Kann
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Kann is an Jewish and Austria
n family name
, and may refer to
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n family name
Family name
A family name is a type of surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs. The use of family names is widespread in cultures around the world...
, and may refer to
- Omslag: Martin KannOmslag: Martin KannOmslag: Martin Kann is the Swedish band bob hund's second full length music album. The album actually has no title, but since the words "Omslag: Martin Kann" can be read on the cover, this has become its informal name...
, the Swedish band bob hund's second music album - S. Kann Sons Co.S. Kann Sons Co.S. Kann Sons Co., or more commonly Kann's was a department store based in Washington, D.C.. It was the District's second department store and pioneered the one-price policy and "the customer is always right" concept in retailing on the Washington, D.C. retail scene. The stores allowed consumers to...
("Kann's"), a department store based in Washington, D.C. - Caro-Kann (- Defense), named after Marcus Kann
- Netri KannNetri KannNetri Kann is a Tamil film directed by SP. Muthuraman, starring Rajnikanth and Sarath Babu.- Plot :The story revolves around Chakravarthy who is a successful textile businessman in Coimbatore. He is a great womaniser and picks up any women he wants...
- KANNKANNKANN is a radio station broadcasting a Christian contemporary format. Licensed to Roy, Utah, USA, the station serves the Salt Lake City area. The station is currently owned by Faith Communications Corporation....
, a radio station broadcasting
Family name
- Alphonse KannAlphonse KannAlphonse Kann was a prominent French art collector of Jewish heritage. He was a childhood playmate and adult friend of the writer Marcel Proust, who incorporated several of Kann's features into the character Charles Swann .The name Kann, written with double "nn", was said in Paris to be "le plus...
(1870 - 1948), a Jewish French art collector of heritage
- D.W. KannD.W. KannD.W. Kann is a film maker who has been working in the film industry for nearly 20 years. He has worked at various positions within the industry, starting as a prop master, make-up artist, art director, production designer, before moving on to editor, producer and director...
, a film maker
- Hans KannHans KannHans Kann was an Austrian pianist and composer. He taught music in his native Austria and in Japanese schools such as the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music.- Awards :...
(1927 - 2005), Austrian Jewish pianist, composer
- Kraig KannKraig KannKraig Kann is a former on-air personality on Golf Channel and the incoming chief communications officer of the LPGA...
(born 1966), a US personality on The Golf Channel
- Maurice Kann, German-French Jewish banker, collector
- Moses KannMoses KannMoses Kann was a German rabbi; born at Frankfurt am Main; died there Dec. 1, 1762; son of Löb Kann. He was chief rabbi of Hesse-Darmstadt and head of the Talmudical school at Frankfurt, which had been founded and richly endowed by his father-in-law, Samson Wertheimer, of Vienna...
(? - 1762), a German rabbi - Peter R. KannPeter R. KannPeter R. Kann is a journalist, editor, and businessman. He covered the Vietnam War for The Wall Street Journal and also covered other Asian wars. He earned a Pulitzer in 1972 for his coverage of the Indo-Pakistan War in Bangladesh. In 1976 he became the first editor and publisher of The Wall...
(born 1942), a US journalist, editor, and businessman - Rachel Kann
- Stan KannStan KannStan Kann received national recognition in the 1960s when he was a frequent guest on The Tonight Show and daytime television talk shows, showcasing his collection of vacuum cleaners. Kann also was known among theatre organ aficionados for his 22-year tenure as resident organist at the Fox Theatre...
(1924 - 2008)
See also
- Cann (disambiguation)
- KahnKahnKahn 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.- People with the surname Kahn :...
- Cahn
- Kan (disambiguation)KAN (disambiguation)KAN usually refers to Stadsregio Arnhem-Nijmegen , a metropolitan area in the Netherlands.KAN could also refer to:...
- Can (disambiguation)