Hesse (family name)

Hesse or Heße is a German family name .

Name bearer

A.

Adolph Hesse (1809–1863), German organist and composer
Albert Hesse (chemist) (1866–1924), German chemist
Albert Hesse (economist) (1876–1965), German economist
Albert John Hesse (1895–1987), South African entomologist
Alexandre Hesse (1806–1879), French genre, history and church painter
Alfred Hesse (1904–1988), German artist
Amandine Hesse (* 1993), French tennis player
Andreas Hesse (clergyman) (? –1624), German Protestant theologian and pastor
Andreas von Hesse (1793–1868), President of the Higher Appeal Court and Member of Parliament
Andree Hesse (* 1966), German author and translator
Arno Hesse (1887– ??), German middle-distance runner
Arnold Hesse (1838–1908), German judge at the Imperial Court
Arthur Heße (1888– ??), German politician (DStP / VNRV)

B.

Barbara Hesse-Bukowska (1930–2013), Polish pianist
Bernd Hesse (* 1962), German defense attorney and author
Birgit Hesse (* 1975), German politician (SPD)
Bruno Hesse (1905–1999), Swiss painter

C.

Carl Hesse (architect) (1827–1895), German architect and construction clerk
Carl Hesse (organ builder) (1808–1882), German organ builder
Carl Gustav Hesse (1795–1851), doctor
Carl Immanuel Philipp Hesse (1875–1918), Baltic German pastor and martyr
Charles Hesse (1901–1971), German politician
Chris Tsui Hesse (* 1932), Ghanaian filmmaker, officer and diplomat
Christian Hesse (mathematician) (* 1960), German mathematician
Christian Hesse (historian) (* 1961), Swiss historian
Christoph Hesse (1910–?), German administrative lawyer and district administrator
Cornelia Hesse-Honegger (* 1944), Swiss artist
Curt Hesse , German soccer player

E.

Eberhard Hesse (1911–1986), German politician (SPD)
Eckhard Hesse (1930–2015), German lawyer
Eduard Hesse (1912–2011), German theologian
Egmont Hesse (* 1959), German publisher
Elias Hesse (17th century), German traveler to Asia
Emil Hesse (1857–1926), German lieutenant general
Enno Hesse (* 1982), German actor
Erich Hesse (1874–1945), German zoologist and ornithologist
Ernst Hesse (sculptor) (* 1949), German sculptor
Ernst von Hesse-Wartegg (1851–1918), Austrian travel writer
Ernst Christian Hesse (1676–1762), German conductor and composer
Eugen Hesse (1911–1971), German Kapellmeister
Eva Hesse (1902–2010), contemporary witness and survivor of the Holocaust, see Eva Guttsman Ostwalt
Eva Hesse (author) (1925–2020), German author, editor and translator
Eva Hesse (artist) (1936–1970), American artist of German origin

F.

Fanny Angelina Hesse (1850–1934), German-American bacteriologist
Felix Hesse (1836–1880), German actor
Ferdinand Hesse (1882–1964), German journalist, writer and theater founder
Franz Hesse (theologian) (1917–2013), German Protestant theologian and university professor
Franz Heinrich Hesse (1803–1864), senior church councilor in Emden
Franz Hinrich Hesse , German history teacher, non-fiction author and local historian
Franz Hugo Hesse (1804–1861), Prussian civil servant, politician and diplomat
Fred Hesse (* 1942), German soccer player
Friedrich Hesse (District Administrator) (1796–1868), Prussian administrative officer
Friedrich Hesse (manufacturer) (1894–1965), German manufacturer
Friedrich Hesse (doctor, 1897) (1897–1980), surgeon in Saarbrücken
Friedrich Hermann Hesse (1811–1888), German theologian and university professor
Friedrich Louis Hesse (also Friedrich Ludwig Hesse ; 1849–1906), German dentist
Friedrich Wilhelm Hesse (physician, 1817) (1817–1897), German physician
Friedrich Wilhelm Hesse (* 1948), German psychologist and university professor
Fritz Hesse (politician, 1881) (1881–1973), German lawyer and politician (LDPD), Lord Mayor of Dessau
Fritz Hesse (politician, 1893) (1893–1963), German politician (SPD)
Fritz Hesse (medic) (1897–1980), German medic
Fritz Hesse (journalist) (1898–1980), German journalist and diplomat
Fritz Hesse (politician, 1903) (1903–1971), German politician (SPD), MdL Lower Saxony

G

Georg Hesse (1613–1694), German pedagogue, see Georg Heß
Georg Hesse (journalist) (* 1960), German journalist and manager
Gerda Hesse (1918–2006), German trade unionist
Gerhard Hesse (chemist) (1908–1997), German chemist and university professor.
Gerhard Hesse (lawyer) (* 1970), Austrian lawyer
Gerrit Hesse (* 1978), German actor
Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse (1918–2019), German typographer
Günter Hesse (neurologist) (1919–2019), German neurologist and author
Günter Hesse (chess player) (* 1929), Finnish correspondence chess player
Günter Hesse (economist) (* 1947), German economist, university professor and AfD politician
Günter Hesse (engineer) , German engineer
Gustav Hesse (1931–2001), German vice admiral

H

Hans Hesse (painter) (before 1497 – after 1539), German painter
Hans Hesse (organ builder) ( Johann Baptist Hesse ; 1865–1941), Austrian organ builder
Hans Hesse (General) (1865–1938), Prussian major general
Hans Hesse (writer) (1893–1954), German writer and theater manager
Hans Hesse (historian) (* 1961), German historian
Hans Albrecht Hesse (1935–2015), German legal sociologist and legal didactician
Hans Gerd Hesse (1931–1985), German lawyer and judge at the Federal Court of Justice
Hartwig Hesse (1778–1849), German merchant and founder
Heidrun Hesse (1951–2007), German philosopher
Heinrich Hesse (1827–1902), German businessman and politician, MdR
Heinrich von Hesse (1827–1895), Prussian major general
Helge Hesse (* 1963), German screenwriter, film director and writer
Helmut Hesse (pastor) (1916–1943), German Protestant clergyman
Helmut Hesse (economist) (1934–2016), German economist
Herbert Hesse , German opera singer (~ 20th century)
Hermann Hesse (conductor) (1861–1948), German conductor and musician
Hermann Hesse (pharmacist) (1867–1930), German pharmacist and local researcher
Hermann Hesse (1877–1962), German-Swiss writer, poet and painter
Hermann Hesse (politician) (* 1954), German banker and federal treasurer of the medium-sized and business association of the CDU / CSU
Hermann Albert Hesse (1877–1957), German theologian
Hermann Klugkist Hesse (1884–1949), German theologian and church historian
Hinrich Hesse , German non-fiction author and local historian, see Franz Hinrich Hesse
Horst Hesse (1922–2006), German MfS spy
Horst-Peter Hesse (1935–2009), German musicologist
Hubert Hesse (1826–1908), German industrialist, MdL Nassau, member of the Nassau municipal council
Hugo Hesse (1855–1923), German natural scientist

I.

Irene Hilgers-Hesse (1905-2004), German ethnologist
Isa Hesse-Rabinovitch (1917–2003), Swiss graphic artist, photographer and filmmaker

J

Jakob Hesse (1881–1966), German bricklayer and member of parliament (USPD)
Jan-Otmar Hesse (* 1968), German economic historian
Joachim Jens Hesse (1942–2018), German political and administrative scientist
Johann Hesse (painter) ( Johann Friedrich Hesse ; 1792–1848 / 1853), German painter and lithographer
Johann Andreas Hesse (1763–1835), German organ builder
Johann Baptist Hesse (1865–1941), Austrian organ builder, see Hans Hesse (organ builder)
Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Hesse (1782–1832), German military surgeon in Berlin and dentist
Johann Heinrich Hesse (around 1712–1778), German composer and cantor
Johann Michael Hesse (1734–1810), German organ builder
Jörg Hesse , German photographer
Josef Hesse (1918–2010), German administrative officer, local politician and local history specialist
Johanna Hesse (actually Johanna Rosl Zapf ; 1880–1958), German singer (soprano)
Johannes Hesse (1847–1916), German missionary and publishing director
Judith Hesse , maiden name of Judith Dannhauer (* 1982), German speed skater
Julian Hesse (* 1988), German jazz musician
Julius Hesse (1875–1944), German businessman and football official
Jürgen Hesse (* 1951), German author and career coach

K

Kai Hesse (* 1985), German soccer player
Karl Hesse (cellist) (1897–1978), German cellist (worked in the USA after 1946)
Karl Hesse (* 1936), German clergyman, archbishop in Papua New Guinea
Karl Gustav Hesse (1795–1851), German medic and writer
Katrin Hesse (* 1964), German legal scholar
Kirstin Hesse (* 1980), German actress
Klaus Hesse (graphic artist) (* 1954), German graphic artist
Klaus Hesse (cameraman) , German cameraman
Klaus-Peter Hesse (* 1967), German politician (CDU)
Konrad Hesse (1919–2005), German lawyer
Kurt Hesse (1894–1976), German military writer, colonel and economist
Kurt Hesse (politician) (* 1927), Mayor of Wurzen from 1974 to 1990
Kurt Hesse (entrepreneur) (* around 1945), German toy manufacturer

L.

Lena Hesse (* 1981), German illustrator and children's book author
Linda Hesse (* 1987), German singer
Lo Hesse (1889–1983), German dancer
Ludwig Hesse (soccer player) (1938-2017), German soccer player
Ludwig Hesse (theologian) (* 1949), Swiss Catholic theologian and author
Ludwig Christian Hesse (1716–1772), German composer and viol player
Ludwig Ferdinand Hesse (1795–1876), German builder and architect
Ludwig Friedrich Hesse (1783–1867), German historian
Ludwig Otto Hesse (1811–1874), German mathematician
Lutz-Werner Hesse (* 1955), German composer, musicologist and university professor

M.

Marcus Hesse (* 1984), German soccer goalkeeper
Marie Hesse (1842–1902), teacher; Mother of Hermann Hesse
Markus Hesse (geographer) (* 1960), German geographer
Markus Hesse (referee) (* 1965), German basketball referee
Marlies Hesse (* 1935), German librarian, journalist and writer
Martin Hesse (photographer) (1911–1968), Swiss photographer
Martin Heße (politician) (* 1933), German politician (SED)
Martin Pohl-Hesse (* 1959), German clarinetist, saxophonist, music teacher and composer
Martina Hesse (* 1977), German actress and voice actress
Mary Hesse (1924-2016), British philosophy of science
Matthias Möhring-Hesse (* 1961), German theologian
Max Hesse (publisher) (1858–1907), German bookseller and publisher
Max Hesse (diplomat) (1870–1947), German diplomat
Max Hesse (General) (1884–1974), German major general
Max Hesse (politician) (1895–1964), German politician (KPD, SPD) and trade unionist
Max Hesse (civil servant) , Austrian civil servant
Max René Hesse (1877–1952), German writer
Mia Hesse-Bernoulli (1868–1963), first professional photographer in Switzerland and wife of Hermann Hesse
Michael Hesse (botanist) (* 1943), Austrian botanist and university professor
Michael Hesse (art historian) (* 1951), German art historian and university professor

N

Nikolaus Hesse (1794–1868), German civil servant and politician
Ninon Hesse (1895–1966), German art historian

O

Oswald Hesse (1835–1917), German chemist
Otmar Hesse (* 1940), German theologian and politician, Lord Mayor of Goslar
Otto Hesse (1811–1874), German mathematician
Otto Hesse (District Administrator) (1821–1904), German District Administrator
Otto Hesse (teacher) (1895 – after 1950), German teacher, genealogist and NS- hereditary and racial hygiene journalist
Otto Ernst Hesse (1891–1946), German playwright and publicist
Otto Justus Basilius Hesse († 1793), German clergyman

P

Pascal Hesse (* 1986), German journalist and publicist
Paul Hesse (bailiff) , German bailiff
Paul Hesse (zoologist) (1857–1938), German zoologist
Paul Hesse (graphic artist) (Paul Leopold Hesse; 1889 – around 1955), German painter and commercial artist
Paul Hesse (architect) , German architect
Paul Hesse (agricultural scientist) (1893–1979), German agricultural scientist
Peter Hesse (1944–2004), German chess player and composer
Peter Julius Hesse (* 1937), German politician, founder, author and honorary consul
Philipp von Hesse (1810–1868), royal Prussian lieutenant general

R.

Rainer Hesse (* 1938), German poet and non-fiction author
Ralf Hesse (* 1972), German jazz musician
Reinhard Hesse (philosopher) (* 1945), German philosopher
Reinhard Hesse (1956–2004), German journalist and speechwriter
Richard Hesse (violinist) (1866–1930), German violinist
Richard Hesse (1868–1944), German zoologist
Rita Streb-Hesse (1945–2020), German politician (SPD), Member of the Bundestag
Robert Hesse (metallurgist) (1881–1946), German engineer and metallurgist
Robert Koch-Hesse (1883–1970), German lawyer and economist
Robert Hellmuth Hesse (1816–1875), German doctor and politician
Rudolf Hesse (architect) (1829–1886), German architect and construction officer
Rudolf Hesse (1871–1944), German painter and graphic artist
Rudolf Hesse (director) (1901–1966), German director and theater director
Ruth Hesse , née Ruth Wenger (later Ruth Haußmann ; 1897–1994), German singer (soprano)
Ruth Hesse , maiden name of Ruth Kellermann (1913–1999), German historian and anthropologist
Ruth Hesse (* 1936), German singer (alto, mezzo-soprano)

S.

Scott Hesse (* around 1970), American jazz guitarist
Stefan Hesse (physician) (1960–2016), German neurologist
Stefan Hesse (* 1969), German archaeologist
Stefan Heße (* 1966), German Roman Catholic clergyman, Archbishop of Hamburg

T

Theodor Hesse (* around 1945), German engineer and university professor
Thomas Hesse (* 1953), German writer

U

Udo Hesse (* 1955), German photographer
Ulrich Hesse (* 1966), German sports journalist and author
Uwe Hesse (* 1987), German soccer player

V

Veronika Hesse , married name of Veronika Schmidt (* 1952), German cross-country skier
Volker Hesse (* 1944), German theater director
Vroni Hesse ( Veronika Hesse ; * 1987), German soccer player

W.

Walter Hesse (architect) (1857–1921), German architect
Walter Hesse (doctor) (1894–1984), German ENT doctor, 1950–1968 professor in Rostock
Walter Hesse (geophysicist) (1915–1979), German geophysicist, meteorologist and university professor
Walter Hesse (singer) (1921–1997), Swiss singer (tenor)
Walther Hesse (1846–1911), German bacteriologist and hygienist
Werner Hesse (politician) (1929-2014), German politician (SPD)
Werner Hesse (soccer player) (1934–2008), German soccer player
Wilhelm Hesse (1901–1968), German politician (NSDAP), Lord Mayor of Braunschweig
Wilhelm Hesse (lawyer) (1901–1966), German lawyer
Wilhelm Hesse (architect) (1907–1971), German architect
Willy Hesse (politician) (1885–1964), German politician, MdL Braunschweig
Willy Hesse (entrepreneur) (* 1942), German entrepreneur and chamber official
Wolfgang Hesse (politician) (1913–1999), German politician (CDU)
Wolfgang Hesse (screenwriter) , German screenwriter and producer
Wolfgang Hesse (computer scientist) (* 1943), German computer scientist and university professor
Wolfgang Hesse (art historian) (* 1949), German photo historian and editor
Wolfram Hesse (* 1932), German sculptor

Hesse (family name)

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