Heinrich (given name)

IPA: [ˈhaɪnʁɪç] ^ⓘGenderMasculineLanguage(s)GermanOriginRegion of originGerman-speaking countriesOther namesVariant form(s)Hinnerk, Hendrik, HinrichShort form(s)Heike, Heiko, Heiner, HeinzNickname(s)HeinieCognate(s)HenrySee alsoHeinrich (surname)Popularitysee popular names

Heinrich (German pronunciation: [ˈhaɪnʁɪç] ^ⓘ) is a German given name of ancient Germanic origin and cognate of Henry. Female forms are Henrike and Henriette. The most famous patron saint is Henry (died 1024), as the German Emperor Henry II.

Monarchs and royalty

Henry the Fowler (Heinrich I der Vogler; 876–936), first German king
Heinrich II (972–1024), Holy Roman emperor
Heinrich III (1017–1056), Holy Roman emperor
Heinrich IV (1050–1106), king of Germany, Holy Roman emperor
Heinrich V (1086–1125), king of Germany, Holy Roman emperor
Heinrich VI (1165–1197), king of Germany, Holy Roman emperor
Heinrich VII (1275–1313), king of Germany, Holy Roman emperor
Heinrich I, Duke of Bavaria (919/921–955)
Heinrich II, Duke of Bavaria (951–995)
Heinrich III, Duke of Bavaria and Carinthia (940–989)
Heinrich IV, Prince Reuss of Köstritz (1919–2012), head of the German Princely House of Reuss
Heinrich, Count of Bellegarde (1756–1845), viceroy of Lombardy-Venetia, Austrian Generalfeldmarschall
Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg (1661–1738), member of the House of Wettin
Heinrich, Prince of Fürstenberg (born 1950)
Heinrich of Bavaria (1884–1916), member of the House of Wittelsbach, World War I officer
Heinrich of Saxe-Weissenfels, Count of Barby (1657–1728), German prince of the House of Wettin
Prince Heinrich of Prussia, several Prussian princes with the same name

Archbishops

Heinrich I, Archbishop of Trier (d. 964)
Heinrich I, Archbishop of Mainz (served 1142–1153)
Heinrich I, Archbishop of Cologne (1190–1238)
Heinrich II, Archbishop of Cologne (1244–1332)

Other people

Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa (1486–1535), German astrologer and alchemist
Heinrich Andergassen (1908–1946), Austrian member of the SS and Gestapo, executed for his role in the Holocaust
Heinrich Aviksoo (1880–1940), Estonian politician and sports figure
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644–1704), Bohemian-Austrian composer and violinist
Heinrich Boere (1921-2013), German-Dutch war criminal
Heinrich Böll (1917–1985), German writer
Heinrich von Brühl (1700–1763), German statesman
Heinrich Bullinger (1504–1575), Swiss Reformer
Heinrich Danckelmann (1889–1947), German Luftwaffe general sentenced to death for war crimes
Heinrich Danioth (1896–1953), Swiss painter and poet
Heinrich Deubel (1890–1962), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant
Heinrich Dusemer (died 1353), 21st Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights
Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst (1812–1865), Moravian-Jewish violinist and composer
Heinrich von Gagern (1799–1880), German statesman
Heinrich George (1893–1946), German stage and film actor
Heinrich Grünfeld (1855–1931), Bohemian-Austrian cellist
Heinrich von Handel-Mazzetti (1882–1940), Austrian botanist
Heinrich Hart (1855–1906), German literary critic
Heinrich Heine (1797–1856), German poet
Heinrich von Herford (c. 1300–1370), Dominican friar, historian, and theologian
Heinrich Hertz (1857–1894), German physicist
Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843–1900), Austrian composer and conductor
Heinrich Himmler (1900–1945), German Nazi officer and commander of the SS (Schutzstaffel)
Heinrich Hoffmann (author) (1809–1894), German psychiatrist
Heinrich Hoffmann (photographer) (1885–1957), German photographer
Heinrich Holk, Danish-German mercenary, one of the principal commanders at the Battle of Wolgast, Battle of Lützen (1632) and Siege of Stralsund (1628)
Heinrich von Kittlitz (1799–1874), German artist, naval officer, and explorer
Heinrich von Kleist (1777–1811), German poet, dramatist, and novelist
Heinrich Ritter von Kogerer (1819–1899), Austrian nobleman and government official
Heinrich Wilhelm Krausnick (1797–1882), German lawyer and Lord Mayor of Berlin
Heinrich Klaasen, South African cricketer
Heinrich Krippel (1883–1945), Austrian sculptor, painter, engraver, and illustrator
Heinrich von Lüttwitz (1896–1969), German Panzer general during World War II
Heinrich Marx (1777–1838) Prussian lawyer and father of Karl Marx
Heinrich von Melk (born 1163), German satirist of the 12th century
Heinrich Müller (disambiguation), several people with the same name
Heinrich Parler (c. 1310 – c. 1370), German architect and sculptor
Heinrich Prell (1888-1962), German zoologist
Heinrich Scheidemann (c. 1595–1663), German Renaissance-Baroque composer
Heinrich Schliemann (1822–1890), German businessman and amateur archaeologist
Heinrich Schönfeld (1900–1976), Austrian football player
Heinrich Schütz (1585–1672), German Renaissance-Baroque composer
Heinrich Schwarz (1906–1947), German SS Nazi concentration camp commandant executed for war crimes
C. Heinrich Stratz (1858–1924), German-Russian gynecologist
Heinrich von Sybel (1817–1895), German historian
Heinrich Thyssen (1875–1947), German-Hungarian entrepreneur and art collector
Heinrich von Treitschke (1834–1896), German historian and political writer
Heinrich von Tschirschky (1858–1916), German diplomat and politician
Heinrich Uukkivi (1912–1943), Estonian footballer, bandy, and ice hockey player
Heinrich von Veldeke (1140/1150 – c. 1190), Limburgish-German Medieval composer
Heinrich von Vietinghoff (1887–1952), German colonel-general during World War II
Heinrich Voes (died 1523), one of the first two Lutheran martyrs

Fictional characters

Heinrich, a character in the Conker series
Heinrich, first name of the title character in the opera Tannhäuser
Heinrich Zemo, a character in the Marvel Comics universe
Heinrich, is one of the terrorists from Die Hard
Heinrich Reichenau, a central character from Total Conquest
Heinrich Leroyheimer, a character from the comedy skit "Das Negros" in Key and Peele.
Heinrich Von Marzipan, from Codename: Kids Next Door