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Hank Aaron Henry Louis Aaron (February 5, 1934 – January 22, 2021), nicknamed "Hammer" or "Hammerin' Hank", was an American professional baseball right fielder who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1954 through 1976. Considered one ...

(1934-2021), American baseball player * Hank Aguirre (1931–1994), American baseball player * Hank Allen (1940–2024), American baseball player *

Hank Anderson Thor Henry Anderson (December 5, 1920 – September 5, 2005) was a college basketball coach and athletic director (AD). He was the head coach at Gonzaga University for 21 seasons, from 1951 to 1972, where he compiled a record. Anderson later coa ...

(1920–2005), American college basketball coach and player *

Hank Azaria Henry Albert Azaria ( ; born April 25, 1964) is an American actor and producer. He is known for voicing many characters in the long-running animated sitcom ''The Simpsons'' since 1989, including Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Superintendent Chalmer ...

(born 1964), American actor and producer *

Hank Bachmeier Hank Bachmeier (born July 14, 1999) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He played college football for the Boise State Broncos, the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, and Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Early life Bachmeier wa ...

(born 1999), American football player *

Hank Ballard Hank Ballard (born John Henry Kendricks; November 18, 1927 – March 2, 2003) was an American singer and songwriter, the lead vocalist of the Midnighters and one of the first rock and roll artists to emerge in the early 1950s. He played an inte ...

(1927–2003), American singer *

Hank Bauer Henry Albert Bauer (July 31, 1922 – February 9, 2007) was an American right fielder and manager in Major League Baseball. He played with the New York Yankees (–) and Kansas City Athletics (–); he batted and threw right-handed. He served as ...

(1922–2007), American baseball player and manager *

(born 1954), American football player and sportscaster * Hank Biasatti (1922–1996), Italian-Canadian baseball and basketball player * Hank Blalock (born 1980), American baseball player * Hank Borowy (1916–2004), American baseball player * Hank Brown (born 1940), American politician * Hank Brown (born 2005), American football player *

Hank Burnine Harold Henry "Hank" Burnine (November 9, 1932 – January 21, 2020) was an American professional football end who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles. He was selected by the Gi ...

(1932–2020), American football player * Hank Earl Carr (1968–1998), American murderer *

Hank Cochran Garland Perry "Hank" Cochran (August 2, 1935 – July 15, 2010) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Starting during the 1960s, Cochran was a prolific songwriter in the genre, including major hits by Patsy Cline, Ray Price, Eddy ...

(1935–2010), American country music singer and songwriter *

Hank Conger Hyun Choi "Hank" Conger (born January 29, 1988) is an American former professional baseball catcher and current coach who serves as the assistant bench coach and catching coach for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). Conger wa ...

(born 1988), American baseball player * Harry "Hank" Feldman (1919–1962), American baseball player *

Hank Garland Walter Louis Garland (November 11, 1930 – December 27, 2004), known professionally as Hank Garland, was an American guitarist and songwriter. He started as a country musician, played rock and roll as it became popular in the 1950s, and release ...

(1930–2004), American guitarist and songwriter *

Hank Garrett Hank Garrett (born Henry Greenberg Cohen Sandler Weinblatt; October 26, 1931) is an American actor, comedian, author, speaker, teacher, mixed martial artist and retired professional wrestler best known for the television role of Officer Nicholso ...

(born 1931), American actor * Hank Garrity (1900–1972), American sports player and coach * Hank Garrity (1908–1962), American baseball player *

Hank Gathers Eric Wilson "Hank" Gathers Jr. (February 11, 1967 – March 4, 1990) was an American college basketball player for the Loyola Marymount Lions in the West Coast Conference (WCC). As a junior in 1989, he became the second player in NCAA Division I ...

(1967–1990), American basketball player *

Hank Green William Henry Green II (born May 5, 1980) is an American YouTuber, science communicator, novelist, Stand-up comedy, stand-up comedian, and entrepreneur. He produces the YouTube channel Vlogbrothers with his older brother, author John Green, a ...

(born 1980), American vlogger and entrepreneur *

Hank Goldup Henry George Goldup (October 29, 1918 – December 14, 2008) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 202 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers between 1939 and 1945. He won th ...

(1918–2008), Canadian ice hockey player *

Hank Greenberg Henry Benjamin Greenberg (January 1, 1911 – September 4, 1986), nicknamed "Hammerin' Hank", "Hankus Pankus", and "the Hebrew Hammer", was an American professional baseball player and team executive. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB), p ...

(1911–1986), American baseball player * Hank Hanegraaff (born 1950), American writer and radio host * Hank Haney (born 1955), American professional golf instructor * Hank Heifetz (born 1935), American poet *

Henry Iba Henry Payne “Hank” Iba (; August 6, 1904 – January 15, 1993) was an American basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head basketball coach at Northwest Missouri State Teacher's College, now known as Northwes ...

(1904–1993), American basketball player and coach *

Hank Johnson Henry Calvin Johnson Jr. (born October 2, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is anchored in Atlanta's inner eastern suburbs, inclu ...

(born 1954), American politician *

(1906–1982), American baseball player *

Hank Jones Henry Jones Jr. (July 31, 1918 – May 16, 2010) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer. Critics and musicians have described Jones as eloquent, lyrical, and impeccable. In 1989, The National Endowment for the Arts h ...

(1918–2010), American jazz pianist and bandleader * Hank Ketcham (1920–2001), American cartoonist * Hank Ketcham (1891–1986), American football player * Hank Kuehne (born 1975), American golfer *

Hank Locklin Lawrence Hankins Locklin (February 15, 1918 – March 8, 2009) was an American country music singer and songwriter. He had 70 chart singles, including two number one hits on ''Billboard''s country chart. His biggest hits included " Send Me the ...

(1918–2009), American country music singer-songwriter * Hank Luisetti (1916–2002), American basketball player * Hank Lundy (born 1984), American boxer *

Hank Majeski Henry Majeski (December 13, 1916 – August 9, 1991) was an American professional baseball player, coach and minor league manager. He played as a third baseman in Major League Baseball from to for the Boston Bees/Braves (1939–41), New York ...

(1916–1991), American baseball player *

Hank Marvin Hank Brian Marvin (born Brian Robson Rankin, 28 October 1941) is an English multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and songwriter. He is known as the lead guitarist for the Shadows. Early life and career Marvin was born as Brian Robson Rankin at ...

(born 1941), English musician *

Hank Mobley Henry Mobley (July 7, 1930 – May 30, 1986) was an American tenor saxophonist and composer. Mobley was described by Leonard Feather as the "middleweight champion of the tenor saxophone", a metaphor used to describe his tone, that was neithe ...

(1930–1986), American jazz saxophonist and composer * Hank Norberg (1920–1974), American football player * Hank Nowak (born 1950), Canadian ice hockey player *

Hank O'Day Henry M. O'Day (July 8, 1859 – July 2, 1935), nicknamed "The Reverend", was an American right-handed pitcher and later an umpire and manager in Major League Baseball. After a seven-year major league playing career, he worked as a National ...

(1859–1935), American baseball player, manager, and umpire * Hank Patterson (1888–1975), American actor and musician *

Henry Paulson Henry "Hank" Merritt Paulson Jr. (born March 28, 1946) is an American investment banker and financier who served as the 74th United States secretary of the treasury from 2006 to 2009. Prior to his role in the Department of the Treasury, Paulson ...

(born 1946), American investment banker and financier *

Hank Pfister Hank Pfister (born October 9, 1953) is a former tennis player from the United States, who won two singles titles (1981, Maui and 1982, Newport) during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP T ...

(born 1953), American tennis player * Hank J. Ratner (born 1959), American executive *

Hank Sauer Henry John Sauer (March 17, 1917 – August 24, 2001) was an American professional baseball player, coach and scout. He appeared in 1,399 games, primarily as a left fielder, in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds (1941–1942, 19 ...

(1917–2001), American baseball player *

Hank Schyma Hank Schyma, also known as Pecos Hank, is a musician, songwriter, filmmaker and professional Storm chasing, storm chaser based in Houston, Texas. He has fronted the rock group Southern Backtones for over fifteen years. During the same period, he ...

(born 1982), American musical artist and storm chaser *

Henrik Sedin Henrik Lars Sedin (born 26 September 1980) is a Swedish ice hockey executive and former centre who played his entire 17-season National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Vancouver Canucks from 2000 to 2018. He additionally served as the Canuc ...

(born 1980), Swedish ice hockey player * Hank Smith, American animator * Hank Smith (1934–2002), Canadian music singer * Hank A. Smith (1893–1985), American football player *

Hank Snow Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow (May 9, 1914 – December 20, 1999) was a Canadian country music guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He recorded 140 albums and charted more than 85 singles on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' country charts betw ...

(1914–1999), Canadian-American musician and songwriter * Hank Stackpole (1935–2020), United States Marine Corps lieutenant general *

Hank Steinbrecher Hank Steinbrecher (July 11, 1947 – March 25, 2025) was an American soccer executive, player and coach, who was a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Early career Steinbrecher attended Davis & Elkins College, where he was a member of ...

(1947–2025), American soccer executive, player, and coach * Hank Steinbrenner (1957–2020), American baseball executive *

Hank Stram Henry Louis Stram (; January 3, 1923 – July 4, 2005) was an American football coach. He is best known for his 15-year tenure with the Dallas Texans / Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NF ...

(1923–2005), American football coach * Hank Sullivant (born 1983), American musician * Hank Thomas (born 1941), American civil rights activist and entrepreneur * Hank Willis Thomas (born 1976), American artist * Hank Thompson (1925–1969), American baseball player * Hank Thompson (1925–2007), American country music singer-songwriter *

Hank Wangford Samuel Hutt (born 15 November 1940), known by the stage name Hank Wangford, is an English country and western songwriter. "Hank is a good smoke screen. He can do things I can't do. He's my clown," says Dr. Hutt, who has been struggling to ba ...

(born 1940), English musician and psychiatrist *

Hank Williams Hiram "Hank" Williams (September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. An early pioneer of country music, he is regarded as one of the most significant and influential musicians of the 20th century. W ...

(1923–1953), American singer, songwriter and musician *

Hank Williams Jr. Randall Hank Williams (born May 26, 1949), known professionally as Hank Williams Jr. or Bocephus, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style has been described as a blend of rock, blues, and country. He is the son of count ...

(born 1949), American country music singer, songwriter and musician *

Hank Williams III Shelton Hank Williams (born December 12, 1972), known professionally as Hank Williams III, is an American singer, songwriter, and multiinstrumentalist. He was the drummer of hardcore punk band Arson Anthem, and bassist of Phil Anselmo's band ...

(born 1972), American musician and singer *

Hank Worden Hank Worden (born Norton Earl Worden; July 23, 1901 – December 6, 1992) was an American cowboy-turned-character actor who appeared in many Westerns, including a dozen John Ford films, such as ''The Searchers'', and the TV series ''The Lone R ...

(1901–1992), American actor * Hank von Hell (1972–2021), Norwegian singer *

Henrik Zetterberg Henrik Zetterberg (; born 9 October 1980) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey forward. He played his entire National Hockey League career, from 2002 to 2018, with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League. Bursting onto the ...

(born 1980), Swedish ice hockey player *

Henrik Lundqvist Henrik Lundqvist (; born 2 March 1982) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers. Before winning the Vezina Trophy in 2012, he was nominated in each ...

(born 1982) Swedish ice hockey player * Hank (dog), a dog rescued by the Milwaukee Brewers named after Hank Aaron * Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf, a nickname of entertainer Henry Joseph Nasiff Jr.

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* Carlos Hank González (1927–2001), Mexican politician and businessman * Carlos Hank González (born 1971), Mexican businessman * Carlos Hank Guerreiro (born 2000), Mexican equestrian * Carlos Hank Rhon, Mexican businessman * Jorge Hank Rhon (born 1956), Mexican businessman and politician * Tigre Hank (born 1991), Mexican tennis player *

William Hank Lieutenant Commander William Edwin Hank (25 September 1902 – 14 November 1942) was an officer in the United States Navy during World War II. Born at Norfolk, Virginia, Hank graduated from the Naval Academy in 1925. During the years before World ...

(1902–1942), World War II US Navy officer

Fictional characters

*Hank, the main villain in Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie *Hank Anderson, a character in the game '' Detroit: Become Human'' *Hank Dearborn, protagonist of the 1965 TV series '' Hank'' * Hank Gannon, from the soap opera ''

One Life to Live ''One Life to Live'' (often abbreviated as ''OLTL'') is an American soap opera broadcast on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC television network for more than 43 years, from July 15, 1968, to January 13, 2012, and then on the internet as ...

'' *

Hank Hall Hank Hall is a fictional character that appears in DC Comics. He first appeared in '' Showcase'' #75 (June 1968) as Hawk of Hawk and Dove. After that, he became known as Extant, and appeared in the limited series '' Zero Hour: Crisis in Time'', ...

, a DC Comics character *

Hank Henshaw Hank Henshaw is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, also known by the name Cyborg Superman. Created by writer-artist Dan Jurgens, the character originally appeared primarily as an enemy of Superman, and beginn ...

, DC Comics villain * Hank Thunderman, from the TV show ''

The Thundermans ''The Thundermans'' is an American comedy television series created by Jed Spingarn that aired on Nickelodeon from October 14, 2013 to May 25, 2018. The series stars Kira Kosarin, Jack Griffo, Addison Riecke, Diego Velazquez, Chris Tallman, ...

'' * Hank, from the 2003 film ''

Cheaper by the Dozen ''Cheaper by the Dozen'' is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, published in 1948. The novel recounts the authors' childhood lives growing up in a household of 12 children. The bes ...

'' *

Hank Hill Hank Rutherford Hill (born April 15)Season Five, Episode Ten: Yankee Hankie (at time 04:42 of 22:30) Birth Certificate has his name listed as Hank Rutherford Hill is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox ...

, protagonist of the animated TV series ''

King of the Hill ''King of the Hill'' is an American animated sitcom created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels that initially aired on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox from January 12, 1997, to September 13, 2009, with four more episodes airing in First-run syndicati ...

'' * Hank Janson, fictional character and a pseudonym for a character Stephen Daniel Frances's books * Hank Jennings, from the TV show ''

Twin Peaks ''Twin Peaks'' is an American Surrealist cinema, surrealist Mystery film, mystery-Horror film, horror Drama (film and television), drama television series created by Mark Frost and David Lynch. It Pilot (Twin Peaks), premiered on American Broad ...

'' * Hank Landry, a fictional character in ''

Stargate SG-1 ''Stargate SG-1'' (often stylized in all caps, or abbreviated ''SG-1'') is a military science fiction Adventure fiction, adventure television series within Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Stargate, ''Stargate'' franchise. The show, created by Brad Wrig ...

'' * Hank Landry, a fictional character in ''

Veronica Mars ''Veronica Mars'' is an American teen neo-noir Mystery fiction, mystery Drama (film and television), drama television series created by screenwriter Rob Thomas (writer), Rob Thomas. The series is set in the fictional city, fictional town of Ne ...

'' *

Hank Lawson The following is a list of characters who have appeared on the USA Network Television program, series ''Royal Pains''. Cast Main characters Hank Lawson Dr. Henry "Hank" Lawson (Mark Feuerstein): A successful New York ER doctor soon to be m ...

, protagonist of TV series ''

Royal Pains ''Royal Pains'' is an American comedy-drama television series that ran on the USA Network from 2009 to 2016. The series is based in part on contemporary concierge medicine practices of independent doctors and companies and follows Hank Lawson, ...

'' * Hank McCoy, a superhero, The Beast, from the Marvel comic series "

X-Men The X-Men are a superhero team in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer/editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the team first appeared in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 (September 1963). Although initial ...

" * Hank Moody, protagonist of the TV series ''

Californication Californication may refer to: *Californication (word), an expression that refers to the influx of Californians into various western states in the U.S. *Californication (album), ''Californication'' (album), a 1999 album by the Red Hot Chili Peppers ...

'' * Hank Morgan, the Yankee in Mark Twain's ''

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court ''A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'' is an 1889 historical novel by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. The book was originally titled ''A Yankee in King Arthur's Court''. Some early editions are titled ''A Yankee at the Court ...

'' *Hank Murphy, a character on ''

Sealab 2021 ''Sealab 2021'' is an American adult animated television series created by Adam Reed and Matt Thompson for Cartoon Network's late-night programming block, Adult Swim. Cartoon Network aired the show's first three episodes in December 2000 befor ...

'' *Hank "Halloween" Murphy, a character in the ''Cars'' film series, see List of ''Cars'' characters *Hank Murphy, a character in the 1994 film '' Angels in the Outfield'' *

Hank Pym Dr. Henry Jonathan Pym is a character (arts), character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by penciller Jack Kirby, editor-plotter Stan Lee and writer Larry Lieber, Pym debuted in ''Tales to Astonish'' #27 (Ja ...

(aka Ant-Man, Giant-Man, Goliath, and Yellowjacket), fictional character in the Marvel Universe * Hank Rearden, a central character in the novel ''

Atlas Shrugged ''Atlas Shrugged'' is a 1957 novel by Ayn Rand. It is her longest novel, the fourth and final one published during her lifetime, and the one she considered her ''magnum opus'' in the realm of fiction writing. She described the theme of ''Atlas ...

'' *

Hank Schrader Henry R. "Hank" Schrader Assistant Special Agent in Charge, ASAC () is a central character in the American crime drama series ''Breaking Bad'' portrayed by Dean Norris and created by Vince Gilligan. An agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration ...

, from the TV show ''

Breaking Bad ''Breaking Bad'' is an American crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan for AMC (TV channel), AMC. Set and filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the series follows Walter White (Breaking Bad), Walter White (Bryan Cran ...

'' *

Hank Venture This is a list of main and recurring fictional characters from ''The Venture Bros.'', a comic science fiction television series aired on Adult Swim from 2003 to 2018. Overview Team Venture Team Venture consists of the central characters in the ...

, fictional character in ''

The Venture Bros. ''The Venture Bros.'' is an American adult animated action comedy television series created by Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer for Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim. Following a pilot episode on February 16, 2003, the s ...

'' * Hank Voight, police sergeant in ''Chicago P.D.'' *Hank Zipzer, fictional character from the TV series '' Hank Zipzer'' *Talking Hank, one of the main characters of '' Talking Tom and Friends'' *Hank, main character in the '' Hank the Cowdog'' series of children's novels *Hank, one of the two beavers in

Pajanimals ''Jim Henson's Pajanimals'' (a portmanteau of the words ''pajamas'' and ''animals'') is a children's television series created by Jeff Muncy and Alex Rockwell. The Pajanimals are characters that were made by Jim Henson's Creature Shop at The J ...

*Hank, a

giant Pacific octopus The giant Pacific octopus (''Enteroctopus dofleini''), also known as the North Pacific giant octopus, is a large marine cephalopod belonging to the genus '' Enteroctopus'' and Enteroctopodidae family. Its spatial distribution encompasses much o ...

with a missing

tentacle In zoology, a tentacle is a flexible, mobile, and elongated organ present in some species of animals, most of them invertebrates. In animal anatomy, tentacles usually occur in one or more pairs. Anatomically, the tentacles of animals work main ...

in the 2016

Disney The Walt Disney Company, commonly referred to as simply Disney, is an American multinational mass media and entertainment industry, entertainment conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios (Burbank), Walt Di ...

Pixar Pixar (), doing business as Pixar Animation Studios, is an American animation studio based in Emeryville, California, known for its critically and commercially successful computer-animated feature films. Pixar is a subsidiary of Walt Disney ...

animated Animation is a filmmaking technique whereby image, still images are manipulated to create Motion picture, moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on cel, transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and e ...

film ''

Finding Dory ''Finding Dory'' is a 2016 American animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Andrew Stanton, co-directed by Angus MacLane, produced by Lindsey Collins, and written b ...

'' *Hank the American Engine, one of the characters in the twelfth series of ''

Thomas and Friends ''Thomas & Friends'' is a British children's television series which aired from 9 October 1984 to 20 January 2021. Based on ''The Railway Series'' books by Wilbert Awdry and his son Christopher, the series was developed for television by Brit ...

'' *Hank, the younger half brother of the titular character in '' The Bed and Breakfast Star'' by

Jacqueline Wilson Dame Jacqueline Wilson (' Aitken; born 17 December 1945) is an English novelist known for her popular children's literature. Her novels have been notable for tackling realistic topics such as adoption and divorce. Since her debut novel in 1969, ...

*Hank, an epic brawler from the mobile game ''

Brawl Stars ''Brawl Stars'' is a multiplayer online battle arena and third-person hero shooter video game developed and published by Finnish video game company Supercell (company), Supercell. The game was released worldwide on 12 December 2018, on iOS an ...

'' developed by

Supercell A supercell is a thunderstorm characterized by the presence of a mesocyclone, a deep, persistently rotating updraft. Due to this, these storms are sometimes referred to as rotating thunderstorms. Of the four classifications of thunderstorms (su ...

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