Heins

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Heins is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Christopher Heins (died 1689), lieutenant and interim Governor-General of The Danish West Indies during two short periods
  • Donald Heins (1878–1949), Canadian violinist, violist, conductor, organist, composer, and music educator of English birth
  • Henry Hardy Heins (1923–2003), American Lutheran minister, historian and bibliographer
  • Julie Heins (1822–1902), Danish writer
  • Marjorie Heins, activist, writer, and founder of the Free Expression Policy Project
  • Maurice Heins (1915–2015), American mathematician
  • Ryan Heins (born 1985), American soccer player
  • Shawn Heins (born 1973), professional ice hockey player
  • Thorsten Heins (born 1957), German telecommunications executive; current CEO of BlackBerry (formerly known as Research In Motion)

See also[edit]

  • Heins & LaFarge, architect George Lewis Heins (1860–1907) and Christopher Grant LaFarge (1862–1938)