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(related to the last name Cohen). Notable people and characters with the surname include: *

Al Cohn Al Cohn (November 24, 1925 – February 15, 1988) was an American jazz saxophonist, arranger and composer. He came to prominence in the band of clarinetist Woody Herman and was known for his longtime musical partnership with fellow saxophonist ...

(1925–1988), American jazz saxophonist, arranger and composer * Alan D. Cohn, American government official * Alfred A. Cohn (1880–1951), American screenwriter * Alice Cohn (1914–2000), German graphic artist * Art Cohn (1909–1958), American sportswriter, screenwriter and author * Arthur Cohn (b. 1927), Swiss film producer * Arthur Cohn (1894–1940), mathematician known for Cohn's irreducibility criterion * Avern Cohn (1924–2022), United States District Court judge * Bernard Cohn (anthropologist) (1928–2003), anthropologist and scholar of British colonialism in India * Bernard Cohn (politician) (1835–1889), American businessman and politician in Los Angeles * Craig Cohn (b. 1983), birth name of American professional wrestler Craig Classic * Daniel Cohn-Bendit (b. 1945), French-German politician * Dan Cohn-Sherbock (b. 1945), Jewish theologian * David Cohn (b. 1995), American-Israeli player in the

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* Edwin Joseph Cohn (1892–1953), American scientist * Emil Cohn (1854–1944), German physicist * Erich Cohn (1884–1918), German chess master * Ernst Max Cohn (1920–2004), American philatelic researcher and expert * Falk Cohn (1833–1901), German rabbi *

Ferdinand Cohn Ferdinand Julius Cohn (24 January 1828 – 25 June 1898) was a German biologist. He is one of the founders of modern bacteriology and microbiology. Biography Ferdinand Julius Cohn was born in the Jewish quarter of Breslau in the Prussian Pro ...

(1828–1898), German biologist * Gary Cohn (b. 1960), American investment banker * Gary Cohn (comics) (b. 1952), American comic book writer * Gary Cohn (journalist) (1952–2024), American journalist * Gertrud Cohn (1876–1942), German victim of the Nazi regime * Gretta Cohn, American cellist and podcast producer, CEO of Pushkin Industries * Gustav Cohn (1840–1919), German economist * Harry Cohn (1891–1958), American co-founder of Columbia Pictures Corporation * Harvey Cohn (1884–1965), American track and field athlete * James Cohn (1928–2021), American composer * Joan Cohn (née Joan Perry), the widow of Harry Cohn * Joseph Judson Cohn (d. 1996), MGM producer, founder of J.J. Cohn Estate * Lawrence H. Cohn (1937–2016), American cardiac surgeon and researcher * Leonie Cohn (1917–2009), German-born BBC Radio producer * Leopold Cohn (author) (1856–1915), German author and philologist * Leopold Cohn (Christian clergyman) (1862–1937), Hungarian-American minister and evangelist * Linda Cohn (b. 1959), American sportscaster * Marc Cohn (b. 1959), American singer-songwriter * Mariano Cohn (b. 1975), Argentine TV and film director * Marthe Cohn (1920–2025), French author, nurse, spy and Holocaust survivor * Mathilda Cohn (1798–1877), birth name of Finnish and Swedish concert singer Mathilda Berwald * Mindy Cohn (b. 1966), American actress, comedian and singer * Nate Cohn, American journalist * Nik Cohn (b. 1946), British rock journalist * Norman Cohn (1915–2007), British historian * Norman Cohn (1907–1972), birth name of American saber fencer Norman C. Armitage * Oskar Cohn (1869–1934), German politician * Priscilla Cohn (1933–2019), American philosopher and animal rights activist * Rebecca Cohn (b. 1954), American politician * Robert Cohn (b. 1949), Canadian business executive, founder of Octel Communications * Robert Cohn, a character in

Ernest Hemingway Ernest Miller Hemingway ( ; July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer and journalist. Known for an economical, understated style that influenced later 20th-century writers, he has been romanticized fo ...

's 1926 novel '' The Sun Also Rises'' * Ronald Cohn (1943–2022), American zoologist, co-founder of The Gorilla Foundation * Roy Cohn (1927–1986), American lawyer * Ruth Cohn (1912–2010), German-born psychotherapist, educator, and poet * Waldo Cohn (1910–1999), American biochemist

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