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'Cohen' ( ''kōhēn''', means: "A Priest") is a Jewish surname of biblical origins (see: Kohen). There is a DNA signature associated with the name known as the Cohen Modal Haplotype.
'Cohen' may refer to:
People
'Cohen', the surname of many people:
Scientists
★ Albert K. Cohen (1918), an American sociologist
★ Bernard Cohen, Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Pittsburgh
★ Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, a French physicist working at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, Nobel Prize Laureate in physics.
★ Emil Cohen (1842-1905), a German mineralogist (see also cohenite)
★ Ernst Julius Cohen (1869-1944), a Dutch chemist
★ Irvin S. Cohen, a mathematician
★ Jack Cohen (scientist), British biologist and special effects consultant
★ Julius Berend Cohen (1859-1935), an English chemist
★ Leon Cohen, developer of the Cohen's class of Time-frequency distributions of signals.
★ Paul Joseph Cohen, (1934-2007), an American mathematician who proved the independence of the continuum hypothesis
★ Samuel Cohen, a physicist who is known for inventing the W70 warhead, the "enhanced neutron weapon" or neutron bomb
★ Simon Baron-Cohen, a renowned British psychologist and director of the Autism Research Centre at the University of Cambridge
★ Stanley Cohen (neurologist) (born 1922), American Nobel Prize Laureate in Physiology and Medicine
★ Stanley Norman Cohen (fl. 2000s), an American geneticist
★ Yoseph Bar-Cohen, a physicist at the JPL who specializes in electroactive materials and ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation (NDE)
Educators
★ Andrew Cohen (spiritual teacher), (1955-) an American guru, spiritual teacher, founder of the magazine '' What Is Enlightenment?'', author, and musician
★ Benjamin Cohen (professor), an American Professor
★ I. Bernard Cohen, former professor of the history of science at Harvard University
★ Brad Cohen, a motivational speaker and an award-winning teacher and author
★ Eliot A. Cohen, a Professor of Strategic Studies at at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University, and currently serving as Counselor to the U.S. State Department
★ Gerald Cohen, the Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory, All Souls College, Oxford
★ Joanna Waley-Cohen, Professor of History at New York University, where she has taught since 1992
★ Morris Cohen (scientist), (1911-) is an emeritus Institute Professor of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
★ Reuben Cohen, a Canadian businessman, lawyer, and the third Chancellor of Dalhousie University
★ Richard I. Cohen, a professor of Jewish History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
★ Stanley Cohen (sociologist) (born c. 1940s), the Martin White Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics
★ Stephen F. Cohen, a scholar of Russian studies in the USA
★ William W. Cohen, a professor at the Machine Learning Department of Carnegie Mellon University
Writers
★ Abraham Cohen de Herrera, a Spanish born philosopher, kabbalist, and professor. Works written in 17th century Amsterdam.
★ Albert Cohen, a Greek-born Jewish Swiss novelist who wrote in French
★ Claudia Cohen, an American gossip columnist, socialite and television maven
★ Elie Aron Cohen (1909-1993), doctor, Auschwitz survivor, and author
★ Georg Morris Cohen Brandes, a Danish critic and scholar who had great influence on Scandinavian literature from the 1870s through the turn of the 20th century
★ Hermann Cohen, a German philosopher, one of the founders of the Marburg School of Neo-Kantianism
★ Matt Cohen (1942-1999, known by the pseudonym Teddy Jam), a Canadian writer
★ Nick Cohen, a British journalist, author, and political commentator
★ Randy Cohen, an American writer and humorist best known as the author of ''The Ethicist'' column in ''The New York Times Magazine''
★ Octavus Roy Cohen (1891-1959), writer and author
★ Richard Cohen (journalist), syndicated columnist for the ''Washington Post''
★ Richard E. Cohen (National Journal), the congressional correspondent for a political magazine in the United States
★ Robert Cohen, a Canadian comedy writer
Musicians
★ Allen Cohen, an American composer
★ Avishai Cohen, an Israeli jazz bassist, composer and arranger
★ Ellen Naomi Cohen, an American singer known as "Mama" Cass
★ Harriet Cohen, a British pianist
★ Judy Kay Cohen, (1952-), an American singer known as Juice Newton
★ Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer-songwriter, also best-selling author of Beautiful Losers and other novels
★ Paul Cohen (saxophonist), American saxophonist
★ Samuel Cohen (composer), composer of Hatikvah
★ Sander Cohen, a fictional musician in the video game BioShock
★ Stuart David Cohen (1941-1982), an American singer-songwriter known as David Blue
★ Yaron Cohen, Israeli singer known as Dana International
Artists
★ Ryosuke Cohen, an internationally known mail artist
★ Leon Cohen - painted from Belgrade
★ Lynne Cohen, a professional fine art photographer
Technologists
★ Bram Cohen, an American computer programmer, best known as the author of the peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing program and protocol BitTorrent
Entertainment industry people
★ Arthur Cohn, Swiss film producer
★ Assi Cohen, an Israeli comedian and actor
★ Bradford Cohen, a candidate on The Apprentice 2 television show
★ Bruce Cohen, a film producer
★ David X. Cohen, a writer and producer for television
★ Emma Cohen, a Spanish actress whose real name is Emmanuela Beltran Rahola
★ Herman Cohen, a producer of B-movies during the 1950s, who helped to popularize the teen horror movie genre
★ Ira Cohen. filmmaker
★ Jem Cohen, a filmmaker known for his blending of media formats and collaborations with music artists
★ Jeff Cohen, a child actor whose claim to fame is appearing as Chunk in the 1985 classic Steven Spielberg production The Goonies
★ Joel H. Cohen, a writer for ''The Simpsons''
★ Myron Cohen (1902-1986), an American comedian and raconteur
★ Rob Cohen, an American film director, producer and writer
★ Sacha Baron Cohen, English comedian famous for the persona of Ali G, Borat, and Bruno
★ Sidney M. Cohen, a Canadian television director and program creator
★ The Coen Brothers, filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen
★ Rodney Dangerfield was born Jacob Cohen
★ Sid James, actor, was born Joel Solomon Cohen
Sports and Athletics
★ Alan N. Cohen, the former co-owner of the Boston Celtics and the New Jersey Nets
★ Avi Cohen, a former Israeli footballer who was the first to play in England
★ Ben Cohen (rugby player), a rugby union footballer who plays wing for Northampton Saints and England
★ Eli Cohen (football manager), an Israeli football manager
★ Gary Cohen, an American sportscaster, best known as a radio and television play-by-play announcer for the New York Mets
★ Gary Cohen (footballer), a professional football player who joined Grimsby Town on a season-long loan deal from Scottish Second Division side Gretna
★ George Cohen, the right back for England on the side which won the 1966 World Cup
★ Harlan Cohen, an American volleyball coach
★ Howard William Cohen (1918-1995), an American sportscaster known as Howard Cosell
★ Liran Cohen, an Israeli footballer
★ Ohad Cohen, an Israeli footballer
★ Sasha Cohen, American figure skater
★ Tamir Cohen, an Israeli footballer
★ Tiffany Cohen, double gold champion in swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics
★ Zion Cohen, an Israeli footballer
Spies
★ Eli Cohen, a celebrated Israeli spy who is recognized as one of the most successful spies of modern times
★ Lona Cohen, an American member of the Communist Party USA who was recruited into Soviet espionage in 1939 by her husband
★ Morris Cohen (Soviet spy) (1910-1995, also known as Peter Kroger), was a Soviet spy who helped pass Manhattan Project secrets to the USSR
Politicians
★ Andrew Cohen (statesman), former Governor of Uganda
★ Daniel Cohn-Bendit, a European politician who was a leader of the student protesters during the May 1968 riots in France
★ David Cohen, an American politician, noted for his service in the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt
★ Erminie Cohen, a retired Canadian senator
★ Harry Cohen, a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom
★ Jay M. Cohen, Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology, USA
★ Job Cohen, the mayor of Amsterdam
★ Leon Cohen, a Serbian activist; current adviser of President of Serbia and one of the chief negotiators of Serbia in the Kosovo dispute
★ Ran Cohen, an Israeli politician and Knesset member of the Meretz-Yachad party
★ Shaughnessy Cohen, a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Windsor—St. Clair for the Liberal Party from 1993 to 1998
★ Stanley Cohen (politician) (1927-2004), a British Labour politician
★ Steve Cohen, a member of the Tennessee State Senate from Memphis, recently elected to the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's Ninth District
★ William Cohen, an author and American politician from the U.S. state of Maine
Businesspeople
★ Albert D. Cohen, a Canadian businessman who is the Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Gendis Incorporated
★ Ben Cohen (ice cream), a co-founder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream
★ Benjamin Cohen, a British internet entrepreneur and journalist
★ Ben Cohen (television), one-time owner of Baltimore's WJZ-TV
★ Evan Montvel Cohen, a co-founder and the first chairman of Air America Radio
★ Henry Cohen, the director of Föhrenwald, the third largest Displaced Persons camp in the American sector of post-WWII Germany
★ Jack Cohen (Tesco) (1898-1979), British businessman
★ Jay Cohen, the former CEO of World Sports Exchange (WSEX), an online gambling company
★ Stephen M. Cohen, owner of the Internet domain name Sex.com
★ Steven A. Cohen, a billionaire hedge fund investor and founder of SAC Capital Partners
Lawyers
★ Arthur Cohen, an English barrister and king's counsel
★ Felix S. Cohen (1907-1953), a lawyer and legal scholar who developed an expertise in law concerning natural resources, statehood and economic development for American territories, Indian affairs, and immigration and minority problems
★ Henry Cohen, Baron Cohen of Birkenhead
★ Roy Cohn, an American lawyer who came to prominence during the investigations by Senator Joseph McCarthy into alleged Communism in the U.S. government
★ Jerome A. Cohen, a professor of law at New York University School of Law and an expert in Chinese law
★ Jonathan Cohen, QC, Deputy High Court Judge (Family Division), old Etonian, grandson of Lionel Leonard Cohen
★ Lionel Leonard Cohen, Law Lord, one of "the three wise men"
Fictional people
★ Aina Cohen, a fictional character, ''xueta'', Majorcan converse Jew woman, and poet, of ''"Mort de dama”'' (The death of a lady) 1931, novel of Llorenç Villalonga.
★ Brian Cohen, the main character in Monty Python's "Life of Brian", son of "Naughtius Maximus"
★ Cohen the Barbarian, a fictional character in Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels
★ Jenna Cohen, a fictional character in the ''Aliens'' universe.
★ Kirsten Cohen, a fictional character on the FOX television series ''The OC''
★ Mark Cohen, a fictional character in the play Rent.
★ Maximillian Cohen, a fictional character in Pi (film).
★ Sandy Cohen, a fictional character on the FOX television series ''The O.C.''
★ Seth Cohen, a fictional character on FOX television series ''The O.C.''
★ Sander Cohen, a fictional character from the video game BioShock
''People needing to be sorted''
★ Henry Cohen
★ J. M. Cohen, a prolific translator (into English) of European literature
★ Jeff Cohen (media critic), the founder of Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting, a media watchdog group in the US
★ John Cohen, a founding member of the New Lost City Ramblers as well as a photographer and filmmaker
★ Kalman J. Cohen, an American economist
★ Liepmann Cohen (c. 1630-1714, also known as Leffmann Behrends), was the German financial agent of the dukes and princes of Hanover
★ Lyor Cohen, CEO of Warner Music Group
★ Mickey Cohen, a gangster in 1940s and 1950s
★ Morris Cohen (adventurer), (1887-1970, also known as "Two-Gun"), a British-born adventurer who became a bodyguard for Sun Yat-sen
★ Morris Raphael Cohen, (1880-1947), an American Jewish philosopher who united pragmatism with logical positivism and linguistic analysis
★ Richard Cohen (lecturer), a lecturer on reparative therapy
★ Richard Cohen, husband of Paula Zahn
Things
★ Cha Cha Cohen, a band formed in 1994 including singer Jacqui Cohen
★ The Cohen Building of ''The Judd School'' in Tonbridge, England
★ Cohen-kuhi Tau/4, a star 420 light-years away from Earth in the Taurus Constellation
★ Cohen-Macaulay ring, a particular type of commutative ring in mathematics
★ Cohen Modal Haplotype, a DNA signature identified with Biblical Aaron, brother of Moses
★ Cohen's kappa, a statistical measure of inter-rater reliability
★ Clinger-Cohen Act, a United States federal law that is designed to improve the way the federal government acquires and manages information technology (IT)
★ Matt Cohen Prize, an award given annually by the Writers' Trust of Canada to a Canadian writer
★ Shaughnessy Cohen Award, a Canadian literary award
★ Flast v. Cohen, a United States Supreme Court case holding that a taxpayer has standing to sue the government to prevent an unconstitutional use of taxpayer funds
★ Cohens v. Virginia, a United States Supreme Court decision most noted for the Marshall Court's assertion of its power to review state supreme court decisions in criminal law matters
See also
★ Kohen, a direct male descendant of the Biblical Aaron, brother of Moses
★ Cohn
★ Benjamin Cohen (disambiguation)
★ Bernard Cohen (disambiguation)
★ Jack Cohen (disambiguation)
★ Morris Cohen (disambiguation)
★ Paul Cohen (disambiguation)
★ Richard Cohen (disambiguation)
★ Stanley Cohen (disambiguation)
★ Miscegenation in Israel
External links
★ “The Tribe: The Cohen-Levi Family Heritiage” cohen-levi.org
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