Cohen (disambiguation)

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Contents 1 People 1.1 Scientists 1.2 Educators 1.3 Writers 1.4 Musicians 1.5 Artists 1.6 Technologists 1.7 Entertainment industry people 1.8 Sports industry people 1.9 Spies 1.10 Politicians 1.11 Businesspeople 1.12 Lawyers 1.13 Fictional people 1.14 People needing to be sorted 2 Other 3 See also

Cohen (Hebrew: כֹּהֵן 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:

[edit] People

Cohen, the surname of many people:

[edit] Scientists

• Samuel Cohen, a physicist who is known for inventing the W70 warhead, the "enhanced neutron weapon" or neutron bomb
• Yoseph Bar-Cohen, a physicist at the JPL who specializes in electroactive materials and ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation (NDE)
• Stanley Cohen (neurologist) (born 1922), American Nobel Prize Laureate in Physiology and Medicine
• Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, a French physicist working at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, Nobel Prize Laureate in physics.
• Jack Cohen (scientist), British biologist and special effects consultant
• Emil Cohen (1842-1905), a German mineralogist (see also cohenite)
• Ernst Julius Cohen (1869-1944), a Dutch chemist
• Julius Berend Cohen (1859-1935), an English chemist
• Stanley Norman Cohen (fl. 2000s), an American geneticist
• Simon Baron-Cohen, a renowned British psychologist and director of the Autism Research Centre at the University of Cambridge
• Albert K. Cohen (1918), an American sociologist
• Bernard Cohen, Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Pittsburgh

[edit] Educators

• Andrew Cohen, an American guru, spiritual teacher, magazine editor, author, and musician
• Brad Cohen, a motivational speaker and an award-winning teacher and author
• Reuben Cohen, a Canadian businessman, lawyer, and the third Chancellor of Dalhousie University
• Morris Cohen (scientist), (1911-) is an emeritus Institute Professor of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Joanna Waley-Cohen, Professor of History at New York University, where she has taught since 1992
• 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
• Benjamin Cohen (professor), an American Professor
• Stephen Cohen, a scholar of Russian studies in the USA
• I. Bernard Cohen, former professor of the history of science at Harvard University
• Eliot A. Cohen, a professor at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University
• Gerald Cohen, the Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory, All Souls College, Oxford
• Sanda Cohen-EMS teacher

[edit] Writers

• Albert Cohen, a Greek-born Jewish Swiss novelist who wrote in French
• 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
• Robert Cohen, a Canadian comedy writer
• Matt Cohen (1942-1999, known by the pseudonym Teddy Jam), a Canadian writer
• Randy Cohen, an American writer and humorist best known as the author of The Ethicist column in The New York Times Magazine
• Richard E. Cohen (National Journal), the congressional correspondent for a political magazine in the United States
• Octavus Roy Cohen (1891-1959), writer and author
• Nick Cohen, a British journalist, author, and political commentator
• Richard Cohen (journalist), syndicated columnist for the Washington Post
• Claudia Cohen, an American gossip columnist, socialite and television maven
• Leonard Cohen, best-selling author of Beautiful Losers and other novels, accomplished poet, songwriter

[edit] Musicians

• Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer-songwriter
• Ellen Naomi Cohen, an American singer known as "Mama" Cass
• Samuel Cohen (composer), composer of Hatikvah
• Paul Cohen (saxophonist), American saxophonist
• Harriet Cohen, a British pianist
• Avishai Cohen, an Israeli jazz bassist, composer and arranger
• Cohen Johnston, Australian singer-songwriter named after Leonard Cohen
• Allen Cohen, an American composer

[edit] Artists

• Joseph Cohen, fine artist and philosopher
• Ryosuke Cohen, an internationally known mail artist
• Susan M. Cohen, an artist working in watercolor and acrylic
• Lynne Cohen, a professional fine art photographer
• Leon Cohen - painted from Belgrade

[edit] Technologists

• Bram Cohen, an American computer programmer, best known as the author of the peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing program and protocol BitTorrent

[edit] Entertainment industry people

• Sacha Baron Cohen, English comedian famous for the persona of Ali G and Borat
• David X. Cohen, a writer and producer for television
• Joel H. Cohen, a writer for The Simpsons
• Rob Cohen, an American film director, producer and writer
• Sidney M. Cohen, a Canadian television director and program creator
• 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
• 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
• Assi Cohen, an Israeli comedian and actor
• Bruce Cohen, a film producer
• Bradford Cohen, a candidate on The Apprentice 2 television show
• The Coen Brothers, filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen

[edit] Sports industry people

• 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
• 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
• Liran Cohen, an Israeli footballer
• Ohad Cohen, an Israeli footballer
• Sasha Cohen, American figure skater
• Tamir Cohen, an Israeli footballer
• Alan N. Cohen, the former co-owner of the Boston Celtics and the New Jersey Nets
• Gary Cohen, an American sportscaster, best known as a radio and television play-by-play announcer for the New York Mets

[edit] Spies

• Eli Cohen, a celebrated Israeli spy who is recognized as one of the most successful spies of modern times
• Morris Cohen (Soviet spy) (1910-1995, also known as Peter Kroger), was a Soviet spy who helped pass Manhattan Project secrets to the USSR
• Lona Cohen, an American member of the Communist Party USA who was recruited into Soviet espionage in 1939 by her husband

[edit] 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
• 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 and the current Democratic nominee for 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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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"

[edit] Fictional people

• Kirsten Cohen, a fictional character on the FOX television series The OC
• 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.
• 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.

[edit] 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
• 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
• Paul Cohen (mathematician), American mathematician
• Richard Cohen (therapist), a controversial psychotherapist who conducts reparative therapy aimed at transitioning homosexual persons voluntarily to heterosexuality
• Richard Cohen, husband of Paula Zahn

[edit] Other

• 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
• Cohen the Barbarian, a fictional character in Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels
• 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

joel cohen- famous marine biologist who researched sharks. he discovered that sharks could indeed see color.

[edit] See also

• Kohen, a direct male descendant of the Biblical Aaron, brother of Moses
• Benjamin Cohen (disambiguation)
• Bernard Cohen (disambiguation)
• Jack Cohen (disambiguation)
• Morris Cohen (disambiguation)
• Paul Cohen (disambiguation)
• Richard Cohen (disambiguation)
• Stanley Cohen (disambiguation)