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". People named "Henk" include:

Academics

Arts and writing

Music

  • Henk Alkema (1944–2011), Dutch composer
  • Henk Badings (1907–1987), Dutch composer
  • Henk Bijvanck (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 (born 1946), 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 & 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 (1935–2005), Dutch political scientist and Labour Party politician
  • Henk Mudge (born 1952), Namibian Republican Party politician
  • 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

Sports

Football

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 (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 Terlingen (born 1941), Dutch radio and television presenter
  • Henk de Velde (born 1949), 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

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

See also

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