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 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

 * Ba Hein (1917–1946), Burmese politician
 * Hein Thiha Zaw (born 1995), Burmese footballer
 * Hein Zar Aung (born 1990), Burmese footballer
 * 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

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 track and field athlete
 * 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 (born 1953), German politician