Hein

Hein is a Dutch and Low German masculine given name, a short version of Hendrik/Heinrich, a derivative surname most common in Germany.

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 Bollow (1920–2020), German jockey
• 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 Pieper (born 1962), Dutch Catholic theologian and politician
• 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 (1951–2023), 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 (1941–2017), Dutch sports executive
• Hein Vergeer (born 1961), Dutch speed skater
• Hein Vos (1903–1972), Dutch politician
• Hein Wellens (1935–2020), 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

• Thakin Ba Hein (1917–1946), Burmese politician
• Kyaw Hein (1947–2020), Burmese film actor, film director, and singer
• Moe Hein (1942–2010), Burmese poet and philanthropist
• Myat Hein (born 1955), Burmese general
• Hein Thiha Zaw (born 1995), Burmese footballer
• Hein Zar Aung (born 1990), Burmese footballer

Surname

• Bianca Hein (born 1975), German actress
• Birgit Hein (1942–2023), 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
• Gustavo Hein (born 1972), Argentine politician
• Harald Hein (1950–2008), German fencer
• Harry Hein (born 1945), Estonian military Major General
• Herbert Hein (born 1954), German footballer
• Hillar Hein (born 1954), Estonian ski jumper, Nordic combined skier and coach
• 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), American pediatrician
• Karl Hein (athlete) (1908–1982), German hammer thrower
• Karl Hein (footballer) (born 2002), Estonian footballer
• 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
• Riina Hein (born 1955), Estonian actress, director, producer and screenwriter
• Rolland Hein (1932–2023), American literature academic and writer
• Ron Hein (1949–2022), American lobbyist and politician
• Rosemarie Hein (1953–2025), German politician

See also

• Heine (disambiguation)
• Hain (disambiguation)