Hansel (disambiguation) explained

Hansel is one of the main characters in the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel. The German name Hänsel (pronounced as /de/), meaning "little Hans", is a diminutive of the given name Hans.

Hansel may also refer to:

People

Given name

• Hansel Izquierdo (born 1977), Cuban baseball player
• Hansel Mieth (1909–1998), German photojournalist
• Hansel Robles (born 1990), Dominican baseball player
• Hansel Zapata (born 1995), Colombian footballer

Surname

• C. E. M. Hansel (1917–2011), British psychologist
• Deeann Hansel (born 1962), American tennis player
• Heike Hänsel (born 1966), German politician
• Howell Hansel (1860–1917), American film director
• Marion Hänsel (1949–2020), Belgian film director, producer, actress and screenwriter
• Peter Hänsel (1770–1831), German composer and violinist
• Phil Hansel (1925–2010), American swimming coach

Other uses

• Hansel Ltd., the central procurement unit of the Finnish government
• Hansel (horse), an American thoroughbred racehorse
• main character in the fairy tale Gambling Hansel
• Hansel, a fictional character in the 2001 film Zoolander, played by Owen Wilson
• Hansel, a village in Ayrshire, Scotland
• Hansel, a Filipino biscuit brand of Republic Biscuit Corporation

See also

• Ansel (disambiguation)
• Hanzel (disambiguation), a given name and surname