Jahnke is a German surname meaning "kin of John" or "kin of Johann". The name likely originated in northeast Germany, possibly

Pomerania Pomerania ( pl, Pomorze; german: Pommern; Kashubian: ''Pòmòrskô''; sv, Pommern) is a historical region on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea in Central Europe, split between Poland and Germany. The western part of Pomerania belongs to ...

. Notable people with the surname include: * Eugene (Eugen) Jahnke (1863-1921), mathematician, author "Tables of functions with formulae and curves" with Fritz Emde * Gerburg Jahnke (born 1955), German comedian *

Hugo Jahnke Hugo Jahnke (March 6, 1886 in Stockholm – January 12, 1939) was a Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an interna ...

(1886–1939), Swedish gymnast *

Kurt Jahnke Kurt Albert Jahnke (17 February 1882 – 22 April 1950) was a German-American intelligence agent and saboteur active both during World War I and World War II. Biography Born in Gnesen, Jahnke immigrated to the United States in 1899, became a nat ...

(1882–1945), German-American intelligence agent and saboteur * Eric Jahnke (born 1972), American author, former editor of Beckett Basketball magazine * Ryan Jahnke (born 1978), American figure skater * Corey Jahnke (born 1966), American pharmacist, and self help author

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