Kennan is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Elizabeth Topham Kennan (born 1938), American academic
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George Kennan (explorer)
George Kennan (February 16, 1845 – May 10, 1924) was an Americans, American explorer noted for his travels in the Kamchatka Peninsula, Kamchatka and Caucasus regions of the Russian Empire. He was a cousin twice removed of the American dip ...
(1845–1924), American explorer of Russia and an early "Russia Expert"
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George F. Kennan
George Frost Kennan (February 16, 1904 – March 17, 2005) was an American diplomat and historian. He was best known as an advocate of a policy of containment of Soviet expansion during the Cold War. He lectured widely and wrote scholarly histo ...
(1904–2005), member of the United States Foreign Service and considered to be the "architect" of American Cold War strategy
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Jim Kennan (1946–2010), Australian politician and adjunct professor of law
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Kent Kennan
Kent Wheeler Kennan (April 18, 1913, Milwaukee, Wisconsin – November 1, 2003, Austin, Texas) was an American composer, author, educator, and professor.
He learned to play the organ and the piano and received degrees in composition and music the ...
(1913–2003), American educator and composer
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Larry Kennan (born 1944), former American football coach
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Kennan Adeang
Kennan Ranibok Adeang (23 December 1942 – 26 December 2011) was a Nauruan politician who served as President of Nauru for three separate periods during the late 20th century. Born in Nauru, and educated in Australia, including at the Australian ...
(born circa 1942), former president of Nauru
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