Hank is a given name and a surname. It may have been inspired by the Dutch name Henk,The Origins of 10 Nicknames, Mentalfloss itself a short form of Hendrik and thus related to Harry, Harvey, and Henry.
Notable people, characters and animals with the name include:
Animals Hank (dog) (c. 2012–2024), American dog that the Milwaukee Brewers rescued, named after MLB player Hank Aaron Hank the Cat (2001–2014), American Maine Coon cat and joke candidate
Hank the Tank, American black bear
People with the given name
Male Hank Aaron (1934–2021), American MLB player Hank Adams (1943–2020), Native American activist known as a strategist, tactician, and negotiator Hank Aguirre (1931–1994), American MLB pitcher and business entrepreneur Hank Allen (1940–2024), American MLB player Hank Allison (born 1947), American NFL player Hank Anderson (1920–2005), American college basketball coach and player Hank Arft (1922–2002), American MLB player Hank Asher (1951–2013), American businessman Hank Autry (1947–2014), American AFL- and NFL player Hank Azaria (born 1964), American actor and producer Hank Bachmeier (born 1999), American UFL player Hank Bagby (1922–1993), American jazz musician Hank Ballard (1927–2003), American singer and songwriter; member of vocal group The Midnighters Hank Bartos (1913–1987), American NFL player Hank Baskett (born 1982), American NFL player Hank Bauer (1922–2007), American MLB player and manager Hank Bauer (American football) (born 1954), American sportscaster and former NFL player Hank Baylis (1923–1980), American Negro league player Hank Beatty (born 2003), American college football player Hank Bedford, American writer and film director Hank Beebe (1926–2023), American composer Hank Beenders (1916–2003), Dutch-American NBA player Hank Behrman (1921–1987), American MLB pitcher Hank Bell (1892–1950), American film actor Hank Berger (1952–2006), American nightclub owner and merchandiser Hank Biasatti (1922–1996), Italian-Canadian NBA- and MLB player Hank Bielawa (born 1933), American politician Hank Biesiot (born 1945), American former college football player and coach Hank Bjorklund (born 1950), American NFL player Hank Blalock (born 1980), American MLB player Hank Borowy (1916–2004), American MLB starting pitcher Hank Bothfeld (born 1930), American college ice hockey player Hank Brandt (1934–2004), American film- and television actor Hank Brown (born 1940), American politician and lawyer Hank Brown (American football) (born 2005), American college football player Hank Bruder (1907–1970), American NFL player Hank Bull (born 1949), Canadian artist, musician, and illusionist Hank Bullough (1934–2019), American NFL player and coach Hank Burnine (1932–2020), American NFL player Hank Butcher (1886–1979), American MLB player Hank Camelli (1914–1996), American MLB catcher Hank Chapman (1915–1973), American comic book writer Hank Chen (born 1989), American actor and comedian Hank Cheyne (born 1958), American actor and former lawyer Hank Chien (born 1974), American plastic surgeon and former video game world record holder Hank Cochran (1935–2010), American country music singer and songwriter Hank Coe (1946–2021), American politician Hank Conger (born 1988), American MLB catcher Hank Corwin, American film editor Hank Cramer, American folk singer and former army lieutenant colonel Hank Crisp (1896–1970), American football-, basketball-, baseball-, and track coach and college athletics administrator Hank DeBerry (1894–1951), American MLB catcher, and scout Hank DeZonie (1922–2009), American NBL- and NBA player Hank Dudek, American background screening company account manager; candidate in the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia Hank Duncan (1894–1968), American Dixieland jazz pianist Hank Dutt, American past member of string quartet Kronos Quartet Hank Earl Carr (1968–1998), American murderer Hank Edwards (1919–1988), American MLB player Hank Edwards (gridiron football) (born 1983), American professional football player Hank Egan (born 1937), American NBA coach Hank Elespuru (1923–2004), American athlete, coach, and official Hank Elkins (born 1937), American civil rights advocate Hank Elliott (born 1936), American former politician and judge Hank Eng, American candidate in the 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado Hank Erickson (1907–1964), American MLB catcher Hank Eskin, American creator of website Where's George? Hank Evans (1914–2000), American NBL player Hank Fischer (born 1940), American former MLB pitcher Hank Fisher, real name of Washboard Hank (born 1954), Canadian musician, songwriter, and stage performer Hank Foiles (1929–2024), American MLB catcher Hank Foldberg (1923–2001), American college- and professional football player turned college football coach Hank Fraley (born 1977), American NFL coach, coordinator, and former player Hank Futch, American member of band The Blue Dogs (band) Hank Garland (1930–2004), American guitarist and songwriter Hank Garrett (born 1931), American actor, comedian, author, speaker, teacher, mixed martial artist, and retired professional wrestler Hank Garrity (coach) (1900–1972), American college football, baseball and basketball coach Hank Garrity (baseball) (1908–1962), American baseball player Hank Gastright (1865–1937), American MLB pitcher Hank Gathers (1967–1990), American college basketball player Hank Gehring (1881–1912), American MLB pitcher Hank Gillo (1894–1948), American NFL player and coach, and military personnel during World War I Hank Gilpin (born 1946), American furniture maker and wood sculptor Hank Goldberg (1940–2022), American sports radio- and television personality Hank Goldup (1918–2008), Canadian NHL player Hank Goodman (1919–2007), American NFL player Hank Gornicki (1911–1996), American MLB pitcher Hank Gowdy (1889–1966), American MLB player, manager, and coach Hank Green (born 1980), American vlogger, YouTuber, science communicator, novelist, stand-up comedian, and entrepreneur; member of rock band Hank Green and the Perfect Strangers Hank Greenberg (1911–1986), American MLB player and team executive Hank Gremminger (1933–2001), American NFL player Hank Griffin (boxer), American boxer of the 1890s and early 1900s Hank Griffin (baseball), American baseball pitcher of the 1910s Hank Hanegraaff (born 1950), American Christian author and radio talk-show host Hank Haney (born 1955), American professional golf instructor Hank Hardwick (1903–1961), American college football player and coach Hank Harris (born 1979), American actor Hank Harris (American football) (1923–1999), American NFL player Hank Heifetz (born 1935), American poet, novelist, documentarian, critic, and translator Hank Helf (1913–1984), American MLB catcher Hank Henry (1906–1981), American comedian, and film- and television actor Hank Henry (soccer) (born 1964), American MISL- and CISL player Hank Huckaby (1941–2021), American politician Hank Hughes (1907–1963), American NFL player Hank Ilesic (born 1959), Canadian CFL player Hank Irvine (born 1943), Rhodesian-born American professional tennis player Hank Izquierdo (1931–2015), Cuban-born American MLB catcher, coach, manager, and scout Hank J. Ratner (born 1959), American media-, sports-, entertainment-, and telecommunications executive Hank Johnson (born 1954), American lawyer and politician Hank Johnson (baseball) (1906–1982), American MLB pitcher Hank Jones (1918–2010), American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer Hank Kanalz, American comic book writer and editor Hank Kaplan (1920–2007), American boxing historian and writer Hank Kashiwa (born 1949), American Olympic alpine ski racer Hank Kazmierski (born 1949), American NASL player Hank Ketcham (1920–2001), American cartoonist Hank Ketcham (American football) (1891–1986), American college football player Hank Klibanoff (born 1949), American journalist and professor Hank Kozloski (1927–2013), American sportswriter Hank Kuehne (born 1975), American professional golfer Hank Kuhlmann (born 1937), American former NFL coach Hank Ladd (1908–1982), American actor and writer of radio, film, and stage Hank Lammens (born 1966), Canadian former NHL player Hank Lauricella (1930–2014), American Army officer, real estate developer, college football player, and politician Hank Laventhol (1927–2001), American painter, print maker, and sculptor Hank Lazer, American poet and critic Hank Lebioda (born 1994), American professional golfer Hank Lefkowitz (1923–2007), American BAA player Hank Lehvonen (1950–2022), Canadian NHL player Hank Leiber (1911–1993), American MLB player Hank Levine (born 1965), German director, documentary filmmaker, and writer Hank Liotart (born 1943), Dutch-American former NPSL-, MISL-, and NASL player Hank Locklin (1918–2009), American country music singer-songwriter Hank Lott (born 1974), American former politician Hank Luisetti (1916–2002), American college basketball player Hank Lundy (born 1984), American professional boxer Hank Lyon (born 1988), American politician Hank M. Bounds (born 1967), American educator Hank M. Tavera (1944–2000), American AIDS activist, artistic director, and archivist Hank Majeski (1916–1991), American MLB player, coach, and minor league manager Hank Mann (1887–1971), Russian-born American comedian and silent screen actor Hank Marr (1927–2004), American jazz musician Hank Marvin (born 1941), English multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and songwriter Hank Mason (1931–2020), American MLB relief pitcher Hank McCune, American producer of television sitcom The Hank McCune Show Hank McDonald (1911–1982), American MLB pitcher Hank McDowell (born 1959), American former NBA-, CBA-, and USBL player Hank McGregor (born 1978), South African marathon canoeist and surf ski racer Hank Miller (1917–1972), American Negro league pitcher Hank Mills (1936–2005), American songwriter and composer Hank Mitchum, pen name of D. B. Newton (1916–2013), American writer of western fiction Hank Mizell (1923–1992), American singer, guitarist, and songwriter Hank Mobley (1930–1986), American jazz saxophonist and composer Hank Monis (1923–2011), Canadian studio musician Hank Monk (1826–1883), American stagecoach driver Hank Moonjean (1930–2012), American film-, executive-, and associate producer Hank Morgenweck (1929–2007), American MLB umpire Hank Morrison (1866–1927), American MLB pitcher Hank Nelken, American screenwriter and educator Hank Nichols (1936–2026), American college basketball referee and supervisor of officials Hank Norberg (1920–1974), American NFL player Hank Nowak (born 1950), Canadian NHL player Hank O'Day (1859–1935), American MLB pitcher, manager, and umpire Hank O'Keeffe (1923–2011), American NBL- and ABL player Hank Olmsted (1879–1969), American MLB starting pitcher Hank O'Neal (born 1940), American music producer, author, and photographer Hank Osasuna (born 1972), English actor and performance artist Hank Palmer (born 1985), Canadian sprinter Hank Parker (born 1953), American professional bass fisherman Hank Parker Jr. (born 1974), American stock car racing driver Hank Patterson (1888–1975), American actor and musician Hank Patterson (baseball) (1907–1970), American MLB catcher Hank Pellissier, American writer, editor, speaker, activist, political theorist, producer, and nonprofit director Hank Penny (1918–1992), American musician Hank Perry (1886–1956), American MLB player Hank Peters (1924–2015), American MLB executive Hank Pfister (born 1953), American tennis player Hank Piro (1917–2011), American NFL player Hank Pitcher (born 1949), American contemporary artist Hank Plona (born 1985), American college basketball coach Hank Poteat (born 1977), American former NFL player Hank Presswood (1921–2014), American Negro American League player