Krohn is the surname of several people: * Aino Krohn, a Finnish author better known as

Aino Kallas Aino Krohn Kallas (2 August 1878 – 9 November 1956) was a Finnish-Estonian author. Her novellas are considered to be prominent pieces of Finnish literature.August David Krohn August David Krohn (1803–1891) was a Saint Petersburg born zoologist of German origin. He was the son of Abraham Krohn, the founder of Russia's first brewery, who had left the island of Rügen to serve in the court of Catherine the Great. He w ...

, a Russian zoologist * Chester A. Krohn, American politician * , a German Federal Court Justice *

Felix Krohn Felix Julius Theofil Krohn (20 May 1898 – 8 November 1963) was a Finnish conductor and composer. Krohn wrote several choral works and solo songs, but also stage and film music. As a composer, Krohn has been characterized as a sensitive romanti ...

, Finnish composer, son of Ilmari *

Helmi Krohn Helmi Anni Krohn, also Helmi Setälä (31 October 1871 – 18 October 1967), was a Finnish writer and translator who wrote fiction, biographies and children’s books. She was also an editor and publisher. Biography Krohn was born in Helsinki in ...

, a Finnish editor and writer * Henrik Krohn (1826–1879) Norwegian poet, magazine editor and proponent for

Nynorsk language Nynorsk () () is one of the two written standards of the Norwegian language, the other being Bokmål. From 12 May 1885, it became the state-sanctioned version of Ivar Aasen's standard Norwegian language ( no, Landsmål) parallel to the Dano-Nor ...

* , Finnish composer and musicologist, son of Julius *

Irina Krohn Irina Kaarina Krohn (born July 10, 1962) is a Finnish politician and a former member of Finnish Parliament, representing the Green League. She is also member of the city council of Helsinki and has held positions in various other organisations. ...

, a Finnish member of Parliament *

Jasmin Krohn Jasmin Annika Krohn, born 22 November 1966 in Gothenburg German Christinae Parish in Gothenburg, Sweden, is a retired female ice speed skater from Sweden, who represented her native country in three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 198 ...

(b. 1966), Swedish speed skater *

Jonathan Krohn Jonathan Lee Krohn (born March 1, 1995) is an American journalist and writer. He has written for ''The Guardian'', ''The Atlantic'', ''Salon'', and ''Mother Jones'', among others. In March 2013, Krohn was made the International Affairs and Politi ...

, American journalist and writer *

Julius Krohn Julius Leopold Fredrik Krohn (19 April 1835 – 28 August 1888) was a Finnish folk poetry researcher, professor of Finnish literature, poet, hymn writer, translator and journalist. He was born in Viipuri and was of Baltic German origin. Krohn ...

, nephew of August, fennoman and folklorist *

Kaarle Krohn Kaarle Krohn (10 May 1863 – 19 July 1933) was a Finnish folklorist, professor and developer of the geographic-historic method of folklore research. He was born into the influential Krohn family of Helsinki. Krohn is best known outside of Finlan ...

, Finnish folklorist, son of Julius *

Katherine Elizabeth Krohn Katherine Elizabeth Krohn (born 1961) is an American author. Biography Katherine Elizabeth Krohn was born in Bitburg, Germany to American-born parents. Krohn is a prolific writer of books for children and young adults. Writing for young reader' ...

, German-born American author * Kenneth Krohn, co-developer of the

Krohn–Rhodes theory In mathematics and computer science, the Krohn–Rhodes theory (or algebraic automata theory) is an approach to the study of finite semigroups and automata that seeks to decompose them in terms of elementary components. These components correspond ...

Kristin Krohn Devold Kristin Krohn Devold (born 12 August 1961 in Ålesund) is a former Minister of Defence of Norway. She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oslo in 1993, and was re-elected on two occasions as a representative for Conservative Party. F ...

, a Norwegian politician * Kris Krohn, a financial advisor *

Lars Monrad-Krohn Lars Monrad-Krohn (born July 14, 1933) is a Norwegian engineer and entrepreneur. He graduated from the Norwegian Institute of Technology, Institute for Radio Technology, (NTH, Institutt for Radioteknikk) in 1959. His master thesis addressed const ...

, a Norwegian engineer *

Leena Krohn Leena Krohn (born February 28, 1947 in Helsinki) is a Finnish author. Her large and varied body of work includes novels, short stories, children's books, and essays. In her books she deals with topics that include man's relationship with himself a ...

, a Finnish author *

Michael Krohn Michel Krohn was born in 1793 in Bergen, Norway and died in 1878. He was a trader and was the driving force behind the foundation of several important companies in Bergen like: ''Det Bergenske Sjøforsikringsselskab'' (1845), '' Det Bergenske D ...

Michael Krohn-Dehli Michael Krohn-Dehli (; born 6 June 1983) is a Danish former professional footballer. He played mostly as an attacking midfielder, but was also deployed as a winger. A technically gifted player, Krohn-Dehli started his professional career in the ...

(b. 1983), Danish footballer *, a Norwegian musician *

Paysach Krohn Paysach J. Krohn (born January 29, 1945) is an Orthodox Jewish rabbi, ''mohel'' (practitioner of ritual Jewish circumcision), author, and lecturer on topics related to ethics and spiritual growth. He is the author of the ''"Maggid"'' series of bo ...

, rabbi * Ramble John Krohn, an American hip hop producer also known as

RJD2 Ramble Jon Krohn (born May 27, 1976), better known by his stage name RJD2, is an American musician based in Columbus, Ohio. He is the owner of record label RJ's Electrical Connections. He has been a member of groups such as Soul Position, MHz Le ...

Rebecca Krohn Rebecca Krohn (born 1981/1982) is an American retired ballet dancer. She danced with the New York City Ballet as a principal dancer until her retirement in 2017, then became a ballet master and served as one of the interim leaders between late 2 ...

, American ballet dancer *

Stuart Krohn Stuart Krohn (born November 9, 1962) is an American former professional rugby union player. At the University of California, Santa Barbara, he was an All-American in 1986. In Hong Kong, he played for Valley RFC for eight years, as the team wo ...

(born 1962), American professional

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the Comparison of rugby league and rugby union, two codes of ru ...

player * Tim Krohn, recipient of the 1994 Conrad-Ferdinand-Meyer-Preis *

Tracy Krohn Tracy W. Krohn (born August 26, 1954, in Houston, Texas) is an entrepreneur and auto racing enthusiast who was a new addition to the 2006 Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans, at #320. Biography He has a petroleum engineering degree from ...

, owner of Krohn Racing/TRG * Juan María Fernández y Krohn, Catholic priest, would-be assassin

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