Penn may refer to:

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 Penn is an area which is divided between the City of Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire district. The population of the Wolverhampton Ward taken at the 2011 census was 12,718. Originally, it was a village in the historic county of Staffords ...

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 ...

Penn, Oregon Penn is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community and former railway station in Lane County, Oregon, 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 ...

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, ...

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 Lake Park is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 359 at the 2020 census. History The community was founded in 1938, after ice salesman Albert Lewis used the lake to chip out his product. In 1946, Har ...

Penn Township (disambiguation) Penn Township may refer to the following townships in the United States: Illinois * Penn Township, Shelby County, Illinois * Penn Township, Stark County, Illinois Indiana * Penn Township, Jay County, Indiana * Penn Township, Parke County, Indian ...

, several municipalities Australia * Penn, South Australia was the name for the town now known as Oodla Wirra before 1940

Education

University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest-regarded universitie ...

, U.S., known as "Penn" or "UPenn" **

Penn Quakers The Penn Quakers are the athletic teams of the University of Pennsylvania. The school sponsors 33 varsity sports. The school has won three NCAA national championships in men's fencing and one in women's fencing. School colors There are se ...

the athletic teams of the university *

Penn High School Penn High School is a Public education, public high school located just outside Mishawaka, Indiana, United States, near South Bend, Indiana, South Bend. It is the only high school in the Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation, Penn-Harris-Madis ...

, Indiana, U.S.

People

Surname *

Abram Penn Abram Penn, also known as "Abraham Penn" (December 27, 1743 in Caroline County, Virginia – 1801 in Patrick County, Virginia) was a noted landowner and Revolutionary War officer from Virginia. Family life He married Ruth Stovall (1743- 1800?), ...

(1743–1801), noted landowner and Revolutionary War officer from Virginia *

Alexander Penn Wooldridge Alexander Penn Wooldridge, usually just A. P. Wooldridge (1847–1930), was the mayor of Austin, Texas from 1909 to 1919. Wooldridge Park and Wooldridge Elementary School are named after him. He led the campaign in the early 1890s to build the Au ...

(1847–1930), American mayor of Austin, Texas from 1909 to 1919 *

Alexander Penn Alexander Penn ( he, אלכסנדר פן, russian: Александр Пэнн; 1906 – April 1972) was an Israeli poet. Biography Avraham (Alexander) Pepliker-Stern (later Penn) was born in Nizhnekolymsk, Russian Empire. According to one v ...

(1906–1972), Israeli poet *

Arthur Penn Arthur Hiller Penn (September 27, 1922 – September 28, 2010) was an American director and producer of film, television and theater. Closely associated with the American New Wave, Penn directed critically acclaimed films throughout the 19 ...

, American film director and producer *

Arthur Horace Penn Sir Arthur Horace Penn, GCVO, MC (20 April 1886 – 30 December 1960), soldier and courtier, was a member of the Royal Household of the Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. Early life Penn was the son of William Penn, of Taverham Hall, Norwich, whe ...

(1886–1960), member of the British Royal Household *

Audrey Penn Audrey Penn is an American children's writer. She is best known for writing '' The Kissing Hand'', a picture book featuring anthropomorphic raccoons. Biography Audrey Penn grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland. Audrey Penn didn’t start off he ...

, American children's author *

B.J. Penn Jay Dee "B.J." Penn III (born December 13, 1978) is an American former professional mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. Penn competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and in K-1. Penn was the first American Go ...

(born 1978), American mixed martial arts fighter *

Claire Penn Claire Penn (1951–2018) was a South African speech and language pathologist, and held the endowed chair of Speech Pathology and Audiology at the University of the Witwatersrand, and was a former senior research specialist at the Human Sciences ...

(born 1951), South African speech and language pathologist *

Dan Penn Dan Penn (born Wallace Daniel Pennington, November 16, 1941) is an American songwriter, singer, musician, and record producer, who co-wrote many soul hits of the 1960s, including "The Dark End of the Street" and "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" wi ...

, American musician *

Eric Penn Eric Frank Penn (17 April 1878 – 18 October 1915) was an English soldier and a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) between 1898 and 1903. He was born at Westminster, London and ...

(1878–1915), English cricketer *

Hannah Callowhill Penn Hannah Margaret Penn ( Callowhill; 11 February 1671 – 20 December 1726) was an Anglo-American governor. The second wife of Pennsylvania founder William Penn, she effectively administered the Province of Pennsylvania for six years after her ...

, wife of William Penn *

Harry Penn Dr. Harry Theodore Penn (1902? in Lynchburg, Virginia – May 8, 1963 in Roanoke) was a noted dentist and civic activist in Roanoke, Virginia. Education and work Dr. Penn was a graduate of Virginia Seminary, now the Virginia University of Lync ...

, civil rights activist and African-American dentist *

Irving Penn Irving Penn (June 16, 1917October 7, 2009) was an American photographer known for his fashion photography, portraits, and still lifes. Penn's career included work at ''Vogue'' magazine, and independent advertising work for clients including Is ...

, an American photographer *

John Penn (architect) John Penn (11 March 1921 – 14 February 2007) was a British architect. He was born in Greens Norton, Northamptonshire, and died in Ipswich, Suffolk. Penn was educated at Eton, and then at Trinity College, Cambridge. He studied History at Camb ...

(1921–2007), a British architect *

John Penn (Conservative politician) John Penn (30 March 1848 – 21 November 1903) was a British Conservative Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Lewisham from 1891 to 1903. John Penn was the eldest son of the marine engineer John Penn. He was educated ...

(1848–1903), MP for Lewisham 1891–1903 *

John Penn (North Carolina politician) John Penn (May 17, 1741 September 14, 1788) was an American Founding Father who signed both the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation as a delegate of North Carolina. Biography Penn was born near Port Royal in Caroline C ...

(1741–1788), Continental Congressman from North Carolina and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence *

John Penn (engineer) John Penn (1805–1878) was an English marine engineer whose firm was pre-eminent in the middle of the 19th century due to his innovations in engine and propeller systems, which led his firm to be the major supplier to the Royal Navy as it mad ...

(1805–1878), British marine engine engineer, invented lignum vitae bearing for propeller shafts, twice president of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers *

John Penn (governor) John Penn (14 July 1729 – 9 February 1795) was the last governor of colonial Pennsylvania, serving in that office from 1763 to 1771 and from 1773 to 1776. Educated in Britain and Switzerland, he was also one of the Penn family proprietors ...

(1729–1795), a lieutenant governor and later proprietor of colonial Pennsylvania *

John Penn (writer) John Penn (or John Penn, Jr. or John Penn of Stoke) (22 February 1760 – 21 June 1834) was the chief proprietor of the Province of Pennsylvania as of 1775 (now the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States) and a politician and writer. He an ...

(1760–1834), son of Thomas Penn *

Kal Penn Kalpen Suresh Modi (born April 23, 1977), known professionally as Kal Penn, is an American actor, author, academic lecturer, and former White House staff member in the Barack Obama administration. As an actor, he is known for his role portrayin ...

(born 1977), American actor and public servant * An American entertainment family: **

Leo Penn Leonard Francis Penn (August 27, 1921 – September 5, 1998) was an American actor and director and the father of musician Michael Penn and actors Sean Penn and Chris Penn. Early life Penn was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the son of Russi ...

(1921–1998), actor **

Michael Penn Michael Daniel Penn (born August 1, 1958) is an American musician, singer and composer. He is noted for the 1989 single " No Myth", a top 20 hit in the US and successful in several other countries. Early life Penn was born in the Greenwich Vi ...

(born 1958), son of Leo; singer-songwriter **

Sean Penn Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama ''Mystic River'' (2003) and the biopic ''Milk'' (2008). Penn began his acting career in televisi ...

(born 1960), son of Leo; actor **

Chris Penn Christopher Shannon Penn (October 10, 1965 – January 24, 2006) was an American actor. He was the brother of actor Sean Penn and musician Michael Penn. Noted as a skilled character actor from a prominent acting dynasty, he was typically cast as ...

(1965–2006), son of Leo; actor **

Robin Wright Robin Gayle Wright (born April 8, 1966) is an American actress. She has won a Golden Globe Award and a Satellite Award, and has received eleven Emmy Award nominations for her work in television. Wright first gained attention for her role in t ...

(born 1966), actress; sometime known as Robin Wright Penn, former wife of Sean *

Mark Penn Mark J. Penn (born January 15, 1954) is an American businessman, pollster, political strategist, and author. Penn is chairman and chief executive officer of Stagwell, a marketing group created upon the merger of Stagwell Marketing Group—a priv ...

, American public relations CEO and campaign strategist *

Osnat Penn Osnat Penn ( he, אסנת פן), born in 1981, is an Israeli computational biologist whose work focuses on molecular evolution, cell research, and immunoinformatics. She is the third Israeli scientist in three years to win the UNESCO-L’Oréal f ...

, Israeli computational biologist *

Robert Penn Robert Penn (October 10, 1872 – June 8, 1912) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions during the Spanish–American War. Biography On July 20, 1898, Penn wa ...

, African-American sailor, recipient of the Medal of Honor during the Spanish–American War *

Russell Penn Russell Anthony Penn (born 8 November 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was appointed interim manager of club Kidderminster Harriers in 2019 and was appointed as permanent manager on 2020. Club c ...

(born 1985), English footballer * Steve Penn (born 1968), American handball player *

William Penn William Penn ( – ) was an English writer and religious thinker belonging to the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, a North American colony of England. He was an early advocate of democracy a ...

(1644–1718), founder of Pennsylvania **

John Penn ("the American") John Penn (January 28, 1700 – October 25, 1746) was a proprietor of the colonial Province of Pennsylvania (later the American state – the Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania after 1776). He was the eldest son of the colony's founder, W ...

(1700–1746), son of William Penn **

Springett Penn (I) Springett Penn (25 January 1675 – 10 April 1696) was the second son of William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, ...

, the second son of William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania **

Springett Penn (II) Springett Penn (died February 8, 1731) was a grandson and heir of William Penn, founder and proprietor of Pennsylvania. Biography Penn was born in England, the eldest son of William Penn, Jr. He succeeded to his father's claims, and was by man ...

, son of William Penn, Jr. and a grandson and heir of William Penn **

William Penn Jr. William Penn Jr. (14 March 1681 – 23 June 1720) was the eldest surviving son of William Penn, proprietor and founder of the colony of Pennsylvania. Biography Penn was born on 14 March 1681, the sixth child of Penn and his first wife, Gulielm ...

, son of William Penn *

William Penn (Royal Navy officer) Sir William Penn (23 April 1621 – 16 September 1670) was an English admiral and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1670. He was the father of William Penn, founder of the Province of Pennsylvania (today, Commonwealth of Pe ...

, English admiral Given name *

Penn Badgley Penn Dayton Badgley (born November 1, 1986) is an American actor and musician. He is known for his roles as Dan Humphrey in The CW teen drama series ''Gossip Girl'' (2007–2012) and as Joe Goldberg in the Netflix thriller series ''You'' (2018� ...

, American actor best known for his role as Dan Humphrey on the TV series ''Gossip Girl'' *

Penn Jillette Penn Fraser Jillette (born March 5, 1955) is an American magician, actor, musician, inventor, television presenter, and author, best known for his work with fellow magician Teller as half of the team Penn & Teller. The duo has been featured ...

, member of the comedy and magic duo Penn & Teller *

Penn Kemp Patricia Penn Anne Kemp (born 1944), better known simply as Penn Kemp, is a Canadians, Canadian poet, novelist, playwright, and sound poet who lives in London, Ontario. Kemp has been publishing her writing since 1972 and was London's first poet lau ...

, Canadian poet and playwright *

Penn Murfee William Penn Murfee (born May 2, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022. Career Amateur career Murfee attended Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashvill ...

, American baseball player

Media

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

Other

Penn (automobile) Penn was the name of three American automobiles of the veteran era, but Penn Motor Car Company, located at 7510 Thomas Boulevard in Pittsburgh was the only one to enter production. The Penn brass era automobile was produced from 1911 to 1912. ...

, manufactured in Pittsburgh from 1910 until 1913 *

Penn Club of New York City The Penn Club of New York (usually referred to as The Penn Club) is an American private, social club located in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Its membership is restricted to University of Pennsylvania alumni, students, fa ...

, located in New York City *

Penn Entertainment Penn Entertainment, Inc., formerly Penn National Gaming, is an American entertainment company and operator of integrated entertainment, sports content, and casino gaming. It operates 43 properties in 20 states, online sports betting in 14 jurisd ...

(Nasdaq: PENN), American operator of casinos and racetracks *

Penn FC Penn FC (formerly the Harrisburg City Islanders) was an American professional soccer team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 2003, the team most recently played in the USL Pro, the second tier of the United States socc ...

, 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 Penn Racquet Sports, Inc. is a subsidiary of Head N.V. that manufactures tennis balls and racquetballs. Penn was founded in 1910 as Pennsylvania Rubber Company of America, Inc. in Jeannette, Pennsylvania. Penn was acquired by Head N.V. in 19 ...

, a ball manufacturer *

Penn Reels Penn Fishing Tackle Manufacturing Company is an American manufacturer of fishing tackle, primarily known for making heavy-duty fishing reels and rods. History Otto Henze immigrated from Germany to the United States in 1922.“Penn Fishin ...

, an American manufacturer of fishing tackle, a division of Jarden

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