AbstractThe complex Hamiltonian systems with real‐valued Hamiltonians are generalized to deduce quasi‐periodic solutions for a hierarchy of derivative nonlinear Schrödinger (DNLS) equations. The DNLS hierarchy is decomposed into a family of complex finite‐dimensional Hamiltonian systems by separating the temporal and spatial variables, and the complex Hamiltonian systems are then proved to be integrable in the Liouville sense. Due to the commutability of complex Hamiltonian flows, the relationship between the DNLS equations and the complex Hamiltonian systems is specified via the Bargmann map. The Abel‐Jacobi variable is elaborated to straighten out the DNLS flows as linear superpositions on the Jacobi variety of an invariant Riemann surface. Finally, by using the technique of Riemann‐Jacobi inversion, some quasi‐periodic solutions are obtained for the DNLS equations in view of the Riemann theorem and the trace formulas.