Hanke or Hancke is a

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

of Silesian origin. It is most common in Silesia, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, and Sweden, but now widely found in the United States, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. Hanke is also a male first name in Bohemia and Germany.

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Brunhilde Hanke Brunhilde Hanke (née Anweiler; 23 March 1930 – 13 October 2024) was a German politician who was mayor of Potsdam and a member of the State Council of East Germany. Early life Hanke was born in Erfurt into a working-class family. She comp ...

(1930-2024), German politician * Christopher J. Hanke (b. 1976) actor *

Edith Hancke Edith Hancke (; 14 October 1928 – 4 June 2015) was a German stage, film and television actress. Life and career Edith Hancke, daughter of a bank clerk, grew up in Berlin-Charlottenburg. She received an education at the Lettehaus and, at the ...

German stage, film and television actress (1928–2015) * Gregor Maria Franz Hanke (b. 1954), German Roman catholic bishop * Henriette Hanke née Arndt (1785–1862), German writer * Hugon Hanke (1904–1964), former Polish politician * (1751–1806), Bohemian humanist, writer in Czech and German *

Karl Hanke Karl August Hanke (24 August 1903 – 8 June 1945) was an official of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) during its rule over Germany who served as the fifth and final '' Reichsführer'' of the ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS). He also served as ''Gauleiter'' of ...

(1903–1945), Nazi Party official * Karol Hanke (1903–1964), former Polish football player. *

Lewis Hanke Lewis Hanke (January 2, 1905 – March 26, 1993) was an American historian of colonial Latin America best known for his writings on the Spanish conquest of Latin America. Hanke presented a revisionist narrative of colonial history that focused on ...

(1905–1993), American historian and professor, father of Latin American Studies *

Mike Hanke Mike Hanke (; born 5 November 1983) is a German former professional footballer who played the position of forward. He has been described as a player who "gives it his all in attack and is always dangerous in the opponent's penalty area." He ear ...

(b. 1983), German football player *

Reginald Hanke Reginald Hanke (born 25 August 1956) is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Thuringia from 2019 to 2023. Early life and career In 1979 Hanke began training as a deco ...

(b. 1956), German politician *

Sonya Hanke Sonya Helen Hanke (27 September 1933 – 4 September 1993) was an Australian pianist and educator. The daughter of Henry Aloysius Hanke, an Archibald- and Sulman prize-winning artist, and Emily Mortimer, she was born in Hunters Hill in Syd ...

(1933–1983), Australian classical pianist *

Stephan Hanke Stephan Karl-Heinz Hanke (born 19 October 1972) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Hanke started his senior career with Bayer 04 Leverkusen in 1991, before moving to FC St. Pauli in 1994. In 2000, he si ...

(b. 1972), German soccer player * Steve H. Hanke, economist *

Thaddäus Haenke Thaddeus Xaverius Peregrinus Haenke (5 October 1761 – 4 November 1816) (; ) was a botanist who participated in the Malaspina Expedition, exploring a significant portion of the Pacific basin including the coasts of North and South America, Aust ...

(1761–1816), explorer

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