Hahn is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alfred Hahn (1890–1964), American architect * André Hahn, German footballer * André Hahn (born 1963), German politician * Archie Hahn (1880–1955), American sprinter * Archie Hahn (actor) (born 1941), American actor * Arthur A. Hahn (1886–1959), American businessman and politician * August Hahn (1792–1863), German Protestant theologian * Bernard Hahn (1860–1931), American politician *

Billy Hahn Billy Hahn (born June 22, 1953) is an American former basketball coach who was most recently an assistant coach for the West Virginia Mountaineers under head coach Bob Huggins. During his head coaching and assistant coaching career, Hahn has coac ...

(1955–2023), American basketball coach * Bob Hahn (1925–2009), American basketball player *

Carl Hugo Hahn Carl Hugo Hahn (1818–1895) was a Baltic German missionary and linguist who worked in South Africa and South-West Africa for most of his life. Together with Franz Heinrich Kleinschmidt, he set up the first Rhenish mission station to the Here ...

(1818–1895), German missionary in Namibia *

Carl Wilhelm Hahn Carl Wilhelm Hahn (Lat. ''Carolus Guilielmus Hahn'', 16 December 1786 – 7 November 1835) was a German zoologist and author of the first German monograph on spiders. C. W. Hahn was an all-round natural scientist – not at all unusual for his t ...

(1898–1982), German journalist and historian *

(1786–1835), German zoologist *

Joe Hahn Joseph Hahn (born March 15, 1977) is an American musician, DJ, director and visual artist best known as the DJ of the American rock band Linkin Park, doing the scratching, turntables, sampling, and programming for all seven of Linkin Park's ...

(born 1977), American musician, DJ, director and visual artist *

Johannes Hahn Johannes Hahn (born 2 December 1957) is an Austrian politician who has served as European Commissioner for Budget and Administration under Ursula von der Leyen since 1 December 2019. He previously served as European Commissioner for European Ne ...

(born 1957), Austrian politician *

Dave Hahn David Allen Hahn (born November 3, 1961, Okinawa, Japan) is an American professional mountain guide, ski patroller, journalist and lecturer. In May 2013, he reached the summit of Mount Everest for the 15th time—at the time, this was the most sum ...

(born 1961), American climber *

David Hahn David Charles Hahn (October 30, 1976 – September 27, 2016), sometimes called the "Radioactive Boy Scout" or the "Nuclear Boy Scout", was an American nuclear radiation enthusiast who built a homemade neutron source at the age of seventeen. A ...

, American known as the "Radioactive Boy Scout" * David Hahn (American politician), 2006 Democratic candidate for Governor of Nebraska *

David Hahn (cartoonist) David Hahn is a western Montana-based comic book artist born in 1967. He is best known for his work illustrating the comic book mini-series '' Bite Club'' and its sequel ''Bite Club: Vampire Crime Unit'' for DC Comics, where he also illustrated s ...

, American cartoonist *

Dirk Meinerts Hahn Captain Dirk Meinerts Hahn, sometimes spelt Dirk Meinertz Hahn (born 1804 in Westerland, Sylt, died 1860) was the captain of the ship ''Zebra'' that he captained to South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in ...

(1804–1860), German captain * Don Hahn, American film producer * Edith Hahn Beer (1914–2009), Jewish Holocaust survivor * Erich Hahn (1891–1917), German

flying ace A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ace is varied, but is usually co ...

Erwin Hahn Erwin Louis Hahn (June 9, 1921 – September 20, 2016) was an American physicist, best known for his work on nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR).Filler, AG: The history, development, and impact of computed imaging in neurological diagnosis and neuros ...

(1921–2016), American physicist, best known for his work on nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) * Florian Hahn (born 1974), German politician *

Frank Hahn Frank Horace Hahn FBA (26 April 1925 – 29 January 2013) was a British economist whose work focused on general equilibrium theory, monetary theory, Keynesian economics and critique of monetarism. A famous problem of economic theory, the condi ...

(1925–2013), Cambridge economist *

Hans Hahn (mathematician) Hans Hahn (; 27 September 1879 – 24 July 1934) was an Austrian mathematician and philosopher who made contributions to functional analysis, topology, set theory, the calculus of variations, real analysis, and order theory. In philosophy he was ...

(1879–1934), Austrian mathematician * Hans "Assi" Hahn, (1914–1982), German World War II fighter ace * Hermann Hahn (architect), (1873–1921) German architect *

Hilary Hahn Hilary Hahn (born November 27, 1979) is an American violinist. She has performed throughout the world as a soloist with leading orchestras and conductors and as a recitalist. She is an avid supporter of contemporary classical music, and several ...

(born 1979), American violinist * J. Jerome Hahn (–1938), Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court *

James Hahn James Kenneth Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, Hahn was elected the 40th mayor of Los Angeles in 2001. He served until 2005, at which time he was defeated in his bid for re-election. Prior to his term a ...

(born 1950), American politician and 40th Mayor of Los Angeles *

James Hahn (golfer) James Hahn (born November 2, 1981) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Born in Seoul, South Korea, Hahn was raised in Alameda, California. He played college golf at the University of California in nearby Berkeley a ...

, American golfer *

Janice Hahn Janice Kay Hahn (born March 30, 1952) is an American politician serving as the member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from the 4th district since 2016 and Chair of Los Angeles County since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, ...

, American politician *

Jerri Ariel Farias Hahn Jerri Ariel Farias Hahn (born 12 June 1982), simply known as Jerri, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, ...

, Brazilian footballer * Jessica Hahn (born 1959), American model and actress *

Jody Margolin Hahn Jody Margolin Hahn is American television director. Her credits include '' Malcolm & Eddie'', ''Hannah Montana'', ''The Return of Jezebel James'', ''Rita Rocks'', ''Wizards of Waverly Place'', '' Lab Rats'', ''That Girl Lay Lay'', and ''See Dad ...

, American television director * Jörg-Uwe Hahn (born 1956), German politician * Joseph Yuspa Nördlinger Hahn (died 1637), German rabbi *

Kathryn Hahn Kathryn Marie Hahn (born July 23, 1973) is an American actress and comedian. She began her career on television, starring as grief counselor Lily Lebowski in the NBC crime drama series ''Crossing Jordan'' (2001–2007). Hahn gained prominence ap ...

(born 1974), American actress *

Kenneth Hahn Kenneth Hahn (August 19, 1920 – October 12, 1997) was a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for forty years, from 1952 to 1992. Hahn was on the Los Angeles City Council from 1947 to 1952. He was an ardent supporter of civil r ...

(1920–1997), American politician * Kimberly Hahn (born 1957), Catholic author and apologist *

Kurt Hahn Kurt Matthias Robert Martin Hahn (5 June 1886, Berlin – 14 December 1974, Hermannsberg) was a German educator. He was decisive in founding, among other organizations and initiatives, Stiftung Louisenlund, Schule Schloss Salem, Gordonsto ...

(1886–1974), German teacher and education reformer *

Lloyd Hahn Lloyd Hahn (August 7, 1898 – January 1983) was an American runner who competed at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics. In 1924 he finished sixth in the 1500 m. He failed to reach the final in this event in 1928, but finished fifth in the 800 m even ...

(1898–1983), American middle-distance runner * Marjorie Hahn (born 1948), American mathematician and tennis player * Martín Hahn (born 1964), Venezuelan telenovelas writer * Nikki Hahn (born 2002), American actress *

Otto Hahn Otto Hahn (; 8 March 1879 – 28 July 1968) was a German chemist who was a pioneer in the fields of radioactivity and radiochemistry. He is referred to as the father of nuclear chemistry and father of nuclear fission. Hahn and Lise Meitner ...

(1879–1968), German nuclear chemist, discoverer of nuclear fission, Nobel Prize winner (Chemistry 1944), founder of the Max-Planck-Society, peace activist * Otto Hahn (petrologist) (1828–1904), German petrologist *

Philipp Matthäus Hahn Philipp Matthäus Hahn (25 November 1739 in Scharnhausen (today part of Ostfildern), Duchy of Württemberg – 2 May 1790 in Echterdingen (today part of Leinfelden-Echterdingen)) was a German pastor, astronomer and inventor. In about 1763 he ...

(1739–1790), German priest and inventor *

Reynaldo Hahn Reynaldo Hahn (; 9 August 1874 – 28 January 1947) was a Venezuelan-born French composer, conductor, music critic, and singer. He is best known for his songs – '' mélodies'' – of which he wrote more than 100. Hahn was born in Caracas ...

(1874–1947), Venezuelan-French composer * Riley Hahn, ''MasterChef Junior'' contestant *

Rick Hahn Rick Hahn (born March 20, 1971) is an American baseball executive who serves as the Senior Vice President/General Manager of the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball. Following the 2020 season, in which the White Sox made their first post-s ...

(born 1971), American baseball executive * Robert A. Hahn (born 1945), American medical anthropologist and epidemiologist *

Robert C. Hahn Robert Conrad Hahn (1921-1996) was an American lawyer and politician who was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1961 to 1965 and Chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party, Massachusetts Republican State Committee f ...

, American lawyer and politician *

Scott Hahn Scott Walker Hahn (born October 28, 1957) is an American Catholic theologian and Christian apologist. A former Presbyterian who converted to Catholicism, Hahn's popular works include ''Rome Sweet Home'' and ''The Lamb's Supper: The Mass as Heave ...

(born 1957), American Catholic writer and apologist * Stephen Hahn (disambiguation) ** Stephen Hahn (art dealer) (1921–2011), American art dealer and collector ** Stephen Hahn (oncologist) (born 1960), American physician and Commissioner of Food and Drugs (US FDA) ** Steven Hahn (born 1951), American academic historian *

Walter (wrestler) Walter Hahn (born 20 August 1987) is an Austrian professional wrestler and trainer. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Gunther and is the current WWE Intercontinental Champion in his fi ...

(born 1987), Austrian wrestler * William Hahn (1829–1887), German painter * William John Hahn (1841–1902), American lawyer and politician *

Wolfgang Hahn Wolfgang Hahn (April 30, 1911 – January 10, 1998) was a German mathematician who worked on special functions, in particular orthogonal polynomials. He introduced Hahn polynomials, Hahn difference, Hahn q-addition (or Jackson-Hahn-Cigler q-add ...

(1911–1998), German mathematician

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