Heinrich (German pronunciation: [ˈhaɪnʁɪç] ) is a German given name of ancient Germanic origin and a cognate to Henry. The female forms are Henrike and Henriette. The most famous patron saint is Henry (died 1024), as the German Emperor Henry II.
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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 (1950–2024)
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 Ewald (1803–1875), German theologian
Heinrich von Gagern (1799–1880), German statesman
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