This time in First Names First  it is all about Hannes! A male name abundant in countries like Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Iceland, Sweden and Finland. So go ahead and pick one name, then follow the Wikipedia link to read about that person, and see what if anything he could contribute your life with. Lives lived have all something worthwhile to tell us – let them!

Hannes Ignatius* army general/advocate for independence - Helsinki, GD of Finland (1871-1941)
Hannes Meyer* architect - Basel, Switzerland (1889-1954)
Hannes Kolehmainen* bricklayer/long-distance runner/OG - Kuopio, GD of Finland (1889-1966) U.S. citizen 1921

Hannes Alfvén* engineer/plasma physicist/N - Norrköping, Sweden (1908-1995)
Hannes Hegen* illustrator/caricaturist - Böhmisch Kamnitz, Germany (1925-2014)
Hannes Nikel* film editor - Munich, Bavaria, Germany (1931-2001)

Hannes Holm* film director/screenwriter - Lidingö, Sweden (1962)
Hannes M. Schalle* film director/ producer/film composer - Villach-Warmbad, Austria (1963)
Hannes Stefánsson* chess grandmaster - Reykjavik, Iceland (1972)
Hannes Hyvönen* hockey player - Oulu, Finland (1975)
Hannes Kaasik* football player/referee - Estonia, Soviet Union (1978)
Hannes Þór Halldórsson* football goalie/filmmaker - Reykjavik, Iceland (1984) pic

Updated 10.11.2019