Hank is both a masculine given name and a surname. It is a pet form of the name Henry, influenced by the Dutch name Henk, that is mainly used in the United States. Notable people with the name include:
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Hank Aaron (born 1934), Hall of Fame baseball playerHank Aguirre (1931-1994), Major League Baseball pitcherHank Allen (born 1940), Major League Baseball outfielderHank Azaria (born 1964), American actor, director, voice actor and comedian best known for his voice work on The SimpsonsHank Ballard (1927-2003), rhythm and blues singer and songwriterHank Bauer (1922-2007), American Major League Baseball right fielder and managerHank Bauer (American football) (born 1954), National Football League running back and television and radio broadcasterHank Blalock (born 1980), Major League Baseball playerHank Borowy (1916-2004), Major League Baseball pitcherHank Brown (born 1940), American retired politician and former senator from ColoradoHank Burnine (born 1932), American football playerHank Cochran (1935-2010), American country music singer and songwriterHank Feldman, Major League Baseball pitcherHank Garland (1930-2004), American studio musicianHank Gathers (1967-1990), basketball playerHank Goldup (1918-2008), National Hockey League playerHank Greenberg (1911-1986), Hall of Fame baseball playerHank Johnson (born 1954), U.S. Representative from GeorgiaHank Jones (1918-2010), American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composerHank Ketcham (1920-2001), American cartoonist who created Dennis the MenaceHank Kuehne (born 1975), American former professional golferHank Locklin (1918-2009), American country music singer and songwriterHank Marvin, guitaristHank Mobley (1930–1986), American hard bop and soul jazz saxophonist and composerHank Norberg (1920–1974), American football playerHank Nowak (born 1950), Canadian born National Hockey League playerHank Pfister (born 1953), American retired tennis playerHank Sauer (1917-2001), Major League Baseball left fielderHank Snow (1914-1999), Canadian-American country music musician and songwriterHank Steinbrenner (born 1957), part-owner of the New York YankeesHank Stram (1923-2005), American National Football League coachHank Thompson (baseball) (1925-1969), baseball player in the Negro leagues and Major League BaseballHank Thompson (musician) (1925-2007), American country music singer and songwriterHank Williams (1923-1953), country musicianHank Williams, Jr. (born 1949), country musician, son of Hank WilliamsHank Williams III (born 1972), country musician, son of Hank Williams, Jr.Hank Worden (1901-1992), American actorHank (dog), a dog rescued by the Milwaukee Brewers named after Hank AaronNickname:
Hank Green (born 1980), video bloggerHenrik Sedin, Swedish hockey playerHenrik Zetterberg, Swedish hockey playerHank the Angry Drunken Dwarf, a nickname of entertainer Henry Joseph Nasiff Jr.Surname:
Jorge Hank Rhon, former Municipal President of TijuanaCarlos Hank González, his fatherFictional characters:
Hank McCoy, a superhero, The Beast, from the Marvel comic series "X-Men"Henry Charles "Hank" Chinaski, alter ego of and character in many stories by Charles BukowskiHank Gannon, from the soap opera One Life to LiveHank Hall, a DC Comics characterHank Henshaw, DC Comics villainHank, a character from the 2003 film Cheaper by the DozenHank Hill, protagonist of the TV series King of The HillHank Jennings, from the TV show Twin PeaksHank Moody, protagonist of the TV series CalifornicationHank or Henry Pym (aka Ant-Man, Giant-Man, Goliath, and Yellowjacket), fictional character in the Marvel UniverseHank Rearden, fictional character in Atlas ShruggedHank Schrader, from the TV show Breaking BadHank Venture, fictional character in The Venture Bros.Henry "Hank" Lawson, protagonist of TV series Royal PainsHank, main character in the Hank the Cowdog series of children's novelsHenry "Hank" Zipzer, fictional character from the TV series Hank ZipzerHank, an octopus with a missing tentacle in the animated film Finding DoryHank Halverson the basis for the Marvel Comic's hero Hank Pym in 1962