Henk

Henk is a Dutch male first name which originated as a short form of Hendrik but developed into a name in its own right. It influenced "Hank" which is used in English-speaking countries (mainly in the US) as a form of "Henry". It may refer to:

Given name:

Henk Angenent (born 1967), Dutch speed skater, specialising in marathon skating and the longer distances
Henk Baars (born 1960), former professional Dutch cyclo-cross cyclist
Henk Badings (1907–1987), Dutch composer
Henk Barendregt (born 1947), Dutch logician, known for his work in lambda calculus and type theory
Henk Beernink (1910–1979), Dutch politician
Henk Bleker (born 1953), Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA)
Henk Blezer (born 1961), Dutch Tibetologist, Indologist, and scholar of Buddhist studies
Henk Bos (disambiguation)
Henk Bosveld (1941–1998), football (soccer) midfielder from the Netherlands
Henk Bouwman (1926–1995), Dutch field hockey player, member of the team that won the 1948 Olympic bronze medal
Henk Braakhuis (born 1939), Dutch historian of philosophy
Henk Bremmer (1871–1956), Dutch painter, art critic, art teacher, collector and art dealer
Henk Bruna (born 1916), Dutch publisher and director of the stationery and bookstore chain Bruna
Henk Buck (born 1930), organic chemist
Henk de Best (1905–1978), Dutch boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics
Henk de Looper (1912–2006), Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
Henk de Velde (born 1949), Dutch seafarer
Henk Dorgelo (1894–1961), Dutch physicist and academic
Henk Duut (born 1964), retired Dutch footballer who was active as a defender
Henk Elzerman (born 1958), former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands
Henk Faanhof (born 1922), Dutch professional road bicycle racer
Henk Feldmeijer (1910–1945), Dutch National Socialist politician and a member of the NSB
Henk Fraser (born 1966), former football defender from The Netherlands
Henk G. Sol (born 1951),) is a Dutch organizational theorist and Professor of Business Engineering and ICT at Groningen University
Henk Grol (born 1985), Dutch judoka
Henk Groot (born 1938), retired Dutch footballer who was active as a striker
Henk Hermsen (born 1937), former water polo player from The Netherlands
Henk Hille (born 1959), Dutch former professional ice hockey player
Henk Hoekstra (1924–2009), Dutch politician
Henk Hofland (1927–2016), Dutch journalist, commentator, essayist and columnist
Henk Hofs (1951–2011), Dutch professional footballer
Henk Hofstra (1904–1999), Dutch politician of the Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP) until the party became the Labour Party (PvdA)
Henk Houwaart (born 1945), Dutch football manager and a former football player
Henk Jaap Beentje (born 1951), Dutch botanist
Henk Jan Ormel (born 1955), Dutch politician
Henk Janssen (1890–1969), Dutch tug of war competitor, who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
Henk Kamp (born 1952), Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD)
Henk Koning (born 1933), Dutch former tax official and politician
Henk Korthals (1911–1976), Dutch politician
Henk Krol (born 1950), Dutch journalist, editor-in-chief of the gay magazine Gay Krant ("Gay News")
Henk Kuijpers (born 1946), comics artist from Haarlem, the Netherlands who is most famous for his Franka series
Henk Lauwers (born 1956), classical baritone singer (lyric baritone) from Ypres, Belgium
Henk Lubberding (born 1953), former Dutch professional road bicycle racer
Henk Meijer (born 1959), Dutch taekwondo coach and former Olympic taekwondo competitor
Henk Mudge (born 1952), Namibian former politician
Henk Nijdam (1935–2009), Dutch professional road bicycle racer
Henk Nijhof (born 1952), Dutch politician and former educator
Henk Norel (born 1987), Dutch forward-center who plays for DKV Joventut in the Spanish ACB League
Henk Numan (born 1955), former judoka from the Netherlands, bronze Olympic medallist in 1980
Henk Peeters (born 1925), Dutch artist
Henk Pellikaan (1910–1999), Dutch football midfielder who played for Netherlands in the 1934 FIFA World Cup
Henk Poort (born 1956), Dutch actor and singer, who mainly plays in operas and musicals
Henk Poppe (born 1952), Dutch professional road bicycle racer
Henk Rogers (born 1953), video game designer and entrepreneur
Henk Schiffmacher (born 1952), Dutch tattoo artist, expert within the field of body decoration
Henk Schouten (born 1932), retired Dutch footballer who was active as a midfielder
Henk Sneevliet (1883–1942), Dutch Communist, who was active in both the Netherlands and the Dutch East-Indies
Henk Starreveld (1914–2008), Dutch canoeist who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
Henk Steeman (1894–1979), football (soccer) player from the Netherlands, who represented his home country at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Henk Temmink (born 1952), Dutch chess player
Henk ten Cate (born 1954), Dutch football manager and a former professional player
Henk ten Hoeve (born 1946), Dutch politician
Henk Terlingen (born 1941), Dutch radio and television presenter
Henk Tijms (born 1944), Dutch professor of Operations Research at the VU University Amsterdam
Henk Timmer (footballer) (born 1971), retired Dutch footballer who played as a goalkeeper
Henk van Brussel (1936–2007), footballer and football manager from the Netherlands
Henk van den Breemen (born 1941), retired Dutch military officer
Henk van der Grift (born 1935), former speed skater
Henk van der Kroon (born 1942), the founder and president of the Federation of European Carnival Cities (FECC)
Henk van der Vorst (born 1944), Dutch mathematician and Emeritus Professor of Numerical Analysis at Utrecht University
Henk van der Wal (1886–1982), Dutch athlete
Henk van Dongen (1936–2011), Dutch organizational theorist and policy advisor
Henk van Gerven (born 1955), Dutch politician and general practitioner
Henk van Hoof (born 1947), retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD)
Henk van Kessel (born 1946), former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer
Henk van Spaandonck (1913–1982), Dutch football forward who played for the Netherlands in the 1938 FIFA World Cup
Henk van Stee (born 1961), former football midfielder from the Netherlands
Henk van Ulsen (1927–2009), Dutch actor
Henk van Woerden (1947–2005), Dutch painter and writer with close ties to South Africa
Henk Visser (politician) (born 1946), Dutch politician
Henk Visser (long jumper) (born 1932), Dutch long jumper
Henk Vogels (born 1973), Australian former professional road bicycle racer
Henk Vonhoff (1931–2010), Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD)
Henk Vos (born 1968), former football striker from the Netherlands
Henk Vredeling (1924–2007), Dutch politician
Henk Wery (born 1943), former Dutch footballer
Henk Wesseling (born 1937)
Henk Westbroek (born 1952), Dutch radiohost, singer, songwriter, owner of a cafe named Stairway to Heaven in Utrecht
Henk Wijngaard (born 1946), Dutch country singer
Henk Wisman (born 1957), Dutch football manager, coach of the Armenia national football team for around a year
Henk Zeevalking (1922–2005), Dutch politician
Henk-Jan Held (born 1967), volleyball player from the Netherlands
Henk-Jan Zwolle (born 1964), former rower from the Netherlands and twice Olympic medalist

Other uses:

Cowboy Henk, Belgian surreal humour comic strip series
Dan Henk (born 1972), American artist and writer, noted for his work in tattooing and painting
Hendrikus V. "Henk" Zomers, Indonesian football forward
Henk and Ingrid, fictitious Dutch couple often mentioned in speeches by Geert Wilders as the people he claims to represent
Henk Sneevlietweg metro station, railway station in the capital of the Netherlands, Amsterdam
Ludwig von Henk (1820–1894), German naval officer
Ome Henk ("Uncle Henk"), the main character of a Dutch CD, DVD and comic series of the same name

Henk

See also