Hans-Werner Goetz (born 16 July 1947) is a German historian who is Professor Emeritus of Medieval History at the University of Hamburg.

From 1969 to 1974, Goetz studied history and English at the Ruhr University Bochum.

He received his PhD at Bochum in 1976 under the supervision of Franz-Josef Schmale.

From 1990 to 2012, Goetz was a Professor of Medieval History at the University of Hamburg.

His research centres on ethnic, gender and class identity in the Middle Ages.