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Hannes Hannes is a masculine given name and a diminutive of Johannes or Hannibal. Hannes may refer to: *Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995), Swedish chemist and Nobel-prize winner * Hannes Aigner (born 1989), German slalom canoeist and Olympic medalist * Hannes ...

, a diminutive of

Johannes Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as " John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, '' Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Y ...

) is a Finnish first name. Notable people with the name include: *

Hannu Aravirta Hannu Aravirta (born 26 March 1953) is a former Finnish ice hockey player and an ice hockey coach for the Finnish national men's team, SM-liiga and Elitserien. Career as player Aravirta was born in Savonlinna, and made his first professional ...

(born 1953), Finnish ice hockey player and an ice hockey coach * Hannu Haarala (born 1981), Finnish footballer * Hannu Kaislama (born 1956), Finnish boxer * Hannu Kamppuri (born 1957), former professional ice hockey goaltender * Hannu Kapanen (born 1951), former Finnish ice hockey player * Hannu Kivioja (born 1963), Finnish actor *

Hannu Manninen Hannu Kalevi Manninen (born 17 April 1978 in Rovaniemi) is a Finnish nordic combined athlete. Debuting at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer at the age of 15, he took his first medal three years later at the age of 18 when he won silver in ...

(born 1978), Finnish Nordic combined athlete *

Hannu Mikkola Hannu Olavi Mikkola (24 May 1942 − 25 February 2021) was a Finns, Finnish champion world rallying, rally driver. He was a seven-time winner of the 1000 Lakes Rally in Finland and won the RAC Rally in Great Britain four times. Career Mikkola ...

(1942–2021), retired world champion rally driver * Hannu Patronen (born 1984), Finnish footballer * Hannu Rajaniemi (born 1978), Finnish

sci-fi Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space ...

author *

Hannu Salama Hannu Sulo Salama (born 4 October 1936), also known by his pen name Aki Rautala, is a Finnish author known for his working-class themes. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1969 and 1973. Biography Hannu Salama was born in ...

(born 1936), Finnish author *

Hannu Siitonen Hannu Juhani Siitonen (born 18 March 1949) is a retired Finnish javelin thrower. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and placed fourth and second, respectively. He won the European javelin title in 1974 and finished fourth in 1971 * ...

(born 1949), Finnish athlete *

Hannu Taipale Hannu Taipale (born 22 June 1940 in Veteli) is a Finland, Finnish former cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skier who competed during the 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble. ...

(born 1940), former Finnish cross-country skier *

Hannu Takkula Hannu Aapa Takkula (born 20 November 1963) is a Finnish politician and former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Finland. He is a member of the Centre Party, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. Early life Takku ...

(born 1963), Finnish politician *

Hannu Tihinen Hannu Tihinen (born 1 July 1976) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Since January 2014, he worked as a technical director at the Football Association of Finland. In October 2022, Tihinen was appointed as an e ...

(born 1976), Finnish footballer *

Hannu Toivonen Hannu Pekka Toivonen (; born 18 May 1984) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender. He is the current goaltending coach for the Toronto Marlies. He played with the Boston Bruins and the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey Leagu ...

(born 1984), Finnish ice hockey goaltender *

Hannu Touru Hannu Touru (born 1952) is a Finnish football manager. In 1991, Touru was elected as the manager of the year by the Finnish Football Association. He still remains the highest achieving manager in the history of FF Jaro Fotbollsföreningen J ...

(born 1952), experienced football manager *

Hannu Virta Hannu Markus Virta (born March 22, 1963, in Turku, Finland) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He was named the best defenceman in the Finnish Elite League (SM-liiga) four times, and was a five-time all-star. He ...

(born 1963), retired Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman * Hannu Vitanen, fictional Finnish character from the webcomic ''A Redtail's dream.''

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