Hals is a German and Dutch surname, originally a nickname for someone with a long neck or a sufferer of
goitres.
Notable people with surname include:
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Dirck Hals
Dirck Hals (19 March 1591 – 17 May 1656), born at Haarlem, was a Dutch Golden Age painter of merry company scenes, festivals and ballroom scenes. He played a role in the development of these types of genre painting. He was somewhat influenced ...
(1591–1656), Dutch painter
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Frans Hals
Frans Hals the Elder (, ; ; – 26 August 1666) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. He lived and worked in Haarlem, a city in which the local authority of the day frowned on religious painting in places of worship but citizens liked to decorate thei ...
(c.1582–1666), Dutch painter
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William Hals (1655–1737), British historian
References
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Dutch-language surnames
German-language surnames