–1828), Swiss theologian
- Johann Jakob Hess (politician) (1791–1857), Swiss lawyer and politician
- Johann Jakob Hess (Egyptologist) (1866–1949), Swiss Egyptologist and Assyriologist
- Johann Michael Hess ( János Mihály Hesz ; 1768 – around 1836), Austro-Hungarian painter and engraver
- Johannes Hess (1786–1837), German botanist and librarian
- John Hess (* 1946), pediatric cardiologist and university professor
- Jonas Ludwig von Heß (1756–1823), German writer
- Josef Hess (* 1961), Swiss civil servant and politician
- Josef Anton Hess (politician, 1832) (1832–1915), Swiss politician (Catholic conservative) and textile entrepreneur
- Josef Anton Hess (politician, 1871) (1871–1936), Austrian politician (CSP), member of the state parliament
- Josef Felix Heß (1892–1946), German National Socialist composer and poet
- Joseph Heß (1878–1932), German educator, civil servant and politician (center)
- Joseph Hess (1889–1973), Luxembourg linguist, folklorist and author
- Judith Hess (* 1978), German freestyle frisbee player
- Julius Hess (1878–1957), German painter
- Jürgen Alexander Heß (1943–2001), German illustrator
- Jürgen C. Heß (* 1943), Dutch historian
K
- Karl von Hess (1788–1872), private owner and founder of the foundation
- Karl Hess (painter) (1801–1874), German painter
- Karl Hess (politician) (1798–1835), Hessian lawyer and liberal politician and member of the 2nd Chamber of the Estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse
- Karl von Hess (General) (1860–1950), Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal
- Karl Heß (lawyer) (1900–1975), lawyer and chairman of Darmstadt 98
- Karl Heß (District Administrator) (1911–1997), District Administrator of the Böblingen District 1953 to 1973
- Karl Hess (author) (1923–1994), American author and editor
- Karl Hess (physicist) (* 1945), Austrian physicist
- Karl August Hess (1800–1871), German lawyer and politician
- Karl-Heinz Hess (1930–1995), German actor
- Kathryn Hess Bellwald (* 1967), American mathematician and university professor
- Katja Hess (* 1946), German painter
- Katrin Heß (* 1985), German actress
- Klaus Hess (musician) (* 1946), German composer and guitarist
- Konrad Hess (1908–2001), Swiss politician
- Kurt Hess (1888–1961), German chemist
- Kurt Luis Hess (1908-2010), origin. Kurt Ludwig Hess, Dominican farmer and headmaster of German origin
L.
- Lara Heß (* 1997), German soccer player
- Leo Hess (1879–1963), Austrian-American internist and neurologist
- Liam Hess (* 1992), British actor
- Lorenz Hess (* 1961), Swiss politician (BDP)
- Ludwig von Heß (also Ludwig von Hess ; 1719–1784), German writer
- Ludwig Hess (painter) (1760–1800), Swiss painter
- Ludwig Hess (singer) ( Ludwig Konrad Hess ; 1877–1944), German singer (tenor / baritone) and composer
- Ludwig Hess (chemist) (1882–1956), German industrial chemist
- Ludwig Hess (District Administrator) (1900–1965), German District Administrator
- Ludwig Adolf Heß (1800–1826), Swiss draftsman
M.
- Maja Gerber-Hess (* 1946), Swiss writer
- Marcel Hess (* 1982), Swiss handball player
- Markus Hess , German hacker
- Markus M. Hess (* 1959), German physician
- Martin Hess (musician) (* 1962), Swiss jazz bassist
- Martin Heß (* 1965), German economic geographer
- Martin Heß (zoologist) (* 1967), German zoologist and university lecturer
- Martin Hess (politician) (* 1971), German police officer and politician (AfD), Member of the Bundestag
- Martin Hess (soccer player) (* 1987), German soccer player
- Martin Heß (* 1965), German economic geographer
- Max Hess (painter) (1825–1868), German painter
- Max Hess (Turner) (1877–1969), German-American gymnast
- Max Hess (horn player) ( Max Gustav Heß ; 1878–1975), German horn player
- Max Heß (* 1996), German athlete
- Mendel Hess (1807–1871), rabbi and author
- Michael Hess (educator) (1782–1860), German educator
- Michael Hess (poet) (* 1971), Austrian librarian and poet
- Michael Hess (politician) , Swiss politician (FDP)
- Michael Hess (ice hockey player) (* 1981), German ice hockey player
- Michael Reinhard Heß (* 1967), German Turkologist
- Monika Hess (* 1964), Swiss ski racer
- Moses Hess (1812–1875), German philosopher
- Myra Hess (1890-1965), British pianist
N
- Nikolaj Hess (* 1967), Danish jazz musician
- Norbert Heß (1942–2013), German soccer player
O
- Olaf Heß (* 1968), German marksman
- Oswald Hess (* 1930), German biologist, geneticist and university professor
- Otto Hess (politician, 1873) (1873–1962), Swiss politician (Catholic Conservative)
- Otto Heß (medic) (1875–1955), German medic and clinic director
- Otto Hess (politician, 1897) (1897–1988), Swiss politician (FDP, BGB)
- Otto Hess (politician, 1908) (1908–1967), German politician (DRP, NPD)
- Otto Hess (politician, 1935) (1935–2014), Swiss politician (SVP)
- Otto H. Hess (1911–1997), German publisher and co-founder of the Free University of Berlin
P
- Paul Heß (also Paulus Hess ; 1536–1603), German physician
- Paul Johann Hess (1743 / 1744–1798), German-Austrian sculptor
- Peter Hess (gem cutter) (1709–1782), German gem cutter
- Peter von Hess (1792–1871), German painter
- Peter Hess (sound therapist) (* 1941), German sound therapist and author
- Peter Hess (politician) (* 1948), Swiss politician (CVP)
- Peter Hubert Hess (* 1926), Swiss federal civil servant and politician (FDP)
- Petra Heß (* 1959), German politician (SPD)
- Philipp Hess (officer) (1845–1919), Austrian officer and military technician
- Philipp Heß (1887–1934), German wrestler
R.
- Rainer Hess (Romance studies) (1936–2004), German Romance studies and literary scholar
- Rainer Hess (lawyer) (* 1940), German lawyer and health manager
- Regine Heß , German diplomat
- Reimund Hess (* 1935), German composer
- Reiner Hess , German saxophonist
- Reinhard Heß (painter) (1904–1998), German painter
- Reinhard Heß (ski jumper) (1945–2007), German ski jumper and ski jumping trainer
- Richard Heß (forest scientist) (1835-1916), German forest scientist
- Richard Heß (sculptor) (1937-2017), German sculptor
- Robert Heß (engineer) , German engineer
- Robert Hess (educational scientist) ( Robert Daniel Hess ; 1920–1993), American educational scientist
- Robert Hess (local history researcher) (1927–2008), German educator, historian and local history researcher
- Robert Hess (doctor) (* 1927), Swiss anatomist and university professor
- Robert Hess (Author) , American author
- Robert Hess (painter) (* 1955), Swiss painter and graphic artist
- Robert Heß (physicist) (* 1966), German physicist and university professor
- Robert Hess (chess player) (* 1991), American chess player
- Rolf Hess (* 1955), Swiss entrepreneur and auditor
- Rudolf Hess (General) (1858–1930), Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal
- Rudolf Hess (physician, 1886) (1886–1962), German pediatrician
- Rudolf Heß (1894–1987), German National Socialist politician (NSDAP)
- Rudolf Heß (entrepreneur) (1905–1978), German civil engineer and manufacturer
- Rudolf Hess (physician, 1913) (1913–2007), Swiss neurologist
S.
- Sabine Heß (* 1958), German rower
- Sabine Hess (* 1969), German cultural anthropologist, ethnologist and university professor
- Salomon Hess (writer) (1763–1837), Swiss writer and deacon
- Salomon Heß (theologian) (1789–1852), Swiss theologian
- Sam Hess (* 1951), Swiss author
- Sandra Hess (actress) (* 1968), Swiss actress
- Sandra Hess (athlete) (* 1976), German karateka and traceuse
- Sandro Hess (* 1975), Swiss politician (CVP), Cantonal Councilor in St. Gallen
- Sebastian Hess (sculptor) (1732–1800), German sculptor
- Sebastian Hess (musician) (* 1971), German cellist, composer and producer
- Sebastian Hess (agricultural scientist) (* 1975), German agricultural scientist and university professor
- Sebastian Hess (sports scientist) (* 1977), German athletics trainer and sports scientist
- Siegfried Hess (* 1940), German physicist and university professor
- Sigurd Hess (1938-2018), German rear admiral
- Stefan Hess (* 1965), Swiss historian and art historian
T
- Theodor Hess (mathematician) (1849 – after 1903), Bohemian-Austrian mathematician, teacher and writer
- Theodor Hess (violinist) (1880–1967), Austrian violinist
- Thomas Hess (business IT specialist) (* 1967), German business IT specialist
- Thomas Hess (screenwriter) (* 1968), Swiss screenwriter, director and actor
- Thomas B. Hess (1920–1978), American art critic
- Tobias Heß (1558–1614), German lawyer, theologian and physician
- Trude Krautheimer-Hess (1902–1987), German-American art historian
U
- Ulrich Heß (1921–1984), German archivist and regional historian
- Ulrico Hess (1939–2006), Swiss professional officer (corps commander)
- Urs Hess (1940–2013), Swiss actor
V
- Victor Hess (journalist) (1890–1985), Swiss journalist
- Victor Müller-Heß (1883–1960), German forensic doctor
- Victor Franz Hess (1883–1964), Austrian physicist
- Volker Hess (* 1962), German medical historian
W.
- Walter Hess (dentist) (1885–1980), Swiss dentist and university professor
- Walter Hess (art historian) (1913–1987), German art historian and university professor
- Walter Hess (homeopath) (1913–2002), German doctor and homeopath
- Walter Hess (painter) (* 1920), Swiss painter
- Walter Hess (publicist) (1937–2015), Swiss journalist and publicist
- Walter Hess (actor) (* 1939), Swiss actor
- Walter Hess (SS member) (1908–1979), German SS Hauptsturmführer
- Walter Hess (politician) (* 1949), Swiss politician (CVP)
- Walter Müller Hess (1894–1977), Chilean entrepreneur and diplomat
- Walter Rudolf Hess (1881–1973), Swiss physiologist
- Walther Hess (1900–1986), German diplomat
- Werner Hess (1914–2003), German broadcast director
- Wilhelm Hess (physician) (1831–1905), German ophthalmologist
- Wilhelm Heß (zoologist) (1841-1918), German botanist, zoologist and university professor
- Wilhelm Heß (architect) (1846–1916), Austrian architect
- Wilhelm Hess (entrepreneur) (1848–1932), Polish industrialist
- Wilhelm Hess (mathematician) (1858–1937), German mathematician and historian
- Wilhelm Heß (politician) (1889–1969), German politician (SPD), MdPL Hanover
- Wilhelm Heß (General) (1907–1997), German major general
- William E. Hess (1898–1986), American politician (Republican Party)
- Willy Hess (violinist) (1859–1939), German violinist and violin teacher
- Willy Hess (composer) (1906–1997), Swiss musicologist and composer
- Wilmot N. Hess (1926-2004), American physicist
- Wolf-Dietrich Heß (* 1937), German sports scientist, university professor and athletics official
- Wolf Rüdiger Heß (1937–2001), German architect
- Wolfgang Heß (numismatist) (1926–1999), German numismatist
- Wolfgang Hess (voice actor ) (1937–2016), Swiss actor and voice actor
- Wolfgang Hess (Linguist) (* 1940), German linguist
- Wolfgang Hess (journalist) (* 1952), German science journalist
- Wolfgang René Hess (* 1961), German bioinformatician and university lecturer
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Meaning and origin of family names in Germany. Retrieved November 20, 2011 .
- ^ Renato Morosoli: Hess (ZG). In: Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz ., Accessed on April 6, 2014
- ↑ Christoph Stöpel: Geogen online service. Retrieved November 20, 2011 .