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Places

England *
Penn, Buckinghamshire Penn is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, about north-west of Beaconsfield and east of High Wycombe. The parish's cover Penn village and the hamlets of Penn Street, Knotty Green, Forty Green, Penn, Forty Green and Winchm ...
* Penn, West Midlands United States *
Penn, North Dakota Penn (also Lauren) is an unincorporated community in western Ramsey County, North Dakota, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 2, northwest of the city of Devils Lake, the county seat of Ramsey County. Its elevation is 1,467 feet (447&nb ...
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Penn, Oregon Penn is an unincorporated community and former railway station in Lane County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was named for the Penn Timber Company, which operated in the vicinity. Penn lies along Penn Road between Walton and Flagg in the Cen ...
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Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...
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Penn, Pennsylvania Penn is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 475 at the 2010 census. The borough was named for Pennsylvania founder William Penn. Geography Penn is located at (40.329018, -79.640141). According to th ...
* Penn Lake Park, Pennsylvania * Penn Township (disambiguation), several municipalities Australia * Penn, South Australia was the name for the town now known as Oodla Wirra before 1940


Education

* University of Pennsylvania, U.S., known as "Penn" or "UPenn" **Penn Quakers the athletic teams of the university * Penn High School, Indiana, U.S.


People

Surname * Abram Penn (1743–1801), noted landowner and Revolutionary War officer from Virginia * Alexander Penn Wooldridge (1847–1930), American mayor of Austin, Texas from 1909 to 1919 * Alexander Penn (1906–1972), Israeli poet * Arthur Penn, American film director and producer * Arthur Horace Penn (1886–1960), member of the British Royal Household * Audrey Penn, American children's author * B.J. Penn (born 1978), American mixed martial arts fighter * Claire Penn (born 1951), South African speech and language pathologist * Dan Penn, American musician * Eric Penn (1878–1915), English cricketer * Hannah Callowhill Penn, wife of William Penn * Harry Penn, civil rights activist and African-American dentist * Irving Penn, an American photographer * John Penn (architect) (1921–2007), a British architect * John Penn (Conservative politician) (1848–1903), MP for Lewisham 1891–1903 * John Penn (North Carolina politician) (1741–1788), Continental Congressman from North Carolina and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence * John Penn (engineer) (1805–1878), British marine engine engineer, invented lignum vitae bearing for propeller shafts, twice president of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers * John Penn (governor) (1729–1795), a lieutenant governor and later proprietor of colonial Pennsylvania * John Penn (writer) (1760–1834), son of Thomas Penn * Kal Penn (born 1977), American actor and public servant * An American entertainment family: ** Leo Penn (1921–1998), actor ** Michael Penn (born 1958), son of Leo; singer-songwriter ** Sean Penn (born 1960), son of Leo; actor ** Chris Penn (1965–2006), son of Leo; actor ** Robin Wright (born 1966), actress; sometime known as Robin Wright Penn, former wife of Sean * Mark Penn, American public relations CEO and campaign strategist * Osnat Penn, Israeli computational biologist * Robert Penn, African-American sailor, recipient of the Medal of Honor during the Spanish–American War * Russell Penn (born 1985), English footballer * Steve Penn (born 1968), American handball player * William Penn (1644–1718), founder of Pennsylvania ** John Penn ("the American") (1700–1746), son of William Penn ** Springett Penn (I), the second son of William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania ** Springett Penn (II), son of William Penn, Jr. and a grandson and heir of William Penn ** William Penn Jr., son of William Penn * William Penn (Royal Navy officer), English admiral Given name * Penn Badgley, American actor best known for his role as Dan Humphrey on the TV series ''Gossip Girl'' * Penn Jillette, member of the comedy and magic duo Penn & Teller * Penn Kemp, Canadian poet and playwright * Penn Murfee, American baseball player


Media

* Penn (film), ''Penn'' (film), 1954 Tamil film starring Vyjayanthimala * Penn (1991 TV series), ''Penn'' (TV series), a 1991 Tamil mini-series * Penn (2006 TV series), ''Penn'' (TV series), a 2006 Tamil-language soap opera


Other

* Penn (automobile), manufactured in Pittsburgh from 1910 until 1913 * Penn Club of New York City, located in New York City * Penn Entertainment (Nasdaq: PENN), American operator of casinos and racetracks * Penn FC, a soccer club based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania * ''The Penn'', or ''The Stylus'', a would-be periodical owned and edited by Edgar Allan Poe * Penn Racquet Sports, a ball manufacturer * Penn Reels, an American manufacturer of fishing tackle, a division of Jarden


See also

* Pen (disambiguation) * Penn Square (disambiguation) {{disambiguation, geodis, surname