Kane is a surname of English or Irish origin. In England, it is derived from the

old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...

name ''(k)cana.'' In Ireland however, the name is of different origins as an anglicisation of ''Mac Catháin'', and in Scotland, a sept of

Clan MacMillan Clan MacMillan is a Highland Scottish clan. The Clan was originally located in the Lochaber area of the Scottish Highlands during the 12th century. The clan supported Robert the Bruce during the Wars of Scottish Independence, but later supported ...

Artists

Adelaide Kane Adelaide Victoria Kane (born 9 August 1990) is an Australian actress and model. She first gained recognition for her roles as Lolly Allen in the soap opera '' Neighbours'' and Tenaya 7 (later Tenaya 15) in the children's series ''Power Rangers R ...

, Australian actress *

Amory Kane Jack Daniel Kane Jr. (born March 28, 1946), known professionally as Amory Kane, is an American singer-songwriter, mostly known for his work in Britain in the late 1960s. Biography He was born in San Francisco. His father was a military attach� ...

, American composer and musician *

Art Kane Art Kane (born Arthur Kanofsky; April 9, 1925 – February 3, 1995) was an American fashion and music photographer active from the 1950s through the early 1990s. He created many portraits of contemporary musicians, including Bob Dylan, Jefferson A ...

, fashion and music photographer (who created the 1958 portrait of 57 jazz musicians, '' A Great Day in Harlem'') *

Arthur Kane Arthur Harold Kane Jr. (February 3, 1949 – July 13, 2004) was a musician best known as the bass guitarist for the pioneering glam rock band the New York Dolls. Kane was a founding member of the Dolls in 1971 and remained an integral part of the ...

, American bassist of the

New York Dolls New York Dolls were an American rock band formed in New York City in 1971. Along with the Velvet Underground and the Stooges, they were one of the first bands of the early punk rock scenes. Although the band never achieved much commercial succe ...

Barbara Sanchez-Kane Barbara may refer to: People * Barbara (given name) * Barbara (painter) (1915–2002), pseudonym of Olga Biglieri, Italian futurist painter * Barbara (singer) (1930–1997), French singer * Barbara Popović (born 2000), also known mononymously ...

, Mexican fashion designer * Ben Kane, English novelist, specialising in historical fiction. *

Ben Kane (record producer) Ben Kane is a producer, engineer and mixer best known for his work with D'Angelo and his studio, Electric Garden. Career Kane began his career working as an intern at Electric Lady Studios in 2003, eventually collaborating with fellow engineer R ...

, American record producer *

Big Daddy Kane Antonio Hardy (born September 10, 1968), better known by his stage name Big Daddy Kane, is an American rapper who began his career in 1986 as a member of the Juice Crew. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and skilled MCs in hi ...

, American rapper *

Bob Kane Robert Kane (born Robert Kahn ; October 24, 1915 – November 3, 1998) was an American comic book writer, animator and artist who co-created Batman (with Bill Finger) and most early related characters for DC comics. He was inducted into the comi ...

, most famous as the creator of ''Batman'' *

Candye Kane Candice Caleb (November 13, 1961 – May 6, 2016), known professionally as Candye Kane, was an American blues singer, entertainer and adult film star. She loved to sing as a young girl and even appeared on "The Gong Show," as a kid. She dreame ...

(1965–2016), American blues and jazz performer *

Carol Kane Carolyn Laurie Kane (born June 18, 1952) is an American actress. She became known in the 1970s and 1980s in films such as '' Hester Street'' (for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress), ''Dog Day Afternoon'', ''Annie ...

, American actress *

Chelsea Kane Chelsea Kane Staub (born September 15, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her role as Stella Malone in the Disney Channel sitcom television series ''Jonas (TV series), Jonas'' and the role of Riley Perrin in the Freeform (T ...

, American actress and singer, originally known as Chelsea Staub *Chris Kane, Australian guitarist and songwriter of

Eye of the Enemy Eye of the Enemy are a death metal band from Melbourne, Australia.Damon Jackson. "Eye of the Enemy", ''Heavy Music Magazine'', Issue 11, 2014 The band formed in 2006 and has since released an EP and three full-length albums, the latest of whic ...

Christian Kane Christian Kane (born Christopher Michael Short) is an American actor and singer-songwriter. He is known for his roles in the television shows ''Angel'', '' Leverage'', '' The Librarians'', and '' Into the West'', and the movies '' Just Married'', ...

, American actor and country musician *

Christopher Kane Christopher John Kane (born 26 July 1982) is a Scottish fashion designer based in London. Biography Kane was born as the youngest of five children in Newarthill, North Lanarkshire, to an engineer and draughtsman father and housewife mother. K ...

, Scottish fashion designer *

Clinton Kane Clinton Kane is an Australian singer-songwriter, signed to Columbia Records. His 2021 singles " Chicken Tendies" and " I Guess I'm in Love" reached numbers 88 and 90, respectively, on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, with the latter song also ...

(born 1998/1999), Australian singer, songwriter, and musician *

David Kane (pianist) David Kane is an American pianist, composer, arranger, author and music critic. Biography Kane was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1955 and moved to the United States with his family in 1965. He began playing piano and composing music at the age o ...

, US/Scottish composer and jazz pianist *

Eden Kane Richard Graham Sarstedt (born 29 March 1940Some sources, including his own website, give 1942 as his birth year; but official sources give 1940.), known by the stage name Eden Kane, is an English pop/ rock singer, musician, record producer and ...

(born 1940), British singer *

Gil Kane Gil Kane (; born Eli Katz ; April 6, 1926 – January 31, 2000) was a Latvian-born American comics artist whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s and virtually every major comics company and character. Kane co-created the modern-day versio ...

, comic book artist *

Greg Kane (musician) Greg Kane (born Gregory Philip Kane, 11 September 1966, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish musician, and co-member of Hue and Cry. A classically trained pianist, prior to Hue and Cry's formation, he was the saxophonist in Valerie and the Week of ...

(born 1966), Scottish musician, and co-member of Hue and Cry *

Cheikh Hamidou Kane Cheikh Hamidou Kane (born 2 April 1928) is a Senegalese writer best known for his 1961 novel '' L'Aventure ambiguë'' (''Ambiguous Adventure''), about the interactions of western and African cultures. Its hero is a Fulani boy who goes to study i ...

, Senegalese writer. *

Harry Kane (illustrator) Harry Kane (Kirchner) (July 2, 1912 - March 1988) was a twentieth century American illustrator and artist who was born Harry Kirchner and was of Russian/Jewish descent. Primarily known for his work on the children's books, "The Three Investigators" ...

(1912–1988), American illustrator and artist * Henry B. Kane (1902–1971), American illustrator, photographer, and author of nature books for children *

Herb Kawainui Kane In general use, herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables and other plants consumed for macronutrients, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicinal ...

, artist-historian and author. *

John Kane (artist) John Kane (August 19, 1860 — August 10, 1934) was an American painter celebrated for his skill in Naïve art. He was the first self-taught American painter in the 20th century to be recognized by a museum.Grove Art Online: John Kane When, on ...

, Scottish painter *

Joseph Kane Jasper Joseph Inman Kane (March 19, 1894, San Diego – August 25, 1975, Santa Monica, California) was an American film director, film producer, film editor and screenwriter. He is best known for his extensive directorship and focus on Western fi ...

, U.S. film director and producer * Justin Kane, American actor *

Kevin Kane (musician) The Grapes of Wrath are a platinum-selling Canadian rock band. Formed in 1983, they enjoyed their greatest commercial success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The group split in 1992, with Kane going solo while Jones and the Hoopers contin ...

, Canadian songwriter * Kimberly Kane, American pornographic actress *

Miles Kane Miles Peter Kane (born 17 March 1986) is an English musician, best known as a solo artist and the co-frontman of the Last Shadow Puppets. He was also the former frontman of the Rascals, before the band announced their break-up in August 2009. ...

, British singer *Phil Kane, Scottish keyboard player of

The Silencers ''The Silencers'' is the title of a 1962 spy novel by Donald Hamilton, the fourth in a series of books featuring assassin Matt Helm. Plot summary When a female agent in Mexico is killed before Helm can complete his mission to extract her, he f ...

Samuel Kane Samuel Kane (''né'' McGlashan; born 30 November 1968) is an English actor, singer, and talent agent. Early life Kane was born Kenneth McGlashan on 30 November 1968 in Huyton, Merseyside. Career Kane has appeared in soap operas such as ''Brook ...

(born 1968), British actor *

Sarah Kane Sarah Kane (3 February 1971 – 20 February 1999) was an English playwright, screenwriter and theatre director. She is known for her plays that deal with themes of redemptive love, sexual desire, pain, torture—both physical and psychological� ...

, English playwright * Thommy Kane, Actor, filmmaker, Songwriter and composer *

Tom Kane Thomas Kane Roberts (born April 15, 1962) is a retired American voice actor. He is best known for his work in animation and video games, most notably in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. Career Kane began his voice-over career in 1977, at fifteen yea ...

, American voice actor

Sportspeople

* Ben Kane (footballer), Australian Australian rules footballer * Boyd Kane, hockey player for the AHL's Hershey Bears *

DeAndre Kane DeAndre Kane (born June 10, 1989) is an American-born naturalized Hungarian professional basketball player for Grindavík in the Úrvalsdeild karla. He played college basketball at Marshall University and Iowa State University before playing pro ...

, American basketball player in the

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League ( he, ליגת העל, ''Ligat Ha`Al'', ), is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested b ...

and EuroLeague *

Evander Kane Evander Frank Kane (born August 2, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Atlanta Thrashers, Winnipeg Jets, Buffalo Sabres, and San J ...

, hockey player for the NHL's Edmonton Oilers * George Francis Kane (born 1948), American chess master *

Harry Kane Harry Edward Kane (born 28 July 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Tottenham Hotspur and captains the England national team. A prolific goalscorer with strong link play, Kane is regarded as one of ...

(born 1993), English footballer *

Harry Kane (baseball) Harry Kane (born Henry Kohn) (born July 27, 1883 – died in Portland, Oregon, September 15, 1932) was a professional baseball player. He played from 1902 to 1906. He was nicknamed ''Klondike''. Kane was Jewish, and was born in Hamburg, Arkansa ...

(1883–1932), American baseball player *

Harry Kane (hurdler) Harry Kane (born 24 May 1933) is a British former Olympic hurdler. Born "Harry Cohen" to a Jewish family in England, he set British and Maccabiah Games records during his career. Biography Kane set an English inter-country record in the 440 y ...

(born 1933), British hurdler * Herbie Kane (born 1998), English footballer * Jim Kane (disambiguation), multiple people * Justin Kane, Australian boxer * Patrick Kane, hockey player for the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks *

Rick Kane Richard James Kane (November 12, 1954 – December 25, 2009) was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions in 1977-1983 and 1985-1986. Kane rushed for 1,486 yards during his NFL career. Biography ...

(1954–2009), NFL running back played for the Detroit Lions and Washington Redskins * Stanley Kane, English footballer *

Todd Kane Todd Arthur Lucien Kane (born 17 September 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays for Coventry City in the Championship. He plays primarily as a right back, but can also play at right midfielder or left back. He is also eligible t ...

, English footballer *

Tony Kane Anthony Michael Kane (born 29 August 1987) is a Northern Irish former footballer Kane was best known for his time at Ballymena United where he made over 250 appearances for the Sky Blues. As an international, Kane has represented both the Repub ...

, Irish footballer

Politicians and military people

Elisha Kent Kane Elisha Kent Kane (February 3, 1820 – February 16, 1857) was a United States Navy medical officer and Arctic explorer. He served as assistant surgeon during Caleb Cushing's journey to China to negotiate the Treaty of Wangxia and in the Af ...

, medical officer in the United States Navy during the first half of the 19th century, member of two arctic expeditions *

James Kane James David Kane (11 May 1895 – 8 April 1964) was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for East Toowoomba in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1935 to 1938. Kane died in 1964 and was buried in Nudgee Cemetery.

(1895–1964), Australian politician *

Kathleen Kane Kathleen Granahan Kane (born Kathleen Margaret Granahan; June 14, 1966) is an American former politician and lawyer who served as the 48th Attorney General of Pennsylvania from 2013 until her resignation in 2016 following her conviction for per ...

(born 1966), Pennsylvania lawyer and former attorney general convicted of felony perjury *

Michael N. Kane Michael Nolan Kane (April 1, 1851 – June 15, 1924) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician from New York. Life Kane was born on April 1, 1851, in McLean, New York, the son of Patrick Kane and Catherine Nolan. Kane attended the local d ...

(1851–1924), American lawyer, judge, and politician * Richard Rutledge Kane, Resident Commissioner of the Solomon Islands Protectorate * Thomas L. Kane (1822–1883), American Civil War general and founder of Kane, Pennsylvania

Scholars

Charles L. Kane Charles L. Kane (Charles Lewis Kane; born January 12, 1963) is a theoretical physics, theoretical condensed matter physics, condensed matter physicist and is the Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Physics at the University of Pennsylv ...

, American theoretical physicist *

Daniel Kane (linguist) Daniel Kane ( zh, c=康丹, p=Kāng Dān; 25 January 194816 April 2021) was an Australian diplomat and linguist, and one of the world's foremost authorities on the extinct Jurchen and Khitan languages and their scripts. Biography Daniel Kane wa ...

, Australian linguist, expert on Jurchen and Khitan languages *

Daniel Kane (mathematician) Daniel Mertz Kane (born 1986) is an American mathematician. He is an associate professor with a joint position in the Mathematics Department and the Computer Science and Engineering Department at the University of California, San Diego.. Early ...

(born 1986), American mathematician *

Pandurang Vaman Kane Pandurang Vaman Kane (pronounced ''Kaa-nay'') (7 May 1880 – 18 April 1972) was a notable Indologist and Sanskrit scholar. He received India's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna in 1963 for his scholarly work that spanned more than 40 years ...

(1880–1972), Sanskrit scholar and an awardee of the Bharat Ratna * Thomas R. Kane, American academic

Science and medical

Evan O'Neill Kane Evan O'Neill Kane (April 6, 1861 – April 1, 1932) was an American physician and surgeon from the 1880s to the early 1930s who served as chief of surgery at Kane Summit Hospital in Kane, Pennsylvania. He was a significant contributor in his da ...

(1861–1932), surgeon who performed several self-operations *

Gordon L. Kane Gordon Leon Kane (born January 19, 1937) is ''Victor Weisskopf Distinguished University Professor'' at the University of Michigan and director emeritus at the Leinweber Center for Theoretical Physics (LCTP), a leading center for the advancement of ...

, scientific leader in theoretical and phenomenological particle physics *

Jasper H. Kane Jasper Herbert Kane (July 15, 1903 – November 23, 2004) was an American biochemist who had a central role in moving antibiotics such as penicillin from the laboratory table into industrial production in World War II. He was an alumnus of what is ...

, (1903–2004), American biochemist *

Katherine Sophia Kane Lady Katherine Sophia Kane (''née'' Baily; 11 March 1811 – 25 February 1886) was an Irish botanist, best known for her book on Irish flowering plants ''The Irish Flora'' (1833). Life Katherine Sophia Baily was born 11 March 1811, the only c ...

(1811–1886), Irish botanist *

Shanley Kane Shanley Kane is an American technology writer, born in 1987. She was co-founder, CEO and editor of the quarterly technology journal ''Model View Culture'' until its cancellation in 2017. Life Kane was born and grew up in Minnesota. She attended ...

, American technology writer *

Suzanne Amador Kane Suzanne Amador Kane is a physicist and Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Haverford College. She is well known for her work utilizing video to understand the behavior of various species of birds. Education and early career Kane received her ...

, American scientist

Other

* Agnes Kane Callum (1925–2015), American genealogist *

Carol Kane (businesswoman) Carol Kane (born October 1966) is a British businesswoman, the co-founder and joint CEO of Boohoo.com. Early life Carol Kane was born in October 1966. She comes from a working-class background, the youngest of four children of a builder father ...

, co-founder and joint CEO of

Boohoo.com Boohoo Group plc is a British online fashion retailer, aimed at 16–30 year olds. The business was founded in 2006, and had sales in 2019 of £856.9 million. It specialises in own brand fashion clothing, with over 36,000 products. Growing rapi ...

* Kane (noble family), a Norwegian noble family *

Vincent Kane Vincent Kane, OBE (born 1935) is a Welsh broadcaster and writer, known primarily for his career with the BBC. He was chairman of the Wales Quality Centre, the International Festival of Musical Theatre and the Cardiff Initiative. Biography Kane w ...

, British news reporter

Fictional

*Barry Kane from ''

Saboteur Sabotage is a deliberate action aimed at weakening a polity, effort, or organization through subversion, obstruction, disruption, or destruction. One who engages in sabotage is a ''saboteur''. Saboteurs typically try to conceal their identiti ...

'' *

Bette Kane Mary Elizabeth Kane, better known as Bette Kane, is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in the 1960s as "Betty Kane", the Batgirl#Betty/Bette Kane, Bat-Girl. Her name was later mod ...

, or Betty Kane, the DC Comics Pre-Crisis Bat-Girl *

Billy Kane is a player character, video game character created by SNK. He makes first appearance in the fighting game ''Fatal Fury: King of Fighters'' as the sub-boss from the game. In the ''Fatal Fury'' series Billy is the right-hand man from Geese Howard, ...

, a video game character created by

SNK Playmore is a Japanese video game hardware and software company. It is the successor to the company Shin Nihon Kikaku and presently owns the SNK video game brand and the Neo Geo video game platform. SNK's predecessor Shin Nihon Kikaku was founded in 1978 ...

, appearing in the ''

Fatal Fury ''Fatal Fury'', known as in Japan, is a fighting game series developed by SNK for the Neo Geo system. Games Canon * ''Fatal Fury'' – The first game of the ''Fatal Fury'' series allowed players to select one of three characters, Terry B ...

'' and ''

The King of Fighters ''The King of Fighters'' (''KOF'') is a series of fighting games by SNK that began with the release of ''The King of Fighters '94'' in 1994. The series was developed originally for SNK's Neo Geo MVS arcade hardware. This served as the main plat ...

'' series *Carter and Sadie Kane, protagonists from the series ''

The Kane Chronicles ''The Kane Chronicles'' is a trilogy of adventure and Egyptian mythological fiction books written by American author Rick Riordan. The series is set in the same universe as Riordan's other franchises, '' Camp Half-Blood Chronicles'' and '' Mag ...

'' by

Rick Riordan Richard Russell Riordan Junior (; born June 5, 1964) is an American author, best known for writing the ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians'' series. Riordan's books have been translated into forty-two languages and sold more than thirty million co ...

Charles Foster Kane Charles Foster Kane is a fictional character who is the subject of Orson Welles' 1941 film ''Citizen Kane''. Welles played Kane (receiving an Academy Award nomination), with Buddy Swan playing Kane as a child. Welles also produced, co-wrote an ...

from ''

Citizen Kane ''Citizen Kane'' is a 1941 American drama film produced by, directed by, and starring Orson Welles. He also co-wrote the screenplay with Herman J. Mankiewicz. The picture was Welles' first feature film. ''Citizen Kane'' is frequently cited ...

'' *

Erica Kane Erica Kane is a fictional character from the American ABC Daytime soap opera ''All My Children''. The character was portrayed by actress Susan Lucci from her debut on January 16, 1970, until the last broadcast television episode on September 23, 2 ...

, fictional character from the American television soap opera ''

All My Children ''All My Children'' (often shortened to ''AMC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 20 ...

'' *Fergus K. Kane from ''

Lady in the Lake ''Lady in the Lake'' is a 1947 American film noir starring Robert Montgomery, Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan, Tom Tully, Leon Ames and Jayne Meadows. An adaptation of the 1943 Raymond Chandler murder mystery ''The Lady in the Lake'', the picture ...

'' * Garrison Kane, comic book character from the Marvel Universe * Gilbert Kane, character in the film ''Alien'' * Reverend Henry Kane, fictional character from the ''Poltergeist'' film trilogy *John Kane, a fictional character who appeared in a number of episodes of "

So Weird ''So Weird'' is a television series that aired on the Disney Channel as a mid-season replacement from January 18, 1999, to September 28, 2001. The series was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia. In the first two seasons, the series centered on ...

", portrayed by Canadian-British actor

Mackenzie Gray Alexander Mackenzie Gray (born 22 November 1957) is a Canadian film, television, and stage actor. He is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Canada. He divides his time between Toronto and Vancouver. Life and career Gray was born in Toron ...

*John Michael Kane, one of the aliases of

Jason Bourne Jason Bourne () is the title character and the protagonist in a series of novels and subsequent film adaptations. The character was created by novelist Robert Ludlum. He first appeared in the novel '' The Bourne Identity'' (1980), which was a ...

in the '' Bourne Identity'' by

Robert Ludlum Robert Ludlum (May 25, 1927 – March 12, 2001) was an American author of 27 thriller novels, best known as the creator of Jason Bourne from the original '' The Bourne Trilogy'' series. The number of copies of his books in print is estimated b ...

*Kathy/Kate Kane,

Batwoman Batwoman is a name used by several characters of DC Comics, both in mainstream continuity and Elseworlds. The best known Batwomen are Batwoman (Kathy Kane), Kathy Kane and Kate Kane. History * The first Batwoman (Kathy Kane), Batwoman, Kathy Ka ...

* Lucas Kane, protagonist of the video game ''Fahrenheit'' a.k.a. ''Indigo Prophecy'' *Marcus Kane from ''The 100'' (TV series) *Marshall Kane from ''

Community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, tow ...

'' * Matthew Kane, the protagonist of the computer game ''Quake 4'' *

Needles Kane Sweet Tooth is a fictional character from the ''Twisted Metal'' video game series. Although he's universally known as Sweet Tooth, the character's real name is Needles Kane, and he is often depicted as the split personality of fellow character Ma ...

, character in the video game series ''Twisted Metal'' originally developed by Singletrac *

Solomon Kane Solomon Kane is a fictional character created by the pulp magazine, pulp-era writer Robert E. Howard. A late-16th-to-early-17th century Puritan, Solomon Kane is a somber-looking man who wanders the world with no apparent goal other than to vanqu ...

, fictional 16th century Puritan adventurer created by Robert E. Howard *

Will Kane William "Will" Kane is the protagonist of the film ''High Noon'' (1952). He was first played by Gary Cooper, then by Lee Majors in '' High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane'' (1980), and by Tom Skerritt in ''High Noon'' (2000), a remake for ...

from ''

High Noon ''High Noon'' is a 1952 American Western film produced by Stanley Kramer from a screenplay by Carl Foreman, directed by Fred Zinnemann, and starring Gary Cooper. The plot, which occurs in real time, centers on a town marshal whose sense of ...

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