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Cahn Cahn is a Germanized form of the Jewish surname Cohen, another variant of which is Kahn. People with the surname Cahn * Jonathan Cahn (born 1959), American Messianic minister and writer * Andrew Cahn (born 1951), British civil servant * Anne ...

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People with the personal name Kahn

Kahn Fotuali'i Kahn Fotuali'i (born 22 May 1982) is a Samoan rugby union player for Montpellier in the Top 14. He plays as a scrum-half. In 2002 he played with New Haven Rugby in the United States and led the club to a Division II national championship play ...

(born 1982), New Zealand rugby-union player of Samoan origin *

Kahn Singh Nabha Kahn Singh Nabha (30 August 1861 – 24 November 1938) was a Punjabi Sikh scholar, writer, anthologist, lexicographer, and encyclopedist. His most influential work, Mahan Kosh, inspired generations of scholars after him. He also played a role in ...

(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 Alfred Robert Kahn (born January 18, 1947) is an American executive. From 1991 to 2011, he was chairman and CEO of 4Kids Entertainment, a company that is a global provider of children's entertainment and merchandise licensing. He previously led ...

(born 1947), American businessman, CEO of 4Kids Entertainment *

Ashley Kahn Ashley Kahn is an American music historian, journalist, and producer. Kahn graduated from Columbia University in 1983. In 2014, Kahn co-authored the autobiography of Carlos Santana, titled ''The Universal Tone: Bringing My Story To Light''. To dat ...

, American jazz historian * Aunia Kahn (born 1977), American artist * Axel Kahn (1944–2021), French geneticist *

Barbara B. Kahn Barbara B. Kahn is an endocrinologist and the George Richards Minot professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. She is also the vice chair for research strategy in the department of medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and was f ...

, American endocrinologist and professor *

Bob Kahn Robert Elliot Kahn (born December 23, 1938) is an American electrical engineer who, along with Vint Cerf, first proposed the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and the Internet Protocol (IP), the fundamental communication protocols at the hear ...

(born 1938), American developer of the TCP and IP protocols * Brian Kahn, American writer and radio host *

Brenda Kahn Brenda Kahn (born May 3, 1967) is an American singer-songwriter, poet and educator based in South Salem, New York, who is known for her poetic lyrics. Background Her career began in 1990, when her first album, ''Goldfish Don't Talk Back'', was ...

(born 1967), American singer-songwriter * Charles H. Kahn, professor of philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania *

Charles N. Kahn III Charles N. ("Chip") Kahn III (born 1952 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is the president and chief executive officer of the Federation of American Hospitals (FAH),FAH Press Release.Federation of American Hospitals Names Charles N. Kahn III As New Presi ...

(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 Dominique Gaston André Strauss-Kahn (; born 25 April 1949), also known as DSK, is a French economist and politician who served as the tenth managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and was a member of the French Socialist ...

(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 Ely Jacques Kahn (June 1, 1884September 5, 1972) was an American commercial architect who designed numerous skyscrapers in New York City in the twentieth century. In addition to buildings intended for commercial use, Kahn's designs ranged throug ...

(1884–1972), American commercial architect *

Gilles Kahn Gilles Kahn (April 17, 1946 – February 9, 2006) was a French computer scientist. He notably introduced Kahn process networks as a model for parallel processing and natural semantics for describing the operational semantics of programming l ...

(1946–2006), French computer scientist, described

Kahn process networks A Kahn process network (KPN, or process network) is a distributed ''model of computation'' in which a group of deterministic sequential processes communicate through unbounded first in, first out channels. The model requires that reading from a ch ...

Gus Kahn Gustav Gerson Kahn (November 6, 1886October 8, 1941) was an American lyricist who contributed a number of songs to the Great American Songbook, including "Pretty Baby", " Ain't We Got Fun?", " Carolina in the Morning", " Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Go ...

(1886–1941), American musician and songwriter *

Gustave Kahn Gustave Kahn (21 December 1859, in Metz – 5 September 1936, in Paris) was a French Symbolist poet and art critic. He was also active, via publishing and essay-writing, in defining Symbolism and distinguishing it from the Decadent Movement. P ...

(1859–1936), French poet * Hannah Kahn (1911–1988), American poet, born in New York City *

Harold L. Kahn Harold L. Kahn (November 15, 1930 - December 11, 2018) was an American historian. He was a professor of Chinese History at Stanford University, and the author of a book about Imperial China. Early life Kahn was born on November 15, 1930 in Poughk ...

(1930–2018), American historian *

Herman Kahn Herman Kahn (February 15, 1922 – July 7, 1983) was a founder of the Hudson Institute and one of the preeminent futurists of the latter part of the twentieth century. He originally came to prominence as a military strategist and systems the ...

(1922–1983), American military theorist and futurologist * Irving Kahn (1905–2015), American investor * Israel Kahn (born 1988), Peruvian footballer *

Jean-François Kahn Jean-François Kahn (born 12 June 1938) is a French journalist and essayist. Biography published on evene.fr Life and career Born in Viroflay, Yvelines, he is the brother of scientists Axel Kahn and Olivier Kahn, and son of a Jewish father and ...

(born 1938), French journalist *

Jeff Kahn Jeffry Ned Kahn is a professor of mathematics at Rutgers University notable for his work in combinatorics. Education Kahn received his Ph.D. from Ohio State University in 1979 after completing his dissertation under his advisor Dijen K. Ray-Chau ...

, American mathematician at Rutgers University *

Jenette Kahn Jenette Kahn (; born May 16, 1947) is an American comic book editor and executive. She joined DC Comics in 1976 as publisher, and five years later was promoted to president. In 1989, she stepped down as publisher and assumed the title of editor ...

(born 1947), American comic book editor *

Julius Kahn Julius Kahn may refer to: * Julius Kahn (inventor) (1874–1942), engineer of reinforced concrete * Julius Kahn (congressman) (1861–1924), United States congressman {{Hndis, Kahn, Julius ...

(1861–1924), United States congressman * Larry Kahn, American tiddlywinks champion *

Lehman Kahn Lehman Kahn (September 9, 1827 – February 4, 1915), also known by the pseudonym L. K. Amitaï, was a Belgian Jewish educationist and writer. Biography Lehman Kahn was born in Breisach, Baden, to Jewish parents Sara () and David Kahn. He was educ ...

(1827–1915), Belgian educationalist and writer *

Lisa B. Kahn Lisa Blau Kahn is a professor of economics at the University of Rochester. Her research focuses on labor economics with interests in organization, education, and contract theory. From 2014 to 2018, she served as an associate professor of economics ...

, American economist * Lisa M. Kahn (1921–2013), German-American scholar and poet *

Lloyd Kahn Lloyd Kahn (born April 28, 1935) is an American publisher, editor, author, photographer, carpenter, and self-taught architect. He is the founding editor-in-chief of Shelter Publications, Inc., and is the former Shelter editor of the '' Whole Earth ...

(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. Whi ...

(1901–1974), American architect *

Lucian Kahn Lucian of Samosata, '; la, Lucianus Samosatensis ( 125 – after 180) was a Hellenized Syria (region), Syrian satire, satirist, rhetorician and pamphleteer who is best known for his characteristic tongue-in-cheek style, with which he frequent ...

(born 1982), American singer, songwriter and guitarist of

Schmekel Schmekel was an all-transgender, Jewish folk punk band from Brooklyn, New York, known for their satirical lyrical material. Eddy Portnoy of ''The Forward'' cited Schmekel as an example of the cultural movement "Queer Yiddishkeit." Schmekel mad ...

* 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, known for comedic roles in films directed by Peter Bogdanovich and Mel Brooks, including '' What's Up, Doc?'' (1972), '' ...

(1942–1999), American actress * Michael Kahn (born 1935), American film editor *

Oliver Kahn Oliver Rolf Kahn (; born 15 June 1969) is a German football executive and former professional player who played as a goalkeeper. He started his career in the Karlsruher SC Junior team in 1975. Twelve years later, Kahn made his debut match in ...

(born 1969), German former footballer *

Otto Hermann Kahn Otto Hermann Kahn (February 21, 1867 – March 29, 1934) was a German-born American investment banker, collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts. Kahn was a well-known figure, appearing on the cover of ''Time'' magazine and was sometimes ...

(1867–1934), German-born American banker and patron of the arts * Paul W. Kahn (born 1952), professor at Yale Law School *

Philippe Kahn Philippe Kahn (born March 16, 1952) is an engineer, entrepreneur and founder of four technology companies: Borland, Starfish Software, LightSurf Technologies, and Fullpower Technologies. Kahn is credited with creating the first camera phone, b ...

(born 1952), French-born American entrepreneur * Reuben Leon Kahn (1887–1979), Lithuanian physician *

Richard Ferdinand Kahn Richard Ferdinand Kahn, Baron Kahn, CBE, FBA (10 August 1905 – 6 June 1989) was a British economist. Kahn was born in Hampstead into the orthodox Jewish family of Augustus Kahn, inspector of schools and former German schoolmaster, and Reg ...

(1905–1989), English economist * Robert Kahn (1865–1951), German composer *

Robert Louis Kahn Robert Louis Kahn (March 28, 1918 – January 6, 2019) was an American psychologist and social scientist, specializing in organizational theory and survey research, having been considered a "founding father" of the modern approach to these discip ...

(1918–2019), psychologist and social scientist *

Robert Ludwig Kahn Robert Ludwig Kahn (April 22, 1923 – March 22, 1970) was a German-American scholar of German studies and poet. He grew up in Nuremberg and Leipzig as the son of Jewish parents who sent him abroad to England on a Kindertransport in 1939. When K ...

(1923–1970), professor of German studies and poet *

Roger Kahn Roger Kahn (October 31, 1927 – February 6, 2020) was an American 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'' Rockow) and ...

(born 1927), American author and sports journalist *

Roger Wolfe Kahn Roger Wolfe Kahn (October 19, 1907 – July 12, 1962) was an American jazz and popular musician, composer, bandleader (Roger Wolfe Kahn and His Orchestra) and an aviator. Life and career Roger Wolfe Kahn (originally spelled "Wolff") was born i ...

(1907–1962), American jazz musician *

Ruth Ward Kahn Ruth Ward Kahn (, Ward; August 4, 1870/72 – ?) was a Jewish American lecturer and writer. In addition to being the author of novel, ''The Story of Judith'' (novel), ''The First Quarter'' (collected poems; 1898), and "Gertrude" (epic poem), she ...

(1872–?), American writer * Sam Kahn (1911–1987), South African anti-apartheid politician, activist and lawyer *

Tom Kahn Tom David Kahn (September 15, 1938 – March 27, 1992) was an American social democrat known for his leadership in several organizations. He was an activist and influential strategist in the Civil Rights Movement. He was a senior adv ...

(1938–1992), American social-democrat, civil-rights leader, and labor-union officer * Yoel Kahn (1930–2021), American, Chabad rabbi *

Zadoc Kahn Zadoc Kahn (18 February 1839 in Mommenheim, Alsace – 8 December 1905 in Paris) was an Alsatian- French rabbi and chief rabbi of France. Life In 1856 he entered the rabbinical school of Metz, finishing his theological studies at the same ...

(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 fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise by Midway Games and NetherRealm Studios. Depicted as emperor of the fictional realm Outworld, he is one of the franchise's primary villains. Feared for his immen ...

, in the ''Mortal Kombat'' universe *

Kotal Kahn This is a list of playable and boss characters from the ''Mortal Kombat'' fighting game franchise and the games in which they appear. Created by Ed Boon and John Tobias, the series depicts conflicts between various realms. Most characters fi ...

, playable character in "Mortal Kombat X" * Commander Kahn, a character in the 2006 rhythm game ''

Elite Beat Agents ''Elite Beat Agents'' is a rhythm video game developed by iNiS and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. It was released in North America, Europe and South Korea. As the second of three rhythm games developed by iNiS specifically for the D ...

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Noel Kahn ''Pretty Little Liars'' is an American teen drama television series created by I. Marlene King for Freeform. It is based on Sara Shepard's novel series of the same name. Some of the characters appeared in the spin-off shows '' Ravenswood'' ...

, in the American TV series ''Pretty Little Liars''

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