# 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 Au
* 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 (1953–2025), German politician