# Henk

Henk is a Dutch male given name, originally a short form of Hendrik. It influenced "Hank" which is used in English-speaking countries (mainly in the US) as a form of "Henry".

## Academics

* Henk Aertsen (born 1943), Dutch Anglo-Saxon linguist
* Henk Barendregt (born 1947), Dutch logician
* Henk Jaap Beentje (born 1951), Dutch botanist
* Henk Blezer (born 1961), Dutch Tibetologist, Indologist, and scholar of Buddhist studies
* Henk Bodewitz (1939–2022), Dutch Sanskrit scholar
* Henk J. M. Bos (born 1940), Dutch historian of mathematics
* Henk Braakhuis (born 1939), Dutch historian of philosophy
* Henk Buck (1930–2023), Dutch organic chemist
* Henk van Dongen (1936–2011), Dutch organizational theorist and policy advisor
* Henk Dorgelo (1894–1961), Dutch physicist and academic
* Henk van der Flier (born 1945), Dutch psychologist
* Henk A. M. J. ten Have (born 1951), Dutch medical ethicist
* Henk van de Hulst (1918–2000), Dutch astronomer and mathematician
* Henk Lombaers (1920–2007), Dutch mathematician
* Henk Schulte Nordholt (1909–1998), Dutch professor of art and cultural history
* Henk Schulte Nordholt (born 1953), Dutch professor of Indonesian history
* Henk G. Sol (born 1951), Dutch organizational theorist
* Henk Stoof (born 1962), Dutch theoretical physicist
* Henk Tennekes (1936–2021), Dutch meteorologist
* Henk Tennekes (toxicologist) (1950–2020), Dutch toxicologist
* Henk Tijms (born 1944), Dutch mathematician and operations researcher
* Henk Visser (pediatrician) (1930–2023), Dutch pediatrician
* Henk Volberda (born 1964), Dutch organizational theorist and management consultant
* Henk van der Vorst (born 1944), Dutch mathematician
* Henk Wesseling (1937–2018), Dutch historian
* Henk de Wit (1909–1999), Dutch systematic botanist
* Henk Zijm (born 1952), Dutch mathematician

## Arts and writing

* Henk Bos (1901–1979), Dutch painter
* Henk Bremmer (1871–1956), Dutch painter, art critic, art teacher, collector and art dealer
* Henk Chabot (1894–1949), Dutch painter
* Henk Guth (1921–2002), Dutch-Australian painter
* Henk Hofland (1927–2016), Dutch journalist, commentator, essayist and columnist
* Henk Jonker (1912–2002), Dutch photographer
* Henk Krol (born 1950), Dutch journalist, publisher, activist, and politician
* Henk Kuijpers (born 1946), Dutch comics artist
* Henk van der Meijden (born 1937), Dutch gossip journalist and theater producer
* Henk Ngantung (1921–1991), Indonesian painter and politician
* Henk Peeters (1925–2013), Dutch modern art painter
* Henk Pierneef (1886–1957), South African landscape painter
* Henk Schiffmacher (born 1952), Dutch tattoo artist
* Henk van Sitteren (1904–1968), Dutch architect in Singapore and Malaysia
* Henk Stallinga (born 1962), Dutch visual artist
* Henk Trumpie (born 1937), Dutch ceramist and sculptor
* Henk van Ulsen (1927–2009), Dutch stage and television actor
* Henk Van der Kolk, Dutch-born Canadian film producer
* Henk van der Waal (born 1960), Dutch poet
* Henk van Woerden (1947–2005), Dutch painter and writer with close ties to South Africa

### Music

* Henk Alkema [de; nl] (1944–2011), Dutch composer
* Henk Badings (1907–1987), Dutch composer
* Henk Bijvanck [de; nl] (1909–1969), Dutch composer
* Henk Bouman (born 1951), Dutch harpsichordist and baroque conductor
* Henk Hofstede (born 1951), Dutch pop musician, lead singer of the band "Nits"
* Henk Lauwers (born 1956), Belgian baritone singer
* Henk Leeuwis (1946–2022), Dutch pop singer
* Henk van Lijnschooten (1928–2006), Dutch wind orchestra composer
* Henk Pleket (1937–2011), Dutch pop singer
* Henk Poort (born 1956), Dutch musical actor and opera singer
* Henk de Vlieger (born 1953), Dutch percussionist, composer and arranger
* Henk van der Vliet (born 1928), Dutch flautist and classical composer
* Henk Westbroek (born 1952), Dutch radiohost, singer-songwriter, and political activist
* Henk Wijngaard (born 1946), Dutch country singer

## Politics and government

* Henk Beernink (1910–1979), Dutch politician
* Henk Bleker (born 1953), Dutch CDA politician
* Henk Chin A Sen (1934–1999), President of Suriname from 1980 to 1982
* Henk Feldmeijer (1910–1945), Dutch National Socialist politician and a member of the NSB
* Henk van Gerven (born 1955), Dutch politician and general practitioner
* Henk Hoekstra (1924–2009), Dutch Communist politician
* Henk ten Hoeve (born 1946), Dutch politician
* Henk Hofstra (1904–1999), Dutch Labour Party politician
* Henk van Hoof (born 1947), Dutch VVD politician
* Henk Kamp (born 1952), Dutch VVD politician
* Henk Koning (1933–2016), Dutch former tax official and politician
* Henk Korthals (1911–1976), Dutch Government Minister
* Henk Leenders (born 1955), Dutch Labour Party politician
* Henk Molleman [de; nl] (1935–2005), Dutch political scientist and Labour Party politician
* Henk Mudge (born 1952), Namibian Republican Party politician
* Henk Ngantung (1927 –1991), Indonesian politician and First Vice Governor of Jakarta and Sixth Governor of Jakarta
* Henk Nijboer (born 1983), Dutch Labour Party politician
* Henk Nijhof (born 1952), Dutch politician and educator
* Henk Jan Ormel (born 1955), Dutch politician
* Henk van Rossum (1919–2017), Dutch politician
* Henk Visser (born 1946), Dutch politician
* Henk Vonhoff (1931–2010), Dutch VVD politician, state secretary, mayor and Queens commissioner
* Henk Vredeling (1924–2007), Dutch Labour Party politician and Minister of Defence
* Henk Zeevalking (1922–2005), Dutch Minister of Transport and Water Management
* Henk van der Zwan (born 1956), Dutch diplomat

## Sports

* Henk Angenent (born 1967), Dutch long-distance speed skater
* Henk Baars (born 1960), Dutch cyclo-cross cyclist
* Henk de Best (1905–1978), Dutch boxer
* Henk Boeve (born 1957), Dutch racing cyclist
* Henk Bouwman (1926–1995), Dutch field hockey player
* Henk Brouwer (born 1953), Dutch sprinter
* Henk Cornelisse (born 1940), Dutch racing cyclist
* Henk van Essen (1909–1968), Dutch swimmer
* Henk Elzerman (born 1958), Dutch freestyle swimmer
* Henk Faanhof (1922–2015), Dutch road bicycle racer
* Henk Franken (born 1987), Namibian rugby player
* Henk van Gent (born 1951), Dutch competitive sailor
* Henk van der Grift (born 1935), Dutch speed skater
* Henk Groener (born 1960), Dutch handball coach and player
* Henk Grol (born 1985), Dutch judoka
* Henk-Jan Held (born 1967), Dutch volleyball player
* Henk Hermsen (1937–2022), Dutch water polo player
* Henk Hille (born 1959), Dutch ice hockey player
* Henk de Hoog (1918–1973), Dutch road racing cyclist
* Henk Janssen (1890–1969), Dutch tug of war competitor
* Henk Keemink (1902–1985), Dutch racewalker
* Henk Kersken (1880–1967), Dutch competitive sailor
* Henk van Kessel (born 1946), Dutch motorcycle road racer
* Henk Krediet (born 1942), Dutch modern pentathlete
* Henk de Looper (1912–2006), Dutch field hockey player
* Henk Lubberding (born 1953), Dutch road bicycle racer
* Henk Meijer (born 1959), Dutch taekwondo competitor and coach
* Henk Nieuwkamp (born 1942), Dutch racing cyclist
* Henk Nijdam (1935–2009), Dutch road bicycle racer
* Henk Norel (born 1987), Dutch basketball player
* Henk Numan (1955–2018), Dutch judoka
* Henk Ooms (1916–1993), Dutch cyclist
* Henk Poppe (born 1952), Dutch road bicycle racer
* Henk Rouwé (born 1946), Dutch rower
* Henk Schenk (born 1945), Dutch-born American Olympic wrestler
* Henk Schueler (1922–2016), Dutch speedskater
* Henk Starreveld (1914–2008), Dutch sprint canoeist
* Henk Temmink (born 1952), Dutch chess player
* Henk Visser (1932–2015), Dutch long jumper
* Henk Vogels (born 1973), Australian road bicycle racer
* Henk van der Wal (1886–1982), Dutch sprint and middle-distance runner
* Henk-Jan Zwolle (born 1964), Dutch Olympic rower

### Football

* Henk Bloemers (1945–2015), Dutch footballer
* Henk Bos (born 1992), Dutch footballer
* Henk Bosveld (1941–1998), Dutch footballer
* Henk van Brussel (1936–2007), Dutch football player and manager
* Henk ten Cate (born 1954), Dutch football manager and player
* Henk Dijkhuizen (born 1992), Dutch football defender
* Henk Duut (born 1964), Dutch football defender
* Henk Fraser (born 1966), Surinamese-Dutch football manager and player
* Henk Grim (born 1962), Dutch football striker
* Henk Groot (1938–2022), Dutch football striker
* Henk van Heuckelum (1879–1929), Dutch-Belgian football forward
* Henk Hofs (1951–2011), Dutch footballer
* Henk Hordijk (1893–1975), Dutch footballer
* Henk Houwaart (born 1945), Dutch football manager and player
* Henk de Jong (born 1964), Dutch football manager
* Henk Muller (1887–1940), Dutch footballer
* Henk Nienhuis (1941–2017), Dutch football player and manager
* Henk Pellikaan (1910–1999), Dutch football midfielder
* Henk Plenter (1913–1997), Dutch football defender
* Henk Schouten (1932–2018), Dutch football midfielder
* Henk van Spaandonck (1913–1982), Dutch football forward
* Henk van Stee (born 1961), Dutch football midfielder
* Henk Steeman (1894–1979), Dutch footballer
* Henk Timmer (born 1971), Dutch football goalkeeper
* Henk Veerman (born 1991), Dutch football forward
* Henk Vos (born 1968), Dutch football striker and coach
* Henk Weerink (1936–2014), Dutch football referee
* Henk Wery (born 1943), Dutch football forward
* Henk Wisman (born 1957), Dutch football manager
* Henk Wullems (1936–2020), Dutch football manager

## Other

* Henk van den Breemen (born 1941), Dutch Marine Corps generals
* Henk Bruna (1916–2008), Dutch publisher and bookstore chain director
* Henk van Gelderen (1921–2020), Dutch resistance member
* Henk Heithuis (1935–1958), Dutch Catholic Church sexual abuse victim
* Henk van der Kroon (born 1942), Dutch founder and president of the Federation of European Carnival Cities
* Henk Muller (1859–1941), Dutch businessman, diplomat, explorer, publicist, and philanthropist
* Henk van Randwijk [de; nl] (1909–1966), Dutch resistance member, journalist, poet, and newspaper founder and editor
* Henk Rogers (born 1953), Dutch video game designer and entrepreneur
* Henk Savelberg (born 1953), Dutch chef
* Henk Sneevliet (1883–1942), Dutch Communist and World War II resistance member
** Henk Sneevlietweg metro station, Amsterdam railway station named after him
* Henk Terlingen (1941–1994), Dutch radio and television presenter
* Henk de Velde (1949–2022), Dutch seafarer and solo circumnavigating sailor
* Henk Visser (1923–2006)), Dutch arms and armory collector
* Henk Zanoli (1923–2015), Dutch lawyer and World War II resistance member
* Henk Zwartepoorte (1949–2016), Dutch herpetologist

## Fictional characters

* Cowboy Henk, Belgian surreal humour comic strip series
* Henk and Ingrid, fictitious Dutch couple often mentioned in speeches by Geert Wilders as the people he claims to represent
* Ome Henk ("Uncle Henk"), the main character of a Dutch CD, DVD and comic series of the same name

## As a surname

* Dan Henk (born 1972), American artist and writer, noted for his work in tattooing and painting
* Ludwig von Henk (1820–1894), German naval officer