Han is a name used in many cultures. The Western usage of the name is as a variant of Hans. *

Han (Chinese surname) Han () is a common Chinese surname, Chinese surname. The spelling "Han" is based on People's Republic of China, China's pinyin system and so used throughout Mainland China. Spelling can vary from 'Hon' in Cantonese-speaking areas to 'Hang' in Hain ...

(韓/韩/Hán), also romanized Hon *

Han (Korean surname) Han () is the typical romanized spelling of the Korean family name 한. Other alternate spellings for include Hahn and Haan. In hanja, it translates to "King”, “Kingdom”, “country" and/or “Korean people”. Han is the oldest name in K ...

(韓/한) *

Han (given name) Han is a Dutch masculine given name. It can be a short form of Johannes or of Hendrik/Henricus. People with the name include: Masculine given name *Han Ahmedow (1936–2006), Prime Minister of Turkmenistan *Han Bennink (born 1942), Dutch jazz ...

, a Dutch given name Notable people with Han in their name include: *

Han Bennink Han Bennink (born 17 April 1942) is a Dutch drummer and percussionist. On occasion his recordings have featured him playing soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, trombone, violin, banjo and piano. Though perhaps best known as one of the pivotal figu ...

(born 1942), Dutch jazz musician *

Han Dongfang Han Dongfang ( zh, s=韩东方; born 1963) is a Chinese advocate for workers' rights. Han was born in the impoverished village of Nanweiquan in Shanxi and first came to international prominence as a railway worker in Beijing. He helped set up ...

(born 1963), Chinese human rights activist *

Han Fei Han Fei (233 BC), also known as Han Feizi, was a Chinese Legalist philosopher and statesman during the Warring States period. He was a prince of the state of Han. Han Fei is often considered the greatest representative of Legalism for th ...

(–233 BC), Chinese philosopher *

Han Fu (disambiguation) Han Fu may refer to: * Hanfu, historical Han Chinese clothing styles of China ** Hanfu movement, a social movement seeking to revitalize traditional Chinese fashion * Huafu Fashion, a listed Chinese color textile company. * Han Fu (warlord), a p ...

, several people *

Han Gan Han Gan () (–783) was a Chinese painter during the Tang dynasty. He came from a poor family in either Chang'an, modern-day Xi'an, Shaanxi; Lantian, modern-day Shaanxi; or Daliang, modern-day Kaifeng, Henan. As a young man, Han Gan was re ...

(–783), Chinese painter *

Han Go-eun Han Go-eun (; born March 10, 1975) is a South Korean actress. Career Han Go-eun entered the Korea Super Elite Model Contest in 1995, and after several years of modeling, she began acting full-time in 1998. That year, she made her acting debut i ...

(born 1975), South Korean actress *

Han Hao Han Hao ( 190 – 215), courtesy name Yuansi, he gained a reputation for loyalty and valor, comparable to Shi Huan. A military officer serving under the warlords Wang Kuang, Yuan Shu and Cao Cao during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China, he ...

(–215), Chinese military officer *

Han Hoogerbrugge Han Hoogerbrugge (born 11 October 1963) is a Dutch digital artist. Hoogerbrugge was born in Rotterdam, where he is still based, and started out as a painter and cartoonist until he found the internet in 1996. He is the creator of the series Modern ...

(born 1963), Dutch digital artist *

Han Hye-jin (actress) Han Hye-jin (; born October 27, 1981) is a South Korean actress. Han made her breakthrough in 2005 when she starred as a young widow in her 20s working as an outgoing hairdresser in the hit daily drama ''Be Strong, Geum-soon!''. Among her notabl ...

(born 1981), South Korean actress *

Han Hye-jin (model) Han Hye-jin (born March 23, 1983) is a South Korean fashion model and TV personality. She has been on the covers of many fashion magazines, including the May 2008 and June 2009 Korean editions of ''Vogue.'' She walked in the NYFW for 3 year ...

(born 1983), South Korean model *

Han Hye-ri Han Hye-ri (born August 24, 1997) is a South Korean singer and actress. She is known as a former contestant of ''Produce 101'' and as a member of the girl group I.B.I. Early life Han Hye-ri was born on August 24, 1997, in Gwangmyeong, South ...

(born 1997), South Korean singer *

Han Hyo-joo Han Hyo-joo (; born Han Ji-yeong, February 22, 1987) is a South Korean actress. She gained wide recognition with the back-to-back successes of '' Brilliant Legacy'' (2009) and ''Dong Yi'' (2010), both of which were massive hits with high viewe ...

(born 1987), South Korean actress *

Han Ji-min Han Ji-min (; born November 5, 1982) is a South Korean actress. After minor roles in ''All In (TV series), All In'' (2003) and ''Dae Jang Geum'' (2003–2004), Han had her breakout role in revenge series ''Resurrection (2005 TV series), Resurrec ...

(born 1982), South Korean actress *

Han Kulker Johannes Nicolaas Maria Kulker (born 15 August 1959) is a Dutch former middle distance runner who won a bronze medal at the 1986 European Championships in Athletics in Stuttgart over 1500 metres. The race was won by Steve Cram. Two years la ...

(born 1959), Dutch middle distance runner * Han Kuo-Huang (born 1936), Chinese-born American ethnomusicologist *

Han Polman Johannes Marcellus Maria "Han" Polman (born 16 January 1963) is a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) party. He served as King's Commissioner of Zeeland from 1 March 2013 until 16 September 2024. Previously he was Mayor of Bergen op Zoom ...

(born 1963), Dutch politician * Han Seung-woo (disambiguation) (born ), several people *

Han Shaogong Han Shaogong (; born January 1, 1953) is a Chinese novelist and fiction writer. Biography Han was born in Hunan, China. While relying on traditional Chinese culture, in particular Chinese mythology, folklore, Taoism and Buddhism as source of in ...

(born 1953), Chinese writer *

Han Sui Han Sui () (140s - June or July 215According to Cao Cao's biography in ''Sanguozhi'', Han Sui was killed in the 5th month of the 20th year of the ''Jian'an'' era of Liu Xie's reign. This corresponds to 15 June to 13 July 215 on the Julian calend ...

(–215), Chinese military general *

Han Suk-kyu Han Suk-kyu (; born November 3, 1964) is a South Korean actor. One of the leading actors of Korean cinema, he rose to prominence in the 1990s with a string of critically acclaimed films, including '' Green Fish'' (1997), '' No. 3'' (1997), '' T ...

(born 1964), South Korean actor *

Han Sun-hwa Han Sun-hwa (; born October 6, 1990), also known mononymously as Sunhwa, is a South Korean actress and singer. She is a former member of the South Korean girl group Secret. She made her television debut in 2004 while participating in SBS' ''Su ...

(born 1990), South Korean singer and actress *

Han Terra Han Terra (; born March 30, 1982) is a South Korean–born inventor, composer and musician. She was a child prodigy and was performing by age 6 as a Korean kayageum player beginning her training at the age of 4. She has invented a 24-stringed ...

(born 1982), South Korean polymath *

Han Tuozhou Han Tuozhou (November 6, 1152 – November 24, 1207) was a Chinese politician of the Southern Song dynasty, who served as a chancellor under Emperor Ningzong. He was responsible for Southern Song efforts to recover territories lost in northern ...

(1152–1207), Chinese politician *

Han Woerdman Johannes Petrus "Han" Woerdman (29 November 1942 – 18 August 2020) was a Dutch physicist. He was a researcher at Philips Natuurkundig Laboratorium and later professor at Leiden University. Life Woerdman was born on 29 November 1942 in Laren, Nor ...

(1942–2020), Dutch physicist *

Han Xianchu Han Xianchu (; 1913–1986) was a Chinese general in the People's Liberation Army. He participated in various wars and battles such as Battle of Pingxingguan in the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Liaoshen, Pingjin, Hainan campaigns in the Ch ...

(1913–1986), Chinese general *

Han Xiaopeng Han Xiaopeng (; born December 13, 1983, in Pei, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China) is a freestyle skier who competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, and won gold in the men's aerials event. In this discipline he also won the World Championshi ...

(born 1983), Chinese freestyle skier *

Xin of Han Xin, King of Hán (died 196 BC), also known as Hán Xin and as Hán Wang Xin, was a noble of the early Han dynasty of China and a descendant of the royal family of Hán during the Warring States period. He was made King of Hán () in 205 BC b ...

, Chinese general *

Han Xin Han Xin (; ? – early 196 BCE) was a Chinese military general and politician who served Liu Bang during the Chu–Han Contention and contributed greatly to the founding of the Han dynasty. Han Xin was named as one of the "Three Heroes of the ...

, Chinese general *

Han Xinyun Han Xinyun (; ; born 30 May 1990), also known as Monica Han, is an inactive Chinese tennis player. Han has won three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour. She also has won 35 titles (9 in sin ...

(born 1990), Chinese tennis player *

Han Xuan Han Xuan ( 200s–210) was a government official who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. He served as the Administrator () of Changsha Commandery (長沙郡; around present-day Changsha, Hunan). After Liu Biao's death in 208, th ...

, Chinese commander *

Han Yong-un Han Yong-un (; August 29, 1879 – June 29, 1944) was a twentieth century Korean Buddhist reformer and poet. This name was his religious name, given by his meditation instructor in 1905, and Manhae (만해) was his art name; his birth name was ...

(1879–1944), Korean Buddhist reformer and poet *

Han Yu Han Yu (; 76825 December 824), courtesy name Tuizhi (), and commonly known by his posthumous name Han Wengong (韓文公), was an essayist, Confucian scholar, poet, and government official during the Tang dynasty who significantly influenced t ...

(768–824), Chinese writer and poet *

Han Zhangluan Han Zhangluan (), formal personal name Han Feng (), was an official of the Chinese Northern Qi dynasty. He was initially a guard commander for Gao Wei when Gao Wei was crown prince, and became a close associate of Gao Wei after Gao Wei became emp ...

, Chinese official *

Han Zheng Han Zheng (; born April 1954) is a Chinese politician who since 2023 has served as the 11th Vice President of China, vice president of China. He previously served as the Vice Premier of China, first-ranking vice premier of China between 2018 and ...

(born 1954), Chinese politician * Jefferson Han (born 1975), American research scientist *

Jiawei Han Jiawei Han (; born August 10, 1949) is a Chinese-American computer scientist and writer. He currently holds the position of Michael Aiken Chair Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. H ...

(born 1949), Chinese-American computer scientist *

Keiko Han is a Japanese actress and voice actress. She sang the theme songs in productions, such as '' Story of the Alps: My Annette'' and '' The Swiss Family Robinson: Flone of the Mysterious Island''. She is a fortune teller of western horoscopes. She ...

(born 1953), Japanese voice actress *

Lu Han Lu Han (; born April 20, 1990), also known mononymously as Luhan, is a Chinese singer, actor, and dancer. He was a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo and its sub-group Exo-M, before leaving the group in October 2014. That year, ...

(born 1990), Chinese singer * Han Mei, Chinese-Canadian musician * Raymond Han (1931–2017), American painter * Thein Han (basketball) (born 1998), Burmese basketball player *

Tian Han Tian Han ( zh, 田汉; 12 March 1898 – 10 December 1968), formerly romanized as T'ien Han, was a Chinese drama activist, playwright, a leader of revolutionary music and films, as well as a translator and poet. He emerged at the time of the ...

(1898–1968), Chinese activist and playwright *

Yuny Han (born October 13, 1983) is a South Korean actress and former member of Japanese bands Brandnew Biscuits and Memory Cats. Filmography TV series * ''Girls' High School Days'' ( SBS, 2002) * ''Ucchan Nanchan no Urinari!!'' (NTV, 2002) * ''T ...

(born 1983), South Korean actress

Fictional characters

Han Solo Han Solo () is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He was introduced in the 1977 film ''Star Wars (film), Star Wars'', and later appeared in ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980), ''Return of the Jedi'' (1983), ''Star Wars: The F ...

, in the ''Star Wars'' universe *

Han Pritcher The ''Foundation'' series is a science fiction book series written by American author Isaac Asimov. First published as a series of short stories and novellas from 1942 to 1950, and subsequently in three collections, for nearly thirty years the ...

, in the ''Foundation'' series *

Han Fastolfe The following is a list of characters in Isaac Asimov's ''Robot'' series. Kelden Amadiro Kelden Amadiro is a Spacer and the main antagonist in the novels '' The Robots of Dawn'' and '' Robots and Empire''. He is the head of the Robotics Institut ...

, in the ''Elijah Baley'' series *

Han Lue Han Lue (also known by his alias Han Seoul-Oh) is a fictional character in the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise. He is portrayed by Sung Kang, who, like the character himself, is of Korean descent. The character appears for the first time in Justin ...

, from ''The Fast and the Furious'' series * Han Tzu, from the ''Ender's Game'' series * Han Qing-jao, from the ''Ender's Game'' series *

Han Fu (fictional) Han Fu may refer to: * Hanfu, historical Han Chinese clothing styles of China ** Hanfu movement, a social movement seeking to revitalize traditional Chinese fashion * Huafu Fashion, a listed Chinese color textile company. * Han Fu (warlord), a po ...

, in the novel ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'' *

Han Tao Han Tao is a fictional character in ''Water Margin'', one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. Nicknamed "General of Hundred Victories", he ranks 42nd among the 108 Stars of Destiny and sixth among the 72 Earthly Fiends. Ba ...

, in ''Water Margin'' * Han Daewi, in the webtoon ''

The God of High School is a South Korean manhwa released as a webtoon written and illustrated by Yongje Park. It has been serialized in Naver Corporation's webtoon platform Naver Webtoon from April 2011 to December 2022, with the individual chapters collected and pub ...

'' *

Han Xiangzi Han Xiangzi, courtesy name Qingfu or Beizhu, is a Chinese mythological figure and one of the Eight Immortals in the Taoist pantheon. He studied Taoist magical arts under the tutelage of Lü Dongbin, another of the Eight Immortals. Han Xiangzi i ...

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Fictional characters

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