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 United States * Penn, North Dakota * Penn, Oregon * Pennsylvania ** Penn, Pennsylvania * Penn Lake Park, Pennsylvania *

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 Oodla Wirra (formerly Penn) is a small town in the upper Mid North of South Australia. It is on the Barrier Highway approximately halfway from Adelaide to Broken Hill. When the railway was built in 1880, a siding was provided, named Oodla Wirra ...

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 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 (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 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 (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 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) (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) 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) (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 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 (born 1985), English footballer *

Steve Penn Steve Penn (born November 19, 1968) is an American handball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commo ...

(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) 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), 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 Patricia Penn Anne Kemp (born 1944), better known simply as Penn Kemp, is a 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 laureate, serv ...

, Canadian poet and playwright * Penn Murfee, 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, 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 jurisdi ...

(Nasdaq: PENN), American operator of casinos and racetracks * Penn FC, a soccer club based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania * ''

The Penn ''The Stylus'', originally intended to be named ''The Penn'', was a would-be periodical owned and edited by Edgar Allan Poe. It had long been a dream of Poe to establish an American journal with very high standards in order to elevate the literatu ...

'', 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 1 ...

, a ball manufacturer * Penn Reels, an American manufacturer of fishing tackle, a division of Jarden

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