Zahn is a German and Ashkenazi Jewish surname. Notable persons with the surname include: *

Albert Zahn Albert Zahn was a self-taught sculptor from the Prussian province of Pomerania, who lived and worked in Door County, Wisconsin, Door County, Wisconsin, United States for most of his life. He is known primarily for his painted wood carvings of bird ...

(1864–1953), folk artist from Wisconsin, decorated the

Albert Zahn House The Albert Zahn House is located in Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. History The house was built by folk artist Albert Zahn Albert Zahn was a self-taught sculptor from ...

with carvings. *

Anthony Zahn Anthony Zahn (born October 14, 1974 - August 7, 2020) was an American cyclist who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. Zahn was from Riverside, California Riverside is a city in and the county seat of Riversi ...

(born 1974), American cyclist *

Ernst Zahn Ernst Zahn (24 January 1867 in Zürich, Switzerland – 12 February 1952 in Meggen) was a Swiss people, Swiss author. His writing took its themes from Swiss local life. Biography In 1873 his father, an innkeeper, bought a hotel at Siders in the c ...

(1867–1952), Swiss writer *

Friedrich Wilhelm Zahn Friedrich Wilhelm Zahn (14 February 1845 – 1904) was a German-Swiss pathologist born in Germersheim. His eponyms include Zahn infarct and lines of Zahn. Life Zahn studied medicine at the University of Strasbourg under Friedrich Daniel von Reck ...

(1845–1904), German pathologist *

Geoff Zahn Geoffrey Clayton Zahn (born December 19, 1945) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched thirteen seasons in Major League Baseball from 1973 to 1985. In his career, he had a Win–loss record of 111–109, an earned run ave ...

(born 1945), American baseball player *

Gordon Zahn Gordon Zahn (born Gordon Charles Paul Roach; August 7, 1918 – December 9, 2007) was an American sociologist, pacifist, professor, and author. Early life Born out of wedlock, Zahn took his stepfather's last name. During World War II, he wa ...

(1918–2007), American sociologist and pacifist *

Helmut Zahn Helmut Zahn (born 13 June 1916 in Erlangen; died 14 November 2004 in Aachen) was a German chemist who is often credited as the first to synthesize Insulin in 1963. His results synthesizing insulin were achieved almost simultaneously with that of ...

(1916–2004), German chemist *

Joachim Zahn Professor Joachim Zahn (born Wuppertal 24 January 1914, died Munich 8 October 2002) was the chairman of Daimler Benz AG between 1971 and 1979. Zahn was the youngest of four sons of a Wuppertal Lawyer. He himself studied law at Tübingen and lat ...

(1914–2002), German automotive executive *

Johann Zahn Johann Zahn (29 March 1641, Karlstadt am Main – 27 June 1707) was the seventeenth-century Germany, German author of ''Oculus Artificialis Teledioptricus Sive Telescopium'' (Würzburg, 1685). This work contains many descriptions and diagrams, ...

(1641–1707), German canon who wrote on the camera obscura and who invented an early camera *

Johannes Zahn Johannes Christoph Andreas Zahn (1 August 1817 in Eschenbach/ Pegnitz – 17 February 1895 in Neuendettelsau) was a German theologian and musicologist best known for his opus '' Die Melodien der deutschen evangelischen Kirchenlieder'', a critic ...

(1817–1895), German musicologist and theologian who developed a taxonomy of Lutheran hymns and melodies *

Karl Hermann Zahn Karl Hermann Zahn (3 December 1865, Baiertal – 8 February 1940, Haigerloch) was a German botanist who was a leading authority regarding the genus ''Hieracium'' (hawkweed). He received his education in Karlsruhe (1884–85), and beginning in 18 ...

(1865–1940), German botanist *

Margaret A. Zahn Margaret A. Zahn is an American sociologist and criminologist at North Carolina State University. She received her PhD in sociology from the Ohio State University in 1969. Zahn has served as president of the American Society of Criminology and h ...

, American sociologist and criminologist * Markus Zahn, (1946-2022) American professor of Electrical engineering * Otto J. Zahn (1872–1965), American politician *

Paula Zahn Paula Ann Zahn (; born February 24, 1956) is an American journalist and newscaster who has been an anchor at ABC News, CBS News, Fox News, and CNN. She currently produces and hosts the true crime documentary series '' On the Case with Paula Zahn' ...

(born 1956), American newscaster *

Peter von Zahn Peter von Zahn (29 January 1913 – 26 July 2001) was a German author, film maker, and journalist. Born in Chemnitz as a son of an officer, he grew up in Dresden and studied law, history, and philosophy. He was drafted at the beginning of Worl ...

, (1913–2001), German author, filmmaker, and journalist *

Robert Zahn Robert Zahn (23 March 1861 in Münchberg– 21 January 1914 in Leipzig) was a German engineer and industrialist. Zahn started designing embroidery machines. As the director of the ''Vogtländische Maschinenfabrik (VOMAG)'' at a later stage, he ...

(1861–1914), German engineer and industrialist *

(1870–1945), German classical archaeologist *

Shammai Zahn Shammai Zahn (6 July 1920 – 4 March 2001) was a Polish-born rabbi who was the chief rabbi of the Jewish community of Sunderland, United Kingdom and rosh yeshiva of the Sunderland Yeshiva. Early life Zahn was born in Nuremberg, Germany i ...

(1920–2001), British rabbi *

Steve Zahn Steven James Zahn ( ; born November 13, 1967) is an American actor. In film, Zahn is best known for his lead roles in '' That Thing You Do!'' (1996), '' Happy, Texas'' (1999), '' Joy Ride'' (2001), ''National Security'' (2003), '' A Perfect Geta ...

(born 1967), American actor *

Theodor Zahn Theodor Zahn or Theodor von Zahn (10 October 1838 in Moers – 5 March 1933 in Erlangen) was a German Protestant theologian, a biblical scholar. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature three times. Career Zahn was born in Moers of the ...

(1838–1933), German biblical scholar *

Timothy Zahn Timothy Zahn (born 1951) is an American writer of science fiction and fantasy. He is known best for his prolific collection of ''Star Wars'' List of Star Wars books, books, chiefly the Thrawn trilogy, ''Thrawn'' trilogy, and has published several ...

(born 1951), American science fiction novelist * Uwe Zahn (born 1965), German electronic artist *

Wilhelm Zahn Wilhelm Zahn (29 July 1910 – 14 November 1976) was a German ''Kriegsmarine'' officer during the ''Second World War''. He began his career as a U-boat First Watch Officer, then advanced to the rank of commander and was finally promoted to ''Korv ...

(1910–1976) German U-boat commander *

Wilhelm Johann Karl Zahn Wilhelm Johann Karl Zahn (21 August 1800 in Rodenberg, Schaumburg – 22 August 1871 in Berlin) was a German architect, painter, art critic and design researcher particularly of Roman interior designs found in the ruins of Pompeii. Wilhelm was bo ...

(1800–1871), German architect, painter and art critic

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