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name ''*kōnja-'', meaning "brave". The given name is often an abbreviation of Koenraad. Kôen is a Romanization of an unrelated Japanese family name.

People with the given name

* Koen Andries, Belgian scientist * Koen Barbé (born 1981), Belgian road bicycle racer *

Koen Bauweraerts Koen Bauweraerts (born 30 May 1983), better known by his stage name Coone, is a Belgians, Belgian hardstyle record producer, producer and DJ. Career Coone first started producing in 1998 at age 15. He released his first EP in 2002, "Protect T ...

(born 1983), Belgian hardstyle DJ and producer *

Koen Beeckman Koen Beeckman (born 2 September 1973) is a Belgian former professional road cyclist. He rode for the teams Ipso–Asfra, , and . He rode in the 1999 Vuelta a España, and finished 106th overall. Major results ;1997 : 4th Le Samyn ;1998 : 2nd Ov ...

(born 1973), Belgian road bicycle racer *

Koen van der Biezen Koen van der Biezen (; born 10 July 1985) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward. Career Van der Biezen was born in Nuland. In July 2011, he joined Polish club Cracovia on a three-year contract. On 31 July 2012, he moved t ...

(born 1985), Dutch footballer * Koen Bouwman (born 1993), Dutch cyclist *

Koen Casteels Koen Casteels (born 25 June 1992) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Belgium national team. Formed at Genk, he spent most of his professional career in Germany with 1899 Hof ...

(born 1992), Belgian footballer * Koen Crucke (born 1952), Belgian tenor, actor and politician *

Koen Daerden Koen Daerden (; born 8 March 1982) is a Belgian former professional football player and current coach, who works as sporting director for the youth or head of the youth department at Racing Genk. Club career Daerden was born in Tongeren. He st ...

(born 1982), Belgian footballer * Koen De Bouw (born 1964), Flemish actor * Koen De Graeve (born 1972), Belgian actor * Koen de Kort (born 1982), Dutch cyclist * Koen Decoster, Belgian historian, philosopher and translator * Koen Geens (born 1958), Belgian Flemish politician * Koen Heldens (born 1986), Dutch mixing engineer * Koen Huntelaar (born 1998), Dutch footballer * Koen Kessels (born c. 1960), Belgian conductor and music director * Koen Lamberts, Belgian psychologist *

Koen Lenaerts Koen Lenaerts, Baron Lenaerts (; born 20 December 1954 in Mortsel) is a Belgian jurist and the President of the Court of Justice of the European Union. He is also a Professor of European Law at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and was a member ...

(born 1954), Belgian law scholar and judge * Koen Naert (born 1989), Belgian long-distance runner *

Koen Olthuis Koen Olthuis (born 1971) is a Dutch architect. He studied architecture and industrial design at Delft University of Technology. Olthuis is founder of the Dutch architectural firm, Waterstudio.NL, which specializes in floating structures to counte ...

(born 1971), Dutch architect * Koen Onzia (born 1961), Belgian ballet dancer * Koen Peeters (born 1959), Belgian writer *

Koen Pijpers Koen Pijpers (; born on May 30, 1969 in Maassluis) is a Dutch retired field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a roun ...

(born 1969), Dutch field hockey player *

Koen Ridder Koen Ridder (born 14 March 1985) is a Dutch badminton player. The left handler Ridder, was a part of the Duinwijck badminton club. He won the men's doubles title at the national championships in 2009, 2011, and 2013 partnered with Ruud Bosch. Tog ...

(born 1985), Dutch badminton player *

Koen Schockaert Koen Schockaert (born 13 February 1978) is a retired Belgian football striker Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team ...

(born 1978), Belgian footballer * Koen Sleeckx (born 1975), Belgian judoka *

Koen Stam Koen Stam (born 27 February 1987) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a central defender. He is currently the Head of Methodology at the Feyenoord Academy. Player career Stam came through the youth ranks of vv SRC from his ...

(born 1987), Dutch footballer * Koen Van Langendonck (born 1989), Belgian footballer *

Koen Vandenbempt Koen Vandenbempt (born c. 1970) is a Belgian organizational theorist, business executive, and Professor of Strategy at the University of Antwerp and Antwerp Management School, particularly known for his work on business-to-business marketing and s ...

(born ca. 1970), Belgian organizational theorist * Koen Vanmechelen (born 1965), Belgian artist * Koen van de Laak (born 1982), Dutch footballer *

Koen van Nol Koen van Nol (born 20 January 1974, in Amsterdam) is a Dutch judo is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科� ...

(born 1974), Dutch judoka *

Koen van Velsen Koen Jozef van Velsen (born 17 July 1952) is an architect from Hilversum, Netherlands known for his design work on the Discothèque Slinger, rehabilitation center Groot Klimmendaal and the library in Zeewolde. His work employs a contextual desig ...

(born 1952), Dutch architect *

Koen Vervaeke Koen Vervaeke (born 22 April 1959 in Wilrijk) is a Belgian diplomat who has been serving as Managing Director for Africa at the European External Action Service (EEAS) since December 2015. He was previously the Director for Horn of Africa, East & S ...

(born 1959), Belgian diplomat *

Koen Verweij Koen Verweij (; born 26 August 1990) is a former Dutch speed skater and inline speed skater. At the end of the skating season 2008–09 he made a transfer from the Jong Oranje team of the national skating union ( KNSB) to the commercial team of T ...

(born 1990), Dutch speed skater * Koen Wauters (born 1967), Belgian singer and television presenter * Koen Weuts (born 1990), Belgian footballer

Fictional characters

* Koen West, protagonist of the Australian television series ''Cleverman''

People with the surname Koen

Charles Koen Charles "Chuck" Koen (1945 – July 20, 2018) was an African-American minister and civil rights activist from Cairo, Illinois who served as prime minister of the Black Liberators and the executive directors of the Black United Front, Black United F ...

(born 1945), American civil rights activist * Erwin Koen (born 1978), Dutch footballer *

Fanny Koen Francina "Fanny" Elsje Blankers-Koen (26 April 1918 – 25 January 2004) was a Dutch track and field athlete, best known for winning four gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. She competed there as a 30-year-old mother of two, earn ...

, later Fanny Blankers-Koen (1918–2004), Dutch athlete * J. P. Koen (born 1983), South African rugby player *

Karleen Koen Karleen Koen (''née'' Smith) is an American novelist perhaps best known for her 1986 debut historical fiction novel, '' Through a Glass Darkly''. Personal life Karleen Smith grew up in Houston, Texas. In 1970, she majored in English and graduate ...

(born 1948), American novelist *

Louis Koen (cricketer) Louis Johannes Koen (born 28 March 1967) is a former South African cricketer who played five One Day Internationals from 1997 to 2000. In February 2020, he was named in South Africa's squad for the Over-50s Cricket World Cup in South Africa. Howe ...

(born 1967), South African cricketer * Louis Koen (rugby union) (born 1975), South African rugby player *

Martsel Koen Martsel Koen ( bg, Марцел Коен, born 5 July 1933) is a Bulgarian former Shooting sport, sports shooter. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960, 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964 and the 1968 Summer Olympics. References

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(born 1933), Bulgarian sports shooter * Matilda Koen-Sarano (born 1939), Israeli writer *

Shaun Koen Shaun Koen is a South African professional wrestler. He is the owner and promoter of the Africa Wrestling Alliance and is the promotion's current African Heavyweight Champion. Koen is a second-generation professional wrestler; his father Jack ...

(born 1970), South African professional wrestler *

Sias Koen Sias Koen (born 1 January 1994) is a South African rugby union player for the in Pro14 on loan from in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. He is a utility forward that can play as a flanker, number eight or a lock. Rugby career ...

(born 1994), South African rugby player * Tyron Koen (born 1997), South African cricketer

People with the surname Kôen

* Kôen Kondo (born 1978), Japanese actor * Kôen Ryōsuke (born 1948), Japanese mail artist known as

Ryosuke Cohen is a mail artist. He was responsible for the Brain Cell mail art project, which he began in June 1985 and retains thousands of members in more than 80 countries, e.g. Hans Braumüller, Theo Breuer, Michael Leigh or Litsa Spathi. In August 2001 he ...

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