Kuhn is a surname of German origin. It may refer to the following: *

Abraham Kuhn (banker) Abraham Kuhn (June 20, 1819 – May 30, 1892) was an American merchant and banker of German-Jewish origins, a founding partner of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. of New York City, one of the great US investment banking firms of the 19th and 20th centuries. Biog ...

(1819–1892), German-American founder of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. * Abraham Kuhn (otolarynologist) (1838–1900), Alsatian otolaryngologist * Adam Kuhn (1741–1817), American naturalist and physicist * Albert Kuhn (1860–1934), Washington state pioneer and businessman *

Alvin Boyd Kuhn Alvin Boyd Kuhn (September 22, 1880 – September 14, 1963) was an American Theosophist, lecturer, and self-published author. He was a proponent of the Christ myth theory. Harpur, Tom. (2004). '' The Pagan Christ: Recovering the Lost Light''. Tor ...

(1880–1963), American scholar of mythology and linguistics *

Amy Kuhn Amy Kuhn is an American politician who has served as a member of the Maine House of Representatives since December 7, 2022. She represents Maine's 111th House district. Electoral history She was elected on November 8, 2022, in the 2022 Maine Ho ...

, American politician *

Annette Kuhn Annette Frieda Kuhn, FBA is a British author, cultural historian, educator, researcher, editor and feminist. She is known for her work in screen studies, visual culture, film history and cultural memory. She is Professor and Research Fellow in ...

, British author, cultural historian, and educator *

Anthony Kuhn Anthony Kuhn () is the National Public Radio correspondent in Seoul, South Korea. He was previously NPR's correspondent in Beijing, China. Before his roles in South Korea and China, he served as NPR correspondent for Southeast Asia based in Jaka ...

, NPR correspondent in Beijing, China * Bradley M. Kuhn (born 1973), American free software activist * Bowie Kuhn (1926–2007), American baseball commissioner * Charles Kuhn (1892–1989), cartoonist * Charles L. Kuhn (1902-1985), American academic and art historian *

Deanna Kuhn Deanna Zipse Kuhn (born 1944) is an American psychologist. She is Professor of Psychology and Education at Columbia University. She is known for contributions to the psychology of science – the scientific study of scientific thought and behavi ...

(born 1944), professor of psychology * Franz Kuhn (1884–1961), German lawyer and translator of Chinese novels * Franz Felix Adalbert Kuhn (1812–1881), German philologist and folklorist *

Frédéric Kuhn Frédéric Kuhn (born 10 July 1968 in Gennevilliers, Hauts-de-Seine) is a retired male hammer thrower from France, who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He set his personal best (76.80 metres) on 30 May 1992 at a meet in Ang ...

(born 1968), French hammer thrower * Friedrich Adalbert Maximilian Kuhn (1842–1894), German botanist * Fritz Kuhn (born 1955), German Green Party politician *

Fritz Julius Kuhn Fritz Julius Kuhn (May 15, 1896 – December 14, 1951) was a German Nazi activist who served as the elected leader of the German American Bund, a German-American Nazi organization before World War II. He became a naturalized United States cit ...

(1896–1951), leader of the German American Bund *

Hans Kuhn (philologist) Hans Kuhn (13 July 1899 – 8 October 1988) was a German philologist who specialized in Germanic studies. He was Professor of Nordic philology at the University of Kiel. Biography Hans Kuhn was born in Minden, Germany on 13 July 1899. After gai ...

(1899-1988), German philologist * Hans Kuhn (chemist) (1919-2012), Swiss chemist * Harold W. Kuhn (1925–2014), American mathematician, John von Neumann Theory Prize winner, developer of Kuhn poker * Heino Kuhn (born 1984), South African cricketer * Ida Soule Kuhn (1869–1952), American political and social activist *

Jeff Kuhn Jeffrey Richard Kuhn, also known as Jeff Kuhn, is an American physicist and astronomer who is a professor of astronomy at the University of Hawaiʻi. He is known for his contributions to astrophysics and the search for extraterrestrial life, part ...

, physicist and astronomer * Johannes von Kuhn (1806–1887), German Catholic theologian * Joseph Kuhn-Régnier (1873–1940), French illustrator *

John Kuhn John Allen Kuhn (born September 9, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a fullback in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for Shippensburg University, he was signed by the Pittsburgh ...

(born 1982), American football player *

Judy Kuhn Judy Kuhn (born May 20, 1958) is an American actress, singer and activist, known for her work in musical theatre. A four-time Tony Award nominee, she has released four studio albums and sang the title role in the 1995 film ''Pocahontas'', includ ...

(born 1958), American singer and actress, Tony Award winner * Kaila Kuhn (born 2003), American freestyle skier *

Keegan Kuhn Keegan Kuhn is an American documentary filmmaker, director, producer, and professional musician. He is best known for co-directing the documentary films '' Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret'' and '' What the Health'', along with Kip Andersen ...

, American documentary filmmaker, director, producer, and professional musician *

Köbi Kuhn Jakob "Köbi" Kuhn (12 October 1943 – 26 November 2019) was a Swiss football player and manager. During his playing career he played primarily for FC Zürich and won 63 caps for Switzerland, one of which was at the 1966 FIFA World Cup in Engl ...

(1943–2019), Swiss football coach *

Maggie Kuhn Margaret Eliza "Maggie" Kuhn (August 3, 1905 – April 22, 1995) was an Americans, American activist known for founding the Gray Panthers movement, after she was forced to retire from her job at the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, then ...

(1905–1995), American activist, founder of the Gray Panthers * Markus Kuhn (American football) (born 1986), German-born American football player *

Markus Kuhn (computer scientist) Markus Guenther Kuhn (born 1971) is a German computer scientist, currently working at the Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge and a fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge. Education Kuhn was educated at University of Erlangen (Germany), ...

(born 1971), German computer scientist *

Mickey Kuhn Theodore Matthew Michael Kuhn Jr. (September 21, 1932 – November 20, 2022) was an American actor. He started his career as a child actor, active on-screen during the Golden Age of Hollywood from the 1930s until the early 1950s. He is noted for ...

(1932–2022), American child actor * Oliver Kuhn (1898–1968), "Doc Kuhn", American football, baseball and basketball player *

Oskar Kuhn Oskar Kuhn (7 March 1908, Munich – 1 May 1990) was a German palaeontologist. Life and career Kuhn was educated in Dinkelsbühl and Bamberg and then studied natural science, specialising in geology and paleontology, at the University of Mun ...

(1908–1990), German paleontologist * Philip A. Kuhn (1933–2016), Harvard professor and China expert * Paul Kuhn (disambiguation), several people * Peter Kuhn (1955–2009), American race car driver *

Richard Kuhn Richard Johann Kuhn (; 3 December 1900 – 31 July 1967) was an Austrian-German biochemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1938 "for his work on carotenoids and vitamins". Biography Early life Kuhn was born in Vienna, Austria ...

(1900–1967), Austrian biochemist, 1938 Nobel Prize in Chemistry * Rick Kuhn (born 1955), Australian Marxist economist and lecturer *

Robert Lawrence Kuhn Robert Lawrence Kuhn (born November 6, 1944) is an American public intellectual and investment banker. He is also an author, TV-producer, columnist and commentator, especially on topics related to China. Kuhn is the creator of the PBS series ''C ...

(born 1944), American author, investment banker, China specialist and PBS TV documentary host * Robert Verrill Kuhn (known as

Bob Keane Robert Verrill Kuhn (January 5, 1922 – November 28, 2009), professionally known as Bob Keane, and also sometimes known as Bob Keene, was an American musician, producer and the founder and owner of the record label Del-Fi Records. He was the ...

, 1922–2009), American clarinetist, producer and label owner *

Roland Kuhn Roland Kuhn (4 March 1912 – 10 October 2005) was a Swiss psychiatrist who discovered that the drug imipramine had antidepressant properties. he was born in Biel and died in Scherzingen. In 1957, Kuhn published the results of his observations of ...

, Swiss psychiatrist * Simone Kuhn (born 1980), Swiss beach volleyball player *

Steve Kuhn Steve Kuhn (born March 24, 1938) is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, bandleader, and educator. He is the composer of the jazz standard " The Saga of Harrison Crabfeathers". Biography Kuhn was born in New York City, New York, to S ...

(born 1938), American jazz pianist *

Thomas Kuhn Thomas Samuel Kuhn (; July 18, 1922 – June 17, 1996) was an American History and philosophy of science, historian and philosopher of science whose 1962 book ''The Structure of Scientific Revolutions'' was influential in both academic and ...

(1922–1996), American philosopher and historian of science, author of ''The Structure of Scientific Revolutions'' * Walt Kuhn (1877–1949), American painter Kihn (variant)Kinh
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Greg Kihn Gregory Stanley Kihn (; July 10, 1949 – August 13, 2024) was an American rock musician, radio personality, and novelist. He founded and led the Greg Kihn Band and he wrote several popular horror novels. He is best known for the hits " The Br ...

, American musician and novelist * Martin Kihn, American writer and digital marketer * W. Langdon Kihn (1898–1957), American painter and illustrator

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