Kahn is a surname of German origin. ''Kahn'' means "small boat", in German. It is also a Germanized form of the Jewish surname Cohen, another variant of which is ''

Cahn Cahn is a Germanized form of the Jewish surname Cohen, another variant of which is Kahn. People with the surname Cahn * Andrew Cahn (born 1951), British civil servant * Anne Hessing Cahn (c. 1930–2024), German-born American political auth ...

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People with the personal name Kahn

* Kahn Fotuali'i (born 1982), New Zealand rugby-union player of Samoan origin * Kahn Singh Nabha (1861–1938), Punjabi Sikh scholar, writer, anthologist, lexicographer, and encyclopedist

People with the surname Kahn

* Albert Kahn (1860–1940), French banker and philanthropist * Albert Kahn (1869–1942), American industrial architect * Albert E. Kahn (1912–1979), American journalist * Alex Kahn (born 1967), American artist * Alexander Kahn (1881–1962), American lawyer and newspaper editor * Alfred E. Kahn (1917–2010), American economist * Alfred R. Kahn (born 1947), American businessman, CEO of 4Kids Entertainment * Ashley Kahn, American jazz historian * Aunia Kahn (born 1977), American artist * Axel Kahn (1944–2021), French geneticist * Barbara B. Kahn, American endocrinologist and professor * Bob Kahn (born 1938), American developer of the TCP and IP protocols * Brian Kahn, American writer and radio host * Brenda Kahn (born 1967), American singer-songwriter * Charles H. Kahn, professor of philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania * Charles N. Kahn III (born 1952), president and chief executive officer of the Federation of American Hospitals * C. Ronald Kahn (born 1944), American physician and scientist * David Kahn (born 1930), American historian, journalist and writer * David Kahn (born 1961), American sports executive, former G.M. of the Minnesota Timberwolves * Dominique Strauss-Kahn (born 1949), French former managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) *

Emilie Kahn Emilie & Ogden is the former stage name of Canadian musician Emilie Kahn. In 2019, Kahn ceased performing under the name Emilie & Ogden and began performing as Emilie Kahn. Early life Kahn was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec. She began wri ...

, Canadian musician * Ely Jacques Kahn (1884–1972), American commercial architect * Gilles Kahn (1946–2006), French computer scientist, described

Kahn process networks A Kahn process network (KPN, or process network) is a Distributed computing, distributed ''model of computation'' in which a group of deterministic sequential Process (computing), processes communicate through unbounded FIFO (computing and electron ...

* Gus Kahn (1886–1941), American musician and songwriter * Gustave Kahn (1859–1936), French poet * Hannah Kahn (1911–1988), American poet, born in New York City * Harold L. Kahn (1930–2018), American historian *

Herman Kahn Herman Kahn (February 15, 1922 – July 7, 1983) was an American physicist and a founding member of the Hudson Institute, regarded as one of the preeminent futurists of the latter part of the twentieth century. He originally came to prominence ...

(1922–1983), American military theorist and futurologist * Irving Kahn (1905–2015), American investor * Israel Kahn (born 1988), Peruvian footballer * Jean-François Kahn (1938–2025), French journalist and essayist * Jeff Kahn, American mathematician at Rutgers University * Jenette Kahn (born 1947), American comic book editor * Julius Kahn (1861–1924), United States congressman * Larry Kahn, American tiddlywinks champion * Lehman Kahn (1827–1915), Belgian educationalist and writer * Lisa B. Kahn, American economist * Lisa M. Kahn (1921–2013), German-American scholar and poet * Lloyd Kahn (born 1935), American publisher and author *

Louis Kahn Louis Isadore Kahn (born Itze-Leib Schmuilowsky; – March 17, 1974) was an Estonian-born American architect based in Philadelphia. After working in various capacities for several firms in Philadelphia, he founded his own atelier in 1935. Whil ...

(1901–1974), American architect * Lucian Kahn (born 1982), American singer, songwriter and guitarist of Schmekel * Lucille Kahn (1902–1995), American actress and parapsychology advocate *

Madeline Kahn Madeline Gail Kahn (''née'' Wolfson; September 29, 1942 – December 3, 1999) was an American actress, comedian, and singer. She was known for her comedic roles in films directed by Peter Bogdanovich and Mel Brooks, including '' What's Up, Doc ...

(1942–1999), American actress * Michael Kahn (born 1935), American film editor * Oliver Kahn (born 1969), German former footballer * Otto Hermann Kahn (1867–1934), German-born American banker and patron of the arts * Paul W. Kahn (born 1952), professor at Yale Law School * Philippe Kahn (born 1952), French-born American entrepreneur * Reuben Leon Kahn (1887–1979), Lithuanian physician * Richard Ferdinand Kahn (1905–1989), English economist * Robert Kahn (1865–1951), German composer * Robert Louis Kahn (1918–2019), psychologist and social scientist * Robert Ludwig Kahn (1923–1970), professor of German studies and poet *

Roger Kahn Roger Kahn (October 31, 1927 – February 6, 2020) was an American journalist and author, best known for his 1972 baseball book '' The Boys of Summer''. Biography Roger Kahn was born in Brooklyn, New York, on October 31, 1927, to Olga (''née ...

(1927–2020), American author and sports journalist * Roger Wolfe Kahn (1907–1962), American jazz musician * Ruth Ward Kahn (1872–?), American writer * Sam Kahn (1911–1987), South African anti-apartheid politician, activist and lawyer * Tom Kahn (1938–1992), American social-democrat, civil-rights leader, and labor-union officer * Yoel Kahn (1930–2021), American, Chabad rabbi * Zadoc Kahn (1839–1905), Alsatian-French, chief rabbi of France

Fictional characters

* Kahn Souphanousinphone, Hank Hill's neighbor in the television cartoon series ''King of the Hill'' *

Shao Kahn Shao Kahn is a character and one of the antagonists of the ''Mortal Kombat'' fighting game franchise by Midway Games and NetherRealm Studios. Depicted as the emperor of the fictional realm Outworld. Feared for his immense strength, which he comp ...

, a fictional character in ''Mortal Kombat'' video game series * Kotal Kahn, a fictional character in ''Mortal Kombat'' video game series * Commander Kahn, a character in the 2006 rhythm game '' Elite Beat Agents'' * Noel Kahn, in the American TV series ''Pretty Little Liars''

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People with the personal name Kahn

People with the surname Kahn

Fictional characters

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