Hansel (disambiguation)

Hansel is one of the main characters in the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel. The German name Hänsel (meaning "little Hans") is a diminutive of the given name Hans.

Hansel may also refer to:

Given name

 * Hansel Izquierdo (born 1977), Cuban baseball player
 * Hansel Mieth (1909–1998), German photojournalist
 * Hansel Robles (born 1990), Dominican baseball player
 * Hansel Zapata (born 1995), Colombian footballer

Surname

 * C. E. M. Hansel (1917–2011), British psychologist
 * Deeann Hansel (born 1962), American tennis player
 * Heike Hänsel (born 1966), German politician
 * Howell Hansel (1860–1917), American film director
 * Marion Hänsel (1949–2020), Belgian film director, producer, actress and screenwriter
 * Peter Hänsel (1770–1831), German composer and violinist
 * Phil Hansel (1925–2010), American swimming coach

Other uses

 * Hansel Ltd., the central procurement unit of the Finnish government
 * Hansel (horse), an American thoroughbred racehorse
 * main character in the fairy tale Gambling Hansel
 * Hansel, a fictional character in the 2001 film Zoolander, played by Owen Wilson
 * Hansel, a village in Ayrshire, Scotland
 * Hansel, a Filipino biscuit brand of Republic Biscuit Corporation