Sir Hans Povelsson Paus[a] (born 1656 in Hjartdal – 18 March 1715) was a Norwegian priest and poet.

12 verses were included in Norske Folkeviser (1853) by Magnus Brostrup Landstad and Henrik Ibsen, a relative of Hans Paus, paraphrased the poem in the drama Lady Inger of Ostrat.

Hans Paus was the son of Povel Pedersson Paus (1625–1682), parish priest in Hjartdal, and Ingrid Corneliusdatter Trinnepol, who belonged to the Skien patriciate who had made a fortune in the sawmill industry (her family might originate in Trinitapoli, Italy).

[4] Susanne's maternal grandparents Christen Andersen and Anne Gundersdatter owned Borgestad Manor.

[3] Original painted portraits from 1685 of Hans and Susanne came in the possession of Christopher Tostrup Paus and are today found at Herresta in Sweden.