{{Short description|Masculine given name and family name}} {{wiktionary|hein}} '''Hein''' is a Dutch and Low German masculine given name, a short version of Hendrik/Heinrich, a derivative surname most common in Germany.
==Given name== * Hein van Aken (c. 1250 – c. 1325), Flemish poet * Hein de Baar (born 1949), Dutch oceanographer * Hein van Breenen (1929–1990), Dutch racing cyclist * Hein Bollow (1920–2020), German jockey * Hein Boele (born 1939), Dutch voice actor * Hein Donner (1927–1988), Dutch chess grandmaster * Hein du Toit (born 1926), South African Army officer * Hein van Garderen (born 1969), South African fencer * Hein van de Geyn (born 1956), Dutch jazz bassist, composer and band leader * Hein Frode Hansen (born 1972), Norwegian heavy metal drummer * Hein Heckroth (1901–1970), German art director of stage and film productions * Hein van der Heijden (born 1958), Dutch actor * Hein Heinsen (born 1935), Danish artist * Hein ten Hoff (1919–2003), German boxer * Hein Hoyer (c. 1380–1447), German statesman and mayor of Hamburg * Hein Kever (1854–1922), Dutch genre and still-life painter * Hein de Kort (born 1956), Dutch cartoonist * Hein Kötz (born 1935), German jurist * Hein-Arne Mathiesen (born 1971), Norwegian ski jumper * Hein-Direck Neu (1944–2017), German discus thrower * Hein van der Niet (1901–1975), Dutch actor known in Hollywood as "Philip Dorn" * Hein Odendaal (born 1942), South African medical doctor * Hein Otterspeer (born 1988), Dutch speed skater * Hein Pieper (born 1962), Dutch Catholic theologian and politician * Hein ter Poorten (1887–1968), Dutch military officer in the Dutch Indies * Hein Riess (1913–1993), German actor and folk singer * Hein Roethof (1921–1996), Dutch journalist and politician * Hein Schreuder (1951–2023), Dutch economist and business executive * Hein Seyerling, South African paralympic high jumper * Hein Simons (born 1955), Dutch singer and actor * Hein van Suylekom (1904–1982), Dutch rower * Hein Vanhaezebrouck (born 1964), Belgian football coach * Hein Verbruggen (1941–2017), Dutch sports executive * Hein Vergeer (born 1961), Dutch speed skater * Hein Vos (1903–1972), Dutch politician * Hein Wellens (1935–2020), Dutch cardiologist * Hein-Peter Weyher (born 1935), German Navy officer * Hein Willemse (born 1957), South African academic, literary critic, activist and author * Hein van der Zee (1929–1991), Dutch boxer
==Burmese name== * Thakin Ba Hein (1917–1946), Burmese politician * Kyaw Hein (1947–2020), Burmese film actor, film director, and singer * Moe Hein (1942–2010), Burmese poet and philanthropist * Myat Hein (born 1955), Burmese general * Hein Thiha Zaw (born 1995), Burmese footballer * Hein Zar Aung (born 1990), Burmese footballer <!-- * Noel Hein (born 1999), Burmese model : relevance ? -->
==Surname== * Bianca Hein (born 1975), German actress * Birgit Hein (1942–2023), German film director, producer and screenwriter * Brandon Hein (born 1977), American convicted murderer * Carl Christian Hein (1868–1937), American Lutheran clergyman * Christian Hein (born 1982), German swimmer * Christoph Hein (born 1944), German author and translator * David W. Hein, American chemist * Einar Hein (1875–1931), Danish painter * Franz Hein (1892–1976), German scientist and artist * Gauthier Hein (born 1996), French footballer * Gustavo Hein (born 1972), Argentine politician * Harald Hein (1950–2008), German fencer * Harry Hein (born 1945), Estonian military Major General * Herbert Hein (born 1954), German footballer * Hillar Hein (born 1954), Estonian ski jumper, Nordic combined skier and coach * Holly Hein (born 1991), American soccer player * Jay Hein (born c. 1966), American lobbyist and cabinet member ** Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation the Supreme Court case bearing his name * Jeppe Hein (born 1974), Danish sculptor and installation artist * John Hein (1886–1963), American wrestler * Jon Hein (born 1967), American radio personality * Jotun Hein (born 1956), Danish bioinformatician, son of Piet Hein * Karen Hein (born 1944), American pediatrician * Karl Hein (athlete) (1908–1982), German hammer thrower * Karl Hein (footballer) (born 2002), Estonian footballer * Leonard W. Hein (1916–2000), American economist and accountant * Lucie Hein (1910–1965), East German politician * Marjorie Hein (born 1946), American lawyer, writer and activist * Mel Hein (1909–1992), American football player * Michael P. Hein (born 1965), Northern Irish politician * Michal Hein (born 1968), Israeli windsurfer * Neil Hein (born 1963), Australian rules footballer * Nick Hein (born 1984), German mixed martial artist * Oliver Hein (born 1990), German footballer * Peter Hein, Indian action choreographer and stunt coordinator * Piet Hein (1577–1629), Dutch naval commander and folk hero * Piet Hein (1905–1996), Danish poet and scientist, descendant of the above * Riina Hein (born 1955), Estonian actress, director, producer and screenwriter * Rolland Hein (1932–2023), American literature academic and writer * Ron Hein (1949–2022), American lobbyist and politician * Rosemarie Hein (1953–2025), German politician * Ruben Hein (born 1982), Dutch musician
==See also== * Heine (disambiguation) * Hain (disambiguation)
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