Hanisch is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Carol Hanisch (born 1942), American feminist Cornelia Hanisch (born 1952), German fencer Erich Hanisch (1909–?), German sprint canoeist Frank Hanisch (born 1953), German footballer Karl von Hänisch (1861–1921), German general Karl Hanisch (1900–?), Austrian fencer Klaus-Peter Hanisch (1952–2009), German footballer Otto Hanisch, Herman cinematographer Reinhold Hanisch (1884–1937), Austrian painter and acquaintance of Adolf Hitler Ted Hanisch (born 1947), Norwegian sociologist Walter Hanisch (1916–2001), Chilean Jesuit and historian Wolfgang Hanisch (born 1951), East German javelin thrower

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