Hanns is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Hanns Blaschke (1896–1971), Austrian politicianHanns-Peter Boehm (born 1928), German chemist and professor emeritus at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich, GermanyHanns Bolz (1885–1918), German expressionist and cubist painterHanns Brandstätter (born 1949), Austrian fencerHanns Braun (1886–1918), German athleteVeit Hanns Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1764–1841), German portraitistHanns Cibulka (1920–2004), German Bohemian poet and diaristHanns Eckelkamp (born 1927), German film producer and founder of Atlas FilmverleihHanns Eisler (1898–1962), Austrian composerHanns Heinz Ewers (1871–1943), German actor, poet, philosopher, and writer of short stories and novelsHanns-Joachim Friedrichs (1927–1995), German journalistHanns In der Gand, pen name of Ladislaus Krupski (1882–1947), Swiss folklorist and collector of traditional and military songsHanns Bruno Geinitz (1814–1900), German geologist, born at Altenburg, the capital of Saxe-AltenburgHanns Georgi (1901–1989), German painter, printmaker and book illustratorHanns Goebl (1901–1986), Bavarian sculptor who worked for the Nymphenburg Porcelain FactoryHanns Grössel (1932–2012), German literary translator and broadcasting journalistHanns Günther, pseudonym of Walter de Haas (1886–1969), a prolific German author, translator, and editor of popular science booksHanns-Joachim-Friedrichs-Award, German award for journalismHanns Heise (1913–1992), highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Luftwaffe during World War IIHanns Hopp (1890–1971), German architectHanns Hörbiger (1860–1931), Austrian engineer from Vienna with roots in TyrolHanns Dieter Hüsch (1925–2005), German author, cabaret artist, actor, songwriter and radio commentatorHanns Jana (born 1952), German fencerHanns Jelinek (1901–1969), Austrian composer of Czech descent who is also known under the pseudonym Hanns ElinHanns Johst (1890–1978), German playwright and Nazi Poet LaureateHanns-Christian Kaiser (born 1969), German artistHanns Kerrl (1887–1941), German Nazi politicianHanns Kilian (1905–1981), German bobsledder who competed from the late 1920s to the late 1930sHanns Kräly (1884–1950), credited in the United States as Hans Kraly, was a German actor and screenwriterHanns Kreisel (born 1931), German mycologist and professor emeritusHanns Laengenfelder (1903–1982), highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War IIHanns Lilje (1899–1977), German Lutheran bishop and one of the pioneers of the ecumenical movementHanns Lippmann (1890–1929), German film producer of the silent eraHanns-Heinrich Lohmann (1911–1995), Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel), in the Waffen SS during World War IIHanns Lothar (1929–1967), German film actorHanns Ludin (1905–1947), German diplomatHanns Maaßen (born 1908), German journalist and writerHanns Malissa (1920–2010), Austrian analytical chemist and environmental chemistHanns von Meyenburg (born 1887), Swiss PathologistHanns Nägle (born 1902), German bobsledder who competed in the late 1920sHanns-Horst von Necker (1903–1979), highly decorated Generalmajor in the Luftwaffe during World War IIHanns-Josef Ortheil (born 1951), German author, scholar of German literature, and pianistHanns Albin Rauter (1895–1949), high-ranking Austrian-born Nazi war criminalHanns Sachs (1881–1947), one of the earliest psychoanalysts, and a close personal friend of Sigmund FreudHanns Scharff (1907–1992), German Luftwaffe interrogator during the Second World WarHanns Martin Schleyer (1915–1977), German business executive and employer and industry representativeHanns Schwarz, Austrian film directorHanns Seidel (1901–1961), German politician and Bavarian prime minister from 1957 to 1960Hanns Egon Wörlen (1915–2014), German architect and art patronHanns Zischler (born 1947), German actor most famous in America for his portrayal of Hans in Steven Spielberg's film Munich