Hannah, also spelled Hanna, Hana, Hanah, or Chana, is a feminine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
of Hebrew origin. It is derived from the
root
In vascular plants, the roots are the plant organ, organs of a plant that are modified to provide anchorage for the plant and take in water and nutrients into the plant body, which allows plants to grow taller and faster. They are most often bel ...
''ḥ-n-n'', meaning "favour" or "grace". '' A Dictionary of First Names'' attributes the name to a word meaning 'He (God) has favoured me with a child'. ''
Anne
Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female name Anna (name), Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah (given name), Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie (given name), Annie a ...
'', ''Ana'', ''Ann'', and other variants of the name derive from the Hellenized Hebrew: ''Anna'' (''Ἅννα'')
The Phoenician (
Punic
The Punic people, usually known as the Carthaginians (and sometimes as Western Phoenicians), were a Semitic people who migrated from Phoenicia to the Western Mediterranean during the Early Iron Age. In modern scholarship, the term ''Punic'' ...
) name ''
Hannibal
Hannibal (; ; 247 – between 183 and 181 BC) was a Punic people, Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Ancient Carthage, Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Punic War.
Hannibal's fat ...
root
In vascular plants, the roots are the plant organ, organs of a plant that are modified to provide anchorage for the plant and take in water and nutrients into the plant body, which allows plants to grow taller and faster. They are most often bel ...
and means "My grace is
Baal
Baal (), or Baʻal, was a title and honorific meaning 'owner' or 'lord
Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power (social and political), power over others, acting as a master, chief, or ruler. The ...
". In the
Books of Samuel
The Book of Samuel () is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books (1–2 Samuel) in the Old Testament. The book is part of the Deuteronomistic history, a series of books (Book of Joshua, Joshua, Book of Judges, Judges, Samuel, and Books of ...
of the Hebrew Bible, Hannah is the mother of the prophet
Samuel
Samuel is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the biblical judges to the United Kingdom of Israel under Saul, and again in the monarchy's transition from Saul to David. He is venera ...
Hannah Adams
Hannah Adams (October 2, 1755December 15, 1831) was an American author of books on comparative religion and early History of the United States, United States history. She was born in Medfield, Massachusetts and died in Brookline, Massachusetts, Br ...
Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt (born Johanna Arendt; 14 October 1906 – 4 December 1975) was a German and American historian and philosopher. She was one of the most influential political theory, political theorists of the twentieth century.
Her work ...
Hannah Barnes
Hannah Mary Barnes (born 4 May 1993) is a British racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . She is the sister of fellow racing cyclist Alice Barnes, who rides for .
Career
Born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, Barnes grew up in Bladon, ...
Hannah Mary Bouvier Peterson
Hannah Mary Bouvier Peterson (1811 – September 4, 1870) was an American writer of books on science, astronomy and cookery. Most of her works were published anonymously or under her maiden name. ''Bouvier's Familiar Astronomy'' "for the use ...
(1811–1870), American textbook author
* Hannah Bowley (born 1984), Australian basketball player
* Hannah Brackenbury (1795–1873), English philanthropist
* Hannah Brand (1754–1821), English actress, poet and playwright
* Hannah Brandt (born 1993), American ice hockey player
* Hannah Brewer (born 1993), Australian soccer player
* Hannah Brier (born 1998), British sprinter
* Hannah Britland (born 1990), British actress and model
* Hannah Broederlow (born 1988), New Zealand netball player
* Hannah Bromley (born 1986), New Zealand footballer
* Hannah Bronfman (born 1987), American DJ, influencer, and entrepreneur
*
Hannah Brown
Hannah Kelsey Brown (born September 24, 1994) is an American television personality, model, author and beauty pageant titleholder. Brown first gained recognition after placing in the top seven in season 23 of '' The Bachelor'' (2019). She subs ...
(born 1994), American television personality and model
*
Hannah Brown
Hannah Kelsey Brown (born September 24, 1994) is an American television personality, model, author and beauty pageant titleholder. Brown first gained recognition after placing in the top seven in season 23 of '' The Bachelor'' (2019). She subs ...
Hannah Chaplin
Hannah Harriet Pedlingham Chaplin (née Hill; 6 August 1865 – 28 August 1928), also known by the stage name Lily Harley, was an English actress, singer and dancer who performed in British music halls from the age of 16.
Chaplin was the mother ...
Hannah Lee Corbin
Hannah Ludwell Lee Corbin (February 6, 1728 October 7, 1782) was an American feminism, women's rights advocate and member of the Lee family in Virginia. A controversial widow in her own time in part for her refusal to marry her paramour (with who ...
Hannah Duston
Hannah Duston (also spelled Dustin, Dustan, Durstan, Dustun, Dunstun, or Durstun) (born Hannah Emerson, December 23, 1657 – March 6, 1736,Hannah Einbinder (born 1995), American comedian and actress
* Hannah Bachman Einstein (1862–1929), American child welfare activist
* Hannah Elfner (born 1982), German physicist
* Hannah Elias (born c. 1865), American businesswoman
* Hannah Elizabeth (born 1990), English model and television personality
* Hannah Ellis, American singer-songwriter
* Hannah Elsy (born 1986), British rower
* Hannah Endicott-Douglas (born 1994), Canadian actress
* Hannah England (born 1987), British middle-distance running athlete
* Hannah Ertel (born 1978), German judoka
* Hannah Espia (born 1987), Filipino director
* Hannah Eteson, English librarian
* Hannah Eurlings (born 2003), Belgian footballer
* Hannah Éva (born 1993), American model, artist and Internet personality
*
Hannah Every-Hall
Hannah Every-Hall (born 18 November 1977 in Bendigo) is an Australian former rower, a national champion, World Champion and Olympian.
She is married to Michael Hall (born 19 November 1983) and they have a son named Harrison Hall (born 19 Novemb ...
Hannah Glasse
Hannah Glasse (; March 1708 – 1 September 1770) was an English cookery writer of the 18th century. Her first cookery book, ''The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy'', published in 1747, became the best-selling recipe book that century. It wa ...
(1708–1770), English cookbook writer
* Hannah Godwin (born 1995), American television personality, model and YouTuber
* Hannah Godfrey (born 1997), English footballer
* Hannah Gold, British children's author
* Hannah Goldy (born 1992), American mixed martial arts fighter
* Hannah Gonzalez (born 1990), Colombian model
* H. B. Goodwin (1827–1893), American novelist
*
Hannah Gordon
Hannah Campbell Grant Gordon Film reference website (born 9 April 1941) is a Scottish actress and presenter ...
(born 1941), Scottish actress
* Hannah Flagg Gould (1789–1864), American poet
* Hannah Graaf (born 1978), Swedish glamour model and singer
* Hannah Grace (born 1993), Welsh musical artist
* Hannah Grae, musical artist
* Hannah Graf, British army officer and transgender rights activist
* H. Isabel Graham (1869–1941), Canadian poet
*
Hannah Simpson Grant
Hannah Grant (' Simpson; November 23, 1798 – May 11, 1883) was the mother of Ulysses S. Grant, Commanding General of the Union Army during the American Civil War and the 18th president of the United States. She married Jesse Root Grant in P ...
Hannah Höch
Hannah Höch (; 1 November 1889 – 31 May 1978) was a German Dada artist. She is best known for her work of the Weimar Republic, Weimar period, when she was one of the originators of photomontage. Photomontage, or fotomontage, is a type of collag ...
(1889–1978), German Dada artist
* Hannah Hodson (born 1991), American actress, journalist
* Hannah Hoekstra (born 1987), Dutch actress
* Hannah Hofman (born 1981), Dutch cricketer
* Hannah Holgersson (born 1976), Swedish operatic soprano
* Hannah Holman (born 1991), American model
* Hannah Holmes (born 1963), American writer, journalist, essayist and science commentator
* Hannah Howell, American novelist
*
Hannah Humphrey
Hannah Humphrey (born 18 October 1750) was a leading London print seller of the 18th century, significant in particular for being the publisher of much of James Gillray's output.The site indicates Humphrey published nearly 650 prints by Gillray; s ...
Hannah John-Kamen
Hannah Dominique John-Kamen (born 7 September 1989) is an English actress. She is known for her television roles in ''Black Mirror'' (2011–2016), '' Killjoys'' (2015–2019), ''Brave New World'' (2020), and Netflix miniseries '' The Stranger' ...
Hannah Josephson
Hannah Josephson, née Geffen (June 6, 1900 – October 29, 1976), was an American historian of the United States as well as a journalist and librarian.
Life and work
Hannah Josephson was born in New York City, on June 6, 1900. She studied at H ...
Hannah Kempfer
Hannah Jensen Kempfer (December 22, 1880 – September 27, 1943) was a Norwegian-American schoolteacher, farmer, and politician. She was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1923 to 1930 and from 1933 to 1942, representing Dis ...
Hannah Levien
Hannah Levien is an Australian actress and writer. Her first performance in a feature film was in the award-winning Australian revenge-thriller '' The Horseman'' playing teenage runaway Jesse Forteski. She is best known for roles as Callie in ' ...
Hannah More
Hannah More (2 February 1745 – 7 September 1833) was an English religious writer, philanthropist, poet, and playwright in the circle of Johnson, Reynolds and Garrick, who wrote on moral and religious subjects. Born in Bristol, she taught at ...
(1745–1833), English religious writer and philanthropist
* Hannah Morris, American anthropologist
*
Hannah Moscovitch
Hannah Moscovitch (born June 5, 1978) is a Canadian playwright who rose to national prominence in the 2000s. She is best known for her plays ''East of Berlin'', ''This Is War'', "Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story", and ''Sexual Misconduct of the Mid ...
Hannah Ritchie
Hannah Ritchie (born 1993 in Falkirk) is a Scottish data scientist, senior researcher at the University of Oxford in the Oxford Martin School, and deputy editor at ''Our World in Data''. Her work focuses on sustainability, in relation to clima ...
Hannah Robinson
Hannah Robinson (born in Derbyshire) is a British songwriter. Her best-known compositions include Rachel Stevens's UK No. 2 hit " Some Girls", Ladyhawke's " My Delirium" and Annie's "Chewing Gum". Robinson began her career as a vocalist and ...
, British songwriter
* Hannah Robison (born 1994), American beauty pageant titleholder
* Hannah Rogers (born 1991), American softball player
* Hannah Ropes (1809–1863), American nurse, abolitionist and writer
* Hannah Rose (born 1995), American pop musician
* Hannah Rosenbloom (born 2001), musical artist
* Hannah Rosenthal, American diplomat
* Hannah Ross (born 1990), American cyclist
*
Hannah Rueben
Hannah Reuben (born 14 February 1994) is a wrestler and corporal in the Nigerian Army who won a silver medal at the 2015 African Games. She won a gold medal at the 2024 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament, 2024 African/ ...
(born 1994), Nigerian wrestler
*
Hannah Russell
Hannah Russell (born 5 August 1996) is a British Paralympic swimmer competing in S12 classification events. In 2012, she became British S12 champion in the 100m backstroke and qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games where she won a silv ...
(born 1996), British Paralympic swimmer
*
Hannah Ryggen
Hannah Ryggen (nee Jönsson; 21 March 1894 – 2 February 1970) was a Swedish-born Norwegian textile artist. Self-trained, she worked on a standing loom constructed by her husband, the painter . She lived on a farm on a Norwegian Fjord and dyed ...
Hannah Semer
Hannah Semer (; October 2, 1924 – March 6, 2003) was an Israeli journalist. She was Editor in Chief of ''Davar'' from 1970 until 1990, the first female editor in chief of a major Israeli daily newspaper.
Biography
Hannah Haberfeld (later Seme ...
(1925–2003), Israeli journalist
* Hannah Sen (1894–1957), Indian educator, politician and feminist
* Hannah Shaw, several people
*
Hannah Louise Shearer
Hannah Louise Shearer (born August 25, 1945), also known as Hannah Shearer or Hannah L. Shearer, is a writer who was credited with writing five episodes whilst on the staff of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and an episode of ''Star Trek: Deep ...
Hannah Stockbauer
Hannah Stockbauer (; born 7 January 1982) is a World Champion, Olympic and national-record holding swimmer from Germany. In 2003, she was named the female List of Swimming World Swimmers of the Year#World Swimmers of the Year, World Swimmer of t ...
(born 1982), German swimmer
* Hannah Stocking (born 1992), American internet personality, comedian, model and actress
* Hannah Stodel (born 1985), British Paralympic sailor
* Hannah Stone, Welsh harpist
* Hannah Storm (born 1962), American co-host of ''The Early Show''
* Hannah Stouffer, American artist, illustrator and art director
* Hannah Stuelke (born c. 2004), American basketball player
* Hannah Sullivan (born 1979), British academic and poet
* Hannah Bluma Sultz, Lithuanian Hebrew poet
* Hannah Swarton (1651–1708), New England colonial pioneer
*
Hannah Sylvester
Hannah Sylvester (January 19, 1903 – October 15, 1973) was an American blues singer who performed in the classic female blues style, which was popular during the 1920s. She was billed as "Harlem's Mae West".Harris 1994, p. 492.
Biography
Sylv ...
Hannah Weinstein
Hannah Weinstein ( Dorner; June 23, 1911 – March 9, 1984) was an American-British journalist, publicist and left-wing political activist who moved to Britain and became a television producer. She is best remembered for having produced ''The A ...
Hannah Yeoh
Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan (; born 9 January 1979) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as the Minister of Youth and Sports in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2022. She served a ...
(born 1979), Malaysian politician and lawyer
* Hannah (born 1978), Australian pop singer
Biblical figures
*
Hannah (biblical figure)
Hannah (; ''Ḥannā'' "favor, grace") is one of the wives of Elkanah mentioned in the First Book of Samuel. According to the Hebrew Bible she was the mother of Samuel.
Biblical narrative
The narrative about Hannah can be found in . Outside of ...
, the mother of Samuel from the Books of Samuel
*
Saint Anne
According to apocrypha, as well as Christianity, Christian and Islamic tradition, Saint Anne was the mother of Mary, mother of Jesus, Mary, the wife of Joachim and the maternal grandmother of Jesus. Mary's mother is not named in the Bible's Gosp ...
, mother of Mary, mother of Jesus
* Woman with seven sons, an unnamed Jewish martyr in 2 Maccabees, usually given the name Hannah
* Anna the Prophetess, a prophetess in the Gospel of Luke, spelled Hannah in some translations
Fictional characters
* Hannah in '' Arrival''
* Hannah Abbott, character in the ''Harry Potter'' series by J. K. Rowling
* Hannah Asher, a character portrayed by Jessy Schram in the medical drama ''
Chicago Med
''Chicago Med'' is an American medical drama series broadcast by NBC and created by Dick Wolf as the third installment of the ''Chicago'' franchise. It stars Nick Gehlfuss, Yaya DaCosta, Torrey DeVitto, Rachel DiPillo, Colin Donnell, ...
''.
* Hannah Baxter, semi-fictional character and protagonist of the British television series '' Secret Diary of a Call Girl''
* Hannah Phillips, Sid's younger sister in the 1995 3D computer-animated film ''
Toy Story
''Toy Story'' is a 1995 American animated adventure comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It is the first installment in the Toy Story (franchise), ''Toy Story'' franchise and the Firsts in animation, firs ...
''.
* Hannah Ashworth, character portrayed by Emma Rigby on the English soap opera ''
Hollyoaks
''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which originally began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. From 2005 to 2023, episodes h ...
''
* Hannah Baker, a character in the novel and Netflix series ''13 Reasons Why.''
* Hannah Diamond, the main protagonist of the "Hannah" children's book series by Mindy Skolsky
* Hannah Fairchild, the main protagonist in the tenth '' Goosebumps'' book, ''The Ghost Next Door'' and the ''
Goosebumps (film)
''Goosebumps'' is a 2015 American horror comedy film based on R. L. Stine's children's horror novel series of the same name. Directed by Rob Letterman, with a screenplay by Darren Lemke, the film stars Jack Black as a fictionalized and e ...
''
* Hannah Fleishman, character in the book '' Fleishman Is in Trouble'' and the TV adaptation. She is portrayed in the TV series by Meara Mahoney Gross.
* Hannah Grosse in '' The Haunting of Bly Manor''. She is portrayed by T'Nia Miller.
* Hannah Kahnwald,a character in the German Netflix series ''
Dark
Darkness is the condition resulting from a lack of illumination, or an absence of visible light.
Human vision is unable to distinguish colors in conditions of very low luminance because the hue-sensitive photoreceptor cells on the retina are ...
'' portrayed by Maja Schöne and Ella Lee,respectively.
* Hannah McKay, character portrayed by Yvonne Strahovski on the Showtime TV series ''
Dexter
Dexter may refer to:
People
* Dexter (given name)
* Dexter (surname)
* Dexter (singer), Brazilian rapper Marcos Fernandes de Omena (born 1973)
* Famous Dex, also known as Dexter, American rapper Dexter Tiewon Gore Jr. (born 1993)
Places United ...
''
* Hannah Martin, character portrayed by Rebecca Ritters on the Australian soap opera ''
Neighbours
''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera that has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons and ...
''
*
Hannah Montana
''Hannah Montana'' is an American teen sitcom created by Michael Poryes, Rich Correll, and Barry O'Brien that aired on Disney Channel for four seasons between March2006 and January2011. The series centers on Miley Stewart (played by Miley Cy ...
, alter ego of Miley Cyrus' character
Miley Stewart
Miley Ray Stewart is a fictional character and central protagonist of the Disney Channel television series ''Hannah Montana'', portrayed by Miley Cyrus. She first appeared on television in the pilot episode " Lilly, Do You Want to Know a Secr ...
in the television show of the same name
* Hannah Osborne, fictional character in ''
Hollyoaks
''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which originally began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. From 2005 to 2023, episodes h ...
The Handmaid's Tale
''The Handmaid's Tale'' is a futuristic dystopian novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood published in 1985. It is set in a near-future New England in a patriarchal, totalitarian theonomic state known as the Republic of Gilead, which has ...
''
* Hannah Swanson, a.k.a. Hina Midorikawa, character in the anime series ''
Glitter Force
is a 2012 Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation and the ninth installment in Izumi Todo's ''Pretty Cure'' metaseries, featuring the seventh generation of Cures. The series is written by Shōji Yonemura, best known a ...
soap opera
A soap opera (also called a daytime drama or soap) is a genre of a long-running radio or television Serial (radio and television), serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term ''soap opera'' originat ...
, ''
Home and Away
''Home and Away'' (''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip to Kangaroo Point, N ...
Hanna Aronsson Elfman
Hanna Aronsson Elfman (born 29 December 2002) is a Swedish FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer, who specialises in the Slalom skiing, Slalom and giant slalom. She made her World Cup debut at age seventeen in Februa ...
(born 2002), Swedish alpine skier
* Hanna Arsenych-Baran (1970–2021), Ukrainian writer of prose, novels and poetry
* Hanna Astrup Larsen (1873–1945), Norwegian-American writer, editor and translator
* Hanna Atik (born 1959), Lebanese politician
*
Hanna Azoulay Hasfari
Hanna Azoulay-Hasfari (; born June 29, 1960) is an State of Israel, Israeli Actor, actress, screenwriter, playwright, film director and a two-time winner of the Ophir Award. She is a women's rights Activism, activist, and has dedicated her career ...
(born 1960), Israeli actor and screenwriter
* Hanna Bakuła (born 1950), Polish painter
* Hanna Balabanova (born 1969), Ukrainian sprint canoer
* Hanna Banaszak (born 1957), Polish jazz singer and poet
* Hanna Barakat (born 1999), Palestinian-American runner
* Hanna Marie Barker (born 1996), American soccer player
* Hanna Barker (born 1996), American soccer player
* Hanna Barvinok (1828–1911), Ukrainian writer and folklorist
* Hanna Barysiewicz (1888–2007), the oldest female resident of
Belarus
Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...
not registered by the ''
Guinness Book of Records
''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a British reference book published annually, listi ...
''.
* Hanna Bazhko (born 1998), Belarusian rhythmic gymnast
* Hanna Beattie (born 1995), American ice hockey forward
* Hanna Bekker vom Rath (1893–1983), German painter
* Hanna Ben Dov (1919–2008), Israeli painter
* Hanna Bennison (born 2002), Swedish footballer
* Hanna Berger (1910–1962), Austrian dancer and choreographer
* Hanna Bergstrøm (1885–1948), Norwegian trade unionist and politician
* Hanna Bezliudna (born 1972), Ukrainian journalist
* Hanna Bieber-Böhm (1851–1910), German feminist and pioneer of social work
* Hanna Louisa Bissiw (born 1972), Ghanaian politician
* Hanna Blomstrand (born 1996), Swedish handball player
* Hanna Bogucka (born 1965), Polish telecommunications engineer
* Hanna Bohman, Canadian former model
* Hanna Bondar (born 1975), Ukrainian architect and politician
* Hanna Borysivna Korsun (born 1991), known professionally as Maruv, is a Ukrainian singer
* Hanna Boubezari (born 1998), Algerian footballer
* Hanna Brooman (1809–1887), Swedish composer, translator and educator
* Hanna Bunton (born 1995), Canadian ice hockey forward
* Hanna Burmystrova (born 1977), Ukrainian handball player
* Hanna Busz (born 1940), Polish volleyball player
* Hanna Butenschøn (1851–1928), Norwegian author
* Hanna Cavinder (born 2001), American social media personality and former basketball player
* Hanna Chan (born 1993), Hong Kong model and actress
* Hanna Chang, several people
* Hanna Chubach (1941–2019), Ukrainian poet
* Hanna Czeczott (1888–1982), Polish botanist
* Hanna Daglund (born 1994), Swedish handball player
* Hanna Damasio (born 1942), professor of Psychology and Neurology
* Hanna Davydova (born 1998), Ukrainian weightlifter
* Hanna Deinhard (1912–1984), German American art historian
* Hanna Demydova (born 1987), Ukrainian triple jumper
* Hanna Dimishky (1847–1912), Syrian Christian missionary and educator
* Hanna Diyab, Syrian writer and storyteller in the 18th-century
* Hanna Dmyterko (1893–1981), Ukrainian soldier
* Hanna Dodiuk-Kenig (born 1948), Israeli scientist, professor and inventor
* Hanna Dorsin (born 1973), Swedish comedian
* Hanna Drabenia (born 1987), Belarusian race walker
* Hanna Dudzenkova (born 1994), Belarusian rhythmic gymnast
* Hanna Dzerkal (born 1987), Ukrainian swimmer
* Hanna Eady, Palestinian actor
* Hanna Eigel (born 1939), Austrian figure skater
* Hanna El-Nachar, Lebanon international rugby league footballer
* Hanna Ereńska-Barlo (born 1946), Polish chess player
* Hanna Erikson (born 1990), Swedish cross-country skier
* Hanna Eriksson, several people
* Hanna Eshel (1926–2023), Israel-born sculptor
* Hanna Etula (born 1981), Finnish sport shooter
* Hanna Fahl (born 1978), Swedish music journalist and translator
* Hanna Falk (born 1989), Swedish cross-country skier
* Hanna Farah-Kufer Bir'im, Palestinian visual artist, builder and architect
* Hanna Faulhaber (born 2004), American freestyle skier
* Hanna Fenichel (1897–1975), child psychologist
* Hanna Ferlin (1870–1947), Swedish photographer and suffragist
* Hanna Ferm (born 2000), Swedish singer
* Hanna Fogelström (born 1990), Swedish handball player
* Hanna Folkesson (born 1988), Swedish footballer
* Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka (born 1950), Polish politician
* Hanna Katrín Friðriksson (born 1964), Icelandic politician and businesswoman
* Hanna Frosterus-Segerstråle (1867–1946), Finnish artist and writer
* Hanna Fuchs-Robettin (1894–1964), Austro-Hungarian mistress of Alban Berg
* Hanna Gabriels (born 1983), Costa Rican boxer
* Hanna Gallo (born 1956), American politician
* Hanna Gedin (born 1978), Swedish politician
* Hanna Gharib (born 1953), Lebanese communist leader
* Hanna Glas (born 1993), Swedish footballer
* Hanna Grages (1922–2010), German gymnast
* Hanna Granfelt (1884–1952), Finnish opera singer
* Hanna Granitzki (born 1997), German field hockey player
* Hanna Greally (1924–1987), Irish woman incarcerated for two decades
* Hanna Green (born 1994), American middle-distance runner
* Hanna Grobler (born 1981), Finnish high jumper
*
Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz
Hanna Beata Gronkiewicz-Waltz (, born 4 November 1952) is a Polish politician and lawyer, Professor of Jurisprudence and politician who served as the city mayor of Warsaw between 2006 and 2018. She is the first and so far only woman to have hel ...
(born 1952), Polish politician and lawyer
* Hanna Grönvall (1879–1953), Swedish politician
* Hanna Gucwińska (1932–2023), Polish politician
* Hanna Guðrún Stefánsdóttir (born 1979), Icelandic handball player
* Hanna Gunnarsson (born 1983), Swedish politician
* Hanna Haidukevich (born 2001), Belarusian rhythmic gymnast
* Hanna Hall (born 1984), American actress
* Hanna Hamdi (born 1995), Tunisian footballer
* Hanna Hammarström (1829–1909), Swedish inventor
* Hanna Hancharova (born 1992), Belarusian trampoline gymnast
* Hanna Haponova (born 1985), Ukrainian table tennis player
* Hanna Harrell (born 2003), American figure skater
* Hanna Hartman (born 1961), Swedish composer, sound artist and performer
* Hanna Hatsko-Fedusova (born 1990), Ukrainian javelin thrower
* Hanna Havrylets (1958–2022), Ukrainian composer
* Hanna Hedlund (born 1975), Swedish singer
* Hanna Hellquist (born 1980), Swedish journalist, TV host and writer
* Hanna Hemilä (born 1960), Finnish film producer, director and writer
* Hanna Henning (1884–1925), German film director, producer and screenwriter
* Hanna Herbst (born 1990), German journalist and author
* Hanna Herman (born 1959), Ukrainian politician
* Hanna Hermansson (born 1989), Swedish runner
* Hanna Hertelendy (1919–2008), American actress
* Hanna Herzog, Israeli researcher and professor of sociology
* Hanna Hiekal (born 2002), Egyptian synchronized swimmer
* Hanna Hipp, Polish lyric mezzo-soprano
* Hanna von Hoerner (1942–2014), German astrophysicist and physicist
* Hanna Hoffmann, Norwegian-born Danish sculptor, silversmith and weaver
*
Hanna Holborn Gray
Hanna Holborn Gray (born October 25, 1930) is an American historian of Renaissance and Reformation political thought and Professor of History ''Emerita'' at the University of Chicago. She served as 10th president of the University of Chicago fro ...
(born 1930), American historian and professor
* Hanna Holopainen (born 1976), Finnish politician
* Hanna Homonai (born 1979), Ukrainian TV news anchor
* Hanna Honthy (1893–1978), Hungarian opera singer and actress
* Hanna Hopko (born 1982), Ukrainian politician
* Hanna Huskova (born 1992), Belarusian freestyle skier
* Hanna Ibarra (born 1989), Filipino footballer
* Hanna Ihedioha (born 1997), German snowboarder
* Hanna Jaff (born 1986), American born Mexican-Kurd politician, philanthropist, human rights activist, and author
* Hanna Jallouf (born 1952), Syrian prelate
* Hanna Jaltner (born 1976), Swedish breaststroke swimmer
* Hanna Jarkiewicz (born 1954), Polish rower
* Hanna Jensen (born 1973), Faroese high school teacher and liberal politician
* Hanna Jessen (1907–1973), Norwegian sculptor, lecturer and non-fiction author
* Hanna Johannesson, Swedish professor
* Hanna Johansen (1939–2023), Swiss author
* Hanna Johansson (cyclist), Hanna Johansson (born 1985), Swedish cyclist
* Hanna Jubran, Palestinian Arab Israeli sculptor
* Hanna Kanapatskaya (born 1976), Belarusian politician, lawyer and entrepreneur
* Hanna Karasiova (equestrian) (born 1984), Belarusian dressage rider
* Hanna Karasiova (born 1978), Belarusian archer
* Hanna Karhinen (1878–1938), Finnish politician and member of parliament
* Hanna Karjalainen (born 1980), Finnish actress
* Hanna María Karlsdóttir (born 1948), Icelandic actress
* Hanna Karnaushenko (born 1953), Ukrainian rower
* Hanna Kay, Australian artist
* Hanna Kebinger (born 1997), German biathlete
* Hanna Kisteleki (born 1991), Hungarian water polo player
* Hanna Björg Kjartansdóttir (born 1974), Icelandic basketball player
* Hanna Klarenbeek, Dutch art historian and curator
* Hanna Klaus, American physician and founder of TeenSTAR
* Hanna Klein (born 1993), German middle-distance runner
* Hanna Marie Klek (born 1995), German chess player
* Hanna Klinga (born 1989), Swedish sailor
* Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko (born 1989), Israeli triple jumper and long jumper
* Hanna Kohonen (1885–1944), Finnish politician
* Hanna Kokko, Finnish scientist
* Hanna Kolb (born 1991), German cross-country skier
* Hanna Konsek (born 1987), Polish footballer
* Hanna Kosonen (born 1976), Finnish politician and ski orienteer
* Hanna Krall (born 1935), Polish writer
* Hanna Krasnapiorka (1925–2000), Belarusian journalist and writer
* Hanna Krasnoshlyk (born 1996), Ukrainian diver
* Hanna Kravchenko (born 1986), Ukrainian rower
* Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir (born 1966), Icelandic politician
* Hanna Kroeger (1913–1998), American health food and alternative medicine pioneer
* Hanna Kryvolap (born 1977), Ukrainian painter
* Hanna Kulenty (born 1961), Polish composer
* Hanna Kunath (1909–1994), German aviator
* Hanna Kuoppala (born 1975), Finnish ice hockey player
* Hanna Kvanmo (1926–2005), Norwegian politician
* Hanna Lachert (1927–2021), Polish architect
* Hanna Laiho (born 1975), Finnish rhythmic gymnast
* Hanna Laptsionak (born 1990), Belarusian cyclist
* Hanna-Maari Latvala (born 1987), Finnish sprinter
* Hanna-Renate Laurien (1928–2010), German politician
* Hanna Laursen (born 1936), Danish diver
* Hanna Lehtinen (born 1958), Finnish diplomat
* Hanna Lewis (1931–2022), American editor and translator
* Hanna Leybrand (1945–2017), German writer
* Hanna Lichman (born 1978), Ukrainian politician
* Hanna Lindberg (1865–1951), Swedish politician, first woman on a communal council (1910)
* Hanna Lindblad (born 1980), Swedish singer
* Hanna Linderstål, Swedish business executive and entrepreneur
* Hanna Lindholm (born 1979), Swedish long-distance runner
* Hanna Lindmark (1860–1941), Swedish businesswoman
* Hanna Lis (born 1970), Polish journalist
* Hanna Liubakova, Belarusian journalist and researcher
* Hanna Ljungberg (born 1979), Swedish soccer player
* Hanna Ludwig (1918–2014), German contralto
* Hanna Lundberg (born 2002), Swedish orienteering competitor
* Hanna Lundell (born 1998), Swedish footballer
* Hanna Lundkvist (born 2002), Swedish footballer
* Hanna Lundqvist (born 1990), Swedish footballer
* Hanna Lypkivska (1967–2021), Ukrainian theatrologist
* Hanna Malewska (1911–1983), Polish historian and writer
* Hanna Maliar (born 1978), former Ukrainian deputy minister of defense
* Hanna Malyshchyk (born 1994), Belarusian hammer thrower
* Hanna Mangan-Lawrence (born 1991), British-Australian actress
* Hanna Mäntylä (born 1974), Finnish politician
* Hanna Marcussen (born 1977), Norwegian politician
* Hanna Margońska, Polish botanist
* Hanna Mariën (born 1982), Belgian sprinter
* Hanna Marklund (born 1977), Swedish former football player
* Hanna Maron (1923–2014), Israeli actress
* Hanna Marusava (born 1978), Belarusian archer
* Hanna-Leena Mattila (born 1968), Finnish politician
* Hanna Mazgunova (born 1985), Belarusian discus thrower
* Hanna Melnychenko (born 1983), Ukrainian heptathlete
* Hanna Mergies (born 1984), Polish snooker player
* Hanna Mierzejewska (1950–2015), Polish politician
* Hanna Mikhail (1935–?), Palestinian scholar and activist
* Hanna Miluska (born 1984), Swiss swimmer
* Hanna Mina (1924–2018), Syrian writer
* Hanna Motrechko (born 1965), Soviet rower
* Hanna Muller (born 1999), South African water polo player
* Hanna-Elisabeth Müller (born 1985), German soprano
* Hanna Muralt Müller (born 1947), Swiss politician
* Hanna Nasser (1937–2015), mayor of Bethlehem
* Hanna Nasser (academic) (born 1935), Palestinian academic and political figure
* Hanna Németh (born 1998), Hungarian footballer
* Hanna Neumann (1914–1971), German-born mathematician
* Hanna Newcombe (1922–2011), Canadian peace activist
* Hanna Nifantava (born 1999), Belarusian speed skater
* Hanna Nilsson (born 1992), Swedish cyclist
* Hanna Nooni (born 1984), Swedish tennis player
* Hanna Novosad (born 1990), Ukrainian politician
* Hanna Öberg (born 1995), Swedish biathlete
* Hanna Oftedal Sagosen (born 1994), Norwegian handball player
* Hanna Rún Óladóttir (born 1990), Icelandic ballroom and Latin dancer
* Hanna Olsen (1889–1990), Swedish fencer
* Hanna Olsson (born 1999), Swedish ice hockey player
* Hanna Onyschenko (born 1984), Ukrainian politician and lawyer
* Hanna Orthmann (born 1998), German volleyball player
* Hanna Ouchterlony (1838–1924), Swedish officer of the Salvation Army
* Hanna Ożogowska (1904–1995), Polish novelist and poet
* Hanna Pakarinen (born 1981), Finnish pop singer
* Hanna Parviainen (1874–1938), Finnish woman trade counselor
* Hanna Pauli (1864–1940), Swedish painter
* Hanna Paulsberg (born 1987), Norwegian jazz composer and musician
* Hanna Persson (born 1996), Swedish footballer
* Hanna von Pestalozza (1867–1963), German writer
* Hanna Petros (1896–1958), Iraqi Assyrian musician
* Hanna Pettersson (born 1987), Swedish football striker
* Hanna Pickard (born 1972), Canadian philosopher and academic
* Hanna Fenichel Pitkin (1931–2023), American political theorist
* Hanna Plotitsyna (born 1987), Ukrainian hurdler
* Hanna Polak, Polish director, cinematographer and producer
* Hanna Popaja (born 2002), Swedish handball player
* Hanna Poulsen (born 1984), Finnish model
* Hanna Poznikhirenko (born 1994), Ukrainian tennis player
* Hanna Prakatsen (born 1992), Russian rower
* Hanna Prusakowska (born 1962), Polish fencer
* Hanna Putz (born 1987), Austrian photographer
* Hanna Pylväinen, American novelist and educator
* Hanna Pysmenska (born 1991), Ukrainian diver
* Hanna Ralph (1888–1978), German actress
* Hanna Ramadini (born 1995), Indonesian badminton player
* Hanna Rambe (born 1940), Indonesian writer
* Hanna Rautenbach (1889–1981), German politician
* Hanna van Recklinghausen (1332–?), Dutch banker
* Hanna Reisler, Israeli physicist
* Hanna Reitsch (1912–1979), German test pilot
* Hanna Resvoll-Holmsen (1873–1943), Norwegian biologist
* Hanna Rieber (1927–2014), Romanian-born Israeli actress
* Hanna Rizatdinova (born 1993), Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast
* Hanna Romanazzi (born 1996), Brazilian actress and model
* Hanna Rönnberg (1862–1946), Finnish painter
* Hanna T. Rose (1909–1976), American curator
* Hanna Rosin (born 1970), Israeli-born American writer
* Hanna Rosvall (born 2000), Swedish swimmer
* Hanna Rovina (1892–1980), Israeli actress and original "First Lady of Hebrew Theatre"
* Hanna Rucker (1923–1982), German actress
* Hanna Rudzka-Cybisowa (1897–1988), Polish artist
* Hanna Rulyova (born 1986), Ukrainian basketball player
* Hanna Rycharska (born 1988), Polish handball player
* Hanna Rydh (1891–1964), Swedish archaeologist, politician and women rights activist
* Hanna Sahlfeld-Singer (born 1943), Swiss politician
* Hanna Salameh, Jordanian architect
* Hanna Samson, Polish writer, psychologist and feminist
* Hanna Sandström (born 1995), Swedish footballer
* Hanna Sandtner (1900–1958), German politician
* Hanna Sarkkinen (born 1988), Finnish politician
* Hanna Scheuring (born 1965), Swiss actress and theatre director
* Hanna Schmitz (born 1976), Swedish actress
* Hanna Schwamborn (born 1992), German actress
* Hanna Schwarz (born 1943), German mezzo-soprano and contralto
* Hanna Schygulla (born 1943), German actress and singer
* Hanna Segal (1918–2011), British psychologist
* Hanna-Maria Seppälä (born 1984), Finnish swimmer
* Hanna Shabatura (1914-2004), Ukrainian artist
* Hanna Shcherba (born 1982), Belarusian-French swimmer
* Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington (1877–1946), Irish feminist, wife of Francis Sheehy-Skeffington
* Hanna Shelekh (born 1993), Ukrainian athlete
* Hanna Shevchuk (born 1996), Ukrainian race walker
* Hanna Shvaiba (born 2000), Belarusian rhythmic gymnast
* Hanna Shybayeva (born 1979), Dutch pianist
* Hanna Simonsson (born 1998), Swedish footballer
* Hanna Siniora (born 1937), Palestinian publisher and politician
* Hanna Skalska-Szemioth (1921–1964), Polish composer and journalist
* Hanna Skandera, American politician
* Hanna Sköld (born 1997), Swedish ice hockey player
* Hanna Skydan (born 1992), Ukrainian-Azerbaijani hammer thrower
* Hanna Śleszyńska (born 1959), Polish actress
* Hanna Slipenko (born 1973), Ukrainian cross-country skier
* Hanna Snellman (born 1961), Finnish ethnologist and professor
* Hanna Sola (born 1996), Belarusian biathlete
* Hanna Solovey (born 1992), Ukrainian racing cyclist
* Hanna Stadnik (1929–2020), Polish activist
* Hanna Stankówna (1938–2020), Polish actress
* Hanna Steinmüller (born 1993), German politician
* Hanna Stjärne (born 1969), Swedish journalist and media executive
* Hanna Sturm (1891–1984), Austrian labor rights, peace and Nazi resistance activist
* Hanna Styrell (1842–1904), Swedish actress
* Hanna Suchocka (born 1946), Prime Minister of Poland from 1992–1993
* Hanna Sumska (1933–2022), Ukrainian actress
* Hanna Świda-Ziemba (1930–2012), Polish sociologist
* Hanna Szujó (born 2004), Hungarian artistic gymnast
* Hanna Talkanitsa (born 1987), Belarusian cyclist
* Hanna Teerijoki (born 1963), Finnish multi-sport athlete
* Hanna Terry (born 1990), Swedish footballer
* Hanna Tervanotko, Finnish-born Canadian historian of religion
* Hanna Tetteh (born 1967), Ghanaian politician
* Hanna Thompson (born 1983), American fencer
* Hanna Thuvik (born 2002), Swedish ice hockey forward
* Hanna Titimets (born 1989), Ukrainian hurdler
* Hanna Traukova (born 2001), Belarusian artistic gymnast
* Hanna Tserakh (born 1998), Belarusian cyclist
* Hanna Turchynova (born 1970), former First Lady of Ukraine
* Hanna Vandenbussche (born 1987), Belgian long-distance runner
* Hanna Varis (born 1959), Finnish artist
* Hanna Vasilionak (born 1983), Belarusian modern pentathlete
* Hanna Vasylenko (born 1986), Ukrainian sports wrestler
* Hanna Vehkamäki (born 1969), Finnish physicist and academic
* Hanna Verboom (born 1983), Dutch actress
* Hanna Veres (1928–2003), Ukrainian weaver
* Hanna van Vliet (born 1992), Dutch actress
* Hanna Vollenhoven (1889–1972), Dutch composer and pianist
* Hanna Waag (1904–1995), German actress
* Hanna Wagenius (born 1988), Swedish blogger and politician
* Hanna Wallach, computational social scientist
* Hanna Walter (born 1939), Austrian figure skater
* Hanna Walz (1918–1997), German politician
* Hanna Weil, German-born British artist
* Hanna Westerén (born 1981), politician and Member of the Parliament of Sweden
* Hanna Westrin (born 1991), Swedish swimmer
* Hanna-Marie Weydahl (1922–2016), Norwegian pianist
* Hanna Panna Wiesner (born 2004), Hungarian rhythmic gymnast
* Hanna Wigh (born 1986), Swedish politician
* Hanna Winge (1838–1896), Swedish painter
* Hanna Winsnes (1789–1872), Norwegian poet, novelist and cookbook writer
* Hanna Wolf (1908–1999), East German historian and politician
* Hanna Yablonka (born 1950), Israeli historian and scholar
* Hanna Yablonska (1981–2011), Ukrainian playwright and poet
* Hanna Yanushevych (1907–1983), Ukrainian actress
* Hanna Yttereng (born 1991), Norwegian handball player
* Hanna Yusuf (1992–2019), English television presenter
* Hanna Zajc (born 1987), Swedish taekwondo practitioner
* Hanna Zavecz (born 1985), Australian basketball player
* Hanna Zboroń (born 1956), Polish chess player
* Hanna Zdanowska (born 1959), Polish politician
* Hanna Zembrzuska (1934–2023), Polish actress
* Hanna Zetterberg (born 1973), Swedish politician and actress
* Hanna Zora (1939–2016), Chaldean Catholic bishop
* William Hanna (1910–2001) American animator and occasional musician
Saint and Blessed
* Hanna Helena Chrzanowska (1902–1973), nurse and professed member of the Benedictine oblates
Fictional characters
* Hanna, titular character in the Hanna (film), film bearing her name and the Hanna (TV series), TV series based on it. Portrayed by Saoirse Ronan (film) and Esmé Creed-Miles (series)
* Hanna Marin, character from the TV and Pretty Little Liars (book series), book series ''Pretty Little Liars'' and in the Pretty Little Liars, TV series is portrayed by Ashley Benson.
* Hanna Jensen, fictional character from the novel Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage
See also
* Anna (given name)
*Ana (given name)
* Hanna (surname)
* Johanna
* Nancy (given name)
References
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