Hank

Hank
	Hank Aaron in 1954
Pronunciation	/ˈhæŋk/
Gender	Male
Origin
Region of origin	US
Other names
Related names	Henry, Harvey, Harry

Hank is a given name and a surname. It may have been inspired by the Dutch name Henk, itself a short form of Hendrik and thus related to Harry, Harvey, and Henry.

Notable people, characters, and animals with the name include:

People with the given name

Male

Hank Aaron (1934–2021), American MLB player
Hank Adams (1943–2020), Native American activist known as a strategist, tactician, and negotiator
Hank Aguirre (1931–1994), American MLB pitcher and business entrepreneur
Hank Allen (1940–2024), American MLB player
Hank Allison (born 1947), American NFL player
Hank Anderson (1920–2005), American college basketball coach and player
Hank Arft (1922–2002), American MLB player
Hank Asher (1951–2013), American businessman
Hank Autry (1947–2014), American AFL- and NFL player
Hank Azaria (born 1964), American actor and producer
Hank Bachmeier (born 1999), American UFL player
Hank Bagby (1922–1993), American jazz musician
Hank Ballard (1927–2003), American singer and songwriter; member of vocal group The Midnighters
Hank Bartos (1913–1987), American NFL player
Hank Baskett (born 1982), American NFL player
Hank Bauer (1922–2007), American MLB player and manager
Hank Bauer (American football) (born 1954), American sportscaster and former NFL player
Hank Baylis (1923–1980), American Negro league player
Hank Beatty (born 2003), American college football player
Hank Bedford, American writer and film director
Hank Beebe (1926–2023), American composer
Hank Beenders (1916–2003), Dutch-American NBA player
Hank Behrman (1921–1987), American MLB pitcher
Hank Bell (1892–1950), American film actor
Hank Berger (1952–2006), American nightclub owner and merchandiser
Hank Biasatti (1922–1996), Italian-Canadian NBA- and MLB player
Hank Bielawa (born 1933), American politician
Hank Biesiot (born 1945), American former college football player and coach
Hank Bjorklund (born 1950), American NFL player
Hank Blalock (born 1980), American MLB player
Hank Borowy (1916–2004), American MLB starting pitcher
Hank Bothfeld (born 1930), American college ice hockey player
Hank Brandt (1934–2004), American film- and television actor
Hank Brown (born 1940), American politician and lawyer
Hank Brown (American football) (born 2005), American college football player
Hank Bruder (1907–1970), American NFL player
Hank Bull (born 1949), Canadian artist, musician, and illusionist
Hank Bullough (1934–2019), American NFL player and coach
Hank Burnine (1932–2020), American NFL player
Hank Butcher (1886–1979), American MLB player
Hank Camelli (1914–1996), American MLB catcher
Hank Chapman (1915–1973), American comic book writer
Hank Chen (born 1989), American actor and comedian
Hank Cheyne (born 1958), American actor and former lawyer
Hank Chien (born 1974), American plastic surgeon and former video game world record holder
Hank Cochran (1935–2010), American country music singer and songwriter
Hank Coe (1946–2021), American politician
Hank Conger (born 1988), American MLB catcher
Hank Corwin, American film editor
Hank Cramer, American folk singer and former army lieutenant colonel
Hank Crisp (1896–1970), American football-, basketball-, baseball-, and track coach and college athletics administrator
Hank DeBerry (1894–1951), American MLB catcher, and scout
Hank DeZonie (1922–2009), American NBL- and NBA player
Hank Dudek, American background screening company account manager; candidate in the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia
Hank Duncan (1894–1968), American Dixieland jazz pianist
Hank Dutt, American past member of string quartet Kronos Quartet
Hank Earl Carr (1968–1998), American murderer
Hank Edwards (1919–1988), American MLB player
Hank Edwards (gridiron football) (born 1983), American professional football player
Hank Egan (born 1937), American NBA coach
Hank Elespuru (1923–2004), American athlete, coach, and official
Hank Elkins (born 1937), American civil rights advocate
Hank Elliott (born 1936), American former politician and judge
Hank Eng, American candidate in the 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado
Hank Erickson (1907–1964), American MLB catcher
Hank Eskin, American creator of website Where's George?
Hank Evans (1914–2000), American NBL player
Hank Fischer (born 1940), American former MLB pitcher
Hank Fisher, real name of Washboard Hank (born 1954), Canadian musician, songwriter, and stage performer
Hank Foiles (1929–2024), American MLB catcher
Hank Foldberg (1923–2001), American college- and professional football player turned college football coach
Hank Fraley (born 1977), American NFL coach, coordinator, and former player
Hank Futch, American member of band The Blue Dogs (band)
Hank Garland (1930–2004), American guitarist and songwriter
Hank Garrett (born 1931), American actor, comedian, author, speaker, teacher, mixed martial artist, and retired professional wrestler
Hank Garrity (coach) (1900–1972), American college football, baseball and basketball coach
Hank Garrity (baseball) (1908–1962), American baseball player
Hank Gastright (1865–1937), American MLB pitcher
Hank Gathers (1967–1990), American college basketball player
Hank Gehring (1881–1912), American MLB pitcher
Hank Gillo (1894–1948), American NFL player and coach, and military personnel during World War I
Hank Gilpin (born 1946), American furniture maker and wood sculptor
Hank Goldberg (1940–2022), American sports radio- and television personality
Hank Goldup (1918–2008), Canadian NHL player
Hank Goodman (1919–2007), American NFL player
Hank Gornicki (1911–1996), American MLB pitcher
Hank Gowdy (1889–1966), American MLB player, manager, and coach
Hank Green (born 1980), American vlogger, YouTuber, science communicator, novelist, stand-up comedian, and entrepreneur; member of rock band Hank Green and the Perfect Strangers
Hank Greenberg (1911–1986), American MLB player and team executive
Hank Gremminger (1933–2001), American NFL player
Hank Griffin (boxer), American boxer of the 1890s and early 1900s
Hank Griffin (baseball), American baseball pitcher of the 1910s
Hank Hanegraaff (born 1950), American Christian author and radio talk-show host
Hank Haney (born 1955), American professional golf instructor
Hank Hardwick (1903–1961), American college football player and coach
Hank Harris (born 1979), American actor
Hank Harris (American football) (1923–1999), American NFL player
Hank Heifetz (born 1935), American poet, novelist, documentarian, critic, and translator
Hank Helf (1913–1984), American MLB catcher
Hank Henry (1906–1981), American comedian and film- and television actor
Hank Henry (soccer) (born 1964), American MISL- and CISL player
Hank Huckaby (1941–2021), American politician
Hank Hughes (1907–1963), American NFL player
Hank Ilesic (born 1959), Canadian CFL player
Hank Irvine (born 1943), Rhodesian-born American professional tennis player
Hank Izquierdo (1931–2015), Cuban-born American MLB catcher, coach, manager, and scout
Hank J. Ratner (born 1959), American media-, sports-, entertainment-, and telecommunications executive
Hank Johnson (born 1954), American lawyer and politician
Hank Johnson (baseball) (1906–1982), American MLB pitcher
Hank Jones (1918–2010), American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer
Hank Kanalz, American comic book writer and editor
Hank Kaplan (1920–2007), American boxing historian and writer
Hank Kashiwa (born 1949), American Olympic alpine ski racer
Hank Kazmierski (born 1949), American NASL player
Hank Ketcham (1920–2001), American cartoonist
Hank Ketcham (American football) (1891–1986), American college football player
Hank Klibanoff (born 1949), American journalist and professor
Hank Kozloski (1927–2013), American sportswriter
Hank Kuehne (born 1975), American professional golfer
Hank Kuhlmann (born 1937), American former NFL coach
Hank Ladd (1908–1982), American actor and writer of radio, film, and stage
Hank Lammens (born 1966), Canadian former NHL player
Hank Lauricella (1930–2014), American Army officer, real estate developer, college football player, and politician
Hank Laventhol (1927–2001), American painter, print maker, and sculptor
Hank Lazer, American poet and critic
Hank Lebioda (born 1994), American professional golfer
Hank Lefkowitz (1923–2007), American BAA player
Hank Lehvonen (1950–2022), Canadian NHL player
Hank Leiber (1911–1993), American MLB player
Hank Levine (born 1965), German director, documentary filmmaker, and writer
Hank Liotart (born 1943), Dutch-American former NPSL-, MISL-, and NASL player
Hank Locklin (1918–2009), American country music singer-songwriter
Hank Lott (born 1974), American former politician
Hank Luisetti (1916–2002), American college basketball player
Hank Lundy (born 1984), American professional boxer
Hank Lyon (born 1988), American politician
Hank M. Bounds (born 1967), American educator
Hank M. Tavera (1944–2000), American AIDS activist, artistic director, and archivist
Hank Majeski (1916–1991), American MLB player, coach, and minor league manager
Hank Mann (1887–1971), Russian-born American comedian and silent screen actor
Hank Marr (1927–2004), American jazz musician
Hank Marvin (born 1941), English multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and songwriter
Hank Mason (1931–2020), American MLB relief pitcher
Hank McCune, American producer of television sitcom The Hank McCune Show
Hank McDonald (1911–1982), American MLB pitcher
Hank McDowell (born 1959), American former NBA-, CBA-, and USBL player
Hank McGregor (born 1978), South African marathon canoeist and surf ski racer
Hank Miller (1917–1972), American Negro league pitcher
Hank Mills (1936–2005), American songwriter and composer
Hank Mitchum, pen name of D. B. Newton (1916–2013), American writer of western fiction
Hank Mizell (1923–1992), American singer, guitarist, and songwriter
Hank Mobley (1930–1986), American jazz saxophonist and composer
Hank Monis (1923–2011), Canadian studio musician
Hank Monk (1826–1883), American stagecoach driver
Hank Moonjean (1930–2012), American film-, executive-, and associate producer
Hank Morgenweck (1929–2007), American MLB umpire
Hank Morrison (1866–1927), American MLB pitcher
Hank Nelken, American screenwriter and educator
Hank Nichols (1936–2026), American college basketball referee and supervisor of officials
Hank Norberg (1920–1974), American NFL player
Hank Nowak (born 1950), Canadian NHL player
Hank O'Day (1859–1935), American MLB pitcher, manager, and umpire
Hank O'Keeffe (1923–2011), American NBL- and ABL player
Hank Olmsted (1879–1969), American MLB starting pitcher
Hank O'Neal (born 1940), American music producer, author, and photographer
Hank Osasuna (born 1972), English actor and performance artist
Hank Palmer (born 1985), Canadian sprinter
Hank Parker (born 1953), American professional bass fisherman
Hank Parker Jr. (born 1974), American stock car racing driver
Hank Patterson (1888–1975), American actor and musician
Hank Patterson (baseball) (1907–1970), American MLB catcher
Hank Pellissier, American writer, editor, speaker, activist, political theorist, producer, and nonprofit director
Hank Penny (1918–1992), American musician
Hank Perry (1886–1956), American MLB player
Hank Peters (1924–2015), American MLB executive
Hank Pfister (born 1953), American tennis player
Hank Piro (1917–2011), American NFL player
Hank Pitcher (born 1949), American contemporary artist
Hank Plona (born 1985), American college basketball coach
Hank Poteat (born 1977), American former NFL player
Hank Presswood (1921–2014), American Negro American League player
Hank Raymonds (1924–2010), American college basketball player, coach, and college athletics administrator
Hank Redd, American past member of soul group Maxayn
Hank Rieger (1918–2014), American publicist and journalist
Hank Risan (born 1955), American business executive, scientist, and creator of digital media rights and security patents
Hank Roberts (born 1954), American jazz cellist and vocalist
Hank Robinson (1887–1965), American MLB pitcher
Hank Rockwell (1917–1997), American NFL player
Hank Rogers (1917–?), American racing driver
Hank Rosenstein (1920–2010), American BBA-, ABL-, and EPBL player and coach
Hank Ruszkowski (1925–2000), American MLB catcher
Hank Sauer (1917–2001), American MLB player, coach, and scout
Hank Schenz (1919–1988), American MLB player
Hank Schmulbach (1925–2001), American MLB pinch runner
Hank Schreiber (1891–1968), American MLB player
Hank Schubart (1916–1998), American-Canadian architect
Hank Schwartz (1927–2020), American expert in video communications technology
Hank Schyma (born 1982), American musician, songwriter, author, filmmaker, and professional storm chaser
Hank Scott (1898–1972), Canadian politician
Hank Searls (1922–2017), American author and screenwriter
Hank Severeid (1891–1968), American MLB catcher and scout
Hank Shanks (1900–1975), American Negro league baseball player
Hank Shaw (1926–2006), English bebop jazz trumpeter
Hank Shaw (author) (born 1970), American chef, author, and outdoorsman
Hank Shermann (born 1958), Danish musician and songwriter; member of heavy metal band Mercyful Fate
Hank Shocklee, American past member of hip hop production team The Bomb Squad
Hank Siemiontkowski (born 1950), American former basketball player
Hank Simms (1923–2013), American voice actor and announcer
Hank Simon (1862–1925), American MLB player
Hank Skinner (1962–2023), American murderer
Hank Small (born 1947), American former football coach and college athletics administrator
Hank Small (baseball) (1953–2010), American MLB player
Hank Smith (disambiguation), several people
Hank Snow (1914–1999), Canadian-born American country music guitarist, singer, and songwriter
Hank Soar (1914–2001), American NFL player and MLB umpire
Hank Stackpole (1935–2020), American Marine Corps lieutenant general during the Vietnam War
Hank Stanton (1920–1975), American football player
Hank Steinberg (born 1969), American television- and film writer, producer, and director
Hank Steinbrecher (1947–2025), American soccer executive, player, and coach
Hank Steinbrenner (1957–2020), American MLB businessman
Hank Stram (1923–2005), American AFL- and NFL coach
Hank Stuever (born 1968), American journalist
Hank Sullivant (born 1983), American rock musician and record producer
Hank Swasey (1893–1980), American athlete and coach
Hank Sweeney (1915–1980), American MLB player
Hank Thomas (born 1941), American civil rights activist and entrepreneur
Hank Thompson (disambiguation), several people
Hank Thormahlen (1896–1955), American MLB pitcher
Hank Thorns (born 1989), American NBL player
Hank Utley (1924–2014), American baseball author and historian
Hank Van Sickle (born 1961), American electric- and upright bassist; past member of blues rock band John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
Hank Vasconcellos (1911–1996), American football coach and college athletics administrator
Hank Vaughan (1849–1893), American West outlaw, gambler, and gunfighter
Hank von Hell (1972–2021), Norwegian singer and actor
Hank Walbrick (born c. 1953), American college football coach
Hank Walker, ring name of Joseph Sculthorpe (born 1998), American professional wrestler and former football player
Hank Wangford (born 1940), English country musician and psychiatrist
Hank Wardle (1915–1995), Canadian Royal Air Force pilot during World War II
Hank Wayland (1906–1983), American sing jazz double-bassist
Hank Webb (born 1950), American former MLB pitcher
Hank Weber (1924–2022), American politician
Hank Weidell (1889–1950), American Negro league baseball pitcher
Hank Wesselman (1941–2021), American anthropologist
Hank Whitney (1939–2020), American ABA- and NBA player
Hank Williams (disambiguation), several people
Hank Willis Thomas (born 1976), American conceptual artist
Hank Winston (1904–1974), American MLB pitcher
Hank Woon (born 1978), American fiction author, game designer, and screenwriter
Hank Worden (1901–1992), American cowboy-turned-character actor
Hank Workman (1926–2020), American MLB player
Hank Wyse (1917–2000), American MLB pitcher

Female

Hank Phillippi Ryan, American investigative reporter and mystery novelist

People with the nickname

Male

Ariel Scherbacovsky (born 1979), American member of indie rock-pop duo Hank & Cupcakes
Hank Bassen (1932–2009), Canadian NHL player
Hank Blade (1920–2003), Canadian NHL player
Hank Chinaski, alter ego of American writer Charles Bukowski
Hank Cicalo (1932–2024), American recording engineer
Hank Ciesla (1934–1976), Canadian NHL player
Hank Crawford (1934–2009), American alto saxophonist, pianist, arranger, and songwriter
Hank Day (1892–1955), American football coach
Hank DeVito, American musician and photographer
Hank Erwin (born 1949), American evangelical Christian, and former broadcaster and politician
Hank Ferris (born c. 1920s), American college football coach
Hank Foley, American university president
Hank Frierson (1902–1982), American Olympic equestrian
Hank Greenspun (1909–1989), American newspaper publisher, real estate developer, and journalist
Hank Greenwald (1935–2018), American MLB sportscaster
Hank Hancock (1936–2024), American politician
Hank Harper Jr. (born 1970), American politician
Hank Herring (1922–1999), American boxer
Hank Hulvey (1897–1982), American MLB pitcher
Hank Levy (1927–2001), American jazz composer and saxophonist
Hank Magnuski (born 1944), American telecommunications engineer
Hank Marino (1889–1976), Italian-born American ten-pin bowling champion
Hank Medress (1938–2007), American singer and record producer; member of doo-wop band The Tokens
Hank Meijer (born 1952), American billionaire businessman
Hank Messick (1922–1999), American investigative journalist and author
Hank Miklos (1910–2000), American MLB pitcher
Hank Monteith (born 1945), Canadian NHL player
Hank Nelson (1937–2012), Australian historian
Hank Norton (1927–2019), American football coach
Hank Parkhurst (1895–1954), American businessman and publishing organizer of Alcoholics Anonymous
Hank Petrusma (born 1942), Australian politician
Hank Plante, American television reporter and newspaper columnist
Hank Reinhardt (1934–2007), American author, editor, science fiction fan, and armorer and authority on medieval weapons
Hank Riebe (1921–2001), American MLB catcher
Hank Ritter (1893–1964), American MLB pitcher
Hank Rowan (1923–2015), American engineer, businessman, and philanthropist
Hank Rushmere (1913–2002), British rower
Hank Sanicola (1914–1974), American music manager, publisher, businessman, and pianist
Hank Sapoznik (born 1953), American author, record- and radio producer, and performer of traditional Yiddish and American music
Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf, nickname of Henry Joseph Nasiff Jr. (1962–2001), American entertainer and radio personality
Hank Wilkins (born 1954), American politician
Hank Wilson (1947–2008), American LGBT rights activist and AIDS activist and survivor
Harry Feldman (1919–1962), American MLB pitcher
Henrik Lundqvist (born 1982), Swedish former NHL player
Henrik Sedin (born 1980), Swedish NHL player
Henrik Zetterberg (born 1980), Swedish former NHL player
Henry (Hank) Sylvern (1908–1964), American keyboardist, composer, conductor, and arranger
Henry Åkervall (1937–2000), Canadian Olympic ice hockey player
Henry Buttelmann (1929–2019), American Air Force fighter pilot during the Korean War and Vietnam War
Henry E. Emerson (1925–2015), American Army lieutenant general during the Vietnam War
Henry Ford II (1917–1987), American businessman in the automotive industry
Henry H. "Hank" Price (1915–2002), American politician
Henry Iba (1904–1993), American college basketball player, coach, and athletics administrator
Henry Lee Jackson, real name of Big Bank Hank (1956–2014), American hip hop recording artist and manager
Henry Moreno (1930–2007), American horse racing jockey
Henry Paulson (born 1946), American investment banker and financier
Henry Trewhitt (1927–2003), American journalist and author
Herman G. Tillman Jr. (1922–2012), American Air Force pilot
Herman Jay Cohen (born 1932), American diplomat
Maurice R. Greenberg (born 1925), American Jewish centenarian, business executive, and military personnel

Female

Hank Fort (1908–1973), American singer and songwriter

People with the middle name

Carlos Hank González (1927–2001), Mexican politician and businessman
Carlos Hank González (businessman, born 1971) (born 1971), Mexican businessman and banker
Carlos Hank Guerreiro (born 2000), Mexican Olympic equestrian
Carlos Hank Rhon (born 1947), Mexican billionaire businessman
Jorge Hank Rhon (born 1956), Mexican businessman and politician

People with the surname

Bob Hank (1923–2012), Australian SANFL player
Tigre Hank (born 1991), Mexican tennis player
William Hank (1902–1942), American Navy officer during World War II

Animals

Hank (dog) (c. 2012–2024), American dog that the Milwaukee Brewers rescued, named after MLB player Hank Aaron
Hank the Cat (2001–2014), American Maine Coon cat and joke candidate
Hank the Tank, American black bear

Fictional characters

Hank, in the US children's novel series Hank the Cowdog
Hank, in the 2008 comedy film Hank and Mike, played by Thomas Michael
Hank, in the 2011 iOS video game "Hank Hazard"
Hank, in the 2013 comedy-romance film Hank and Asha, played by Andrew Pastides
Hank Anchorman, in the animated comedy TV series Johnny Test, voiced by James Arnold Taylor
Hank Bennett, in the US TV soap opera Passions, played by Dalton James and Ryan McPartlin
Hank Booth, in the US police procedural drama TV series Bones, played by Ralph Waite
Hank Cummings, in the US TV soap opera Sunset Beach, played by John Martin
Hank Dearborn, in the 1965 US TV sitcom Hank, played by Dick Kallman
Hank Fielding, in the US late-night live sketch comedy variety show Saturday Night Live, played by Robert Smigel
Hank Foxx, in the US horror anthology TV series American Horror Story, played by Josh Hamilton
Hank Freebird, in the 2010 simulation video game Trauma Team
Hank Gannon, in the US soap opera One Life to Live, played by Nathan Purdee
Hank Grotowski, in the 2001 US independent Southern Gothic romantic drama film Monster's Ball, played by Billy Bob Thornton
Hank Hall, in the US DC Comics, played by Alan Ritchson and Tait Blum (young) in the US superhero TV series
Hank Haystack, in the US media franchise and shared universe The Lego Movie
Hank Henshaw, in the US DC Comics
Hank Heywood, in the US DC Comics
Hank Hill, in the US animated sitcom King of the Hill, voiced by Mike Judge
Hank Hippopopalous, in the US adult animated tragicomedy TV series BoJack Horseman, voiced by Philip Baker Hall
Hank Janson, in the UK books by Stephen Daniel Frances
Hank Jennings, in the US surrealist mystery horror drama TV series Twin Peaks, played by Chris Mulkey
Hank Kingsley, in the US TV sitcom The Larry Sanders Show, played by Jeffrey Tambor
Hank Landry, in the military science fiction adventure TV series Stargate SG-1, played by Beau Bridges
Hank Landry, in the US teen neo-noir mystery drama TV series Veronica Mars, played by Patrick Fabian
Hank Lawson, in the US comedy-drama TV series Royal Pains, played by Mark Feuerstein
Hank Loomis, in the US slasher franchise Scream, played by C.W. Morgan
Hank MacLean, in the US post-apocalyptic drama TV series Fallout, played by Kyle MacLachlan
Hank Marlow, in the 2017 US monster film Kong: Skull Island, played by John C. Reilly
Hank McCoy, in the US Marvel Comics series X-Men
Hank Moody, in the US comedy-drama TV series Californication, played by David Duchovny
Hank Morgan, in the 1889 US historical novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Hank Perkins, in the US animated action comedy TV series Kim Possible, voiced by Rob Paulsen
Hank Pym, in the US Marvel Comics
Hank Rearden, in the 1957 US novel Atlas Shrugged
Hank Schrader, in the US neo-Western crime drama TV series Breaking Bad, played by Dean Norris
Hank Scorpio, in the US animated sitcom The Simpsons, voiced by Albert Brooks
Hank Sullivan, in the US drama TV series Dynasty, played by Brent Antonello
Hank Summers, in the US supernatural horror drama TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, played by Dean Butler
Hank Tate, in the US mockumentary sitcom TV series The Office, played by Hugh Dane
Hank Venture, in the US adult animated action-adventure TV series The Venture Bros., voiced by Christopher McCulloch
Hank Voight, in the US police procedural TV series Chicago P.D., played by Jason Beghe
Hank Wiggen, in the US medical drama TV series House, played by Scott Foley
Hank Yarbo, in the Canadian TV sitcom Corner Gas, played by Fred Ewanuick
Hank Zipzer, in the UK children's TV series Hank Zipzer, played by Nick James

References

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