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 (1905–1984), Croatian Zionist and longtime president of the Jewish community Osijek * Avrohom Yitzchok Kohn (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (1959–2004), Norwegian jazz saxophonist and composer * Sonja Kohn (born 1948), Austrian banker * Walter Kohn (1923–2016), Austrian-American theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate * Yetta Kohn (1843–1917), a German-American businesswoman and rancher

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{{surname, Kohn Kohenitic_surnames German-language surnames

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