- Hans Beirer was born on June 23, 1911 in Wiener Neustadt, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for Otello (1962), Salome (1975) and Elektra (1981). He died on June 24, 1993 in Berlin, Germany.
- He was an Austrian heldentenor and Kammersänger.
- He was a regular company member at the Deutschen Oper Berlin, Wiener Staatsoper and Hamburgischen Staatsoper and is best known internationally as an interpreter of the work of Wagner.
- While Beirer never appeared at the Metropolitan Opera, he sang with the New York City Opera, in 1950, in Die Meistersinger and Aida.
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