Kohn is a surname. It may be related to

Cohen Cohen () is a surname of Jewish, Samaritan and Biblical origins (see: Kohen). It is a very common Jewish surname (the most common in Israel). Cohen is one of the four Samaritan last names that exist in the modern day. Many Jewish immigrants ente ...

. It may also be of German origin.Kohn
/ref> Notable people with the surname include: *

Alfie Kohn Alfie Kohn (born October 15, 1957) is an American author and lecturer in the areas of education, parenting, and human behavior. He is a proponent of progressive education and has offered critiques of many traditional aspects of parenting, manag ...

(born 1957), American lecturer and author *

Arnold Kohn Arnold Kohn (21 May 1905 – 16 November 1984) was a Croatian Zionist, longtime president of the Jewish community Osijek and Holocaust survivor. Biography Kohn was born in Dobrovac, near Lipik, to a Jewish Orthodox Zionist family on 21 May 1 ...

(1905–1984), Croatian Zionist and longtime president of the Jewish community Osijek *

Avrohom Yitzchok Kohn Rabbi Avrohom Yitzchok Kohn () (4 January 1914 – 8 December 1996) was a Hasidic rabbi and founder of the Toldos Aharon Hasidim. He was the son-in-law of Rabbi Aharon Roth, and the Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok is named after him. Biography Kohn w ...

(1914-1996), Hasidic rabbi * Bernard Kohn (born 1931), French-American architect * Charlotte Kohn (born 1948 in Vienna), Austrian journalist * Dan Kohn-Sherbock, American-British Jewish theologian *

David Kohn David Kohn (1838–1915) was a Russian archaeologist and Hebrew writer. He was born at Odessa and received a rabbinic education, but at the age of fourteen he took up the study of medieval literature and modern languages, and soon afterward, histo ...

(1838–1915), Russian archaeologist *

Donald Kohn Donald Lewis Kohn (born November 7, 1942) is an American economist who served as the 18th vice chair of the Federal Reserve from 2006 to 2010. Prior to his term as vice chair, Kohn served as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, tak ...

(1942), American economist, former Federal Reserve Vice Chair * Eugene Kohn (1887–1977), American rabbi *

Fritz Kortner Fritz Kortner (born Fritz Nathan Kohn, 12 May 1892 – 22 July 1970) was an Austrian stage and film actor and theatre director. Life and career Kortner was born in Vienna as Fritz Nathan Kohn into a Jews, Jewish family. He studied at the Vien ...

(born as Fritz Nathan Kohn) (1892–1970), Austrian-born stage and film actor * Joseph J. Kohn (1932–2023), Czechoslovakian-American mathematician *

Hans Kohn Hans Kohn, (September 15, 1891 – March 16, 1971) was an American philosopher and historian. He pioneered the academic study of nationalism, and is considered an authority on the subject. Life Kohn was born into a German-speaking Jewish family i ...

(1891–1971), American philosopher and historian *

Howard and Clara Kohn Howard Louis Kohn (November 8, 1861–November 2, 1933) and Clara (McGowan) Kohn (November 20, 1899–March 7, 1988) were New Mexican businesspeople and ranchers of T4 Cattle Company, one of the largest private ranches in the United States with ...

(1861–1933) and (1899–1988), American cattle ranchers *

Ladislav Kohn Ladislav Kohn (born March 4, 1975) is a Czech former professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), Forward who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Atlanta Thrashers and ...

(born 1975), Czech hockey player *

Matt Kohn Matt Kohn (born September 27, 1981) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for Siena Heights University, a position he held on an interim basis in 2016 and full-time since 2017. Kohn played as a qu ...

(born 1981), American football player *

Michael Kohn Michael Thomas Kohn (born June 26, 1986) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels in the 13th round (409th overall) of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft after playing college baseball at t ...

(born 1986), American major league baseball pitcher *

Mike Kohn Michael Kohn (born May 26, 1972) is an American former bobsledder who has competed since 1990. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the four-man event at Salt Lake City in 2002 as a push athlete for pilot Brian Shimer. He ...

(born 1972), American bobsledder * Milton Kohn (1912–2001), American architect and holocaust collector *

Ralph Kohn Sir Ralph Kohn (9 December 1927 – 11 November 2016) was a British medical scientist, recipient of the Queen's Award for Export Achievement for his work in the pharmaceutical industry. Early life Ralph Kohn was born in Leipzig on 9 December 1 ...

(1927–2016), British medical scientist and benefactor of music *

Robert D. Kohn Robert D. Kohn (May 12, 1870 – June 16, 1953) was an American architect most active in New York City. Life and career Kohn was born in Manhattan, attended Columbia University, and spent four years at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, fro ...

(1870–1953), American architect *

Sigurd Køhn Sigurd Eystein Køhn (6 August 1959 – 26 December 2004) was a Norwegian jazz saxophonist and composer. Career Køhn was born in Kristiansand, Norway, and started playing the violin and the clarinet at the age of 9, and begun playing the al ...

(1959–2004), Norwegian jazz saxophonist and composer *

Sonja Kohn Sonja Kohn (née Türk; born 5 August 1948) is an Austrian banker. Biography Kohn was born to Jewish refugees from the Holocaust from Eastern Europe. She grew up in Vienna. In the 1970s, with her husband Erwin Kohn, she started an import-export bu ...

(born 1948), Austrian banker *

Walter Kohn Walter Kohn (; March 9, 1923 – April 19, 2016) was an Austrian-American theoretical physicist and theoretical chemist. He was awarded, with John Pople, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1998. The award recognized their contributions to the un ...

(1923–2016), Austrian-American theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate *

Yetta Kohn Yetta Kohn (March 9, 1843 – April 24, 1917) was a German-American immigrant who came to New Mexico and became a businesswoman, rancher, and ferry operator. After her husband died in 1877, Kohn operated the family's wool and hide business. She b ...

(1843–1917), a German-American businesswoman and rancher

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{{surname, Kohn Kohenitic_surnames German-language surnames

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