Hannelore Anke (later Hofmann; born 8 December 1957) is a retired German swimmer who competed for East Germany in the 1970s.

Her mother had a senior position in a textile manufacturing plant and her father was a decorative painter.

The sixth of ultimately seven children, she was the first god-child of Wilhelm Pieck, who at the time of her birth was president of East Germany.

She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1990.

[4][5] Officials from the East German team have later admitted that they administered performance-enhancing drugs to Anke during her career.