Silkin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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John Silkin
John Ernest Silkin (18 March 1923 – 26 April 1987) was a British left-wing Labour politician and solicitor.
Early life
He was the third son of Lewis Silkin, 1st Baron Silkin, and a younger brother of Samuel Silkin, Baron Silkin of Dulwich. ...
(1923–1987), British politician
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Jon Silkin
Jon Silkin (2 December 1930 – 25 November 1997) was a British poet.
Early life
Jon Silkin was born in London, in a Litvak Jewish family, his parents were Joseph Silkin and Doris Rubenstein. His grandparents were all from the Lithuanian- part ...
(1930–1997), British poet
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Lewis Silkin, 1st Baron Silkin
Lewis Silkin, 1st Baron Silkin CH (14 November 1889 – 11 May 1972), was a British Labour Party politician.
Career
Lewis Silkin was born on 14 November 1889 to Abraham and Fanny Silkin, who were Litvak Jews from what was then the Lithuanian ...
(1889–1972), British politician
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Samuel Silkin, Baron Silkin of Dulwich
Samuel Charles Silkin, Baron Silkin of Dulwich, PC, QC (6 March 1918 – 17 August 1988) was a British Labour Party politician and cricketer.
Early life
He was the second son of Lewis Silkin (afterwards Baron Silkin), a Labour Member of Parl ...
(1918–1988), British politician
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Sergei Silkin (born 1961), Russian football player and coach
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