Kahn
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Kahn is a German
surname. Kahn is the German word for a small boat. It is also a Germanized form of the Jewish surname Cohen
, another variant of which is Cahn.
Fictional people
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
surname. Kahn is the German word for a small boat. It is also a Germanized form of the Jewish surname Cohen
Cohen (surname)
Cohen is a Jewish surname of biblical origins . It is a very common Jewish surname, comparable to 'Smith' in an English-language context....
, another variant of which is Cahn.
People with the surname Kahn
- Albert Kahn (banker)Albert Kahn (banker)Albert Kahn was a French banker and philanthropist. He was born Abraham Kahn at Marmoutier, Bas-Rhin, France on 3 March 1860, into a Jewish family, one of 5 children of his parents, Louis and Babette Kahn. He died at Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France on 14 November 1940.In 1879 Kahn...
(1860–1940), French banker, philanthropist and photograph collector - Albert Kahn (architect) (1869–1942), American industrial architect
- Albert E. KahnAlbert E. KahnAlbert Eugene Kahn was an American journalist, photographer, author and nephew of modernist industrial architect Albert Kahn. Albert E. Kahn's father, Moritz Kahn, was senior engineer in the firm who set up the Kahn brothers Soviet Union operation in conjunction with Gosproekstroi...
(1912–1979), American journalist - Alex KahnAlex KahnAlex Kahn is an American visual and performance artist, best known for his creation of the large-scale puppet performance works that lead New York's Village Halloween Parade each year.-Pageant Puppetry and Processional Art:...
(1967– ), American artist - Alfred E. KahnAlfred E. KahnAlfred Edward Kahn was an American professor, an expert in regulation and deregulation, and an important influence in the deregulation of the airline and energy industries...
(1917–2010), American economist - Alfred R. Kahn (1947– ), CEO of 4Kids Entertainment
- Ashley KahnAshley KahnAshley Kahn is an American music historian, journalist, and producer. He is also an adjunct professor at New York University, teaching various courses for the Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music in NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, and at 92nd Street Y in Manhattan.His most critically acclaimed...
, American jazz historian - Axel KahnAxel KahnAxel Kahn is a French scientist and geneticist. He is the brother of the journalist Jean-François Kahn. He was a member of the French National Consultative Ethics Committee from 1992 to 2004 and worked in gene therapy. He first entered the INSERM with a specialization in biochemistry...
(1944– ), French geneticist - Bob KahnBob KahnRobert Elliot Kahn is an American Internet pioneer, engineer and computer scientist, who, along with Vinton G. Cerf, invented the Transmission Control Protocol and the Internet Protocol , the fundamental communication protocols at the heart of the Internet.-Career:After receiving a B.E.E...
(1938– ), developer of the TCP and IP protocols - Brian KahnBrian KahnBrian Kahn is an American author and radio host. His program Home Ground is broadcast and distributed throughout Wyoming and Montana, and was named Montana's Outstanding Non-Commercial Radio Program in 2002. Kahn is the winner of the 2009 Montana Governor's Award for the Humanities and a former...
, American writer and radio host - Brenda KahnBrenda KahnBrenda Kahn is a NYC-based singer-songwriter known for her poetic lyrics. Her career began in 1990, when her first album, Goldfish Don't Talk Back, was released to critical acclaim. Her punk-tinged folk music led to a major label deal with the Chaos label at Columbia Records, and in 1992, Kahn...
, American singer-songwriter - David Kahn (1930– ), American historian, journalist and writer
- David KahnDavid Kahn (sports executive)David Kahn is an American sports executive, attorney, and former sportswriter. He is currently the president of basketball operations for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association.-Early life and career:...
(1961– ), American sports executive and current general manager of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves - Dominique Strauss-KahnDominique Strauss-KahnDominique Gaston André Strauss-Kahn , often referred to in the media, and by himself, as DSK, is a French economist, lawyer, politician, and member of the French Socialist Party...
(1949– ), former managing director of the International Monetary FundInternational Monetary FundThe International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
(IMF) - Ely Jacques KahnEly Jacques KahnEly Jacques Kahn 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 throughout the possibilities of architectural programs, including facilities for the film...
(1884–1972), American commercial architect - Ernest Kahn, former President of San Miguel CorporationSan Miguel CorporationEstablished in 1890 as a brewery, San Miguel Corporation is Southeast Asia's largest publicly listed food, beverage and packaging company with over 17,000 employees in over 100 major facilities throughout the Asia-Pacific....
, Philippines. - Gilles KahnGilles KahnGilles Kahn was a French computer scientist. He notably introduced Kahn process networks as a model for parallel processing....
(1946–2006), French computer scientist - Gus KahnGus KahnGustav Gerson Kahn was a musician, songwriter and lyricist.-Biography:Kahn was born in Koblenz, Germany in 1886. The family emigrated from there to the United States and moved to Chicago, Illinois in 1890...
(1886–1941), musician and songwriter - Gustave KahnGustave KahnGustave Kahn was a French Symbolist poet and art critic.Kahn was born in Metz.He claimed to have invented the term vers libre, or free verse; he was in any case one of the first European exponents of the form. His principal publications include Les Palais nomades, 1887, Domaine de fée, 1895, and...
(1859–1936), French poet - Hannah KahnHannah KahnHannah Kahn was an American poet, born in New York City, and subsequently a long time resident of Miami, Florida. She was known especially for her inspirational poem “Ride a Wild Horse.”-Books of poetry:...
(1911–1988) was an American poet, born in New York City - Herman KahnHerman KahnHerman Kahn was one of the preeminent futurists of the latter third of the twentieth century. In the early 1970s he predicted the rise of Japan as a major world power. He was a founder of the Hudson Institute think tank and originally came to prominence as a military strategist and systems...
(1922–1983), American military theorist and futurologist - Jean-François KahnJean-François Kahn-Biography:Born in Viroflay, Yvelines, he is the brother of scientist Axel Kahn, and son of a Jewish father and a Catholic mother. Having obtained a degree in history, he started work at a postal sorting office, then at a printing works. He soon moved into journalism and was sent to cover the war...
(1938– ), French journalist - Jeff KahnJeff KahnJeffry Ned Kahn is a professor of mathematics at Rutgers University notable for his work in combinatorics. Kahn received his Ph.D from the Ohio State University in 1979 after completing his dissertation under his advisor Dwijendra Kumar Ray-Chaudhuri....
, American mathematician at Rutgers University - Leopold Kahn (1869–1938) French jeweler, businessman and philanthropist, former President of La Estrella Del Norte, one of the largest luxury goods importers in the Philippines during his time. Also the French Consul to the Philippines.
- Louis KahnLouis KahnLouis Isadore Kahn was an American architect, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. After working in various capacities for several firms in Philadelphia, he founded his own atelier in 1935...
(1901–1974), architect - Lucille KahnLucille KahnLucille Kahn was a successful Broadway stage actress who became notable in the 1950s and 1960s for her advocacy and support for efforts to expand human consciousness....
(1902–1995), American actress and parapsychology advocate - Madeline KahnMadeline KahnMadeline Kahn was an American actress. Kahn was known primarily for her comedic roles in films such as Paper Moon, Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, What's Up, Doc?, and Clue.-Early life:...
(1942–1999), American actress - Oliver KahnOliver KahnOliver Rolf Kahn is a former German football goalkeeper. He started his career in the Karlsruher SC Junior team. He had his debut game in the professional squad in 1987...
(1969– ), German footballer - Otto Hermann KahnOtto Hermann KahnOtto Hermann Kahn was an investment banker, collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts.-Life and career:He was born on February 21, 1867, and raised in the city of Mannheim, Germany, to Jewish parents...
(1867–1934), banker and patron of the arts - Paul W. KahnPaul W. KahnPaul W. Kahn is The Robert W. Winner Professor of Law and the Humanities at Yale Law School and the Director of the Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights....
, a professor at Yale Law School. - Philippe KahnPhilippe KahnPhilippe Kahn is a technology innovator and entrepreneur, who is credited with creating the first camera phone solution sharing pictures instantly on public networks. Kahn's first publicly shared picture is unique in that no other teams making the claim have any pictures. Kahn shot the first camera...
(1952– ), French-born entrepreneur - Reuben Leon KahnReuben Leon Kahn- External links :* *...
(1887–1979), Lithuanian physician - Richard Ferdinand Kahn (1905–1989), English economist
- Robert Kahn (composer)Robert Kahn (composer)Robert Kahn was a German composer, pianist, and music teacher.- Life :Kahn was born in Mannheim, the second son of Bernhard Kahn and Emma Eberstadt. One of his seven siblings included financier Otto Kahn. His parents belonged to a distinguished family of bankers and merchants...
(1865–1951), German composer - Roger Wolfe KahnRoger Wolfe KahnRoger Wolfe Kahn was an American jazz and popular musician, composer, and bandleader ....
(1907–1962), jazz musician - Shao KahnShao KahnShao Kahn is a boss, announcer and recurring playable character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. The main antagonist in the Mortal Kombat series, Shao Kahn is the Emperor of Outworld known for his godlike strength, extreme brutality and knowledge of black magic...
, a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat universe - Tom KahnTom KahnTom David Kahn was an American social democrat known for his leadership in other organizations. He was an activist and influential strategist in the African-American civil-rights movement. He was a senior adviser and leader in the U.S. labor movement.Kahn was raised in New York City. At...
(1938–1992), U.S. social-democrat, civil-rights leader, and labor-union officer, who supported Solidarity (Polish trade-union) - Yoel KahnYoel KahnYoel Kahn, also spelled Kahan, is a senior Chabad rabbi, who served as the leading Choizer and Meiniach for the late Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. He served in this role from the beginning of the Rebbe's leadership in 1950 until his passing in 1994. Today he continues to...
(1930– ), Hasidic Mashpia - Zadoc KahnZadoc KahnZadoc Kahn 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 institution after it had been established at Paris as the Séminaire Israélite; and on graduation he was appointed director of...
(1839–1905), an Alsatian-French rabbi and chief rabbi of France
People with the surname Cahn
- Andrew CahnAndrew CahnSir Andrew Thomas Cahn, KCMG .-Career:In January 2011, Sir Andrew Cahn stepped down after five years in charge of UK Trade and Investment, the government department that promotes exports and attracts foreign direct investment...
(1951–), a British Civil Servant - Anne Cahn, American disarmament expert
- Edward Cahn (director) (1899–1963), an American film director
- Edward Cahn (jurist) (born 1933), an attorney and former United States federal judge.
- John W. CahnJohn W. CahnJohn Werner Cahn is an American scientist and winner of the 1998 National Medal of Science. He was a professor in the department of Materials Science at MIT from 1964-1978. Since 1977, he has held a position at the National Institute of Standards and Technology . Dr...
(1927– ), an American materials scientist and physicist - Robert W. CahnRobert W. CahnRobert Wolfgang Cahn FRS was a British metallurgist whose contributions to physical metallurgy centred on the properties of dislocations. Cahn developed a successful model for the nucleation of recrystallization, which underpinned research into industrial processes involving high-temperature...
(1924–2007), a British metallurgist specializing in the properties of dislocations - Sammy CahnSammy CahnSammy Cahn was an American lyricist, songwriter and musician. He is best known for his romantic lyrics to films and Broadway songs, as well as stand-alone songs premiered by recording companies in the Greater Los Angeles Area...
(1913–1993), an American musician
People with the personal name Kahn
- Kahn Fotuali'i (born 1982), New Zealand rugby union player of Samoan origin
- Kahn Morbee, Lead vocalist for the South African Band, The ParlotonesThe ParlotonesThe Parlotones is a rock band based in Johannesburg, South Africa. They have achieved multiplatinum-selling status in their home country. They experiment with their sound and various structures in their songs, incorporating the typical doo-wop or traditional folk structures. The Parlotones are...
Fictional people
- Kahn Souphanousinphone, Hank Hill's neighbor in the television cartoon series King of the Hill
See also
- Cahn-Ingold-Prelog priority ruleCahn-Ingold-Prelog priority ruleThe Cahn–Ingold–Prelog priority rules, CIP system or CIP conventions are a set of rules used in organic chemistry to name the stereoisomers of a molecule. A molecule may contain any number of stereocenters and any number of double bonds, and each gives rise to two possible configurations...
- Caan (disambiguation), Kaan (disambiguation)
- Cann (disambiguation), Kan (surname)Kan (surname)-People with this name:* Kán, a Hungarian noble family* Daniel Kan, mathematician* Ilya Kan, Soviet chess player* Shiu-Kay Kan , British architect, industrial designer and lighting designer* Naoto Kan , Japanese Prime Minister...
, Kann (disambiguation) - Khan (name)Khan (name)Khan is a surname and title of Central Asian origin, primarily found in Afghanistan, Baluchistan, Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan.- Origin :...
- Kahn process networksKahn process networksKahn process networks is a distributed model of computation where a group of deterministic sequential processes are communicating through unbounded FIFO channels. The resulting process network exhibits deterministic behavior that does not depend on the various computation or communication delays...
, first introduced by Gilles KahnGilles KahnGilles Kahn was a French computer scientist. He notably introduced Kahn process networks as a model for parallel processing....